CELEX: 51980PC0243
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Date: 1980-05-12
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) suspending the application of an indicative ceiling established by Regulation (EEC) No 2796/79 for imports of certain products originating in Austria (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                           COM(80)243 final.
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                                    Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
 suspending the application of an indicative ceiling established by
 Regulation ( EEC ) No 2796/ 79 for imports of certain products origi­
                                nating in Austria
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 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
  1,1 Protocol No I to cha Asroomont bocwaan tho Community and
         Austria                   ' provides that imports of certain produces
       originating in Austria "          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 1980 to imports of a number of products .
       (Regulation (EEC) • No . 2796 /79, see 0J No L 330 of 27.12.1979 ).
 1.2 However , provision is al so made in Protocols No 1 that , if i 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 197 8 and 1979 show that imports of certain products did
     not reach 90% in those years . This being so , -the Community is obliged
      to suspend application of 1 a ceiling already fixed for 1980 and to
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     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 :
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     suspension of the application of ■ an indicative ceiling to which.-
     imports of certain products originating '^in Austria are
     subject . •        •_                        ..-"" 'VV;"'"'
2.2 This is the subject of the present proposal- for a Regulation (see
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 ---pagebreak---                                                     Proposal for a
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                suspending the application of an indicative ceiling established by Regulation
                 ( EEC ) No 2796 / 79                         >                     for inports of
                         certain products originating in Austria
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
 COMMUNITIES,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European      suspended from 1 January 1980 for
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
 thereof,                                                    of bible paper , manifold ( thin typing ) papery
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,          printing paper and writing paper , containing
 Whereas, pursuant to Protocol 1 annexed to the Agree­       not more than 5% of mechanical wood pulp,
 ment between the European Economic Community
 and the Republic of Austria ,                               falling within heading ex ,48.01 F of the
                                        the Community        Common Customs Tariff, as indicated in respect
 has, by Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2796/79 ( 1 ) •
                                          established the    of No I A 2 of' Annex I to the said Regulation .
 indicative ceilings applicable in 19 80 to imports of
 certain prpducts originating in Austria ;
 whereas provision is made under the said Protocol           These imports shall remain under Community
 that if, for two successive years, imports of a product
 subject to a ceiling are less than 90 % of the amount       surveillance .
 fixed, the. Community shall suspend the application of
-this ceiling ;
 Whereas the Communities' statistical summaries for
 197 8and 197 9show that imports of certain products
 which are subject to these ceilings did not, during
 those years, reach 90 % of the ceiling indicated ;
 whereas, therefore, the Community should suspend
 application of one ceiling _va''d f°r imports of the
 products in question from / ; whereas, however, it is        / 1 January 1980
 desirable to keep under review the development of
 these imports by statistical supervision,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                 »
                                                                                       Article  2.
                         Artide 1
                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 The application of the indicative ceiling established          following its publication in the Official Journal of
 by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No279,6 / 79hall be           the European Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels.
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                             The President
  ( 1 ) 0J No L 330 , 27.12.1979 , P. 1