INTENTION 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WHEREAS THE TEMPORARY AND NON-BINDING NATURE OF THE SYSTEM MEANS THAT THE OFFER CAN BE WITHDRAWN WHOLLY OR IN PART AT A LATER DATE , THUS MAINTAINING THE POSSIBILITY OF REMEDYING ANY UNFAVOURABLE SITUATIONS WHICH MIGHT ARISE FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM , INCLUDING SUCH SITUATIONS IN THE AFRICAN , CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES ( ACP STATES ) ;
WHEREAS EXPERIENCE IN THE INITIAL PERIOD HAS SHOWN THAT THE COMMUNITY SCHEME HAS TO A LARGE EXTENT ACHIEVED ITS INTENDED OBJECTIVES ; WHEREAS ITS FUNDAMENTAL FEATURES , IN PARTICULAR THE TOTAL SUSPENSION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES , WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS , SHOULD THEREFORE BE MAINTAINED ; WHEREAS ANY ADJUSTMENTS SHOULD ESSENTIALLY MEET THE JOINT REQUIREMENTS OF SIMPLIFICATION AND DIFFERENTIAL APPLICATION OF PREFERENTIAL ADVANTAGES , AS THESE ARE LIKELY TO IMPROVE THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE SYSTEM AND TO EASE ITS ADMINISTRATION ;
WHEREAS USE OF THE PREFERENTIAL ADVANTAGES IN THE 1970S WAS CONCENTRATED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF PRODUCTS AND BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO ENSURE A BETTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE PREFERENTIAL ADVANTAGES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A GREATER NUMBER OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES , ESPECIALLY THE LEAST DEVELOPED ; WHEREAS , AT THE SAME TIME , TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE LIMITS TO THE COMMUNITY MARKET'S ABSORPTION CAPACITY AND THE EXISTENCE OF COMMUNITY PRODUCTION , THE WIDEST POSSIBLE PREFERENTIAL ACCESS SHOULD BE ACCORDED TO THE LESS COMPETITIVE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE PREFERENTIAL ADVANTAGES ENJOYED BY THE MORE COMPETITIVE BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES ACCORDINGLY VARIED IN THE CASE OF SPECIFIC PRODUCTS ;
WHEREAS , THEREFORE , PROVISION IS MADE UNDER THE PRESENT SCHEME FOR A DIFFERENTIAL APPLICATION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT ; WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS AND COUNTRIES TO BE TREATED SELECTIVELY ARE DETERMINED OVERALL ON THE BASIS OF CRITERIA RELATING TO THE DEGREE AND LEVEL OF THOSE COUNTRIES' DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIALIZATION , THEIR COMPETITIVENESS AND THE SENSITIVITY OF THE COMMUNITY INDUSTRIES AND MARKETS FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS , ACCORDINGLY , EACH BENEFICIARY TREATMENT APPROPRIATE TO ITS SITUATION ALLOWS FOR MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE PREFERENCE SYSTEM ; WHEREAS A SIMPLIFIED AND MORE TRANSPARENT SYSTEM INVOLVES THE APPLICATION OF SEPARATE TARIFF CEILING ARRANGEMENTS FOR EACH BENEFICIARY EXCEPT FOR THE LEAST-DEVELOPED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS TARIFF PREFERENCES HAVE BEEN APPLIED ON THIS NEW BASIS SINCE 1 JANUARY 1981 ; WHEREAS IT IS THE INTENTION TO CONTINUE TO APPLY THEM DURING THE YEAR 1985 ; WHEREAS THE TARIFF CEILING ARRANGEMENTS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE PRODUCTS IN ANNEX I BY MEANS OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE MOST COMPETITIVE COUNTRIES AND BY MEANS OF CEILINGS FOR PRODUCTS IN ANNEX I ORIGINATING IN OTHER LESS COMPETITIVE COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS THE PRODUCTS IN ANNEX II SHOULD BE MADE SUBJECT TO SURVEILLANCE FOR ESSENTIALLY STATISTICAL PURPOSES ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE TOKYO DECLARATION , THE COMMUNITY REAFFIRMED