Council Regulation (EEC) No 1162/79 of 12 June 1979 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial products
Official Journal L 147 , 15/06/1979 P. 0001 - 0019
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1162/79
OF 12 JUNE 1979
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 28 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS PRODUCTION OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THIS REGULATION IS AT PRESENT INADEQUATE OR NON-EXISTENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND PRODUCERS ARE THUS UNABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF USER INDUSTRIES OF THE COMMUNITY ;
WHEREAS IT IS IN THE COMMUNITY ' S INTEREST TO SUSPEND THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ONLY PARTIALLY IN CERTAIN CASES , DUE PARTICULARLY TO THE EXISTENCE OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION , AND TO SUSPEND THEM TOTALLY IN OTHER CASES ;
WHEREAS , TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE DIFFICULTIES INVOLVED IN ACCURATELY ASSESSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE SECTORS CONCERNED IN THE NEAR FUTURE , THESE SUSPENSION MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN ONLY TEMPORARILY , WITH THEIR TERM OF VALIDITY FIXED TO COINCIDE WITH THE INTERESTS OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN THE TABLES ANNEXED TO THIS REGULATION SHALL BE SUSPENDED AT THE LEVEL INDICATED AGAINST EACH OF THEM .
THESE SUSPENSIONS SHALL BE VALID :
- FROM 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE I ,
- FROM 1 JULY 1979 TO 30 JUNE 1980 FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN TABLE II .
ARTICLE 2
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1979 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 12 JUNE 1979 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
J . FRANCOIS-PONCET