CELEX: 51977PC0151
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Date: 1977-04-28 00:00:00
Title: RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION authorising the Commission to negotiate agreements for the amendment of certain agreements between the EEC and certain non-member countries in order to adapt the tariff specifications (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                       RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
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        authorising the Commission to negotiate agreements for the amendment
        of certain agreements between the ESC and certain non-member countries
                   in order to adapt the tariff specifications
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                    ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM(77 ) 151 final
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 ---pagebreak---                 Commission Communication to the Council
 Amendment cf certain EEC agreements with non-member countries in or-jor to
 adapt the tariff specifications .
           The Member States of the Community ,, six of the EFTA countries
( Austria, Finland , Norway , Portugal , Sweden and Switzer land)as well as
Cyprus , Greece , Spain and Turkey are contracting parties to the Convention
on the Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariff s(known
as the Brussels Nomenclature or the CCC Nomenclature ). They have thereby under
taken to apply this nomenclature in their customs tariffs .
2.         With effect from 1 January 1978 certain amendments fall to be made
to the nomenclature in question . The tariffs of the States concerned will
therefore be amended . The agreements concluded by the EEC with' those countrijs
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contain lists of products based on the nomenclature Of the customs tariffs
in force at the time when the agreements were signed . From V January' 1978
the lists will no longer correspond to the customs tariffs which will have
been amended . In order to bring these lists into line , the agreements them­
selves must be amended .                             ''
3 ."    " The planned amendments do not affect the protocols relative to the
definition of the concept of " originating products " and methods of adminis­
trative cooperation , which will be adapted by the bodies administering the
agreements , with the exception , however , of Lists A and B annexed to the
Protocols to the EEC-Spain and EEC-Cyprus agreements relative to the defini­
tion of the concept of " originating products " and methods of administra­
tive cooperation , which are concerned in the present procedure .
4.         Although Iceland and Malta are not contracting parties to the'
Nomenclature Convention and have not therefore undertaken to follow that
nomenclature strictly , they nevertheless apply it and will very probably ..
amend their tariffs in the same way as the contracting parties . In practice ,
their situation can therefore be treated in the same way as that .of the
other co-contracting States .
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 5.         Amendments similar to those referred to above are I
be made in the fairly near future . The procedure to be
 tions followed by an exchange of letters formally amendiftp *Jtf .
 seems relatively cumbersome in the light of the aity to b*
 mere adaptation of the texts without change of substance .                                                                     '
 fairly long time lapses for certain of the countries
 lar Austria, where a parliamentary procedure is require .            >S
6.          In order to simplify , for the future , the proifetjilwm '
the Commission suggests to the Council that the Joint Comtoi; t^e^s
ciation Councils />s appropriate , be empowered to adapt tMt tfjMfg
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agreements when the customs tariffs of the contracting port^t*'
            Such a procedure already exists under the a§ree«w^^-:i»if^1|®i^^Jf'. 7,«.'
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Egypt , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Morocco , Syria and Tu«1 s f fy.
by a provision contained in those agreements . It is for this •
those agreements are not included in this mandate .
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7.          In short , in order to amend the agreements referred
graph 1 above on the basis of the Customs Cooperation Council
which must be applied as from 1 January 1978, and in order to. *«***£ %                                                        ! '•
agreements so that the Joint Committees and Association Councils!
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wered in the future to adapt the tariff lists in the agreements 'i                                            ΜΗΗ*«£?.;
customs tariffs are amended , the Commission recommends that the
authorise it to negotiate with the States concerned .
8.          Accordingly the recommendation contained    in Αηηβχ
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to the Council .
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 ---pagebreak---                         RECOMMENDATION FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
    authorising the Commission to negotiate agreements for the amendment of,
    certain agreements between the EEC and certain non-member countries ir.
                 order to adapt the tariff specifications .
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES;'         r' '              "          U:" '
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   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,,
   and in particular Article 113 thereof ,    •                                          ,
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  Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission
  Whereas , following the recommendation of the Customs Cooperation Council ,
  it is necessary to adapt the tariff specif icat ions in the 'agreement
  between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria , the
  Republic of Cyprus , the Republic of Finland , Greece , the Republic of
  Iceland , Malta, the Kingdom of Norway , the Portuguese Republic; Spain,
' the Kingdom of Sweden, the Swiss Confederation and Turkey; ' " ; ■ >
  Whereas Lists A and B annexed to the Protocols relative to the definition
  of the concept of "originating products" and methods of administrative coo­
 peration, which form form an integral part of the Agreements between the
 European Economic Community and Cyprus and between the European 'Economic
 Community and Spain, should be adapted; ;
 Whereas the above Agreements should be amended in order to provide for V
 simplified procedure for adapting the tariff lists in the event of further
 amendments to the tariffs of the contracting parties;
 ---pagebreak---  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS
 Sole article
 The Commission is herely authorised to negotiate agreements with the Republic
of Austria , the Republic of Cyprus , the Republic of Finland , Greece , the ,
Republic of Iceland , Malta , the Kingdom of Norway , the Portuguese Republic ,, .
Spain , the Kingdom of Sweden , the Swiss Confederation and Turkey . It shall
conduct these negotiations in consultation with the special committee pro**
vided for in Article 113 and in accordance with the directives contained in
the Annex hereto .                  - :*   ■ f    >•                  ;•! . Dr " " r\n
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                                                   For the Council
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                    Amendment of certain EEC agreements
                         with non-member countries
           The tariff amendments   will be those arising from the Recommendation
of the Customs Cooperation Council for the amendment of the Nomenclature for
the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs .
           In particular , the amendments to Lists A and 8 annexed to the
Protocols relative to the definition of the concept of "originating products "
and methods of administrative cooperation which form an integral part of the
EEC-Spain and EEC-Cyprus Agreements , will be those required , as a consequence
of the above mentioned Recommendation , in order to neutralize the effects
which that Recommendation could have on the definition of the concept of
originating products .
           In addition , the following provision will be inserted into the
Agreements :
           " In the event of amendments to the nomenclature of the customs
tariffs of the contracting parties in respect of products referred to in
the Agreement ,      the Joint Committee^/ _/ the Council of Association^?
may adapt the tariff nomenclature of those products to the said amendments
having due regard to the principle of the maintenance of the real advanta­
ges resulting from this Agreement ".                <