NoL353/60 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.74
REGULATION (EEC)No3296/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of19December1974
totallyorpartiallysuspendingCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertainproducts,
fallingwithinChapters1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta
theprincipleofmaintaininginthenewMember
Statesapreferenceproportionaltothatwhichexists
betweenthedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andthedutiesgiveninAnnexAtothisRegulation;
whereas,withaviewtograntingMaltathebest
possibletreatment,inaccordancewiththeobjectives
ofthepreferencescheme,thedutiesgiveninAnnexA
shouldalsobeappliedwhereverthedutiescalculated
accordingtotheabovementioned detailedrulesprove
tobehigherthanthem,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryuntil31December1975,the
productsoriginatinginMaltalistedinAnnexAshall
beadmittedforimportintotheCommunity as
originallyconstitutedatthecustomsdutiesindicated
foreachofthem.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1059/69(*)of28May1969layingdownthe
tradearrangements applicabletocertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1491/73(2),
andinparticularArticle12thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
Whereas,underAnnexItotheAgreement (3)estab­
lishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropeanEco­
nomicCommunityandMalta,theCommunitymust
partiallysuspendtheCommonCustomsTariffduties
applicabletocertainproducts;whereasitalso
appearsnecessaryprovisionally toadjustorto
supplementcertainofthetariffbenefitsprovidedfor
intheabovementioned Annex;whereas,accordingly,
theCommunityshould,inrespectoftheproducts
originatinginMaltalistedinAnnexAtothis
Regulation,suspendeitherthefixedcomponentof
thelevyapplicabletogoodscomingunderRegulation
(EEC)No1059/69orthecustomsdutyapplicable
totheotherproductsfrom1Januaryto31December
1975andatthelevelsindicatedforeachofthem;
Whereas,forcertainproductsofChapters1to24of
theCommonCustomsTariff,thisschemewould,
however,involvetheapplicationinthenewMember
Statesin1975ofcustomsdutieshigherthanorvery
closetothoseappliedbythenewMemberStatesto
non-membercountriesingeneralonthebasisofthe
ActofAccession;whereas,inordertomaintainan
equivalentpreferentialmarginfortheseproducts
also,reducedcustomsdutiesshouldbeappliedto
theminaccordancewiththedetailedrulesbasedonOnimportationintoDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdom,thereshallbeappliedtothe
abovementioned productsthecustomsdutiesdeter­
minedbymultiplying ,byacoefficientequaltothe
marginofpreferencesexistingbetweentheduties
giveninAnnexAandtheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicable,thedutiesobtainedbyreducingthe
differencebetweenthelowestdutyappliedon
1January1972tothedevelopingcountriesandthe
CommonCustomsTariff,by40%inrespectofthe
productsmentionedinAnnexB,andby60%in
respectoftheotherproductsgiveninAnnexA.
However,thedutiesgiveninAnnexAshallbe
appliedwherethedutiesresultingfromthe
abovementioned calculationarehigherthanthem.
2.Forthepurposesoftheapplicationofthis
Regulation,therulesoforiginshallbethoseinforce
atthetimeasregardstheimplementation ofthe
AgreementestablishinganAssociationbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta.(!)OJNoL141,12.6.1969,p.1.
(2)OJNoL151,7.6.1973,p.1.
(3)OJNoL61,14.3.1971,p.3.

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Therulewherebytheconditionrequiringsufficient
processingiswaivedinrespectofproductsoriginat­
ingintheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedshall
not,however,applyinthecaseoftheabove­
mentionedproductswhentheyundergoinMalta
onlyinsufficientworkingorprocessingasdefined
initems1to6oflistAannexedtotheProtocolto
theaforesaidAgreement .Article3
1.InordertoensuretheapplicationofArticle2,
theCommissionmaydecide,bymeansofaRegu­
lation,toreintroducethelevyingofcustomsduties
foralimitedperiod.
2.Intheeventofsuchactionbeingrequestedbya
MemberState,theCommissionshalltakeadecision
withinaperiodofnotmorethan10workingdays
fromreceiptoftherequestandshallinformthe
MemberStatesoftheactiontaken.
3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertotheCouncilthe
measuretakenbytheCommission ,withinaperiod
ofnotmorethan10workingdaysafterithasbeen
informedthereof.Thefactthatthematterisreferred
totheCouncilshallnotcausethemeasuretobe
suspended .TheCouncilshallmeetimmediately .It
may,actingonaqualifiedmajority,amendor
rescindthemeasureinquestion.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1975.Article2
Whenproductsbenefitingfromthearrangements
providedforinArticle1areimportedinthe
Communityinsuchquantitiesoratsuchpricesthat
Communityproducersofproductssimilartoorin
directcompetitionwiththemsufferorarelikelyto
sufferfromseriousdisadvantage ,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesmaybereintroduced in
wholeorinpartontheproductsinquestion.Such
measuresmayalsobetakenintheeventofactualor
potentialseriousdisadvantage inasingleregionof
theCommunity .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.P.FOURCADE

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ANNEXA
CCT
headingNoDescription Rateofduty
1 2 3
02.01Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheading
No01.01,01.02,01.03,or01.04fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
III.Ofswine:
b)Other Free
02.04Othermeatandediblemeatoffals,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
exB.Furredgame,frozen Free
04.06Naturalhoney26%
05.03Horsehairandhorsehairwaste,whetherornotputupasa
layerorbetweentwolayersofothermaterial:
B.Other Free
15.10Fattyacids,acidoilsfromrefining;fattyalcohols:
C.Otherfattyacids;acidoilsfromrefiningFree
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
A.Liver:
I.Gooseorduckliver 14%
B.Other:
II.Gameorrabbitmeatoroffal:
—Game 10%
—Rabbit 14%
III.Other:
b)Other:
ex1.Containingbovinemeatoroffal:
—Preparedorpreservedbovinetongue..18%
2.Other:
aa)Ovinemeatoroffal 18%
bb)Other 18%
20.02Vegetablespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegar
oraceticacid:
E.Sauerkraut 16%
exF.Capers 12%

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CCT
headingNo Description Rateofduty
12 3
20.07
21%
21%+(L)
21%
10-5%
14%
15%Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,
whetherornotcontainingaddedsugar,butunfermentedand
notcontainingspirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1-33at15°C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnet
weight:
—FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,
excludingpineapples
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30u.a.per100kgnet
weight:
ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight:
—FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,
excludingpineapples
ex2.Other:
—FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,
excludingpineapples
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1-33orlessat15°C:
II.Other:
a)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice
ex3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Containingaddedsugar
bb)Other
ex6.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excluding
apricotandpeachjuices:
aa)Containingaddedsugar
bb)Other
7.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontaining
separatelyortogether,over25%of
grape,citrusfruit,pineapple,apple,
pear,tomato,apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Containingaddedsugar
22.Other
b)Ofavalueof30u.a.orlessper100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight
bb)Other
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%or
lessbyweight
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar17%
18%
17%
18%
10%+(L)
10%
14%+(L)
14%
15%

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CCT
headingNo Description Rateofduty
1 2 3
20.07
(cont'd)7.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices:
exaa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight,excludingapricotsand
peaches 17%+(L)
exbb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%
orlessbyweight,excludingapricots
andpeaches 17%
excc)Notcontainingaddedsugar,excluding
apricotsandpeaches 18%
8.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontaining
eitherseparatelyortogether,over25%
ofgrape,citrusfruit,pineapple,pear,
tomato,apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding30%byweight 17%+(L)
22.Withanaddedsugarcontentof
30%orlessbyweight17%
33.Notcontainingaddedsugar18%
21.06Naturalyeasts(activeorinactive);preparedfakingpowders:
A.Activenaturalyeast:
II.Bakers'yeast:
a)Dried 6%+vc
b)Other 6%+vc
2301Floursandmeals,ofmeat,offals,fish,crustaceansormolluscs,
unfitforhumanconsumption ;greaves:
B.Floursandmealsoffish,crustaceansormolluscs Free

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ANNEXB
Listoftheproductsinrespectofwhichthedifferencebetweenthelowestdutiesappliedon
1January1972todevelopingcountriesbyDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomandthe
dutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariffmustbereducedby20%,inaccordancewithArticle1
CCT
Description headingNo
16.02(a)Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
III.Other:
b)Other:
ex1.Containingbovinemeatoroffal:
—Preparedorpreservedbovinetongue
20.02Vegetablespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid:
E.Sauerkraut
20.07Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whetherornot
containingaddedsugar,butunfermentedandnotcontainingspirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1-33at15°C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight:
—FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,excludingpineapple
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight:
ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%by
weight:
—FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,excluding
pineapples
ex2.Others:
—FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,excluding
pineapples
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1*33orlessat15°C:
II.Other:
a)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice
ex3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Containingaddedsugar
bb)Other
ex6.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excludingapricotand
peachjuices:
aa)Containingaddedsugar
bb)Other
(a)From1April1975thisheadingwillbedeletedfromthisAnnex.

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headingNo Description
20.07
(cont'd)7.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeither
separatelyortogether,over25%ofgrape,citrus
fruit,pineapple,apple,pear,tomato,apricotor
peachjuice:
11.Containingaddedsugar
22.Other
b)Ofavalueof30u.a.orlessper100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight
bb)Other
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%orlessbyweight
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar
7.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices:
exaa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%by
weight,excludingapricotsandpeaches
exbb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%orlessby
weight,excludingapricotsandpeaches
excc)Notcontainingaddedsugar,excludingapricotsand
peaches
8.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeitherseparately
ortogether,over25%ofgrape,citrusfruit,pineapple,
pear,tomato,apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%by
weight
22.Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%orlessby
weight
33.Notcontainingaddedsugar