Council Regulation (EEC) No 1048/76 of 4 May 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2051/74 on the customs procedure applicable to certain products originating in and coming from the Faroe Islands

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1048/76 of 4 May 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2051/74 on the customs procedure applicable to certain products originating in and coming from the Faroe Islands

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 Regulation (EEC) No 2051/74 (2) defines the customs procedure applicable to certain products originating in and coming from the Faroe Islands;

Whereas Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2051/74 obliges the United Kingdom to apply in respect of the Faroe Islands, for certain products listed in that Annex, customs duties lower than those which it applies to the other Member States including Denmark;

Whereas Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2051/74 obliges Ireland to apply in respect of the Faroe Islands, for certain products listed in that Annex, customs duties lower than those which it applies to the other Member States including Denmark;

Whereas Annexes II and III to Regulation (EEC) No 2051/74 should be amended in order to avoid these differences in tariff treatment,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2051/74 shall be amended as follows as regards subheadings 03.02 A I b), 03.02 A II a) and 03.03 A IV a) of the Common Customs Tariff: >PIC FILE= "T0010073"> (1)OJ No C 100, 3.5.1976, p. 40. (2)OJ No L 212, 2.8.1974, p. 33.

>PIC FILE= "T0010074">

Article 2

Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2051/74 shall be amended as follows as regards subheadings 03.01 B I ex e), 03.01 B I g) and 16.05 ex B of the Common Customs Tariff: >PIC FILE= "T0010075">

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 May 1976.

For the Council

The President

G. THORN