1999/790/EC: Council Decision of 18 May 1998 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, including improvements to the existing preferential arrangements
10. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 317/1 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 18 May 1998 on the conclusion of a Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the outcome of including improvements to the existing the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, preferential arrangements (1999/790/EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, preferential arrangements applied under those Regulations and those provided for by the Protocol, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228(2) thereof, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 1 Whereas the Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, should be approved with a view to taking account of the accession of the Republic the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of of Austria, Sweden to the European Union and the outcome of the including Uruguay Round improvements to the existing preferential arrangements; negotiations agriculture, on Whereas the Commission should be authorised to take measures to implement the Protocol, notably with regard to basic and processed agricultural products; (EC) No 1926/96 (1), (EC) No. Whereas by Regulations 921/96 (2) and (EC) No 340/97 (3) the Community brought forward implementation of the measures contained in the relating to basic agricultural products, processed Protocol agricultural products, textile products and fishery products, respectively; whereas, therefore, appropriate measures should smooth transition between the be taken to ensure a (1) OJ L 254, 8. 10. 1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 1. (3) OJ L 58, 27. 2. 1997, p. 25. The Protocol adjusting trade aspects of the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Finland and the the Republic of Austria, Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the outcome of the Uruguay Round negotiations on agriculture, including improvements arrangements, hereinafter referred to as áthe Protocolí, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. existing preferential to the The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision. Article 2 1. Detailed rules for the application of this Decision shall be adopted by the Commission according to the procedure provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (4), or, where appropriate, in the relevant provisions of the other Regulations on the common organisation of the market or of Regulations (EC) No 3448/93 (5) or (EC) No 2178/95 (6). (4) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) 923/96 (OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37). (5) OJ L 318, 20. 12. 1993, p. 18. (6) OJ L 223, 20. 9. 1995, p. 1. L 317/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 12. 1999 2. Upon this Decision taking effect, the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1926/96, relating to products covered by the Protocol, shall be deemed to be governed by paragraph 1. implementing the concessions Article 3 by necessary amendments and TARIC codes, or 1. Provisions for the application of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings provided for in the new Annexes to the Europe including amendments and technical adaptations Agreement, made Combined from the Nomenclature conclusion by the Council of agreements, protocols or exchanges of letters between the Community and Latvia, shall be adopted by the Commission, assisted by the Customs Code Committee set up by Article 247 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (1), according to the procedure set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. the arising to communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event: - the Commission may defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of not more than three months from the date of such communication, - the Council, acting by qualified majority, may take a different decision within the period referred to in the first indent. The Committee may examine any question concerning 3. the application of tariff quotas and tariff ceilings which is raised by its Chair either at the latter’s initiative or at the request of a Member State. As the soon as 4. the Commission may adopt a regulation re-establishing, until the end of the calendar year, the customs duties applicable to third countries. reached, ceilings tariff are to be The representative of the Commission shall submit to the 2. Committee a draft of taken. The the measures Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chair may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority the Treaty in the case of laid down in Article 148(2) of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chair shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures, which apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance be with the the Committee, opinion of shall they Article 4 The President of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 7 of the Protocol. shall, on behalf of the Council Done at Brussels, 18 May 1998. For the Council The President C. SHORT (1) OJ L 302, 14. 10. 1992, p. 1