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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3/98 of 19 December 1997 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1568/97 adopting autonomous and transitional measures for the preferential trade arrangements with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria in certain processed agricultural products

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,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,

Whereas pending adaptation of Protocol 3 of the Europe Agreement concluded with Poland, Council Regulation (EC) No 339/97 of 17 February 1997 adopting autonomous and transitional measures for the preferential trade arrangements with Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria in certain processed agricultural products (1) has been adopted which maintained until 30 June 1997 the trading preference in favour of Poland on the Community market for processed agricultural products to offset possible negative effects arising from the implementation of the Uruguay Round Settlement;

Whereas the negotiations with Poland on the Protocol amending the Europe Agreement have been concluded and a new Protocol 3 has been initialled; whereas Poland has agreed to implement with effect from 1 September 1997 the measures provided for in the new Protocol 3; whereas on an autonomous basis the Community should equally implement the measures in favour of Poland as provided for in the new Protocol 3; whereas Regulation (EC) No 1568/97 (2) does not fully cover these measures;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1568/97 omitted to mention certain concessions in favour of Romania; whereas to correct these omissions Regulation (EC) No 1568/97 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1568/97 is hereby amended as follows:

1. in annexes I and III, the tables concerning Poland shall be replaced respectively by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

2. in Annex I in the footnote relating to the table for Romania the term 'and 3302 10 29` shall be deleted.

3. the following tariff lines shall be inserted in the table of Annex III which relates to Romania:

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Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1997. However, the provisions set out in Article 1 (1) shall be applicable from 15 September 1997.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 1997.

For the Council

The President

F. BODEN

(1) OJ L 58, 27. 2. 1997, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 211, 5. 8. 1997, p. 1.

ANNEX I

'POLAND

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ANNEX II

'REPÚBLICA DE POLONIA / REPUBLIKKEN POLEN / REPUBLIK POLEN / ÄÇÌÏÊÑÁÔÉÁ ÔÇÓ ÐÏËÙÍÉÁÓ / REPUBLIC OF POLAND / RÉPUBLIQUE DE POLOGNE / REPUBBLICA DI POLONIA / REPUBLIEK POLEN / REPÚBLICA DA POLÓNIA / PUOLAN TASAVALLASTA / REPUBLIKEN POLEN

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