84/12/EEC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1983 changing the import arrangements established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 and applied in the Benelux countries, in the Federal Republic of Germany, in the United Kingdom and in Greece in respect of the People's Republic of China (Only the German, Greek, English, French and Dutch texts are authentic)

COMMISSION  DECISION
of 21 December 1983
changing the import arrangements established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 and applied in the Benelux countries, in the Federal Republic of Germany, in the United Kingdom and in Greece in respect of the People's Republic of China
(Only the Dutch, English, French, German and Greek texts are authentic)
(84/12/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 of 14 November 1983 on import arrangements for products originating in State-trading countries, not liberalized at Community level (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 established the list of products originating in State-trading countries whose release for free circulation in the Member States is subject to quantitative restrictions;
Whereas the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China of 3 April 1978 (2) met in Peking on 8 and 9 November 1983; whereas upon completion of its work it recommended, among other measures, the abolition of quantitative restrictions on the release for free circulation in certain Member States of products originating in China;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83, the Governments of the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom have informed the other Member States and the Commission that they consider that the import arrangements applied in the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom in respect of imports of various industrial products from China should be amended in accordance with that Regulation;
Whereas, following the examination of different aspects of the measures recommended by the Joint Committee, action should be taken thereon, account being taken in particular of Article 4 (2) of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China,