COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0MO3) 488 final 
Brussels, 12 October 1993 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
suspending wholly or in part the Common Customs Tariff duties on certain 
agricultural products originating in Turkey (1994) 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The additional Protocol and the Supplementary Protocol concluded by 
the Community with Turkey provide for certain partial or total 
suspensions of duty on agricultural products falling within Chapters 
1 - 24 of the Common Customs Tariff. 
In addition, the Council decided that, with effect from 1 January 
1974, Turkey should not be treated less favourably than those 
countries and territories which qualify for generalized tariff 
preferences. 
2. The purpose of this proposal for a Regulation is to implement that 
decision. It extends to Turkey for 1994, on a unilateral basis, the 
total or partial suspensions of duties proposed by the Commission 
under the generalized tariff preferences scheme. These suspensions 
are, however, confined to those products falling within Chapters 1-24 
in respect of which no provision is made for more favourable treatment 
in the agreements with Turkey. 
3. Attention is drawn to the fact that : 
- the proposal for a Regulation is based on the Supplementary 
Protocol which entered into force on 1 March 1986^^; 
- the enacting terms of the Regulation and the lists of products 
annexed to it are based on the proposals which the Commission has 
presented to the Council concerning generalized tariff preferences 
for agricultural products. 
(1) OJ n' L 48, 26.2.1986, p. 36 
Proposal for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /93 3 
suspending wholly or in part the Common Customs Tariff duties on certain 
agricultural products originating in Turkey (1994) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 
of II November 1980 laying down the trade arrange­
ments applicable to certain goods resulting from the 
processing of agricultural products ('), and in particular 
Article 12 thereof, Article 1 
I. From 1 January to 31 December 1994 the customs 
duties on imports into the Member States of the products 
originating in Turkey listed in the Annex shall be those 
indicated for each of them in the said Annex. 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas under Annex 6 to the Additional Protocol laying 
down the conditions, procedures and timetables for 
implementing the transitional phase referred to in 
Article 4 of the Agreement establishing an Association 
between the European Economic Community and 
Turkey (J) and under Article 9 of the Supplementary 
Protocol to the Association Agreement between the Euro­
pean Economic Community and Turkey consequent on 
the accession of new Member States to the Community ('), 
which was signed in Ankara on 30 June 1973 and entered 
into force on l March 1986 (4) the Community must 
wholly or in part suspend the Common Customs Tariff 
duties applicable to certain products ; whereas it also 
appears necessary, on a provisional basis, to adjust or 
supplement some of the advantages provided for in the 
ahovenuntioned Annex f> , wheieas the Community 
should, therefore, with regard to the products originating 
in Turkey contained in the list annexed to this Regula­
tion, suspend until 31 December 1994 either the fixed 
component of the charge applicable to the goods falling 
within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 or the 
customs duty applicable to the other products, at the 
levels indicated for each of them , 2. For the purposes of applying this Regulation, the 
rules of origin shall be those in force at the time for the 
implementation of the Agreement establishing an Associ 
ation between the European Economic Community and 
Turkey. 
The methods of administrative cooperation for ensuring 
that the products listed in the Annexe benefit from the 
total or partial suspension shall be those laid down in 
Association Council Decision No 5/72 attached to Regu­
lation (EEC) No 428/73, as last amended by Decision 
No 1/83, attached to Regulation (EEC) No 993/83 0. 
Article 2 
When imports of products qualifying for the arrange­
ments provided for in Article 1 come into the Commu­
nity in quantities or at prices which cause or threaten to 
cause serious injury to the Community producers of such 
products or directly competitive products, the Common 
Customs Tariff duties may be partially or wholly 
re-established for the products in question. These 
measures may also be taken in the event of serious injury 
or the threat of serious injury limited to a single region of 
the Community. 
Whereas suspension of these duties shall be decided by 
the Commission, 
(') OJ No 1. M.i, 29. 11. 1980, |>. I 
(') OJ No 217, 29. 12. 1964, p 1687/64. 
(') OJ No l. Î61, 31. 12. 1977, p. 2. 
(') OJ No I. 48, 26. 2 1986, p. Î6 Article } 
1. In order to ensure the application of Article 2, the 
Commission may decide by means of a Regulation to 
re-establish Common Customs Tariff duties for a limited 
period. 
(S) OJ No I. 112, 28 4 198.5, p I 
7 
2. Where the Commission has been requested by a 
Member State to take action it shall take a decision within 
a maximum period of 10 working days from receipt of 
the request and shall inform the Member States of the 
action taken. 
3. Any Member State may refer the Commission's 
action to the Council, within 10 working days of its noti­
fication. Referring the matter to the Council shall not have a 
suspensory effect. The Council shall meet without delay. 
It may by a qualified majority amend or annul the 
measure taken. 
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
A AW/-. A' y 
List of products falling within Chapter 1 to 24 originating in Turkey for which there are grounds 
for total or partial suspension of the Common Customs Tariff 
Order 
No 
15.0001 
15.0003 
15.0005 
1 5.0007 
1 5.0009 
15.0011 
15.0013 
15.0015 
15.0017 
15.0019 CN code 
ex 0709 30 00 
0714 20 10 
ex 0807 10 10 
ex 1806 10 10 
ex 1806 10 30 
ex 1806 10 90 
1806 20 10 
1806 20 30 
1806 20 50 
1806 20 80 
1806 20 95 
1806 31 00 
1806 32 10 
1806 32 90 
1806 90 11 
1806 90 19 
1806 90 31 
1806 90 39 
1806 90 50 
ex 1901 90 90 
ex 1903 00 00 
0710 40 00 
0711 90 30 
2001 90 30 
2004 90 10 
2005 80 00 
2008 99 85 
1904 90 10 
1904 90 90 Description 
Vegetables, fresh or chilled : 
- Aubergines, from I to 14 January 
Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other similar 
roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh or dried, whole or 
sliced ; sago pith : 
— Sweet potatoes intended foi human consumption (') 
Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh 
Watermelons, from 1 November to 31 March 
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa : 
— Cocoa powder, not otherwise sweetened than by the addition of sucrose 
Chocolate and chocolate goods, whether or not filled, sugar confectionery and 
substitutes therefore made from sugar substitution products, containing cocoa 
Preparation based on flour of leguminous vegetables in the form of sun-dried 
discs of dough, known as 'papad ' 
Tapioca, other than tapioca prepared from potato starch 
Preparations 
- - corn 
Of rice 
Of other cereals Rate of 
duty (') 
9 % 
Free 
6,5 % 
3% 
9 % 
Free 
2% 
3% 
3 % 
2% 
(') The Taric codes are to be found on page 2 of this Annex. 
(') Entry under this CN code is subject to conditions laid down in the relevant Community provisions 
(*) Without prejudice to th€ levying of any additional duties applicable. 
Tarie codes t. 
Order 
No 
15.0001 
150005 
15.0007 
15 0011 
15.0013 CN rode 
ex 0709 30 00 
ex 0807 10 10 
ex 1806 10 10 
ex 1806 10 30 
ex 1806 10 90 
ex 1901 90 90 
ex 1903 00 00 Tarie code 
0709 30 00' 10 
080710 10' 10 
1806 10 10' 11 
1806 10 10 " 91 
1806 10 30' 10 
1806 10 90' 10 
1901 90 90* 12 
' 14 
' 16 
' 18 
1903 00 00*90 
1 j^ftv FINANCIAL RECORD * 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Legal basis : Art. 113 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
regulation suspending wholly or partially the Common Customs Tariff 
duties on a number of agricultural products originating in Turkey 
(1994) 
4- Object ive : Fulfilment of contractual obligations 
iaf.^ 5. Method of calculat ion 
CCT heading: various 
Volume under suspension: unlimited 
Duty to be applied: zero or partial duty 
Normal CCT duty : various: 
6. Duty-loss : Due to the uncertainty of the volume of exports from 
Turkey, it is not possible to give an exact figure for the duty-loss 
for 1994. 
There is no additional duty-loss. 
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