COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2262/98 of 19 October 1998 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products from 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 agreement between the European Community and Switzerland, concessions regarding certain processed agricultural products have been granted on a reciprocal basis;

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 to 1994) (1), certain concessions regarding processed agricultural products have been amended as from 1 July 1995;

Whereas, as a result, certain aspects of the preferential agreement concluded with Switzerland, and in particular the Protocol concerning processed agricultural products annexed to that Agreement, should be adjusted in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal preferences;

Whereas to that end negotiations are still in progress with Switzerland with a view to the conclusion of amendments to the said Protocol; whereas, however, it was not possible to conclude these negotiations in time in order to implement the necessary adjustments on 1 July 1998;

Whereas, in the circumstances, it is appropriate for the Community to adopt autonomous measures in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal preferences, pending the conclusion of negotiations; whereas the duties resulting from those measures may not exceed those applicable under the Common Customs Tariff,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. From 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, the basic amounts to be taken into account in the calculation of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable on importation into the Community of goods originating in Switzerland shall be those mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation. However, where the result of such calculation exceeds the amount applicable under the Common Customs Tariff, this latter amount shall apply.

2. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (2), suspend application of the measures provided for in paragraph 1 if Switzerland discontinues the application of its reciprocal measures in favour of the Community.

Article 2

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 1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 19 October 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 336, 23. 12. 1994, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18.

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Importes de base, considerados para calcular los elementos agrícolas reducidos y derechos adicionales, aplicables a la importación en la Comunidad

Basisbeløb taget i betragtning ved beregningen af de nedsatte landbrugselementer og tillægstold som anvendes ved indførsel i Fællesskabet

Grundbeträge, die bei der Berechnung der ermäßigten Agrarteilbeträge und Zusatzzölle bei der Einfuhr in die Gemeinschaft berücksichtigt worden sind

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Basic amounts taken into consideration in calculating the reduced agricultural components and additional duties, applicable on importation into the Community

Montants de base pris en considération pour le calcul des éléments agricoles réduits et droits additionnels applicables à l'importation dans la Communauté

Importi di base, presi in considerazione per il calcolo degli elementi agricoli e dei dazi addizionali applicabili all'importazione nella Comunità

Basisbedragen, in aanmerking genomen bij de berekening van de verlaagde agrarische elementen en aanvullende invoerrechten, geldend bij invoer in de Gemeenschap

Montantes de base tomados em consideração aquando do cálculo dos elementos agrícolas reduzidos e dos direitos adicionais aplicáveis à importação na Comunidade

Yhteisöön tulevaan tuontiin sovellettavia alennettuja maatalousosia ja lisätulleja laskettaessa huomioon otettavat perusmäärät

Grundpriser som beaktas vid beräkning av minskade jordbrukskomponenter och tilläggstull som skall utgå på import till gemenskapen

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