CELEX: 31991R3911
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-19 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3911/91 of 19 December 1991 totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the combined nomenclature and originating in Malta ( 1992 )

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31991R3911

Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3911/91 of 19 December 1991 totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the combined nomenclature and originating in Malta ( 1992 )  

Official Journal L 372 , 31/12/1991 P. 0008 - 0015

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3911/91 of 19 December  1991 totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to certain products falling within  Chapters 1 to 24 of the combined nomenclature and originating in Malta (1992)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 Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3033/80 of 11 November 1980 laying down the trade  arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products  (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, pursuant to Annex I to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European  Economic Community and Malta (2), the Community must partially suspend the Common Customs Tariff  duties applicable to certain products; whereas it would also be appropriate provisionally to adjust  or supplement certain of the tariff benefits provided for in the said Annex; whereas, in respect of  products listed in the Annex to this Regulation and originating in Malta, the Community should  accordingly suspend the fixed component of the charge applicable to goods covered by Regulation  (EEC) N° 3033/80 and the customs duty applicable to other goods at the levels indicated for each  product from 1 January to 31 December 1992; Whereas in the context of the said tariff suspensions, the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese  Republic will apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the said Protocol to the Agreement  establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Malta consequent on the  accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community (3), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 11.  From 1 January to 31 December 1992 products listed in the Annex  and originating in Malta shall be imported into the Community at the rates of duty indicated in the  Annex for each product. Within the context of these tariff suspensions the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic  shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Protocol to  the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Malta consequent on the  accession of Spain and Portugal. 2.  For the purposes of applying this Regulation, the rules of origin shall be those in force at  the time for the implementation of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European  Economic Community and Malta. Article 2Where products benefiting from the arrangements, provided for in Article 1, are  imported into the Community in such quantities or at such prices that they cause or threaten to  cause material injury to Community producers of like or directly competing products, the duties  applicable may be partially or totally reimposed on the products concerned. Such measures may be  taken also in the event of material injury or threat of material injury limited to one region of  the Community. Article 31.  In order to implement Article 2 the Commission may adopt a Regulation reimposing  customs duties for a given period. 2.  Where a Member State asks the Commission to adopt such a Regulation, the Commission shall reach  its decision within a maximum of 10 working days from the day on which it receives the request and  shall inform the Member States of the action taken. 3.  Any Member State may refer the measure taken by the Commission to the Council within 10 working  days of notification. The fact that the matter is referred to the Council shall not cause the  measure to be suspended. The Council shall meet immediately. It may, acting on a qualified  majority, amend or rescind the measure in question. Article 4This Regulation shall enter into force on the 1 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1991. For the CouncilThe PresidentP. DANKERT(1) OJ N° L 323, 29. 11. 1980, p. 1. (2) OJ N° L 61, 14. 3. 1971, p. 3. (3) OJ N° L 81, 23. 3. 1989, p. 11.