CELEX: 41973D0064
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-22 00:00:00
Title: Decision of 22 March 1973 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community meeting within the Council, opening tariff preferences for products covered by that Community and originating in Portugal

12 . 4. 73                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 98 /33
                                                              DECISION
                                                          of 22 March 1973
                 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Coal
                                         and Steel Community meeting within the Council,
                    opening tariff preferences for products covered by that Community and originating
                                                               in Portugal
                                                            ( 73/64/ECSC )
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS                                 duties on imports of products covered by the Euro­
OF THE MEMBER STATES OF                                                pean Coal and Steel Community, and originating in
THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY,                                 Portugal .
                                                                       3 . The basic duties referred to in this Decision shall
Whereas the Member States have concluded among
themselves the Treaty establishing the European Coal                   be the duties actually applied on 1 January 1972 .
and Steel Community ;
Whereas the Agreement between the European                                                     Article 2
Economic Community and the Portuguese Repub­                           The provisions laying down the rules of origin for
lic ( J ) entered into force on 1 January 1973 ;                       the implementation of the Agreement between the
                                                                       European Economic Community and the Portuguese
Whereas the Agreement between the Member States                        Republic, which entered into force on 1 January
of the European Coal and Steel Community and                           1973 , shall apply to the products to which this
the European Coal and Steel Community of the one                       Decision refers .
part and the Portuguese Republic of the other part
is subject to the approval by each Contracting Party
                                                                                                Article 3
in accordance with its own procedures ;
                                                                       The Member States shall decide by common accord
Anxious to apply autonomously and concomitantly                        on any contingent protective measures suggested by
the tariff reductions laid down in the latter Agree­                   one or more Member States or by the Commission .
ment ;
                                                                                               Article 4
In agreement with the Commission ;
                                                                       This Decision shall expire on the entry into force of
                                                                       the Agreement between the Member States of the
                                                                       European Coal and Steel Community and the Euro­
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                              pean Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and
                                                                       the Portuguese Republic, of the other part, and at
                                                                       the latest on 31 December 1973 .
                             Article 1
1 . With effect from 1 April and until 31 December                                             Article 5
1973 , the duties applicable in the Community as
originally constituted and in Ireland to imports of                    Member States shall adopt all the measures necessary
products covered by the European Coal and Steel                        for the implementation of this Decision.
Community, and - originating in Portugal, shall be
reduced to 80 °/o of the basic duty, or levied at the
rate of 80 °/o of the basic duty.
                                                                       Done at Brussels, 22 March 1973 .
2 . During this same period, the United Kingdom                                                            The President
and Denmark shall not introduce any new customs                                                           W. DE CLERCQ
t 1 ) OJ No L 301 , 31 . 12 . 1972, p . 165 .