31.12.92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 396/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3917/92 of 21 December 1992 extending into 1993 the application of Regulations (EEC) No 3831/90, (EEC) No 3832/90, (EEC) No 3833/90, (EEC) No 3834/90, (EEC) No 3835/90 and (EEC) No 3900/91 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain products originating in developing countries, and adding to the list of beneficiaries of such preferences ) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,’ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, in accordance with the offer it made within the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the European Economic Community introduced generalized tariff preferences in 1971 for finished and semi-finished industrial products, textile products and some agricultural products from developing countries; whereas the initial 10-year period of application of this system of preferences ended on 31 December 1980, Whereas the positive role played by this system in improving access for the developing countries to the markets of the preference-giving countries was recognized at the ninth session of the UNCTAD Special Committee on Preferences; whereas it was agreed at that session that the objectives of the generalized system of preferences would not be fully achieved by the end of 1980, and that it should consequently be extended beyond the initial period, an overall review of the system having started in 1990; Whereas it appears, after consultation of the President of the European Parliament, that it would be impossible to hold an extraordinary session of the European Parliament to enable it to adopt its opinion, in good time to allow the adoption and publication of the Regulation before the end of 1992; Whereas the validity of the 1991 scheme of generalized preferences should be provisionally extended into 1993, pending the outcome of the review; ' Whereas Regulations (EEC) No 3831/90 (1), (EEC) No 3832/90(2), (EEC) No 3833/90(3), (EEC) No 3834/90 (4) and (EEC) No 3835/90 (5) were extended into 1992 by Regulations (EEC) No 3587/91 (¢) and (EEC) No 3588/91 (7), supplemented and amended by Regulations (EEC) No 3302/91 (8), (EEC) No 3900/91 (%), (EEC) No 282/92(19), (EEC) No 548/92(11), (EEC) No 1433/92 (12) and (EEC) No 1509/92 (13), Whereas, in the light of the advent of the single market on 1 January 1993, tariff quotas divide among the Member States should be replaced by fixed duty-free amounts; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 must therefore be amended; Whereas the effect of this alteration will be to transfer accounting functions relating to preferential imports to the Commission; " Whereas in the interests of efficient joint administration of the fixed amounts, the Member States will be responsible 1990, p. 1. 1990, p. 39. 1990, p. 86. 1990, p. 21. 1990, p. 126. 1991, p. 1. 1991, p. 6. (1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. (2) O] No L 370, 31. 12. (3) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. (¥) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. (5) O] No L 370, 31. 12. () O] No L 341, 12. 12. (7) Of No L 341, 12. 12. (8) O] No L 315, 15. 11. 1991, p. 46. (°) O] No L 368, 31. 12, 1991, p. 11. O] NoL 31,7.2.1992, p. 1. (11) O] No L 63, 7. 3. 1992, p. 49. (12) O] No L 151, 3. 6. 1992, p. 7. (13) O] No L 159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1.