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>FTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1578 final
Brussels,8October1974
Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
replacing "thebasiccustomsdutiesapplicable
intheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedto
acertainnumberofproductsimportedfromthe
newMemberStates
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1578final

AmEKI
EXPLANATORY MTM0PMTO 1
TheCouncil,TDTTaDecision''of22July1974»approvedthelistsofEEC/ECSC
concessionsresultingfromthenegotiations basedonArticleXXIV:6of
theGATT.
Pursuanttotheseconcessions ,theratesofcustomsdutyapplicableto
variousproductsimportedfromthirdcountrieswillbereducedwith
effectfrom1January1975»ThQCommissionhasalsoundertakentoallow
furtherreductionsinrespectofcertainoftheseproductsasfrom
1January1976.
Λ
On25June1974theCouncil,byRegulation(EEC)Ho1615/74treducedto
9/ttheconventionaldutyappliedtowafersnotyetcutintochipsfalling
idthintariffsubheading Eo85-21D.
On1January1975»"tk®beginningofthe1975marketingyearandon
1January197&"theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedwill,pursuantto
Articles32(1)and590)"theActattachedtotheTreatyofAccession,
reduceprogressively thecustomsdutiesonimportsfromthenewMember
States.
AsprovidedforinArticle31(1)oftheActattachedtotheTreatyof
Accession,theseprogressivereductionswillbemadebytakingasthe
basicdutythedutyactuallyappliedon1January1972.Certainbasic
duties,however,arehigherthantheconventional dutieswhichthe
Communitywillapplytoproductsimportedfromthirdcountries.
- ./.
1Doc.S/849/74(Cos93).
OJNoL174,28June1974,p.4.

AOT7EXI
TheUnitedKingdomDepartmentofTradeandIndustryhasmadearequest
ftotheCommissionthattheCommunitypreferencegranted "bythenew
JtemberStatesfortheproductsconcernedbemaintained,pursuantto
thesecondparagraphofArticle33oftheActattachedtotheTreaty
pfAccession.
Inordertomeetthisrequesttheaforementioned "basicdutiesshouldbe
ReplacedbydutiesboundbytheCommunityinrespectofthirdcountries
andsuchdutiesshouldserveasabasisforcalculatingthecustoms
dutiesapplicableto.thegoodsconcernedimported ,fromthenewMember
States.
TheCommissionconsidersthattherequestshouldbegrantedandproposes,
therefore,thattheCounciladopttheproposal ,foraRegulationattached
hereto.

AÎÏÏŒXII
Proposalfora '..■
IMPUTATION(SEC)'OFTHECOUHCIL
replacingthe"basiccustomsdutiesapplicable
intheConmunityasoriginallyconstituted
toacertainnumberofproductsimportedfromthe
newMemberStates
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN "COIfflTUNITTES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyconcerningtheaccessionofnewMemberStates
totheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community,andinparticularthesecondparagraphofArticle33ofthe
1Actannexedtheretoj
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission }
Whereas,underCouncilRegulation(EEC)Ho1615/74^of25June1974Jthe
conventional dutyappliedtoarticlesfallingwithinsubheading Ho.85.21D
intheformofwafersnotyetcutintochipswasreducedto9
WhereastheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhasundertaken,underthe
agreementsignedwiththird -countriesfollowing .negotiations basedon
ArticleXXl'V:6oftheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade,concluded
bytheCouncilDecisionof22July1974(...«..)>toreducethecustoms
dutiesonvariousarticlesasfrom1January1975andtoimplement
additionalreductionsinrespectofsomeofthesearticleswitheffect
from1January1976;
./.
10JHoL73,27March1972,p.14..
20JHoL174,28June1974,p.4.

ΛΝΜΕΧII
Whereas,inordertomaintainCommunitypreferenceinrespectofthese
importsfromthenewMemberStates,the"basiccustomsdutiesapplicable
intheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted,whicharetobereducedin
stagesasprovidedforinArticles32and59oftheActannexedtothe
TreatyconcerningtheaccessionofnewMemberStates,shouldbereplaced
bythereducedcustomsdutiesimposedbytheComnunityonimportsfrom
thirdcountries;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
■«UMMMMMMW
1.ThebasicdutiesapplicableintheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
toimportsfromthenewMemberStatesoftheproductslistedinAnnexI
shall,asfrom1January1975»"bereplacedbythebasicdutiesshownin
respectofsuchimports.
2.Atthebeginningofthe1975marketingyear,thebasicduties
applicableintheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedtooffalsof
domesticbovineanimalsfallingwithinsubheadingsHos02.01BIl(b)land
BIl(b)2importedfromthenewMemberStatesshallbereplacedbythe
folloi-dngt
CCT
heading
numberi ■DescriptionBasic i
..'duty|
i
|•-1 2Γ 1 – ■ι
i. »
i3!
02.01
i
:
:ιMEATANDEDIBLEOFFALSOFTHEANIMALS
}
jFALLINGWISHES'HEADINGNO01.01,01.02,
01.03or01.04,FRESH,CHILLEDORFROZEN:j!:!
i ]
i !
I I
i' »
i i
t
i
I
'*K
I
SB.Offals ■s !
III.Other:
i
,(b)Ofdomesticbovineanimals*
! 1.Livers
i 2.Other
; <|11
I'7

Α1ΤΉΕΧII
Article2
The"basicdutiesapplicableintheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
toimportsfroothenet*MemberStatesoftheproductslistedinAnnexII
shall,asfrom1January1976,"bereplacedbythebasicdutiesshovmin
respectofsuchimports.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1975-
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ATO1EXI
Basicdutiesreferred -toinArticle1
OCT
heedingEo
on1January
1975DescriptionBasic
duty
1
01.01
02.01LIVEHORSES.ASSES,MULSSMDHIMIES:
A3Horaesi
II.Forslaughter(a)
MEATAl-TDEDIBLEOFFALSOFTEEJUEMALS
FALLINGVJITHIlfIIEADIMJNO01.01,01.0?,
01.03OR01.04,FRESH,CHILLEDORFROZEN:
A*Meats
I»Ofhorses,asses,mulesandhinnies
BaOffalsS
II.Others
a)Ofhorses,asses,mulesandhinnies
c).Ofdomesticswinej
1.Headsandcutsofheadsjnecks
2.Feetandtails
3.Kidneys ...
4.Livers
5.Hearts,tonguesandlungs
6.Livers,hearts,tonguesandlungs
attachedtothetracheaand
gullet
7.Other
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobe
determinedbythecompetentauthorities.8
10
9
9
-9
11
9

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A1OTEXI
lUi.
CCT.
;headingHo
Ion1JanuaryDescriptionBasic ;
duty
197.5...
i !%\
1
i2 3 !
j..02,01 ,B,.II..d).OtherΓ '
4!
(ccntd)I
I
02.04 j
i SOTHERMEATAEDEDIBLEMEATOFFALS,FRESH,CHILLED
ORFROZEF:! I
i i
i I
A.Ofdomesticpigeonsanddomesticrabbits 11
[
|08.02 j
: i
• îCITRUSFRUIT,FRESHORDRIEDt
A,Oranges?
I.Sweetoranges,fresh:ί
: :
I I
: t
: t
! 1
sa)From1Aprilto30April­ !13|
jb)From1Mayto15May * !«i
o)From16Mayto15October 4!
D.Grapefruit !4|
|03.04
j
iGRAPES,FRESHORDRIED*
B.Dried!
I,InInnedi&teoontainersofanetcapacityi
: ;of15kgorless !4
!
ιII.Other!4I
08.06 I
i
iAPPLES,PEARSANDQUINCES,FRESH:
A*Apples: ii !
I !
i i
2 III.Other
: i
! i
I i
; |
i I
! i
i : 'jc)From1Aprilto31July!°.withamm.
of
|1.40u.a.|
!per100leg
|net
I !B*Pears: i
i tII.Other: i! t
S !
ί I
Γ.
ι*'··
!
i
: :b)From1Aprilto15July 7
withamin.
••-of1.5
u.a.per100
kgnet.
|08.10 I
i t
s !FRUIT(WHETHERORMOTCOOKED)PRESERVEDBY j
FREEZING,NOTC01TTAINIMJADDEDSUGAR: ]I
ι:
ι
jex.
tt
tA.Strawberries traspberries ,blackcurrants ,redj:
CEKi'ron-ta,bilberries,blnckber-rico (brhrable–j
berries).BSilbcrriesand•cloudberries s jj
t
> î
: :
t I•»Bilborries.blackberries (brambloberries ),i
'•18*'•1mulberriesandcloudberries I

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ANNEXI
OCT
headingHo
on1January
1975DescriptionBasic
duty
*
1 2 3
03.11FHUITPROVISIONALLY PRESERVED(FOREXAMPLE,
BYSULPHURDIOXIDEGAS,INBRINE,IN
SULPHURWATERORINOTHERPRESERVATIVE
SOLUTIONS),BUTUNSUITABLEINTHATSTATE
FORH€-!EDIATE CONSUMPTION :
D.Bilberries 84
|
i
î
|16.04
xPREPAREDORPRESERVEDFISH,INCLUDING
CAVIARANDCAVIARSUBSTITUTES :
B.Salmomdae 10\
j
4
i
I
20.06
î
j
iFRUITOTHERWISEPREPAREDORPRESERVED,
WHETHERORNOTCONTAINING ADDEDSUGAROR
SPIRIT:
B.Other:
II.Notcontainingaddedspirit:
a)Containingaddedsugar,inimmediate
packingsofanetcapacityofmore
than1kg.
6.Pears:{
i
i
i
t
i
»
j
i
i aa)Withasugarcontentexceeding
13%byweight 20+ads!
.bb)Other 20 t
i
i
! b)Containingaddedsugar,inimmediatei
i
(packingsofanetcapacityof1kgor:
:
x less:
2
|
;6•Pears:!
$.•aa)Withasugarcontentexceeding
!
15/0"byvreight j22+adsi
i
:
j bb)Other 22

ΑΜΞΧI
CCT
headingITo
on1Jarraary
1975|■ DescriptionEasic
duty
1 1 2
I L_J
20.06
(contd)IB.II.c)Hotcontainingaddedsugar,in
immediatepackingsofanet
capacity:
1.0f4»5kgormores
(cc)Pears . 21
2.Oflessthan4*5kg:
aa)Pears I21
24.01 UNMANUFACTUREDTOBACCO,TOBACCOREFUSE:
A.Tobaccoofavalue,perpackage,not
lessthan280u.a.per100kgnet
weight:
'I.FluecuredVirginiat§rperaid
lightaircuredBurleyifcypo
(includingBiirlayhybrid©)(a)
Λ14
withamaximum
tof45u.a.
per100kgnet
37.02 FILMIFROLLS,SENSITISED,UNEXPOSED,
PERFORATED' ORNOT:''
A.Ofawidthof35nanorless: 8
II.Other
38.14 jAETI-KNOCK PREPARATIONS ,OXIDATION
INHIBITORS ,GUMINHIBITORS,VISCOSITY
IMPROVERS,ANTI-CORROSIVE PREPARATIONS
ANDSIMILARPREPAREDADDITIVES FOR
MINERALOILS:
/\A.Anti-knockpreparations basedon
tetreethyllead('ethylfluid*) 13
a:Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythe
competent EECauthorities .

-5-
A3PTF3CI
COT
headingHo
on1January
:i2ZL.DescnntionBasic
duty
&
L_1
38.14
(contd)B.Other:
I.Forlubricants :
(b)Other
IX.Anti-knockpreparations basedon
tetraneihyl^lead ,onethylmethyl-
leadoronmixturesoftetraethyl­
leadandtetramethyl-lead
III.'Other9
9
39.01 COMERSATION,POLYCONDENSATION ANDPOLY­
ADDITIONPRODUCTS,MI3THERORNOTMODIFIED
ORPOLYMERISED ,ANDVJHETHEIRORNOTLINEAR
(FOREXAJ-IPLE,PHENOPLASTS ,AMNOPLASTS,
ALKYDS,POLYALLYLESTSHS,ANDOTHERUN­
SATURATEDPOLYESTERS,SILICONES):
C.Other
IV.Polyamides 16
44.05
47.01WOODSAWNLENGTHWISE,SLICEDORPEELED,BUT
NOTFURTHERPREPARED,OPATHICKNESS
EXCEEDING 5M.i
B.Coniferouswood,ofalengthof125cm
orlessandofathicknessoflessthan
12.5on
PULPDERIVEDBYIIECKANICAL ORCHEMICAL MEANS
EROIIANYFIBROUSVEGETABLE MATERIAL:
A.VJoodpulp:
II.Other:
(a)Sulphitovfoodpulp 1.5
</.

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ANNEXI
OCT
1headingHo
Pon1January
„1HZÂ–-Description
1 2..Basic
duty
.3
48.01
48.21
73.22
78.01
84.06
(a)PAPERANDPAPERBOAftD(INCLUDINGCELltfLOSE' '"
WADDING),MACHINE-IIADE,IIIROLLSORSEE33ES:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard: 1
II•Other
OTHERARTICLESOFPAPERPULP,PAPIE,PAPER­
BOARDORCELLULOSE WADDING:
B.Uapkisinandno^kiruliners*forbabies,
putupforretailsale
RESERVOIRS ,.TANKS,VATSANDSIMILARCONTAINERS,
FORANYMATERIAL(OTH>JRTHANCOMPRESSED OR
LIQUEFIEDGAS),OF.IRONORSTEEL,OFA
CAPACITYEXCEEDING300L,WHETHERORNOTLINED
ORHTuAT-INSULATED ,BUTNOTFITTEDWITH
MECHNNICAL ORTHERMALEQUIPMENT
UNWROUGHTLEAD(INCLUDINGARGENTIFEROUS LEAD);
LEADWASTEANDSCRAP:"
A.Unwrought:
I.Forrefining,containing0.02foor
morebyweightofsilver(bullionlead)(a)
INTERNAL COIIBUSION PISTON .ENGINES:
B.Outboardmotorsof,acylindercapacityof:
II.UircE.sthan325ce11
12
8
Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedby
competentauthorities .the

-7-
ANNEXI
iOCT i !Basic
;headingKo< Description iduty i
;on1January ii
L1975L
1 i 2!3
L., ^ – –-H
84.06
(contd)
84.10
84.23C.Otherengines:
II.Compressionignitionengines:
a)Marineengines:
2.Other^
b)Other:
2.Othër ■
PUMPS(INCLUDINGMOTORPUMPSANDTURBOPUIIPS)i
FORLIQUIDS,FHETHlRORNOTFITTEDWITH !
MEASURINGDEVICE,LIQUIDELEVATORSOP j
BUCKET,CHAIN,SCREWBANDANDSIMILARKINDS:j
I
B.Otherpumps: j
I.Pumpshavingapressurecapacity j
of20barsori&ore j
EXCAVATING -LEVELLING,TAMPING,BORINGAND
EXTRACTING MACHINERY,STATIONARY ORMOBILE,
FOREARTH,MINERALSORORES(FOREXAMPLE,
MECHANICAL SHOVELS,COAL-CUTTERS EXCAVATORS,
SCRAPERS,LEVELLERSANDBULLDOZERS),PILE-
DRIVERS,SNOW-PLOUGHS ?NOTSELF-PROPELLED
(INCLUDING,SIIOli-F-LOUGHATTACHMENTS)i
A.Excavatinglovellih?;,tnnping,boring
andextractingmachineryforearth,minerals j
ororesi
I.Self-propelled ,trnck–layingorwheoled,
notenableofrunningonrail:
a)
c)Scrapers
Parts13
7.5
9
9
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythe
competentauthorities .

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ANNEX I
GCT
heading Ho
1oniJanuary
1975Description |Basic
duty
mA
1°
i.zrn
85.21
i
!THERMIONIC ,COLD CATHODE AMDPHGTO-CATIIODE
VALVES :ANDTUHES (INCLUDING VAPOUR ORGAS
PILLED VALVES I\imSUET 'S,CATHODE-RAY TUBES ,
TELEVISION CAEERA TUBES AND MERCURY ARC
RECTIFYING VALVES ANDTUEZS );PHOTOCELLS ,
MOUNTED PIEZO-ELECTRIC CRYSTALS ,DIODES ,
TRANSISTORS AilDSIMILAR SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICES ,
ELECTRONIC MICROCIRCUITS :
D«Diodes ,transistors andsimilar semi­
conductor devices ,electronic micro -
circuits :
I.Wafers notyet cut into chips 9
87.01 TRACTORS (OTHER .THAN THOSE PALLING UITKIN
HEADING No87.07),WHETHER ORNOTPITTED WITH
POWER TAKE wOEBSL WINCHES ORPULLEYS :
C.Ot .Aer
II•Other 14
07.02
1. !
MOTOR VEHICLES FORTHETRANSPORT OFPUSONS ,
GOODS,' ORMATERIALS (INCLUDING SPORTS MOTOR
VEHICLES ,OTHER THAN THOSE OPHEADING No87.09):
B. .Forthetransport ofgoods ormaterials :
II.Other
a)..With either aspark ignition or
acompression ignition engine :
1.Motor lorrjLes ifith either aspark
ignition engine ofacylinder
I capacity of2800ccormore or
acompression ignition engine

-s-
ANNEX I
CCT
heading No
on 1January
1975DescriptionBasic
duty
i
1
l2 3
| 87.02
(contd )B.II.(a){«ofacylinder capacity
of6?&500occrraore
1 ai)Dampers 20
90.24 j
I
j
(
1
i
c
II
|INSTRUMENTS AMDAPPARATUS FOR
|MEASURING ,CHECKING ORAUTOMATICALLY 1
CONTROLLING THEPLOW ,DEPTH ,PRESSURE
OROTHER VARIABLES OPLIQUIDS ORGASES ,
ORFOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING
TEMPERATURE ,(FOREXAMPLE ,PRESSURE
GAUGES ,THERMOSTATS ,LEVEL GAUGES ,
PLOW METERS ,HEAT METERS ,AUTOMATIC
OVEN-DRAUGHT REGULATORS )NOTBEING
ARTICLES FALLING WITHIN HEADING No
90.14 ;i
i
1
}
i
iA.Pressure gauges (manometers ) 9 I
1
1
tC.Other |9 f

ANNEXII
BasicdutiesreferredtoinArticle2
GOT
fiieadingITo
[on1January
!1225DescriptionBasicâutyon'
1Januqay1976•i.I
!1
i' 2
i02.01
I
|
iMEATANDEDIBLEOFFALSOPTHEANIMALS
PALLINGWITHINHEADINGHO01.01,01.02,
01.03OR01.04,FRESH,CHILLEDORFROZEN:
B.Offals
1
II.Other I 4
i
(
i
}[d)Other j
; !3
;
!16.04i
PEEPORPRESERVEDFISH,INCLUDING
CAVIARANDCAVIARSUBSTITUTES :
II
B.SalmónidasI7
47.01 PULPDERIVEDBYMECHANICAL ORCHEMICAL
MEMSPROMANYFIBROUSVEGETABLE MATERIAL:
A.Woodpulp:
II.Other
!
t
i
ta).Sulphitewoodpulp !froc .
i
i
48.01
iPAPERAITDPAPERBOARD(INCLUDINGCELLULOSE
WADDING),MACHINE-MADE ,INROLLSORSHEETS:
C.Kraftpaperandkraftboard:
f ]
I !III.Other I10«5
1 I
48.21 OTHERARTICLESOFPAPERPULP,PAPER,
PAPERBOARD ORCELLULOSE WADDING:
B.IfesMnsandnapkinliners.foTbabies,!
i
j
i
i
!
I
i
I
!
I
i
Iputupforretailsale
i10
! i
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AÎEEXII
BeSKysSMCM*
CCT
headinglib
on1January
.1975DescriptionBasicduty
on1Januay]
1976
78.01
84.06
87.02
exUNWROUGKTLEAD(INCLUDINGARCENIEEROUS LEAD),
:LEADWASTEANDSCRAP:
A,Unwrought:
I.Forrefining,containing0.02$'oir~nore
"bywei^tofsilver(bullionload)^
INTERNALCOMBUSTION PISTONENSUES;
,C.Otherengines:
IX.Compressionignitionengines:
ra)Marineengines
2.Other^
b)Other
2.Other
MOTORVEHICIESFORTHETRANSPORTOFPERSONS,
'GOODSORMATERIALS(INCLUDINGSPORTSMOTOR
VEHICLES,OTHERTHANTHOSEOFHEADINGNO
,87.09):
B,Forthetransportofgoodsormaterials:
II.Other:
'a)Witheitherasparkignitionora
compressionignitionengine:
1.Motorlorrieswitheithera
sparkignitionengineofa
cylindercapacityof2800ccor
moreoracompressionignition
engineofacylindercapacityoi
2500ccormore:
^aa)Dranpers
.■.ofacylindercapacityor
lossthan10.000cc
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedetermined
bytheoompetentauthorities.