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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)2112final
Brussels.19December1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECODICIL
i
onthetotalorpartialsuspensionofCommonCustomsduties
oncertainproductsfallingwithinChapter1to24ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff
/
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)2112final

VI/3724/73-E
EXPLANATORY I-JSMCRAHDUM
TheCouncil hasagreed that from 1January 1974Malta should hegiven treatment
noless favourable than that accorded totheother countries which "benefit
from generalized preferences .
Theobject oftheproposal foraRegulation annexed hereto istoputthis into
practice ;itextends toMalta ,autonomously andfrom 1January to31December
1974 ,thetotal orpartial suspension oftheCommon Customs Tariff Duties
ontheproducts inChapters 1to24which theCommission proposed inconnection
with thegeneralized preferences .
The ■proposal concerns only those products inrespect ofwhich Community treat­
ment ofMalta isnomore favourable than thetreatment given under thegeneralized
preferences »
AstheRegulation isbased onArticles 43and 113oftheTreaty establishing the
European Economic Community ,theEuropean Parliament must beconsulted .
TheParliament should beable togive itsOpinion atitsSession of4and 5
December 1973 *
Attention isdrawn tothefact that both thecontent oftheRegulation andthe
list ofproducts annexed toitarebased ontheCommission 'sproposal tothe
Council concerning generalized preferences inrespect oftheproducts falling
within Chapters 1to24oftheCommon Customs Tariff (Doc.0OK(73 )1215 final ).
Theannexed draft will therefore have tobealigned onthefinal text ofthe
abovementioned Regulation when thelatter hasbeen adopted bytheCouncil .
FINANCIAL EFFECT
Onthebasis of1971 trade figures this proposal will involve ,in1974 (theonly -
year inwhich itistoapply ),anon-ccllection ofcustoms duties which canbe
considered negligible .

VI/3724/73-E
PROPOSAL FORA
/
onthetotal orpartial suspension ofCommon Customs duties
oncertain products falling within Chapter 1to24ofthe
Common Customs Tariff
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 43 113thereof .
•4
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)Ho1059/69of28May 19^9 laying
down thetrade arrangements applicable tocertain goods resulting from the
processing ofagricultural products ,aslast amended byCouncil Regulation
Λ
(EFC)NO1491/73 fandinparticular Article 12thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas under Annex No 1totheAgreement establishing enassociation between the
European Economic Community andMalta theCommunity must totally orpartially
suspend theCommon Customs Tariff orduties applicable tocertain products ;
whereas italso appears necessary onaprovisional basis toadjust orsupple –
r.ent some ofthese tariff advantages provided forinthe abover.ent ioned Annex
No1;whereas theCommunity should suspend inrespect oftheproducts contained
inthelist annexed tothis Regulation ,originating inMalta ,during theperiod
from 1January to31December 1974 5atthelevels indicated inrespect of
each ofthem ,either thefixod component ofthecharge applicable tothegoods
coming under Regulation (EEC)No1059/69or "thecustoms duty applicable to
theother products ;
^OJNoL141j12June19$9 »P»1»
20JNo151,7June1973 ,p.l

M»2«• VI/3724/73-E
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
4#Prom1Januaryanduntil31December1974,"theproductsoriginating
inMaltalistedintheAnnexshallbeadmittedforimportintotheCommunity
atthecustomsdutiesindicatedinrespectofeachofthem.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation -,*originatingproducts *meanthosopro­
ductswhichfulfiltherequirements oftheProtocolconcerningthedefinitionof
theconceptof"originatingproducts"andmethodsofadministrative cooperation,
annexedtotheAgreementestablishing anAssociation betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta.
Article2
Whentheimportsofproductsbenefitingfromthearrangements providedforin
Article1comeintotheCommunityinquantitiesoratpriceswhichcauseor
threatentocauseseriouslosstotheCommunityproducersofsimilarproducts
ordirectlycompetitiveproducts,theCommonCustomsTariffdutiesmaybe
partiallyorwhollyreintroduced fortheproductsjhquestion.These
measuresmayalsobetakenintheeventofseriouslossorthethreatof
seriouslosslimitedtoasing.laregionoftheCommunity.

-3- VI/3724/?3~E
Article3
1.InordertoensuretheapplicationofArticle2,theCommissionmay
decide "bymeansofaRegulationtoreintroduce CommonCustomsTariffduties
foralimitedperiod.
2.IftheactionoftheCommission wasrequestedbyaMemberStatethe
Commissionshalltakeadecisionwithinamaximumperiodoftenworking
daysfromreceivingtherequestandshallinformtheMemberStatesofthe
actiontaken.
3.AnyMemberStatemayremittotheCouncilthemeasuretakenbythe
Commissionwithinaperiodoftenworkingdaysfollowingthedayofits
notification .Theintervention oftheCouncilshallnothaveasuspensory
effect.TheCouncilshallmeetwithoutdelay.Itmaybyqualifiedmajority
modifyorannulthemeasureinquestion.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1974*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, 1973.
FortheCouncil ,
ThePresident

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AMEXA
CCÏ
headingNoj
iDescriptionRate
ofduty
1 I2 3
J1■"- <
02.01
i1
Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfalling
withinheadingHo01.01,01.02,01,03,or01,04
fresh,chilledor'frozen:
A.Meat:
III.Ofserine:
(byOther IFree 1
05.03 Horsehairandhorsehairwaste,whetherornot
putupasalayerorbetweentwolayersofother
material :
33.OtherIPreeI
15.10 Pattyacids5acidoilsfromrefining;fatty
alcohols :
C,Otherfattyacids|acidoilsfromrefining..ÎFree|
15.13 Margarine,imitationlardandotherprepared
ediblefats 20£
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
A.Liver:
I»Gooseorduel:liver ■12'vo
B.Other:
II.Cameorraobitmeatoroffal 1274
III.Other:
ex1.Containingbovinemeatoroffal:
-preparedorpreservedbovine
tongue 18-.
2.Notspecified :
(aa)Ovinemeatoroffal........
(bb)Other16^
13%
20.02 IVegetablespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanj
byvinegaroraceticaoid: j
E.Sauerkraut II15%
exF.Capers 16%

-5-
..1
20.07 Fruitjuices(includingjrrapemust)andvegetable
juices,whetherornotcontainingaddedsugar,
"butunfermented andnotcontainingspirits:
A.
B.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1.33at
15C:
III.Other:
ex(a)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per
100kgnetweight:
Fruitsfalling -withinheading
No08.01,excludingpineapples...
(b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30u.a.per
100kgnetweight:
ex1.Withanaddedsugar
contentexceeding30#by
....weight:
-Fruitsfallingwithin
headingNo08.01
excludingpineapples ....
ex2.Other:
-Fruitsfallingwithin
.,headingNo08.01,
excludingpineapples..
Ofaspecificgravityof1.33orlessat
15C:
.II,Other:.
(a)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kg
netweight:25%
2.Grapefruitjuice
ex3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
(aa)Containingaddedsugar....
'(bb)"Other ...
ex6.Otherfruitandvegetablojuices,
excludingapricotandpeachjuices
(aa)Containingaddedsugar....
(bb)Other............
7.Mixtures:
ex(bb)Other,excludingmixtures
'''containingeitherseparately
ortogether,over25#of
grape,citrusfruit,pineapple,
apple,pear,tomato,apricot
orpeachjuice:25ï'o+(L)
25Jo
12/:<4.
11fa
11#
13#
13#

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20.07
(contd.) 11.containingaddedsugar
22.Other
(b)Ofavalueof30u.s.orless
per100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice:
(aa)Withanaddedsugar
contentexceeding30%by-
weight
(bb)Other-
4.
ex7.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
(aa)Withanaddedsugarconteni
exceeding30^byweight
(bb)Withanaddedsugarcontenl
of30%orlessbyweight..
(cc)Hotcontainingaddedsugar
Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,
butnotofapricotsandpeaches:
(aa)Withanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding30'%byweight...
(bb)Uithanaddedsugarcontent
of30^orlessbyweight...
(cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar
8.Mixtures' .
ex(bb)Other,excludingmixtures
containingeither
separatelyortogether,
ovar25"Joofgrape,citrus
fruit,pineapple,pear,
tomato,apricotorpeach
juice:
11.Withanaddedsugar
contentexceeding30^
byweight
22.Withanaddedsugar
contentof30%orlest
byweight...........
33.Notcontainingadded
sugar...............13e,.
13%
12;,^-(L)
12/•>
ll^f(L)
11#
11%
13f+(L)
13%
13%
13?i*(L)
13/J
13^

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21.06 Naturalyeasts(activeorinactive):
preparedtalcingpowders:
A.Activenaturalyeast:
II.Baker•syeaàt:
(a)Dried
(b)Other.......
23.01 PIursandmeals,ofneat,offals,fish,
crustaceansormolluscs,unfitforhumanconsumption j
greaves 5
3.floursandmealsoffish,crustaceans o^molluscs3.
7/W.c.
7^-v.c.
Free