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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)663final
Brussels,12November1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No438/81establishing thearrangements
applicabletoimportsoriginating inYugoslaviaconsequent uponthe
accessionoftheHellenicRepublictotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
••V\'(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
;IL"'
C0MC81)663final

EXPLANATORY MEMEORANDUM
1.ThisproposalforaregulationwouldsupplementRegulation
1.._ . 7
(EEC)No2927/81amendmgRegulation (EEC)No438/81.Regulation
(EEC)No2927/81remainsinforceuntil31January1982,anditisthus
necessarytotakeaccountofthetransitionalmeasurestobe^>appliedby
Greeceasfrom1January1982,pursuanttotheActofAccession,inrespect
ofproductsoriginatinginYugoslavia.ThiswillenableYugoslaviatoenjoy
arrangements similartothoseestablishedfortheCommunity'sotherprefe­
rentialtradingpartners.
2.Atthesametime,theCommissionisproposingthattariffsubhea­
ding"ex29.04:amylalcohols"beincludedintheAppendixtoRegulation
(EEC)No438/81listingtheproductsinrespectofwhichGreecemay
dismantleitstariffsongoodsfromYugoslaviainstages.Theamendment
totheAppendixwilltakeaccountofachangeintheCommunity'simport
arrangementsintroducedbyexchangeofletters3aftertheRegulation
hadcometitoforce.
Underthenewarrangements goodsfromYugoslaviafallingwithin
thetariffsubheadinginquestioncannowbeimportedintotheCommunity
duty-freeandarenolongersubjecttothirdcountrytreatment.Adding
thesubheadingtothelistintheAppendix,therefore,meansthatGreece
willbeabletophaseoutitstariffsonthesegoodsoverthetransition
period,asitisentitledtodobyvirtueoftheActofAccession,instead
ofhavingtoadmitthemduty-freeimmediatelyunderthetermsoftheexchange
ofletters.
0JNoI293
20JNoL53
30JNoL122

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)No.438/81
establishing thearrangements applicable toimports
originating inYugoslavia consequent upon the
accession ofthe.-Wellenic Republic to
theEuropean Economic Community
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean _Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Council -Regulation (EEC)No438/81 (1)amended byRegulation (EEC)
2927 /81 (2),should besupplemented bytransitional measures tobeapplied
bytheHellenic Republic from -1January 1982 ,andtosupplement itsAppendi
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Regulation (EEC )No428/81ishereby amended asfollows :
The following paragraph isadded toArticle 1oftheAnnex :
"Fortheproducts listed intheAppendix theHellenic Republic
shall apply asfrom 1January 1982 aduty reducing byafurther 10% the
difference between thebasic duty and theduty resulting from theapplica­
tion oftheAgreement ".
(1)0JNo.L53,27.2,1981 ,p.1
(2)0JNo.L293,13.10.1981 ,p.1

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2.ThefollowingparagraphisaddedtoArticle3(1)oftheAnnex:.'
1'FortheproductslistedintheAppendixtheHellenicRepublicshall
asfronr1January1981reducechargeshavingequivalenteffecttocustoms
dutiesto80%ofthebasicrate."
3.ThefollowingparagraphisaddedtoArticle7(1)oftheAnnex:
"Asfrom1January1982theimportdepositsandcashpayments
inforceintheHellenicRepublicon31December1980shallbereducedbya
further25%". -
4.TheAppendixissupplemented bytheinsertion
ofthe.sub-heading "ex29.04:amylalcohol".
Article2 v
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublicationin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Article1(4)shallapplywitheffectfrom9May1981.
ThisRegulationisbindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.,
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FortheCounciI
ThePresident