Additional protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
Date: 1986-09-15
Institutions: Austria, European Economic Community
Subjects: agreement (EU), distributive trades, enlargement of the Union, transitional period (EU)













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21986A1115(01)

Additional protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community  


Official Journal L 321 , 15/11/1986 P. 0002 





ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL to the Agreement between the European Economic  Community and the Republic of Austria consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the  Portuguese Republic to the CommunityTHE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, of the one part, and THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, of the other part, HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria  signed in Brussels on 22 July 1972, hereinafter called the 'Agreement', HAVING REGARD to the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European  Communities on 1 January 1986, CONSIDERING that, on 20 December 1985, for the period 1 January 1986 to 28 February 1986, the  Community and the Republic of Austria had agreed upon the arrangements applicable to trade between  Austria, on the one hand, and Spain and Portugal, on the other, HAVE DECIDED to determine by common accord the adjustments and transitional measures to the  Agreement consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the  European Economic Community, and TO CONCLUDE THIS PROTOCOL: TITLE I Adjustments Article 1 The Agreement, the Annexes and Protocols, which form an integral part thereof, the  Final Act and the declarations annexed thereto shall be drawn up in the Spanish and Portuguese  languages and those texts shall be authentic in the same way as the original texts. The Joint  Committee shall approve the Spanish and Portuguese texts. Article 2 Products covered by the Agreement and originating in Austria, when imported into the  Canary Islands, Ceuta or Melilla, shall enjoy in all respects the same customs regime as that which  is applied to products originating in the customs territory of the Community, including the arbitrio insular charge applied in the Canary Islands. The Republic of Austria shall grant to imports of products covered by the Agreement and originating  in the Canary Islands, Ceuta or Melilla the same customs regime as that which is granted to  products imported from and originating in Spain. TITLE II Transitional measures concerning Spain, on the one hand, and Austria, on the other Article 3 1.  For the products covered by the Agreement and subject to the provisions of Article  5, the customs duties on imports between Austria and Spain applicable to products originating in  those countries shall be progressively abolished in accordance with the following timetable: -on 1 March 1986, each duty shall be reduced to 90,0 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1987, each duty shall be reduced to 77,5 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1988, each duty shall be reduced to 62,5 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1989, each duty shall be reduced to 47,5 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1990, each duty shall be reduced to 35,0 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1991, each duty shall be reduced to 22,5 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1992, each duty shall be reduced to 10,0 % of the basic duty, -the last reduction of 10 % shall be made on 1 January 1993. 2.  The rate of the duties calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be applied by rounding  down to the first decimal place by deleting the second decimal. Article 4 1.  Subject to the provisions of the following three paragraphs, the basic duty to  which the successive reductions provided for in Article 3 are to be applied shall, for each  product, be the duty actually applied on 1 January 1985 in trade between Austria and Spain. 2.  However, if after that date and before accession a tariff reduction has been applied, such  reduced duty shall be considered as a basic duty. 3.  For the products listed in Annex I, the basic duty applied by Spain shall be that indicated  against each product. 4.  For crude petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals falling within heading N°  27.09 of the Common Customs Tariff the basic duty applied by Spain shall be nil. Article 5 1.  The variable component which the Kingdom of Spain may apply in accordance with  Article 1 of Protocol N° 2 to the Agreement to certain products listed in Table I of that Protocol,  originating in Austria, shall be adjusted by the compensatory amount applied in trade between the  Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Spain. 2.  For the products listed in Table I of Protocol N° 2 to the Agreement, the Kingdom of Spain  shall abolish, in accordance with the timetable laid down in Article 3, the difference between: -the basic duty to be applied by Spain in accordance with Article 4, and -the duty (other than the variable component) indicated in the last column of Table I of Protocol  N° 2. 3.  For the products listed in Table II of Protocol N° 2 to the Agreement, the Republic of Austria  shall abolish, in accordance with the timetable laid down in Article 3, the difference between: -the basic duty to be applied by Austria in accordance with Article 4, and -the duty (other than the variable component) indicated in the last column of Table II of Protocol  N° 2. Article 6 If the Kingdom of Spain suspends in whole or in part the levying of the customs duties  applicable to products imported from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985, it shall  also suspend or reduce, by the same percentage, the customs duties on imports applicable to  products originating in Austria. Article 7 1.  If the Kingdom of Spain opens to third countries tariff quotas actually applied on  1 January 1985, products imported from Austria shall be subject to the same treatment as products  imported from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985, whilst such quotas remain open. 2.  If tariff quotas are not opened, the Kingdom of Spain shall apply to products imported from  Austria the duties applied in the case of such quotas being opened. The quantities or value subject  to these duties shall be limited to the amounts actually imported from Austria under the same  quotas opened on 1 January 1985. Article 8 1.  If the Kingdom of Spain applies quantitative restrictions on imports from the  Community as constituted on 31 December 1985: -of the products referred to in Annex II, until 31 December 1988, -of the products referred to in Annex III, until 31 December 1989, it shall also apply quantitative restrictions on the same products originating in Austria. 2.  The quantitative restrictions referred to above shall take the form of global quotas which are  also opened for imports originating in the other EFTA countries. The initial global quotas for 1986 are listed in Annexes II and III, respectively. 3.  The rate of progressive increase for quotas referred to in Annex II and for quotas 1 to 5 and  10 to 14 referred to in Annex III shall be 25 % at the beginning of each year for quotas expressed  in ECU and 20 % at the beginning of each year for quotas expressed in terms of volume. The increase  shall be added to each quota and the next increase calculated on the basis of the total thus  obtained. For the quotas 6 to 9 listed in Annex III; the annual rate of progressive increase shall be as  follows: -first year: 13 %, -second year: 18 %, -third year: 20 %, -fourth year: 20 %. 4.  Where it is found that imports into Spain of a product listed in Annex II or III have for two  consecutive years been less than 90 % of the quota, the Kingdom of Spain shall, from the beginning  of the year following those two years, liberalize imports of that product originating in Austria or  in other countries referred to in paragraph 2, if the product is liberalized at that time in  respect of the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985. 5.  If the Kingdom of Spain liberalizes imports of a product listed in Annex II or III coming from  the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 or increases a quota beyond the minimum rate  applicable to the Community as constituted on the abovementioned date, it shall also liberalize  imports of that product originating in Austria or increase the global quota proportionately. 6.  For the administration of the abovementioned quotas, the Kingdom of Spain shall apply the same  administrative rules and procedures as those applied to imports of such products originating in the  Community as constituted on 31 December 1985. TITLE III Transitional measures concerning Portugal, on the one hand and Austria, on the other Article 9 1.  For the products covered by the Agreement and subject to the provisions of Article  12, the customs duties on imports into Portugal applicable to products originating in Austria shall  be progressively abolished in accordance with the following timetable: -on 1 March 1986, each duty shall be reduced to 90 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1987, each duty shall be reduced to 80 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1988, each duty shall be reduced to 65 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1989, each duty shall be reduced to 50 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1990, each duty shall be reduced to 40 % of the basic duty, -on 1 January 1991, each duty shall be reduced to 30 % of the basic duty, -the other two reductions of 15 % each shall be made on 1 January 1992 and 1 January 1993,  respectively. 2.  The rate of duties calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be applied by rounding down  to the first decimal place by deleting the second decimal. Article 10 1.  Subject to the provisions of the following three paragraphs, the basic duty to  which the successive reductions provided for in Article 9, are to be applied shall, for each  product, be the duty actually applied by the Portuguese Republic on 1 January 1985 in trade with  Austria. 2.  However, if after that date and before accession a tariff reduction has been applied, such  reduced duty shall be considered as a basic duty. 3.  For the products listed in Annex IV, the basic duty applied by Portugal shall be that indicated  against each product. 4.  For the products listed in Annex V, as well as for matches and tinder, the basic duties shall  be those indicated in the said Annex. Article 11 1.  The following charges applied by Portugal in trade with Austria shall be  progressively abolished in accordance with the following timetable: (a)the ad valorem charge of 0,4 % applied to goods imported temporarily, goods reimported  (excluding containers) and goods imported under the inward processing arrangements characterized by  the rebate of duties levied on the import of goods used after export of the products obtained  (drawback) shall be reduced to 0,2 % on 1 January 1987 and abolished on 1 January 1988; (b)the ad valorem charge of 0,9 % applied to goods imported for home use shall be reduced to 0,6 %  on 1 January 1989, reduced to 0,3 % on 1 January 1990 and abolished on 1 January 1991. 2.  The Portuguese Republic shall progressively abolish for liquorice extract containing more than  10 % by weight of sucrose but not containing other added substances, falling within subheading  17.04 A of the Common Customs Tariff, the fiscal element of Esc 5 per kilogram in accordance with  the timetable laid down in Article 9. Article 12 1.  The variable component which the Portuguese Republic may apply in accordance with  Article 1 of Protocol N° 2 to the Agreement to certain products listed in Table I of that Protocol,  originating in Austria, shall be adjusted by the compensatory amount applied in trade between the  Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Portugal. 2.  For the products listed in Table I of Protocol N° 2 to the Agreement, the Portuguese Republic  shall abolish, in accordance with the timetable laid down in Article 9, the difference between: -the basic duty to be applied by Portugal in accordance with Article 10, and -the duty (other than the variable component) indicated in the last column of Table I of Protocol  N° 2. 3.  In all cases where a minimum duty (fixed component) is applied in respect of the Community, as  indicated in Annex VI, the same minimum duty shall be applied to Austria if the calculation  resulting from the breakdown in respect of Austria results in a level of duty lower than the  minimum duty applied in respect of the Community. 4.  For the products listed in Table II of Protocol N° 2 to the Agreement, the Republic of Austria  shall abolish, in accordance with the timetable laid down in Article 9, the difference between: -the customs duties actually applied by the Republic of Austria on 1 January 1985, and -the duty (other than the variable component) indicated in the last column of Table II of Protocol  N° 2. 5.  However, regarding the products listed in Annex VII, with respect to Austria, and the products  listed in Annex VIII, with respect to Portugal, the Republic of Austria and the Portuguese Republic  will reintroduce the duties indicated in the Annexes against each product on 1 March 1986. Article 13 If the Portuguese Republic suspends in whole or in part the levying of customs duties  and/or charges referred to in Article 11 on products imported from the Community as constituted on  31 December 1985, it shall also suspend or reduce, by the same percentage, those duties and/or  charges applicable to products originating in Austria. Article 14 1.  The Portuguese Republic will maintain until 31 December 1987 quantitative  restrictions on imports of motor vehicles within the limits of a system of import quotas. 2.  As from 1 March 1986, the Portuguese Republic shall open annual import quotas for completely  built up (CBU) motor vehicles of a gross weight exceeding 3 500 kilograms originating in Austria in  accordance with the following provisions: -200 units in 1986, -230 units in 1987. These quotas shall also be opened for imports originating in Sweden. 3.  If the Portuguese Republic liberalizes imports of the motor vehicles concerned coming from the  Community as constituted on 31 December 1985, or increases a quota beyond the level of that  applicable to the Community as constituted on the abovementioned date, it shall also liberalize the  imports in question originating in Austria or increase the quota for that country proportionately. Article 15 The Portuguese Republic shall abolish the discriminating variation existing between  the rate of reimbursement by the social security institutions for pharmaceutical products imported  from Austria in three equal, annual stages to take place on the following dates: -1 January 1987, -1 January 1988, -1 January 1989. TITLE IV General and final provisions Article 16 The Joint Committee shall make any amendments which may be necessary to the origin  rules consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the  European Communities. Article 17 The Annexes to this Protocol form an integral part thereof. This Protocol forms an  integral part of the Agreement. Article 18 This Protocol shall be approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance with their  own procedures. It shall enter into force on 1 March 1986, provided that the Contracting Parties  have notified each other before that date that the procedures necessary to this end have been completed. After that date, the Protocol shall enter  into force on the first day of the second month following such notification. Article 19 This Protocol is drawn up in duplicate, in the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German,  Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages, each of these texts being equally authentic. Hecho en Bruselas, el catorce de julio de mil novecientos ochenta y seis. Udfaerdiget i Bruxelles, den fjortende juli nitten hundrede og seksogfirs. Geschehen zu Bruessel am vierzehnten Juli neunzehnhundertsechsundachtzig. ¸ãéíaa óôéò ÂñõîÝëëaaò, óôéò aeaaêáôÝóóaañéò Éïõëssïõ ÷ssëéá aaííéáêueóéá ïãaeueíôá Ýîé. Done at Brussels on the fourteenth day of July in the year one thousand nine hundred and  eighty-six. Fait à Bruxelles, le quatorze juillet mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-six. Gedaan te Brussel, de veertiende juli negentienhonderd zesentachtig. Feito em Bruxelas, em catorze de Julho de mil novecentos e oitenta e seis. Por la Comunidad Económica Europea For Det europaeiske oekonomiske Faellesskab Fuer die Europaeische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Ãéá ôçí AAõñùðáúêÞ ÏéêïíïìéêÞ Êïéíueôçôá For the European Economic Community Pour la Communauté économique européenne Per la Comunità economica europea Voor de Europese Economische Gemeenschap Pela Comunidade Económica Europeia Por la República de Austria For republikken OEstrig Fuer die Republik OEsterreich Ãéá ôçí ÁõóôñéáêÞ AEçìïêñáôssá For the Republic of Austria Pour la république d'Autriche Per la Repubblica d'Austria Voor de Republiek Oostenrijk Pela República da Áustria   ANNEX I SPANICH BASIC DUTY (FIXED COMPONENT) ON 1 JANUARY 1986(1) >TABLE>  ANNEX II BASIC QUOTAS FOR PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS INTO  SPAIN UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1988 >TABLE> ANNEX III BASIC QUOTAS FOR PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS INTO  SPAIN UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1989 >TABLE> ANNEX IV PORTUGUESE BASIC DUTY (FIXED COMPONENT) ON 1 JANUARY 1986(1) >TABLE>  ANNEX V DEFINITION OF PORTUGUESE BASIC DUTIES FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS For the products  mentioned below, the basic duties on which the Portuguese Republic shall effect the successive  reductions provided for in Article 9 shall be those indicated opposite each of them: >TABLE> ANNEX VI 1.PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM DUTIES (FIXED COMPONENT) ARE FIXED AT 35 % FOR  IMPORTS COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY AS CONSTITUTED ON 31 DECEMBER 1985 >TABLE>2.PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM DUTIES (FIXED COMPONENT) ARE FIXED AT 14 % FOR  IMPORTS COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY AS CONSTITUTED ON 31 DECEMBER 1985 >TABLE>3.PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM DUTIES (FIXED COMPONENT) ARE FIXED AT 12 % FOR  IMPORTS COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY AS CONSTITUTED ON 31 DECEMBER 1985 >TABLE>4.PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE MINIMUM DUTIES (FIXED COMPONENT) ARE FIXED AT 11 % FOR  IMPORTS COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY AS CONSTITUTED ON 31 DECEMBER 1985 >TABLE> ANNEX VII PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12 (5) (AUSTRIA) >TABLE> ANNEX VIII PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12 (5) (PORTUGAL) >TABLE>