Considerations on COM(2011)850 - Suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural, fishery and industrial products - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2011)850 - Suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural, fishery and industrial products. |
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| document | COM(2011)850  |
| date | December 19, 2011 |
| (2) | It is therefore in the interest of the Union to suspend partially or totally the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for those products. |
| (3) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/96 of 27 June 1996 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products (1) has been amended many times. In the interest of transparency it should therefore be replaced in its entirety. |
| (4) | The Regulations suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial, agricultural and fishery products have largely renewed previous measures. Therefore, in the interests of rationalising the implementation of the measures concerned, it is appropriate not to limit the period of validity of this Regulation as its scope can be adapted and products added to or removed from the Annex to this Regulation by means of a Council regulation. |
| (5) | In view of their temporary nature, the suspensions listed in the Annex to this Regulation should be reviewed systematically, at the latest five years after their application or renewal. Moreover, closure of certain suspensions should be warranted at any time, as a result of a proposal of the Commission on the basis of a review carried out on its own initiative or at the request of one or more Member States if the suspensions are no longer in the Union's interest to be maintained or due to technical product developments, to changed circumstances or to economic trends on the market. |
| (6) | In accordance with the principle of proportionality, it is necessary and appropriate for the achievement of the basic objectives of this Regulation, namely the improvement of the competitive capacity of the Union industry, thereby enabling the latter to maintain or create employment, modernise their structures, etc., to lay down rules on the suspension of the Common Customs Tariff duties for certain products. In accordance with Article 5(4) of the Treaty on European Union, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the objectives pursued, |