Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/82 of 30 June 1982 on common rules for imports from State-trading countries
Official Journal L 195 , 05/07/1982 P. 0001 - 0020
Spanish special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 15 P. 0249
Portuguese special edition Chapter 11 Volume 15 P. 0249
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1765/82
OF 30 JUNE 1982
ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS FROM STATE-TRADING COUNTRIES
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 INSTRUMENTS ESTABLISHING COMMON ORGANIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AND TO THE INSTRUMENTS CONCERNING PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ADOPTED IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE 235 OF THE TREATY , IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISIONS OF THOSE INSTRUMENTS WHICH ALLOW FOR DEROGATION FROM THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE THAT ALL QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS OR MEASURES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT MAY BE REPLACED SOLELY BY THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THOSE SAME INSTRUMENTS ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY MUST BE BASED ON UNIFORM PRINCIPLES ; WHEREAS THE IMPORT RULES ESTABLISHED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 925/79 ( 1 ) ARE AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THAT POLICY ;
WHEREAS , PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE LISTED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION , PRODUCTS SHALL BE IMPORTED INTO ANY PART OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTION , SUBJECT TO THE EXCEPTIONS AND DEROGATIONS PROVIDED FOR BY COMMUNITY INSTRUMENTS AND IN PARTICULAR TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 596/82 ( 2 ) ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , BY REASON OF THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM OF STATE-TRADING COUNTRIES , IT IS NECESSARY THAT MEMBER STATES SHOULD NOTIFY THE COMMISSION WHEN THE TREND IN IMPORTS , OR THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH IMPORTS ARE MADE , APPEAR TO CALL FOR PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND THAT THEY SHOULD IN PARTICULAR ADVISE IT OF ANY APPLICATION FOR DOCUMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF A PRODUCT IN NOTABLY INCREASED QUANTITIES OR ON EXCEPTIONAL TERMS OR CONDITIONS , AND THAT THEY SHOULD DO SO BEFORE SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE ISSUED ;
WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT EXAMINATION SHOULD TAKE PLACE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL , IN PARTICULAR ON THE BASIS OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION AND WITHIN AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE , OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF IMPORTATION , OF IMPORT TRENDS , OF THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL SITUATION , AND OF THE MEASURES , IF ANY , TO BE TAKEN ;
WHEREAS IT MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR CERTAIN OF THESE IMPORTS TO BE MADE SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE ;
WHEREAS IN THIS CASE THE PUTTING INTO FREE CIRCULATION OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED SHOULD BE MADE SUBJECT TO PRODUCTION OF AN IMPORT DOCUMENT SATISFYING UNIFORM CRITERIA ; WHEREAS THAT DOCUMENT MUST , ON DECLARATION OR ON SIMPLE APPLICATION BY THE IMPORTER , BE ISSUED OR ENDORSED BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD BUT WITHOUT THE IMPORTER THEREBY ACQUIRING ANY RIGHT TO IMPORT ; WHEREAS THE DOCUMENT MAY NOT THEREFORE BE USED UNTIL THE