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COM(74)1937final
Brussels,22November1974
Recommendation foradecision ,oftheCouncil
authorizingtheopeningofnegotiations andconsultations inGATT
concerningtheVariationoftariffconcessions in
respectofunwroughtlead,other,andunwroughtzinc.
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
0011(74)1937final

Fxplanatory Mémorandum
During theXXrV":6 negotiations and .the1962-63 '-Dillon Round "
under thesnspices oftheGATT ,theCommunity bound theduty of1.32 u.c./lOOkg.
forunwrought lead ,other (tariff position 78.01AII)andforunwrought zinc
(tariff position 79»01 A).
Protocols number 14and15anne::ed totheTreaty of stipulate
that unwrought lead ,other andunwrought zinc will ,v;ith effect from 1January ,
1974 »besubject toaduty of4»5 7"with aminimum charge of1.1u.c./lOOkg.
Since 1January ,1974 "theabove^duty issuspended andtheduty which isapplied
is4.5%with aR'.inimim charge of1.1u.c./lOOkgandamaximum charge of
1.32 u.c«/l00kg.,thereason.for this being torepsect theCommunity 'sGATT
obligations .Thesuspension islimited to31June ,1975 a"t"thelatest .
With aview toregularising this situation andgiven that the
conditions exist forsettling thetariff problem ,theCommission recommends
tcthoCouncil ,under Article 113paragraph 3oftheTreaty ofRome ,theautho­
risation ofnegotiations inaccordance vdth Article XXVII paragraph' 1'ofthe
General Agreement toalter theduty of1.32 u.c./lOOkg.forunwrought lead ,
other andunwrought zinc .
TheSpecial Article 113Committee hasexpressed support forthese
negotiations andwill assist theCommission intheconsideration ofany
compensation which maybenecessary tobring them toasuccesful conclusion .
TheCommission submits totheCouncil theannexed draft recommen­
dation for adecision .

Recommendation foraDecision oftheCouncil authorizing the
opening ofnegotiations andconsultations inGATT oonceming
thevariation oftariff oonoessions inrespeot.of unwrought
lead ,other ,andunwrought zinc
THECOUNCIL OPTHEHJROPEM COMMJNITIES ,
HAVING regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113 ?
HAVING regard totheRecommendation oftheCommission ;
WHEREAS during the1962–63 tariff negotiations intheframework oftheGATT ,
theCommunity "bound acustoms duty of1.32 u.a./lOOkg.forunwrought lead ,
other (CCTsubheading No78.01 AII)andforunwrought zinc (OCTsubheading
No79.01 A);whereas these bindings areincluded intheEuropean Economic
Community 'slist (list LXXII ~EEC)annexed totheGeneral Agreement on
:Tariff sandTrade ;
Whereas tothis endtariff negotiations orconsultations should beundertaken
with thecontracting parties oftheGATT possessing rights with regard to
these concessions under Article XXVIII oftheGeneral Agreement ;.
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sole Article
TheCommission hereby isauthorized toopen tariff negotiations orconsultations
with thecontracting parties possessing rights byvirtue oftheprovisions of
Article XXVIII oftheGeneral Agreement with aview tovarying theduty of
1.32 u.a./lOOkg.relating tounwrought lead ,other ,andunwrought zinc (subheadiw
Nos .78-.01 AIIand79*01 Arespectively oftheCommon Customs Tariff )