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Date: 1974-09-26
Title: Proposal for a DECISION OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL on the application of Article 8 of the Association Agreement to goods obtained in the Member States of the Community#Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EEC) 610/72 on the framework of the Association established between the European Economic Community and Greece relating to the movement of goods in the manufacture of which are used products which come from third countries and are not in free circulation in the Community or in Greece (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            COM(74)1523 final
                                            Brussels , 26 September 1974
                                Proposal for a
                     DECISION OP «LEE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
                                                        ■ m
              on the application of Article 8 of the Association
              Agreement to goods obtained in the Member States of
                                 the Community
                             /
                                Proposal for a
                       REGULATION ( EEC) OF TEAS COUNCIL
              amending Regulation ( EEC) 610/72 on the framework
             of the Association established between the European
            Economic Community and . Greece relating to the movement
            of goods in the manufacture of which are used products
             which come from third countries and are not in free
               circulation in the Community or in Greece
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(74) 1523 final
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MMORAUDUI
I.    Article 14 of the EEC-GREECE Association Agreement lays down a timetable
      for the elimination of duties on certain products imported from the
      Community ;   in accordance with Title II , Chapter I of the Association
      Agreement , Greece will be abolishing these duties on 1 November 1974«
      The percentage to be taken into account for determining the rate of levy,
      for these products , mentioned in Article 8 of the Agreement should con­
      sequently be increased from 90 "to 100$ .
      This is the purpose of the draft Decision ( at Annex I ) for the EEC-Greece
                                 to makes
      Council of Association       the draft is in Dutch , English, French , German
      and Italian only .
II . Regulation ( EEC ) Ho 610/72 ( l ) of 23 March 1972 , as last amended by Regulation
      ( EEC ) No 1411/74 ( 2 ) of 4 June 1974» contains provisions laid down by the
      Council of the E.C , on the application of Decisions made by EEC-Greece Council
      of Association , including any concerning the application of Article 8 of the
      Association Agreement .
      The amendment put forward in the draft Decision mentioned at I above would
      entail adapting the above-mentioned Regulation to meet the new situation .
      This is the purpose of the draft Regulation ( at Annex II ) for the Council of
      the E.C. to make .
( 1 ) OJ No L75 of 28.3J1972 , p' 7
( 2 ) OJ No L150 of 7.6.1974, P 6
 ---pagebreak---                                                              ΛΕΙΪϋΧ I
                               PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION
                             OP THE ASSOCIATION COU1ICIL
                       on the application of Art-iole 8 of tho Association
                       Agreement to goods obtained in the Member States of
                            > "    the Community
  THE ASSOCIAHOT COUNCIL,
  Having regard to the Association Agreement , and in particular Article 8 ( l )
• thereof , together with Protocol No 3 annexed thereto ;
  Whereas Decision Ko l/73 of the Association Council on the application of Article
  8 of the Association Agreement to goods obtained in the Member States of the
  Community in respect of which duties are to be eliminated in accordance with the
  timetable laid down in Article 14 of the Agreement fixed the percentage of tho
  Common Customs Tariff duties to be taken into account at
  Whereas Greece will , on 1 November 1974 ,be abolishing the customs duty on each of
  the above mentioned product sj
  Whereas, consequently, it is desirable to raise from        to 10($, as regards these
  products ," the percentage to be taken into account for the purpose of determining
  the rate of the levy referred to in Article 8 of the Agreement ;
  Whereas there is no common tariff for the products severed by the European Coal and
  Steel Community ;
                                         \                                   •
  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                                   Sole Article
         U
  As from November 1974/ the percentage of the Common Customs Tariff duties to be
  taken, into account for tho purpose of determining the rate of the levy referred to
  in Article 8 of the Association Agreement shall be fixed at lOQfS in respect of
  goods obtained in the Member States of the Community and subject to the treatment
  provided for in Artiole 14 of the Agreement .
  As regards goods in the manufacture of which products covered by the European Coal
  and Steel Community are utilised , this percentage shall apply to the customs
  tariff duty in force in the Member State of manufacture in respect of products covered
  by the European Coal and Steel Community utilised in the manufacture of such goods .
         Done at Brussels,                                For the Association Council
                                                               The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                    A1TNEX II
                                              Proposal for a
                             ! . ,
                                   PECULATION ( EEC) OP THE COUNCIL
                                       .aw* a  ■ m » ■       *.i;T3weu.»fcfmam
                       amending Regulation ( EEC) 610/72 on the framework
                       of the Association established between the European
                       Economic Community and Greece relating to the
                       movement of goods in the manufacture of which are
                       used products which come from third countries and
                       are not in free circulation either in the Community
                                      or in Greece
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
in particular Article 113 thereof f
Having. r$gsird to the proposal from the Commission ?.
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 6l0/72(l ) ^of 23 March 1972 , as last amended by
Regulation (EEC ) No 1411/74(2) of 4 June 1974. on the application '
of the provisions adopted within the framework of the Association established be­
tween the European Economic Community and Greece relating to the movement of .
goods in the manufacture of which are used products which come from third countrie
and are not in free circulation either in the Community or in Greece , laid down
the measures for the implementation of Association Council Decisions relating
to the application of Article 8 of the Agreement establishing an Association
between the European Economic Community and Greece ?
I'Jhereas new provisions have been adopted in this matter by Association
Council Decison No .,...,....
Whereas the Regulation referred to above must be amended to meet the new situation
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
( 1 ) O.J. No L 75 of 28.3.1972 , p. 7
( 2 ) O.J. No L 150 of 7.6.1974 , P. 6
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                                      Article 1
        1                               ••
      Regulation(EEC ) No 610/72 shall be amended as follows :
 Ihe text of Article 5» last subparagraph, as inserted "by HEgnlation (EEC ) No 3287/73
( 3)t shall "be replaced lay the following :
•i- from 1 January 1974 to^/31 October 1974/ at 90fo$
  - fron/r November 1974/at 100<fo n
                                      Article 2
      This    gulation shall enter into force on /T November 1974/ •
 IMs- Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable xn all
Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                              For the Council
                                                The President
( 3 ) OJ.No L 338 of 7-12.1973 , p.l