Introductory text

United Kingdom

Regulation (EU) 2015/753 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 29 April 2015

on the import into the Union of agricultural products originating in Turkey

(codification)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee^f1,

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure^f2,

Whereas:

(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98^f3 has been substantially amended^f4. In the interests of clarity and rationality, that Regulation should be codified.

(2)

Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council^f5 establishes the system of preferences applicable to imports into the Union of agricultural products originating in Turkey.

(3)

In the case of products for which Union regulations require a certain import price to be observed, the application of the preferential tariff system is subject to the observance of that price.

(4)

In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f6,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Footnotes

f1: Opinion of 10 December 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
f2: Position of the European Parliament of 11 March 2015 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 20 April 2015.
f3: Council Regulation (EC) No 779/98 of 7 April 1998 on the import into the Community of agricultural products originating in Turkey, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4115/86 and amending Regulation (EC) No 3010/95 (OJ L 113, 15.4.1998, p. 1).
f4: See Annex I.
f5: Decision No 1/98 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 25 February 1998 on the trade regime for agricultural products (OJ L 86, 20.3.1998, p. 1).
f6: Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).