Council Regulation (EEC) No 120/80 of 21 January 1980 on trade arrangements between Southern Rhodesia and the European Economic Community

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 120/80 of 21 January 1980 on trade arrangements between Southern Rhodesia and the European Economic Community Official Journal L 016 , 22/01/1980 P. 0012

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( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 18 JANUARY 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 2 ) OJ NO L 176 , 1 . 7 . 1976 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 85 , 31 . 3 . 1976 , P . 2 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 120/80

OF 21 JANUARY 1980

ON TRADE ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN SOUTHERN RHODESIA AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

WHEREAS SOUTHERN RHODESIA ' S RETURN TO LEGALITY WILL CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TOWARDS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY IN THAT REGION OF AFRICA ; WHEREAS IT IS THE COMMUNITY ' S DUTY TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT OBJECTIVE ;

WHEREAS TRADE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD THEREFORE BE ESTABLISHED ON AN AUTONOMOUS AND INTERIM BASIS , SIMILAR TO THOSE APPLIED IN TRADE WITH THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES , WHICH IS AT PRESENT GOVERNED BY COUNCIL DECISION 76/568/EEC OF 29 JUNE 1976 ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 2 ) AND BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 706/76 OF 30 MARCH 1976 ON THE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND CERTAIN GOODS RESULTING FROM THE PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE AFRICAN , CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES OR IN THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ( 3 ),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

1 . PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA SHALL BE IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 OF DECISION 76/568/EEC OR ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS THAT MAY REPLACE THEM .

2 . IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF DECISION 76/568/EEC SHALL BE EFFECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 706/76 OR WITH ANY REGULATION THAT MAY REPLACE IT .

3 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLYING THIS ARTICLE , THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINATING PRODUCTS AND THE METHODS OF ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION RELATED THERETO SHALL BE THOSE DEFINED IN ANNEX II TO DECISION 76/568/EEC . HOWEVER , FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE ORIGINATING STATUS OF PRODUCTS FROM SOUTHERN RHODESIA , PRODUCTS WHOLLY OBTAINED OR PROCESSED IN THE AFRICAN , CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES OR IN THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES SHALL NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT .

Article2¶

ARTICLES 3 TO 7 AND ARTICLE 12 OF DECISION 76/568/EEC OR ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS THAT MAY REPLACE THEM SHALL APPLY .

Article3¶

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 JANUARY 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . MARCORA