Council Regulation (EEC) No 3501/80 of 22 December 1980 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance of imports of certain products originating in Portugal (1981)
Official Journal L 367 , 31/12/1980 P. 0040
Greek special edition: Chapter 11 Volume 24 P. 0047
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 348 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 44 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 301 , 31 . 12 . 1972 , P . 165 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3501/80 OF 22 DECEMBER 1980 ESTABLISHING CEILINGS AND COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE OF IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN PORTUGAL ( 1981 )
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 ( 1 ) TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC ( 2 ) 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 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND DENMARK ; 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 SINCE A PROTOCOL AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 118 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION DOES NOT EXIST , THE COMMUNITY MUST ADOPT THE MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 119 OF THAT ACT ; WHEREAS THE TARIFF MEASURE CONCERNED WILL , THEREFORE , APPLY TO THE COMMUNITY OF NINE ;
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 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 1981