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( 1 ) OJ NO L 172 , 22 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 295 , 21 . 10 . 1982 , P . 4 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3000/82 OF 19 OCTOBER 1982 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 28 AND 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , UNDER AGREEMENTS SIGNED WITH THIRD COUNTRIES , AND IN PARTICULAR PURSUANT TO THE GENEVA PROTOCOL ( 1979 ) AND THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE GENEVA PROTOCOL ( 1979 ) ANNEXED TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT , SIGNED AT THE END OF THE CONFERENCE ON MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS OF 1973 TO 1979 , THE COMMUNITY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE REDUCTIONS IN CUSTOMS DUTIES , CERTAIN OF WHICH ARE TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON 1 JANUARY 1983 ; WHEREAS IT IS ADVISABLE THEREFORE , IN ORDER TO ENSURE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , TO SPECIFY IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2791/82 ( 2 ) , THE CONVENTIONAL DUTIES WHICH WILL BE APPLICABLE FROM 1 JANUARY 1983 ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN REGULATIONS ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETS PROVIDE THAT THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM THEIR APPLICATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND/OR AMEND CUSTOMS DUTIES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE IN THIS REGULATION ALL THE AMENDMENTS RESULTING FROM REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ;

WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY , TO BRING THE WHOLE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF UP TO DATE ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS PURPOSE , IT IS NECESSARY TO BRING TOGETHER IN A SINGLE TEXT NOT ONLY THOSE PARTS WHICH ARE AMENDED WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1983 BUT ALSO THOSE WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN AMENDED AND THOSE WHICH REMAIN UNCHANGED ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , IMPROVEMENT OF THE WORDING OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND THE INTRODUCTION ON TO THE MARKET OF A NEW PRODUCT JUSTIFY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF DRAFTING AMENDMENTS TOGETHER WITH THE INSERTION OF A NEW LAYOUT FOR HEADING NOS 37.01 AND 47.02 ;

WHEREAS , ALTHOUGH TEMPORARY TARIFF AMENDMENTS AND THE PREFERENTIAL SYSTEMS RESULTING FROM THE VARIOUS ACTS ADOPTED BY THE COMMUNITY FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE NOT TO INCLUDE THEM IN THIS REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THIS REGULATION DOES NOT APPLY TO PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , ALTHOUGH THE NOMENCLATURE AND THE CONVENTIONAL DUTIES FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE INCLUDED , FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES , IN THE SCHEDULE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES IN ORDER TO MAKE THE LATTER EASIER TO UNDERSTAND ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ANNEX HEADED " COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF " TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1983 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 19 OCTOBER 1982 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

N.A . KOFOED

ANNEX : SEE O.J . NO L 318 OF 15 . 11 . 82