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COMMISSION OSTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITY
COM(73)1730 Final
Brussels .17October 1973
PROPOSAL FOR ADECISION
OFTHE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
ontheapplication ofArticle 8oftheAssociation
Agreement togoods obtained intheMember States
oftheCommunity .
PROPOSAL FOR A
REGULATION (EEC )OFTHECOUNCIL
amending Regalation (EEC)No.610/72ontheapplication
oftheprovisions adopted within theframework ofthe'
Association established between theEuropean
Economic Community and Greece relating to
themovement ofgoods inthemanufacture
ofwhich areused products which come
from third countries and are not in
free circulation either inthe
Community orinGreece
COM(73 )1730 final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
I.Asfrom1November1973Greecewill,inaccordancewiththeprovisions
ofChapterIoftheAssociation Agreement,applyafurtherreduction
ofcustomsdutiesequalto10$ofthebasiodutyforeachoftheproducts
inrespectofwhichtheeliminationofthedutiesfollowsthotimetable
laiddowninArticle14oftheAgreement *
Asregardstheseproductsitistherefore "ndbessarytoincrease,fron80$to
90$,thopcrcontci£9whichbaatobotakenintoaocountforthedetornination
oftherateoflevyreferredtoinArticle8oftheAgreement.
ThisproposalisforaDecisiontobetakenbytheCouncilofAssociation
(AnnexIinF,D,IandNonly).
II.ByRegulation(EEC)610/72^^of23March1972,amendedbyRegulation
(EEC)2718/72^of19December1972,theCouncilofAssociationhas,
laiddovmtheprovisionsfortheimplementation oftheDecisions
adoptedbytheCouncilofAssociation withintheframeworkofthe
AssociationestablishedbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Greece,includingthoseontheimplementation oftheprovisionsof.
Article0oftheAssociation Agroement *
HavingregardtotheproposedDecisionreferredtounderI,-the
Regulationrefeiredtoaboveneedstobeadaptedtomeetthenewsituation.
ThisproposalisforaRegulationtobeBadebytheCouncilofthe \
E.C.(AnnexII).
(1)o.j.L75of28.3.1972,p.7
(2)O.J*L291of28.12.1972,p.22
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C°M(73)1730-Ë
AnnexI
PROPOSAL FORADECISION
OPTHEASSOCIATION COUNCIL
ontheapplicationofArticle8oftheAssociation
AgreementtogoodsobtainedintheMemberStatesof
theCommunity
THEASSOCIATION COUNCIL,
HavingregardtotheAssociationAgreement,andinparticularArticle8(1)
thereof,togetherwithProtocolNo3annexedthereto;
WhereasDecisionNo2/72oftheAssociationCouncilontheapplicationof
Article8oftheAssociatipn AgreementtogoodsobtainedintheMember
StatesoftheCommunityinrespectofwhichdutiesaretobeeliminated
inaccordancewiththetimetablelaiddovminArticle14oftheAgreement
fixedthepercentageoftheCommonCustomsTariffdutiestobetakeninto
accountat80^;
Whereason1November1973»Greecewillfurtherlowerby10tfothebasio
dutyoneachoftheabovementioned products;
Whereas,consequently ,itisdesirabletoraisefrom8($to90fotas
regardstheseproducts,thepercentagetobetakenintoaccountfor
thepurposeofdeterminingtherateofthelevyreferredtoinArtiole8
oftheAgreement;
Whereas,sincetheproductsreferredtoinAnnexHtotheAssociation
Agreement,otherthanthoseincludedinthelistannexedtoProtocolNo13
orinAnnexIIItotheAgreement,donotatpresentbenefitfromthe
progressiveeliminationofcustomsdutiesandquantitativerestrictions ,
preferential treatmentcouldonlybegrantedinrespectoftheseproducts
byapplyingthestandstillclauseprovidedforinArtiole37(2)ofthe
Agreement; .

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Annex I
which
whereas suchpreference ,/would onlyapply tocertain isolated products ,does
notjustify thecharging ofthelevy provided forinArtiole 8;
Whereas there isnocommon tariff fortheproducts covered "bytheEuropean •
Coal andSteel Community ;
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
Asfrom 1November 1973 thepercentage oftheCommon Customs Tariff duties
to "betaken into account forthepurpose offetermining therate ofthelevy
referred toinArticle 8oftheAssociation Agreement shall "befixed at90$
inrespect ofgoods obtained intheMember States oftheCommunity andsubject
tothetreatment provided forinArticle 14oftheAgreement#
Asregards goods inthemanufacture ofwhich products covered bytheEuropean
Coal andSteel Community areutilized ,this percentage shall apply tothecustoms
""tariff duty inforce intheMember State ofmanufacture inrespect ofproducts
covered bytheEuropean Coal andSteel Community utilized inthemanufacture
ofBuch goods *
Article 2
Thelevy referred toinArticle 8oftheAgreement shall notbecharged
where thegoods obtained intheMember States oftheCommunity are ,referred
toinAnnex IItotheAssociation Agreement butarenotincluded inAnnex III
thereto ,even ifthey arementioned inthelist annexed toProtocol No13*
Done atBrussels , FortheAssociation Council
The President

Anno ::IX
PROPOSAL
for -a
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL -
amending Regulation (EEC)No.610/72on
theapplication oftheprovisions adopted within
theframexvork oftheAsfiooiation established between the
European Economic Community andGreece relating
tothemovement ofgoods inthemanufacture ofwhich are
used products which oor,ie from third countries and
arenot infree circulation either intheCommunity orin
Greece
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
.inparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ^
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)NO6lO/72^of 23March 1972 ,amended by
2Regulation (EEC)2718/72 of19December 1^72 ontheapplication ofthe
provisions adopted within theframework of^heAssociation established be­
tween theEuropean Economic Community andGreece relating tothemovement
ofgoods inthemanufacture ofwhich axe .used products which come from third ~
countries andarenot infree circulation either intheCommunity orinGreeco
laid down themeasures fortheimplementation ofAssociation Council Decisions
relating totheapplication ofArticle 8oftheAgreement establishing an
Association between theEuropean Economic Community andGreece }
Whereas newprovisions have been adopted inthis matter byAssociation
Council Decision No...... /73of.*.... j V
1 ■ n
(1)O.J. L75Of28.3.1972 ,p.7 -
(2)O.J. L291of28.12.1972 ,p.22 ;•
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I
WhereasitisthereforenecessarytoamendtheRegulationreferredto
abovetomeetthenewsituation *
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION \
Article1
Regulation(EEC)610/72isamendedasfollows:
ThelastlineofArticle5isreplacedbythefollowingtwoliness
'»-from1January1973to31October1973'80$
-from1November1973 90$
Article2
ThisRegulationBhalienterintoforceon1November1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates*■
DoneatBrussels
FortheCouncil'
ThePresident