Council Regulation (EC) No 3379/94 of 22 December 1994 opening and administering certain Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3379/94
of 22 December 1994
opening and administering certain Community  tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products and for beer
THE COUNCIL OF  THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113  thereof,
Having regard to the 1994 Act of Accession,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the Europe Agreements, the Interim Agreements and the Free Trade Agreements between  the Community of the one part, and Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary,  Poland and Romania of the other part (hereinafter called 'third countries'), concessions regarding  certain agricultural products have been granted to most of those countries;
Whereas, as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, those concessions should be  adjusted to take into account the arrangements for trade in agricultural products which existed  between those States of the one part, and Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic,  Hungary, Poland and Romania of the other part.
Whereas to that end exploratory talks are in progress with those third countries with a view to the  conclusion of additional protocols to the abovementioned agreements;
Whereas, however, because of excessively tight deadlines, the additional protocols cannot enter  into force on 1 January 1995;
Whereas in these circumstances and pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the Act of Accession,  the Commission must adopt the measures required to remedy the situation; whereas, given the very  short time remaining before the accession of the new Member States, those measures must take the  form of autonomous Community tariff quotas covering the conventional preferential tariff quotas  applied by those States;
Whereas the new Member States must apply the import arrangements applicable in the Community with  effect from 1 January 1995;
Whereas Austria has undertaken under the GATT to open tariff quotas for certain products; whereas  those undertakings must be renegotiated as a result of its accession to the Community;
Whereas, however, maintenance of the tariff quotas resulting from the undertakings should be  guaranteed temporarily; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to open autonomous Community tariff  quotas taking account of the undertakings, without prejudice to the results of negotiations under  the GATT following the accession of the new Member States,