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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,2June1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Theagreementconcludedin1979asaresultofthemultilateral trade
negotiations withintheGATTconcerningtradeincivil*aircraftlays
downthattherelieffromdutyforgoodsintendedforuseincivil
aircraftshallalsoapplytosuchproductswhentheyaretobeused
ingroundflyingtrainers.
However,,therelevantsubheadings oftheCCTreferonlytogoods"for
useincivilaircraft".
Thepurposeofthisproposalforadraftregulatipnistobetter
reflecttheintentionofthisagreementbyaddingasubparagraph 3
toparagraph BofthePreliminary Provisions,SectionII,oftheAnnex
"CommonCustomsTariff"ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No950/68.
Moreover,thisdraftregulation aims,asfarasthetariffisconcerned,
atacorrectandefficientadministration oftheagreement 's-andarrange­... - . _ ^
mentsconcludedbetweentheCommunity andanumberofthirdcountries
byintroducing anAdditional Noteto.Chapters60and61respectively of
theAnnex"CommonCustomsTariff"ofRegulation (EEC)No950/68,as
wellasmodifyingintheaforesaid Annex,intheDanishversiononly,•
thetextsoftariffsubheadings 60.05AIIb)4ff),60.05AIIb)4gg)
61.01BVc)and61.02BIIe)3.
Inorderthatthepublication oftheseamendments maybemadeasearly
aspossible,theCommission requeststheCounciltodealwiththis
draftproposalforaregulation atoneofitsforthcoming meetings.•

- Proposal
for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )No950/68onthe Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
; _ *
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean -Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 28and 113thereof , ■
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas ,under Agreements signed with third countries ,and inparticular
pursuant totheGeneva Protocol (1979 )and theAdditional Protocol tothe
Geneva Protocol (1979 )annexed totheAgreement ontrade incivil aircraft ,
c
signed attheendofthemultilateral trade negotiations 1973-1979 , .
the Community hasundertaken toeliminate certain customs .duties on'civil
aircraft' defined inArticle 1,paragraph 1.2ofthat Agreement ;whereas , ,
inconsequence ;appropriate provisions were introduced on1January 1980
inSection IIparagraph Bof ,thePreliminary Provisions ofthe .Annex headed
"Common Customs Tariff "toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No950/68(1),aslast
amended byRegulation (EEC)No (2);
I - .. .
1
Whereas itisadvisable tospecify inthose provisions that they shall also
apply toparts ofground flying trainers forcivil usewhich fall within
headings other than 88.05 ; - ' ^
Whereas ,inordento ensure uniform application ofth£Common Customs Tariff ,
itisnecessary todefine "suits andco-ordinate suits "
ofknitted orcrocheted fabric oroffabric other than knitted orcrocheted ,
falling respectively within subheadings 60.05 AIIb)4ff)and
61.01 BVc),and "suits andco-ordinate suits ,and -
costumes "ofknitted orcrocheted fabric oroffabric other than knitted or
crocheted ffalling respectively within subheadings 60.05 AIIb)4gg)
and61.02 BIIe)3;whereas ,moreover ,theDanish text oftheaforementioned
tariff subheadings must beamended , •
(1)0JNoL172,22.7.1968 ,p.1 .../... .
(2)0JNoL

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheAnnex headed 'Common Customs Tariff toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No - , '
950/68ishereby amended asfollows :
1.Thefollowing subparagrap h3shall beadded toPart ISection IIparagraph B:'-
/ ,
3.Fortheapplication ,ofparagraph 1,second indent ,theexpression "for
use incivil aircraft "inallrelevant subheadings (1)includes goods
foruse inground flying trainers forcivil use."
2.Thefollowing Additional Note shall .beinserted inChapter 60 :
-"Additional Note ^ .
Without prejudice totheapplication oftheprovisions ofGeneral Rule 3(b)
for theinterpretation ofthe nomenclature ofthe Common Customs-Tariff :
A.Forthepurposes oftariff subheading 60.05 AIIb)4ff)"suits
andco-ordinate suits "are considered tobesets oftwo -orthree
knitted orcrocheted garments comprising : '- ■ ' .-
.•a)'oneofthe following garments covering the lower part ofthe
body : - '
-trousers , .
-shorts ,and
b)oneortwoofthe following garments covering theupper part of
thebody : ' -
-jacket orblazer ,-
~windcheater ,waister jacket andthe like ,
shi'rt ,■
-jersey ,pullover ,slip-over ,waistcoat ,twinset ,cardigan or
jumper ,
-tunic orother outer garment oftariff subheading 60.05 AIIb)
4-11 . ;
All thecomponents ofasuit orco-ordinate suit must beofcorresponding
sizes andmust bematched orco-ordinated asregards cut,material ,
colours ,patterns ortrimmingsin such away astoindicate clearly
that they have been designed tobeworn together bythesame person .
.Ifashirt forms theonly upper garment ofsuch aset itmust
furthermore have thesame structure (same yarn ,same knit )asthe
garment ,covering the lower part ofthebody . .
••a/•■•

Thetermsuitsandco-ordinatesuits"alsocoverssetsofjacketsor
blazersandtrousersorshortswhichneithermatchnorco-ordinate ,
butwhosecorresponding sizesindicateclearlythattheyareintended
tobeworntogether .bythesameperson.
B.Forthepurposes-oftariffsubheading 60.05AIIb)Agg)suits
andco-ordinate' suits,andcostumes"areconsideredtobesetsof
twoorthreeknittedorcrochetedgarmentscomprising :
a)oneofthefollowinggarmentscoveringthelowerpartofthe
body:
,-trousers.
-shorts,
-skirtordividedskirt,and
b)oneortwoofthefollowinggarmentscoveringtheupperpart
ofthebody: V
-îacketorblazer,
-windcheater,waisterjacketandthelike,-
-blouseorshirt-blouse >
-.jersey,pullover,slip-over,waistcoat >twinset,cardiganor
jumper,
-tunicorotheroutergarmentoftariffsubheading 60.05AII
b)4ID. ..-
Allthecomponentsofasuit,co-ordinatesuitorcostumemustbeof
corresponding sizesandmustbematchedorco-ordinatedasregards
cut,material,colour^,patternsortrimmingsinsuchawayas
toindicateclearlythattheyhavebeendesignedtobeworn
togetherbythesameperson.
Ifablouseorshirt-blouse formstheonlyuppergarmentofsucha
setitmustfurthermore havethesamestructure (sameyarn,same
knit)asthegarmentcoveringthelowerpartof.thebody.
Theterm"suitsandco-ordinatesuits,andcostumes"alsocoversEfets
ofjacketsorblazersandtrousers,shorts,skirtsordivided
skirtswhichneithermatchnorco-ordinatebutwhosecorresponding
.sizesindicateclearlythattheyareintendedtobeworntogether
bythesameperson. "
3.ThefollowingAdditional Noteshall,beinsertedinChapter.61:
'Addîtional Note
Withoutprejudicetotheapplication oftheprovisionsofGeneralRule
3<h>'fortheinterpretation 1ofthenomenclature oftheCommonCustoms
'Tariff:
4
«

Forthepurposesoftariffsubheadings61.01BVc)suitsand
co-ordinatesuits "areconsideredtobesetsoftwoorthreegarments
(otherthanknittedorcrochetedgarments)comprising:
a)oneofthefollowinggarmentscoveringthelowerpartofthebody
-trousers,
-shorts,and
«r
b)oneortwoofthefollowinggarmentscoveringtheupperpart
ofthebody:'.. 1■
-jacketorblazer,.-windcheater,waisterjacketandthelike, •>
-shirt, •.,-waistcoat,tunicorotheroutergarmentoftariffsubheading
61.01BVg). .. 1
Allthecomponentsofasuitorco-ordinatesuitmustbeof
corresponding sizesandmustbematchedorco-ordinated asregards
cut,material,colours,patternsortrimmingsin suchawayas
toindicateclearlythattheyhavebeendesignedtobeworn
togetherbythesameperson.
Ifashirtformstheonlyuppergarmentofsuchasetitmust'
furthermore havethesamestructure (sameyarn,sameweave,etc)
asthegarmentcoveringthelowerpartofthebody. ^
Theterm"suitsandco-ordinatesuits"also,coverssetsofjackets
orblazersandtrousersorshortswhichneithermatchnorco­
ordinatebutwhosecorresponding sizesindicateclearlythatthey
areintendedtobeworntogetherbythesameperson.
Forthepurposesoftariffsubheading61.02BIIe)>3"suitsand
co-ordinatesuits,andcostumes"areconsideredtobesetsoftwoor
threegarments(otherthanknittedorcrochetedgarments)comprising :
I "■" -•*.
a)oneofthefollowinggarmentscoveringthelowerpartofthebody
-trousers, .
-shorts,
-skirtordividedskirt,and
) , , :
b)oneortwoofthefollowinggarmentscoveringtheupperpart
ofthebody:... '
-jacketorblazer,
-windcheater,niaister-jacket andthelike,
-blouseorshirt-blouse,
-waistcoat,tunicorotheroutergarmentoftariffsubheading
61.02BIIe)9. - -

Allthecomponentsofasuit,co-ordinatesuitOPcostumemustbe
ofcorresponding sizesandmustbematchedorxo-ordinated asregards
cut,material,colours,patternsortrimmingsinsuchawayasto
indicateclearlythattheyhavebeendesignedtobeworntogether
bythesamepersons
Ifablouseorshirt-blouse formstheonlyuppergarmentofsuch
asetitmustfurthermore havethesamestructure (sameyarn,same
weave,etc)asthegarmentcoveringthelowerpartofthebody.m
Theterm"suitsandco-ordinatesuits,andcostumes"alsocovers
setsofjacketsorblazersandtrousers,shorts,skirtsordivided
skirtswhichneithermatchnorco-ordinate butwhosecorresponding
sizesindicateclearlythattheyareintendedtobeworntogether
bythesameperson. "
4.IntheDanishversionthewordingofsubheadings 60.05AIIb)4.ff)
snd61.0*1-BVc)ontheonehand,-andsubheadings 60.05AIIb)4gg)and/
J61.02BIIe)3ontheother"hand,shallbereplacedrespectively by"the
-following:
Tariffsubheadings 60.05AIIb)4ff)and61.01BVc)
Habitterogkombineredesæt(undtagenskisæt),tilmændogdrenge".
i* 1
Tariffsubheadings 60.05AIIb)4gg)and61.02BIIe)3
"Dragterogkombineredesæt,(undtagenskisæt),tilkvinder,pigerog
småbarn". i
i
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1980.
This,Regulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates. '. ■
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident