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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)612 final
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC),X\
establishingceilingsandCommunitysurveillanceof-imports^
ofcertainproductsoriginatinginMalta(1983>
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(82)612final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.a)The1971AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Malta,asamendedbytheAdditionalProtocoltothatAgreement,
provides,inparticularinrespectofindustrialproducts,fortheaboli­
tionoftheduties,laiddownintheCommonCustomsTariff.Notwith­
standingthisprovision,specialarrangements existforanumberof
sensitiveproducts:thevolumeofsuchproductswhichmaybeimported
freeofdutiesislimitedtoanannualceiling.Whenthisceilingis
reached,thecustomsdutiesapplicabletothirdcountriesmaybe
reimposedbytheCommunityuntiltheendofthecalendaryear.
Theinitialvolumesoftheannualceilingsarefixedbytheabove-
mentionedProtocol.Eachyeartheseceilingsarereopenedandtheir
levelisincreasedby5%.
b)TheprovisionsoftheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing
anAssociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta
lapsed.PendingtheentryintoforceofanewProtocolitisnecessary
toextendthearrangements thattheCommunityappliestotradewith
MaltawithinthecontextoftheAssociationwiththatcountry;
c)SinceaProtocolasprovidedforinArticle118ofthe1979Actof
Accessiondoesnotexist,theCommunitymustadoptthemeasures
refferedtoinArticle119oftheAct;themeasureconcernedwill,
therefore,applytotheCommunityofNine.
2.Theimplementation ofthesystemofceilingsandtheoptionofreintroduc­
ingcustomsdutiesrequiretheadoptionofprecisecommonrulestobe
applieduniformlybyalltheMemberStates.Theserequirements maybe
metbysettingupaCommunitysystemofsurveillanceofactualimports
fromMalta.TothatendtheMemberStatesmusttaleappropriatemeasures
topermittherapidcollectionofstatisticalreturnsforthewholeCommu­
nity.

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Intheconnectionimportsoftheproductsmquestionshouldberecorded
onlyasandwhentheyareenteredforfreecirculationaccompanied bya
movementcertificateconformingtotherulesoftheAgreementreferredto
in1above.
Thereturnswil!bedrawnupbyeachMemberStateattheendofeach
monthandforwardedbeforethefifteenthdayofthefollowingmonthtothe
Commission inordertoenablethelattertosendtoalltheMemberStatesa
comprehensive product-by-productstatementoftheimportsinquestion
effectedduringtheprecedingmonth.Thesurveillancesystemwillrequire
quickactionandclosecooperatiuon betweentherelevantdepartmentsof
theMemberStatesandtheCommission .Sincetheproductsinquestion
belongtothesensitiveproductscategoryandduty-freeimportsinexcessof
theceilingsmaydisturbtheCommunitymarket,itisabsolutelyessential
thatalltheMemberStatesobservestrictlytheabovementioned timelimit
offifteendays.
Thefollowingprocedurewillbeusedforsettingintrainthemachineryfor
reintroducing dutiesiassoonasoneofthecomprehensive monthly
statementscompiledbytheCommissionshowsthat75%oftheceilingfixed
foragivenproducthasbeenreached,theCommission willinformthe
MemberStatesandconsultations maytakeplace,inparticularwithinthe
EconomicTariffProblemsGroup,eitherattherequestofaMemberState
orontheCommission'sowninitiative.Thepurposeoftheseconsultations
willbetoexamineineachindividualcasewhetherthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountriesshouldbereimposedwhentheceilingis
actuallyreached.
Importsoftheproductinquestionwillcontinuetobethesubjectofmonthly
returnsor,iftheCommissionsorequests,ofatelexmessagecoveringeach
periodoftendays.ThismessagemustreachtheCommissionwithinfive
days.

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TheCommission canthustakewithintheshortestpossibletimethe
measuresrequiredfortheadoptionofaregulationreintroducing customs
dutiesinrespectofMaltauntiltheendofthecalendaryear.Inthatevent,
thecustomsdutiesontheproductinquestionwouldnaturallybereimposed
withinthetimelimitlaiddownbytheregulationendingexemptionfrom
duties.
3.TheattachedproposalprovidesforthedelegationbytheCounciltothe
Commissionofthepowertoapplytheruleonceilingsandthereintroduction
ofduties.
Theproposalforaregulationmerelyoutlineshowthesepowersaretobe
exercisedsothatthemachinerytobeusedmaybeadjustedflexiblyand
rapidlyinconsultation withtheMemberStates.Againwithaviewto
maximumefficiencyandrapidity,theproposallaysdownthattheCommis­
sionwillberesponsibleforreintroducing ,inrespectofMalta,theduties
applicabletothirdcountries.
NOTE
Theregulationmightbemodifiedinthecontextofthepresentnegotiationswith
thecontractingcountryinviewoftheconclusionofanAdaptationProtocolto
theabovementioned Agreement.Awaitingtheresults,theproposedRegulation
permittherespectoftheengagementscontractedbytheCommunity .
TheCommissionreservesthepossibilityofmodifyingtheproposalduringthe
procedure,ifnecessary,toadaptittotheAdaptationProtocol.
Annex:1ProposaiforaCouncilRegulation.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
establishingceilingsandCommunitysurveillanceofimportsofcertainproducts
originatinginMalta(1983)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion,
WhereastheprovisionsoftheAdditionalProtocol
totheAgreementestab!:hinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Malta(')havelapsed;
Whereas,pendingtheentryintoforceofanewpro­
tocol,itisnecessaryonthebasisofRegulation
(EEC) toexiend,for1983,the
arrangementswhichtheCommunityappliestotrade
withMaltawithinthecontextoftheAssociation
withthatcountry;
Whereas,sinceaprotocolasprovidedforin
Article118ofthe1979ActofAccessiondoesnot
exist,theCommunitymustndoptthemeasures
referredtoinArticle119oftbatAct;whereasthe
tariffmeasureconcernedwill,therefore,applytothe
CommunityofNine;
Whereastheabovementioned AdditionalProtocol
makesprovisionforthetotalabolitionofcustoms
dutiesinrespectoftheproductstowhichtheAgree­
mentapplies;whereas,however,foranumberof
productsexemptionfromdutiesissubjecttoceil­
ingsabovewhichthecustomsdutiesapplicableto
thirdcountriesmaybereintroduced ;whereasthe
ceilingstobeappliedin-1983should
thereforebedetermined;whereastheapplicationof
ceilingsrequiresthattheCommunityberegularly
informedonimportsoftheproductsinquestionori­
ginatinginMalta;whereasitisthereforedesirable
thatimportsoftheseproductsbesubjectedtoasys­
temofsurveillance ;
Whereasthisobjectivemaybeachievedbymeansof
anadministrativeprocedurebasedoncharging
importsoftheproductsinquestionagainsttheceil­
ingsatCommunitylevelasandwhentheproductsareenteredwithCustomsauthoritiesforhomeuse;
whereasthisadministrativeproceduremustmake
provisionforthepossibilityofcustomstariffduties
beingreintroducedassoonastheceilingsare
reachedatCommunitylevel;
Whereasthisadministrativeprocedurerequires
closeandparticularlyrapidcooperationbetween
theMemberStatesandtheCommissionandthelat­
termustinparticularbeabletofollowtheprogress
ofquantitieschargedagainsttheceilingsandkeep
theiVlemberStatesinformed;whereasthiscoopera­
tionhastobeparticularlyclosesincetheCommis­
sionmustbeabletotaketheappropriatemeasures
toreintroducecustomstariffdutiesifoneofthe
ceilingsisreached,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleI
,_,,31December1983
1.rrom1Januaryto ,importsinto
theCommunityofNineoftheproductslistedinthe
AnnexoriginatinginMaltashallbesubjectto
annualceilingsandCommunitysurveillance .
Thedescriptionoftheproductsreferredtointhe
firstsubparagraph ,theirtariffheadingsandstatisti­
calnumbersandtheceilingsshallbeassetoutin
theAnnex.
2.Quantitiesshallbechargedagainsttheceilings
asandwhenproductsareenteredwithcustoms
authoritiesforfreecirculationandaccompaniedby
amovementcertificateinaccordancewiththerules
containedintheProtocolconcerningthedefinition
oftheconceptof'originatingproducts'andmeth­
odsofadministrativecooperationannexedtothe
Protocollayingdowncertainprovisionsrelatingto
theAgreementestablishinganassociationbetween /
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta(3).
Goodsmaybechargedagainsttheceilingonlyifthe
movementcertificateissubmittedbeforethedateon
whichcustomsdutiesarereimposed.
(')OJNoL304,29.11.J977,p.2
(2)OJNoL(3)OJNoL111,28.4.1976,p.3.

Theextenttowhichaceilingisusedupshallbe
determinedatCommunitylevelonthebasisofthe
importschargedagainstitinthemannerdefinedin
theprecedingsubparagraphs .
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionatthe
intervalsandwithinthetimelimitsspecifiedin
paragraph4ofimportseffectedinaccordancewith
theaboveprocedures.
3.Assoonastheceilingshavebeenreached,the
CommissionmayadoptaRegulationreimposing
untiltheendofthecalendaryearthecustomsduties
applicabletothirdcountries.
4.MemberStatesshallforwardtotheCommission
notlaterthanthe15thdayofeachmonthstatements
ofthequantitieschargedduringtheprecedingmonth.IftheCommissionsorequests,theyshall
providesuchstatementsforperiodsof10daysand
forwardthemwithinfivecleardaysoftheendof
each10-dayperiod.
Article2
TheCommissionshalltakeallappropriatemea­
sures,inclosecooperationwiththeMemberStates,
forthepurposesofapplyingthisRegulation.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

^ANNEX
Listofproductssubjecttoimportceilingsin1983
NuCCΓ
heading
NoDescriptionNIMEXG
codeLevel
ofceiling
(tonne·)
ι J 4 5
1(viI55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05-
*11Nosceiling
delayed
1M>55.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 55.09-
tllNosceiling
delayed
ιy356.04Mun-madefibres(discontinousorwaste),carded,combedor
otherwisepreparedforspinning56.04-
(IINosceiling
delayed
'M■60.0SOutergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,not
elastic60.05-
allNosceiling
delayed
•M561.01Men'sandboys'outergarments 61.01-
allNos1092