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Document 11957E026
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 26
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 26
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 26
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11957E026
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 26
++++ ARTICLE 26 THE COMMISSION MAY AUTHORISE ANY MEMBER STATE ENCOUNTERING SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES TO POSTPONE THE LOWERING OR RAISING OF DUTIES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 23 IN RESPECT OF PARTICULAR HEADINGS IN ITS TARIFF . SUCH AUTHORISATION MAY ONLY BE GRANTED FOR A LIMITED PERIOD AND IN RESPECT OF TARIFF HEADINGS WHICH , TAKEN TOGETHER , REPRESENT FOR SUCH STATE NOT MORE THAN 5 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF ITS IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES IN THE COURSE OF THE LATEST YEAR FOR WHICH STATISTICAL DATA ARE AVAILABLE .