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Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/95 of 3 April 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in respect of certain EEC steel products originating in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic imported into the Community (1 June 1993 to 31 December 1995) Official Journal L 101 , 04/05/1995 P. 0035 - 0037

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1005/95 of 3 April 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in respect of certain EEC steel products originating in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic imported into the Community (1 June 1993 to 31 December 1995) 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 a tariff quota system was established by Decisions No 1/93 (C) (1) and No 1/93 (S) (2) of the EC-Czech Republic and Slovak Republic Joint Committee referred to in Article 37 of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (3) (hereinafter referred to as the 'Interim Agreement`), signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991; Whereas, following the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 31 December 1992, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic assumed all the obligations deriving from the Interim Agreement; whereas this has resulted in the creation of an EC-Czech Republic Joint Committee and an EC-Slovak Republic Joint Committee; Whereas certain amendments were made by Decisions No 1/94 and No 2/94 of the EC-Czech Republic Joint Committee and Decisions No 1/94, No 2/94 and No 3/94 of the EC-Slovak Republic Joint Committee; Whereas arrangements for the implementation of the abovementioned tariff quota system were laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 (4); whereas, following the annual review, it is necessary to modify further Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 in order to take account, in particular, of the accession of new Member States; Whereas, following the exclusion of certain measures under the common commercial policy from the transitional arrangements in favour of the new Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany by Regulation (EC) No 665/94 (5), it is appropriate to suspend customs duties in respect of certain products covered by Decisions No 1/93 (C) and No 1/94 (C) and 1/95 (C), and No 1/93 (S), No 1/94 (S), No 2/94 (S) and No 1/95 (S) for imports to the territory of the new Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany for the year 1995 and the Czech and Slovak Republics have been informed of this, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The limits established pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 for imports into the Community from 1 January to 31 December 1995 from the Czech Republic of the products identified by the CN codes set out in the table contained therein shall be amended as follows: >TABLE> The limits established pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 for imports into the Community from 1 January to 31 December 1995 from the Slovak Republic of the products identified by the CN codes set out in the table contained therein shall be amended as follows: >TABLE> Article 2 1. From 1 January to 31 December 1995, the duties applied to the products set out in the following table originating in the Czech Republic shall be suspended up to the maximum volumes as set out in the said table: >TABLE> 2. Paragraph 1 shall apply only if: - the goods in question are released for free circulation on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic and are consumed there or undergo processing conferring Community origin there, and - a licence issued by the relevant German authorities stating that the goods in question fall within the scope of the provisions contained in paragraph 1 is submitted in support of the declaration for release for free circulation. 3. The Commission and the competent German authorities shall take whatever measures are needed to ensure that the final consumption of the products in question, or the processing by which they acquire Community origin, takes place on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic. Article 3 1. From 1 January to 31 December 1995 the duties applied to the products set out in the following table originating in the Slovak Republic shall be suspended up to the maximum volumes as set out in the said table: >TABLE> 2. Paragraph 1 shall apply only if: - the goods in question are released for free circulation on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic and are consumed there or undergo processing conferring Community origin there, and - a licence issued by the relevant German authorities stating that the goods in question fall within the scope of the provisions contained in paragraph 1 is submitted in support of the declaration for release for free circulation. 3. The Commission and the competent German authorities shall take whatever measures are needed to ensure that the final consumption of the products in question, or the processing by which they acquire Community origin, takes place on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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, 3 April 1995. For the Council The President J. TOUBON

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1005/95 of 3 April 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in respect of certain EEC steel products originating in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic imported into the Community (1 June 1993 to 31 December 1995)

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 a tariff quota system was established by Decisions No 1/93 (C) (1) and No 1/93 (S) (2) of the EC-Czech Republic and Slovak Republic Joint Committee referred to in Article 37 of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (3) (hereinafter referred to as the 'Interim Agreement`), signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991;

Whereas, following the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on 31 December 1992, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic assumed all the obligations deriving from the Interim Agreement; whereas this has resulted in the creation of an EC-Czech Republic Joint Committee and an EC-Slovak Republic Joint Committee;

Whereas certain amendments were made by Decisions No 1/94 and No 2/94 of the EC-Czech Republic Joint Committee and Decisions No 1/94, No 2/94 and No 3/94 of the EC-Slovak Republic Joint Committee;

Whereas arrangements for the implementation of the abovementioned tariff quota system were laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 (4); whereas, following the annual review, it is necessary to modify further Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 in order to take account, in particular, of the accession of new Member States;

Whereas, following the exclusion of certain measures under the common commercial policy from the transitional arrangements in favour of the new Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany by Regulation (EC) No 665/94 (5), it is appropriate to suspend customs duties in respect of certain products covered by Decisions No 1/93 (C) and No 1/94 (C) and 1/95 (C), and No 1/93 (S), No 1/94 (S), No 2/94 (S) and No 1/95 (S) for imports to the territory of the new Laender of the Federal Republic of Germany for the year 1995 and the Czech and Slovak Republics have been informed of this,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The limits established pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 for imports into the Community from 1 January to 31 December 1995 from the Czech Republic of the products identified by the CN codes set out in the table contained therein shall be amended as follows:

>TABLE>

The limits established pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1968/93 for imports into the Community from 1 January to 31 December 1995 from the Slovak Republic of the products identified by the CN codes set out in the table contained therein shall be amended as follows:

>TABLE>

Article 2

1. From 1 January to 31 December 1995, the duties applied to the products set out in the following table originating in the Czech Republic shall be suspended up to the maximum volumes as set out in the said table:

>TABLE>

2. Paragraph 1 shall apply only if:

- the goods in question are released for free circulation on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic and are consumed there or undergo processing conferring Community origin there,

and - a licence issued by the relevant German authorities stating that the goods in question fall within the scope of the provisions contained in paragraph 1 is submitted in support of the declaration for release for free circulation.

3. The Commission and the competent German authorities shall take whatever measures are needed to ensure that the final consumption of the products in question, or the processing by which they acquire Community origin, takes place on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic.

Article 3

1. From 1 January to 31 December 1995 the duties applied to the products set out in the following table originating in the Slovak Republic shall be suspended up to the maximum volumes as set out in the said table:

>TABLE>

2. Paragraph 1 shall apply only if:

- the goods in question are released for free circulation on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic and are consumed there or undergo processing conferring Community origin there,

and - a licence issued by the relevant German authorities stating that the goods in question fall within the scope of the provisions contained in paragraph 1 is submitted in support of the declaration for release for free circulation.

3. The Commission and the competent German authorities shall take whatever measures are needed to ensure that the final consumption of the products in question, or the processing by which they acquire Community origin, takes place on the territory of the former German Democratic Republic.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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, 3 April 1995.

For the Council The President J. TOUBON