ARCHIVESHISTORIQUES
DELACOMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEEDES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM(76)521
Vol.1976/0157

Disclaimer
Conformément aurèglement(CEE,Euratom)n°354/83duConseildu1erfévrier1983
concernantl'ouvertureaupublicdesarchiveshistoriquesdelaCommunauté économique
européenneetdelaCommunautéeuropéennedel'énergieatomique(JOL43du15.2.1983,
p.1),telquemodifiéparlerèglement(CE,Euratom)n°1700/2003du22septembre2003
(JOL243du27.9.2003,p.1),cedossierestouvertaupublic.Lecaséchéant,lesdocuments
classifiésprésentsdanscedossierontétédéclassifiésconformément àl'article5dudit
règlement.
InaccordancewithCouncilRegulation(EEC,Euratom)No354/83of1February1983
concerningtheopeningtothepublicofthehistoricalarchivesoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity(OJL43,15.2.1983,p.1),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC,Euratom)No1700/2003of22September2003(OJL243,
27.9.2003,p.1),thisfileisopentothepublic.Wherenecessary,classifieddocumentsinthis
filehavebeendeclassified inconformitywithArticle5oftheaforementioned regulation.
InÜbereinstimmung mitderVerordnung(EWG,Euratom)Nr.354/83desRatesvom1.
Februar1983überdieFreigabederhistorischen ArchivederEuropäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft undderEuropäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI.L43vom15.2.1983,
S.1),geändertdurchdieVerordnung(EG,Euratom)Nr.1700/2003vom22.September2003
(ABI.L243vom27.9.2003,S.1),istdieseDateiderÖffentlichkeitzugänglich.Soweit
erforderlich,wurdendieVerschlusssachen indieserDateiinÜbereinstimmung mitArtikel5
dergenanntenVerordnungfreigegeben.

COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(76)521Final
Brussels,22ndOctober1976
Proposalfora
CouncilRegulation (EEC)
ν
temporarily suspendingtheautonomous CommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesonanumberoftropicalproducts
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)χ
COM(76)521Final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InitsDecision of5April 1976 ,CheCouncil approved aCommunity
tariff reduction ,within theframework ofthe uiulci lateral GA.TT tra<ie
negotiations ,forthefollowing tropical products :
CCTNo Description ofgoods Current CCTrate
CCT rate asfroa
1.1.1977
08.01 Dates ,bananas ,coconuts ,
Brazil nuts ,cashewnuts ,
pineapples ,avocados ,mangoes ,
guavas andmangos teens ,fresh
ordried ,shelled ornot :
F.Cashew nuts (1) 2.5
09.01 Coffee ,whether ornotroasted
orfreed ofcaffeine ;coffee
husks and skins ;coffee
substitutes containing coffee
inanyproportion :
A.Coffee :
I.unroasted :
a)Not freed of
caffeine
18.01 Cocoa beans ,whole orbroken ,
raworroasted 5.4(2 )
18.02 Cocoa shells ,husks ,skins
and waste 5.4
(i)Theautonomous Common Customs Tariff duty onshelled cashew nuts
isalready suspended from 1July 1976 to30June 1977 (sea
Council Regulation (EEC)No1450/76-OJNoL163/76,p. 1).
(2)Currently suspended at4%foraninde.fio5 .teperiod .

Theannexed proposal foraregulation isaimed atimplementing this
Decision . •
Pending theresults oftheTokyo Round tariff negotiations ,the
Commission considers itadvisable toreduce ,fortheproducts in
question ,theCommon Customs Tariff duties intheform oftemporary
tariff suspension asfrom 1January 1977 to31December 1977 .
Itisplanned toinclude allthechanges intheCommon Customs
Tariff once thedefinite results ofthenegotiations areknown .

Proposal for e
Coaacil Regulation (EEC)
temporarily suspending theautonomous Com-on Customs
Tariff duties onanumber oftropical products
TEF -COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community e
aridinparticular Article 113 *
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas initsDecision of5April 1976 theCouncil approved aCommunity
reduction ,within theframework ofthemultilateral GAIT negotiations ,of
theCommon Customs Tariff duties oncertain tropical products ,.onthe
understanding that this reduction would take effect from 1January 19773
Whereas ,since thefull results ofthese negotiations foradefinitive
alteration ofthe Common Customs Tariff will not beknown before 3!
December 1977 ,this tariff reduction should hemade "by . .
wayofatemporary suspension oftheautonomous Common Customs Tariff
duties ontheproducts inquestion from 1January to31December 1977 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
From 1January to31December 1977 ,theautonomous Common Customs Tariff
duties fortheproducts listed intheTable annexed tothis Regulation
shall besuspended atthelevel indicated inrespect ofeach ofthem .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing ile
publication iatheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Cosamunities .

-2-
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety
anddirectly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels . For theCouncil
The President

ANNEX
CCTNo Description ofgoods Rate ofautonomous duty
08.01 Dates ,bananas ,coconuts ,
Brazil nuts ,cashewnuts ,
pineapples ,avocados ,mangoes ,
guavas andruangosteens ,fresh
ordried ,shelled ornot :
F.Cashew nuts 0
09.01 Coffee ,whether ornotroasted
orfreed ofcaffeine ;coffee
husks and skins ;coffee
substitutes containing coffee
inanyproportion :
A.Coffee :
I.unroasted :
a)Not freed of
caffeine 5
18.01 Cocoa beans ,whole orbroken ,
raw orroasted
18.02 Cocoa shells ,husks ,skins
and waste