Council Regulation (EEC) No 478/93 of 25 February 1993 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of certain products originating in the Republics of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and in the territory of the former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (1993)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 478/93 of 25 February 1993 establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of certain products originating in the Republics of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and in the territory of the former  Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (1993)
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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3953/92 of 21 December 1992 concerning the arrangements applicable to the import into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and the territory of the former  Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (1) provides for exemption from customs duty and charges having an equivalent effect for almost all products falling within Chapters 25 to 97 of the combined nomenclature and originating in those Republics; whereas
Article 3
of that Regulation stipulates that the products listed in Annexes C I to C IV hereto should be subject to annual import ceilings, the exceeding of which may result in reintroduction of the customs duties applicable to third countries; whereas,  under these circumstances, the Commission must be kept regularly informed of the trend of imports of the said products and whereas it is therefore necessary for imports of those products to be subject to surveillance; whereas the said tariff ceilings  should therefore be opened for 1993;
Whereas within the limits of these tariff quotas, the Portuguese Republic should apply the duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4150/87 of 21 December 1987 amending Regulations (EEC) No 449/86 and  (EEC) No 2573/87 (2);
Whereas Community surveillance may be achieved by means of an administrative procedure based on charging imports of the products in question against the ceilings at Community level as and when those products are entered with the customs authorities for  free circulation; whereas this administrative procedure must make provision for the possibility of reintroducing customs duties as soon as the ceilings are reached at Community level;
Whereas this administrative procedure requires close and particularly rapid cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must in particular be able to follow the progress of quantities charged against the ceilings and keep the  Member States informed; whereas this cooperation has to be particularly close since the Commission must be able to take appropriate measures to reintroduce customs duties if one of the ceilings is reached,