98/618/EC: Commission Decision of 23 October 1998 under the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 concerning measures maintained by the Republic of Argentina on the export of bovine hides and the import of finished leather (notified under document number C(1998) 3206)

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 3286/94
• Articles: 2

Article 1

1. The tacit export prohibition on bovine hides, the participation of representatives of the tanning industry in customs control procedures of hides before export, the additional value added tax on imported products and the advance payment of turnover tax maintained by the Republic of Argentina constitute an 'obstacle to trade` within the meaning of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94.

2. The Community will commence action against the Republic of Argentina under the Understanding on the Rules and Procedures for the Settlement of Disputes and other relevant WTO provisions with a view to securing removal of the obstacle to trade.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Brussels, 23 October 1998.

For the Commission

Leon BRITTAN

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 71.

(2) OJ L 41, 23. 2. 1995, p. 3.

(3) OJ C 59, 26. 2. 1997, p. 6.