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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)496 final .
Bruxelles ,8October 1975
\
Proposai fora
Régulation oftheCouncil
onthetariff treatment applicable intheCommunity
asoriginally constituted tocertain products imported
from the new Member States
(presented totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75H96 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCouncil Decision taken on22July 1974 Approved the lists of
EEC/ECSC concessions resulting from negotiations pursuant toArticle
XXIV :6ofGATT .
Asaresult ofthese concessions therates ofcustoms duties
applicable tovarious products imported from norn-member countries were
reduced on1January 1975 * Community also undertook tomake
additional reductions inrespect ofsome ofthese products on1January
1976 .
Furthermore ,Council Regulation (EEC)No1615/74^of25June1974
reduced tojf° "theconventional duty applied toproducts falling within
subheading 85.21D intheform ofwafers notyetcutinto chips .The
duty actually applied tothese products on1January 1972 was17$.
On1January 1976 andatthebeginning ofthe1976marketing year
theCommunity asoriginally constituted will progressively reduce customs
duties onproducts imported from thenewMember States pursuant to
Article 32(l )andArticle 59(l )oftheActannexed totheTreaty ofAccession .
Pursuant toArticle 31(l)oftheActthebasic duty towhich the
progressive reductions aretobeapplied istheduty actually applied on
1January 1972 .Owing totheabove-mentioned reductions ,however ,some of
thebasic duties arehigher than theconventional duties which theCommunity
will beapplying toproducts imported from non-member countries .
The'United Kingdom Department ofTrade andIndustry hasasked the
Commission tomaintain theCommunity preference ofthenewMember States in
respect oftheproducts inquestion pursuant tothe second paragraph of
Article 33oftheAct .
Inorder tocomply with this request thecustoms duties applicable in
theCommunity asoriginally constituted toproducts imported from thenew
Member States should becalculated bytaking into account thenewduties
consolidated inrespect ofnon-member countries .
TheCommission considers that this request should bemet andtherefore
proposes that theCouncil adopt theattached proposal foraRegulation ;the same
procedure wasfollowed for1975 »culminating intheadoption ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No3300/74of19December 1974^.
ms /849/74(Cos.93).
(2)OJNoL174/74,28June 1974 ,p.4.
(3)OJNoL354,30December 1974 ,p.48.

Proposaifora
REGULATION (EEC)
ofOFTHECOUNCIL
onthetarifftreatmentapplicableintheCommunityatoriginallyconstitutedtocertain
productsimportedfromthenewMemberStates
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
Having regard "totheTreaty of
Accession ,andinparticular
thesecond paragraph ofArticle
33oftheAct ()ofAccssion ;JWhereas,inordertomaintainCommunitypreference
fortheseimportsfromthenewMemberStates,the
customsdutiesapplicabletheretointheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedshouldbecalculatedtaking
intoaccountthenewdutiesconsolidatedinrespectof
thirdcountries.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasunderCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1615/74(>)of25June1974amendingRegulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff,
theconventionaldutyappliedtoproductsfalling
withinsubheading85,21Dintheformofwafersnot
yetcutintochipswasreducedto9%;
Whereas,undertheAgreementwiththirdcountries
signedasaresultofthenegotiationscarriedout
pursuanttoArticleXXIV,paragraph6oftheGeneral
AgreementonGriffsandladeandconcludedon
behalfoftheCommunitybytheCouncilDecisionof
22July1974,theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
hasundertakentoreducethecustomsdutiesfor
variousproductsonJanuary1975and"tomakeadditionalreductionsforsomeoftneseproductson1JanuaryI9lhArticle1
1.From1Januaryto31December
1976,thecustoms
dutiesapplicableintheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedtoimportsfromthenewMemberStates
oftheproductslistedintheAnnexshallbethose
showninrespectofeachofthem.
2.Thecustomsdutiesapplicableduringthe
1975/76marketingyearintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedtoimportsfromthenew
MemberStatesofoffalsofdomesticbovineanimals
fallingwithinsubheadings02.01BIIb)1andb)2
shallbethose,shownbelow:
CCT
hcading
NoDescriptionDuty'
'«pplicable
%
1 2 3
I
02.01Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheading
Nos01.01to01.04inclusive,fresh,chilledorfrozeni
B.Offals:
II.Other:
b)Ofdorpesticbovineanimalst
1.Livers ••*■'2,2 /
2,Otherx1.4
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(')OJNoL174,28.6.1974,p.4.

Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
-1*' FortheCouncil
ThePresident
ANNEX
CustomsdutiesreferredtoinArticleI(1)
CCT
heading
No
onlJanuaryl97 (Description •''.'Duty
applicable'
%
1 2 3
01.01Livehorses,asses.mulesandhinnies:
A.Horses: ■».'i
II.Forslaughter(a) 0.8
02.01Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheading
No01.01.01.02,01.03or01.04.fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
1.6I.Ofhorses,asses,mulesandhinnies *
B.Offals:
II.Other:
a)Ofhorses,asses,mulesandhinnies .v.2-
«d)Other ; 0.6
02.04Othermeatandediblemeatoffals,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Ofdomesticpigeonsanddomesticrabbits
«2.2
08.02Citrusfruits,freshordriedi
A.Oranges:
I.Sweetoranges,fresh: ,
a)From1Aprilto30April 5.2
b)From1Mayto15May 2.4
c)From16Mayto15October 1.6
«
D.Grapefruit ! 1.6
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

CCT Duty^No"* Deacription applicable
on1January1971 *
1 2 3Deacription
2
Gràpes,freshordried:
B.Dried:
I,Inimmediatecontainersofanetcapacityof15kgor
lesfr
II.Other
Apples,pearsandquinces,fresh:
A.Apples:
II.Other:
c)From1Aprilto31July
B.Pears:
II.Other:
b)From1Aprilto.15July
Fruit(whetherornotcooked)preservedbyfreezing,not
containingaddedsugar:
A.Strawberries,raspberries,blackcurrants ,redcurrants,
bilberries,blackberries (brambleberries ),mulberriesand
cloudberries :
–Bilberries,blackberries (brambleberries ),mulberries
andcloudberries ,
Fruitprovisionallypreserved(forexample,bysulphurdioxide
gas,inbrine,.insulphurwaterorinotherpreservativesolu­
tions),butunsuitableinthatstateforimmediateconsumption :
D.Bilberries .
Preparedorpreservedfish,includingcaviarandcaviar
substitutes:
B.Salmonidae
Fruitotherwisepreparedorpreserved,whetherornot
containingaddedsugarorspirit:
V
B.Other:
II.Notcontainingaddedspirit: •
a)Containingaddedsugar,inimmediatepackingsof
anetcapacityofmorethan1kg:
6.Pears:
aa)withasugarcontentexceeding13%by
weight
bb)Other1.6
1.6
2.4w,t"a
min.of
[150u.a.per
100kgnet
2.8witha
min.of
D.60u.a.per
100kgnet
7.2
3.2
1.4
8+(L)
8

CCT
hcading
on1January19^[DescriptionDuty
applicable
%
1 2 3
20.06
(cont'd)B.II.b)Containingaddedsugar,inimmediatepackingsof
anetcapacityof1kgorless:
6.Pears:
aa)Withasugarcontentexceeding15%by
weight
bb)Other ,
c)Notcontainingaddedsugar,inimmediatepackings
ofanetcapacity:
1.Of4-5kgormore:
cc)Pears
2.Oflessthan4-5kg:
aa)Pears3.8+(L)
8.8
8.4
8.4
24.01Unmanufactured tobacco,tobaccorefuse:
A.Tobaccoofavalue,perpackage,notlessthan280u.a.per
100kgnetweight:
I.FluecuredVirginiatypeandlightaircuredBurleytype
(includingBurleyhybrids)(a) 2.8witha
maximumof
9u.a.per
100kgnet
37.02Filminrolls,sensitized,unexposed,perforatedornot:
A.Ofawidthof35mmorless:
II.Other 1.6
38.14Anti-knockpreparations,oxidationinhibitors,guminhibitors,
viscosityimprovers,anti-corrosive preparationsandsimilar
preparedadditivesformineraloils:
A.Anti-knockpreparationsbasedontetraethyl-lead (ethyl
fluid)
i
B.Other:
I.Forlubricants:
b)Other
II.Anti-knockpreparationsbasedontetramethyl-lead ,
onethylmethyl-lead oronmixturesoftetraethyl-lead'
andtetramethyl-lead
ID.Other2.6
1.8
1.8
1.8
39.01 .Condensation ,polycondensation andpolyadditionproducts,
whetherornotmodifiedorpolymerized,andwhetherornot
linear(forexample,phenoplasts,aminoplasts,alkyds,poly­
allylesters,andotherunsaturatedpolyesters,silicones):
C.Other:
IV.Polyamides .» 3.2
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingi*subjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

CCT
heading
No ■-
.ir\onljanuary1976DescriptionDuty
applicable
%
1
Woodsawnlengthwise,slicedorpeeled,butnotfurther
prepared,ofathicknessexceeding5mm:
B.Coniferouswood,ofalengthof125cmorlessandofa
thicknessoflessthan12-5mm
Paperandpaperboard (includingcellulosewadding),machine-
made,inrollsorsheets:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard;
II.Other
Otherarticlesorpaperpulp,paper,paperboardorcellulose
wadding:
B.Napkinsandnapkinliners,forbabies,putupforretail
sale
V
Reservoirs,tanks,vatsandsimilarcontainers,forany
material(otherthancompressedorliquefiedgas),ofironor
steel,ofacapacityexceeding3001,whetherornotlinedor
heat-insulated ,butnotfittedwithmechanicalorthermal
equipment
Internaicombustionpistonengines:
B,Outboardmotorsofacylindercapacityof:
II.Morethan325cc
C.Otherengines:
II.Compressionignitionengines:
a)Marinepropulsionengines:
2.Other(a)
•b)Other:
2.Other1.6
2.4
(a)EntryunderthUsubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.

CCT
heading
No
on1January197(i
DescriptionDuty
applicable
%
1 2 3
84.10Pumps(includingmotorpumpsandturbopumps)forliquids,
whetherornotfittedwithmeasuringdevices,liquidelevators
ofbucket,chain,screwbandandsimilarkinds:
B.Otherpumps;
I.Pumpshavingapressurecapacityof20barsormore1.5
84.23Excavating,levelling,tamping,boringandextractingmachinery,stationaryormobile,forearth,mineralsorores
(forexample,mechanicalshovels,coal-cutters,excavators,
scrapers,levellersandbulldozers),piledrivers,snow-ploughs ,
notself-propelled (includingsnow-ploughattachments):
A.Excavating,levelling,tamping,boringandextracting
machineryforearth,mineralsorores:
I.Self-propelled ,track-layingorwheeled,notcapableof
runningonrails:
a)Scrapers 1.8
c)Parts 1.8
85.21Thermionic ,coldcathodeandphoto-cathode valvesandtubes
(includingvapourorgasfilledvalvesandtubes,cathode-ray
tubes,televisioncameratubesandmercuryarcrectifying
valvesandtubes);photocells,mountedpiezo-electriccrystals,
diodes,transistorsandsimilarsemi-conductor devices,elec­
tronicmicrocircuits :
D.Diodes,transistorsandsimilarsemi-conductor dcvices,
electronicmicrocircuits :
I.Wafersnotyeteutintochips 1.8
87.01Tractors(otherthanthosefallingwithinheadingNo87.07),
whetherornotfittedwithpowertake-offs,winchesorpulleys:
C.Other:
II.Other 2.8
87.02Motorvehiclesforthetransportofpersons,goods,or
materials(includingsportsmotorvehicles,otherthanthose
ofheadingNo87.09):
B.Forthetransportofgoodsormaterials:
II.Other:
a)Witheitherasparkignitionoracompression
ignitionengine:
1.Motorlorrieswitheitherasparkignitionengine
ofacylindercapacityof2800ccormoreor
acompressionignitionengineofacylinder
capacityof2500ccormore:-
aa)Dumpersofacylindercapacity:
11.Oflessthan10000co..
22.Of10000ccormore....3.4
4

CCT
heading
No.
on1January19oDescriptionDuty
applicable
%
1 î3
90.24Instrumentsandapparatustormeasuring,checkingorauto­
maticallycontrollingtheflow,depth,pressureorother
variablesofliquidsorgases,orforautomaticallycontrolling
temperature ,(forexample,pressuregauges,thermostats,level
gauges,flowmeters,neatmeters,automaticoven-draught
regulators)notbeingarticlesfallingwithinheadingNo90.14:
A.Pressuregauges(manometers ) .1.8
C.Other
i1.8