Council Regulation (EEC) No 3611/82 of 21 December 1982 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain goods originating in Yugoslavia (1983)
Official Journal L 380 , 31/12/1982 P. 0022 - 0043
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3611/82
OF 21 DECEMBER 1982
ESTABLISHING CEILINGS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN GOODS ORIGINATING IN YUGOSLAVIA ( 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 AN INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA ( 1 ) WAS CONCLUDED ON 22 MAY 1980 ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 OF PROTOCOL 1 ANNEXED TO THAT AGREEMENT PROVIDES , ON THE ONE HAND , THAT IMPORTS OF THE GOODS THEREIN SET OUT ARE LIMITED TO ANNUAL CEILINGS ABOVE WHICH THE CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLICABLE TO THIRD COUNTRIES MAY BE REINTRODUCED ; WHEREAS , FOLLOWING THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO THE COMMUNITY , AN ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AMENDING THE SAID PROTOCOL 1 WAS SIGNED ON 1 APRIL 1982 ; WHEREAS , PENDING THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL , THE COMMUNITY HAS PUT INTO FORCE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN THE SAID PROTOCOL BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 287/82 ( 2 ) ; WHEREAS , ON THE OTHER HAND , A SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL TO THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SOCIALIST FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA CONCERNING TRADE IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL , HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED ; WHEREAS UNTIL THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL COMES INTO FORCE THE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDED BY IT SHOULD BE APPLIED FROM 1 JANUARY 1983 ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE CEILINGS TO BE APPLIED IN 1983 MUST BE ESTABLISHED ; WHEREAS IN THIS SITUATION IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE COMMISSION BE REGULARLY INFORMED OF THE TREND OF THE IMPORTS OF THE GOODS IN QUESTION AND , IN CONSEQUENCE , IT IS NECESSARY TO SUBJECT THESE IMPORTS TO SUPERVISION ;
WHEREAS THIS OBJECTIVE MAY BE ACHIEVED BY MEANS OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE BASED ON SETTING OFF IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION AGAINST THE CEILINGS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL , AS AND WHEN THESE PRODUCTS ARE ENTERED WITH CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES FOR FREE CIRCULATION ; WHEREAS THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE MUST MAKE PROVISION FOR THE REINTRODUCTION OF CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES AS SOON AS THE CEILINGS HAVE BEEN REACHED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL ;
WHEREAS THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE REQUIRES CLOSE AND PARTICULARLY RAPID COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION ; WHEREAS THE LATTER MUST , IN PARTICULAR , BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF AMOUNTS SET OFF AGAINST THE CEILINGS AND KEEP THE MEMBER STATES INFORMED ; WHEREAS THIS COOPERATION MUST BE ALL THE CLOSER SINCE THE COMMISSION MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE ADEQUATE MEASURES TO REINTRODUCE CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES WHENEVER ONE OF THE CEILINGS HAS BEEN REACHED ;
WHEREAS