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( 1 ) OJ NO L 172 , 22 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 303 , 5 . 11 . 1983 , P . 16 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3333/83 OF 4 NOVEMBER 1983 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 28 AND 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , UNDER AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED WITH THIRD COUNTRIES , AND IN PARTICULAR PURSUANT TO THE 1979 GENEVA PROTOCOL AND THE 1979 ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE GENEVA PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AND THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN CIVIL AIRCRAFT SIGNED FOLLOWING THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS HELD FROM 1973 TO 1979 , THE COMMUNITY UNDERTOOK TO MAKE GRADUATED REDUCTIONS IN CUSTOMS DUTIES ; WHEREAS IT IS EXPEDIENT , THEREFORE , IN ORDER TO ENSURE UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , TO SPECIFY IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3114/83 ( 2 ) , THE CONVENTIONAL DUTIES WHICH WILL BE APPLICABLE FROM 1 JANUARY 1984 ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN REGULATIONS ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETS PROVIDE THAT THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM THEIR APPLICATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND/OR AMEND CUSTOMS DUTIES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE IN THIS REGULATION ALL THE AMENDMENTS RESULTING FROM REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ;

WHEREAS THE CONTINUANCE OF THE CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION OF FILMS IN THE FLAT , PRESENTED IN DISC FORM , JUSTIFIES THE RETENTION FOR A FURTHER YEAR OF THE LAYOUT INTRODUCED IN 1983 FOR SUBHEADING 37.01 A ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN TEXTUAL AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE WORDING ;

WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY , TO BRING THE WHOLE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF UP TO DATE ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS PURPOSE , IT IS NECESSARY TO COLLECT IN A SINGLE TEXT NOT ONLY THOSE PARTS WHICH ARE AMENDED WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1984 , BUT ALSO THOSE WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN AMENDED AND THOSE WHICH REMAIN UNCHANGED ;

WHEREAS , ALTHOUGH TEMPORARY TARIFF AMENDMENTS AND THE PREFERENTIAL SYSTEMS RESULTING FROM THE VARIOUS ACTS ADOPTED BY THE COMMUNITY FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE NOT TO INCLUDE THEM IN THIS REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THIS REGULATION DOES NOT APPLY TO PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , ALTHOUGH THE NOMENCLATURE AND THE CONVENTIONAL DUTIES FOR THESE PRODUCTS ARE INCLUDED , FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES , IN THE SCHEDULE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES IN ORDER TO MAKE THE LATTER EASIER TO UNDERSTAND ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ANNEX HEADED " COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF " TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1984 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 NOVEMBER 1983 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

C . VAITSOS

ANNEX : SEE OJ NO L 313 OF 14 . 11 . 1983 .

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3333/83 of 4 November 1983 amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff

Modified by

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 of 31 March 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 on the common organization of the market in cereals and Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff