Council Regulation (EEC) No 3846/89 of 18 December 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 concerning the import arrangements applicable to products covered by CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 90 and 0714 90 10 and originating in certain third countries

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3846/89
of 18 December 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 concerning the import arrangements applicable to products covered by CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 90 and 0714 90 10 and originating in certain third countries
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 Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2411/89 (2), lays down the arrangements applicable to manioc and similar products originating in certain third countries which qualify on import into the Community for a levy subject to a ceiling of 6% ad valorem for 1987, 1988, 1989 and, where applicable, 1990;
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the european Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on manioc production, marketing and trade, renewed pursuant to Decision 86/222/EEC (3), remains in force for successive periods of four years; whereas the current period terminates at the end of 1990;
Whereas the agreements with Indonesia and Brazil (4) and the other supplier countries which are Contracting Parties to the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which are the result of the negotiations conducted pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT with a view to the temporary suspension of the tariff concession granted by the Community on imports of products falling within former subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff remain in force for successive periods of theree years; whereas they authorize the Community to suspend that concession; whereas the next period runs from 1 January 1990 to 31 December 1992;
Whereas the Community has undertaken vis-Ă -vis Contracting Parties of the GATT to accept imports of certain quantities of the products in question at a levy subject to a ceiling of 6% ad valorem during the period of suspension of the existing binding; whereas, pursuant to the most-favoured-nation clause, it must treat third countries which are not Contracting Parties to the GATT and which benefit from that clause in the same way; whereas, pursuant to that undertaking, quantities of imported products originating in countries which are not Contracting Parties to the GATT which may qualify for a levy subject to a ceiling of 6% ad valorem should be fixed at the levels in force for 1989 for imports from China and for those from the other countries not Contracting Parties to the GATT;
Whereas the quantities of products qualifying under the abovementioned arrangements should be fixed depending on the origin and the tariff description of the products applying,