CELEX: 31982R0608
Language: en
Date: 1982-03-16 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 of 16 March 1982 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials

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31982R0608

Council Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 of 16 March 1982 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials  

Official Journal L 074 , 18/03/1982 P. 0004

*****COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 608/82  of 16 March 1982  amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1028/79 (2), the Council laid down the conditions governing the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural material;  Whereas the provisions of that Regulation are based essentially on those of the Agreement on the importation of educational, scientific and cultural materials drawn up under the auspices of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco);  Whereas on 26 November 1976 the 19th General Conference of Unesco adopted a Protocol to that Agreement with a view to extending relief from customs duties to certain products hitherto excluded from such relief;  Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (3), the Council amended Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 in order to take account of the provisions of that Protocol, to the extent compatible with the Community's aims;  Whereas the experience acquired in applying Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75, as amended, has demonstrated that, in order to ensure the correct interpretation of the Protocol in question, it is necessary to extend relief from customs duties to all products falling within heading No 49.03 of the Common Customs Tariff,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  Article 1  In Annex I (A) to Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75, the following text:  'ex. 49.03 Children's picture books and painting books:  - Children's drawing or painting books'  is hereby replaced by the following:  '49.03 Children's picture books and painting books'.  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, 16 March 1982.  For the Council  The President  P. de KEERSMAEKER  (1) OJ No L 184, 15. 7. 1975, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 134, 31. 5. 1979, p. 8.  (3) OJ No L 134, 31. 5. 1979, p. 1.