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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)286final
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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68onthe
CommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1,ItisproposedthattheCouncilshouldadopt,onthebasisofArticte28
oftheTreaty,thefollowingamendmentstotheCommonCustomsTariffin
theformofaregulationamendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68of28June
1968(1).
2,Inordertobeabletoobservecloselythelevelsoftraderelatingtocotton
fabricsknownas"denim"(and"indigodenim")whichareusedinverylarge
quantitiesforthemanufacture ofclothingandinwhichthereisconsiderable
trade,itisproposedtointroducespecificsubheadings forthem.Tothis
end,itisnecessarytoamendthelayoutofheadingNo55.09(Other
wovenfabricsofcotton)oftheAnnex"CommonCustomsTariff"ofthe
abovementioned regulation.However,thecustomsdutiesapplicableto
thefabricsinquestionremainunchanged,
3,Moreover,inordertoensurethecorrectanduniformapplication within
theCommunityofthesenewtariffsubheadings,itisalsoproposedto
introducetwoAdditionalNotestoChap.ter55ofthesaidAnnex,These
noteslaydownthecriteriaadoptedbytheCommitteeonCCTNomenclature,
4,Inordertoeffectrapidpublication oftheseamendments whichshould
comeintoforce;on1January1982,theCommissionrequeststheCouncil
todealwiththisproposal,foraRegulationatoneofitsforthcoming
meetings,
5,Itistobenotedthatthisproposalforaregulationreplacestheproposal
C0M(80)774asfarasfabricsareconcerned.
(1)0JNoL172,22,7,1968,p,1

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )No950/68
onthe Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 28thereof ,
Having regard tothedraft regulation submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas ,inorder tobeable toobserve closely thelevels oftrade ofcertain
cotton fabrics known as"denim "and "indigo denim ",itisnecessary to
make additional subheadings forthese goods without atthe same time amending
the customs duties applicable tothem ;whereas itisnecessary forthis
purpose toamend the layout ofheading No55.09 oftheAnnex headed "Common
Customs Tariff "toRegulation (EEC )No950/68 (1),aslast amended by )
Regulation (EEC )No (2);
Whereas ,inorder toensure the correct and uniform application of
these newtariff subheadings ,itisnecessary tointroduce two
Additional Notes toChapter 55ofthe said Annex ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
The Annex headed Common Customs Tariff toRegulation (EEC )No950/68
ishereby amended asfollows :
(1)0JNoL172,22.7.1968 ,p.1
(2)0JNoL ,p.1

Ratesofduty
Autonomous Conventional
No55.09 Uncnanged
A.Unchanged
I.Unchanged
II.Unchanged
a)Denimfabrics:
1.Indigodenim•
2.Other........
b)Other........17
17
1713.3
13.3
13.3
B.Unchanged
Article 2
ThefollowingAdditional NotesshallbeinsertedinChapter55ofthe
Additional Notes
1.Forthepurposesofsubheading 55.09AIIa),denimfabricsshallbe
takentobefabricscontaining 85%ormorebyweightofcotton,at
least85cmwide,oftwillweave,madefromyarnsofdifferentcolours,
andweighingmorethan200gramspersquaremetre*Thetwillweave
isobtainedbyusingyarndyedwithonecolourforthewarpand
natural-coloured orbleachedyarnsfortheweft.
2.Forthepurposesofsubheading 55.09AIIa)1,indigodenimshallbe
takentobethefabricsdescribedinAdditional Note1abovewitha
warpdyedwithindigo;"
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.Annexheaded"CommonCustomsTariff"to'Regulation (EEC)No950/68
Article3
Done-atBrussels, FortheCouncil
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