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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)859final
Brussels,11June1974
Proposaifora
REGOLATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
temporarily andpartiallysuspendingthe
autonomousdutyintheCommonCustoms
Tariffonsweetoranges,fresh,ofsub­
headingex08.02Ala)
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(74)659final

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17.4.1972,P.1.
(2)J.O.n°L79du25.3.1974,P.1.

Proposal for a
REGULATION (EEC )No.../?k THECOUNCIL
of
temporarily andpartially suspending the
autonomous duty intheCommon Customs
Tariff onsweet oranges ,fresh ,ofsub­
heading ex©8.02 Ala )
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community and inparticular Article 113 thereof }
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas byRegulation (EEC )No6j>5/7^oftheCouncil of21March
197^(l)theautonomous duty intheCommon Cuttoms Tariff onsweet
oranges ,fresh ofsubheading ex08.02 Ala )hasbeen suspended
toalevel of5%tortheperiod from 1June toJOSeptember 197*M
Whereas inthecontext ofthenegotiations provided forinArticle
XXIV paragraphe 6oftheGATT atpresent taking place inGeneva
theCommunity without prejudice oftheconsolidations from 1January
1975 has undertaken tosuspend theautonomous duties intheCommon
Customs Tariff ontheproduct concerned toalevel of5$forthe
period from 15June to15October 197^whereas theabove-mentioned
Regulation should therefore beamended .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.Theautonomous duty intheCommon Customs Tariff onsweet oranges ,
fresh ofsubheading ex08.02 AIa)shall besuspended toalevel
ofk%fortheperiod from 15June to15October 197^»
•••/•••
(1)O.J. L79of25March 197^»P»1-

2-
1r
2.Article 1oftheRegulation (EEC )No655/7^oftheCouncil of
21March 197^andTable IIoftheannex attached thereto shall
accordingly beamended .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on15June 197t -«
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirely and
directly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels For the Council
The President