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iCOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)679 final
Brussels -17November 1982
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
ontheimportsystemapplicable in1983-1986 toproductsfallingwithin
subheading 07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTariffandamending Regulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCommunity isobliged,undertheEEC-Thailand Cooperation Agreement
onmaniocproduction ,marketing andtrade,toallowalevylimited
to6%advaloremin1983-1986 inrespectofthequantities specified
intheAgreement .
UndertheEEC-Indonesia andEEC-Brazil agreements onmaniocimportsthe
presentconsolidation underGATTissuspended throughout theperiodof
validity ofthesaidagreements (1982-1986 )andtheCommunity isre­
quiredtoopeneachyear,from1983until1986,atariffquotalimited
to6%advaloreminrespectofthequantities specified inthe
agreements .
Inordertocomplywiththemost-favoured-nationclausetheCommunity
must,eachyear,allowimports fromthethirdcountries covered bythat
clauseunderalevylimitedto6%advalorem .
InthelightoftheabovetheCommission proposes adoption ofadraft
proposal foraCouncilRegulation ontheimportsystemapplicable in
1983-1986 toproductsfallingwithinsubheading 07.06AoftheCommon
CustomsTariff.

Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
ontheimportsystemapplicable in
1983-1986 toproductsfallingwithinsubheading 07.06AoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandamending Regulation (EEC)N°950/68ontheCommon
CustomsTariff.
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Articles 43and113thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas byitsDecision 82/495/EEC(1)theCouncilapproved
aCooperation Agreement withThailand onmaniocwhichinvolves anunder­
takingonthepartofThailand tolimititsexportsofmanioctothe
Community ,
WhereastheCouncil hasadoptedDecision 82/496/EEC(2)
concerning theconclusion ofanAgreement intheformofanexchange of
letters betweentheEuropean Economic Community andIndonesia initscapa
cityasprincipal GATTsupplier;
WhereastheCouncil hasadoptedDecision 82/497/EEC(3)
concerning theconclusion ofanAgreement intheformofanexchange of
letters betweentheEuropean Economic Community andBrazilinitscapa­
cityasinitial GATTnegotiator ;
Whereastheagreements withIndonesia andBrazilaretheresultof
negotiations conducted inaccordance withArticleXXVIIIofGATTwith
aviewtosuspending temporarily ,until31December 1986,thetariff
concession madebytheCommunity inrespectofthe'import -ofproducts
fallingwithinsubheading 07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTarif*f;
Whereasthesaidagreements allowtheCommunity tdsuspendtheconcession
inquestion ;
(1)OJN°L219,28.7.1982 ,p.52
(2)0JN°L219,28.7.1982 ,P.56
(3)0JN°L219,28.7.1982 ,p.58

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WhereastheCommunity hasundertaken toallow,duringtheperiodofsuspension
ofthepresentconsolidation ,certainquantities oftheproducts concerned to
beimported underthelevywhichisfixedatamaximumof6%advalorem
vis-a-visGATTcontracting parties;andwhereas,underthemost-favoured-nation
clause,theCommunity mustaccordequaltreatment toallthirdcountries which
arenotmembersofGATTandwhichbenefitfromthatclause;
Whereas,byvirtueofthepreliminary provisiorisofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No950/68(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No (2),the
conventional dutyisapplicable inthecaseofanythirdcountry;whereas,
therefore ,thereshouldbeaderogation fromthatruleinthecaseofthe
products inquestion,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1.For1983theimportlevyfixedatamaximumof6%advaloreminthecase
oftheproductsfallingwithinsubheading 07.06AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff-manioc,arrowroot ,salepandothersimilarrootsandtuberswith
highstarchcontent,excluding sweetpotatoes-shallbelimitedtothe
quantities andthirdcountries oforiginasfollows :
a)-Indonesia 750000tonnes
-Othercountries atpresentMembersofGATT 132355tonnes
-Thirdcountries otherthanThailand and
otherthanthosereferred tointhefirst
andsecondindents 370000tonnes
1252355tonnes
b)Thailand :thequantities arisingfrom,.theEEC/Thailand Cooperation
t _
Agreement .
2.Inthelightofexisting commitments andonthebasisofaproposal fromthe
Commission ,theCouncilshall,byaqualified majority,decideonthequantities
for1984-1986 .
ARTICLE 2
Detailed rulesfortheimplementation ofthisRegulation shallbeadoptedin
accordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle 26ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)N°2727/75(3).
(1)0JNoL172,22.7.1968 ,p.1
(2)
(3)0JNoL281,1.1.1975,p.2750000tonnes
132355tonnes
370000tonnes

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ARTICLE 3
Regulation (EEC)No950/68shallbeamendedinaccordance withtheAnnex.
ARTICLE 4
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom1January 1983to31December 1986.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable in
allMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCounciI
ThePresident

ANNEX.
Thetextconcerning subheading 07.06Ashallbereplaced bythe
following :
Heading
number:==================================================:=;
Rateofduty
DESCRIPTIONAutonomous 1Conventional
% 1 %
orlevy 1
(L)'
07.06 Manioc,arrowroot ,salep,Jerusalem artichokes ,
sweetpotatoes andothersimilarrootsandtubers
withhighstarchofinulincontent,freshordried
wholeorsliced;sagopith:
A.Manioc,arrowroot ,salepandothersimilar
rootsandtuberswithhighstarchcontent,
excluding sweetpotatoes :I
t
1
1
•
1
f
1
I.freshordried,wholeorcutorsliced,
butnotfurtherprepared
II.other,including pellets1
6(L) 1(a)
6(L) ·(a)
(a)6%advalorem ,,subjecttoatariffquotaof882355tonnesfor1983tobe
granted bythecompetent authorities tothecontracting partiestoGATT
inderogation fromGeneral RuleB1ofthePreliminary Provisions .

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DATE>27August1982
1.BUDGETi.INSCO;ICLTCI"SD:,20Income APPROPRIATIONS :1982:6939mECUldUIncome Draft1983budget:7574,5"
2.ACTION:DraftCouncilRegulation ontheimportsystemapplicablein1983
toproductsfallingwithinsubheading07.06AoftheCCT.
3.LEGALBASIS:Articles43and113oftheTreaty
4.OBJECTIVES:tolaydownimportarrangements formaniocfor1983.
5.FINANCIAL CCNSEC'JUJCS
5.0EXPENDITURE
-C1IARCEDTOTIEECBUDGET
(RErljlllS/lNTERVENTI C.'.'S)
–CHÀiîGHDT0NATICN'ALAEMINISTR.
-CHAHCHDTOCTnZRNATIONALC3CJPS
5.1RECEIPTS
-o:apj^scuncis OFV.izso
(Lr/I2S/C*J3TCMiDUTIES)
-NATIO:;ALrOHTHEKARKETIKG YEAIiCURRENTPI?;A,-:CIAL YEAH
(198£FCLLCWING„(1ICIALYEAR
1
(1)
(1)
YEAS..19.84 YEAR.1985YEAR
5.0.1PLURIA.VNUALFATTESTOFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1PLUHIA-'D.IIALPATTEPJ.'OfRECEIPTS TheRegulationappliesto1983only
5.2Y.ETIIODOFCALCULATION'Estimated Estimated Difference
quantities quantities
in1982in19836/customsduty
GATT
Other
Thailand588235t882355t
370.000t ■370.000t
5500000t5500000t294120t 1.9mECU
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XifX-WÏGÏXMmxxxmxxxmx MXWXM
6.3CH:;D:TOTOBZwaiTr~:INTOFUTUREZ\:ZZ'J:Z? (2)
(1)Incomeintheformofcustomsdutiesmayriseby.1,9*niECUasaresultofthe
increasewhichisexpectedin1983overthepreviousyear.'Asagainstthist"he
EECwouldhavetoexportsimilarquantitiesofcereals,representing anesti­
mated16.5mECUintermsofexpenditure onexportrefunds.
(2)Takenintoaccountinthedraft1983Budget.