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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1786/81

OF 19 MAY 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

WHEREAS THE APPLICATION OF COUNCIL REGULATIONS :

- ( EEC ) NO 1785/81 OF 30 JUNE 1981 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKETS IN THE SUGAR SECTOR ( 2 ) ,

- ( EEC ) NO 1784/81 OF 19 MAY 1981 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS ( 3 ) ,

RESULTS IN AMENDMENTS OF THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE ;

WHEREAS THE " COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 853/81 ( 5 ) , SHOULD BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE " COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF " ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . ADDITIONAL NOTE 2 TO CHAPTER 17 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" 2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 17.02 D I , " ISOGLUCOSE " MEANS THE PRODUCT OBTAINED FROM GLUCOSE OR ITS POLYMERS WITH A CONTENT BY WEIGHT IN THE DRY STATE OF AT LEAST 10 % FRUCTOSE . "

2 . THE TEXT OF SUBHEADINGS 17.02 B AND F IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" HEADING NUMBER*DESCRIPTION*RATE OF DUTY*

**AUTONOMOUS % OR LEVY ( L ) *CONVENTIONAL % *

1*2*3*4*

17.02*B . GLUCOSE AND GLUCOSE SYRUP ; MALTODEXTRINE AND MALTODEXTRINE SYRUP : ***

*I . GLUCOSE AND GLUCOSE SYRUP CONTAINING , IN THE DRY STATE , 99 % OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF THE PURE PRODUCT ( A ) : ***

*A ) GLUCOSE IN THE FORM OF WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER , WHETHER OR NOT AGGLOMERATED*25 ( L ) * - *

*B ) OTHER*25 ( L ) * - *

*II . OTHER : ***

*A ) IN THE FORM OF WHITE CRYSTALLINE POWDER , WHETHER OR NOT AGGLOMERATED*50 ( L ) * - *

*B ) OTHER*50 ( L ) * - *

*F . CARAMEL : ***

*I . CONTAINING 50 % OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF SUCROSE IN THE DRY MATTER*47 ( L ) * - *

*II . OTHER : ***

*A ) IN THE FORM OF POWDER , WHETHER OR NOT AGGLOMERATED*47 ( L ) * - *

*B ) OTHER*47 ( L ) * - *

3 . THE ADDITIONAL NOTE 2 TO CHAPTER 21 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" 2 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBHEADING 21.07 F III , " ISOGLUCOSE " MEANS THE PRODUCT OBTAINED FROM GLUCOSE OR ITS POLYMERS WITH A CONTENT BY WEIGHT IN THE DRY STATE OF AT LEAST 10 % FRUCTOSE . "

4 . THE TEXT OF SUBHEADING 21.07 F IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" HEADING NUMBER*DESCRIPTION*RATE OF DUTY*

**AUTONOMOUS % OR LEVY ( L ) *CONVENTIONAL % *

1*2*3*4*

21.07*F . FLAVOURED OR COLOURED SUGAR SYRUPS : ***

*I . LACTOSE SYRUP*67 ( L ) * - *

*II . GLUCOSE SYRUP AND MALTODEXTRINE SYRUP*67 ( L ) * - *

*III . ISOGLUCOSE SYRUPS*67 ( L ) * - *

*IV . OTHER*67 ( L ) * - *

5 . THE TEXT OF SUBHEADING 23.07 B I IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" HEADING NUMBER*DESCRIPTION*RATE OF DUTY*

**AUTONOMOUS % OR LEVY ( L ) *CONVENTIONAL % *

1*2*3*4*

23.07*B . OTHER , CONTAINING STARCH , GLUCOSE , GLUCOSE SYRUP , MALTODEXTRINE OR MALTODEXTRINE SYRUP FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 17.02 B AND 21.07 F II , OR MILK PRODUCTS : ***

*I . CONTAINING STARCH , GLUCOSE , GLUCOSE SYRUP , MALTODEXTRINE OR MALTODEXTRINE SYRUP : ***

*A ) CONTAINING NO STARCH OR CONTAINING 10 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF STARCH : ***

*1 . CONTAINING NO MILK PRODUCTS OR CONTAINING LESS THAN 10 % BY WEIGHT OF SUCH PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*2 . CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 10 % BUT LESS THAN 50 % BY WEIGHT OF MILK PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*3 . CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 50 % BUT LESS THAN 75 % BY WEIGHT OF MILK PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*4 . CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 75 % BY WEIGHT OF MILK PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*B ) CONTAINING MORE THAN 10 % BUT NOT MORE THAN 30 % BY WEIGHT OF STARCH : ***

*1 . CONTAINING NO MILK PRODUCTS OR CONTAINING LESS THAN 10 % BY WEIGHT OF SUCH PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*2 . CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 10 % BUT LESS THAN 50 % BY WEIGHT OF MILK PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*3 . CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 50 % BY WEIGHT OF MILK PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*C ) CONTAINING MORE THAN 30 % BY WEIGHT OF STARCH : ***

*1 . CONTAINING NO MILK PRODUCTS OR CONTAINING LESS THAN 10 % BY WEIGHT OF SUCH PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*2 . CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 10 % BUT LESS THAN 50 % BY WEIGHT OF MILK PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*3 . CONTAINING NOT LESS THAN 50 % BY WEIGHT OF MILK PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*II . CONTAINING NO STARCH , GLUCOSE , GLUCOSE SYRUP , MALTODEXTRINE OR MALTODEXTRINE SYRUP BUT CONTAINING MILK PRODUCTS*15 ( L ) * - *

*C . OTHER*15 ( L ) * - *

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 JULY 1981 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 19 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . F . VAN DER MEI

( 1 ) OJ NO C 101 , 4 . 5 . 1981 , P . 58 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 4 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 172 , 22 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 90 , 4 . 4 . 1981 , P . 8 .