CELEX: 51978PC0219
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-30
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) suspending the application of indicative ceiling established by Regulation (EEC) No 702/78 for the imports of certain products originating in Portugal (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                              Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
        suspending the application of indicative ceiling established
        by Regulation ( EEC ) No 702/78 for the imports of certain prod­
        ucts originating in Portugal
              ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(78) 219 final
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                                                                          4
 1,1 Protocol No 1 to the Asvaamant beewaan the Community and
       Portugal
          ι
                                   provide that imports of certain products
      originating in this country     and subject to progressive reductions
      in customs duties shall , from the entry into force of this Agreement
      in 1973 , be subject to an annual indicative ceiling above which
      customs duties can be reintroduced .
     The Community has accordingly , fixed , under Council regulation , the
      ceilings applicable in 197 8 to imports of a number of products .
      (Regulation (EEC) No' 702/78, see 0J No L 102 of 14.4.1978).
1.2 However , provision is made in the Protocol No 1 that , if , for two ,
     successive years , imports of a product subject to a ceiling are less
      than 90% of the level fixed , the Community shall suspend application
     of this ceiling . The Community totals of amounts set off against the
     ceilings for 1976 and 1977 show that imports of certain products did
     not reach 90% in those years . This being so , the Community is obliged
     to suspend application of the ceiling already fixed for 197 ? and to
     amend the above mentioned Regulation accordingly .
2.1 It is submitted that the proposal for the Council regulation annexed
     hereto be approved , i.e. providing for :
     suspension of the application of the indicative ceiling to which.'
     imports of certain products originating ; in Portugal            are
     subject .
2.2 This is the subject of the present proposal for a Regulation (see
     Annex) .                                                    x •
 ---pagebreak---                                                              Proposal for a
                                             COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                             suspending the application of indicative ceilings established by Regulation
                             (EEC) No " 702/ /     for the Imports of certain products
                             originating - in Portugal            *<•   -            • -
   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, pursuant to Protocol 1 annexed to the Agree­
    ment between the European Economic Community
 ; and the Republic of Portugal , the
     Community has , by Regulation ( EEC )
     No 702 / 78 ( 1 ),
                                            established the
   indicative ceilings applicable in 1978 to imports of
  certain products originating in thi s country ;
  whereas provision is made under the said Protocol
   that if, for two successive years, imports of a product
  subject to a ceiling are less than 90 % of the amount
  fixed, the Community shall suspend the application of
  this ceiling ;
  Whereas the Communities' statistical summaries for
   1976 and 1977 show that imports of certain products
  which are subject toVeiling have not reached 90 %
  of the ceiling indicated ; whereas, therefore, the
  Community should suspend appjication of this ceil­
  ing valid for imports of the products in question for
   1978; whereas, however, it is desirable to keep under
  review the development of these imports by statistical
  supervision,           ■
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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                  '  .     ■   ■                          ".'J
  1.     The application of the indicative ceiling esta­
  blished by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No r02/ 78 ;
  shall be suspended during 1 97 8 for the imports of the
  products indicated under Order No I P 1 fot Annex I ;
  to the said Regulation.                                     ?
 These
  sion .
          imports shall remain under Community supervi- .
                              Article 2
 Thi* Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
  following its publication in the Official Journal of
  the - European Communities.
 ( 1 ) 0J No L 102 of 14.4.1978 , p. 21
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Luxembourg,
                                                         For the Council
                                                           The President