Council Regulation (EEC) No 2853/78 of 23 November 1978 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria (1979)
Official Journal L 343 , 08/12/1978 P. 0022 - 0030
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2853/78
OF 23 NOVEMBER 1978
ESTABLISHING CEILINGS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN EGYPT , JORDAN , LEBANON AND SYRIA ( 1979 )
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 THE COOPERATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT ( 1 ) , THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN ( 2 ) , THE LEBANESE REPUBLIC ( 3 ) AND THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC ( 4 ) EACH STIPULATE IN ARTICLE 9 THAT PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THESE COUNTRIES SHALL BE IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY DUTY FREE AS FROM 1 JULY 1977 ; WHEREAS , BY WAY OF DEROGATION THEREFROM , ARTICLE 13 OR 14 , ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT CONCERNED , PROVIDES THAT THE REDUCTION OF DUTIES SHALL APPLY TO IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED THEREIN ONLY UP TO CEILINGS ABOVE WHICH THE CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLICABLE TO THIRD COUNRIES MAY BE REIMPOSED ; WHEREAS THE CEILINGS TO BE APPLIED IN 1979 SHOULD THEREFORE BE ESTABLISHED ;
WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF CEILINGS REQUIRES THE COMMUNITY TO BE REGULARLY INFORMED OF THE TREND OF IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN THESE COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE THAT IMPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS BE SUBJECT TO A SYSTEM OF 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 HOME USE ; 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 QUANTITIES CHARGED AGAINST THE CEILINGS AND KEEP THE MEMBER STATES INFORMED ; WHEREAS THIS COOPERATION MUST BE ALL THE CLOSER IN THAT THE COMMISSION MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE ADEQUATE MEASURES TO REINTRODUCE CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES WHENEVER ONE OF THE CEILINGS IS REACHED ;
WHEREAS THE TREND OF IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS NOT SUBJECT TO CEILINGS SHOULD ALSO BE FOLLOWED ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE THAT IMPORTS OF SUCH PRODUCTS SHOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO A SYSTEM OF SUPERVISION ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FROM 1 JANUARY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 , IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN EGYPT , JORDAN , LEBANON AND SYRIA WHICH ARE ENUMERATED IN LISTS A