COMMISSION OF THE EUKOPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(92) 44 final 
Brussels, 25 February 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
withdrawing Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia from the 
lists of beneficiaries of the Community 
generalized preferences scheme as from 1 March 1992 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
As from the entry into force of the interim agreement on trade 
and trade related measures concluded by the Community with, 
respectively, Hungary, Poland and the Czech and Slovak Federal 
Republic, the Community's generalized preferences scheme will no longer 
apply to these countries. Therefore it is appropriate to withdraw 
these countries from the lists of beneficiaries as from the date of 
entry into force of the aforementioned agreements, that is on 1 March 
1992. 
Such is the purpose of this proposal for a Council regulation. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
withdrawing Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia 
from the lists of beneficiaries of the Community 
generalized preferences scheme as from 1 March 1992 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPPEAN COMMUNITIES : 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economi 
Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par IiamentC), 
Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 3831/90, (EEC) No 3832/90 and 
(EEC) No 3833/90(2), extended by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91<3> 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3862/91<4> provide for the Community 
generalized tariff preferences scheme to be applied to certain products 
originating in Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90<5> extended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 3588/9l(6' provides for a reduction of the levy applicable 
to certain agricultural products originating in particular in Hungary, 
Poland and Czechoslovakia; 
Whereas the interim agreements on trade and trade related matters^7) 
concluded by the Community, respectively, with the Republic of Hungary, 
the Republic of Poland and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic will 
enter into force on 1 March 1992; 
Whereas as the Community generalized tariff preferences will no longer 
apply to these countries as from that date, these countries should 
therefore be withdrawn from the lists of beneficiaries and the volume 
of the fixed amounts within which a reduced levy is applied should be 
adapted, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Article 1 
1. The words "Hungary", "Poland" and "Czechoslovakia" are deleted from 
(1) Not yet published in OJ. 
(2) OJ No L 370 of 31.12.1990, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 341 of 12.12.1991, p. 1. 
(4) OJ NO L 362 of 31.12.1991, p. 88. 
(5) OJ No L 370 of 31.12.1990, p. 121. 
(6) OJ No L 341 of 12.12.1991, p. 6. 
(7) Not yet published in OJ. 
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the lists annexed to Council Regulations (EEC) No 3831/90, 
(EEC) No 3832/90 and (EEC) 3833/90. 
2. The Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) 3834/90 is replaced by the 
Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1992. 
This Regulation shall be binding in Its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the CounciI, 
The President 
s 
ANNEX 
List of products referred to in Article 1 (I) (a) 
Order 
No 
(I) 
59.0010 
59.0020 
59.0025 
59.0030 CN 
code 
(2) 
0203 29 13 
ex 0203 29 55 
0207 10 59 
0207 23 19 
ex 0207 39 55 
ex 0207 43 15 
ex 0207 39 73 
ex 0207 43 53 
ex 0207 39 77 
ex 0207 43 63 Description 
(3) 
Loins and cuts thereof, of domestic swine, with 
bone in, frozen 
Loins and cuts thereof, excluding tenderloin pre­
sented alone, of domestic swine, boneless, frozen 
Ducks, plucked and drawn, without heads and feet 
and without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as 
*63 % ducks', or otherwise presented, fresh, chilled 
or frozen 
59.0040 0207 10 79 
0207 23 59 
0207 39 53 
0207 43 11 
0207 39 61 
0207 43 23 
ex 0207 39 65 
ex 0207 43 31 
ex 0207 39 67 
ex 0207 43 41 
0207 39 71 
0207 43 51 
0207 39 75 
0207 43 61 
ex 0207 39 81 
ex 0207 43 71 Cuts of ducks, boneless, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Breasts and cuts thereof, of ducks, with bone in, 
fresh, chilled or frozen 
Legs and cuts thereof, of ducks, with bone in, fresh, 
chilled or frozen 
59.0050 0210 II 11 
0210 12 II 
0210 19 40 
0210 19 51 Geese, plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, 
with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % 
geese', or otherwise presented, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 
Cuts of geese, boneless, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Halves, or quarters, of geese, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Whole wings, with or without tips, of geese, fresh, 
chilled or frozen 
Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and 
wing tips, of geese, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Breasts and cuts thereof, of geese, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 
Legs and cuts thereof, of geese, fresh, chilled or 
frozen 
Goose paletots, fresh, chilled or frozen Rate of duty 
(4) 
50%(AGR) 
50%(AGR) 
Meat of domestic swine, salted or in brine: 
— Hams and cuts thereof 
— Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof 
— Loins and cuts thereof 
— Others, boneless 
1108 13 00 Potato starch 50%(AGR) Fixed amount 
(in tonnes) 
(5) 
600 
50%(AGR) 300 
300 
1 000 
50%(AGR) 300 
50%(AGR) 
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as 
having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. 
Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken 
together. 
(I) (2) 
59.0060 
59.0070 1601 00 91 
1601 00 99 
59.0080 1602 49 15 
1602 49 19 (3) 
Sausages and similar products, other than of liver, 
dry or for spreading, uncooked 
Other sausages, not of liver 
Other prepared or preserved meat, of domestic 
swine _(4_) 
50%(AGR) 
50%(AGR) 
50%(AGR) (5) 
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