Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending the autonomous import arrangements for products originating in Bulgaria or Romania
Date: 1993-03-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, agreement (EU), import policy, originating product, trade cooperation

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

C0M(93)81  final 

Brussels,8  March  1993 

Proposal  for a 

mi IMC IL REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending  the autonomous  import arrangements for  products 
originating  in Bulgaria or Romania 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1.  Bulgaria  and  Romania  have  been  engaged  for  over  two  years  in  a 
programme  of  large-scale  economic  reform  as  they  move  towards  a 
market  economy.  They  are  therefore  no  longer  to  be  considered 
state-trading  countries. 

2.  The  proposal  reflects  this  and  is  aimed  at  removing  the  two 
countries  from  the  field  of  application  of  Regulations  (EEC) 
No 3420/83  and  No 1765/82.  The  regulations  governing  imports  into 
the Community  of products originating  in the state-trading  countries 
will  thereby  cease  to apply  to the countries  in question. 

3.  This measure  will  enter  into  force  at  the  same  time  as  the  interim 
agreements  to  be  concluded  with  these  countries.  The  autonomous 
arrangements  applicable  to  these  countries  would  then  be  based  on 
Regulation  (EEC) No 288/82 or  any Regulation  replacing  it. 

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Proposal  for 

Council  Regulation  (EEC) No 

of  ... 

amending  the autonomous  import  arrangements  for  products 
originating  in Bulgaria or  Romania 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economic 
Community, and  in particular Article 113 thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 3420/83  of  14 November  1983  on 
import  arrangements  for products originating  in State-trading  countries, 
not  liberalized  at  Community  level,  applies  inter  alia,  to  imports 
originating  in Bulgaria or Romania-,1 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 1765/82  of  30 June  1982  on  common 
rules  for  imports  from  State-trading  countries,  provides  that  products 
mentioned  in  the  Annex  to  that  Regulation  are  not  subject  to 
quantitative  restrictions-,2 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EEC) No 288/82 of  5 February  1982 on  common 
rules  for  imports  defines  the  rules  for  imports  originating  from 
countries  other  than  those  listed  in  Regulations  (EEC)  No  1765/82  and 
(EEC) No 3420/83;3 

Whereas  the Community  has signed  Europe agreements aimed  at establishing 
an  association  with  Bulgaria  and  Romania,  which  have  embarked  on  a 
large-scale  programme  of  economic  reform  aimed  at  ensuring  their 
transition  towards a market  economy, 

Whereas, pending  the entry  into force of association  agreements,  interim 
agreements  will  enter  into  force  including,  in  particular,  the  trade 
provisions of  the association  agreements; 

Whereas  provisions  should  be  made  therefore  that  these  countries  are 
removed  from  the  scope  of  Regulations  (EEC)  No  3420/83  and  (EEC)  No 
1765/82  with  effect  from  the  entry  into  force  of  the  said  interim 
agreements and  fall within  the scope of Regulation  (EEC) No 288/82, 

OJ  No  L  346,  8.12.1983,  p.6.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by 
Regulation  (EEC) No 2456/92  (OJ No L 252, 31.8.1992,  p.1). 
OJ  No L 195, 5.7.1982, p.1. Regulation as  !ast  amendr.i by Rog Nation 
(Ere) NO 1434/9^ (OJ No L 138, 31.5.1990, p.1) 
0J  No  L 35, v.2.1982,  p.1  Regulation  as  iast  arc; 
(EtC) No 3859/91  (0J No  1362, 31.12.1991,  p.83). 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

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Article 1 

Bulgaria  and  Romania  shall  be  removed  from  the  list  of  countries  in 
Annex  I to Regulation  (EEC) No 3420/83 and  the Annex  to Regulation  (EEC) 
No 1765/82 with effect  from  the date of  entry  into  force of  the  interim 
agreement  on  trade,  and  trade-related  matters  concluded  respectively 
between each of  those countries and  the Community. 

Article 2 

This Regulation  shall  enter  into force on  the day  following  that  of  its 
publication  in the Official  Journal  of  the European  Communities. 

This Regulation  shall  be binding  in  its entirety  and directly  applicable 
in a I I Member  States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For  the CounciI 
The President 

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