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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)240 final
Brussels ,8thMay1980
DRAFT COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS
TARIFF DUTIES ONANUMBER OFAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
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(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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SUMMARY ,
i
1.Thesubjectofthefollowingdraftregulationisthetemporary"
suspensionofdutiesintheCommonCustomsTariffforanumber
ofagricultural items,asrequestedbytheMember^States
Itispartlyaprolongation andpartlyanewmeasure.
2.Itseemsappropriate thatadutysuspensionisjustifiedfor
thegoodslistedintheannextothisregulation .
Atotalsuspensionisproposedforthoseproductsforwhich
Communityproduction doesnotexistorisminimal,
ApartialsuspensionisproposedincaseswheretheCommunity
production coversonlyapartoftherequirements .Therate
ofthepartiallysuspendeddutydependsontheextentofthe
possibleCommunitysupplytotheCommunityusers.Ithasalso
beenlookedfortherightbalancebetweentheinterestsofthe
suppliers,usersandtheconsumersintheCommunity.
Furthermoretheneedtoprotectemploymenthasbeentaken^into
consideration . .-
3.ForanumberofitemsforwhichtheMemberStatesalsorequested
dutysuspensions theCommission doesnotproposeatariffmeasure
becausethenecessaryconditions arenotfulfilled.Thisconcerns
thefollowingitems:

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM .
, . ■ .■ ■'1■ i.
.Thesubject Ofthefollowing draft regulation isthe
temporary suspension ofduties intheCommon Customs Tariff •..W
for anumber ofagricultural items ,asrequested bythe i
Member States . ' '■" • •
Itisz^kly aprolongation andpartly anewmeasure . <•
Iceeerna appropriate totheCommission that aduty suspension .
is'justified for "thegoods lifted intheann^x tothis
regulation*.'' ' ■ '. •'v.­
. * ».»
TheCommission proposes atotal suspension forthose products ,
• t •*
forwhich Community production does not .exist orisminimal .
Apartial suspension isproposed iricases where theCommunity ,
production covers only apart oftherequirements .Therate ••
ofthepartially suspended duty depends ontheextent ofthe
possible Community supply totheCommunity users .'Thepotomissioa
isalso ' looking fortheright balance between the
interests ofthe suppliers ,userfe andtheconsumers -inthe v'
Community . •
Italso takes into account theneed toprotect employment .
' : •..■■■-' .• '.
. v . - .■ . . ■ •'• ■J.
Th^proposed measure 'sare confined toafixed period .
• * --• ■»
because ofthe'difficulties ofestimating theevolution ofthe
,basic'."factors /. *■ .<•'• r ,•. ;
Foranumber ofitems forwhich theMmnbsr States also requested
* ^ • . •
duty suspensions theCommission does notproposed tariff measure
because thenecessary conditions arianotfulfilled *This .'• ;.',
'concerns .the -following

'CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods
ex03.01Ala)
ex03.01BId)
/
ex03.01BIh)
ex03.01BIk)
ex03.01B1q)
ex03.01BIIa)and
BIIb)1
ex03.01BIIa)and
BIIb)3
cx03.01BIIa)and
BIIb)7,
ex03.02A-Ic)
ex16.04CII
ex16.04CII
ex16.05BSalmonTrout(SalmogairdneriiorSalmoirideus),fresh,
chilledOPfrozen,withanindividualweightofatyleast
1.5kilograms,forsmoking
Sardines(ClupeapilchnrdusWnlbaum),fresh,chilledor
frozen,whole,ofalengthof20cmormore
Cod(GadusmorrhuaorGaduscallarias),fresh,chilledorfrozen,
whole,headlessorinpieces,intendedforprocessing•
Haddock,fresh,chilledorfrozen,vyhole,headlessorinpieces,intended
forprocessing_
Hake(Meriucciusspp),exc(.udingthespecieMerlucius
bilinearis,fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorin
pieces,intendedforprocessing '
Filletsofcod(GadusmorrhuaorGaduscallarias),fresh,chilledorfrozen(
intendedforprocessing j
Filletsofhaddock,fresh,chilledorfrozen,intendedforprocessing''J
Filletsofhake(Meriucciusspp),fresh,chilledorfrozen,intendedfor^
processing j
Anchovies(Engraulisspp),saltedorinbrine,whole,
headlessorinpieces,inpackingsofanetcapacityof•
8kgormore
Spicedandsaltedherrings,inpackingsofanetcapacity;
of10kgormore
'Herring-flaps',preparedorpreservedinvinegar,ill.<
packingsofanetcapacityof10kgormore >,
Shrimpsandprawnsotherthanthoseofthe'Crangon' ;
variety*boiled-inwaterandshelled,whetherornot
frozenordried,intendedfortheindustrialmanufacture i
ofproductsfallingwithinheadingNo16.05-{
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! •DRAFT
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)i
temporarilysuspendingtheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutiesona
numberofagricuituralproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHBEURCPBAN
COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing(heEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
.Havingregardtothedraft.Regulationsubmittedby
vheCommission, '
WhereasproductionintheCommunityofthe
.productsspecifiedinthisRegulationiscurrently
inadequateornon-existent ,andwhereasproducers
thus,cannotmeettheneedsofuserindustriesinthe
Community ;
"Whereasincertaincasesitisintheinterestofthe
CommunitytosuspendtheautonomousCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesonlypartially,particularlysince
thegoodsinquestionareproducedintheCommu-
nit^andintheothercasestosuspendthemtotally;
Whereas,inviewofthedifficultyofassessingaccu­
ratelyshor.-termtrendsintheeconomicsituationin
therelevantsectors,suspensionmeasuresshouldbe
takenonlyfortemporaryperiodsbyfixingtheirperiodofvaliditybyreferencetotheinterestsof
Communityproduction,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article/
TheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutiesfor
theproductslistedinthetablesannexedtothisRegu­
lationshallbesuspendedatthelevelindicatedagainst
eachofthem.
Thesesuspensionsshallbeapplicable/
–•from1Julyto31December1986loitheproducts
listedinTableI,
–-from1July19$0to30June1981forthe
productslistedinTableII,
,, ;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonIJuly19fo
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand.directlyapplicableinallMember
States. .
DoneatBrussels,'<4
FortheCouncil
thePresident

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ANMiX
TABLE
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tH'jtfing
NoIX-urintionRjicof
tuionomotn ^
duly(%1J
IM.0IAIb)
r
.ex03.01BIe)
ex03.01Bfta)
.andBIIb)7
03.02AIa)
ex03.02AIId)
ex16.04B*I
ex16.05A
ex16.05A-Salmon,fresh(liveordead),chilledorfrozen
Pikeddog-fish(Squalusacanthias),fresh,chilledorfrozen,
whole,headlessorinpieces
Filletsofherring,fresh,chilledorfrozen,intendedfor
processing(a)(b)
Herring,dried,saltedorinbrine,whole,headlessorin
pieces
Filletsofherring,dried,saltedorinbrine
Salmonintendedfortheprocessingindustryforfurther
manufactureintopastesorspreads(b)
1
Crabsofthe'King'(Paralithodescamtschaticus),
'Hanasaki' (1'aralithodes "brevipes),'Kegani'
(Erimacrusisenbecki),and'Queen'(Chionecaetesspp)
varieties,simplyboiledinwaterandshelledwhetheror
notfrozeninpacldngsofanetcapacityof2kgormore
Cribs,excludingthespecies'Cancerpagarus',simply
boiledinwaterandshelled,whetherornotfrozen,in
packingsofanetcapacityof2kgormore,for
repackingforretailsale(b)1.
0
I
5;
–S
0'
-Î
5
'°^intendedtoundere°Mrtreatmentunlesstheyareintendedtoundergoexclusivelyoneormoreof
–cleaning,gutting,heading,tailing,"–cutting{excludingfilletingorcuttingoffrozenblock*),–sorting, > -, , ., .–labelling, . •J •,–packing, \.–«cing» .r •■ . '–freezing,–deepfreezing, v ,'–thawing,separations - ,*- .
Thesuspensionifnotallowedforproductsonwhichotherwisequalifyingtreatmentsireintendedtobtcarriedoutatmailorcatering
Thesuspensionshallapplyonlytofishintendedforhumanconsumption.
(b)ControloftheusefirthisspecialpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.

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TABLEII
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GCT
heading
No!. DescriptionRateof
Autonomous
duty(%)
ex03.01BIg)LesserorGreenlandhalibut(Hippoglossusreinhardtius),
fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorinpieces1
0
ex03.01BIq)Sardinopssagaxorocellata(pilchards),fresh,chilled-or'
frozen:
(a)whole,ofalengthof20cmormore, «
(b)headless,ofalengthof15cmormore,
intendedfortheprocessingindustry(a)(b) 4
ex03.01BIq)FlapsofSardinopssagaxorocellata(pilchards),fresh,chilled
orfrozen,ofalengthof12cmormore,intendedforthe
processingindustry(a)(b) > 0
ex03.01B1q)Sturgeons,fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorin
pieces,intendedfortheprocessingindustry(a)(b) 0
03.01C Softroes,'frozen,for.themanufacture of
deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA)lb) 0'
ex03.01C Hardfishroes,fresh,chilledorfrozen , 0,
03.02AIe)Salmon,saltedorinbrine,whole,headlessorinpieces 4
ex03.02AIf)•Coalfish(PollachiusvirensorGadusvirens),saltedorin
brine,whole,headlessorinpieces,intendedforprocessing
(ab)7
ex03.02AIId)Filletsofcoalfish(PollachiusvirensorGadusvirens),salted
orinbrine,intendedforprocessing(a)(b)7
ex03.02C Hardfishroes,saltedorinbrine 0
ex03.03AITailsofcrawfish,chilledorfrozen,shelledornot 10--'1
ex03.03BIb)Oysters,fresh(live),weighing-nomorethan12geach0
ex03.03BIb)Oysters,fresh(live),ofthe'CrassostreagigasVariety,
weighingmorethan100geach,■!
0,
07.01GIIIHorse-radish (Cochleariaarmoracia),freshorchilled 11
ex07.03E 1!Mushrooms ,excludingcultivatedmushrooms,preservedin
brine,insulphurwaterorinotherpreservativesolutions,but
notspeciallypreparedfor.immediateconsumption Q
ex07.04BJvtushrooms,excludingcultivatedmushrooms,dried,dehy­
dratedorevaporated,wholeorinidentifiablepiecesorslices,
intendedfortreatmentotherthansimplerepackingforretail
sale(b)(c) 0'
ex07.04BSweetredorgreenpeppers,dried,dehydratedorevaporated,
whole,cutorsliced,butnotfurtherprepared,.,0
ex07.05BIJBeans,dried,white,ofthespeciesPhaseolusvulgaris0
ex08.01ADates,freshordried,inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacity
notexceeding35kg,forrepackingforretailsale(b) 0

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henilinft
N«
ex08.01A
ex08.09
08.10exB,C
andexD
ex08.10B
ex08.10B.
ex09.04BI
09.10CI
,■■'I
ex16.04AII
23.07ADescription
Dates,freshordried,intendedforprocessingotherthanfor
theproductionofalcohol(b)
Rose-hips,fresh
FruitofthespeciesVaccinium
(wetherornotcooked),preserved -by
freezing,notcontainingaddedsugar
Rose-hips,,whetherornotcooked,preservedbyfreezing,not
containingaddedsugar
' /
Dates,frozen,inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof5
kgormore,notintendedfortheproductionofalcohol(b)
Paprika,ground,foruseinanimalfeedingstuffs(b)
Saffron,neithercrushednorground
Hardfishroes,washed,cleanedofadherentorgansand
simplysaltedorinbrine\
1 -i ;' •
FishormarinemammalsoubtesRateof
autonomous
MHi*m
o
o
10
0
»
0
(a)Thesuspensionshallapplytofishintendedtoundergoanytreatmentunlesstheyareintendedtoundergoexclusively
oneormoreofthefollowingtreatments: ''-* ,,–cleaning,gutting,heading,tailing,•*–cutting(excludingfilletingorcuttingoffrozenblocks),
>–sorting, * '–labelling,\ \–packing,, '.
■-–icing, .'. *i'
'–freezing, " '4–deepfreezing, .t–thawing,separation. -.
Thesuspensionisnotallowedforproductsonwhichotherwisequalifyingtreatmentsareintendedtobecarriedout
•atretailorcateringlevel, '»
Thesuspensionshallapplyonlytofishintendedforhumanconsumption , < .,
(h)ControloftheuseforthisspecialpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.
(c)However,(hedutysuspensionshallnotapplywherethetreatmentiscarriedoutbyretailsaleorcateringundertakings .