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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)2102 final
Brussels,18December1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
totallysuspendingthecustomsdutiesoncertain
industrialproducts,originatinginMalta
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)2102final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Atitssession ofk/5June 1973 theCouncil agreed that Malta
should ,asfrom 1January 197^,receive treatment noless
favourable than isenjoyed bycountries eligible for the
Generalised System ofPreferences .
The Commission considers that themost appropriate autonomous
measure inthis context ,and that best adapted
toMalta 'sparticular economic situation ,would seem tobethe
total suspension ofthe customs duties ongoods covered bythe
EEC/Malta Agreement .Further ,onaccount oftheCommunity 's
very low level ,inrecent years ,ofimportations ofgoods
originating inMalta ,theCommission has refrained from proposing
quantitatives limits (indicative ceilings ortariff quotas ).
Nevertheless ,this measure should not cover products inrespect
ofwhich theAgreement provides fortheopening of/tariff quotas
(textile products falling within tariff heading Nos55*05 ,56.04 ,
60.05 and61.01 );other measures have been proposed separately
for these .

Proposal fora
REGULATION fEEC )OFTHE COUNCIL
totally suspending the customs duties oncertain industrial
products ,originating inMalta
THE COUNCIL' OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard totheProposal from theCommission ;
Whereas byvirtue oftheAgreement creating anassociation between the
Eu'ropean Economic Community andMalta (1)theCommunity applies the
Common Customs Tariff duties ,reduced by70per cent ,toproducts covered
bythis Agreement ;whereas itseems expedient tobring aprovisional
improvement tothis tariff advantage bymeans ofatotal suspension ofthe
customs duties chargeable onsuch products ;whereas however this measure cannot
affect theproducts subject tothetariff quotas provided for inthe above mentionedagreement ;
''Whereas inorder toavoid thedanger ofdistortion ,byimportations ofsuch
products ,oftraditional flows oftrade ,itisadvisable toallow the Commission
Regulationary powers toreintroduce ,atany time ,the charging of
conventional duties inrelation toMalta ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.From 1January 1973 until 31December 1973 theCommon Customs Tariff
duties and the Customs Tariff duties ofthe new Member States shall be
totally suspended inrespect ofproducts covered byArticle 1of
Annex ItotheAgreement creating anassociation between theEuropean
Economic Community andMalta (1),butexcepting products falling within
tariff headings Nos 56.0 ^,60.05 and61.01 .
mm•/•••
(1)OJNoL61of1^.3-1971 .

Ireland ,however ,isauthorised tocharge duties onsuch products
equal tothe duties which itcharges Member States other th^n
the United Kingdom .
The benefit ofthe suspension provided for inparagraph 1isconfined
toproducts originating inMalta .The rules oforigin are those in
force for the above-mentioned Agreement atany time .
Article 2
Inorder toavoid the danger ofdistortion ,byimportations ofproducts
eligible for the duty suspension provided for inArticle 1,oftraditional
flows oftrade ,theCommission may atany time byRegulation reintroduce
thecharging ofcustoms duties until the endofthe calendar year ,atthe
lovel applicable byvirtue ofArticle 1ofAnnex ItotheAgreement
mentioned inArticle 1.
Article 3
This regulation shall enter into force on1January 197^»
S i
This regulation shall bebinding inits entirety and directly
applicable inall Member States .
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Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President