CELEX: 31968D0250
Language: en
Date: 1968-05-30 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 30 May 1968 concluding agreements negotiated, under Article XXIV Paragraph 6 of the GATT, with the United States of America and the United Kingdom concerning certain types of manufactured tobacco and certain oil products

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31968D0250

Council Decision of 30 May 1968 concluding agreements negotiated, under Article XXIV Paragraph 6 of the GATT, with the United States of America and the United Kingdom concerning certain types of manufactured tobacco and certain oil products  

Official Journal L 131 , 13/06/1968 P. 0014 Danish special edition: Series II Volume I(2) P. 0132  English special edition: Series II Volume I(2) P. 0216 

++++COUNCIL DECISION  OF 30 MAY 1968  ON THE CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED UNDER ARTICLE XXIV ( 6 ) OF GATT WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ON CERTAIN TYPES OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO AND CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS   ( 68/250/EEC )  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 111 , 114 AND 228 THEREOF ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 5 MAY 1959 ;  HAVING REGARD TO THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ;  WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES , AS CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE , HAVE GRANTED CONCESSIONS ON CERTAIN TYPES OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO AND CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS THE FIXING OF CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR THOSE PRODUCTS IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF MADE IT NECESSARY TO WITHDRAW THOSE CONCESSIONS ; WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XXIV ( 6 ) OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT , THE WITHDRAWAL WAS THE SUBJECT OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED , NAMELY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM , FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPLACING THOSE CONCESSIONS BY OTHER NOT LESS FAVOURABLE CONCESSIONS ;  WHEREAS THE RESULTS OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE ,  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :  ARTICLE 1  THE AGREEMENTS NEGOTIATED WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM UNDER ARTICLE XXIV ( 6 ) OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE ARE CONCLUDED ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ; THE TEXTS OF THE AGREEMENTS ARE ANNEXED TO THIS DECISION .  ARTICLE 2  THE CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF THE CONCLUSION OF THOSE AGREEMENTS .  DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 MAY 1968 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  G . LUPIS  ANNEXES : SEE O.J .