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Proposalfora
vCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
totallyorpartiallysuspending CommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesoncertainproducts/fallingwithin ,
Chapters 1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originating inMalta(1978)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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ThoCounoil hasagreed that from 1January 1974 Malta uhould "bogiven
treatment noless favourable than that acoorded totho other countries
which "benefit from generalised preferences .
The ob.jeot oftheRegulation annexed hereto istoputthis deoision into
practice ;itextends toMalta ,autonomously during 1978 ,thetotal or
partial suspension oftheCommon Customs Tariff Duties ontheproducts
inChapters 1to24which theCommission proposed inconnection with the
generalised preferences .
Theproposal ooncerns only those products which areofinterest toMalta
inrespect ofwhioh Community treatment ofMalta isnomore favourable
than thetreatment given tinder thegeneralised preferences .
AstheRegulation isbased onArtioles 43and113oftheTreaty establishing
theEuropean Economio Community ,theEuropean Parliament oust beconsulted#
Attention isdrawn tothefact that both thecontent oftheRegulation and
thelist ofproducts annexed toitaredireotly related totheCommission 's
proposal totheCounoil oonceming generalised preferences inrespect to
theproducts falling within Chapters 1to24oftheCommon Customs Tariff •
Theannexed proposal will therefore have tobealigned onthefinal text
oftheabovementioned Regulation when thelatter hasbeen adopted bythe
Counoil .

PpepesaL fopa'
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
totallyorpartiallysuspending CommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertainproducts
fallingwithinChapters 1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating inMalta
(19/8)
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreaityestablishing me
European Economic Community ,andinparticular
Articles43and113thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69of28May1969 (layingdownthetrade
arrangements applicable tocertaingoodsresulting
fromtheprocessing ofagricultural products (*),as
lastamended byRegulation (EEC)No3058/75(*),
andinparticular Article12thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (s),
Whereas,underAnnexItoCheAgreement
establishing anassociation 'betweentheEuropean
Economic Community andMalta(4),theCommunity
mustpartiallysuspendtheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicable tocertainproducts ;whereasitalso
appearsnecessary iprovisionailly toadjustorto
supplement certainofthetariff'benefitsprovided
forintheabovementioned Annex;whereas,
accordingly ,theCommuniity should,inrespectof
theproductsoriginating inMaltafetedintheAnnex
tothisRegulation ,suspendeitherdiefixed
component ofthelevyapplicable togoodscoming
underRegulation (EEC)No1059/69orthecustoms
dutyapplicable totheother .productsfrom1January
until31December 1978andatthelevelsindicated
foreachofthem;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryuntil31December 1978,the
productsoriginating inMaltalistedintheAnnex
beadmittedforimportintotheCommunity as
originallyconstituted attheoustomsdutiesindicated
foreachofthem.
(')OJNoL141,12.6.1969,p.1.
(')OJNoL306,25.11.1975,p.3.
(')OJNoC
(4)OJNoL61,14.3.1971,p.3.

2.Forthepurposes oftheapplication orthis
Regulation ,therulesotforiginshall'bethoseinforce
atthetimeasregardstheimplementation ofthe
Agreement establishing anassociation betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity andMalta.
Article2
Whenproducts benefiting fromthearrangements
providedforinArticle1areimportedintheCom­
munityinsuchovantitiesoratsuchpricesthat
Community produceis ofproductssimilartoorin
directcompetition withthemsufferorarelikelyto
sufferfromseriousdisadvantage ,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesmaybereintroduced inwhole
orinpartontheproductsinquestion .Such
measuresmayalsobetakenintheeventofactualerpotentialuericisdisadvantage inasbig'eregion
oftheCoauaunify
Article3
1.Inordertoensuretheapplication t>fArticle2,the
Commission maydecide,bymeansofaRegulation ,
toreintroduce thelevyingofcustomsdutiestora
limitedperiod.
2.!nsheeventofsuchactionbeingrequested by
aMemberState,theCommission slfoalltakeadecision
withinaperiodofnotmorethan10workingdays
fromreceiptoftherequestandshallinformthe
MemberStatesoftheactiontaken.
3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertotheCouncilthe
measuretakenbytheCommission ,withinaperiod
ofnotmorerhan10workingdaysafterithasbeen
informed thereof.Thefactthatthematterisreferred
totheCouncilshallnotcausethemeasuretobe
suspended .TheCouncilshallmeetimmediately .It
may,actingonaqualifiedmajority,amendorrescind
themeasureinquestion .
Article4
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon
1January1978.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateofduty
1I 2 3
02.01Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheading
No01.01,01.02,01.03,or01.04fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat;
III.Ofswine:
b)Other IFree
02.04 Othermeatandediblemeatoffals,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
exA.Ofdomesticpigeons 7%
exB.Furredgame,frozen Free
C.Other:
exI.Frogs'legs Free
II.Other IFree
04.06 INaturalhoney 25%
05.03 Horsehairandhorsehairwaste,whetherornotputupasa
layerorbetweentwolayersofothermaterial:
B.OtherFree
07.01 Vegetables ,freshorchilled:
exT.Other:
–Okra(Hibiscusexculentus L.orAbelmoschus ex-
culentus(L.)Moench)
iFree
08.08 Berries,fresh:
F.Other 16%
15.10Fattyacids,acidoilsfromrefining;fattyalcohols: J 11
C.Otherfattyacids;acidoilsfromrefining Free
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
A.Liver:
I.Gooseorduckliver
\14%

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«
CCT
heading
NomHnMgBanHHMHmnanKBMnanna
' 1Description Rateofdutjr
1I » 1i
16.02
(cont'd)B.Other:
II.,Gameorrabbitmeatoroffal:
–Game 9%
–Rabbit 14%
III.Other:
b)Other:
,1..Containing bovinemeatoroffal:exbb)otner ...–Preparedorpreserved bovinetongue 17%
2.Other:'
I aa)Ovinemeatoroffal 18%
bb)Other ' 16%
20.02 Vegetables preparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaror
aceticacid:
/
B.Truffles 14%
D.Asparagus20%
«E.Sauerkraut 16%
exF.Capers'12%
20.07 Fruitjuices(including grapemust)andvegetable juices,
whetherornotcontaining addedsugar,butunfermented and
notcontaining spirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding 1-33at15°C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30EU^per100kgnet
weight:
-7-FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples ,melonsandwatermelons
i15%
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30EUAper 100kgnet
weight:
'ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos
08.01,08.08B,EandFand08.09,
,excluding pineapples melonsand
watermelons!
15%+(L)
ex2.Other:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos
08.01,08.08B,EandFand08.09,
excluding pineapples ,melonsand
'watermelons/
15%

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Ofaspecificgravityof1'33orlessat15°C:
II.Other:
f)Ofavalueexceeding3CEUAper300kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruit juice
vex3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Containing addedsugar
bb)Other
6.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excluding
apricotandpeachjuices:
exaa)Containing addedsugar:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos
08.01,08.08B,EandFand08.09,
excludingpineapples ,melonsand
watermelons
–Other,excluding apricotand
peachjuices
exbb)Other:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos
08.01,08.08B,EandFand08.09,
excludingpineapples ,melonsand
watermelons
–Other,excluding apricotand
peachjuices
7.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontaining
separately ortogether,over25%of
grape,citrusfruit,pineapple,apple,
pear,tomato,apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Containing addedsugar
22.Other
b)Ofavalueof30EUAorlessper100kgnetweight:'
2.Grapefruit juice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight
bb)Other
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%or
lessbyweight
cc)Notcontaining addedsugar j

c-4-
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateofdut?
;i _J IJ
20.07
(cont'd)7.Otherfruitandvegetable juices,excluding
apricotsandpeaches:
exaa)Withanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding 30°/obyweight:
'–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos
08.01,08.08B,EandFand08.09,
excludingpineapples,melonsand
watermelons 10%+(L)
–Other,excluding apricotand
peachjuices17%+(L)
exbb)"Withanaddedsugarcontentof30"/#
orlessbyweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos
i08.01,08.08B,EandFand08.09,
excludingpineapples ,melonsand
watermelons 10%
–Other,excluding apricotand
andpeachjuices 17%
excc)Notcontaining addedsugar:
–FruitfallingwithinleadingNos
08.01,08.08B,EandFand08.09,
excludingpineapples ,melonsand
watermelons 10%
,–Other,excluding apricotand
; peachjuices18%
i
8.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontaining
eitherseparately ortogether,over
♦ 25%ofgrape,citrusfruit,pineapple,
apple,pear,tomato,apricotor'peach
juice:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontent
exceeding 30%byweight 17%+(L)
22.Withanaddedsugarcontentof
30%orlessbyweight .17%
33.Notcontaining addedsugar18%
21.06 Naturalyeasts(activeorinactive);preparedbakingpowders:
A.Activenatural ,yeast: ^
II.Bakers*yeast:/
a)Dried 5%+vc
|b)Other I5%+vc

-5-
t
CCT
'brading
NoDescription Rateofdurjr
1 ! 1 3
23.01 Floursandmea!,ofmeat,offals,fish,crustaceans ormolluscs,
unfitforhumanconsumption ;greaves:
B.Floursandmealsoffish,crustaceans ormolluscs Free
Abbreviations :
(I)=levy,
ve»variablecomponent .

FINANCIAL STATEMENT •-•r
1'■ '"
1.BudgetLineconcerned :Ch.12Art.120
2.Legalbasis;Art.43and113
3.Titleofthetariffmeasure s
ProposalforaRegulationoftheCounciltotallyorpartiallysuspending
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertainproducts,fallingwithinChapters
1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originating inMalta(1978)
4.Objectives :
ExecutionofaCouncilDecision(Application toMaltaoftheGeneralised
tariffpreferences )
5.Methodofcalculation :
-NoofCCT :approximately 50subheadings orheadings
<
- t
-Quotadutyrate:various,between0%and25%
-DutyrateCCT:various,between3%and40%
6.Lossofreceipts:
Becauseoftheirregularpatternofimportsortotalabsenceofimports
or,again,absenceofCommunityornationalstatisticsneitheraserious
calculation noranestimateoftheJossofreceiptsarepossible.