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Document 11957E025
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 25
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 25
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 25
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11957E025
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 25
++++ ARTICLE 25 1 . IF THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT THE PRODUCTION IN MEMBER STATES OF PARTICULAR PRODUCTS CONTAINED IN LISTS B , C AND D IS INSUFFICIENT TO SUPPLY THE DEMANDS OF ONE OF THE MEMBER STATES , AND THAT SUCH SUPPLY TRADITIONALLY DEPENDS TO A CONSIDERABLE EXTENT ON IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES , THE COUNCIL SHALL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , GRANT THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED TARIFF QUOTAS AT A REDUCED RATE OF DUTY OR DUTY FREE . SUCH QUOTAS MAY NOT EXCEED THE LIMITS BEYOND WHICH THE RISK MIGHT ARISE OF ACTIVITIES BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE DETRIMENT OF OTHER MEMBER STATES . 2 . IN THE CASE OF THE PRODUCTS IN LIST E , AND OF THOSE IN LIST G FOR WHICH THE RATES OF DUTY HAVE BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN THE THIRD PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 20 , THE COMMISSION SHALL , WHERE A CHANGE IN SOURCES OF SUPPLY OR A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IS SUCH AS TO ENTAIL HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PROCESSING INDUSTRIES OF A MEMBER STATE , AT THE REQUEST OF THAT MEMBER STATE , GRANT IT TARIFF QUOTAS AT A REDUCED RATE OF DUTY OR DUTY FREE . SUCH QUOTAS MAY NOT EXCEED THE LIMITS BEYOND WHICH THE RISK MIGHT ARISE OF ACTIVITIES BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE DETRIMENT OF OTHER MEMBER STATES . 3 . IN THE CASE OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II TO THIS TREATY , THE COMMISSION MAY AUTHORISE ANY MEMBER STATE TO SUSPEND , IN WHOLE OR IN PART , COLLECTION OF THE DUTIES APPLICABLE OR MAY GRANT SUCH MEMBER STATE TARIFF QUOTAS AT A REDUCED RATE OF DUTY OR DUTY FREE , PROVIDED THAT NO SERIOUS DISTURBANCE OF THE MARKET OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED RESULTS THEREFROM . 4 . THE COMMISSION SHALL PERIODICALLY EXAMINE TARIFF QUOTAS GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE .