ARCHIVESHISTORIQUES
DELACOMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEEDES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM(77)578
Vol.1977/0189

Disclaimer
Conformément aurèglement(CEE,Euratom)n°354/83duConseildu1erfévrier1983
concernantl'ouvertureaupublicdesarchiveshistoriquesdelaCommunauté économique
européenneetdelaCommunautéeuropéennedel'énergieatomique(JOL43du15.2.1983,
p.1),telquemodifiéparlerèglement(CE,Euratom)n°1700/2003du22septembre2003
(JOL243du27.9.2003,p.1),cedossierestouvertaupublic.Lecaséchéant,lesdocuments
classifiésprésentsdanscedossierontétédéclassifiésconformément àl'article5dudit
règlement.
InaccordancewithCouncilRegulation(EEC,Euratom)No354/83of1February1983
concerningtheopeningtothepublicofthehistoricalarchivesoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity(OJL43,15.2.1983,p.1),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC,Euratom)No1700/2003of22September2003(OJL243,
27.9.2003,p.1),thisfileisopentothepublic.Wherenecessary,classifieddocumentsinthis
filehavebeendeclassified inconformitywithArticle5oftheaforementioned regulation.
InÜbereinstimmung mitderVerordnung(EWG,Euratom)Nr.354/83desRatesvom1.
Februar1983überdieFreigabederhistorischen ArchivederEuropäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft undderEuropäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI.L43vom15.2.1983,
S.1),geändertdurchdieVerordnung(EG,Euratom)Nr.1700/2003vom22.September2003
(ABI.L243vom27.9.2003,S.1),istdieseDateiderÖffentlichkeitzugänglich.Soweit
erforderlich,wurdendieVerschlusssachen indieserDateiinÜbereinstimmung mitArtikel5
dergenanntenVerordnungfreigegeben.

COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
■
COM(77)578final.
Brussels,14November1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
-temporarily suspendingtheautonomous CommonCustomsTariffduties
onanumberoftropicalproducts
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(77)578final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
■<1.InitsDecisionof5April1976theCouncilapprovedtheCommunity
procedingtoadutyreductionforsometropicalproductswithinthe
multilateral GATTnegotiations .
2.Thisreductionhasbeenputintoforceasatemporarydutysuspension
andwillbeinsertedintheCCTaftertheresultsofthetariff
negotiations oftheTokyo-Round (seeRegulation (EEC)No2858/76
temporarily suspendingtheautonomous CommonCustomsTariffduties
onanumberoftropicalproducts-OJNoL329of27.11.1976,
page9).
3.Asthisdutysuspensionexpireson31December1977andthenegotiations
arenotyetterminatedthetariffmeasureinquestionshouldbeprolonged
until31December1978.
4.Thisistheobjectiveofthefollowingregulation.
?
\

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
temporarilysuspendingtheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutiesona
numberoftropicalproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasinitsReouIation(EEC)No2858/76theCouncilsuspended,withintheframe­
workofthemultilateralGATTnegotiations,the
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertaintropical
products,until31December1977;
Whereas,sincethefullresultsofthesenegotiations
foradefinitivealterationoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffwillnotbeknownbefore31December1978,thisdutysuspensionshouldbeprolongeduntil31December1978.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
1 Artide1
From1Januaryto31December1978,theauto­
nomousCommonCustomsTariffdutiesforthe
productslistedintheAnnexshallbesuspendedatthe
levelsindicatedinrespectofeachofthem.
Article2
.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
OJNoL329of27.11.1976.

ANNEX
CCT
hciding
Noi
Description
! " 'RâtcoI
êutonomot»
dury
08.01FCashewnuts,freshordried,shelledor0
not
09.01A
Coffee,unroasted,notfreedof Ia)1
caffeine5
18.01 Cocoabeans,wholeorbroken,raworroasted»..»•••« 3
18.02 Cocoashells,husks,skinsandwaste.•*.«••••••• 3

Α>ίUç
Date3November1977
BudgetLineconcerned :Chapter120,Article120
fora
Titleofactivity:Proposal£ounci IRegulationtemporarilysuspending
theautonomous CommonCustomsTariffdutiesonanumberoftropical
products
3.Legalbasis:Art.TreatyofRome
4.Objectivesoftheactivity:
SuspensionofCCTdutiesforgoodsmentionedunder2.
5.0Costsoftheactivity
totheaccountoftheECbudget
bynoncollectionofduties1.1until31.12.1978
2360645EUA