COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(93) 193 final 
Brussels, 7 May 1993 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff 
duties on a number of agricultural products 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. In the first quarter of this year, the Commission, with the 
assistance of the Economic Tariff Questions Group, examined all 
requests, submitted by Member States, for temporary suspension of 
common customs tariff duties, including the requests for prolongation 
of the suspensions currently in force. 
2. The attached proposal concerns a number of agricultural products. The 
proposal for industrial products is being prepared. 
3. Requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined 
in the light of the criteria defined in the Commission communication 
to the Council and the Member States, concerning autonomous tariff 
suspensions (cf. O.J. No. C 235 of 13.9.89, p. 2). 
As a result of this examination, the Commission deems it justifiable 
to suspend the duty on those products listed in the Annex to the 
attached draft Regulation. 
4. As stated in Article 1 of the aforementioned proposal for a 
Regulation, the proposed period of validity is 12 months. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL RECULAI ION (EEC) No /93 
of 1993 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of 
agricultural products 
INK COUNCIL <>!• THK EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing ihe European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal Irom the Commission, 
Whereas production in the Community of the products 
specified in this Regulation is currently inadequate or 
non-existent; whereas producers thus cannot meet the 
needs of user industries in the Community; 
Whereas in these cases, it is in the interest of the 
Community to suspend the autonomous Common Customs 
Tariff duties totally; 
Whereas the decision for the suspension of these 
autonomous duties should be taken by the Community; 
Whereas, in view of the difficulty of assessing accurately 
short-term trends in the economic situation in the relevant sectors, suspension measures should be taken only 
temporarily by fixing their period of validity by reference to 
the interests of Community production, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the 
products listed in the table appearing in the Annex shall be 
suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of 
them. 
These suspensions shall apply from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 
1994. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993, 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels 1993. 
For the Council 
The President 
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CM roila TAP 10 Description of goods Aulonoaous duties (X) 
1 ex07l0?100 010 Paaa in pods, of lha spscist Pi turn sativum of lha variety 
Horlanaa Htiphiua, frozan, of a Ihicknaaa nol exceeding 
6aa, lo ba uaad, in lhair pods, in lha aanufaclura of praparod 
aaals (a) (b) 
2 «07119060 «II Huehrooas, excluding aushrooas of lha apaciaa Agiricus 
«91 *PP-, provisionally praaarvad in brins, in sulphur aalar, or 
in other praaarvalive adulions, but unsuitable in lhal slate 
for ieaadiata conauaption, for lha food-canning industry (a) 
3 ais0712300Q «17 Huehrooas, ««eluding auahrooas of lha apaciaa figaricus app., 
•24 driad, ahola or in Idaniiflabla slicaa or plaças, for Iraalaanl 
olhar than aiapla repacking for ralail aala (a) (b) 
4 ex07133390 «26 Baana, «hile, driad, of lha apaciaa Phtitolu» vulgaria, of 
shlch nol aora than 2% by weight ara ralainad by a acraan aith 
aparluras of a dieaatar of 8aa, for usa in lha food-canning 
industry (e) 
5 ««08041600 •!! Dales, fraah or driad, for the procassing industry, olhar than 
•21 for lha production of alcohol (a) 
8 0x08041900 11? Datas, frash or driad, for packing for ralail aala into 
•22 iaeadinla packings of a net contanl nol axcaading 11kg (a) 
7 ax081948S8 «10 Fruit of lha spacies Vaccintue aecrocarpon, fresh 
8 ««08109080 118 Rose-hips, fresh 
S 08119050 Fruil of tha ganua Vacciniua, ahalher or nol cooked, frozen, 
08119876 nol containing addad sugar or olhar sweetening aatler 
8x681I9G99 166 
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18 BK88119099 146 tosa-hips, ahalher or nol cooked, frozen, nol containing added 
auger or other saeetenlng aatler 
(a) Conlrol of Ihn usa for Ihia apacial purpose shall be carried out pursuant to 
lha relevant Coaaunily proviaiona. 
(b) Hoaavar, lha suspension is nol allowed ahera procaaaing is carriad oui by 
retail or catering under takings. 
FINANCIAL RECORD 
Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
Regulation, temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs 
tariff duties on a number of agricultural products 
leflfl.l basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 
Object Ive : suspension of CCT duties on the abovementioned products 
Cost of th[s taxJl-f-measmrg. •• 
To be borne by the EEC-budget : 
for the same exercise In 1992, the loss of own resources was 
expected to be of the order of 23 400 000 ecus 
(Of P.E. E/537/92 C0M(92) 153 Of 10.04.1992). 
for the current exercise, based on the Community statistics 
available (1991), a reasonable estimate for the cost of the 
operation for the period covered by the attached draft Regulation 
would be of the order of 33 500 000 ecus. 

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