Council Regulation (EC) No 1917/95 of 24 July 1995 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in order to take account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1917/95 of 24 July 1995 establishing certain measures concerning  imports of processed agricultural products from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in order to take  account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113  thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the preferential agreements between the European Community and respectively Iceland,  Norway and Switzerland, concessions regarding certain processed agricultural products have been  granted on a reciprocal basis;
Whereas those agreements allow the Contracting Parties to levy, upon import, a variable component  or a fixed amount;
Whereas, further to Council Decision 94/800/EC of 22 December 1994 concerning the conclusion on  behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements  reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994)  (1), certain concessions  regarding processed agricultural products will be amended as from 1 July 1995;
Whereas as a result certain trade aspects of the agreements concluded with Iceland, Norway and  Switzerland and in particular the protocols concerning processed agricultural products annexed to  these agreements should be adjusted in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal  preferences;
Whereas to that end negotiations are in progress with those countries with a view to the conclusion  of amendments to those protocols; whereas, however, it was not possible to conclude these  negotiations in time in order to implement the necessary adjustments on 1 July 1995;
Whereas in those circumstances it is appropriate for the European Community to adopt autonomous  measures in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal preferences, pending the conclusion  of negotiations,