CELEX: 51976PC0099
Language: en
Date: 1976-03-22
Title: Proposai for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL suspending the application of indicative ceilings for imports of certain products originating in certain EFTA countries established by the Regulations (EEC) Nos 88/76, 90/76, 91/76 and 92/76 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                              REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
                suspending the application of indicative ceilings for imports
                of certain products originating in certain EFTA countries
                established by the Regulations ( EEC) Nos 88/76 , 90/76 , 91/76
                                   V      and 92/76        ,    (
                      ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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COM(76 ) 99 final .
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1.1 Protocols No 1 to the Agreements between the Community and Finland ,
    Norway , Portugal and Sweden provide that imports of certain products
    originating in those countries and subject to progressive reductions
    in customs duties shall , from the entry into force of these Agreements
    in 1973 , be subject to an annual indicative ceiling above which
    customs duties can be reintroduced .
    The Community has accordingly , fixed , under Council regulations , the
    ceilings applicable in 1976 to imports of a number of products .
     (Regulations (EEC ) Nos 88 / 76 , 90 / 76 , 91 / 76 and 92 / 76 , see 0J No L 16
    of 24.1.1976 ).
1.2 However , provision is made in the Protocols No 1 that , if , 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 1974 and 1975 show that imports of certain products did
    not reach 90% in those years . This being so , the Community is obliged
    to suspend application of the ceilings already fixed for 1976 and to
    amend the above mentioned Regulations accordingly .
2.1 It is submitted that the proposal for the Council regulation annexed
    hereto be approved , i.e. providing for :
    suspension of the application of the indicative ceiling to which
    imports of certain products originating in the EFTA countries are
    subject .
2.2 This is the subject of the présent proposai for a Régulation ( see
    Annex ) .
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                  REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
suspending the application of indicative ceilings for the
     imports of certain products originating in certain EFTA
    countries established by the Regulations ( EEC ) Nos 88 / 76 ,
                        90/ 76 , 91 / 76 and 92 / 76
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 the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , pursuant to Protocols No 1 annexed to the Agreements between the
European Economic Community and the Republic of Finland ,, the Kingdom of
Norway , the Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden, the Community
has , under Regulations ( EEC ) Nos 88 / 76 , 90/ 76 , 91 / 76 and 92 / 76 ( 1 ),
established the indicative ceilings applicable in 1976 to imports of
certain products originating in those countries ; whereas provision is also
made under Protocols No 1 to the Agreements that , if , 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 ;
Whereas the Communities' statistical summaries for 1974 arid 1975 show that
imports of some of the products in question which are subject to ceilings
have not reached 90% of the ceilings indicated for those years ; whereas ,
therefore , the Community should suspend application of the ceilings for
those products for 1976 ; whereas , however , it is desirable to keep under
review the develoment of imports of these products by statistical sur­
veillance ; wherheas , therefore , the above mentioned Regulations should be
amended ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                   Article 1
1.     The application of the indicative ceilings established by Article 1 of
       Regulation (EEC ) No 88 / 76 is suspended for the products
( 1 ) 0J No L 16 , 24 . 1 . 1976 .                                        i /■ • •
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     mdicated under Order Nos I SF 2 , I SF 3 , I SF 5 , I SF 6 , I SF 7 and I
     IF 9 6# Annex I ef fehe abeve menfeiened Regulåtioft *
     The imports of these products remain under Community surveillance .
2.   The application of the indicative ceilings established by Article 1 of
     Regulation (EEC ) No 90/ 76 is suspended for the products indicated
     under Order Nos I N 3 , I N A , I N 6 , I N 7 , I N 8 , I N 12 , X N 13 , IN
      14 , IN 15 and IN 1 9 of Annex I of the above mentioned Regulation .
     The imports of these products remain under Community surveillance .
3.   The application of the indicative ceilings established by Article 1 of
     Regulation (EEC ) No 91 / 76 is suspended for the products indicated
     under Order Nos I P J and I P 6 of Annex I of the above mentioned
     Regulation .
     The imports of these products remain under Community surveillance .
A,   The application of the indicative ceilings established by Article 1 of
     Regulation (EEC ) No 92 / 76 is suspended for the products indicated
     under Order Nos I S 16 and IS 18 of Annex I of the above mentioned
     Regulation .
     The imports of these products remain under Community surveillance .
                            Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of 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 Président