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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)466final.
Brussels,September121975
Proposal
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No1059/69,(EEC)No
1060/69,(EEC)No2682/72,120/67/EEC,(EEC)No
3330/74,(EEC)No765/68and(EEC)No950/68as.
regardstheclassification intheCommonCustoms
Tariffofcertaintypesofserbitol
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
'4
COM(75)466final.

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Thisregulationismadeinordertosolveaproblemconcerningthe
classification intheCommonCustomsTariffofsorbitol.
Sorbitolisachemicalproduct,madefromsugarormaize.Special
economicarrangements(includinga"variablecomponent")havebeen
laiddownforsorbitolintheC.C.T.undersub.heading29.04CIII.
Sometypesofsorbitolwhicharecharacterized byacertaincontent
(20foormore)ofimpuritieshaveappearedintrade;thismeansthat
suchproductsmustbeclassifiedunderchapter38oftheC.C.T.,more
preciselyundersub.heading38.19T.However,theeconomicarrange­
mentsforproductsunderthatsub.headingaredifferentfromthose
providedforsorbitol.
Thereforeitisnecessarytocreatesub-headings withintheheading
38.19oftheC.C.T.underwhichtheabovementionedproductswould
beclassified,andwiththesameeconomicarrangements asthose
under29.04CIII.
ThatisthepurposeofthisRegulationwhich,furthermore ,provides
forthenecessaryamendmentstocertainotherregulations.

PROPOSAL
•.RJ3GULATI0ÏT {KECX-®'~THS -.COUÏJCIL–..
amendingRegulations (SEC)N°1059/69,
(SEC)N°1060/69,(EEC)tt°2682/72,
l'20/57/EEC,(EEC)N°3330/74,
(EEC)N°765/68and(EEC)N°950/68
1asregardstheclassuif&oation inthe
CoioixonCustomsTariffofCertaintypes
rpfrsorbitol.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOIGOJNITISS ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles28,43and235thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
!
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
/
whereassorbitolisamongthegoodstowhichthetradearrangements
establishedbyCounoilRegulation(ESC)N°1059/69(l)of28May196?»
layingdownthetradearrangements applicabletocertaingoodsresulting
fi^omtheprocessingofagricultural products,aslastamendedbyRegular*
tion(EEC)N°1589/75(2),apply;whereasrulesfortheimplementation
ofthesearrangements onimportationarelaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)N°IO6O/69(3)of28May1969fixingthequantitiesofthebasic
productsconsideredtohave-–beenusedinthemanufactureofgoods
coveredbyRegulation(EEC)n°1059/69,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)N°2067/71(4);
mOJNOL141f12.6.1969,p.1
(2)OJN°L163,26.6.1975,P.9
(3)OJN°L141,12.6.1969,p.7
(4)OJN°L219,29.9.1971,P.2

Whereas sorbitol oel~axportat Ioneomesi withimth® trade arrangements pursuant
toArticle 16ofCouncil Regulation 120/67/E3C (5)of13Juno 1967 on
thocommon organisation ofthomarket incereals ,aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC)N° . .(6),andpursuant toArticle 19ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)N°3330/74(7)of19December 1974 onthecommon
organisation ofthemarket insugar ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)
N° (8)5
; T ■ '' 1
Whereas therules fortheimplementation ofthese trade arrangements on
exportation ofsorbitol arelaid down inCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°
2682/72(9)of12December 1972 laying down general rules forgranting
«. •• »\ ■»
export refunds oncertain agricultural products exported intheform of
goods notoovered byAnnex IItotheTreaty ,andthecriteria forfixing
t
theamounts ofsuch refunds )
Whereas thesystem laid down inCouncil Regulation (ESC)Np765/68(lO)
of18June 1968 laying down general rules fortheproduction refund on
sugar used inthechemical industry ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)
N° (ll)applies tosorbitol ;
Whereas thoCommon Customs Tariff annexed ^toCouncil Regulation (EEC)
N°950/68(12)of28June 1968 aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)
N° • i(l3)shows sorbitol under sub-heading 29.04CIII;
Whereas varieties --of0-fcorbitor which ©wrfcaininowf than~£0y£ Tps^pcz-tion
to'tkeirdrjr -matter jofother sukstawoee eligeeaahaartLdes ,for
incommercial V-s-efwhereas for -technical -reasons -connected with thetariff
these varieties ofserbitol must be -removed from heading 29*04 of"theCOT
and :olaesi <led .tinder heading 32.19 thereof ;
(5)ÛJN0117,19.6.1967 ,p.2269/67
16)OJN°L .
(7)OJN°L359,31.12.1974 ,P.1
(8)OJN°L
(9)OJN°L289 ,27.12.1972 ,p.13 A ,
(10)OJ L143,18.6.1968 ,p.1 .""
(11)OJL t •
(12)QJ L172 ,22.7.1968 ,p.1 i •
OT L _s , - --

Tmercasthetransferofaproductfromoneheadingtoanotherheadingin
theCCTin-ojtfertto tensure1thecorrectapplicationofthenomencla­
turecannotaltertheeconomicarrangementslaiddownforthatproductj
Whereas,inconsequencesubheadingswithinheading38.19oftheOCTshould
beoreatedunderwhichtheabovemontiesodvarietiesofoorbiteleaa <
classified }whereas <thg<ejeor^omiaarrangementsforthesesubheadingsshould
bethesameasforthesubdivisionsofsubheading29,04CIlls
»
whereasintheinterestsofsimplicity -thelegalactsresultingfromthe
naifclassification shouldbeincludedinasingleregulation,
m\SADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : .:. .
; 1
Article1 '
TheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)N°1059/69?AnnexBofRegulation120/67/SEC
thoAnnextoRegulation(EEC)11°3330/74»andAnnexIofRegulation(EEC)
N°765/^8shallbecompletedasfollowsi
f
insort:"38.19T,Sorbitol".
f
^ .
Article2 ;
Regulation(EEC)N°IO6O/69shallbeamendedasfollows:
l)inarticle3(3)»after29.04CII,for"andsorbitolfallingwithin
subheading29.O4CIII"read"andsorbitolfallingwithinsubheadings
29.04CIIIand38.19T».
2)theAnnexshallbecompletedasfollows:

-A-
CCT I MaizeSugar I
Iheading I Description ofGoods I
■ J kg |
■ '■ "■'■■
38.19 Chemical products andpreparations oftheν
I
I
chemical Iorallied industries (including I
ithose consisting ofmixtures ofnatural pro­
ducts ),notelsewhere specified orincluded ;I
residual products ofthechemical orallied
industries ,notelsewhere specified or
included :
TySorbitol other than that falling within
subheading 29.04CIlls
I»maqusous solution :
a)Gontaining 2$orless byweight
ofmannitol ,calculated onthe
sorbitol content .. 172
•b)nther .......... 90
III.Other :
I a)containing 2$orlessbywei^it
I ofiaannitol ,calculated onthe
i sorbitol content 245 -
b)Other 128

-5-
Article3
Regulation(EEC)N°2682/72shallbaamendedasfollows:
W.,I--,_ .....'1)'In;jihexB,~heading"30.19fop"exother*read"exITother";
2)AnnexCshallbeeorrpletedasfollows;_ _
CCT
heàdingIToi
Eescri'otion ofGoodsIlaize
kgSugar
kg
L
38.19Chemicalproductsandpreparations ofthey
ohonicnl ...oralliedindustries(in-jI
Ieludingthoseconsistingofmixtures jι
ι
iofnaturalproducts;,notelsewhere .I
specifiedorincluded;residualproductsjt
ofthechemicaloralliedindustries . S \
notelseuhorespecifiedorincluded:I
! *
T.Sorbitolotherthanthatfailing
Iwithinsubheading 29.04CIlls I
1
II.Inaqueoussolutions!
i
(a)Containing2$orlessbyweight
ofmannitol,calculated onthe
sorbitolcontent 172(7)
(b)Other: I
-obtainedfromamylaceous I
152(7)!Eproducts
-obtainedfromsucrose !74(7)
1II,Others
(a)Containing 2%oflessbyweight
[ofmannitol,calculatedonthe
Isorbitolccntent 245
I(b)Other:
|-obtainedfromamylaceous
I products[245
-obtainedfromsucrose 106
Iί
3)In/jmojcC,Frenchtextysub-heading29»04CIlia)1,foi-»"a&t&sviiS0
proportioninférieurea2^'rendwdanstmeproportioniKf^ieareou
égalo.a2$'*

.-6-
•s...
Article 4
TheAnnex toRegulation (EEC)NO950/^8shall beamended asfollows !
l)Insert after sub.hoad.izig 38.19 S:
'Heading
No
i..'■■JH',' i– I "I l II ■
Description
-r.) i- *R?,te ofDivty :
! ,i
autonomous
'%conventional
%
38.19 TSorbitol ,other than that frailing]
t
iΓΠ
lwithin subheading 29.04Cills
I.Inaqueous solutions
i a)(Jontaining 2%orless byweighljt i
ï
ofmannitol ,calculatcd onthe
/ecrbitol content ..J12+VC
ib)Other 12(a )+VG
II.Other : SI
I a)Containing 2?0orlessbyweighs
I ofmannitol ,calculated onthe
■ sorbitol content .. J12 -+VC
i
; I
•Ib)Other 12(a)+YCmm- '
t
(a)Jlity 'rate reduced to9$(suspension )foranindefinite period .
2)éroïJtóaSSng *38,19 Tbecomes -38,19 "u« ■ '!
*' v /
Article 5 '
~ ' • ■ï
InallCommunity acts .inwhich reference ismade ,tosub-heading "38.19 TsOther "ofthe
Common Customs Tariff ,such reference shall bodeemed "torefer toBubhfeading .-.
"38.19 U.Other ".
1
Article 6
- 111 i
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1976 ,
This ?Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inall
Member States . : .-• ; ■- :S'
Done atBrussels ,. ' ... \.v. Forthe;Council
.The' President