CELEX: 51983PC0581
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Date: 1983-10-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) suspending the application of ceilings established by Regulation (EEC) No /83 for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                              COM( 83) 581 f i n a l
                                                              B ru s s e ls , 6 October 1983
                                    Proposal f o r a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
             suspending the a p p lic a tio n of c e i l i n g s e s ta b lis h e d by
               R egulation (EEC) No          /83 f o r imports of c e r t a in
                        products o r i g i n a t i n g in Yugoslavia
                   (subm itted to the Council by t h e Commission)
COM( 8 3 ) 581 fin a l
 ---pagebreak---                                               EXPLANATORY          MEMORANDUM
The EEC/Yugoslavia Cooperation Agreement provi des i n A r t i c l e 1 of i t s
Pr ot oc ol no 1 t h a t imports of c e r t a i n products o r i g i n a t i n g i n Yugoslavia
should be subj ec t t o an annual c e i l i n g above which customs d u t i e s may be
r e i nt r od uc ed .
The Community has a cc or di ngl y f i x e d , by a Council R e g u l a t i o n , the
c e i l i n g s a p p l i c a b l e i n 198.H t o imports of a number of products.
However, the abovementioned a r t i c l e also provides t h a t i f ,                           f o r two
successive y e a r s , imports of a product subj ect t o a c e i l i n g are less
than 80 % of the l e v e l f i x e d , the Community may suspend a p p l i c a t i o n
of t h i s c e i l i n g .        The Community t o t a l s of amounts charged a ga ins t the c e i l i n g s
f o r 1981 and 1982 show t h a t imports of c e r t a i n products di d not reach
80 % i n those yea rs .                This being so, i t         seems a p p r o p r i a t e t o suspend
a p p l i c a t i o n of the c e i l i n g s a l r e a dy f i x e d f o r 1984- and t o amend the
abovementioned R e gul at i on a c c or d i n gl y .
The d r a f t Council Regul at i on annexed h e r e t o ,                   p ro v i d i n g f o r suspension
of the a p p l i c a t i o n of the c e i l i n g s t o which imports of c e r t a i n products
o r i g i n a t i n g in Yugoslavia are s u b j e c t , i s submitted f o r a p p ro va l .
This i s the s ubj ect of the present proposal f o r a R e gul at i on (see
Annex).
 ---pagebreak---                                         Proposal         for a
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                   s u s p e n d i n g the a p p l i c a t i o n of c e i l i n g s e s t a b l i s h e d by
                   R e g u l a t i o n (CCE) N o _ _ __ /83 for i m p o r t s of c e r t a i n
                   p r o d u c t s o r i g i n a t i n g in Y u g o s l a v i a
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard t o the T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g the
European Economic Community and in p a r t i c u l a r
A r t i c l e 113 t h e r e o f ,
Having regard t o t he Council Regul at ion (EEC) N o . . . . / 8 3 e s t a b l i s h i n g
c e i l i n g s and Community s upe rv i si on f o r imports of c e r t a i n goods
o r i g i n a t i n g i n Yugoslavia (1984)
Having regard t o the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas pursuant t o A r t i c l e 1 of P rotocol 1 annexed t o the
Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic
Community and the S o c i a l i s t Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia ( 1 ) , the Community has by Regul at i on (EEC)
No __ l&S ( 2 ) 6 5 Ϊ 3 & Ι . 1 δήβοΙ ΐ ή θ ο θ ί Μ η α δ θ ρ ρ Η ο β β Ι β τ η
198^ t o imports of c e r t a i n products o r i g i n a t i n g i n
Yugoslavia; whereas t h i s A r t i c l e provides al so t h a t i f , f o r
two successive y e a r s , imports of a product s ubj ect t o a
ceiling are less than 80 % of the amount f i x e d , the Community
may suspend the a p p l i c a t i o n of t h i s ceiling ;
  Whereas the Communities' s t a t i s t i c a l summaries f o r 1981
and 1982 show t h a t imports of c e r t a i n products which are
subj ect t o c e i l i n g s d i d n o t , during those y e a r s , reach
80 % of the ceilings i n d i c a t e d ; whereas t h e r e f o r e ; i t
appears a p p r o p r i a t e t o suspend a p p l i c a t i o n of the
c e i l i n g s v a l i d f o r imports of the products i n questi on
from 1 January 198*t; whereas, however, i t is
d e s i r a b l e t o f o l l o w the development of thses imports
by means of s t a t i s t i c a l s u r v e i l l a n c e ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                       A rticle 1
The a p p l i c a t i o n of ghe c e i l i n g s e s t a b l i s h e d by A r t i c l e 1
of R egul at i on (EEC) No------- / 83 A s h a l l be suspended from
1 January 198*< f o r imports of^^roducts in annexes I , I I and
 IV of the abovementioned r e g u l a t i o n which are i n d i c a t e d
below.
 (1)      OJ No L 4 1 ,           14.2.1983,          p.  28
 (2)      OJ No L .
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                       CCT
         O rd e r N o beading                          D escription                           N 1M E X E code
                        No
               1         2                                  3                                         4
                                               ANNEX I
                         39.03 Regenerated cellulose; cellulose nitrate, cellulose ace­
                               tate and other cellulose esters, cellulose ethers and
                               other chemical derivatives of cellulose, plasticized or
                               not (for example, collodions, celluloid); vulcanized
                               fibre:
                               B. Other:
          I YU 4                    I. Regenerated cellulose                               39.03-07, 08, 12, 14,
                                                                                                  15, 17
           I YU 26      87.10   Cycles (including delivery tricyles), not motorized         87.10 all Nos
                                            ANNEX I I
category
             3           56.07   Yarn of man-made fibres (discontinuous or
                                 waste), put up for retail sale:
                                 A. Of synthetic textile fibres                         56.07-01,  04,   05,  07,
                                                                                               08, 10,   12,  15,
                                                                                               19, 20,   22,  25,
                                                                                               29, 30,   31,  35,
                                                                                               38, 39,   40,  41,
                                                                                               43, 45,   46,  47,
                                                                                               49
category
                  18     61.03   Men’s and boys’ under garments, including
                                 collars, shirt fronts and cuffs:
                                  B. Pyjamas                                            61.03-     51, 55, 59
                                  C. Other                                              61.03-     81, 85, 89
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           Order No   heading                            Description                       NIMEXE code
                        No
                i        2                                   3
cat eg or y                                                                                   ’I- '
               22      56.05     Yam of man-made fibres (discontinuous or
                                 waste), not put up for retail sale:
                                                                        5       v
                                 A. Of synthetic textile fibres         I          56.05-03, 05, 07, 09,
                                                                     '  *.               11, 13, 15, 19,
                   ■                                                                     21, 23, 25, 28,
                                                                                         32, 34, 36, 38,
                                                                                         39, 42, 44, 45,
                                                                                         46, 47
ca t eg or y
               48      53.07     Yam of combed sheep’s or lambs’ wool (worsted     53.07 all Nos
                                 yam), not put up for retail sale
                       53.08     Yam of fine animal hair (carded or combed), not
                                 put up for retail sale:
                                 B. Combed                                          53.08-21, 25
ca t e g o r y
               52       55.06    Cotton yam, put up for retail sale-                55.06 all Nos
                               i
category
              Diverse    59.04    Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, plaited or not   59.04 all Nos
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 Order        heading                            Description                              N IM E X E code
  No             No
   1              2                                   3                                          4
                                            ANNEX IV
               28.05     Alkali and alkaline-earth m e ta ls; rare earth metals,
                         yttrium and scandium and intermixtures or                                      .■
                         interalloys thereof; mercury:
                         D. Mercury:
IV YU 1                       I. In flasks of a net capacity of 34 · 5 kg (standard   28.05-71
                                 ■weight), of a fob value, per flask, not
                                 exceeding 224 ECU
                73.02    Ferro-alloys:
                         A. Ferro-manganese:
IV YU 2                       II. Other                                                73.02-19
  These im ports s h a ll remain under Community s u r v e illa n c e .
                                            A rtic L e 2
  T h is R e g u la tio n s h a ll e n te r in to fo rc e on th e t h i r d day fo llo w in g
  i t s p u b lic a tio n in the O f f i c i a l Journal of th e European Communities
  This R e g u la tio n s h a ll be binding in i t s e n t ir e t y and d i r e c t l y
  a p p lic a b le in a l l Member S ta te s .
  Done a t                                                                     Fo r t h e   Counci l
                                                                                  The P r e s i d e n t