Commission Regulation (EC) No 1649/2000 of 25 July 2000 granting the Republic of Moldova the benefit of the special incentive arrangements concerning labour rights
Date: 2000-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Moldova, generalised preferences, labour law, tariff preference

27.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 189/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1649/2000

of 25 July 2000

granting the Republic of Moldova the benefit of the special incentive arrangements concerning
labour rights

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(8)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2820/98 of 21
December 1998 applying a multiannual scheme of generalised
tariff preferences for the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December
2001 (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1310/2000 (2), and in particular Article 13(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(9)

(10)

The Republic of Moldova has committed itself to ensure
the effective application and the control of the special
arrangements as well as the administrative cooperation
referred to in Article 14 of the aforementioned Regula-
tion.

In the light of the comments received and of the find-
ings of the examination, it is appropriate to approve the
request.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred
to in Article 31 of the aforementioned Regulation,

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Section 2 of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 2820/98
provides for the possibility of granting special incentive
arrangements concerning labour rights.

On 11 February 1999,
the Republic of Moldova
submitted a request for taking advantage of this regime,
giving the information and the commitment referred to
in Article 11(1) of the aforementioned Regulation.

In accordance with Article 11(2),
the Commission
published a notice (3) announcing the request of the
Republic of Moldova.

Certain interested parties made their comments known
to the Commission.

The request was examined in accordance with Article 12
of the aforementioned Regulation.

The domestic legislation of the Republic of Moldova
incorporates the substance of the standards laid down in
ILO Conventions No 87, 98 and 138.

The examination carried out by the Commission showed
that the Moldovan authorities have taken the necessary
measures for the effective application and monitoring of
these provisions.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The benefit of

1.
arrangements
concerning labour rights referred to in Article 11 of Regulation
(EC) No 2820/98 is granted to the Republic of Moldova.

incentive

special

the

2.
The products referred to in Annex I to the aforemen-
tioned Regulation benefit from the special incentive arrange-
ments subject to the conditions set out in Article 14 thereof.

3.
The Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the prod-
ucts concerned will be reduced according to the provisions of
Article 10 of the aforementioned Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 2000.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 357, 30.12.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 22.6.2000, p. 28.
(3) OJ C 176, 22.6.1999, p. 13.