CELEX: 51980PC0061
Language: en
Date: 1980-02-19
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) OPENING, ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR CARROTS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 07.01 G II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF, ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS (1980) (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                                                COM(80)61 final
                                                Brussels - 19th February 1980
                     PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
           OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
            OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR CARROTS FALLING WITHIN
            SUBHEADING EX 07.01 G II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ,
                          ORIGINATING IN CYPRUS   ( 1980 )
                  ( presented by the Commission to the Council )
C0M(80 ) 61 final
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                    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 3 of the Transitional Protocol of 1980 to the Agreement
EEC / Cyprus of 1973 provides for 1980 for the opening of an
Community tariff quota for the importation into the Community of
2 300 tonnes of carrots , originating in Cyprus , falling within
subheading ex 07.01 G II of the Common Customs Tariff .
The customs duties applicable within the limits of this quota
are equal to 40% of the duties actually applied to third countries
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Accordingly the tariff quota in question has to be opened .
As the method of administration to be applied by dil Member States
the Commission proposes the " greyhund" system .
This is the subject of the proposal annexed hereto .
ANNEX : ,1 proposal for a . Regulation ( EEC ) of the Council ,
 ---pagebreak---                                                 Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
              opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff
              quota for carrots falling within subheading ex 07.01 G II of the Common
                                   Customs Tariff and originating in Cyprus ( 1980 )             ' '
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                 Article î
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,                                                  1 . From 1 April to 15 May 1980 the Common
                                                          Customs Tariff duty for \ carrots falling within
                                                          subheading ex 07.01 G II of the Common Customs
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,        Tariff, originating in Cyprus, shall be suspended at
                                                          6-8 % within the limits of a Community tariff quota
Whereas Article 3 of the    Transitional Proto­           of 2 300 tonnes.
  col to the Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the           2.-   The volume of the tariff quota -referred to in para­
Republic of Cyprus ( ' ) provides, for the period of 1    graph 1 shall constitute a reserve.
April to 15 May 1 9 8Q for the opening of a Commu­
nity tariff quota of 2 300 tonnes of carrots falling      3. If the need should arise for the products in ques­
within subheading ex 07.01 G II of the Common             tion in a Member State, the latter shall draw an appro­
Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus, at a rate of       priate share from the reserve, providing that the size
customs duty equal to 40 % of the customs duty in         of the reserve so permits.
the Common Customs Tariff ; whereas the Commu­
nity tariff quota should therefore be opened for this
                                                          4.    The shares drawn pursuant to paragraph 3 shall
period ; .                                                be valid until 15 May 19 80 .
Whereas it is necessary in particular to ensure to all
Community importers equal and uninterrupted access                               Article 2
to the abovementioned quota, and uninterrupted appli­
cation of the rates laid down for that ,quota to all      1.    The Member States shall take all measures neces­
imports of the products concerned into all Member         sary to ensure that additional shares drawn pursuant to
States until the quota has been used up ; whereas,        Article 1 are opened in such a way that imports may
however, since the tariff quota involved is of a rela­    be charged without interruption against their accumu­
tively low volume and the period of application is very   lated shares of the Community quota.
short, it seems possible to allocate the whole quota
volume to the Community reserve and to provide for
the possibility of those Member States in which needs     2. The Member States shall ensure that importers
might arise drawing appropriate quantities from that      of the products in question established in their terri­
reserve ; whereas the shares thus drawn from the          tory have free access to the shares allocated to them.
reserve must be valid until the end of the quota
period ; whereas this method of management requires       3. The Member States shall charge imports of the
close cooperation between the Member States and the       said goods against their shares as and when the goods
Commission and the latter must in particular be able      are entered with the customs authorities for free
to monitor the rate at which the quota is used up and      circulation .
inform the Member States thereof ;                        4.    The extent to which a Member State has used up
                                                          its share shall be determined on the basis of the
                                                          imports charged in accordance with the conditions set
Whereas since the Kingdom of Belgium, the                 out in paragraph 3.
Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Grand Duchy
of Luxembourg are united in and represented by the
Benelux Economic Union, any operation concerning
the administration of the quota shares allocated to                              Article 3
that economic union may be carried out by any, of its
members,                                                  At the request of the Commission, Member States
                                                          shall inform it of imports actually charged against
( ' ) OJ No L                                             their shares.
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                       Article 4                                                  Article )
The Member States and the Commission shall coop­
erate closely in order to ensure compliance with this       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
Regulation .                                                1980 ,
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
              Done at Brussels.
                                                                      For the Council
                                                                        The President
                                                                                                              V
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1 . Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap . 12 art . 120
2 . Base juridique :. Art . 113                     „
3 . Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire :        - -,
     Proposition de règlement ( CEE ) du Conseil portant ouverture , répartition et
     mode de gestion, d' un contingent tarifaire communautaire de carottes , de la
      sous-position ex 07.01 G II du tarif douanier commun, originaires de
     Chypre ( 1980 )                                                    '
A. Objectif !
     Exécution d' une obligation contractuelle ( accord CEE / Chypre )
5 . Mode de calcul :
    - N   du T.D.C.                      ex 07 . Of G II ( 1.4 - 15.5 )
    - Volume du /xkas contingent         2.300 tonnes
    - Droits à appliquer                .6 / 8 y. ■
    - Droits du T.D.C.                   17 %
6 . Perte de recettes ;
     = 52.000 UCc
     La même mesure tarifaire était appliquée en 1979 , donc pas de
     perte de recettes à inscrire pour '1980 .