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Article 191

In no case shall customs duties higher than those applied to third countries enjoying most-favourednation treatment be applied within the Community .

In the event of the Common Customs Tariff duties being amended or suspended , or the Portuguese Republic applying Article 201 , or of the coexistence in Portugal of specific duties vis-à-vis the Community as at present constituted and ad valorem duties with regard to third countries for the same tariff heading or subheading , the Council , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission , may take the necessary measures for the maintenance of Community preference .

In the event of the ECSC unified tariff duties being amended or suspended , or the Portuguese Republic applying Article 201 , or of the coexistence in Portugal of specific duties vis-à-vis the Community as at present constituted and ad valorem duties with regard to third countries for the same tariff heading or subheading , the Commission may take the necessary measures for the maintenance of Community preference .
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Protocol 12

on the regional development of Spain

THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES ,

Desiring to settle certain special problems of concern to Spain and ,

HAVING AGREED THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS :

Recall that the fundamental objectives of the European Economic Community include the steady improvement of the living standards and working conditions of the peoples of the Member States and the harmonious development of their economies by reducing the differences existing between the various regions and the backwardness of the less-favoured regions ;

Take note of the fact that the Spanish Government has embarked upon the implementation of a policy of regional development designed in particular to stimulate economic growth in the less-developed regions and areas of Spain ;

Recognize it to be in their common interest that the objectives of this policy be attained ;

Agree , in order to help the Spanish Government to accomplish this task , to recommend that the Community institutions use all the means and procedures laid down by Community rules , particularly by making adequate use of the Community resources intended for the realization of the Community's abovementioned objectives ;

Recognize in particular that , in the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the EEC Treaty , it will be necessary to take into account the objectives of economic expansion and the raising of the standard of living of the population of the less-developed regions and areas of Spain .
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Article 51

1 . Save as otherwise provided in this Act , the provisions in force with regard to customs legislation for trade with third countries shall apply under the same conditions to trade within the Community for such time as customs duties are levied in that trade .

For the purpose of establishing the customs value in respect of trade within the Community , and trade with third countries , until :

- 31 December 1992 for industrial products ,

- 31 December 1995 for agricultural products ,

the customs territory to be taken into consideration shall be that defined by the provisions existing in the Community and in the Kingdom of Spain on 31 December 1985 .

2 . The Kingdom of Spain shall apply the Common Customs Tariff and ECSC unified tariff nomenclatures in trade within the Community from 1 March 1986 .

The Kingdom of Spain may include within these nomenclatures national subdivisions existing at the time of accession which are indispensable in order that the progressive elimination of its customs duties within the Community be carried out under the conditions laid down in this Act .
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++++ Article 254 Any stock of products in free circulation in Portuguese territory on 1 March 1986 which in quantity exceeds what may be considered representative of a normal carry-over stock must be eliminated by and at the expense of the Portuguese Republic under Community procedures to be specified , and within the time limits to be determined , under the conditions provided for in Article 258 . The concept of normal carry-over stock shall be defined for each product on the basis of the criteria and objectives particular to each common organization of the markets .
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Article 68

Before the first move towards price alignment referred to in Article 70 , the prices to be applied in Spain shall be fixed , in accordance with the rules provided for in the common organization of the market in the sector in question , at a level corresponding to that of prices fixed in Spain under the previous national system , for a representative period to be determined for each product .

If , for a given product , no definition of the Spanish price exists , the price to be applied in Spain shall be calculated on the basis of the prices actually recorded on Spanish markets during a representative period to be determined .

However , in the absence of price data in respect of certain products on the Spanish market , the price to be applied in Spain shall be calculated on the basis of the prices obtaining in the Community as at present constituted of similar products or groups of similar products , or products with which they are in competition .
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Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0068
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Article 263

1 . The general objectives referred to in Article 262 consist in achieving :

- an appreciable improvement in the conditions of production , processing and marketing of agricultural products in Portugal ,

- an overall improvement in the structural situation of the Portuguese agricultural sector .

2 . In order to further the achievement of the general objectives , the following measures shall apply for the products referred to in Article 259 :

( a ) the implementation , from the interim period , of concrete preparatory measures for adopting and applying the " acquis communautaire " particularly in the field of production , processing and marketing structures and in that of producers' organizations ;

( b ) the application in Portugal , from the date of accession , of Community rules in the socio-structural field , including those relating to producers' organizations ;

( c ) the extension , to the advantage of Portugal , within the framework of the rules referred to under ( b ) , of the most favourable specific provisions existing at that date , in horizontal Community rules , to the least-favoured areas of the Community as at present constituted ;

( d ) in addition , the implementation of structural measures in favour of Portugal in the form of a specific programme for the development of Portuguese agriculture .

The Council , acting under the conditions laid down in Article 258 , shall adopt , if necessary , the measures or the detailed rules of such measures referred to in the first paragraph .
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Article 155

1 . Subject to paragraph 2 and without prejudice to Protocol 2 , the common fisheries policy shall not apply to the Canary Islands nor to Ceuta and Melilla .

2 . The Council , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission :

( a ) shall determine the Community structural measures which may be adopted in favour of the territories referred to in paragraph 1 ;

( b ) shall determine the procedures appropriate to take into consideration all or part of the interests of the territories referred to in paragraph 1 when it adopts decisions , case by case , with a view to the negotiations by the Community aimed at the resumption or conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries and to the specific interests of these territories within international conventions concerning fisheries , to which the Community is a contracting party .

3 . The Council , acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission , shall determine , where appropriate , the possibilities and conditions of mutual access to respective fishing zones and to the resources thereof .
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Joint declaration

on the adjustment of the " acquis communautaire " in the vegetable oils and fats sector

Discussions on the adjustment of this " acquis " to the new situation of the Community as enlarged will be embarked upon as quickly as possible after accession .

These discussions will take place on the basis of Commission proposals which will also take account of guidelines accepted by the Council in October 1983 with regard to olive oil and the development of the market in oils and fats . Should the existence of surpluses for olive oil or a genuine risk of the build-up of surpluses be ascertained , guarantee thresholds will be applied under the conditions indicated in the conclusions reached by the Council at its meeting in March 1984 , within the framework of the guidelines to be followed for the organization of the market in products which are witnessing or are likely to witness surplus production or a rapid increase in expenditure . These measures will take account of the repercussions of trade concessions in favour of third countries .
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Article 303

During the period of seven years following accession , the levy on raw cane sugar originating in the Ivory Coast , Malawi , Zimbabwe and Swaziland , which is imported into Portugal up to a maximum quantity annually of 75 000 tonnes expressed as white sugar , shall be equal to the amount of the levy on raw sugar calculated in accordance with the rules of the common organization of the markets , reduced by the difference between the threshold price and the intervention price for raw sugar .

For the period 1 March to 1 July 1986 and for the period 1 July to 31 December 1992 , the maximum annual quantity referred to above shall be reduced in proportion to the length of those periods .

Where , during the above periods :

( a ) the Community forward estimate for raw sugar for a given marketing year or part thereof shows that the availability of raw sugar is insufficient to ensure adequate supply of Portuguese refineries , or

( b ) exceptional and unforeseeable circumstances justify it during the marketing year or part thereof ,

the Portuguese Republic may be authorized , according to the procedure provided for in Article 41 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1785/81 , to import from third countries under the marketing year or part thereof concerned , the quantities which it is estimated are lacking , under the same conditions regarding the reduced levy as those provided for in respect of the quantity referred to in the first paragraph .
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Article 354

1 . Upon accession , the administration of fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries shall be responsibility of the Community .

2 . The rights and obligations flowing from the agreements referred to in the first paragraph for the Portuguese Republic shall not be affected during the period for which the provisions of such agreements are provisionally maintained .

3 . As soon as possible , and in any event before the expiry of the agreements referred to in paragraph 1 , the decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom shall be adopted in each case by the Council , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission , including the possibility of prolonging certain agreements for periods not exceeding one year .

Article 355

1 . Exemptions , suspensions or tariff quotas granted by the Portuguese Republic for fresh fishery products originating in Morocco and coming from joint fisheries ventures set up between natural or legal persons from Portugal and Morocco , when they are landed directly in Portugal , shall be eliminated on 31 December 1992 at the latest .

2 . Products imported under these arrangements may not be considered as being in free circulation within the meaning of Article 10 of the EEC Treaty when they are re-exported to another Member State .

3 . Only the products referred to in paragraph 1 from joint Portuguese-Moroccan ventures and vessels operated by such ventures , a list of which is given in Annex XXVII , may benefit from the measures laid down in this Article .

The vessels concerned may in no event be replaced in the case of sale , disappearance or scrapping .

4 . The detailed rules for the implementation of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3796/81 .
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Article 226

1 . The Portuguese Republic may maintain , until 31 December 1990 and under the conditions defined in paragraph 2 , restrictions on the transfer of the proceeds of the liquidation of real estate investments made in Portugal by persons resident in the other Member States .

2 . ( a ) Transfers of the proceeds relating to a liquidation shall be liberalized respectively :

- from 1 January 1986 , up to an amount of 100 000 ECU ,

- from 1 January 1987 , up to an amount of 120 000 ECU ,

- from 1 January 1988 , up to an amount of 140 000 ECU ,

- from 1 January 1989 , up to an amount of 160 000 ECU ,

- from 1 January 1990 , up to an amount of 180 000 ECU .

( b ) In the case of a liquidation which exceeds the amount defined under ( a ) , the transfer of the balance shall be liberalized by five equal annual instalments , the first instalment at the time when transfer of the proceeds of liquidation is applied for and the other four in the four following years .

3 . Throughout the period of application of this transitional measure , any special or general facilities concerning the free transfer of the proceeds of the liquidation of the real estate investments defined in paragraph 1 which may exist pursuant to Portuguese provisions or agreements governing the relations between the Portuguese Republic and any of the other Member States or third countries shall be maintained and applied on a non-discriminatory basis to all the other Member States .
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Joint declaration

concerning the introduction of the common system of value added tax in Portugal

Throughout the period of application of the temporary derogation enabling the Portuguese Republic to postpone the introduction of the common system of value added tax , the Portuguese Republic shall be treated as a third country for the purposes of applying the Directives referred to in point II " Taxation " of Annex XXXVI .
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Article 21

The following is substituted for the first paragraph of Article 194 of the EEC Treaty and the first paragraph of Article 166 of the Euratom Treaty :

" The number of members of the Committee shall be as follows :

Belgium : 12

Denmark : 9

Germany : 24

Greece : 12

Spain : 21

France : 24

Ireland : 9

Italy : 24

Luxembourg : 6

Netherlands : 12

Portugal : 12

United Kingdom : 24 "
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Article 261

1 . During the first stage , the Portuguese Republic shall be authorized to maintain , for the products referred to in Article 259 , the rules in force under its previous national arrangements for the organization of its domestic agricultural market , under the conditions laid down in Articles 262 to 265 and subject to the special provisions of the section concerning certain products .

2 . As a consequence thereof , and by way of derogation from Article 394 , the application to Portugal of the Community rules on the organization of the internal market shall be postponed until the end of the first stage .

Furthermore , and unless provision is made otherwise in specific cases , the application to the Community as at present constituted and to Portugal of amendments made to the Community rules under Article 396 shall be postponed until the end of the first stage .
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Article 276

The implementation by the Portuguese Republic of the aids or subsidies referred to in Article 271 or by the Community of the refunds referred to in Article 275 shall be subject to prior consultations which shall take place in accordance with the following procedure :

1 . Any proposal for fixing :

- a subsidy for exports from Portugal to the Community as at present constituted or to third countries , or

- a refund for exports from the Community as at present constituted to Portugal

shall form the subject of an exchange of views within the framework of periodical meetings of the Management Committee set up by the common organization of the market within which the product in question falls .

2 . The Commission representative shall submit the proposal referred to in point 1 for examination ; this examination shall concern itself in particular with the economic aspects of the envisaged exports and with the situation and the level of prices on the Portuguese market , on that of the Community as at present constituted and on the world market .

3 . The Committee shall deliver an opinion on the proposal within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter . The opinion shall be delivered by a majority of 54 votes .

The opinion shall be forthwith forwarded to the authority competent for fixing , namely the Portuguese Republic or the Commission , as the case may be .

4 . In the event of a negative opinion the competent authority :

- may not apply a fixing measure which does not comply with the opinion until after the expiry of a period of 10 working days calculated from the date on which the Committee delivered its opinion .

- shall immediately communicate the fixing measure to the Council , which may discuss it and recommend the competent authority to amend its fixing proposal or decision .
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Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0089
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Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0024
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Article 272

1 . During the first stage and subject to the provisions of Articles 268 ( 2 ) ( a ) and 316 , the Community as at present constituted shall apply to the import of products referred to in Article 259 from Portugal the arrangements that it applied to Portugal before accession .

2 . However , for products subject to a Community system of import levies , account shall be taken , when levies applicable to products imported from Portugal are fixed , of any price alignment that may have taken place and , where appropriate , the amount of national aid granted in Portugal .

3 . In trade between the Community as at present constituted and third countries , during the first stage , statistics relating to the Portuguese market shall not be adopted for the purposes of calculating the common prices which serve to determine the amounts levied on imports .
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Article 266

1 . Before the end of the first stage at the latest :

- the Commission shall , if necessary , forward a report to the Council , together with proposals , on the development of the situation in one or several sectors referred to in Article 259 in relation to the objectives set for the duration of the first stage ,

- the Council , acting unanimously on proposals from the Commission and after consulting the Assembly , shall decide on any necessary adjustments to the transition procedure within the maximum period of ten years laid down for the application of the transitional measures , and for such period of time as is strictly necessary in order to ensure the functioning of the common organization of the markets .

2 . Paragraph 1 shall not affect the automatic nature of the transition from the first to the second stage provided for in Article 260 ( 1 ) and may not lead to an amendment of Articles 371 to 375 .
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Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0035
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Article 111

1 . In the cereals sector , Articles 68 , 70 and 72 shall apply to the intervention prices .

2 . With regard to the cereals for which an intervention price is not fixed , the compensatory amount applicable shall be derived from that applicable to barley , taking into consideration the relationship which exists between the threshold prices of the cereals concerned .

3 . For the products referred to in Article 1 ( c ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals , the compensatory amount shall be derived from that applicable to the cereals to which they are related , with the help of coefficients to be determined .