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Date: 1985-07-31 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2107/85 of 23 July 1985 relating to the conclusion of the Protocol between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic concerning the arrangements for the progressive liberalization of imports of motor vehicles into Portugal from the Community #Protocol between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic concerning the arrangements for the progressive liberalization of imports of motor vehicles into Portugal from the Community

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                                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2107/85
                                                   of 23 July 1985
               relating to the conclusion of the Protocol between the European Economic Community
               and the Portuguese Republic concerning the arrangements for the progressive liberaliza­
                         tion of imports of motor vehicles into Portugal from the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       the arrangements for the progressive liberalization of
                                                               imports of motor vehicles into Portugal from the
Having regard to the Treaty etablishing the European           Community is hereby approved on behalf of the
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113              Community.
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,             The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation.
Whereas approval shall be given to the Protocol
between the European Economic Community and the                                            Article 2
Portuguese Republic concerning the arrangements for
the progressive liberalization of imports of motor
vehicles into Portugal from the Community, signed at           The President of the Council shall give the notifications
Brussels on 5 June 1985,                                       provided for in Article 7 of the Protocol (').
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                           Article 3
                       Article 1
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
The Protocol between the European Economic                     publication in the Official Journal of the European
Community and the Portuguese Republic concerning               Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 23 July 1985.
                                                                              For the Council
                                                                               The President
                                                                                  J. POOS
                                                               (') The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be
                                                                   published in the Official Journal of the European Communi­
                                                                   ties by the General Secretariat of the Council.
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                                                          PROTOCOL
                between the European Economic Community and the Portuguese Republic concerning the
                arrangements for the progressive liberalization of imports of motor vehicles into Portugal
                                                      from the Community
                THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
                 of the one part, and
                THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC
                 of the other part,
                TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the guidelines agreed in the Supplementary Protocol concerning
                the special treatment applicable to imports of motor vehicles into Portugal and to the Portuguese
                 motor vehicle assembly industry,
                 HAVE DECIDED to conclude this Protocol concerning the arrangements for the progressive
                 liberalization of imports of motor vehicles into Portugal from the Community :
                           Article 1                                       Timetable                        Annual quotas
                                                                      1 January 1985                          500 units
Portugal shall be authorized to retain until                                                                  600 units
31 December 1987 the arrangements set out in the                      1 January 1986
                                                                      1 January 1987                          700 units
following Articles applicable to the assembly and
importation of motor vehicles for the transport of
persons, goods or materials, falling within heading                                            Article 4
No 87.02 of the Brussels Nomenclature.
                                                                      1 . For motor vehicles (CKD) of a kerb weight of less
                                                                     than 2 000 kilograms for the transport of persons
                           Article 2                                 (subheading 87.06 A), Portugal shall allocate quotas for
                                                                     the individual Community makes of vehicle at the
1 . From 1 January 1985 , Portugal shall open the                    beginning of each year. These shall be fixed by refer­
annual import quotas given in Annex I for motor ve­                   ence to the basic quotas granted in 1984 as set out in
hicles (CBU) originating in the Community, having a                   Annex II .
kerb weight of less than 3 500 kilograms.
                                                                      2. The quotas for Community makes of vehicle shall
2. The Joint Committee may amend the list given in                   be updated each year through the application of a
Annex I.                                                              weighting to compensate for the increase in prices in
                                                                      Portugal and the trend of manufacturing costs for
3 . From 1 January 1985, Portugal shall open an                       motor vehicles (CKD).
annual quota for the import of motor vehicles (CBU)
originating in the Community and having a kerb weight                 The sum of quotas for all makes of vehicle (Community
of less than 3 500 kilograms, other than those                        and non-Community makes alike) shall be fixed at the
mentioned in the list given in Annex I, as hereinafter                equivalent in terms of constant escudo prices of 39 000
specified :                                                           motor vehicles for 1985 , 41 500 motor vehicles for 1986
                                                                      and 44 000 motor vehicles for 1987 .
     Timetable                          Annual quotas
 1 January 1985                           340 units                   3 . Annual quotas by make of vehicle and all data
 1 January 1986                           400 units                   relating thereto shall be communicated to the Commu­
 1 January 1987                           500 units                   nity at the appropriate time.
No one make of vehicle may be granted more than one                   4. The use of quotas by make of vehicle allocated by
quarter of the volume of the quota.                                   reference to basic quotas shall be free for up to 87 % of
                                                                      the amount in 1985, 90% in 1986 and 93% in 1987. Use
 However, each make of vehicle shall be entitled to a                 of the remaining quotas by make of vehicle shall be
minimum quota of 20 units.                                            subject to exports of motor vehicles or components on
                                                                      the basis of the Portuguese value-added input in respect
                            Article 3
                                                                      of those exports.
 Portugal shall open the following annual import quotas                                        Article 5
for motor vehicles (CBU) originating in the Commu­
nity and having a kerb weight of more than 3 500 kilo­                 1 . Exporters having already used up the basic quotas
grams, as hereinafter specified :                                     granted to them pursuant to Article 4 shall be allocated
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additional CKD quotas dunng the year on the basis of                                    Article 7
the Portuguese value-added input in respect of
exported motor vehicles or components.                           1 . This Protocol shall be subject to ratification,
                                                                acceptance or approval in accordance with the
The additional quotas thus allocated shall be weighted          Contracting Parties' own procedures and the Parties
by reference to the coefficients given in Annex III.            shall notify one another when the procedures necessary
                                                                to this end have been completed.
2.   Portugal hereby states its readiness, should the need      2. This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day
arise, to fix, at a later stage and by mutual agreement         of the month following the date on which the
with the Community, a ceiling for each make of vehicle          Contracting Parties have notified each other in accord­
equal to a percentage of the total of the basic quotas          ance with paragraph 1 .
allocated for all makes.
                                                                                        Article 8
                          Article 6                             This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the
                                                                Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek,
The quotas fixed in Articles 4 and 5 may be used for the        Italian and Portuguese languages, each text being
import of either CKD or CBU motor vehicles.                     equally authentic.
                                                                                                         /
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           Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den femte juni nittenhundredeogfemogflrs.
           Geschehen zu Brüssel am fünften Juni neunzehnhundertfünfundachtzig.
           Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις πέντε Ιουνίου χίλια εννιακόσια ογδόντα πέντε.
           Done at Brussels on the fifth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and
           eighty-five.
           Fait å Bruxelles, le cinq juin mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-cinq.
           Fatto a Bruxelles, addì cinque giugno millenovecentottantacinque.
           Gedaan te Brussel, de vijfde juni negentienhonderd vijfentachtig.
           Feito em Bruxelas, em cinco de Junho de mil novecentos e oitenta e cinco.
           For Rådet for De europæiske Fællesskaber
           Für den Rat der Europäischen Gemeinschaften
           Για το Συμβούλιο των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων
           For the Council of the European Communities
           Pour le Conseil des Communautés européennes
           Per il Consiglio delle Comunità europee
           Voor de Raad van de Europese Gemeenschappen
           Pelo Conselho das Comunidades Europeias
           For Den portugisiske Republik
           Für die Portugiesische Republik
           Για τη Δημοκρατία της Πορτογαλίας
           For the Portuguese Republic
           Pour la République portugaise
           Per la Repubblica portoghese
           Voor de Republiek Portugal
           Pela República Portuguesa
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                                                                 ANNEX I
                                              List of import quotas referred to in Article 2 ( 1)
                                                                     1 January 1985     1 January 1986   1 January 1987
                   Alfa Romeo                                             600                700              800
                   AUDI (Auto-Union)                                      600                700              800
                   BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke)                         600                700              800
                   British Leyland (ex-BMC)                               600                700              800
                   British Leyland (ex-Leyland)                           600                700              800
                   Jaguar/ Daimler                                        600                700              800
                   Talbot (France)                                        600                700              800
                   Talbot (United Kingdom)                                600                700              800
                   Citroen                                                600                700              800
                   Daimler-Benz                                           600                700              800
                   Fiat                                                   600                700              800
                   Ford (Germany)                                         600                700              800
                   Ford (United Kingdom)                                  600                700              800
                   General Motors (Germany)                               600                700              800
                   General Motors (United Kingdom)                        600                700              800
                   Peugeot                                                600                700              800
                   Renault                                                600                700              800
                   VW (Volkswagen)                                        600                700              800
                   Volvo (Netherlands)                                    600                700              800
                   Lancia (Italy)                                         600                700              800
                   Autobianchi (Italy)                                    600                700              800
                   Volvo (Belgium)                                        600                700              800
                   Nuova Innocenti (Italy)                                600                700              800
                   Porsche (Germany)                                      600                700              800
                            ANNEX II
                                                                                                     ANNEX III
         Basic quotas by make of vehicle granted in 1984
                  as referred to in Article 4 (1)                                Weighting coefficients referred to in Article 5 (1)
                                                  '000 Escudos                                                         1985   1986   1987
Fiat                                                2 071 980             CKD                                           0,7    0,6   0,5
Renault                                             1 648 320                                                        Il||
Peugeot                                             1 415 870             CBU and vehicle bodies                        0,5    0,5   0,45
BLMC                                                1 404 230                                                        \\
Citroen                                             1 298 420
                                                                          Semi-finished components                      0,4    0,4   0,35
Ford                                                1 168 080                                                        ||II
General Motors                                      1 010 030                                                        IlII
                                                                          Finished components :                      IIIl
Talbot                                                483 640                                                               \\
VW                                                    443 250               Engines                                     0,9    0,8   0,7
BMW                                                   281 380               Gearboxes                                   0,9    0,8   0,7
Mercedes                                              122 200               Other mechanical components                 0,8    0,7   0,6
Alfa Romeo                                             43 270               Electrical components                       0,7    0,6   0,5
AUDI                                                   34 830               Other components                            0,6    0,55  0,5