Council Regulation (EEC) No 2436/79 of 9 October 1979 on the application of the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International Coffee Agreement 1976 when quotas are in effect
Official Journal L 282 , 12/11/1979 P. 0001 - 0052
Greek special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 15 P. 0191
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2436/79
OF 9 OCTOBER 1979
ON THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN PROVIDED FOR UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 WHEN QUOTAS ARE IN EFFECT
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 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 926/79 OF 8 MAY 1979 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 13 ( 1 ) ( B ) THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS PURSUANT TO DECISION 76/845/EEC ( 2 ) , THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY APPLYING THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 SINCE THAT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO FORCE PROVISIONALLY ON 1 OCTOBER 1976 AND DEFINITIVELY ON 1 AUGUST 1977 ;
WHEREAS THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF A SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN UNDER THE AFORESAID AGREEMENT WHEN QUOTAS ARE IN EFFECT ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 45 OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 PROVIDES THAT IN ORDER TO PREVENT NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES FROM INCREASING THEIR EXPORTS AT THE EXPENSE OF EXPORTING MEMBERS , EACH MEMBER OF THE AFORESAID AGREEMENT SHOULD , WHENEVER QUOTAS ARE IN EFFECT , LIMIT ITS ANNUAL IMPORTS OF COFFEE FROM NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS APPROPRIATE MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT THIS SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS APPLICATION WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY IMPORTERS ;
WHEREAS TECHNICAL MEASURES SHOULD BE LAID DOWN FOR THE SUPERVISION OF COFFEE FOR EXPORT WHICH HAS TO CROSS THE TERRITORY OF TWO OR MORE MEMBER STATES BEFORE LEAVING THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THE COMMISSION SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONTROL FORMALITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 57 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 222/77 OF 13 DECEMBER 1976 ON COMMUNITY TRANSIT ( 3 ) ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM AND TO CLARIFY THE POSITION OF THE PERIODS DURING WHICH THIS REGULATION WILL ACTUALLY APPLY , THE COMMISSION SHOULD , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION COUNCIL OR ITS EXECUTIVE BOARD AND AT THE TIME WHEN THE QUOTAS ARE INTRODUCED OR SUSPENDED , SPECIFY THE DATE ON WHICH THE MEASURES IN QUESTION BECOME APPLICABLE OR CEASE TO BE APPLICABLE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT 1976 , THE SYSTEM OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN , ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION AND SET OUT IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION , AND