FOR THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE INTERESTS OF THE ACP STATES , FOR PLYWOOD , BLOCKBOARD , LAMINBOARD , BATTENBOARD AND SIMILAR LAMINATED PRODUCTS , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 44.15 , THE QUOTA AMOUNT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 296 741 M3 ; WHEREAS IN THE SAME WAY AS REGARDS LEATHER FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 41.02 EX B AND FOOTWEAR FALLING WITHIN HEADING NOS 64.01 AND 64.02 , THE SITUATION OF THE COMMUNITY SECTORS CONCERNED LEAVES NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO REPEAT FOR 1979 THE QUOTA AMOUNTS LAID DOWN FOR THE PREFERENCE YEAR 1978 ;
WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROTOCOL 23 TO THE ACT OF ACCESSION ( 4 ) , THE GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCE SCHEME BECAME FULLY APPLICABLE IN THE NEW MEMBER STATES ON 1 JANUARY 1974 ;
WHEREAS IT IS EXPEDIENT , THEREFORE , IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ANNEXES A AND B WHICH ORIGINATE IN THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , THAT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD OPEN FOR 1979 DUTY-FREE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE AMOUNTS , IN CUBIC METRES OR EUROPEAN UNITS OF ACCOUNT , SHOWN AGAINST EACH OF THESE PRODUCTS ;
WHEREAS CHARGES AGAINST EACH OF THESE TARIFF QUOTAS MUST , IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ANY OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES , COME WITHIN A SPECIFIED PERCENTAGE OF THE AMOUNT OF THE QUOTA ; WHEREAS THE BENEFIT OF SUCH TARIFF QUOTAS SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES UNDER CONSIDERATION , THE CONCEPT OF " ORIGINATING PRODUCTS " BEING DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 14 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 802/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF THE ORIGIN OF GOODS ( 5 ) ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE TOKYO DECLARATION , THE COMMUNITY REAFFIRMED THAT SPECIAL TREATMENT SHOULD BE GRANTED TO THE LEAST DEVELOPED AMONG THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHENEVER THIS IS POSSIBLE ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , CHARGES OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE LEAST DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES APPEARING ON THE LIST DRAWN UP UNDER UNITED NATIONS RESOLUTION 3487 ( XXX ) OF 12 DECEMBER 1975 SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE COMMUNITY QUOTA OR MAXIMUM AMOUNT ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY IN PARTICULAR TO ENSURE EQUAL AND CONTINUOUS ACCESS FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED QUOTAS AND THE UNINTERRUPTED APPLICATION OF THE RATE LAID DOWN FOR THOSE QUOTAS TO ALL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED INTO ALL MEMBER STATES UNTIL THOSE QUOTAS ARE USED UP ; WHEREAS , HAVING REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES SET OUT ABOVE , THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTAS CAN BE RESPECTED BY ALLOCATING THE QUOTA AMONG MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , TO THIS END AND IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UTILIZATION SYSTEM , THE ACTUAL CHARGES AGAINST THE QUOTAS MAY RELATE ONLY TO PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN ENTERED FOR HOME USE AND WHICH