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Statutory Instrument 1990 No. 2645

The Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) Order 1990

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1990 No. 2645

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

The Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) Order 1990

Made31st December 1990
Laid before Parliament31st December 1990
Coming into force1st January 1991


    The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 4 of the Customs and Excise Duties (General Reliefs) Act 1979[1] and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—
        1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Customs Duties (ECSC) (Quota and other Reliefs) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 1st January 1991.

        (2)  In this Order:—
      references to a heading or subheading are references to a heading or subheading in the Combined Nomenclature of the European Economic Community[2];

      references to customs duty are references to duty charged by the Customs Duties (ECSC) Order 1987[3] in relation to the goods;

      "the EEC Regulation" means Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 693/88[4].

        2.—(1)  Up to and including 31st December 1991, no customs duty shall be charged on goods—

      (a)  which fall within a heading or subheading in Part I of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) and

      (b)  which originate in any country named in Schedule 2 hereto other than a country named in column 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto in relation to that heading or subheading as specified in column 1 thereof.

      This paragraph shall not apply in respect of goods falling within a heading or subheading indicated with an asterisk in Part I of Schedule 1 to this Order originating in China, nor in respect of goods originating in Romania.

        (2)  Up to and including 31st December 1991, no customs duty shall be charged on goods—

      (a)  which fall within a heading or subheading specified in Part II of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) and

      (b)  which originate in a country named in Schedule 2 hereto.

      This paragraph shall not apply in respect of goods falling within a heading or subheading indicated with an asterisk in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Order originating in Romania.

        (3)  Paragraphs (1) and (2) above shall only apply to goods in respect of which an importer delivers an entry thereof for home use (within the meaning of section 37 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979[5] and regulation 13 of the Customs Warehousing Regulations 1979[6]) containing an application for relief from customs duty in the United Kingdom on or after 1st January 1991 accompanied by such documents as may be required under the provisions of the EEC Regulation.
        3.—(1)  Up to and including 31st December 1991, no customs duty shall be charged on goods falling within a heading or subheading in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 1 hereto (certain iron and steel products) which originate in a country named in column 2 in relation to that heading or subheading if they form part of the relevant quota.

        (2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this article the "relevant quota" in relation to any heading or subheading means the amount (expressed as a value in pounds) of goods specified in column 3 of Part III of Schedule 1 hereto in relation to the heading or subheading in respect of each of the countries named in column 2 in relation to that heading or subheading.

        (3)  Article 4 of the Customs Duties Quota Relief (Administration) Order 1986[7] shall apply for the purposes of this article subject to the modification that the application for relief from customs duty shall be accompanied by such documents as may be required under the provisions of the EEC Regulation.
        4.    For the purpose of this Order goods shall be treated as originating in a country named in column 2 of Part III of Schedule 1 or in Schedule 2 hereto if they are to be regarded as so originating by virtue of the EEC Regulation.



Edward Leigh

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry

31st December 1990




Notes:

[1] 1979 c. 3.

[2] Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ No L265 7.9.87 p.1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2472/90 (OJ No L247 10.9.90 p.1).

[3] S.I. 1987/2184, as amended by S.I. 1988/1065, 1314, 2055, 1989/1088 and 1610.

[4] OJ No L77, 22.3.1988 p.1.

[5] 1979 c. 2.

[6] S.I. 1979/207.

[7] S.I. 1986/2174.

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