Commission Regulation (EC) No 1388/98 of 30 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 903/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to imports of certain poultrymeat products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT), in order to implement the Agricultural Agreement concluded during the Uruguay Round of negotiations
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, common customs tariff, customs duties, import, overseas countries and territories, poultrymeat

L 187/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

1. 7. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1388/98

of 30 June 1998

amending Regulation (EEC) No 903/90 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of the arrangements applicable to imports of certain poultrymeat products
originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP) or in the overseas
countries and territories (OCT), in order to implement the Agricultural Agree-
ment concluded during the Uruguay Round of negotiations

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of
22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional
arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to
implement agreements concluded during the Uruguay
last
Round of multilateral
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1340/98 (2), and in
particular Article 3(1) thereof,

trade negotiations (1),

as

sector

in the poultrymeat

Whereas in order to take account of existing import
and those
arrangements
resulting from the Agricultural Agreement concluded
during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade nego-
tiations, transitional measures are needed to adjust the
preferential concessions in the form of exemption from
the import duty for certain poultrymeat products from the
ACP States;

Whereas the period for the adoption of transitional meas-
ures was extended until 30 June 1999 by Regulation (EC)
No 3290/94; whereas the adjustments should be extended
over the period concerned;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 903/90 is hereby amended as
follows:

The word ‘levy' is replaced by the words ‘customs duty
laid down in the Common Customs Tariff' each time that
it appears.

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 903/90 (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/97 (4),
lays
down detailed rules for the application of preferential
conditions in the form of a reduction in the import levy
for poultrymeat quotas; whereas, since the levies have
been replaced by customs duties from 1 July 1995, tran-
sitional adjustments to these rules have been made;

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(2) OJ L 184, 27. 6. 1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 93, 10. 4. 1990, p. 20.
(4) OJ L 204, 31. 7. 1997, p. 16.