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REGULATION (EEC)No610/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of23March1972
ontheapplicationoftheprovisionsadoptedwithintheframeworkoftheAssociationes­
tablishedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandGreecerelatingtothemovement
ofgoodsinthemanufactureofwhichareusedproductswhichcomefromthirdcountriesand
arenotinfreecirculationeitherintheCommunityorinGreece
effect,subjecttothefollowingprovisionsbeingcom­
pliedwith.
Article2
TheexportingMemberStateshallchargealevyon
goodsobtainedorproducedasprovidedinArticle1,the
rateofwhichshallbeequaltoapercentageoftheduties
intheCommonCustomsTariffwhichareapplicableto
theproductsusedintheirmanufacture .
Asregardsgoodsinthemanufactureofwhichareused
productswithintheprovinceoftheEuropeanCoaland
SteelCommunity ,thispercentageshallapplytothe
customsdutyinforceintheexportingMemberStatein
respectofproductswithintheprovinceoftheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunitywhichareusedinthemanu­
factureofthesegoods.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticle8oftheAgreementestablishingan
AssociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandGreecelaiddowntheconditionsunderwhich
theprovisionsrelatingtofreecirculationmayapplyto
goodsinthemanufactureofwhichareusedproducts
whichoriginateinthirdcountriesandarenotinfreecir­
culationeitherintheCommunityorinGreece,whereas
theseconditionsentail,inparticular,thechargingofa
levybytheStatewherethegoodsaremanufactured ;
whereastheprocedureforthechargingofsuchlevyis
laiddownintheCouncilofAssociationDecisionNo1/
62;
WhereasasregardsgoodsobtainedintheCommunity
therateofthelevyistobedeterminedinaccordance
withCouncilofAssociationDecisionNos5/65,2/67,
3/68,1/70and1/72;
Whereasitisnecessarytoadoptthemeasuresforimple­
mentingtheDecisionsreferredtoabove,Article3
Thelevychargedongoodsobtainedorproducedunder
theconditionsspecifiedinArticle1shallbecalculated
byreferencetothetypeandvalue-orwhereappropriate
onsomeotherbasisofassessment-oftheproducts
importedfromcountriesoutsidetheAssociationand
usedintheirmanufacture ,asdeterminedbyCustoms
whenthosegoodswereadmittedtothecustomsproce­
dureunderwhichthatmanufacturetookplace.
Article4HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
TITLEI
Article1Therelevantdatefordeterminingtherateofthelevy
shallbethedateonwhichthegoodsreferredtoabove
wereexported.However,whenthesegoodsareplacedin
customswarehousesintheCommunitybeforebeing
exportedtoGreece,therelevantdatefordeterminingthe
rateofthelevyshallbethedatewhenthesegoodswere
placedincustomswarehouses .ForthepurposesoftheAgreementestablishinganAsso­
ciationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andGreece,goodsobtainedorproducedintheCommu­
nityinthemanufactureofwhichareusedproductsim­
portedfromacountryoutsidetheAssociationandwhich
werenot,withinthemeaningofthatAgreement,infree
circulationeitherin-theCommunityorinGreece,shall
beconsideredasfulfillingtheconditionsforimplementa­
tionoftheAthensAgreementrelatingtotheprogressive
eliminationinGreeceofcustomsduties,quantitative
restrictionsandallothermeasureshavingequivalentTITLEII
Articles
AsregardsgoodssubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle14
oftheAthensAgreement,thepercentageofthedutiesto

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Article7 beappliedwhendeterminingtherateofthelevyreferred
toinArticle2shallbeasfollows:
-from1February1966to14September1967.30%
-from15September1967to31December196840%Notwithstanding Article2,nolevyshallbechargedif
thegoodsobtainedorproducedinMemberStatesofthe
CommunityarelistedinAnnexItotheAssociation
Agreement,asamendedinaccordancewithArticle15
(2),Article16andArticle20(3),orarelistedinAnnex
IItotheAssociationAgreementbutarenotlistedin
AnnexIIIthereto,eveniftheyareincludedinthelist
annexedtoProtocolNo13.-from1January1969to30June1970 50%
-from1July1970to31March1972 60%
-from1April1972 70%
Article6
TITLEIII
Article8Notwithstanding Article2,nolevyshallbechargedif
therelevantdatefallsbetween 1November1962and31
January1966. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,23March1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.P.BUECHLER