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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)759 final
Brussels,17November1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheimportsystemapplicable atthebeginningof1983toproducts
fallingwithinsubheading 07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTariffand
amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )

EXFIAMTOHY MEMOPAKDU ?-:
TheCommissionwillshortlybepresentingtotheCouncilaproposalfo:.a.
Regulationontheimportarrangements forproductsfallingwithinsubh^-ading
07.06kin1983.
Giventhatthesaidproposalmaynot"beadoptedbytheCouncilintimeand
inordertopreventanydelayfrotajeopardizing theapplication ofthe
agreementsconcludedwiththethirdcountriesconcerned,theCommission
considersitessentialthattheCounciladopt,assoonaspossible,a
transitioTxilsystemonthebasisofwhichtheCommissionwillinduecourse
adoptthedetailedrulesofapplicationregardingimportsofmaniocatthe
beginningof1983#
Underthearrangements proposedonly30%ofthequantitiesfixedin1082
and50%forcountriesotherthanThailandandtheotherGA.TTmembercountrias
(China)mayqualifyforthelevylimitedto6%advalorem.Consequently »these
arrangements innowayprejudgethequantitieswhichwilleventuallybefixed
foreachquotafor1983.
Thetransitional arrangements envisagedwillapplyonlyuntiltheadoption
ofthedefinitivearrangements providedforbytheotherCommissionproposal.
Inordertoenableoperatorstoimportproductsfallingwithinsubheading
07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTariffatthebeginningof1983»itisalso
proposedthatimportlicencesmaybeissuedbefore1January1983butthat
theirperiodofvalidityshouldnotcommenceuntil1January1983.
Lastly,itisproposedthattheCommonCustomsTariffbeamendedinline
withtheproposedarrangements .

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)N°
of
ontheimportsystemapplicableatthebeginningof1983toproductsfalling
withinsubheading 07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTariffandamendingRegulation (EEC)
No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,byitsDecision82/495/EEC(1),theCouncilapprovedaCooperation Agreement
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofThailandonmaniocproduction,
marketingandtrade;whereastheAgreementinvolvesThailandinanundertaking tolimit
itsexports .ofmanioctotheCommunity;
WhereastheCouncilhasadoptedDecision82/496/EEC(2)concerning theconclusion ofan
AgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andIndonesiainitscapacityasprincipal GATTsupplier;
WhereastheCouncilhasadoptedDecision82/497/EEC(3)concerning theconclusionof
anAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandBrazilinitscapacityasinitialGATTnegotiator;
WhereastheAgreementswithIndonesia andBrazilaretheresultofnegotiations conducted
inaccordancewithArticleXXVIIIofGATTwithaviewtotemporarily suspendingthe
tariffconcession madebytheCommissioninrespectoftheimportofproductsfalling
withinsubheading 07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTariff;
WhereasthesaidAgreements allowtheCommunitytosuspendtheconcession inquestion;
WhereastheCommunity hasundertakentoallowcertainquantitiesoftheproductsconcerned
tobeimportedunderthelevywhichisfixedatamaximumof6%advaloremvis-a-vis
GATTContracting Parties;whereas,underthemost-favoured nationclause,the
Communitymustaccordequaltreatmenttoallthirdcountrieswhicharenotmembersof
GATTandwhichbenefitfromthatclause;
Whereas,witheffectfrom1January1983,theproductsfallingwithinsubheading 07.06A
oftheCommonCustomsTariffarenolongercoveredbythearrangements providedforin
theAgreements fortradewiththeCommunity;whereastransitional measuresshouldthere­
forebeadoptedtoavoiddisturbance oftradeintheproductsinquestionpendingthe
entryintoforceofthedefinitive arrangements for1983,
(1)0JN°L219,28.7.1982,52
(2)0JN°L219,28.7.1982,p.56
(3)0JN°L219,28.7.1982,p.58

Whereastoenablesuppliesoftheproductsinquestiontobeobtainedinthe
Communityfrom1January1983,andinparticulartotakeaccountofthetime
requiredfor^fransport ,itisessentialthattheCommission beabletoissue
importlicencestoimportersvalidfrom1January1983soastopermitobservance
oftheimportarrangements arisingfromtheAgreements,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Witheffectfrom1January1983theimportlevy intheCommunityon
productsfallingwithinsubheading07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTarifforiginating
inThailand,Indonesia,theotherGATTmembercountriesandthirdcountriesother
thanthosereferredtoaboveshallbe6%advalorem,subjecttothefollowing
quantitative limits:
-Thailand:quantitiesflowingfromtheCooperation Agreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandThailand;
-Indonesia :150.000tonnes,
-otherGATTmembercountries :30.000tonnes,
-thirdcountriesotherthanthosereferredtoabove:I85.OOOtonnes.
Article2
Forproductsoriginating inthethirdcountriesreferredtointhesecond,third
andfourthindentsofArticle1theCommission mayissueimportlicencesbefore
1January1983providedthattheirperiodofvaliditydoesnotcommenceuntil
1January1983.
Article3
Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisRegulationshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation (EEC)n°2727/75.
Article4
TheCommonCustomsTariffannexedtoRegulation (EEC)N°950/68isherebyamended
asfollows:
1.Thefigure6incolumn4againstsubheadings 07.06AIandIIisreplaced
bytheletter(c);
2.thefollowingfoodnote(c)isadded:
"(c)Dutyratelimitedto6%subjecttocertainconditions."

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Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication in
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident