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SfaiïSS) COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM (89) 554 final 
Brussels, 6 November 1989 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
**tadng the levies on certain «grloaltural j^oducts 
originating in developing countries 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The Commission's Action Plan for coordinated aid to Poland and 
Hungary, which was approved by the Council on 3 October, provides for 
the extension of the benefits of the Community's Generalised System of 
Preferences to Poland and Hungary and for additional agricultural 
concessions as a means for improving their access to the Community 
market. A proposal to extend the benefits of the Generalised System of 
Preferences to Poland and Hungary was transmitted to the Council on 
13 October and modified by the proposal transmitted to the Council on 
31 October. 
In this context, the Commission considers it appropriate to accord to 
the beneficiaries of the Generalised System of Preferences certain 
concessions for agricultural products In the form of fifty per cent 
levy reductions within quantitative limits. 
Proposal for a Council Kegulatlon 
reducing the levies on certain agricultural products 
originating in developing countries 
THE OOTNCIL OP THE EOBDPEAN (X3MMDNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Cfcxramunity, 
and in particular Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament, 
Whereas, in view of the situation on agricultural inarkets both inside and 
outside the Community and taking account of the Community's interest in 
maintaining harmonious relations in agricultural trade with developing 
countries, adjustments should be made to certain specific aspects of the 
common organizations of the agricultural markets; 
Whereas to this end a preference should be granted consisting, according to 
the product concerned, either in a reduction of the import levy within the 
limits of a fixed quota or in a reduction of the levy without quantitative 
restriction; 
whereas all interested Community traders should be ensured equal and 
continuous access to the said quotas and the levy laid down for the quotas 
should be applied consistently to all imports of "tine products in question 
into all Member States until the volumes laid down are exhausted; whereas, 
to this end, a system for using the Community quotas should be established 
based on presentation of a certificate of authenticity certifying the 
nature, country of last export and country of origin of the products; 
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whereas the procedure for implementing this Regulation should be adopted in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Pegulation (EEC) 
No 2759/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of 
the market in pigmeat or the corresponding procedure in the Regulation on 
the common organization of the market for any other product concerned, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS RBSOLATICN: 
Article 2 
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1990 a reduced levy shall apply to imports 
into the Community of the products listed in Annex I, as indicated in 
the said Annex. 
2. 2ne arrangements laid down in paragraph 1 shall apply only to products 
originating in the countries or territories listed in Annex III to 
Council Regulation (ESC) No excluding Korea. 
Article 2 
The procedure for implementing Article 1(1) shall be adopted in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 2769/75 
or the corresponding Articles of the Regulation on the common organization 
of the market for any other product concerned, with regard in particular 
to: 
(a) provisions concerning the certification of the nature, country of 
last export and country of origin of the products; 
(b) provisions enabling the certification referred to in point (a) to 
be verified. 
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Article S 
Imports subject to a reduced levy under other Community preferential 
arrangements shall not be charged against the amounts listed in Annex I. 
Article 4 
If the Commission discovers that products covered by the arrangements laid 
down in Article 1 are being imported into the Community in such quantities 
or at such prices that they cause or threaten to cause serious injury to 
Community producers of like or directly competing products, the levies 
applied in the Community may be partly or completely re-established for the 
products concerned with regard to the countries or territories causing the 
injury. Such a measure' may also be taken in the case of serious injury or 
the threat of serious injury to a region of the Community. 
Article 5 
1. In order to apply Artiole 4, the Commission may decide, by adopting a 
regulation, to re-establish the normal levy for a given period. 
2. Should a Member State ask the Commission to take such action, the 
Commission shall take a decision within ten working days of receipt of 
the request and shall inform the Member States of its decision. 
3. Any Member State may refer to the Council the measure taken by the 
Commission within ten working days following the day on which it was 
informed thereof. Such referral shall not have the effect of suspending 
the measure. The Council shall meet forthwith. It may, acting by a 
qualified majority, amend or cancel the measure in question. 
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Article 6 
Articles 4 aid 5 shall not prejudice the application of the safeguard 
clauses adopted pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty within the framework 
of the common agricultural policy or pursuant to Article 113 of the Treaty 
within the framework of the common commercial policy. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Member States. 
Serial 
Number 
(1) 
50.0001 
50.0002 
50.0003 
50.0004 
50.0003 
50.0006 
50.0006 
52.1585 
* NIMEXE codes CN code 
(2) 
Q2.02-C6* 
02.02-14* 
02.02-51* • 
02.02-71* 
02.02-81* 
02.02-87* , 
0203 29 13 
02.06-21* 
02.06-27* 
02.06-29* 
16.01-92* 
16.01-98* 
16.02-39* 
1106 13 00 
; to be convert* Description 
(3) 
Ducks, pluciced and drawn, known as "63% ducks" 
Geese, plucked and drawn 
75% geese 
cuts.... legs... .paletots 
Frozen loins and cuts thereof of domestic swine 
Hans, bacons and parts... 
Loins and parts... 
Bellies and parts... 
Sausages, dry or for spreading 
Sausages, cooked, other than IIver 
PI great preparations 
Potato starch 
id Into CN codes by DG XXI Rate 
of levy 
(4) 
50* (L) 
50% (L) 
50% (L) 
50% (L) 
50% (L) 
50% (L) 
50% CL) 
50% (L) Volume of 
fixed amount 
(tonnes) 
(5) 
3000 
25 000 
4000 
2 000 
4 000 
1 500 
6800 
no limit 

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