CELEX: 31976R3052
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-09 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3052/76 of 9 December 1976 opening a tariff quota for new potatoes falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus (1977)

No L 350/100                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            20. 12. 76
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3052/76
                                                    of 9 December 1976
             opening a tariff quota for new potatoes falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the
                                   Common Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus ( 1977)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          should be applied consistently to all imports of the
                                                                  product in question until the quota is used up,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular
Articles 43 and 113 thereof,                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                            Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the European
Parliament (1),                                                   A duty-free tariff quota of 110 000 long tons shall be
                                                                  opened in the United Kingdom for the period
Whereas the Protocol laying down certain provisions               1 January to 30 June 1977 in respect of new potatoes
relating to the Agreement (2) establishing an associa­            falling within subheading 07.01 A II of the Common
tion between the European Economic Community                      Customs Tariff, originating in Cyprus.
and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the acces­
sion of new Member States to the European
Economic Community provides that, during the                                                Article 2
period 1 January 1974 to 30 June 1977, the Republic
of Cyprus shall be entitled to annual tariff quotas,              1 . The United Kingdom shall ensure that importers
free of customs duties, in respect of imports into the            of the product in question established in its territory
United Kingdom of new potatoes falling within sub­                have free access to the tariff quota.
heading 07.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff,
originating in Cyprus ; whereas the tariff quota must             2. The extent to which the tariff quota is used up
take into account the traditional United Kingdom                  shall be based on the quantities of the imported
imports from Cyprus ; whereas taking this element                 product in question entered for home use.
into account it is advisable to fix the tariff quota for
the period 1 January to 30 June 1977 at 110 000 long
tons ;                                                                                      Article 3
Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
should be ensured for all importers and quota duties              1977.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
              Done at Brussels, 9 December 1976.
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                   P. J. J. MERTENS
 (*) OJ No C 259, 4. 11 . 1976, p. 37.
 (2) OJ No L 133, 21 . 5. 1973, p. 88.