6. 1. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 4/7 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 on the 
arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing 
of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 
overseas countries and territories 
COM(88) 679 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 2 December 1988) 
(89/C 4/07) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 of 26 
February 1985 on the arrangements applicable to agri­
cultural products originating in the African, Caribbean 
and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and terri­
tories ('), as last amended by (EEC) No 1301/87 (2), 
provides for the total or partial exemption from import 
duties for agricultural products originating in the 
abovementioned countries; whereas, on account of the 
importance of yams and similar products intended for 
human consumption for the economy of those States, 
countries and territories, such products should be eligible 
for a total exemption from import duties within the 
annual limit of a total quota of 10 000 tonnes; 
Whereas the products in question are subject to Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 February 1987 
concerning the import arrangements applicable to 
products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the 
Common Customs Tariff and coming from third 
countries, and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 
on the Common Customs Tariff (3), as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No ; whereas the quantities 
released for free circulation exempt from import duties 
of products originating in GATT member countries 
should be charged against the quota fixed in Article 1 (2) 
(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 and those orig­
inating in non-member countries of GATT should be 
charged against the quota fixed in Article 1 (2) (d) of 
that Regulation, providing that the possible exhaustion 
(') OJ No L 61, 1. 3. 1985, p. 4. 
C) OJ No L 123, 12. 5. 1987, p. 3. 
O OJ No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9. of those quotas does not prevent the importation of 
products originating in ACP countries within the 
abovementioned overall limit of 10 000 tonnes per year; 
whereas provision should be made for laying down 
detailed rules of application to ensure equality of access 
for all the exporting countries concerned to the quota of 
10 000 tonnes, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. The heading of Title V, 'Cereals' is replaced by the 
following: 'Cereals and cereals' substitute products'. 
2. The following paragraph 3 is added to Article 9: 
'3. Products covered by CN codes 0714 10 91 and 
0714 90 11 shall be exempt from import duties within 
the overall limit of 10 000 tonnes per year. The quan­
tities of products originating in GATT member 
countries shall be charged against the quota fixed in 
Article 1 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 430/87. 
The quantities of products originating in countries not 
members of GATT shall be charged against the quota 
fixed in Article 1 (2) (d) of that Regulation. The 
exhaustion of the latter quotas may not however 
prevent the release for free circulation of the products 
in question exempt from import duties within the 
abovementioned overall quantity of 10 000 tonnes.' 
Article 2 
The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation 
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States.