Council Regulation (EEC) No 3024/79 of 20 December 1979 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance of imports of certain products originating in Portugal (1980)
Official Journal L 340 , 31/12/1979 P. 0016 - 0018
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3024/79
OF 20 DECEMBER 1979
ESTABLISHING CEILINGS AND COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE OF IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL ( 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 THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC ( 1 ) PROVIDES FOR THE EXEMPTION FROM DUTIES FOR KRAFT LINER AND FOR OTHER PAPER AND PAPERBOARD FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS EX 48.01 C II AND 48.01 F OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL , WHEN IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY AS ORIGINALLY CONSTITUTED AND INTO IRELAND ; WHEREAS , NEVERTHELESS , THE BENEFIT OF DUTY EXEMPTION IS LIMITED TO ANNUAL CEILINGS OF 60 000 TONNES AND 2 000 TONNES RESPECTIVELY , ABOVE WHICH THE RESIDUAL CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR EACH PRODUCT MAY BE REINTRODUCED UNTIL THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR ; WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF CEILINGS REQUIRES THAT THE COMMUNITY BE REGULARLY INFORMED ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL ; WHEREAS IT IS , THEREFORE , DESIRABLE THAT IMPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS BE SUBJECTED TO A SYSTEM OF SURVEILLANCE ;
WHEREAS THIS OBJECTIVE MAY BE ACHIEVED BY MEANS OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE BASED ON CHARGING IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION AGAINST THE CEILINGS AT COMMUNITY LEVEL AS AND WHEN THE PRODUCTS ARE ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION ; WHEREAS THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE MUST PROVIDE FOR THE POSSIBLE REINTRODUCTION OF RESIDUAL CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ONCE THE CEILINGS AT THE LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY AS ORIGINALLY CONSTITUTED AND OF IRELAND ARE REACHED ;
WHEREAS THIS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE REQUIRES CLOSE AND PARTICULARLY PROMPT 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 HAS TO BE PARTICULARLY CLOSE SINCE THE COMMISSION MUST BE ABLE TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO REINTRODUCE CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES IF ONE OF THE CEILINGS IS REACHED ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY AS ORIGINALLY CONSTITUTED AND INTO IRELAND OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN THE ANNEX HERETO AND ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL CEILINGS AND COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE .
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH , THEIR TARIFF HEADINGS AND STATISTICAL NUMBERS AND THE CEILINGS SHALL BE SET OUT IN THE ANNEX HERETO .
2 . QUANTITIES SHALL BE CHARGED AGAINST THE CEILINGS AS AND WHEN PRODUCTS ARE ENTERED FOR FREE CIRCULATION , ACCOMPANIED BY A MOVEMENT CERTIFICATE