COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1917/95 of 24 July 1995 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in order to take account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the preferential agreements between the European Community and respectively Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, concessions regarding certain processed agricultural products have been granted on a reciprocal basis;
Whereas those agreements allow the Contracting Parties to levy, upon import, a variable component or a fixed amount;
Whereas, further to Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994) (1), certain concessions regarding processed agricultural products will be amended as from 1 July 1995;
Whereas as a result certain trade aspects of the agreements concluded with Iceland, Norway and Switzerland and in particular the protocols concerning processed agricultural products annexed to these agreements should be adjusted in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal preferences;
Whereas to that end negotiations are in progress with those countries with a view to the conclusion of amendments to those protocols; whereas, however, it was not possible to conclude these negotiations in time in order to implement the necessary adjustments on 1 July 1995;
Whereas in those circumstances it is appropriate for the European Community to adopt autonomous measures in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal preferences, pending the conclusion of negotiations,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. From 1 July to 31 December 1995, the basic amounts to be taken into account in the calculation of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable at importation into the Community of goods originating in Switzerland shall be those mentioned in Annex I to this Regulation.
2. From 1 July to 31 December 1995, the basic amounts to be taken into account in the calculation of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable at importation into the Community of goods originating in Norway and Iceland shall be those mentioned in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
The Commission shall only adopt the detailed rules for the application of this Regulation regarding the implementation of the agricultural components mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 1 if it is assured that measures of comparable effect will be implemented simultaneously or with the minimum of delay respectively by Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 1995.