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Document 11972B039
DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FOUR TRANSITIONAL MEASURES, TITLE I FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, CHAPTER 1 TARIFF PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 39
DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FOUR TRANSITIONAL MEASURES, TITLE I FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, CHAPTER 1 TARIFF PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 39
DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FOUR TRANSITIONAL MEASURES, TITLE I FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, CHAPTER 1 TARIFF PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 39
OJ L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 22
(DE, FR, IT, NL)
In force
11972B039
DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, IRELAND, THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, PART FOUR TRANSITIONAL MEASURES, TITLE I FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, CHAPTER 1 TARIFF PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 39
Official Journal L 073 , 27/03/1972 P. 0022
++++ 1 . FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRESSIVE INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND OF THE ECSC UNIFIED TARIFF , THE NEW MEMBER STATES SHALL AMEND THEIR TARIFFS APPLICABLE TO THIRD COUNTRIES AS FOLLOWS : ( A ) IN THE CASE OF TARIFF HEADINGS IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE BASIC DUTIES DO NOT DIFFER BY MORE THAN 15 % IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM THE DUTIES IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OR THE ECSC UNIFIED TARIFF , THESE LATTER DUTIES SHALL BE APPLIED FROM 1 JANUARY 1974 ; ( B ) IN OTHER CASES , EACH NEW MEMBER STATE SHALL , FROM THE SAME DATE , APPLY A DUTY REDUCING BY 40 % THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BASIC DUTY AND THE DUTY IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OR THE ECSC UNIFIED TARIFF . THIS DIFFERENCE SHALL BE FURTHER REDUCED BY 20 % ON 1 JANUARY 1975 AND BY 20 % ON 1 JANUARY 1976 . THE NEW MEMBER STATES SHALL APPLY IN FULL THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND THE ECSC UNIFIED TARIFF FROM 1 JULY 1977 . 2 . FROM 1 JANUARY 1974 , IF ANY DUTIES IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ARE ALTERED OR SUSPENDED , THE NEW MEMBER STATES SHALL SIMULTANEOUSLY AMEND OR SUSPEND THEIR TARIFFS IN THE PROPORTION RESULTING FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARAGRAPH 1 . 3 . THE NEW MEMBER STATES SHALL APPLY THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF FROM 1 JANUARY 1974 IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX III TO THIS ACT . 4 . THE NEW MEMBER STATES SHALL APPLY THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF NOMENCLATURE FROM THE DATE OF ACCESSION . DENMARK , NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE , HOWEVER , AUTHORIZED TO DEFER THEIR APPLICATION OF THE NOMENCLATURE UNTIL 1 JANUARY 1974 . THE NEW MEMBER STATES MAY INCLUDE WITHIN THIS NOMENCLATURE EXISTING NATIONAL SUBDIVISIONS WHICH ARE INDISPENSABLE IN ORDER THAT THE PROGRESSIVE ALIGNMENT OF THEIR CUSTOMS DUTIES WITH THOSE IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THIS ACT . 5 . WITH A VIEW TO FACILITATING THE PROGRESSIVE INTRODUCTION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF BY THE NEW MEMBER STATES , THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE , IF NECESSARY , THE PROVISIONS WHEREBY NEW MEMBER STATES ALTER THEIR CUSTOMS DUTIES .