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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)374 final
Brussels,27July1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(78)374final

ANNEXI
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Introduction
. ' . '.. (1)1.1.ByRegulation (EEC)No950/68of28June1968,theCounciladopted/
intheformofanAnnextothatRegulation,theCommonCustomsTariff
asapplicable onthatdate,thatistosaytakingintoaccountthe
,variousautonomous regulations ordecisionsinforceaswellasthe
Community'scommitments towardsthirdcountries.
1.2.Asfrom1January1970,thisRegulation (EEC)No950/68,hasbeen
annuallysubjecttoanamendingregulationoftheCouncilinthe
formofafurtherupdated"CommonCustomsTariff"Annex.Thisshould
likewisebethecaseon1January1979.
1.3.InordertoenableallMemberStatesandalluserstohaveanup-to-date
RegulationintheofficiallanguagesoftheCommunity,itisproposed
thattheCouncilshouldadopt,onthebasisofArticles28and113of
theTreaty,theCommonCustomsTariffintheformofaRegulation
amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68of28June1968.
Forpracticalreasons,onlythepagesoftheCommonCustomsTariff(in
X
itscurrentversion)whichhavebeenamendedappearinAnnex.Inthe
editionwhichwillbepublishedintheOfficialJournal,theCommon
CustomsTariffwillnevertheless appearinitsentirety.
» .i
2.Amendments setoutinthisdraftRegulation,ascomparedwiththetextin
forceon1January1978
2.1.Amendmentsresultingfrominternational çomrrntments
2.1.1.Withregardtosubheading 48.01C(Kraftpaper),itisnecessary
toapplytheresultsofthenegotiations effectedonthebasisof
ArticleXXIV(6)ofGATT(Decisionof20July1974):reduction
from8.57.to8"A. ' >
2.1.2.Theindicationofthevolumedftariffquotasrelatingtogoods
insubheadings 54.03BI,70.19Aand73.02Chasbeenamended
inaccordance withthecommunication whichtheCommunitysentto
6ATTonthissubject.Thisconcernsthereductionofthequotas
inquestioninproportiontothequotasharefromwhichtheEFTA
countriesbenefit.
(1)O.J.NoL172of22July1968,page1.

■■~c ANNEXI
(contd.)
2.2.Amendments_resultin2_from_a2riculturalregulations
Theseconcerntariffamendments whichresultfromregulations concerning .
commonmarketorganisations alreadyinforceorcomingintoforceon
1January1979atthelatest. -
Theseregulations affectthefollowingChapters :
Chapter 1:-subheading 01.05AIandII
(Regulation No2299/77-O.J.NoL271/77-p.1)
Chapter4:-subheadings 04.02AIIIa)andBIIa);04.04AIand
EIb)1aa)
(Regulation No1000/78-O.J.NoL130/78,p.7)
-subheading 04.05Ala)
(Regulation No2300/77-O.J.NoL271/77-p.6)
\
Chapter7:-subheadings Of'.01PIandII(Danishversion)
(Correction O.J.NoL100/78,p.2.1)
Chapter10:-legalnote(Dutchversion)
(Correction O.J.No21/78,p.32)
Chapter22:-Additional Notes3A(lastline)and6(lastindent)
-subheading 22.05B
Theterm"atmospheres"istobereplacedbytheterm
"bars"
(DraftCouncilDecisionincludedindoc.S/985/78(CSA)
178(MED)Corrigendum 1)
(•
2.3.Amendments_intended_to_ensure_the_correct_and_urn form_a|DjDJ.2caiHon_of
2.3.1.Inthis.context,forcertainChaptersofSectionXI,the
statistical Nomenclature (NIMEXE)hasbeenusedeitherinits
-'entirety(Chapters60to62concerning clothingandmadeup
articles)orinpart(Chapters-50 to59)intheC.C.T.When
thistransposition wasmade,itwasfeltnecessarytomodify .
certain"statistical "headingsinordertobringtheminline
withusualcustomsterminology . *
2.3.2.TheChaptersandheadingswhichareaffectedbytheseamendments
arethefollowing :
Nos.51.04
.-53.08
56.06
59.02'
59.11
Chapters60to62
./.

■»3- ANNEXî
(cont'd)
2.4Amendments requestedbyMemberStatesorresultingfromwork
withintheCommission
2.4.1Theseamendmentsproposedautonomously arefewandareessentially
intendedtoclarify ,texts,aswellastoensurethebestpossible
agreementbetweenthedifferentversionsoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff.Theseamendments,whichattimesdifferfromonelanguage
toanother,mainlyconcern:
Chapter28,Note3
28.01D
Chapter29(Modernisation ofthechemical 'terminology )
30.01Β
62.02(Danishversion) .i
70.19and70.19AandAIV(German,EnglishandDutch
versions)
71.16(Danishversion)
73.12BI
73.32(EnglishandDanishversions)
74.15(EnglishandDanishversions)
82.02AI(EnglishandDanishversions)
84.45CX(EnglishandDutchversions)
85.15AIII(Englishversion)
Chapter87,Note1(Danishversion)
87.02BIIia)1laa)
87.02BIIa)2'aa)andbb)
93.06BI(Englishversion)
■ ■■■■
withregardtoiodine(subheading 28.01D),itappearedappropriate
torecommendthatiodine,otherthancrude,shouldbepermanently
freeofduty. . 1
TheJointPanelofGovernmentExpertsontheCommonCustomsTariff
recordeditsagreement ontheamendments setoutabove.
2.4.2TheabovementionedJointPanelcouldnotreachagreementin
respectof"aluminiumoxideandhydroxide"(alumina),subheading
28.20A,oronsewingmachines,subheading 84.41A.
(*)Thisamendmentissetoutforinformation purposessinceitconcerns
anoterelatingtoproductscomingundertheECSCTreaty,adraft
^,'adhoc"decisionwillbesentseparately.

-4- ANNIPX T
(cont'd)
2.4.2.1Concerningproductsundersubheading28.20A,theGermandelegation
»forreasonsofcommercialpolicy,didnotsharetheopinion
oftheotherdelegations whoconsidereditnecessarytoend
thepresentsuspensionat5.5%and,inconsequence,toreintro­
ducetherateof8.8%.TheCommissionitselfsuggeststhe
reintroduction ofthislastrate,instages,forexample:
6.5%from1.7.1979,7.5%from1.1.1980and8.8%from1.7.1981.
2.4.2.2Withregardtosewingmachines,atechnicalmodification ofthe
text(a)(whichdoesnotaffecttheratesapplicable )was
adoptedbyalloftheMemberStatesexceptItaly.TheItalian
representative expressedastrongdesiretoseethedutyof
12%extendedtoalldomesticsewingmachines.
2.5AmendmentsresultingfromDirective No.71/354/EECof18October1971(1)
furtheramendedbyDirective No.76/770/EECof27July1976(2)on
theapproximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtounits
ofmeasurement >
V
TheseamendmentsconcernAdditionalNotesIG,4a)andb)and5m)
ofChapter27. '
2.6AmendmentsresultingfromtheadoptionoftheEUA
2.6.1ThedraftCCTmusttakeintoaccounttheProposalfora
CouncilRegulationontheapplicationoftheEuropeanUnit '
ofAccount(EUA)(*)
2.6.2Thisbeingthecase,thefollowingamendmentsareproposed:
\
(a)Thistextisasfollows:
84.41A.Sewingmachines;furniturespeciallydesignedforsewingmachines:
I.Sewingmachines/withheadsof&weightnotexceeding16kg
withoutmotoror17kgincludingthemotor;
N .• _sewingmachineheads,ofaweightnotexceeding16kgwithout'
motoror17kgincludingthemotor:
a)Sewingmachines(lock-stitch only)havingavalue
;(notincludingframes,tablesorfurniture)notexceeding
65'EUAeach;sewingmachineheads(lock-stitchonly)....-12
b)Other 126
II.andIII.(unchanged)
B.(unchanged)
(1)0JNoL243/71,page29
(2)-0JNoL262/76,page204
(*)SeeproposalforaRegulation (doc.C0M(76)513finalof4.10.1976and
COM(77)175final).

-5- ANNEXI
Ccont'd)
2.6.2.1Sectionî.GeneralRules-GeneralRuleC3
Part3ofGeneralRule,Cmakesprovisionfortheratestobe
appliedfortheconversion oftheEUAintonationalcurrencies.
However,certainexceptions arementionedinparagraph B(b)
viz.headingsandsubheadings 22.06to22.10,24.01,69.01,
69.02,69.07,69.08,69.10to69.13,85.25Aand91.01for
whichtheratetobeappliedforthisconversionisobtained
eitherbyaddingtoorbysubtracting fromtheformer
parvalue(FMI)halfofthedifference betweenthisparvalue
andtheratederivedfromtheEUAat1stOctober1978.With
regardtoheading04.04andsubheading 22.05C,therepresentative
ratestaysapplicable aspreviously (seeparagraph 3(c).
2.6.2.2SectionII-SpecialProvisions,letterB '
/ ''
Theprovisionsrelatingtominorimportations ofanon-commef'tia I
naturearethesubjectofaseparate(*)regulation,the
-textofwhichisgiveninthisdraftregulation.
v ■ .-.....
Conclusions
""" ■ •/
Inviewofthelargenumberofamendments whichmustbemadetothe.
CommonCustomsTariffon1January1979andoftheeffectswhichsuch
amendmentswill.haveontheworkingtariffsoftheMemberStates,the
Commission wouldliketheCounciltogivearulingontheproposalfor
aRegulation whichissubmittedtoitinOctober1978.
(*)SeeproposalforaRegulation (doc.COM(78)257finalof15.6.78).

•ANNEXII
proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff '
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticles28and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission, –
Whereas,undertheagreementsignedwiththirdcountriesasaresultofthe
negotiations carriedoutpursuanttoArticleXXIV(6)oftheGeneralAgreement
onTariffsandTrade,asconcludedbytheCouncilDecisionof20July1974,the
.EuropeanEconomicCommunityhasundertakentoreduceoramendcustomsdutiesfor
variousproducts;whereasforacertainrangeofproductsthereductionoramend­
mentofthecustomsdutyistoapplyfrom1January1979;whereasitisexpendient,
therefore,inordertoensureuniformapplicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
tospecifyinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No950/68on28June1968ontheCommon
CustomsTariff aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No, the
conventional dutiesapplicabletothoseproducts;
Whereas,inordertoensurethecorrectanduniformapplication ofagreements con­
cerningtradeintextileproductsbetweentheCommunityandvariousthirdcountries
itappearsappropriate tosetoutintheCommonCustomsTariffthenomenclature
relatingtovariousstatistical headingsandsubheadings ofthesaidproducts;
WhereasitisnecessarytotakeaccountintheCommonCustomsTariffofthe
provisionsofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No /78of
ontheprocedureforapplyingtheEuropeanunitofaccount(EUA)tothelegal
actsadoptedbytheinstitutions oftheEuropeanCommunities andinparticular
ofArticle14thereof;whereas GeneralRuleC3ofSectionIof
1)O.J.NoL172,22.7.1968,p.1
(2)O.J.NoL,,p.
^SeeProposalforaregulation(doc.C0M(76)513finalof4.10.1976andalso
C0MC78)257finalandT/522/78(END)of16.6.1978).
./.

-2 ANNEXII
(contd.)
PartIofthe"Preliminary Provisions oftheAnnex"CommonCustomsTariff"must
therefore beamendedinaccordance withtheprovisionsoftheabove-mentioned
Article14;andwhereasthroughout theCommonCustomsTariffthesymbol"u.a." j
mustbereplacedbythesymbol"EUA"inallcasesmentionedinArticle14ofthe.
above-mentioned Regulation,andwhereaswithregardtotheconversionintonational
currenciesofthesaidEUAitisnecessary,moreover,totakeintoaccountthe
provisionsofpoints2and3ofthatArticle;
WhereasforcertainheadingsorChapterNotesitisnecessarytointroduce amend­
mentsdiesignedtoensure uniformapplication oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
whereas,moreover,acertainnumberofdraftingamendmentsisjustifiedforthe
purposeofimprovingtheCorrtmonCustomsTariff;
WhereascertainRegulations onthecommonorganisation ofagricultural markets
providethatthetariffnomenclature resultingfromtheirapplication shallbe
includedintheCommonCustomsTariffand/oramendcustomsduties;whereasitis
\ «
thereforeappropriate toincludeinthisRegulationalltheamendmentsresulting
fromRegulations adoptedunderthecommonagricultural policy;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountofCouncilDirective 71/354/EECof18October1971
ontheapproximation ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtounitsofmeasure-
1....... . .2
ment$samendedbyDirective76/770/EECof27July1976,itisnecessarytoamend
thetextofcertainnotestochapter22oftheCCT;
Whereasitisappropriate,forthesakeofclarity,tobringthewholeoftheCommon
CustomsTariffuptodate;whereas,forthispurpose,itisnecessarytoconsolidate
withinasingletextnotonlythosepartswhichareamendedwitheffectfrom1January
1979butalsothosewhichhavealreadybeenamendedandthosewhichremainunchanged;
Whereas,althoughtemporarytariffamendments andthepreferentialarrangements resultin
fromthevariousactsadoptedbytheCommunityformanintegratedpartoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,itseemsappropriate nottoincludetheminthisRegulation;
WhereasthisRegulation doesnot.applytoproductscoveredbytheTreaty
establishing theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,aI,thoughthenomenclature
andtheconventional dutiesfortheseproductsareincluded,forinformation
purposes,intheScheduleofCustomsDutiesinordertomakethelattereasierto
understand, '
O.J.NoL243,29.10.1971,p.29
(2)O.J.NoL262,27.9.1976,p.204

3ANNEXII
(contd.)
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheAnnexheadedCommonCustomsTarifftoRegulation (EEC)No950/68is•
herebyreplacedbytheAnnex tothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates. '
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident