Council Regulation (EEC) No 3240/82 of 15 November 1982 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Portugal (1983)
Official Journal L 345 , 06/12/1982 P. 0001 - 0003
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3240/82
OF 15 NOVEMBER 1982
ESTABLISHING CEILINGS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL ( 1983 )
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 THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL ( 1 ) TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC ( 2 ) , AS SUPPLEMENTED BY THE PROTOCOL TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC CONSEQUENT ON THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE COMMUNITY , PROVIDES FOR THE EXEMPTION FROM DUTIES OF KRAFTLINER AND OF OTHER PAPER AND PAPERBOARD FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS EX 48.01 C II AND 48.01 F OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL , WHEN IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND DENMARK ; WHEREAS , NEVERTHELESS , THE BENEFIT OF DUTY EXEMPTION IS LIMITED TO ANNUAL CEILINGS OF 62 000 AND 2 000 TONNES RESPECTIVELY , ABOVE WHICH THE RESIDUAL CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR EACH PRODUCT MAY BE REINTRODUCED UNTIL THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR ; WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF CEILINGS REQUIRES THAT THE COMMUNITY BE REGULARLY INFORMED ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL ; WHEREAS IT IS , THEREFORE , DESIRABLE THAT IMPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS BE SUBJECTED TO A SYSTEM OF SURVEILLANCE ;
WHEREAS THIS OBJECTIVE MAY BE ACHIEVED BY MEANS OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE BASED ON CHARGING IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION AGAINST THE CEILINGS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL AS AND WHEN THE PRODUCTS ARE ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION ; WHEREAS THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE MUST PROVIDE FOR THE POSSIBLE REINTRODUCTION OF RESIDUAL CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ONCE THE CEILINGS ARE REACHED ;
WHEREAS THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE REQUIRES CLOSE AND PARTICULARLY PROMPT COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION ; WHEREAS THE LATTER MUST , IN PARTICULAR , BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF QUANTITIES CHARGED AGAINST THE CEILINGS AND KEEP THE MEMBER STATES INFORMED ; WHEREAS THIS COOPERATION HAS TO BE PARTICULARLY CLOSE SINCE THE COMMISSION MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO REINTRODUCE CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES IF ONE OF THE CEILINGS IS REACHED ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1983 , IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND DENMARK OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN THE ANNEX HERETO AND ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL CEILINGS AND COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE .
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH , THEIR TARIFF HEADINGS AND STATISTICAL NUMBERS AND THE CEILINGS SHALL BE AS SET OUT IN THE ANNEX