Council Regulation (EEC) No 1274/90 of 7 May 1990 applying supplementary generalized tariff preferences in respect of certain industrial products originating in countries benefiting from generalized preferences and sold at the Berlin "Partners in Progress" Fair

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1274/90
of 7 May 1990
applying supplementary generalized tariff preferences in respect of certain industrial products originating in countries benefiting from generalized preferences and sold at the Berlin 'Partners in Progress' Fair
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 imports fair 'Partners in Progress' is organized every year in Berlin with a view to improving the access to world markets of products originating in countries benefiting from generalized preferences;
Whereas, in view of the specific features of the Berlin Fair and of the unique situation of Berlin, certain measures should be taken in the field of generalized preferences;
Whereas, in accordance with the offer made in the context of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Community opened generalized preferences commencing in 1971 and most recently under Regulations (EEC) No 3896/89 (1) and (EEC) No 3897/89 (2) and in particular in respect of finished and semi-finished industrial and textile products originating in developing countries;
Whereas, in the past, certain products covered by the system of quotas, ceilings or other tariff measures, being the subject of contracts for sale in the course of the Berlin Fair, have not been able to benefit from the preferences, the allocated tariff quotas or fixed duty-free amounts having been used up or the collection of customs duties having been re-established for products subject to ceiling limits before the opening date of the fair; whereas it is important to provide additional latitude to countries benefiting from generalized preferences to enable them to benefit from the generalized tariff preference for products being the subject of contracts for sale at the fair; whereas, however, this latitude should be limited to 6 % of the levels of the tariff measures applicable for each product or group of products under the abovementioned annual Regulations, and should be opened;
Whereas, without prejudice to the specific provisions of this Regulation, the application of the provisions of the annual Regulations regarding generalized tariff preferences and, in particular, in respect of the beneficiary countries and the concept of originating products should be applied to the supplementary preferences in question;
Whereas it is appropriate, however, to exclude from the scope of this Regulation certain products originating in particular beneficiary countries;
Whereas declarations of release into free circulation submitted with a view to the importation of the products in question should be accompanied by the certificate of origin and the contract concluded at the Berlin Fair, the latter certified by the competent German authorities;
Whereas the German authorities must ensure that certification of the contracts concluded at the Berlin Fair do not exceed the authorized supplementary quantities;
Whereas the method of administration adopted requires close cooperation between Member States and the Commission,
Whereas the generalized preferences have been suspended for products originating in the Republic of Korea by Regulations (EEC) No 3896/89 and (EEC) No 3897/89,