Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 February 1987 concerning the import arrangements applicable to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and coming from third countries, and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 430/87
of 9 February 1987
concerning the import arrangements applicable to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and coming from third countries, and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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, by Decision 86/222/EEC (1), the Council approved the renewal of the cooperation agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on manioc production, marketing and trade;
Whereas the agreements with Indonesia and Brazil (2) will remain in force until at least 31 December 1989; whereas they represent the outcome of negotiations conducted under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in order to obtain temporary suspension, valid until 31 December 1989 at least, of the tariff concession which had been granted by the Community for imports of products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff; whereas they authorize the Community to suspend the said concession;
Whereas the Community has committed itself to the GATT Contracting Parties to apply a levy of not more than 6 % ad valorem to some of the products in question, for the period during which the existing binding is suspended; whereas, under the most-favoured-nation clause, the Community must accord similar treatment to third countries which are not members of the GATT but benefit from this clause;
Whereas, as a result of the adoption by the Community of protective measures concerning imports of sweet potatoes, consultations were held under Article 6 of the Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the People's Republic of China (3) concerning imports into the Community of manioc falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and of sweet potatoes falling within subheading 07.06 B; whereas the outcome of these consultations was a mutually satisfactory solution comprising, on the one hand, the restriction by China of its exports in 1987, 1988 and 1989 to 350 000 tonnes of manioc and 600 000 tonnes of sweet potatoes a year, and, on the other, the authorization given by the Community for the importation of these quantities, subject, in the case of manioc, to a levy of not more than 6 % ad valorem;
Whereas, in these circumstances, the provisions relating to tariff subheading 07.06 A at present contained in Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4066/86 (5), should be extended,