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DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL

OF 20 JANUARY 1981

LAYING DOWN THE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO TRADE BETWEEN THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE OCT IN PRODUCTS COVERED BY THAT COMMUNITY

( 81/58/ECSC )

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL ,

WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES HAVE CONCLUDED AMONG THEMSELVES THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION PROVIDES FOR THE NECESSITY OF ADJUSTMENTS AND TRANSITIONAL MEASURES AS REGARDS TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND CERTAIN THIRD COUNTRIES ;

IN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION ,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

FROM 28 FEBRUARY 1981 UNTIL 28 FEBRUARY 1985 , THE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO TRADE BETWEEN THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE OCT SHALL BE THOSE RESULTING FROM DECISION 76/570/ECSC ( 1 ) OPENING TARIFF PREFERENCES FOR ECSC PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE OCT , AS LAST AMENDED BY DECISION 80/163/ECSC ( 2 ) , AND FROM THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE THE MEASURES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS DECISION .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 JANUARY 1981 .

THE PRESIDENT

CH . A . VAN DER KLAAUW

( 1 ) OJ NO L 176 , 1 . 7 . 1976 , P . 99 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 35 , 12 . 2 . 1980 , P . 27 .

ANNEX

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF DECISION 76/570/ECSC TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY DECISION 76/570/ECSC , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL PROGRESSIVELY ABOLISH CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE OCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING TIMETABLE :

- ON 28 FEBRUARY 1981 , EACH DUTY SHALL BE REDUCED TO 90 % OF THE BASIC DUTY ,

- ON 1 JANUARY 1982 , EACH DUTY SHALL BE REDUCED TO 80 % OF THE BASIC DUTY ,

- THE FOUR OTHER REDUCTIONS OF 20 % EACH SHALL BE MADE ON :

- 1 JANUARY 1983 ,

- 1 JANUARY 1984 ,

- 1 JANUARY 1985 ,

- 1 JANUARY 1986 .

ARTICLE 2

THE BASIC DUTY TO WHICH THE SUCCESSIVE REDUCTIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 1 ARE TO BE APPLIED SHALL , FOR EACH PRODUCT , BE THE DUTY ACTUALLY APPLIED ON 1 JULY 1980 BY THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC IN RESPECT OF THE OCT .

ARTICLE 3

1 . THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL PROGRESSIVELY ABOLISH CHARGES HAVING AN EQUIVALENT EFFECT TO CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE OCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING TIMETABLE :

- ON 28 FEBRUARY 1981 , EACH CHARGE SHALL BE REDUCED TO 90 % OF THE BASIC RATE ,

- ON 1 JANUARY 1982 , EACH CHARGE SHALL BE REDUCED TO 80 % OF THE BASIC RATE ,

- THE FOUR OTHER REDUCTIONS OF 20 % EACH SHALL BE MADE ON :

- 1 JANUARY 1983 ,

- 1 JANUARY 1984 ,

- 1 JANUARY 1985 ,

- 1 JANUARY 1986 .

2 . THE BASIC RATE TO WHICH THE SUCCESSIVE REDUCTIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE TO BE APPLIED , SHALL , FOR EACH PRODUCT BE THE RATE APPLIED BY THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC ON 31 DECEMBER 1980 IN RESPECT OF THE COMMUNITY OF NINE .

3 . ANY CHARGE HAVING AN EQUIVALENT EFFECT TO A CUSTOMS DUTY ON IMPORTS INTRODUCED AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 IN TRADE BETWEEN GREECE AND THE OCT SHALL BE ABOLISHED ON 28 FEBRUARY 1981 .

ARTICLE 4

IF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SUSPENDS OR REDUCES , MORE QUICKLY THAN ENVISAGED IN THE ESTABLISHED TIMETABLE , CUSTOMS DUTIES OR CHARGES HAVING AN EQUIVALENT EFFECT ON PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM THE COMMUNITY OF NINE , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL ALSO SUSPEND OR REDUCE , TO THE SAME LEVEL , THE DUTIES OR CHARGES HAVING AN EQUIVALENT EFFECT ON PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE OCT .

ARTICLE 5

1 . IMPORT DEPOSITS AND CASH PAYMENTS IN FORCE IN GREECE ON 31 DECEMBER 1980 WITH REGARD TO IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE OCT SHALL BE PROGRESSIVELY ELIMINATED OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS FROM 28 FEBRUARY 1981 .

THE RATE OF IMPORT DEPOSITS AND CASH PAYMENTS SHALL BE REDUCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING TIMETABLE :

- 28 FEBRUARY 1981 : 25 % ,

- 1 JANUARY 1982 : 25 % ,

- 1 JANUARY 1983 : 25 % ,

- 1 JANUARY 1984 : 25 % .

2 . IF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC REDUCES TOWARDS THE COMMUNITY OF NINE THE RATE OF IMPORT DEPOSITS OR CASH PAYMENTS MORE QUICKLY THAN PROVIDED UNDER THE TIMETABLE SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH 1 , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL MAKE THE SAME REDUCTION WITH REGARD TO IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE OCT .