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Document 11957E020
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, CHAPTER 1: THE CUSTOMS UNION, SECTION 2: SETTING UP OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF, ARTICLE 20
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, CHAPTER 1: THE CUSTOMS UNION, SECTION 2: SETTING UP OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF, ARTICLE 20
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, CHAPTER 1: THE CUSTOMS UNION, SECTION 2: SETTING UP OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF, ARTICLE 20
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11957E020
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, CHAPTER 1: THE CUSTOMS UNION, SECTION 2: SETTING UP OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF, ARTICLE 20
++++ ARTICLE 20 THE DUTIES APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCTS IN LIST G SHALL BE DETERMINED BY NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES . EACH MEMBER STATE MAY ADD FURTHER PRODUCTS TO THIS LIST TO A VALUE NOT EXCEEDING 2 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF ITS IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES IN THE COURSE OF THE YEAR 1956 . THE COMMISSION SHALL TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT SUCH NEGOTIATIONS SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN BEFORE THE END OF THE SECOND YEAR AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREATY AND BE CONCLUDED BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST STAGE . IF , FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS , NO AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED WITHIN THESE PERIODS , THE COUNCIL SHALL , ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , ACTING UNANIMOUSLY UNTIL THE END OF THE SECOND STAGE AND BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY THEREAFTER , DETERMINE THE DUTIES IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .