CELEX: 51973PC1853
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-06
Title: DRAFT DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL opening tariff preferences for products covered by that Community and originating in Finland (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COM (73) 1853
Vol. 1973/0329
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                                         .             COM(73)1853 Final
                                                       Brussels . 6 November 1973
                                 DRAFT DECISION
             OP THE REPRESENTATIVES OP       GOVERNMENTS OP TIE MEMBER
             STATES OP THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY MEETING
                               WITHIN THE COUNCIL
            opening tariff preferences for products covered "by that
                      Community and originating in Finland
                 ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
   CQM(73 ) 1853 Pinal
 ---pagebreak---                            DRAFT DU! CI SI OIT
    OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MSSCBT-TR
    STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY MEETING
                         WITHIN THE COUNCIL
 opening tariff preferences for products covered "by that Community
                      and originating in Finland
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE
EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY,
Whereas . the Member States have concluded among themselves the Treaty
establishing the European Coal and Steel Community ;
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and
the Republic of Finland will enter into force on
providing that the Contracting Parties are notified before that date
of the completion of the procedures necessary to that end ;
Whereas the Agreement between the Member States of the European Coal
and Steel Community and the European Coal and Steel Community , of the
one part , and the Republic of Finland , of the other part , is subject
to the approval of each Contracting Party in accordance with its own
procedures ;
Anxious to apply autonomously and concomitantly the tariff reductions
laid down in that Agreement ;
In agreement with the Commission ;                  .             '
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HAVE EECIBED AS FOLLOWS :
                             Article 1
 1«   With effect from the date of entry into force of the Agreement
"between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland
and until 31 December 1974 » "the duties applicable in the Community
as originally constituted and in Ireland to imports of products
 covered by the European Coal and Steel Community and originating in
Finland, shall be reduced to 60% of the basic duty, or levied at the
rate of 60$ of the basic duty.
 2 . During the same period, the United Kingdom and Denmark shall
refrain from introducing new customs duties on imports of products
 covered by the European Coal and Steel Community and originating in
Finland .
3.    The basic duties referred to in this Decision shall be those
duties actually applied on 1 January 1972 .
                             Article 2
The provisions laying down the rules of origin for the implementation
of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
Republic of Finland shall apply to the products to which this Decision
refers .
                             Article 3
The Member States shall decide by conmon accord on any contingent
protective measures suggested by one or more Member States or by the
Commission .
 ---pagebreak---                           Article 4
The Decision shall expire on the entry into force of the Agreement
between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and
the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part and the Republic
of Finland of the other part , and at the latest on 31 December 1974 *
                          Article 5
Member States shall adopt all the measures necessary for the implementation
of this Decision ,,
Done at
                                 The President