Document ID: 31998R2262

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2262/98 of 19 October 1998 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products from Switzerland in order to take account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector
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 proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the preferential agreement between the European Community and Switzerland, concessions regarding certain processed agricultural products have been granted on a reciprocal basis;
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 to 1994) (1), certain concessions regarding processed agricultural products have been amended as from 1 July 1995;
Whereas, as a result, certain aspects of the preferential agreement concluded with Switzerland, and in particular the Protocol concerning processed agricultural products annexed to that Agreement, should be adjusted in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal preferences;
Whereas to that end negotiations are still in progress with Switzerland with a view to the conclusion of amendments to the said Protocol; whereas, however, it was not possible to conclude these negotiations in time in order to implement the necessary adjustments on 1 July 1998;
Whereas, in the circumstances, it is appropriate for the Community to adopt autonomous measures in order to maintain the existing level of reciprocal preferences, pending the conclusion of negotiations; whereas the duties resulting from those measures may not exceed those applicable under the Common Customs Tariff,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. From 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, the basic amounts to be taken into account in the calculation of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable on importation into the Community of goods originating in Switzerland shall be those mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation. However, where the result of such calculation exceeds the amount applicable under the Common Customs Tariff, this latter amount shall apply.
2. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (2), suspend application of the measures provided for in paragraph 1 if Switzerland discontinues the application of its reciprocal measures in favour of the Community.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 19 October 1998.

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