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Strasbourg.24April1974
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
toextendthelistofproductsfallingwithinChapters 1to24
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespectofwhichtheschemeof
generalizedpreferencesinfavourofdevelopingcountriesis
applicableunderRegulation(EEC)HO3506/73oftheCouncilof
18December1973
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(74)537Final

EXPLANATORY MiâMOEANDU U
AttheCouncilsessionof3and4December1973«itwasagreed.,with
regardtogeneralizedtariffpreferences ,thattheCommissionshouldexaminethe
requestsputforwardbytheDanish,DutchandBritishdelegationsandplaceits
conclusions ingoodtimebeforetheCouncil.
Havingcompletedthisexamination ,theCommissionhasreachedconclusion :
whichhaveledtoitsnowpresentingtotheCouncilaproposaltoextendthelist
ofproductsfallingwithinChapters1to24oftheCCTsubjecttotheGeneralized
Preferences SchemeoftheCommunity.
1.Examination oftheDanish,DutchandBritishrequests
CloseexaminationoftherequestsputforwardbyDenmark,theHetherland
andtheU^itodKingdomresultedinthefollowingfactscomingtolight.
-AnumberofproductsincludedinthelistspresentedbythesethreeMemberStates
arealreadyimportedduty-freevndortheCCT.
-36tariffitemsarealroaclyyccverod bytheGeneralizedPreferences Schemefor19''
-Anumberpfitemsinthethreelistsareinfactprimarycommoditieswhich,in
principle,accordingtoResolution21(ll)ofUUCTAD,shouldnotbeincluded unde-
theGGP,Furthermore ,formanyoftheseproducts,theAfrican,Caribbeanand
PacificStatesareamongtheprincipalsuppliersofthoCommunity.
-Hotvrithstanding theabove,inclusionunderGSPofanumberofotherproductsdoes
appearfeasible.
2»ThsConnuesion1sconclusions
TheCommissionrecalls,firstofall,thattheGSPexerciseatworld
levelshouldbebasedinparticular-aswasagreedinIINCTADandUNO-onthe
principleofburden-sharing betweendonorcountries.Forthisreason,it3eems
difficultfortheCommunitytointroduceyetfurtherimprovements intoitsscheme,

2.~
going "beyond its .UJTCTAD ccrjimitments inparticular ,solong astheother major ,
economic powers have notmade acomparable effort oreven ,insome cases ,have
not implemented general preferences atall . «
Nevertheless ,theCommission inwell aware oftheserious difficulties
with which anumber ofdeveloping countries have tocontend asaresult ofthe
crisis andtheuncertainties currently affecting international economic relations .
Forsuch countx'iec ,generalized preferences areoneoftheways which could ,in
time ,improve their economic situation .
Accordingly ,theCommission isoftheopinion that ,over and aljovo
theimportant improvements introduced into itsscheme for1974 »"theCommunity
should agree tomake yetafurther effort toextend itsoffer onprocessed agri­
cultural goods byincluding afewnewitems .
TheCommission isfully conscious ofthelimited scope ofthese
additions *Itwould call tomind ,however ,that other poscibilites forimproving
theGSPoffer intheagricultural sector atalater stage arocontemplated ,notab.j
inths --Community 's"over-all conception "(agreed general guidelines )fortheGAT?
multilateral negotiations . '
3«The Commission' spro-oosals
Onthebasis ofitsexamination oftheDanish ,Dutch andBritish recu.e ^
andofthoconclusions ithas •drawn therefrom ,theCommission proposes tothe
Council toinclude under itsscheme ofgeneralized preferences for1?74 »beginninf ,j
tember 1974 .18newitems falling under Chapters 1to24oftheCCT.
Tothat end ,theappended draft Regulation issubmitted totheCouncil
forapproval .
Thecoverage ofthis proposal would amount to28.7 mill .U.A. for iSEC
imports from GSPbeneficiaries (1971 values ),a3against atotal of70-7 mill .U.A ,
forextra-C33 imports .Forthese same products ,imports into theE3Cfrom Asso­
ciated States areeither insignificant oreven inexistant .
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TheCommissiondrawsattentiontothereferencenadeintheproposed
RegulationtoArticle43oftheTreatyofRome,andtotheconsequentneedtoseek.,
theopinionoftheEuropeanParliamentingoodtime.
TheCommissionfartheremphasizesthat,sincethisisameasureof
commercialpolicyinanareaofparticularinteresttotheAssociatedStates,
andespeciallythaAASM,itwillhaveto"besubmitted,attheappropriate moment,
•to--theinformationand/or{consultationproceduresprovidedforundertheopera­
tiveagreements.

H\OFTH3COU1TCIL
toextendthelistofproductsfallingwithinChapters1to24of
theCommonCustomsTariff,inrc.-<?i:-^ctofwhic?iJ:hu.:uLo..io.■/
g3neralizec .preferencesinfavourofdevelopingcoturfcriasis
applicableundor?Le.gulation(EEC)iitf0350o/73oftheCouncilof1<*
18December1973»
THE!COUIJCILOPTEJEUROPEANCOMOTITES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticles43and113thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)N°1059/6928May1969layingdown
thetiadearrangements applicabletocertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessing
ofagricultural products(l),andinparticularArticle12thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
Whereas,byRegulation(EEC)IT03506/73of18December1973(2)theCouncilhas
establishedforcertainproductsfallingwithinChapters1to24oftheCommon
CustomsTariffaschemoofgeneralisedpreferencesinfavourofdeveloping
countries ;
Wereas,inordertoimprovetheaforesaidscheme,itisexpedienttoincludein
AnnexAoftheabove-mentioned Regulation(EEC)IT03506/73certainagricultural
productsfallingwithinChapters2,3»4»5»8f9»15»21and24oftheCommon
CustomsTnriff,
aiSADOPTZDTHISHSGULATIGS :
.article1
Prom1Septto31December1974thereshr.llbeaddedtothelistofproductsset
outinAnnexAofRegulation(EEC)IT03506/73"theCouncilof18December1973
thefollowingproducts:
(1)0J11°L141,12JuneI969,p.1
(2)OJN°L358,28December1973,p.94

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CCT ILsacung
numberPascrx^rtionCCT rate
ofdutyProposed
rate
02.04 Other meat andedible meat offals ,fresh ,chilled orfrozen :
a,Ofdomestic pigeons anddomestic rabbits 13% 8%
C.Other :
II.otheri
14i 8% ■
03.03 Crustaceans andmolluscs ,Tfhether inshell ornot ,fresh (live ordead),chilled ,
frozen ,salted ,inbrine ordried ;crustaceans , ,inshell ,simply boiled inwater :
A.Crustaceans :
IV.Slirimps anu prawus :
c)otherI
.18i \ 8%
04.07 ILdibie products ofanimal origin ,notelsewhere specified orincluded12% 7%
05^13
17T?.tvr.".l s~>0'ig3e !:
B.other8% Pree
t
\

CCTHeadmg
numberDesonption
Dates,bananas,coconuts,Brazilnivtn,cashesnuts, avocados,mangoes,
(<mavasandmangosteons,freshordried,shelledornoi;
exil.Dates:
-inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacitynotexceeding35kgandintended
forputtingupforsalsbyretail(a) -
Citrusfruit,freshordned:
A.Oranges:
II.Other: .
exa)from1Aprilto15October:
-BitterorSevilleoranges
exb)from16Octoberto31March:
-BitterorSevilleoranges
Fruit,dried,otherthanthatfallingwithinheading3So08.01,03.02,08.03,08.04
or08.05:
ii.Apricots
Cinnamonandcinnamon-tree flowers:
A.Grcund
Nutmeg,maceandcar&amons :
B.Crushedorground:
I.Nutmeg
II.MaceCCTrate
ofduty
12%
15%
20%
7c/'
13%
12c/o
8%Proposed
rate
Freo
8%
8'>
10!o
10c/o
5>
(a)Entryunderthissub-hoadingi3subjecttoconditionstobodeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

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CCTHei.u.j.ng
numberDescriptionCCTrate
ofdutyProposed
rate
09.0° Seedsofanise,badian,fennel,coriander,cumin,carawayandjuniper:
A.Neithercrushednorground:
II.Badianseed 23%U%
|B.Crushedorgrour.dî
I.Badianseed I26%16%'
15.07 Fixedvegetableoils,fluidorsolid,crude,refinedorpurified:
C.Castoroil: j
II.other8%7%
21.05 Soupsandbroths,inliquid,solidorpowderform;homogenisedcompositefooc
préparations :
B.Homogonised compositefoodpréparations24ï°13%
24.02 Manufactured tobacco:tobaccoextractsandessences :
I
I B.Cigars 52Je42%
C.SmokingtobaccoI117f"
ιI941°
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoxorceon1September1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyarddirectly Tec^,
applicableinallMemoerStates,
DoneatBrussels, 1974» FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

ANÎ-JET
Financialimplications
Thelossincustomsrevenuesresultingfromextendingthelistof
productsinChapters1-24forthegeneralizedpreferences scheme
cannotbecalculatedexactly.However,itwillberelativelylow
becausethevolumeoftradecoveredbytheproductswhichitis
proposedtoaddisalimitedamount(approximately 28million
unitsofaccountofimportsintotheCommunityin1971)andbecause
ofthegeneralmoderatelevelofpreferentialtariffreductions
anticipatedfortheseproducts(10pointsonaverage).