Council Regulation (EEC) No 876/84 of 31 March 1984 concerning the import system applicable to certain non-member countries in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector in the last three quarters of 1984
Official Journal L 090 , 01/04/1984 P. 0047 - 0048
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( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 183 , 16 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .
( 3 ) SEE PAGE 35 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .
( 4 ) OJ NO L 294 , 26 . 10 . 1983 , P . 1 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 876/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 CONCERNING THE IMPORT SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES IN THE SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT SECTOR IN THE LAST THREE QUARTERS OF 1984
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 OF 27 JUNE 1980 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT ( 2 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 871/84 ( 3 ) , ESTABLISHED A SYSTEM OF TRADE WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES IN THIS SECTOR ; WHEREAS THIS SYSTEM INCLUDES THE COLLECTION OF AN IMPORT LEVY ;
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS CONCLUDED VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS WITH THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES EXPORTING SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 , THE COUNCIL MAY , BEFORE 1 APRIL 1984 , MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS APPLYING TO THE MARKET IN THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS , PENDING THE CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH TRADITIONALLY EXPORT TO THE COMMUNITY AND PENDING AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS , COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2977/83 ( 4 ) LIMITED , DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 , THE COLLECTION OF THE LEVY AND THE ISSUE OF IMPORT LICENCES IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS FROM THOSE COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS THE NEGOTIATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY WITH A VIEW TO A POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO THE VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE CONCLUDED BY 1 APRIL 1984 ; WHEREAS NONE OF THE SIGNATORIES TO THE PRESENT AGREEMENTS HAS GIVEN NOTICE OF TERMINATION AND THOSE AGREEMENTS ACCORDINGLY REMAIN IN FORCE ;
WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO EXTEND UNTIL THE END OF 1984 THE IMPORT SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE NOT CONCLUDED SUCH AGREEMENTS ;
WHEREAS IMPORTS INTO THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE ALLOWED , ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF TRADITIONAL TRADE PATTERNS ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FOR THE LAST THREE QUARTERS OF 1984 THE IMPORT LEVY APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW SHALL BE LIMITED TO A