CELEX: 51990PC0282
Language: en
Date: 1990-06-19
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING TRADE WITH THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC IN THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTOR

6. 7. 90                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                No C 165/5
               Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on transitional measures concerning trade with the
                            German Democratic Republic in the agriculture and fisheries sector
                                                     COM(90) 282 final
                                      (Submitted by the Commission on 15 June 1990)
                                                        (90/C 165/05)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         from the processing of agricultural products as referred
                                                                  to in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 (').
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community, and in particular Articles 28, 43
 and 113 thereof,                                                                           Article 2
                                                                  In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 5,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,               it may be decided to suspend the collection of levies and
                                                                  the application of other charges, quantitative restrictions
                                                                  and measures having equivalent effect under the
 Having regard      to  the   opinion   of   the  European        common arrangements for products and goods referred
 Parliament,                                                      to in Article 1 in respect of trade between the
                                                                  Community and the German Democratic Republic.
 Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany and the
 German Democratic Republic have concluded a treaty
 (Staatsvertrag) which provides for the immediate                                           Article 3
 establishment of a monetary union and the gradual                Article 2 shall be implemented:
 integration of the German Democratic Republic into the
 economic and social system of the Federal Republic of
 Germany and into the legal order of the Community
 before the formal union of the two States;                       1. to the extent that the German Democratic Republic
 Whereas under the Staatsvertrag the German Demo-                    (a) establishes mechanisms similar to the common
 cratic Republic is to align its policy on the law and                   agricultural or fisheries policies or to the common
 objectives of the European Communities;                                 trading system without prejudice to its obligations
                                                                         under agreements with third countries;
 Whereas Article 15 of the Staatsvertrag provides for the
 German Democratic Republic to suspend the collection                    and
 of levies and the grant of refunds on trade with the
 Community in the agriculture sector provided that the
 Community does likewise;                                            (b) takes or prepares to take measures guaranteeing
                                                                         free access for Community goods;
 Whereas, in view of the scheme introduced or to be
 introduced by the German Democratic Republic, the
                                                                 2. with regard to the effect of the mechanisms in
Community should adopt specific rules for agricultural
                                                                     question on the production and marketing of the
products, whether or not processed;
                                                                     products referred to in Article 1;
Whereas, in order to enable the Community to adapt its
external arrangements rapidly to developments in the             3. having consideration to the measures taken by the
German Democratic Republic, the Commission should                    German Democratic Republic with regard to products
be authorized to suspend application of charges and                  or goods from non-member countries to ensure that
other measures to restrict imports on the products in                Community provisions concerning such countries are
question,                                                            not evaded.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                            Article 4
                                                                 Notwithstanding Article 5, the measures suspended
                         Article 1                               under Article 2 may be reintroduced to the extent
This Regulation shall apply to the agricultural products
listed in Annex II to the Treaty, and to goods resulting         (') OJ No L 323, 29. 11. 1980, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak--- No C 165/6                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                6. 7. 90
necessary to avoid disturbances likely to jeopardize           or the corresponding Articles of the other regulations on
achievement of the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty.     the common organization of agricultural markets.
                                                                                         Article 6
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                         Article 5                             following its publication in the Official Journal of the
                                                               European Communities.
The provisions for implementing this Regulation shall be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down by          The suspensory measures may become applicable with
Article 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 ( s ),       effect from 1 July 1990.
                                                               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
(') OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.                            directly applicable in all Member States.