CELEX: 31985R3068
Language: en
Date: 1985-06-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3068/85 of 27 June 1985 suspending tariff concessions and increasing duties under the Common Customs Tariff with regard to certain products originating in the United States of America

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31985R3068

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3068/85 of 27 June 1985 suspending tariff concessions and increasing duties under the Common Customs Tariff with regard to certain products originating in the United States of America  

Official Journal L 292 , 02/11/1985 P. 0001 - 0002 Spanish special edition: Chapter 02 Volume 14 P. 0109  Portuguese special edition Chapter 02 Volume 14 P. 0109 

*****COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3068/85  of 27 June 1985  suspending tariff concessions and increasing duties under the Common Customs Tariff with regard to certain products originating in the United States of America  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 the United States of America has decided to apply additional customs duties to imports of pasta products from the European Economic Community, in breach of the commitments which it has undertaken in the context of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT);  Whereas these measures cause significant injury to the Community producers concerned;  Whereas, in order to protect the Community's interests, it is judged necessary to take measures having an equivalent effect on imports of products originating in the United States; whereas it is therefore appropriate to amend the Annex 'Common Customs Tariff' to Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 483/85 (2),  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  Article 1  The Annex 'Common Customs Tariff' to Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 is hereby amended as follows:  1.2.3,4 //  //  //  // Heading No  // Description  // Rate of duty 1.2.3.4 //  //  // Autonomous % or levy (L)  // Conventional %   //    //   //   //   // 1  // 2  // 3  // 4   //    //   //   //   // 08.02   // Citrus fruit, fresh or dried:   //   //   //   // C. Lemons   // 8 (b) (c)   // -  //   //  //  // (b) (unchanged).  (c) The autonomous duty applicable to products originating in the United States of America is fixed at 20 %.  1.2.3,4 //  //  //  // Heading No  // Description  // Rate of duty 1.2.3.4 //  //  // Autonomous % or levy (L)  // Conventional %   //    //   //   //   // 1  // 2  // 3  // 4   //    //   //   //   // 08.05   // Nuts other than those falling within heading No 08.01, fresh or dried, shelled or not:   //   //   //   // B. Walnuts   // 8 (c)   // 8 (d)  //   //  //  // (c) The autonomous duty applicable to walnuts, not shelled, originating in the United States of America is fixed at 30 %.  (d) Walnuts, not shelled, originating in the United States of America, are not eligible for this conventional duty  Article 2  1. The free circulation of the products referred to in Article 1 may be made subject to submission of proof of their origin.  2. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 802/68 (1).  Article 3  This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 Luxembourg, 27 June 1985.  For the Council  The President  A. BIONDI  (1) OJ No L 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 59, 27. 2. 1985, p. 14.  (1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 1.