1. If a Member State considers that imports of petroleum products refined in the Netherlands Antilles, made either directly or through another Member State under the system provided for in Article 2 above, are giving rise to real difficulties on its market and that immediate action is necessary to meet them, it may on its own initiative decide to apply customs duties to such imports, the rate of which may not exceed those of the customs duties applicable to third countries in respect of the same products.

The rates of the customs duties thus introduced, increased or re-introduced may not exceed the customs duties applicable to third countries for these same products.

For those products where during the reduction process referred to in this Article the preferential tariff duty reaches a residual value of 1 % or less for ad valorem duties and of EUR 0,01 per kg (or the appropriate specific unit) or less for specific duties, the customs duties shall be eliminated at that point".

For those products where during the reduction process referred to in this Protocol the preferential tariff duty reaches a residual value of 1 % or less for ad valorem duties and of EUR 0,01 per kg (or the appropriate specific unit) or less for specific duties, the customs duties shall be eliminated at that point".

Whereas, by converting all the measures restricting imports of agricultural products into customs duties (tarification) and by prohibiting the application of such measures in the future, the Agreement requires the abolition of variable import levies and of the other measures and import charges currently provided for under the market organizations; whereas the rates of customs duty applicable to agricultural products in accordance with the Agreement are to be fixed in the Common Customs Tariff; whereas, however, for certain product groups such as cereals, rice, wine and fruit and vegetables, the introduction of supplementary or other tr ...[+++]ade mechanisms that do not involve the collection of fixed customs duties calls for the adoption of rules providing for derogations in the basis regulations; whereas, in addition, the measures to protect the Community market against imports of dried grapes and processed cherries can, under the Agreement on Safeguards, be maintained for a period of five years; whereas, moreover, in order to avert problems of supply to the Community market, the suspension of customs duties on certain sugar products should be permitted;

Whereas one Member State is authorized by the Council to maintain national aids for table olives until 31 December 1989; whereas from 1 January 1990, the remaining customs duties on table olives imported from Spain and Portugal will be negligible; whereas certain third countries enjoy an exemption from customs duties on imports of table olives into the Communiy as constituted at 31 December 1985; whereas, for all these reasons, those customs duties should be abolished;