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COMMISSION Brussels,4April1979
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOROFFICIALUSEONLY
GeneralSecretariat
ThirdCommission communication totheCouncil
on
drawinguptheinstruments ofGreece's
accession totheCommunities
intheframework oftheAccession Negotiations withGreece
Preliminary drafttextsoftitleV:
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
ofthefourthpartof
the?Act'concerning theconditions ofGreece'sAccession
andtheAdjustments totheTreaties
C0M(79)196final

TRANSITIONAL MEASURES
TITLE V
EXTERNAL RELATIONS

CHAPTER1(Newchaptercomparedwith1972Act)
COMMOF COMMERCIAL POLICY
Article (l)
1.Greecemay/foraperiodof5yearsafteraccession^C1)retain
quantitative restrictions intheformofglobalquotasfortheproducts
andamountslistedinAnnexesJl&IlJastemporaryderogations fromthe
commonliberalization listscontainedinRegulations 1439/74*109/70
and.2532/78.Theseproductsmust "befullyliberalized/attheendofthe
periodof5yearsj(l)andthequotasshould "beprogressively increased *
duringthatperiod# Themodalities fortheincrease inthequotasshall
beidenticaltothoselaiddowninArticle•••(2)«
If.foranyoftheseproducts,importsintwoconsecutive yearsare
lessthan90%oftheannualquotaopened,Greeceshallabolishthe
quantitative restrictions inforoe,iftheproductinquestionisat
thattimeliberalized vis-a-vistheexisting MemberStatesofthe
Community .
(1)Inthecaseofaharmonization ofdispositions thisformulacould
bereplaced byadatee.g.until31*12.85 »
(2)Relatingtotheelimination ofquantitative restrictions between
GreeceandtheCommunity .

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2.^Curingaperiodof5yearsafteraocession/(l)Greeceshallnot
liberalize vis-&-visthirdcountries products notyetliberalized
vis-a-vistheCommunity ,orgivethirdcountries anyotheradvantage
overtheCommunity asregardsthequotasfortheseproducts.
Greeceshallnotliberalize vis-A-vvisState-trading countries products
notyetliberalized vis-4-vistheCommunity ormembersofGATTorgive
suchcountries anyotheradvantage overtheCommunity ormembersof
GA.!P(Pasregardsthequotasfortheseproducts *.
V
3.Greeceshallmaintain^cturing aperiodof5yearsafteraccession^(l)
quantitative restrictions ,intheformofquotas,againstallthird
countriesfortheproductslistedinAnnex[ni]whicharenot
liberalized bytheCommunity andwhichGreecehasnotyetliberalized
towardstheCommunity.ThequotasformembersofGATT,otherthan
theCommunity'sPreferential Partners ,andforState-trading countries
shall^for1981JhetheamountsshowninthatAnnex.
Greeceshallnotalterthesequotasduringtheperiodof5years
exceptaccording toCommunity procedures .
I
)'
(l)Cf.footnote (l)onpage1.

Article (2)
Theexisting Greek system ofimport deposits andthecash payments .
requirement which shall beabolished towards theCommunity in
accordance with Article ••• shall bealso abolished towards third
countries according tothe same timetables andunder the same conditions
asthose laid down inthat article *
1.From thedate ofaccession Greece shall apply theCommunity system
of'Generalised Preferences infull forproducts other than those
listed inAnnex IIoftheEECtreaty ,except that asregards the
totheSystem ofGeneralised Preferences rates over aperiod offive
years .Thetimetable andrhythm ofalignment forthese products will
bethesame asthat laid down inArticle ... (2)
4
2.Iiithecase ofproducts listed inAnnex IIoftheEECtreaty ,the
preferential rates provided fororcalculated shall beapplied to
theduties actually levied byGreece inrespect ofthird countries
aslaid down inArticle ••• (3)*
Innocase should Greek imports from third countries benefit from
rates ofduty more favourable than those applied toproducts from
theexisting Community .
(1)The22year list products (slightly modified )^
(2)Concerning alignment byGreece totheCommon Customs Tariff .
(3)Concerning alignment byGreece totheCommon Customs Tariff for
products listed inAnnex IIoftheEECTreaty .Article (3)s
products listed inAnnex [ivl(l)fGreece shall progressively align

CHAPTER 2
AGREEMENTS OFTHECOMMUNITIES WITHCERTAIN THIRDCOUKTRIES
Article (4)(exArtiole108,1972Act)
1«Promthedateofaccession ,Greeceshallapplytheprovisions
'Oftheagreements referredtoinArtiole(6)takingintoaccount
thetransitional measures andadjustments whichmayappear
necessary ,andwhichwill "bethesubjectofprotocols tohe
concluded withtheco-contracting thirdcountries andannexed
to.thoseagreements .
2mThesetransitional measures ,whichwilltakeintoaccountthe
corresponding measures adoptedwithintheCommunity andwhich
maynotextendbeyondtheperiodofvalidity thereof,shall
bedesignedtoensuretheprogressive application bythe
Community ofasinglesystemforitsrelations withthe
co-contracting thirdcountries aswellastheidentity ofthe
rightsandobligations oftheMemberStates.
3.Promthedateofaccession ,Greeceshall,subjecttoreciprocity
inthecaseofthepartnercountries whosepreferential agreements
arebasedonreciprocity inthetariffsector,applyinfullthe
tariffprovisions oftheagreements listedinArticle(6)as
regardsallproducts (apartfromandwithoutprejudice tothose
listedinAnnexIIoftheEECTreaty)coveredbythoseagreements
whicharenotlistedinAnnex/iv7(l)»
(l)The22yearlistproducts (slightly -modified).

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4«Thetransitional measures applicable tothe countries listed m
Article (6)shall not ,inanyfield ,involve Greece granting
them more favourable treatment than will apply to'the Community
aspresently constituted#
Inparticular :
allproducts subject totransitional measures inrespeot of
quantitative restrictions applicable tothe existing
V
Community shall besubject tosuch measures vis-a-visallthe
countries listed inArtiole and foranidentical period
oftime .
5»Thetransitional measures applicable tothecountries listed in
Article (6)shall notresult inGreece giving less favourable
treatment tothese countries than toother third countries#
Inparticular ,transitional measures inrespect ofquantitative
restrictions cannot beenvisaged forpreferential partners
inrespect ofproducts which will befree ofsuch restrictions
when imported into Greece from other third countries .

Article (5)
1*Ifitappearsthattheprotocols referred toin
Article(4para#l)cannot,forreasonsoutsidethe
controloftheCommunity orGreece,"beconcluded "before
Greece'saccession ,thenecessary measurestodealwiththesituation
shallbetaken "bytheCommunity eitheronthe"basisofcommonagreement
"beforeaccession oraccording toCommunity procedures afteraccession .
V.
2.Greeceshouldinanycaseapplymost-favoured-nat lon-treatment
totheseoountries .
Article (6)
.Articles _(!LjtQ--5)__shallapplytotheagreements concluded withAlgeria,
Austria,Cyprus,Egypt,Finland,Iceland,Israel,Jordan,Lebanon,
Malta,Morocco,Norway,Portugal ,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland ,Syria,
TunisiaandTurkey.
Articles (l_to5)shallalsoapplytoagreements whichtheCommunity
conoludes withotherthirdcountries intheMediterranean region
andanyagreement concluded withtheAfrican,Carribean andPacific
countries beforetheentryintoforceofthisact.

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RELATIONS WITH THEAFRICAN ,CARRIBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES
Article (7) (ex109,§l)
1972 A.6t
1.Thearrangements resulting from theConvention ofLome between the
European Economic Community and .theAfrican ,Carribean andPacific
States ,signed on28February 1975 ,shall notapply inrelations
between Greece andtheAfrican ,Carribean andPacific States ,with
theexception oftheSugar Protocol .

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CHAPTER4(Newchaptercomparedwith1972Act)
TEXTILES ANDCLOTHING PRODUCTS-THEMULTl*'LbRE ARRANGEMENT
Article (8)
1.Promthedateofaccession GreeceshallapplytheKultii.iore
\
timiawmrr ;»ip"~ss-jis *iir*«SE«ris rciicl-siac .r'
•œ -arrs.r $
–..–ir-a-12RS5 -*,srss3s=m£ T*-irc ^«>È
Tr,>^),>rr !l¿srriL"trirr.Martrieí ihs*«¿re TÍíhí*¿rr>?í»5.-^.r .ts
inordertoprovideforvoluntary restraint onexports toGreece
inthecaseofproducts andoriginsforwhichtherearerestrictions
onexportstotheCommunity#
2.Shouldtheseprotocols nothavebeenconcluded beforeaccession ,
theCommunity willinformthethirdcountries concerned ingood
timeofthetransitional adjustments necessary toensurethatthe
agreements areimplemented bytheCommunity .Theneoessary measures
todealwiththesituation shallbetakenbytheCommunity either
,onthebasisofcommonagreement beforeaccession oraccording to
Community procedures afteraccession .

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Article (9)
Promthedateofaccession Greeceshallmaintain orintroduce
quantitative restrictions forthecategories oftextileproducts
listedinAnnex[vjwhicharesubjecttoquantitative restrictions
onaCommunity "bagisvis-a-visState-trading countries whichhave
notconcluded atextileagreement withtheCommunity#
Thenecessary quotasshallheagreedbyGreeceandtheCommunity
beforeaccession *

JointDeclaration
onspecialtransitional -
measures whichmightberequired
inrelations between Greeceandother
applicant Statesaftertheiraccession
Anyspecialtransitional measures whichmightberequired inrelations
betweenGreeceandoth'erapplicants Statesaftertheiraccession -and
beforetheendofthetransitional periodlaiddownforGreece,are
bedecidedinthecourseoftheaccession negotiations witheachof
theseStates.to

annexm
""-V-' .. •'1991 BASIC QUOTAS FORGATT COUNTRIES
(excluding Preferential Partners )
Temporary Derogations from Community Regulation 1439/74
(Common Liberalization List forGATT Countries )
S
(Porfull tariff descript ionseeCONF-GR /72/78)
Products Proposed Global Quotas
31.02 AandB)Fertilizers (10,000 tonnes 1
31.03
31.05
f261,000 EUAj ex.73.18 Tubes and pipes
ex.73.37 Central heating boilers l170 ,400EUA3
ex.73.37 Central heating radiators M83f 200EUAj
ex.84.01 Certain steam boilers ("256,800 EUAJ
ex."84.10 Certain pumps 0-04,000EUAj [
ex.84.14 Parts for cément ovens 1.24,000 EUiQ
ex.84.15 Refrigerator cabinets [235,200 EUAJ
ex.84.20 Certain weighing machines 140,400 EUAj
ex.84.46 Machines forworking marble [62,100 EUAJ
ex.84.47 Band saws forworking wood 141 ,400EUAJ
ex.85.15 Cabinets and cases for T.V. sets " 250,400 EUAJ
ex.98.03 Fountain pens and parts
I(T05,600 EUAj
P.M. This list maybeextended "bytheaddition ofcertain agricultural products ,
seePi19andAnnex IIIofCOUP GRHl/78

ANNEXte
1981 BASIC QUOTAS
FOR STATE TRADING COUNTRIES
Temporary derogations from Community Regulations 109/70and2532/78
(Common Liberalization Lists forState Trading Countries )
0
These quotas shall "beallocated onacountry "bycountry basis inaccordance
with Community procedures before accession .
(Forfulltariff description seeCONF-GR /72/78)
ProductProposed global
quota
31.02 A)
31.03 )
44.01
ex58.01
69.05
ex73.37
ex73.37
ex84.01
ex84.10
ex84.14
ex84.15
ex84.20
ex84.45
ex84.47
ex85.15
ex98.030)
Fertilizers
Fuel wood
Carpets knotted
Roofing tiles
Central heating boiler
Central heating radiators
Certain steam boilers
Certain pumps
Parts for cement ovens
Refrigerator cabinets
Certain weighing machines
Machines forworking marble .
Band saws forworking wood
Cabinets and cases for TVsets
Fountain pens and parts !^40,000
(228,000
[235,800
[§3,800
(42,600
£5,800
(64,200
[101,000
[£,000
Q?8,800
QO,IOO
£5,500
(10,300
07,600
(26,400tonnes /
EUAJ
SUA]
suj]
su|J
suïl
SUAI
SUA i
SUA"A
SUA!
SUAj
SUA!
SUA|
SUA]
()Thequota includes tariff headings 31.02 3andC,and31.05 AI,II,IV,
There "isnoobligation forGreece toliberalize
31.02 Band Cand 31.05 AI,II,IVatthe end ofthe transitional
period unless there isachange inthe "acquis communautaire "inthe
meantime .Nonetheless thewhole quota will have tobeincreased
■_annually during thetransitional period .
P.M. This list maybeextended bythe'addition ofcertain agricultural products }
SeeP.19andAnnex IIIofCONF GRHl/78

1981QUOTAS
Transitional measures for "products notliberalized at
Community level-GATTandStateTrading Countries
Product GlobalQuotafor
GATTCountriesGlobalQuotaforState
Trading Countries
ex.73*18Tubesandpipes
ex.84.06Certainmotorsup
to37kW.
exv-S5.01Certainelectric
motors
ex.85.01-transformers
-certain electric
motorsoutputnot
lessthan370watts
andnotmorethan
370,000watts-(seeAnnexI)
£121,600 EUAj
37,600EUA*}
M92,000EUA~7
(72,000euaJ
ex.85.15Télévision sets (7»040item/l,795,200 EUAl
•85.23Cablesfortelevision .[53,360133kj
_'^_(7,040item§3
H,795,200EUAl
ex
aerials
ex.87.02Certainbusesand
mini-buses
ex.J37.C5Certainvehicle
bodies–(_96units~A
£1,920,000 EUAJ
(6,720SUA]](35,000EUAJ
(_30,400EUAJ
jJ4,400EUA'J
M8,000 EUA~1
7l8,C00EUAJ
L1,760items.i
(348,800 EUA?
(~13,3402UA*"j
L24unitsJ
£480,000 EUAy
(l,680EUAJ

ANNEXfiv]
Thislistshallconsistof:
(i)the22yearlistproducts
(ii)ECSCproducts
(iii)ex38.11Aerosols
ex39«02Polyvinyl Choride
ex40,11RubberTVres
S
Thefulllistwillbetransmitted shortly.

ANNEX[vj
COUNCIL DECISION OF21.12.78
AMENDING UNILATERAL IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS
WITHSTATE-TRADING COUNTRIES
Categories oftextiles underquantitative restriction in
the7Community areas(seeAnnexIIItotheDecision):
No1/2,3,4,5",6,7,8,9,12,143,153,16,17,
18,20,26,27,29,37,39,76,81,119.