Regulation 2000/6 - Arrangements applicable to imports into the EC of products from the Republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia and to imports of wine from Macedonia and Slovenia - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Regulation
Number legal act	Regulation 2000/6
Original proposal	COM(1999)689
CELEX number i	32000R0006

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Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2000 of 17 December 1999 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia and to imports of wine originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Slovenia

Official Journal L 002 , 05/01/2000 P. 0001 - 0050

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 6/2000

of 17 December 1999

concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia and to imports of wine originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Slovenia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

• (1) 

  Council Regulation (EC) No 70/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning the arrangements applicable to imports into the Community of products originating in the Republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia and to imports of wine originating in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Slovenia(1) expires on 31 December 1999;

• (2) 

  These arrangements will eventually have to be replaced by provisions contained in future bilateral agreements and specific wine agreements to be negotiated with the countries in question; in the meantime the arrangements granted by Regulation (EC) No 70/97 should be maintained; the amounts of the tariff ceilings for industrial products should be increased annually by 5 % as provided for in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 70/97; Regulation (EC) No 70/97 has been amended several times and taking into account the modifications to the Combined Nomenclature and to the Taric subdivisions and other technical adjustments, it seems appropriate to renew the autonomous trade preferences within a completely new Regulation; it is unnecessary to include in the coverage of this Regulation products for which the Common Customs Tariff duty is free;

• (3) 

  In accordance with the European Union's Regional Approach, based on the conclusions of the Council of 29 April 1997, the development of bilateral relations between the European Union and the successor republics of the former Yugoslavia, other than Slovenia, is subject to certain conditions; the renewal of autonomous trade preferences is linked to respect for fundamental principles of democracy and human rights and to the readiness of the countries concerned to allow the development of economic relations between themselves; it is, therefore, appropriate to monitor the compliance by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with these conditions;

• (4) 

  Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia continue to fulfil the relevant conditions; it is therefore appropriate to continue the inclusion of these countries in the regime of autonomous trade preferences;

• (5) 

  At the time of the extension of the autonomous trade preferences to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 29 April 1997, the Council issued a Declaration setting out its expectations in terms of democratisation, in particular the full and speedy implementation of the "Gonzalez" recommendations; it also noted that in the absence of progress towards meeting these criteria, the decision granting autonomous trade preferences would be reviewed; no significant progress has been made with regard to the relevant conditions and in the light of events in Kosovo and in the region, it is still not appropriate to include the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the autonomous trade regime, without prejudice to the possibility of including the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia at a later stage should conditions so permit;

• (6) 

  These preferential concessions comprise exemption from customs...

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