95/251/EC: Council Decision of 29 June 1995 on the progressive dismantling of certain quantitative restrictions on imports of certain ECSC products
Date: 1995-06-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: GATT, Spain, coal, import restriction, quantitative restriction













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95/251/EC: Council Decision of 29 June 1995 on the progressive dismantling of certain quantitative restrictions on imports of certain ECSC products  


Official Journal L 159 , 11/07/1995 P. 0017 - 0018 





COUNCIL DECISION of  29 June 1995 on the progressive dismantling of certain quantitative restrictions on imports of  certain ECSC products (95/251/EC)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 of 22 December 1994 on the common rules for  imports  (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 stipulates that residual national restrictions  relating to products covered by the ECSC Treaty shall be progessively dismantled in accordance with  the provisions of the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO); Whereas the Kingdom of Spain has for many years applied quantitative restrictions to imports of  certain ECSC products originating in third countries; whereas these restrictions apply to products  falling within CN codes 2701  11, 2701  12  90 and 2701  19; Whereas due account was taken, when Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 was adopted, of the Community's  international obligations, particularly those deriving from the Agreement establishing the WTO; Whereas the Agreement on Safeguards, contained in Annex IA to the WTO Agreement, requires the  progressive elimination of measures of the type applied by the Kingdom of Spain which are not  covered by the provisions of GATT 1994, and specifically those of Article XIX; Whereas, under the Agreement on Safeguards, such elimination may be carried out in accordance with  a timetable to be notified to the Committee on Safeguards, within a period not exceeding four years  from the date of entry into force of the Agreement establishing the WTO; whereas this process of  dismantling must therefore end by 31 December 1998; Whereas, on 2 March 1995, the Commission notified the Committee on Safeguards of the national  restrictions in question and the Committee should be notified by 1 July 1995 of the timetable for  dismantling them; Whereas, to this end, appropriate measures should be taken to draw up the timetable and dismantling  arrangements by setting annual limits which the Spanish authorities can apply for the limitation of  the imports in question, providing for a progressive increase in these imports with a view to their  liberalization at the end of a period which may end on 31 December 1997, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The national restrictions applied by the Kingdom of Spain to imports  originating in third countries falling within CN codes 2701  11, 2701  12  90 and 2701  19 shall be  eliminated by 31 December 1997 at the latest. The Annex to this Decision gives the annual limits which Spain can apply to imports of the products  listed therein during the abovementioned period. Article 2 The Kingdom of Spain shall charge the licences already issued at the date on which this  Decision takes effect against the quantities for 1995. Article 3 This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain. It shall take effect on the day of  its notification. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995. For the Council The President J. BARROT  ANNEX >TABLE>