Council Regulation (EEC) No 3300/81 of 16 November 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff
Official Journal L 335 , 23/11/1981 P. 0001 - 0382
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3300/81
OF 16 NOVEMBER 1981
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 28 AND 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS , UNDER AGREEMENTS SIGNED WITH THIRD COUNTRIES , AND IN PARTICULAR PURSUANT TO THE GENEVA PROTOCOL ( 1979 ) AND THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE GENEVA PROTOCOL ( 1979 ) ANNEXED TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT , SIGNED AT THE END OF THE CONFERENCE ON MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS OF 1973 TO 1979 , THE COMMUNITY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE REDUCTIONS IN CUSTOMS DUTIES , CERTAIN OF WHICH ARE TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON 1 JANUARY 1982 ; WHEREAS IT IS ADVISABLE THEREFORE , IN ORDER TO ENSURE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , TO SPECIFY IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 OF 28 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3002/81 ( 2 ) , THE CONVENTIONAL DUTIES WHICH WILL BE APPLICABLE FROM 1 JANUARY 1982 ,
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC , EURATOM ) NO 3308/80 ( 3 ) PROVIDES THAT THE TERM " EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT " ( EUA ) IS TO BE REPLACED BY THE TERM " ECU " IN ALL COMMUNITY LEGISLATION ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY THEREFORE TO MAKE THIS SUBSTITUTION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN REGULATIONS ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETS PROVIDE THAT THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM THEIR APPLICATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND/OR AMEND CUSTOMS DUTIES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE IN THIS REGULATION ALL THE AMENDMENTS RESULTING FROM REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ;
WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY , TO BRING THE WHOLE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF UP TO DATE ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS PURPOSE , IT IS NECESSARY TO COLLECT IN A SINGLE TEXT NOT ONLY THOSE PARTS WHICH ARE AMENDED WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1982 BUT ALSO THOSE WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN AMENDED AND THOSE WHICH REMAIN UNCHANGED ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF JUSTIFIES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DRAFTING AMENDMENTS ;
WHEREAS , ALTHOUGH TEMPORARY TARIFF AMENDMENTS AND THE PREFERENTIAL SYSTEMS RESULTING FROM THE VARIOUS ACTS ADOPTED BY THE COMMUNITY FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE NOT TO INCLUDE THEM IN THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS THIS REGULATION DOES NOT APPLY TO PRODUCTS COVERED