# Council Regulation (EC) No 77/98 of 9 January 1998 on certain procedures for applying the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Article 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. As soon as a tariff ceiling is reached, the Commission may adopt a regulation re-establishing, until the end of the calendar year, the customs duties applicable to third countries in respect of imports of the products concerned.
2. If, during two consecutive years, imports of a product listed in Annex C to the Agreement have been less than 80 % of the amount laid down, the Commission may adopt a regulation suspending the tariff ceiling in question.
3. The Commission may adopt a regulation extending for a period of one year the tariff ceiling or ceilings set for the preceding year if it is considered appropriate to postpone the annual increase by 5 % of the tariff ceiling volume.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1998/77/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1998-77/article-3
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