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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3394/85
of18November1985
establishingceilingsandCommunitysurveillanceofimportsofcertainproductsoriginatingin
Malta(1986)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,authoritiesforhomeuse;whereasthisadministrative
proceduremustmakeprovisionforthepossibilityof
customstariffdutiesbeingreintroducedassoonasthe
ceilingsarereachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrative procedurerequirescloseand
particularlyrapidcooperationbetweentheMemberStates
andtheCommissionandthelattermustinparticularbe
abletofollowtheprogressofquantitieschargedagainstthe
ceilingsandkeeptheMemberStatesinformed;whereas
thiscooperationhastobeparticularlyclosesincethe
Commissionmustbeabletotaketheappropriatemeasures
toreintroducecustomtariffdutiesifoneoftheceilingsis
reached,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheprovisionsoftheAdditionalProtocoltothe
Agreementestablishinganassociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta(*)have
lapsed;
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceofanewprotocol,it
isnecessarytoextend,for1986,thearrangementswhich
theCommunityappliestotradewithMaltawithinthe
contextoftheAssociationwiththatcountry;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle119ofthe1979Act
ofAccession,theCounciladoptedRegulation (EEC)
No3555/80of16December1980determiningthe
arrangementstobeappliedwithregardtoimportsinto
Greece,originatinginAlgeria,Israel,Malta,Morocco,
Portugal,Syria,TunisiaorTurkey(2);whereas,inthe
absenceofaprotocolsuchasthatprovidedforinArticles
179and366oftheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal,
theCommunitymusttakethemeasuresreferredtoin
Articles180and367ofthesaidAct;whereasthis
RegulationappliesthereforetotheCommunityofNine;
Whereastheabovementioned AdditionalProtocolmakes
provisionforthetotalabolitionofcustomsdutiesinrespect
oftheproductstowhichtheAgreementapplies;whereas,
however,foranumberofproductsexemptionfromduties
issubjecttoceilingsabovewhichthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;whereas
theceilingstobeappliedin1986shouldthereforebe
determined;whereastheapplicationofceilingsrequires
thattheCommunityberegularlyinformedonimportsof
theproductsinquestionoriginatinginMalta;whereasitis
thereforedesirablethatimportsoftheseproductsbe
subjectedtoasystemofsurveillance;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansofan
administrative procedurebasedonchargingimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheceilingsatCommunity
levelasandwhentheproductsareenteredwithcustomsArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December1986importsintothe
CommunityofNineoftheproductslistedintheAnnexand
originatinginMaltashallbesubjecttoannualceilingsand
Communitysurveillance .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhefirst
subparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsandstatisticalnumbers
andtheceilingsshallbeassetoutintheAnnex.
2.Quantitiesshallbechargedagainsttheceilingsasand
whenproductsareenteredwithcustomsauthoritiesforfree
circulationandaccompaniedbyamovementcertificatein
accordancewiththerulescontainedintheProtocol
concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products'andmethodsofadministrative cooperation
annexedtotheProtocollayingdowncertainprovisions
relatingtotheAgreementestablishinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Malta(3).
Goodsmaybechargedagainsttheceilingonlyifthe
movementcertificateissubmittedbeforethedateonwhich
customsdutiesarereimposed .
(»)OJNoL304,29.11.1977,p.2.
(2)OJNoL382,31.12.1980,p.1. (3)OJNoL111,28.4.1976,p.3.

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quantitieschargedduringtheprecedingmonth.Ifthe
Commissionsorequests,theyshallprovidesuchstatements
forperiodsof10daysandforwardthemwithinfiveclear
daysoftheendofeach10-dayperiod.Theextenttowhichaceilingisusedupshallbedetermined
atCommunitylevelonthebasisoftheimportscharged
againstitinthemannerdefinedinthepreceding
subparagraphs .
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ,atthe
intervalsandwithinthetimelimitsspecifiedinpara­
graph4,ofimportseffectedinaccordancewiththeabove
procedures .
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayadoptaRegulationreimposinguntilthe
endofthecalendaryearthecustomsdutiesapplicableto
thirdcountries.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission not
laterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatementsoftheArticle2
TheCommissionshalltakeallappropriatemeasures,in
closecooperationwiththeMemberStates,forthepurposes
ofapplyingthisRegulation .
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.FISCHBACH

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ANNEX
Listofproductssubjecttoimportceilingsin1986
Serial
NoCCT
heading
NoDescriptionNIMEXE
codeLevel
ofceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 3 4 5
IM1
IM2
IM3
IM4
IM555.05
55.09
56.04
60.05
61.01Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale
Otherwovenfabricsofcotton
Man-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),carded,combedorotherwise
preparedforspinning
Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,notelastic
Men'sandboys'outergarments55.05-allNos
55.09-allNos
56.04-allNos
60.05-allNos
61.01-allNosCeiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
Ceiling
delayed
1263