COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 30.05.95 
COM(95)214 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff 
duties on a number of agricultural products 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. In the first quarter of this year, the Commission, with the assistance of the Economic Tariff 
Questions Group, examined all requests, submitted by Member States, for temporary 
suspension of common customs tariff duties, including the requests for prolongation of the 
suspensions currently in force. 
The attached proposal concerns a number of agricultural products. 
2. The proposals for Regulations temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs 
tariff duties on industrial products are also in preparation. 
3. Requests for suspension relating to the above products were examined in the light of the 
criteria defined in the Commission communication to the Council and the Member States, 
concerning autonomous tariff suspensions (cf. O.J. No. C 235 of 13.9.89, p. 2). 
As a result of this examination, the Commission deems it justifiable to suspend the duty on 
those products listed in the Annex to the attached proposal for a Regulation. 
4. As stated in Article 1 of the aforementioned proposal for a Regulation, the proposed period 
of validity is 12 months. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
of 1995 /95 
temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties 
on a number of agricultural products 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Community, and in particular Article 
28 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the 
Commission, 
Whereas production of the products referred to in 
this Regulation is at present inadequate or 
non-existent within the Community and producers 
are thus unable to meet the needs of user 
industries in the Community; 
Whereas in these cases, it is in the interest of the 
Community to suspend the autonomous Common 
Customs Tariff duties totally; 
Whereas the decision for the suspension of these 
autonomous duties should be taken by the 
Community; 
Whereas, taking account of the difficulties 
involved in accurately assessing the development of the economic situation in the sectors concerned 
in the near future, these suspension measures 
should be taken only temporarily, by fixing their 
period of validity by reference to the interests of 
Community production, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties 
for the products listed in the table appearing in the 
Annex shall be suspended at the level indicated in 
respect of each of them. 
These suspensions shall apply from 1 July 1995 
to 30 June 1996. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 
1995. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at , 1995. 
For the Council 
The President 
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CN code TARIC Description of goods Autonomous duties (X) 
1 ex871G21GG (18 Peas in pods, of the species Pisua salivu» of the variety 
Hortense axiphiiiK, frozen, of a thickness not exceeding 
6««, to be used, in their pods, in the Manufacture of prepared 
•eats (a) (b) 
2 ex87119868 • 11 Hushrooas, excluding aushrooas of the species ftgaricus 
*91 spp., provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water, or 
in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state 
for iaaediale consuaplion, for the food-canning industry (a) 
3 ex8?123888 »17 Hushrooas, excluding aushrooas of the species Agaricus spp., 
»24 dried, «hole or in identifiable slices or pieces, for treataent 
other than siaple repacking for retail sale (a) (b) 
4 6x87133398 (26 Beans, «hite, dried, of the species Phaseolus vulgaris, of 
which not aore than 2X by «eight are retained by a screen «ith 
apertures of a diaaeter of 8ea, for use in the food-canning 
industry (a) 
5 ex88841( «11 
«21 Dates, fresh or dried, for the processing industry, other than 
for the production of alcohol (a) 
6 exe884ieee *12 Dates, fresh or dried, for packing for retail sale into 
«22 immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 11kg (a) 
7 ex881848S8 (18 Fruit of the species Vacciniu» aacrocarpon, fresh 
8 ex8818988S 118 Rose-hips, fresh 
9 88119850 
88119670 
ex88119895 «66 
•67 Fruit of the genus Vacciniu», «hether or not cooked, frozen, 
not containing added sugar or other sweetening «alter 
18 6x68119895 •48 Pose-hips, «hether or not cooked, frozen, not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening aatter 
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried oui pursuant to 
the relevant Coaaunity provisions. 
(b) However, the suspension is not allowed «here processing is carried out by 
retail or catering undertakings. 
FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget heading involved: Chap. 12, Article 120. 
2. Title of operation: Proposal for a Council Regulation temporarily suspending the autonomous 
Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products. 
3. Legal basis: Article 28 of the EC Treaty. 
4. Objective of operation: Suspension ofCCT duties for the above-mentioned products. 
5. Cost of the measure: 
- to be borne by the EC budget (in uncollected customs duties - UCD): 
The cost is difficult to estimate in advance, mainly because of the lack of recent Community 
statistics coupled with the arrival of the three new Member States for whom full economic data 
are not available. 
On the basis of : 
- latest available Eurostat statistics (22 MECU UCD for 1993) 
- Member States' declarations on use of suspensions 
- the period of validity of the Regulation (1.7.95 / 30.6.96) 
- the presence of three new Member States 
- the extension of the Regulation in identical form 
the best estimate of UCD for 1995 would be 24 MECU. This measure, which would apply for 
a year, would account for an equivalent amount. 
Estimated cost of this measure (1.7.95 / 30.6.96): 
24 000 000 ECU 
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