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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)112final.
Brussels,16March1978.
I
Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
-temporarily suspendingtheautonomous CommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesoncertainagricultural products
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CCM(78)112final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The subject ofthefollowing draft regulation isthe
temporary suspension ofduties intheCommon Customs Tariff
foranumber ofagricultural items ,asrequested bythe
Member States .
Itispartly aprolongation andpartly anewmeasure .
Itseems appropriate totheCommission that aduty suspension
isjustified forthegoods listed intheannex tothis
regulation .
TheCommission proposes atotal suspension forthose products
forwhich Community production does notexist orisminimal .
Apartial suspension isproposed incases where theCommunity
production covers only apart oftherequirements .Therate
ofthepartially suspended duty depends ontheextent ofthe
possible Community supply totheCommunity users .TheCommission
isalso looking for theright balance between the
interests ofthesuppliers ,users and theconsumers inthe
Community .
Italso takes into account theneed toprotect employment .
ortwelve
Theproposed measures areinmost cases confined tosi*/months
because ofthedifficulties ofestimating theevolution ofthe
basic factors .
For anumber ofitems forwhich theMember States also requested
duty suspensions theCommission does notpropose atariff measure
because thenecessary conditions arenotfulfilled .This
concerns thefollowing items :

CCTheading No Description ofgoods
ex03.01 BIh)
ex03.01 BIij)
ex03.01 BIk)
ex03.01 BIm)2
ex03.01 BIq)
ex03.01 BIIa)
and b)7
ex20.07 AIIa)Cod (Gadus morrhua orGadus callarias ),fresh ,chilled
orfrozen ,whole ,headless orinpieces ,intended for
theprocessing industry
Coalfish (Pollachius virens orGadus virens ),fresh ,
chilled orfrozen ,whole ,headless orinpieces ,
intended fortheprocessing industry
Haddock ,fresh ,chilled orfrozen ,whole ,headless
orinpieces ,intended fortheprocessing industry
Mackerel ,fresh ,chilled orfrozen ,whole ,size 1,
intended fortheprocessing industry
Hake ,fresh ,chilled orfrozen ,whole ,headless or
inpieces ,intended fortheprocessing industry
Fillets ofhake ,fresh ,chilled orfrozen
Pear juice ofaspecific gravity exceeding 1.33
at15° Cofavalue exceeding 22UAper 100 kgnet
weight ,foruse inthemanufacture ofperry

Draffc
COUFCIIi REGULATION (EEC)
ι
temporarily suspending -the e-uionoraous Common Cuatcms
Tariff duties oncertain agricultural products
THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing :theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 28theraofj ,
Having regard tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas production oftheproducts referred tointhis Regulation isatpresent
inadequate ornon-existent within the Community andproducers arethus unable
to ,meet theneeds ofuser industries ;
Whereas itisintheCommunity 'sinterest incertain cases tosuspend the
autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties only partially ,chiefly because of
Community production ,andinother cases tosuspend them
completely ;
Whereas ,inview ofthedifficulties involved inaccurately assessing
low theeconomic situation will develope inthe sectors concerned inthenear
future ,these suspension measures should betaken only temporarily ,byfixing
their term ofvalidity tocoincide with theinterests ofCommunity production ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Theautonomous Common Customs Tariff duties fortheproduots listed
-inthetables annexed tothis Regulation shall besuspended atthe level
indicated inrespect ofeach ofthem .

These suspensions shall bevalid :
"tIV "1"1031D"e"ber 'f°r i„
1979from 1July 1978to30June/~fn,Tabu„ fortheP"1ucts listed in
Article 2
ThisRegulation shallenter intoforceon1July 1973
ThisRegulation shall bebinding in entjrety and
irectly applicable inallMember States
Done atBrussels ,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
TABLEI
CCTheadingNo Description ofgoods • Rateof
autonomous
duty
03.01Alb)Salmon,fresh(liveordead),chilledor 0frozen
ex03.01BIIa)Filetsofherring,fresh,chilledorfrozen, 0
andBIIb)7intendedfortheprocessingindustry(a)
ex03.02Ala)Herring,dried,saltedorinbrine,whole, 0
headlessorinpieces,intendedforthe
processingindustry(a)
ex03.02AIf)Sprats,saltedorinbrine,whole,headless 0
orinpieces
ex03.02AIId)Filletsofherring,dried,saltedorinbrine,0
intendedfortheprocessingindustry(a)
ex16.04BSalmon,intendedfortheprocessingindustry 0
forfurthermanufacture intopastesor
spreads(a)
ex16.04CIISpicedandsaltedherrings,inpackingsofa 0
netcapacityof10kgormore,intendedfor
theprocessingindustry(a)
ex16.04CII"Herring-flaps",preparedorpreservedin 0
vinegar,inpackingsofanetcapacityof
10kgormore,intendedfortheprocessing
industryCa)
ex16.05BShrimpsandprawnsotherthanthoseofthe 10
"Crangon"variety,boiledinwaterandshelled,
whetherornotfrozenordried,intendedfor
theindustrialmanufacture ofproducts
fallingwithinheadingNo16.05(a)
TABLEII
ex03.01BIe)Pikeddog-fish(Squalusacanthias),fresh, 0
chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorin
pieces
ex03.01Big)LesserorGreenlandhalibut(Hippoglossus 0
reinharrltius),fresh,chilledorfrozen,
whole,headlessorinpieces
■*••
(a)Theapplicationofthissuspensionwillbesubjectto
theconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

-2-
ex03.01BIq)Sardinopssagaxcrocettata("piIchards")
fresh,chittedorfrozen,wbote,ofa
Lengthof20cmormore,intendedfor
theprocessingindustry(a)
ex03.01BIq)Sturgeons,fresh,chittedorfrozen
whole,headtessorinpieces,intended
tortheprocessingindustry(a)
ex03.01CHardfishroes,fresh,chittedorfrozen
ex03.02AIc)Anchovies(Engraulissp.p.)saltedor
inbrine,whole,headlessorinpieces
inpackingsofanetcapacityof8kq
ormore
A1e)Salmon,salted,orinbrine,whole,headlessorinpieces
ex03.02AIf)Coalfish(PollachiusvirensorGadus
virens),saltedorinbrine,whole,headlessorinpieces,intendedfor
theprocessingindustry(a)
ex03.02AIId)FilletsofcoalfisKPollachiusvirens
orGadusvirens),saltedorinbrine
ex03.02CHardfishroes,saltedorinbrine
ex03„03AITailsofcrawfish,chilledorfrozen,shelledornot
ex03.03BIb)Oysters,fresh(live),weighingnomore
than12geach
ex03.03BIb)Oysters,fresh(live),ofthe"Crassostrea
gigasvariety,weighingmorethan100aeach 3
?X°7"03EMushrooms,excludingcultivatedmushrooms,'
preservedinbrine,insulphurwateror
inotherpreservative solutions,butnot
speciallypreparedforimmediateconsumption
07.04BMushrooms,excludingcultivatedmushrooms, Idried,dehydratedorevaporated,whoteor
inidentifiablepiecesorslices,intendedtortheprocessingindustry(a)
x07.04Bsweetredpeppers,dried,dehydratedor r
evaporated,whole,cutorsliced,butnotfurtherprepared
07.05BIBeans,dried,whiteofthespeciesPhaseolus ovulgarisex07.03E
ex07.04B
ex07.04B
aTheapplicationofthissuspensionwillbesubjecttotheconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentaithor?tis0
10
0
0

ex
£
ex
>
e>031A Dates ,fresh ordried ,inimmediate packings
ofanetcapacity notexceeding 35kg,for
repacking forretail sale (a)
01A Dates ,fresh ordried ,intended forprocessing
other than fortheproduction ofalcohol (a)
;09 Rose-hips ,fresh
eieioA Bilberries (fruits ofVaccinium myrtillus ),whether ornotcooked ,preserved byfreezing ,
notcontaining added sugar
38.10 B Blue-black fruits ofthespecies Vaccinium ,
other than those ofVaccinium myrtillus ,whether
ornotcooked ,preserved byfreezing ,notcon­
taining added sugar
08.10 B Cranberries (fruits ofVaccinium vitis idaea ),
whether ornotcooked ,preserved byfreezing ,
notcontaining added sugar
<08.10 B Redorrosefruits ofthespecies Vaccinium ,
other than those ofVaccinium vitis idaea ,
whether ornotcooked ,preserved byfreezing ,
-notcontaining added sugar
,x08.10 B Rose-hips ,whether ornotcooketf ,preserved
byfreezing ,notcontaining added sugar
08.10 B Dates ,frozen inimmediate packings ofanet
capacity of5kgormore ,notintended for
theproduction ofalcohol (a)
ex09.04 BI Paprika ,ground ,foruseinanimal feeding -
stuffs (a)
09.10 CI Saffron ,neither crushed orground
ex16.04 AII Hardfishroes,washed ,cleaned ofadherent .
organs andsimply salted orinbrine
exi605A Crabs ofthe"King","Hanasaki ",'Kegani "
and"Queen "varieties ,simply boiled in
water andshelled ,whether ornotfrozen ,
inpackings ofanetcapacity of2kgor
more ,intended fortheprocessing industry (a)
P*1605A Crabs ,excluding thespecies "Cancer pegarus ",
eX° Simpi'yboiled inwater andshelled ,whether or
notfrozen ,inpackings ofanetcapacity of
2kgormore,forrepacking forretail sale (a)
23.07 A Pish ormarine mammal solubles
Theapplication ofthissuspension nilbesubject tothe
conditions tobedetermined bythecompetent authorities .

Annexe atfDoc .GUD/139/78
FICHE FINANCIERE
Date :14.1.1978
1.Ligne budgétaire concerne :Chap .12,art .120
2.Intitulé del'action : Règlement duConseil portant suspension temporaire
des droits autonomes dutarif douanier commun pour
uncertain nombre deproduits agricoles
3.Base juridique : Article 28duTraité-CEE
4.Objectifs de1action :
Suspension desdroits duTDCpour lesproduits indiqués sous 2
5.0 Coût de1action
àlacharge duBudget delàCt!
non-perceptibn desdroitsImpossible évaluer sérieusement
faute destatistiques communau­
taires .
Les indications des seuls Etats
membres demandant lasuspension
encause montrent uncoût minimal
del'action pour lapériode :
A-1.7-31.12.78 :13.353.305 UCE
-1.1 -30.6.79 :4.452.395 UCE