COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(92)461 final 
Brussels, 12 November 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff 
duties on a number of agricultural products 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. In the third quarter of this year, the Commission, with the 
assistance of the Economic Tariff Questions Group, examined all 
requests, submitted by Member States, for temporary suspension of 
common customs tariff duties, including the requests for prolongation 
of the suspensions currently in force. 
2. The attached proposal concerns a number of agricultural products. The 
proposal for industrial products is being prepared. 
3. Requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined 
in the light of the criteria defined in the Commission communication 
to the Council and the Member States, concerning autonomous tariff 
suspensions (cf. O.J. No. C 235 of 13.9.89, p. 2). 
As a result of this examination, the Commission deems it Justifiable 
to suspend the duty on those products Iisted in the Annex to the 
attached draft Regulation. 
4. As stated in Article 1 of the aforementioned proposal for a 
Regulation, the proposed period of validity is 6 months. 
I 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 1992 /92 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of 
agricultural products 
TIE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 
thereof, sectors, suspension measures should be taken only 
temporarily by fixing their period of validity by reference to 
the interests of Community production, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas production in the Community of the products 
specified in this Regulation is currently inadequate or 
non-existent; whereas producers thus cannot meet the 
needs of user industries in the Community; 
Whereas in , . cases it is in the interest of the Community 
to suspend the autonomous Common Customs Tariff 
duties totally; 
Vharaas ihi dacialon far lha auapanaien of lhaaa aulonoaous 
duliaa should ba iakan by iha Coaaunity; 
Whereas, in view of the difficulty of assessing accurately 
short-term trends in the economic situation in the relevant Article 1 
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the 
products listed in the table appearing in the Annex shall be 
suspended at the level indicated ' in respect of each of 
them. 
These suspensions shall apply from 1 January to 30 June 
199 3. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 199 3. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at 1992. 
For the Council 
The President 
ANNEX 
CU code TACIC Description of goods Aulonoaous duties (X) 
10 0x08109080 HO Rose-hips, fresh 8 
11 Gx08119099 M8 Rose-hips, ohether or not cooked, frozen, not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening aatler 8 
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INANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
Regulation, temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs 
tariff duties on a number of agricultural products 
3. Legal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 
4. Oblective : suspension of CCT duties on the abovementioned products 
5. Cost of this tariff-measure : 
To be borne by the EEC-budget : 
for the same exercise in 1992, the loss of own resources was 
expected to be of the order of 2 300 000 ecus (of P.E. E/1430/91 
C0M(91) 391 of 16.10.1991) 
for the current exercise, based on the Community statistics 
available, a reasonable estimate for the cost of the operation 
for the period covered by the attached draft Regulation would be 
of the order of 95 000 ecus. 

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