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COMMISSION O F  TH E EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels, 25 January 1983
Proposal fo r a  
COUNCIL REGULATION
on the c la s s ific a tio n  of goods under subheading 22.02 A  
of the C om m on Customs T a r iff
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(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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EXPLANATORY M EM O R A N D U M
1. I t  is proposed th at the Council should adopt, on the basis of A rtic le  
paragraph 3 b) o f Regulation (EEC) N o 97/69, a proposal for a  
regulatio n on the c la s s ific a tio n  of goods under subheading 22.02 A  of the  
C om m on Customs T a r if f .
2. The approval of th is  reg u latio n  by the Council is necessary in order  
to ensure the correct and uniform ap p licatio n  of the Nomenclature of
the C om m on Customs T a r iff  with regard to certain  beverages obtained by  
the ferm entation of the wort of malt and hops and having a very low  
alcoho lic content not exceeding 0.5% volume.
3. Lacking the approval of the Nomenclature Committee of the CCT,  
the Commission has been unable to adopt the proposed measure.

Proposal fo r a  
COUNCIL REGULATION
on the c la s s ific a tio n  of goods under  
subheading 22.02 A  of the C om m on Customs T a r iff
THE COUNCIL O F THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N o 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on  
measures to be taken fo r uniform ap p licatio n  of the nomenclature of the  
C om m on Customs T a r iff  ( 1 ), as la s t amended by the Act of Accession of  
Greece, and in p a rtic u la r A r tic le  3 th e re o f,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform ap p licatio n  of the nomenclature of the C om m on  
Customs T a r i f f ,  provisions should be adopted concerning the t a r i f f  c la s s ific a tio n  
of certain, beverages, sometimes called  "non-alcoholic beers", which are  
obtained by ferm entation of wort of malt and hops and have a very low  
alcoholic strength not exceeding 0.5% vol. ;
Whereas heading 22.02 of the Com m on Customs T a r iff  annexed to Council  
Regulation (EEC) N o 950/68 ( 2 ) , as last amended by Council Regulation  
(EEC) N o (3) refers to non-alcoholic beverages, and whereas heading
22.03 refers to beer;
Whereas, in view of th e ir  very low alcoho lic strength, not exceeding  
0.5% v o l, such products cannot be regarded as beer fa llin g  w ith in  
heading 22.03;
Whereas, the said products should th erefo re be c la s s ifie d  as non-alcoholic  
beverages under heading 22.02; whereas, w ith in  th is  heading, i t  is  
appropriate to choose subheading 22.02 A;
Whereas, since the Committee on C om m on Customs T a r if f  Nomenclature has  
not given its  assent, the Commission is unable to adopt the provisions  
i t  had envisaged on the m atter under the procedure provided for in  
A rtic le  3 of Regulation (EEC) No 97 /6 9 ,
H A D  ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
A rtic le  1
Beverages produced by the ferm entation of the wort of malt and hops,  
having a very low alcoho lic strength not exceeding 0.5% vo l, and
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(1) 0J N o  L  14, 21. 1. .  1969, p. 1.
(2) 0J N o L 172, 22. 7. 1968, p. 1.
(3) 0J N o L p.

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sometimes calLed"non-aLcohoLic beers" sh all be c la s s ifie d  in the  
C om m on Customs T a r if f  under the follow ing subheading:
22.02 Lemonade, flavoured spa waters and flavoured aerated waters,  
and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including f r u it  and  
vegetable ju ices f a llin g  w ith in  heading N o 20.07:
A. Not containing m ilk or m ilk fa ts .
A r tic le  2
This Regulation sh all enter in to  force on the tw e n ty -firs t day  
follow ing its  p u b licatio n  in the O ff ic ia l Journal of the European  
Communi t i es.
This Regulation sh a ll be binding in its  e n tire ty  and d ir e c tly  
ap p licab le in a l l  Member S tates.
Done at Brussels, For the Council
The President