ARTICLE 41 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF SPAIN TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES PROVIDES FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR GOODS WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE TARIFF QUOTA SYSTEM DURING 1985 AND FOR WHICH NO SUCH SCHEME SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN PERIODS AFTER THE DATE OF ACCESSION. THESE PRODUCTS SHALL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM THE ZERO OR REDUCED DUTIES CORRESPONDING TO THE ACCOMMODATION SCALE SET OUT IN ARTICLE 31, IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, WITH THE LIMIT OF THE QUANTITIES WHICH WERE IMPORTED FROM THE RESPECTIVE QUOTAS IN 1985. THIS SAME REGIME EXTENDS TO THE MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION, AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL OF THE AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY THE EEC WITH EACH OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE ASSOCIATION.

HOWEVER, IN THE PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1990, NO QUOTAS WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR CERTAIN GOODS WHICH BENEFITED DURING 1985 FROM THIS SCHEME, THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE FOREIGN TRADE HAS RESOLVED THE FOLLOWING:

FIRST. THE SINGLE ANNEX LISTS THE QUANTITIES WHICH, FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1990, MAY BE IMPORTED WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE RIGHTS WHICH ARE INDICATED IN EACH CASE, PROVIDED THAT THEY ARE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, OR WHICH ARE IN FREE CIRCULATION IN THEIR TERRITORY, AS WELL AS THOSE ORIGINATING IN AND COMING FROM THE EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION.

SECOND. THE DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN THE IMPORTERS CONCERNED SHALL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE COMPETENT SERVICES OF THE DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR EXTERNAL TRADE.

THIRD. THE APPLICATION OF THE TARIFF BENEFITS RESULTING FROM THIS SPECIAL TARIFF REGIME SHALL ONLY REACH THOSE EXPEDITIONS WHOSE REQUEST FOR DISPATCH TO THE CUSTOMS OFFICE OF IMPORT TAKES PLACE WITHIN THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY INDICATED IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH.

FOURTH. THIS RESOLUTION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1990.

MADRID, 22 DECEMBER 1989. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, JAVIER LANDA AZNÁÑEZ.

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