ENTERS INTO FORCE ;
WHEREAS THE REGULATIONS ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKETS IN THE SECTORS CONCERNED ESTABLISH TRADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES ;
WHEREAS , FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION , THE CONCEPT OF IMPORT DUTIES SHALL BE THAT SET OUT IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 918/83 ( 4 ) ;
WHEREAS , ON THE ONE HAND , THESE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS PROVIDE FOR , ON THE IMPORT OF A NUMBER OF PRODUCTS , ONLY THE APPLICATION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES ; WHEREAS ON THE OTHER HAND , THESE ARRANGEMENTS INVOLVE THE APPLICATION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND IMPORT LEVIES ON BEEF AND VEAL , SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT , AND ON PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES , THE CHARGING OF LEVIES IN RESPECT OF CEREALS , RICE AND PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM CEREALS AND RICE , THE CHARGING OF AN AD VALOREM DUTY AND A VARIABLE COMPONENT ON CERTAIN GOODS RESULTING FROM THE PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , THE APPLICATION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND OTHER MEASURES IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS , CERTAIN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES , AND OILS AND FATS ; WHEREAS THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE ACP STATES UNDER ARTICLE 130 ( 2 ) ( A ) OF THE THIRD ACP-EEC CONVENTION MAY BE FULFILLED BY GRANTING TOTAL OR PARTIAL EXEMPTION FROM IMPORT DUTIES FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION WHERE THEY ORIGINATE IN THE ACP STATES ;
WHEREAS IT SHOULD BE SPECIFIED THAT THE ADVANTAGES RESULTING FROM ARTICLE 130 ( 2 ) ( A ) OF THE THIRD ACP-EEC CONVENTION ARE ACCORDED ONLY TO ORIGINATING PRODUCTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROTOCOL 1 CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION , ANNEXED TO THE SECOND ACP-EEC CONVENTION SIGNED AT LOME ON 31 OCTOBER 1979 ( 5 ) , CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN EXTENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 485/85 ( 6 ) ;
WHEREAS , UPON ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE THIRD ACP-EEC CONVENTION , PROTOCOL 1 ANNEXED THERETO WILL BECOME APPLICABLE IN RESPECT OF THE RULES OF ORIGIN ;
WHEREAS , FURTHERMORE , THESE ADVANTAGES SHOULD BE COMBINED WITH CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND LIMITED TO CERTAIN ANNUAL AND MULTIANNUAL QUANTITIES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS ;
WHEREAS THERE HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN TRADE FLOWS FROM THE ACP STATES TO THE FRENCH OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS ; WHEREAS MEASURES SHOULD THEREFORE BE INTRODUCED TO ENCOURAGE THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE ACP STATES INTO THESE FRENCH OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS TO COVER LOCAL CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENTS , INCLUDING CONSUMPTION FOLLOWING PROCESSING ; WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR ALTERING THE ARRANGEMENTS GOVERNING ACCESS TO THE MARKETS IN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE ACP STATES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 130 ( 2 ) OF THE THIRD ACP-EEC CONVENTION , PARTICULARLY IN THE LIGHT OF THE SAID DEPARTMENTS' ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS ;
WHEREAS IT SHOULD BE STIPULATED THAT THE SAFEGUARD CLAUSES PROVIDED FOR IN THE REGULATIONS ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETS