COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3593/91 of 11 December 1991 abolishing in two stages certain customs duties applicable in trade between the Community of Ten and Spain and Portugal as a result of the Mediterranean agreements

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 75 (4) and 243 (4) thereof,

Whereas the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal provides for the possibility of suspending or abolishing the customs duties on agricultural products in trade between those two Member States and the Community of Ten at a faster rate than laid down in the Act;

Whereas it was decided in the framework of the new Mediterranean policy to dismantle the customs duties on some products to make them zero from 1 January 1993;

Whereas provision should be made, in view of the duties applicable to imports from Spain and Portugal in accordance with Articles 75 (1) and 243 (1) of the Act of Accession, for agricultural products consigned from Spain and Portugal not to enjoy less favourable treatment than the same products covered by the additional protocols concluded with the Mediterranean countries;

Whereas that dismantlement should be carried out in two stages, the first commencing on 1 January 1992 and the second on 1 January 1993;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The customs duties laid down in the Act of Accession on the products listed in the Annex hereto and imported into the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 from Spain and Portugal shall be:

- reduced by 50 % on 1 January 1992,

- totally abolished on 1 January 1993.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 December 1991. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Agricultural products covered by the additional protocols to the Agreements between the European Economic Community and Mediterranean non-member countries on which customs duties will remain at 1 January 1993

CN code Description 0603 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared: 0603 10 fresh: from 1 June to 31 October: 0603 10 11 roses 0603 10 13 carnations 0603 10 15 orchids 0603 10 21 gladioli 0603 10 25 chrysanthemums 0603 10 29 other from 1 November to 31 May: 0603 10 51 roses 0603 10 53 carnations 0603 10 55 orchids 0603 10 61 gladioli 0603 10 65 chrysanthemums 0603 10 69 other 0701 Potatoes, fresh or chilled: 0701 90 other other new: 0701 90 51 from 1 January to 15 May 0701 90 59 from 16 May to 30 June 0702 00 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled: ex 0702 00 10 from 1 November to 14 May from 15 November to 30 April 0703 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled: 0703 10 onions and shallots: onions: ex 0703 10 11 sets: from 15 February to 15 May and from 1 July to 31 July ex 0703 10 19 other from 15 February to 15 May and from 1 July to 31 July ex 0703 20 00 garlic from 1 February to 31 May 0704 Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled: 0704 90 other: ex 0704 90 90 other: Chinese cabbage, from 1 November to 31 December 0705 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled: lettuce: 0705 11 cabbage lettuce (head lettuce): ex 0705 11 10 from 1 April to 30 November: Iceberg lettuce from 1 November to 30 November ex 0705 11 90 from 1 December to 31 March: Iceberg lettuce from 1 December to 31 December 0706 Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled: ex 0706 10 00 carrots and turnips: carrots from 1 January to 15 May 0706 90 other: ex 0706 90 90 other: salad beetroot 0707 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled: cucumbers: ex 0707 00 11 from 1 November to 15 May small cucumbers from 1 January to the end of February 0708 Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled: 0708 10 peas (Pisum sativum): ex 0708 10 10 from 1 September to 31 May: from 1 October to 30 April 0708 20 beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.): ex 0708 20 10 from 1 October to 30 June: from 1 November to 30 April 0709 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled: ex 0709 10 00 globe artichokes: from 1 October to 31 December ex 0709 20 00 asparagus: from 1 November to the end of February ex 0709 30 00 aubergines (eggplants): from 1 October to 30 April ex 0709 40 00 celery other than celeriac: ribbed celery from 1 January to 30 April mushrooms and truffles: 0709 51 mushrooms: 0709 51 90 other 0709 60 fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: 0709 60 10 sweet peppers other: 0709 60 99 other 0709 90 other: ex 0709 90 70 courgettes: from 1 December to 15 March ex 0709 90 90 other: okra (gumbo) wild onions of the species Muscari comosum from 15 February to 15 May pumpkins and courgettes from 1 December to 15 March 0710 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or bolling in water), frozen: 0710 80 other vegetables: fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: 0710 80 59 other 0711 Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption: 0711 90 other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables: vegetables: 0711 90 10 fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, excluding sweet peppers 0804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried: 0804 40 avocados: 0804 40 10 from 1 December to 31 May 0804 40 90 from 1 June to 30 November ex 0804 50 00 guavas, mangoes and mangosteens: mangoes 0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried: 0805 10 oranges: 0805 10 11

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0805 10 49 sweet oranges, fresh other: ex 0805 10 70 from 1 April to 15 October: fresh ex 0805 10 90 from 16 October to 31 March: fresh other: 0805 20 mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids: ex 0805 20 10 clementines: fresh ex 0805 20 30 monreales and satsumas: fresh ex 0805 20 50 mandarins and wilkings: fresh ex 0805 20 70 tangerines: fresh ex 0805 20 90 other: fresh 0805 30 lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia): 0805 30 10 lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) 0805 30 90 limes (Citrus aurantifolia) 0805 40 00 grapefruit ex 0805 90 00 other: kumquats 0806 Grapes, fresh or dried: 0806 10 fresh: table grapes: from 1 November to 14 July: ex 0806 10 15 other: from 15 November to 13 December from 1 April to 14 July ex 0806 10 19 from 15 July to 31 October: from 15 July to 4 August 0807 Melons (including water melons) and papaws (papayas), fresh: 0807 10 melons (including water melons): ex 0807 10 10 water melons: from 1 April to 15 June ex 0807 10 90 other: from 1 November to 31 May: 0809 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh: 0809 20 cherries: ex 0809 20 10 from 1 May to 15 July: sour cherries 0810 Other fruit, fresh: 0810 10 strawberries: ex 0810 10 90 from 1 August to 30 April: from 1 November to 31 March 0810 20 raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries: ex 0810 20 10 raspberries: from 15 May to 15 June ex 0810 20 90 other: blackberries and mulberries, from 15 May to 15 June 0810 90 other: ex 0810 90 10 kiwi fruit, from 1 January to 30 April ex 0810 90 80 other: passion fruit persimmons, from 1 December to 31 July 0904 Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: 0904 20 dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta: neither crushed nor ground: 0904 20 10 sweet peppers other: 0904 20 39 other 0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bayleaves, curry and other spices: 0910 20 saffron: 0910 20 10 neither crushed nor ground 0910 20 90 crushed or ground 0910 40 thyme, bayleaves: thyme: neither crushed nor ground: 0910 40 13 other 0910 40 19 crushed or ground 0910 40 90 bayleaves 1209 Seeds, fruit and spores, of a kind used for sowing: other: 1209 91 vegetable seeds: ex 1209 91 90 other: seeds, complying with the provisions of the Directives on the marketing of seeds and plants 1209 99 other: other: ex 1209 99 99 other seeds, complying with the provisions of the Directives on the marketing of seeds and plants 2001 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid: 2001 90 other: 2001 90 20 fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos 2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen: 2005 90 other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables: 2005 90 10 fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos 2008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: 2008 30 citrus fruit: not containing added spirit: containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg: 2008 30 51 grapefruit segments containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg: 2008 30 71 grapefruit segments not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content: ex 2008 30 91 of 4,5 kg or more: grapefruit segments ex 2008 30 99 of less than 4,5 kg: grapefruit segments other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008 19: 2008 92 mixtures: not containing added spirit: containing added sugar: ex 2008 92 50 in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg: fruit salad: other: ex 2008 92 71 mixtures of fruit in which no single fruit exceeds 50 % of the total weight of the fruits: fruit salad ex 2008 92 79 other: fruit salad 2009 Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter: orange juice: 2009 11 frozen 2009 19 other 2009 20 grapefruit juice 2009 60 grape juice (including grape must): of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C: of a value exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight: 2009 60 51 concentrated of a value not exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight: with an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight: 2009 60 71 concentrated ex 2009 60 90 other: concentrated 2204 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading No 2009: other wine; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol: 2204 21 in containers holding 2 litres or less: ex 2204 21 10 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 21 25 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 21 29 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 21 35 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 21 39 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 21 49 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 21 59 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 21 90 wine of fresh grapes 2204 29 other: 2204 29 10 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 29 25 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 29 29 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 29 35 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 29 39 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 29 49 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 29 59 wine of fresh grapes ex 2204 29 90 wine of fresh grapes 2204 30 other grape must: other: ex 2204 30 91 of a density of 1,33 g/cm3 or less at 20 °C and of an actual alcoholic strength per volume not exceeding 1 % vol concentrated