RECOGNIZED AT THE NINTH SESSION OF THE UNCTAD SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PREFERENCES ; WHEREAS IT WAS THERE AGREED THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GENERALIZED PREFERENCES SCHEME WOULD NOT BE FULLY ACHIEVED BY THE END OF 1980 , THAT CONSEQUENTLY IT SHOULD BE PROLONGED BEYOND THE INITIAL PERIOD AND THAT AN OVERALL REVIEW OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD TAKE PLACE IN 1990 ;
WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE THEREFORE THAT THE COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO APPLY GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES , IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONCLUSIONS REACHED IN UNCTAD AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENTIONS EXPRESSED IN THE SAID COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR BY ALL THE PREFERENCE-GIVING COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS THE TEMPORARY AND NON-BINDING NATURE OF THE SYSTEM MEANS THAT THE OFFER MAY BE WITHDRAWN WHOLLY OR IN PART AT A LATER STAGE , THUS MAINTAINING THE POSSIBILITY OF REMEDYING ANY UNFAVOURABLE SITUATIONS WHICH MIGHT ARISE , INCLUDING IN THE AFRICAN , CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES ( ACP STATES ) FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM ;
WHEREAS EXPERIENCE IN THE INITIAL PERIOD SHOWS THAT THE COMMUNITY SCHEME HAS TO AN APPRECIABLE EXTENT ACHIEVED ITS INTENDED OBJECTIVES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE TO MAINTAIN ITS FUNDAMENTAL FEATURES , NAMELY A REDUCTION IN CUSTOMS DUTIES WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTION IN THE QUANTITIES IMPORTED FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX A , AND A REDUCTION IN CUSTOMS DUTIES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF A COMMUNITY CEILING OR TARIFF QUOTAS FOR TOBACCO , COCOA BUTTER , SOLUBLE COFFEE AND PRESERVED PINEAPPLES ;
WHEREAS , SUBJECT TO THE ABOVE CONDITIONS , EACH OF THESE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS OR CEILINGS GENERALLY CORRESPONDS TO THE AMOUNT APPLICABLE IN 1982 ;
WHEREAS , FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC HAS APPLIED THE COMMUNITY GENERALIZED PREFERENCES SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 117 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION ;
WHEREAS THE RATES OF CONVERSION INTO NATIONAL CURRENCY OF THE PREFERENTIAL AMOUNTS EXPRESSED IN ECU ARE THE RATES PROVIDED FOR IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;
WHEREAS IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE TOKYO DECLARATION , THE COMMUNITY REAFFIRMED THAT SPECIAL TREATMENT SHOULD , WHENEVER POSSIBLE , BE GRANTED TO THE LEAST DEVELOPED AMONG THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX C , ORIGINATING IN THE LEAST-DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHICH APPEAR IN THE LIST IN ANNEX D TO THIS REGULATION , SHOULD BE TOTALLY EXEMPT FROM CUSTOMS DUTIES ;
WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE EQUAL AND CONTINUOUS ACCESS FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS TO THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS AND THE UNINTERRUPTED APPLICATION OF THE RATE LAID DOWN FOR SUCH QUOTAS TO ALL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED INTO ALL MEMBER STATES UNTIL THE QUOTAS ARE USED UP ; WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTAS CAN BE RESPECTED BY APPORTIONING THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS AMONG THE 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