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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
suspendingtheapplicationofanindicativeceilingestablished by
Regulation(EEC)No2796/79forimportsofcertainproductsorigi­
natinginAustriaCOM(80)243 final.
Brussels,12May1980
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1,1 Protocol NoItochaAsroomont bocwaan thoCommunity and
Austria 'provides that imports ofcertain produces
originating inAustria " andsubject toprogressive reductions
incustoms duties shall ,from theentry into force ofthis Agreement :
in1973 ,besubject toanannual indicative Ceiling above which
customs duties canbereintroduced . .
TheCommunity hasaccordingly ,fixed ,under Council regulation ,,the
ceilings applicable in1980 toimports ofanumber ofproducts .
(Regulation (EEC)•No .2796 /79,see 0JNoL330of27.12.1979 ).
1.2 However ,provision isalsomade inProtocols No1that ,ififortwo
successive years ,imports ofaproduct subject toaceiling are less
than "90%ofthelevel fixed ,theCommunity shall suspend application
ofthis ceiling .TheCommunity totals ofamounts setoffagainst the
ceilings for1978and1979 show that imports ofcertain products did
notreach 90%inthose years .This being so,-theCommunity isobliged
tosuspend application of 1aceiling already fixed for1980 and to
\ , •
amend theabove mentioned Regulation ,accordingly .
2.1 Itissubmitted that theproposal fortheCouncil regulation annexed
hereto beapproved ,i.e. providing for :
1' % • « •
suspension oftheapplication of ■anindicative ceiling towhich .-
imports ofcertain products originating '^inAustriaare
subject . • •_ ..-""'VV;"'"'
2.2This isthesubject ofthepresent proposal -foraRegulation (see
Anaex ).i.' 4.',.: .. .
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
suspendingtheapplicationofanindicativeceilingestablishedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2796/79 > forinportsof
certainproductsoriginatinginAustria
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,pursuanttoProtocol1annexedtotheAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheRepublicofAustria,
theCommunity
has,byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2796/79(1)•
establishedthe
indicativeceilingsapplicablein1980toimportsof
certainprpductsoriginatinginAustria;
whereasprovisionismadeunderthesaidProtocol
thatif,fortwosuccessiveyears,importsofaproduct
subjecttoaceilingarelessthan90%oftheamount
fixed,the.Communityshallsuspendtheapplicationof
-thisceiling;
WhereastheCommunities' statisticalsummariesfor
1978and1979showthatimportsofcertainproducts
whicharesubjecttotheseceilingsdidnot,during
thoseyears,reach90%oftheceilingindicated;
whereas,therefore,theCommunityshouldsuspend
applicationofoneceiling_va''df°rimportsofthe
productsinquestionfrom/;whereas,however,itis
desirabletokeepunderreviewthedevelopmentof
theseimportsbystatisticalsupervision,suspendedfrom1January1980for
ofbiblepaper,manifold(thintyping)papery
printingpaperandwritingpaper,containing
notmorethan5%ofmechanical woodpulp,
fallingwithinheadingex,48.01Fofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,asindicatedinrespect
ofNoIA2of'AnnexItothesaidRegulation.
TheseimportsshallremainunderCommunity
surveillance .
/1January1980
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :»
Artide1
Theapplicationoftheindicativeceilingestablished
byArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No279,6/79hallbeArticle2.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(1)0JNoL330,27.12.1979,P.1