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Council Regulation (EC) No 1661/95 of 29 June 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products including processed products, opened for Israel and Turkey Official Journal L 158 , 08/07/1995 P. 0001 - 0003

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1661/95 of 29 June 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products including processed products, opened for Israel and Turkey 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 Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, under the preferential agreements between the European Economic Community of the one part, and Israel and Turkey of the other part (hereinafter called 'third countries`), concession regarding certain agricultural products including processed products have been granted to 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 including processed products which existed between Austria, Finland and Sweden of the one part, and Israel and Turkey of the other part; Whereas to that and 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 the excessively tight deadline, the additional protocols could not enter into force on 1 January 1995; Whereas in these circumstances and pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the 1994 Act of Accession the Community must adopt the measures required to remedy the situation; whereas those measures must take the form of autonomous Community tariff quotas covering the conventional preferential tariff concessions applied by Austria, Finland and Sweden; Whereas the new Member States must apply the import arrangements applicable in the Community with effect from 1 January 1995, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Without prejudice to the import arrangements in the Community applicable to certain agricultural products including processed products pursuant to agreements concluded between the Community and Israel and Turkey, existing Community tariff quotas shall be increased or, as necessary, new tariff quotas shall be opened autonomously in accordance with Annexes I and II to this Regulation. Article 2 Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (1) shall apply to the tariff concessions referred to in Annex I. Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (2) shall apply to products referred to in Annex II. Article 3 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 January 1995. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995. For the Council The President J. BARROT (1) OJ No L 199, 2. 8. 1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/95 (OJ No L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 6). (2) OJ No L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18. ANNEX I Preferential tariff quotas opened for 1995 ISRAEL >TABLE> TURKEY >TABLE> ANNEX II ISRAEL >TABLE> TURKEY >TABLE>

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1661/95 of 29 June 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain agricultural products including processed products, opened for Israel and Turkey

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 Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, under the preferential agreements between the European Economic Community of the one part, and Israel and Turkey of the other part (hereinafter called 'third countries`), concession regarding certain agricultural products including processed products have been granted to 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 including processed products which existed between Austria, Finland and Sweden of the one part, and Israel and Turkey of the other part;

Whereas to that and 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 the excessively tight deadline, the additional protocols could not enter into force on 1 January 1995;

Whereas in these circumstances and pursuant to Articles 76, 102 and 128 of the 1994 Act of Accession the Community must adopt the measures required to remedy the situation; whereas those measures must take the form of autonomous Community tariff quotas covering the conventional preferential tariff concessions applied by Austria, Finland and Sweden;

Whereas the new Member States must apply the import arrangements applicable in the Community with effect from 1 January 1995,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Without prejudice to the import arrangements in the Community applicable to certain agricultural products including processed products pursuant to agreements concluded between the Community and Israel and Turkey, existing Community tariff quotas shall be increased or, as necessary, new tariff quotas shall be opened autonomously in accordance with Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

Article 2

Articles 4 to 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 (1) shall apply to the tariff concessions referred to in Annex I. Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 (2) shall apply to products referred to in Annex II.

Article 3

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 January 1995.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1995.

For the Council

The President

J. BARROT

(1) OJ No L 199, 2. 8. 1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/95 (OJ No L 35, 15. 2. 1995, p. 6).

(2) OJ No L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18.

ANNEX I

Preferential tariff quotas opened for 1995

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ANNEX II

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