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COMMISSION OFTHCEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)440final.
Brussels,27September1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION
amendingCouncilRegulation(EEC)No706/76
onthearrangements applicabletoagricultural productsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural productsoriginating inthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseas
countries andterrirories
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COI-:(77)440final.

•EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Witheffectfrom1January1978amendmentsaretobemadeto
theCustomsCo-operation CouncilNomenclature whichwillhave
repercussions ontheCommonCustomsTariff.Thelatterwilltherefore
beformallyamendedwitheffectfromthatdate.
Consequently,therewillnolongerbeagreementbetweenthe
CommonCustomsTariffandthetariffspecifications setoutinCouncil
Regulation (EEC)N°706/76,whichlaiddownthetariffarrangements
applicabletoagricultural productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagricultural productsoriginating intheACPStatesorthe
OCT,forthisRegulationreferstothe1976versionoftheCCT.
Inordertoalignthetariffspecifications forthecorrectand
uniformapplicationofRegulation (EEC)N°706/76,thelattermustbe
amended.
Furthermore,therehavebeenamendmentstoproductnomenclature
inthecaseofcertainagricultural regulations,i.e.,Regulation (EEC)
N°805/68(beefandveal),Regulation (EEC)N°816/70(wine)and
Regulation (EEC)N°516/77(productsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables).
Theseamendmentswillbeapplicable on1January1978.
Inordertopreserveunchangedtheextentoftheconcessions
grantedtotheACPStatesandtheOCTbyRegulation (EEC)N°706/76,the
lattermustbeadapted,becausetherearereferencesinittotheRegulations
inquestionastheystoodin1976.
Alltheamendmentsreferredtoabovearethesubjectofthis
Regulation.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGUL^Ivh (eEC)
OT
amendingRegulation (EEC)No706/76onthe
arrangementsapplicabletoagricultural productsandcertaingoods
resultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural productsoriginatingin
theAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountries
andterritories
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticles43and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
Whereasinconsequence oftheCustomsCo-operation CouncilRecommendation
theCommonCustomsTariffNomenclature willbeamendedinanumberof
instanceswitheffectfrom1January1978;
Whereasotheramendmentshavebeenmadeautonomously totheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytoadaptcertaintariffspecifications
setoutinCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°706/76of30March1976(1)sothat,
bymeansofexactalignmentofthesetariffspecifications withtheamended
CommonCustomsTariffNomenclature,thetariffadvantagespreviouslygranted
totheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesandtotheoverseascountries
andterritoriesarepreservedunchanged,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Regulation (EEC)N°706/76isherebyamendedasfollows:
1.InArticle3,thewords"fallingwithinsubheading02.01AIIa),
oftheCommonCustomsTariff"shallread:"fallingwithin
subheading02.01AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff".
2.The'tableinArticle12(3)shallreadasfollows:
(1)0JNoL85,31.3.1976,p.2.

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, Q Description ofgoodsheadingn° 3
07.06 (unchanged)
11.04 Flourofthedriedleguminousvegetablesfallingwithin
headingN°07.05orofthefruitsfallingwithinanyheading
inChapter8;flourandmealofsagoandofrootsandtubers
fallingwithinheadingN°07.06:
C.Flourandmealofsagoandofrootsandtubersfalling
withinheadingN°07.06:
exI.Denatured (a):
-Flourandmealofarrowroot
II.Other:
ex(a)Forthemanufacture ofstarches (a):
-Flourandmealofarrowroot
ex(b)Other:
-Flourandmealofarrowroot
11.08 (unchanged)
3.AfterthetableinArticle14,insertthefollowingprovisions :
TITLEVIIIa
Wme
Article14a
Theproductslistedbelowshallbeimportedfreeofcustomsduties:
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedetermined
bythecompetentauthorities .

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CCT
headingn°*•
Description ofgoods ■
20.07i
Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,
whetherornotcontaining addedsugar,butunfermented and
notcontainingspirit:
A.0faspecificgravityexceeding1*33at15°C:
I.Grapejuice(includinggrapemust):
exa)Ofavalueexceeding 22EUAper100kgnet
weight:
I
l -Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%by
weight
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding 22EUAper100kgnet
I
Iweight:
1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding 30%
I
!byweight
B."Ofaspecificgravityof1-33orlessat15°C:
I.Grape,appleandpearjuice(includinggrapemust);
mixturesofappleandpearjuice:
a)Ofavalueexceeding 18EUAper100kgnetweight:
1.Grapejuice(includinggrapemust):
aa)Concentrated :
I
I 11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
.I
I30%byweight
Ibb)Other:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontent;exceeding30%
byweight
b)Ofavalueof18EUAorlessper100kgnetweight:
I
I1.Grapejuice(includinggrapemust):
'aa)Concentrated :
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight
bb)Other:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight

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4.ThetableinArticle17allreadasfollows:
CCT
headingN°Description ofgoods
17.04 (unchanged)
18.06
l(unchanged)
19.02
ÎMaltextract;preparations offlour,meal,starchormalt
extract.... (theremainderunchanged).
B.Other:
II.Other:
a)Containing nomilkfatsorcontaininglessthan
1-5%byweightofsuchfats:
4.Containing 45V.ormorebutlessthan65%by
weightofstarch:
19.04 (unchanged)
19.07 Bread,ships'biscuitsandotherordinarybakers*wares,
notcontainingaddedsugar,honey,eggs,fats,cheeseor
fruit;communionwafers,oachetsofakindsuitablefor
pharmaceutical use,sealingwafers,ricepaperandsimilar
products :
D.(unchanged)
exII.(unchanged)
!19.08 (unchanged)
5.ThetableinArticle19shallreadasfollows:
CCT
headingN°Description ofgoods
01.02 (unchanged)
02.01 Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheading
N°01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
•A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals
10.06 (unchanged)

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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels/. FortheCouncil,
ThePresident