Council Regulation (EEC) No 1662/80 of 27 June 1980 establishing indicative ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain goods originating in Yugoslavia (1980)
Official Journal L 164 , 30/06/1980 P. 0003 - 0019
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1662/80
OF 27 JUNE 1980
ESTABLISHING INDICATIVE CEILINGS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN GOODS ORIGINATING IN YUGOSLAVIA ( 1980 )
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 AN INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SOCIALIST FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA ( 1 ) WAS SIGNED ON 6 MAY 1980 ;
WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF PROTOCOL 1 ANNEXED TO THAT AGREEMENT IMPORTS OF THE GOODS THEREIN SET OUT ARE LIMITED TO ANNUAL CEILINGS ABOVE WHICH THE CUSTOMS DUTIES APPLICABLE TO THIRD COUNTRIES MAY BE REINTRODUCED ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE CEILINGS TO BE APPLIED IN 1980 MUST BE ESTABLISHED ; WHEREAS IN THIS SITUATION IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE COMMISSION BE REGULARLY INFORMED OF THE TREND OF THE IMPORTS OF THE GOODS IN QUESTION AND , IN CONSEQUENCE , IT IS NECESSARY TO SUBJECT THESE IMPORTS TO 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 FREE CIRCULATION ; 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 AMOUNTS SET OFF AGAINST THE CEILINGS AND KEEP THE MEMBER STATES INFORMED ; WHEREAS THIS COOPERATION MUST BE ALL THE CLOSER SINCE THE COMMISSION MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE ADEQUATE MEASURES TO REINTRODUCE CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES WHENEVER ONE OF THE CEILINGS HAS BEEN REACHED ;
WHEREAS THE TREND OF IMPORTS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED FOR CERTAIN GOODS ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE THAT IMPORTS OF SUCH GOODS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO SUPERVISION ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FROM 1 JULY TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , IMPORTS OF CERTAIN GOODS ORIGINATING IN YUGOSLAVIA AND INDICATED IN ANNEXES I , II , III AND IV SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CEILINGS AND TO COMMUNITY SUPERVISION .
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING SUBPARAGRAPHS , THEIR TARIFF HEADINGS AND STATISTICAL NUMBERS AND THE LEVELS OF THE INDICATIVE CEILINGS ARE GIVEN IN THE ABOVEMENTIONED ANNEXES .
2 . AMOUNTS SHALL BE SET OFF AGAINST THE INDICATIVE CEILINGS AS AND WHEN THE GOODS ARE ENTERED WITH CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES FOR FREE CIRCULATION AND ACCOMPANIED BY A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE CONFORMING TO THE RULES CONTAINED