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DECISIONOFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHE
MEMBERSTATES,MEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCIL
of3March1986
establishingarrangementsfortradebetweenSpainandPortugalontheonehandandthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStates(ACPStates)ontheotherinproductsfallingwithinthe
ECSCTreaty
(86/49/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHE
MEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEEL
COMMUNITY ,MEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCIL,
WhereastheMemberStateshaveconcludedtheTreaty
establishingtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ;Whereasthevalidityofthespecialprovisionsapplyingto
SpainandPortugalshouldthereforebeextendedbeyondthe
expiryoftheabovementioned Regulation,pendingthe
conclusionofthenegotiationsunderwaywiththeACPStates
foraprotocoladaptingtheThirdACP-EECConventionand
layingdowntransitionalmeasurestotakeaccountofthe
accessionofSpainandPortugal;
WhereastheCanaryIslands,CeutaandMelillaarenotpart
ofthecustomsterritoryoftheCommunityand,inprinciple,
unilateralorcontractualactsofCommunityinstitutions
concerningthecommoncommercialpolicyandrelating
directlytotheimportorexportofgoodsdonotapplyto
thoseterritories;
WhereasArticle7ofProtocolNo2totheActofAccession
concerningtheCanaryIslands,CeutaandMelillaprovides,
however,thatcustomsduties,chargeshavingequivalent
effectandtradearrangementsapplyingtoimportsintothe
CanaryIslands,CeutaandMelillaofgoodscomingfroma
thirdcountrymaynotbelessfavourablethanthoseapplied
bytheCommunityinaccordancewithitsinternational
commitmentsorpreferentialarrangements vis-a-vissuch
country,providedthecountryinquestionaccordsimports
fromtheCanaryIslands,CeutaandMelillathesame
treatmentasitaccordsthosefromtheCommunity ;
Whereasprovisionsshouldthereforebeadoptedfor
implementation ofthetradearrangementsapplicableto
importsintotheCanaryIslands,CeutaandMelillaof
productsoriginatingintheACPStates,
InagreementwiththeCommission,WhereastheCommunityandtheACPStatesopened
negotiationson10December1985fortheconclusionofa
protocoltoadapttheThirdACP-EECConventiontotake
accountoftheaccessionofSpainandPortugaltothe
EuropeanCommunities ;
WhereasArticles180(1)and367oftheActofAccessionof
SpainandPortugalprovidethatifsuchaprotocolhasnot
beenconcludedby1January1986theCommunityshalltake
thenecessarymeasurestoremedythesituation;
WhereastheThirdACP-EECConventionhasnotyetentered
intoforce;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No485/85of26
February1985concerningtheapplicationofDecisionNo
2/85oftheACP-EECCouncilofMinistersontransitional
measuresvalidfrom1March1985(*),asextendedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No690/86(2),laysdown
transitionalmeasurestoapplypendingtheentryintoforceof
theThirdACP-EECConvention ;
Whereasthesaidtransitionalmeasuresapplyasbetweenthe
ACPStatesandtheenlargedCommunity ;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytolaydownspecial
provisionsfortheimplementation bytheKingdomofSpain
andthePortugueseRepublicofthetradearrangements
establishedbytheaboveRegulation;HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
From1March1986untiltheentryintoforceoftheprotocol
referredtoinArticles179and366oftheActofAccessionor
until31December1986,whicheveristheearlier,the
KingdomofSpainandtheRepublicofPortugalshallapplyto
importsoriginatingintheACPStatesofproductsfalling
withintheECSCTreatythesamearrangements asare
appliedbytheotherMemberStates,havingregardtothe
specialprovisionssetoutintheAnnex.WhereastheThirdConventionisshortlyduetoenterinto
forceandprovidesfortradearrangementsidenticaltothose
establishedbytheabovementioned Regulations ;
(^OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.1.
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Article2
MemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresnecessaryto
implementthisDecision.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Itshalltakeeffectonthedayofitspublicationandapplyas
from1March1986.
DoneatBrussels,3March1986.
ThePresident
W.F.vanEEKELEN

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ANNEX
SpecialprovisionsforimportsintoSpainandPortugalofproductsfallingwithintheECSC
TreatyandoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific(ACPStates)
willbethedutyactuallyappliedbytheKingdomofSpain
vis-ci-vistheCommunityon1January1985.CHAPTER I
SPECIALPROVISIONS APPLICABLE TOTHEKINGDOMOF
SPAIN
Article3
ShouldtheKingdomofSpainsuspendorreducecustoms
dutiesonimportsfromtheCommunityasconstitutedon
31December1985morerapidlythanenvisagedunderthe
timetablelaiddown,itshallalsosuspendorreducebythe
samepercentagethecustomsdutiesapplyingtolikeproducts
originatingintheACPStates.Article1
1.From1March1986theKingdomofSpainshallapply
toproductsfallingwithintheECSCTreatyandoriginatingin
theAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific(ACP)Statesthesame
customsdutiesasitappliestolikeproductsfromthe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985.
2.TheKingdomofSpainshalldismantlecustomsduties
onimportsoftheproductsreferredtoinparagraph1in
accordancewiththefollowingtimetable:
—on1March1986eachdutyshallbereducedto90%of
thebasicduty,
—on1January1987eachdutyshallbereducedto77,5%
ofthebasicduty,
—on1January1988eachdutyshallbereducedto62,5%
ofthebasicduty,
—on1January1989eachdutyshallbereducedto47,5%
ofthebasicduty,
—on1January1990eachdutyshallbereducedto35%of
thebasicduty,
—on1January1991eachdutyshallbereducedto22,5%
ofthebasicduty,
—on1January1992eachdutyshallbereducedto10%of
thebasicduty.
Thefinal10%reductionshallbemadeon1January
1993.Article4
ProvidedtheACPStatesaccordimportscomingfromthe
CanaryIslands,CeutaandMelillathesametreatmentasthey
accordimportsfromtheCommunity :
—customsdutiesexistinginthoseterritoriesandthecharge
knownasthe'arbitrioinsular—tarifageneral'existingin
theCanaryIslandsshallbedismantledinrespectof
productsoriginatingintheACPStatesinaccordancewith
thetimetableandarrangementslaiddowninArticles1,2
and3,
—thechargeknownasthe'arbitrioinsular—tarifa
especial'existingintheCanaryIslandsshallbeabolished
on1March1986inrespectofproductsoriginatinginthe
ACPStates.
CHAPTER II
SPECIALPROVISIONS APPLICABLE TOPORTUGAL
3.Forthepurposesofapplyingthedutiescalculatedin
accordancewithparagraph2theyshallberoundeddownto
onedecimalplace.Article5
1.Asfrom1March1986thePortugueseRepublicshall
abolishcustomsdutiesonimportsoriginatingintheACP
StatesofproductsfallingwithintheECSCTreaty.
2.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph 1,the
PortugueseRepublicshalldismantlecustomsdutieson
importsofthefollowingproductsinaccordancewiththe
timetablesetoutbelow:Article2
Thebasicdutyforeachproduct,atwhichthesuccessive
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Article6
1.Thebasicdutyforeachproduct,towhichthe
successivereductionsprovidedforinArticle5(2)shallbe
applied,willbethedutyactuallyappliedbythePortuguese
Republicvis-ci-vistheACPStateson1January1985.
2.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph 1,the
PortugueseRepublicshalldismantlecustomsdutieson
productsfallingwithinsubheadingex73.12BIVd)ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffstartingfromabasicdutyof20%,
providedthesaiddutiesarehigherthanthedutiesreferredto
inparagraph1.CCT
heading
NoDescription
73.10Barsandrods(includingwirerod),ofironorsteel,
hot-rolled,forged,extruded,cold-formedor
cold-finished (includingprecision-made );hollow
miningdrillsteel:
A.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledor
extruded :
I.Wirerod(ECSC)
73.11Angles,shapesandsections,ofironorsteel,
hot-rolled,forged,cold-formedorcold-finished ,
sheetpilingofironorsteel,whetherornotdrilled,
punchedormadefromassembledelements:
A.Angles,shapesandsections:
I.Notfurtherworkedthanhot-rolledor
extruded(ECSC)
73.13Sheetsandplates,ofironorsteel,hot-rolledor
cold-rolled :
B.Othersheetsandplates:
IV.Clad,coatedorotherwisesurface­
treated:
exd)Other(forexample,copper-plated ,
artificiallyoxidized,lacquered,
nickel-plated ,varnished,clad,
parkerised,printed)(ECSC):
—coatedwithpolyvinylchlorideArticle7
ShouldthePortugueseRepublicsuspendcustomsdutieson
importsfromtheCommunityasconstitutedon31December
1985orreducethemmorerapidlythanenvisagedinthe
timetablelaiddowninArticle5(2),itshallalsosuspendor
reducebythesamepercentagethecustomsdutiesapplyingto
likeproductsoriginatingintheACPStates.
Article8
1.ThefollowingchargesappliedbythePortuguese
RepublictotradewiththeACPStatesshallbedismantledin
accordancewiththetimetableindicated:
(a)The0,4%advaloremchargeapplied:
—togoodsimportedtemporarily,
—toreimportedgoods(otherthancontainers),
—togoodsimportedunderinwardprocessing
arrangementsallowingdrawbackofdutiespaidon
theimportgoodsfollowingexportoftheproducts
obtained,
shallbe:
—reducedto0,2%on1January1987,and
—abolishedon1January1988.
(b)The0,9%advaloremchargeappliedtogoodsimported
forhomeuseshallbe:
—reducedto0,6%on1January1989,
—reducedto0,3%on1Janaury1990,and
—abolishedon1January1991.—on1March1986eachdutyshallbereducedto90%of
thebasicduty,
—on1January1987eachdutyshallbereducedto80%of
thebasicduty,
—on1January1988eachdutyshallbereducedto65%of
thebasicduty,
—on1January1989eachdutyshallbereducedto50%of
thebasicduty,
—on1January1990eachdutyshallbereducedto40%of
thebasicduty,
—on1January1991eachdutyshallbereducedto30%of
thebasicduty,
—thefinaltwo15%reductionsshallbemadeon1January
1992and1January1993.
3.Forthepurposeofapplyingthedutiescalculatedin
accordancewithparagraph2theyshallberoundeddownto
onedecimalplace.