CELEX: 51981PC0663
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Date: 1981-11-12
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 438/81 establishing the arrangements applicable to imports originating in Yugoslavia consequent upon the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Economic Community (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                    Brussels , 12 November 1981
                                    Proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
         amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 438 / 81 establishing the arrangements
         applicable to imports originating in Yugoslavia consequent upon the
         accession of the Hellenic Republic to the European Economic Community
                    '(submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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C0MC81 ) 663 final
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMEORANDUM
1.        This proposal for a regulation would supplement Regulation
                     1      ..  _           .                  7
( EEC ) No 2927 / 81    amendmg Regulation ( EEC ) No 438 / 81   . Regulation
( EEC ) No 2927 / 81 remains in force until 31 January 1982 , and it is thus
necessary to take account of the transitional measures to be^>applied by
Greece as from 1 January 1982 , pursuant to the Act of Accession , in respect
of products originating in Yugoslavia . This will enable Yugoslavia to enjoy
arrangements similar to those established for the Community 's other prefe­
rential trading partners .
2.        At the same time , the Commission is proposing that tariff subhea­
ding " ex 29.04 : amyl alcohols " be included in the Appendix to Regulation
( EEC ) No 438 / 81 listing the products in respect of which Greece may
dismantle its tariffs on goods from Yugoslavia in stages . The amendment
to the Appendix will take account of a change in the Community 's import
arrangements introduced by exchange of letters 3 after the Regulation
had come tito force .
          Under the new arrangements goods from Yugoslavia falling within
the tariff subheading in question      can now be imported into the Community
duty-free and are no longer subject to third country treatment . Adding
the subheading to the list in the Appendix, therefore , means that Greece
will be able to phase out its tariffs on these goods over the transition
period, as it is entitled to do by virtue of the Act of Accession , instead
of having to admit them duty-free immediately under the terms of the exchange
of letters .
   0 J No I 293
2 0 J No L 53
3 0 J No L 122
 ---pagebreak---                                    Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                            amending      Regulation ( EEC ) No . 438/ 81
                        establishing the arrangements applicable to imports
                         originating in Yugoslavia consequent upon the
                           accession of the.-Wellenic Republic to
                            the European Economic Community
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 Council- Regulation ( EEC ) No 438 / 81 ( 1 ) amended by Regulation ( EEC )
2927 / 81 ( 2 ), should be supplemented by transitional measures to be applied
by the Hellenic Republic f rom -1 January 1982 , and to supplement its Appendi
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    Article 1
Regulation ( EEC ) No 428 / 81 is hereby amended as follows :
The following paragraph is added to Article 1 of the Annex :
                " For the products listed in the Appendix the Hellenic Republic
shall apply as from 1 January 1982 a duty reducing by a further 10% the
difference between the basic duty and the duty resulting from the applica­
tion of the Agreement ".
 ( 1 ) 0J No . L 53, 27.2,1981 , p.1
 ( 2 ) 0J No . L 293, 13.10.1981 , p.1
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2 . The following paragraph is added to Article 3(1 ) of the Annex :.      '
             1'For the products listed in the Appendix the Hellenic Republic shall
    as fronr 1 January 1981 reduce charges having equivalent effect to customs
    duties to 80% of the basic rate ."
3 . The following paragraph is added to Article 7(1 ) of the Annex :
                      " As   from 1 January 1982 the import deposits and cash payments
    in force in the Hellenic Republic on 31 December 1980 shall be reduced by a
    further 25% ".                                                    -
4 . The Appendix is supplemented by the insertion
    of the . sub-heading " ex 29.04 : amyl alcohol ".
                                         Arti cle 2                                v
    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
    the Official Journal of the European Communities .
     Article 1(4 ) shall apply with effect from 9 May 1981 .
    This Regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
    Member States .      ,
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     Done at               ,
                                                         For the Counci I
                                                          The President