5.3.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL63/189
DECISIONOFTHEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHE
MEMBERSTATES,MEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCIL
of3March1986
establishingarrangementsfortradebetweenSpainandPortugalontheonehandandthe
overseascountriesandterritories(OCT)ontheotherinproductsfallingwithintheECSC
Treaty
(86/50/ECSC)
THEREPRESENTATIVES OFTHEGOVERNMENTS OFTHE
MEMBERSTATESOFTHEEUROPEAN COALANDSTEEL
COMMUNITY ,MEETINGWITHINTHECOUNCIL,
WhereastheMemberStateshaveconcludedtheTreaty
establishingtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity;
WhereastheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugalprovides
foradjustmentsandtransitionalmeasurestoapplytotrade
betweenthesaidMemberStatesontheonehandandcertain
thirdcountriesontheother;
Whereas,asfarastheoverseascountriesandterritories
(OCT)areconcerned,forthetimebeingsuchmeasures
shouldbeapplicableonlyuntil31December1986,taking
accountofthearrangements inforcefortheACPStates;Whereasprovisionsshouldthereforebeadoptedfor
implementation ofthetradearrangementsapplicableto
importsintotheCanaryIslands,CeutaandMelillaof
productsoriginatingintheOCT,
InagreementwiththeCommission ,
HAVEDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
From1March1986to31December1986thearrangements
applicabletotradebetweenSpainandPortugalontheone
handandtheOCTontheothershallbethoseestablishedby
Decision80/1187/ECSCoftheRepresentatives ofthe
GovernmentsoftheMemberStates,meetingwithinthe
Council,of16December1980,ontheopeningoftariff
preferencesforproductsfallingwithintheECSCTreatyand
originatingintheoverseascountriesandterritories
associatedwiththeCommunity(*),aslastextendedby
Decision86/48/ECSC(2),andwithintheAnnextothis
Decision.
Article2
MemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresnecessaryto
implementthisDecision.
Article3
ThisDecisionshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshalltakeeffectonthedayofitspublicationandapplyas
from1March1986.
DoneatBrussels,3March1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
W.F.vanEEKELENWhereastheCanaryIslands,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 ;
(MOJNoL361,31.12.1980,p.111.
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NoL63/190 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.3.86
ANNEX
Specialprovisionsforimplementation ofDecision80/1187/ECSCtotakeaccountofthe
accessionofSpainandPortugal
willbethedutyactuallyappliedbytheKingdomofSpain
vis-ti-vistheCommunityon1January1985.CHAPTER I
SPECIALPROVISIONS APPLICABLE TOTHEKINGDOMOF
SPAIN
Article3
ShouldtheKingdomofSpainsuspendorreducecustoms
dutiesonimportsfromtheCommunityasconstitutedon
31December1985morerapidlythanenvisagedunderthe
timetablelaiddown,itshallalsosuspendorreducebythe
samepercentagethecustomsdutiesapplyingtolikeproducts
originatingintheOCT.
Article4
ProvidedtheOCTaccordimportscomingfromtheCanary
Islands,CeutaandMelillathesametreatmentastheyaccord
importsfromtheCommunity :
—customsdutiesexistinginthoseterritoriesandthecharge
knownasthe'arbitrioinsular—tarifageneral'existingin
theCanaryIslandsshallbedismantledinrespectof
productsoriginatingintheOCTinaccordancewiththe
timetableandarrangementslaiddowninArticles1,2
and3,
—thechargeknownasthe'arbitrioinsular—tarifa
especial'existingintheCanaryIslandsshallbeabolished
on1March1986inrespectofproductsoriginatinginthe
OCT.Article1
1.From1March1986theKingdomofSpainshallapply
toimportsoriginatingintheoverseascountriesand
territories (OCT)ofproductscoveredbyDecision
80/1187/ECSCthesamecustomsdutiesonimportsasit
appliestolikeproductsfromtheCommunityasconstituted
on31December1985.
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.
3.Forthepurposesofapplyingthedutiescalculatedin
accordancewithparagraph2theyshallberoundeddownto
onedecimalplace.CHAPTER II
SPECIALPROVISIONS APPLICABLE TOPORTUGAL
Article5
1.ThePortugeseRepublicshallabolishcustomsduties
onimportsofproductscoveredbyDecision80/1187/ECSC
andoriginatingintheOCTasfrom1March1986.
2.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph1thePortuguese
Republicshalldismantlecustomsdutiesonimportsofthe
followingproductsinaccordancewiththetimetablesetout
below:Article2
Thebasicdutyforeachproduct,atwhichthesuccessive
reductionsprovidedforinArticle1(2)shallbeapplied,

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Article6
1.Thebasicdutyforeachproduct,towhichthe
successivereductionsprovidedforinArticle5(2)shallbe
applied,willbethedutyactuallyappliedbythePortuguese
Republicvis-d-vistheOCTon1January1985.
2.Bywayofderogationfromparagraph 1,the
PortugueseRepublicshalldismantlecustomsdutieson
productsfallingwithinsubheadingex73.13BIVd)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(ECSCJ
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
ShouldthePortugueseRepublicsuspendorreducecustoms
dutiesonimportsfromtheCommunityasconstitutedon31
December1985morerapidlythanenvisagedinthetimetable
laiddowninArticle5(2),itshallalsosuspendorreduceby
thesamepercentagethecustomsdutiesapplyingtolike
productsoriginatingintheOCT.
Article8
1.ThefollowingchargesappliedbythePortuguese
RepublictotradewiththeOCTshallbedismantledin
accordancewiththetimetableindicated:
(a)The0,4%advalroemchargeapplied:
—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.