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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)712final.
Brussels ,19December1977
i. •• .
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation(EEC)No706/76on"thearrangementsapplicable
toagriculturalproductsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproductsoriginatingin.theAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseas
/countriesandterritories
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CQM(77)712final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Council Regulation (EEC )No706/76of30March 1976 ,
onthearrangements applicable toagricultural products and certain goods
resulting from theprocessing ofagricultural products originating inthe
African ,Caribbean andPacific States orintheoverseas countries and
territories ,provides forthetotal orpartial exemption from import du­
ties for such products for theduration oftheACP-EEC Convention ofLome .
• \
The aim oftheattached proposed regulation modifying
Regulation (EEC )No ,706/76istopr6vide animport system specific tofresh
andrefrigerated tomatoes originating intheACPStates ortheOCT .
Because ofthe way inwhich production has'evolved ,
tomatoes now have asignificant economic interest forcertain ACP S.tates ,
notably ,atpresent ,Senegal .Production inthese countries in1976 /1977 .
wasaround 4.500 tonnes ,ofwhich 634tonnes were exported tothe Communi­
ty;inthemedium term (1980 /1981 )this isexpected torise toabout' 1.500
tonnes .
Given that ,ingeneral -,tomatoes originating intheACP
States aredelivered outside the Community 'sproduction and marketing sea­
sontheCommunity could allow these products tobenefic from a60%reduc­
tion incustoms duties under the CCTduring theperiod 15November to30
April without adversely affecting the internal price levels forCommunity -
v .
produced tomatoes .*

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)No706/76
onthearrangements applicable toagricultural products and certain
goods resulting from theprocessing ofagricultural products
originating intheAfrican ,Caribbean andPacific States ori'ri'the
overseas countries and territories . .
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 43and 113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion ofthe European Parliament ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC )No706/76of30March 1976 onthearran­
gements applicable toagricultural products and certain goods resulting
from theprocessing ofagricultural products originating intheAfrican ,
Caribbean and Pacific States orinthe overseas countries and territo­
ries (1),provides forthe total orpartial exemption from import duties
for such products ;whereas ,because ofthesignificance offresh and
refrigerated tomatoes fortheeconomies ofthese States ,countries and
territories ,this product should "beallowed to "benefit from a
t
partial exemption ofcustoms duties for afixed period oftheyear ;
(1)0JNoL85,31.3.1976 ,p.2../

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1 .
InArticle 13ofRegulation (EEC)No706/76the
following paragraph ishereby added : .
'3.Theproduct 'sListed below shall beimported subject tocustoms du­
ties equal to40%ofthe -Common Customs Tariff duties : •
CCT
heading
No.»
Description ,ofgoods
07.01 Vegetables ,fresh orchilled : • '
·■
M.Tomatoes :
exI:from 1November to14May :
-from T5November to30April
Arti ele "2
This Regulation shall enter into force on43rd day
following itspublication .intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Com­
munities .
This Regulation shall bebinding in'its entirety and
directly applicable inallMember States .
Done at For the Council ,
I
The President .

FBR2ÂR3CSAL STATEMENT
DATE i12.12.1977
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2.ACTION i
3.LECAL BASIS :Article 43
4.OBJECTIVES sRedact -jonofduties ofthe CCTof60%applicable tofresh orchilled
tomatoes originating inACPStates from 15November until 30April .
5.FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
-CJIARCED TOTHE ECBUDCET
(REKUN16 /INTERVENTI OUS)
–CHAfiCED TONATIONAL ADîîINISTR .
-CilAHCED TOOTHER NATIONAL CROUPS
5.1RECEIPTS
-OAU RESOURCES OPTHE EC
(DMSS /CU3T0Y.S DUTIES )
-SSDTEOCI&K (1)FOR THE KAHKETINO YEAH CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAH
£ }FCLLOWINC FINANCIAL YEAH
(78 ) ■
-33.000 U.A.
YEAH YEAR
5.0.1 PLURI A.VNUAL PATTERN OFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1 PLURIANNUAl PATTERN OFRECEIPTS -52.500 UA.1980^
-78.700 U.A.YEAR
5.2 METiiOD OFCALCULATION
Estimated quantity :1978
1979
1980
Estimated reduction ofCCT duties630 tons
1.000 tons
1.500 tons
52,47 UA/ton (thevalue ofimports origina­
ting inACP-States being
.. • - 504.000 U.A.in1976 for
630 tons ).
6.0FINANCING POSSIBLE WITH CREDITS INSCRIBED INRELEVANT CHAPTER 0?CURRENT BUDGET ? «SAM 1
en•α L*L»Wmm
ij6.3CREDITS TOBEWRITTEN INTO FUTURE BUDGETS ?
!
rcô!cSîîs"j (Y)Nonperception ofpart ofcustoms duties which would have been destined
fortheCommunity budget .