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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)607final
Bruxelles,17November1978
DRAFTCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THEAUTONOMOUS COMMON
CUSTOMSTARIFFDUTIESONCERTAINAGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS
(Submitted "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thesubject ofthefollowing draft regulation isthe
temporary suspension ofduties intheCommon Customs Tariff
foranumber ofagricultural items ,asrequested bythe
Member States .
It10partly aprolongation andpartly anewmeasure .
Icseems appropriate totheCommission that aduty suspension
i.sjustified forthegoods listed intheannex tothis
regulation .
TheCommission proposes atotal suspension forthose products
forwhich Community production does notexist orisminimal .
Apartial suspension isproposed incases where theCommunity
production covers only apart oftherequirements .Therate
ofthepartially suspended duty depends ontheextent ofthe
possible Community supply totheCommunity users .TheCommission
isalso looking for theright balance between the
interests ofthesuppliers ,users andtheconsumers inthe
Community . ' , '
Italso takes into account theneed toprotect employment .
Theproposed measures are confined tosixmonths
because ofthedifficulties ofestimating theevolution ofthe
basic factors .
For anumber ofitems forwhich theMember States also requested
duty suspensions theCommission does notpropose atariff measure
because thenecessary conditions arenotfulfilled .This
concerns thefollowing items t ,•

OCTheading NoDescription ofgoods
ex03.01 BIij) Coalfish (Poltachius virens orGadus virens ),fresh
chilled orfrozen ,whole headless orinpieces , '
intended fortheprocessing industry
08.05 AII Almonds other than bitter j
ex20.07 AIIa) p?arjuice ofavalue exceeding 22UAper .00kgnec .j,
foruseinthemanufacture ofperry ,meeting thefollow ^requirements : - "
1)having
a)aspecific gravity ofnotless than 1.36 at15°C
b)atotal acidity expressed asmalic acid ofnotlessi2*5percent weight /volume -" ^
:>apHofnotless than 3.9 ■!/■.'
2)containing notmore than : •- .; •
,a)0.2mg/kgofarsenic ;;
>'•b)3;mg/kgofcopper •' vv.
|C)10.9mg/kgofiron
.H)'Vrng /kgoflead ^ {
c)100mg/kgofsulphur dioxide ' , '
f)7.5ng/kgofzinc , '■\V
5)notcontaining : • ;
a)pectic substances -
b>in10gofjuice ,micro-organism capable orgrowth onScare 'sosmophilic medium

Draiffc
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
temporarily suspending theautonomous Common Customs
- Tariff duties oncertain agricultural produots
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
andinparticular Article 28thareof ,
Having regard "tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ,
.. x
Whereas production oftheproduots referred tointhis Regulation isatpresent
inadequate ornon-existent within theCommunity andproducers arethus unable
to,meet thenaeda ofuser industries ;
I •'
y , ■ '
( >
Whereas itisintheCommunity 'sinterest inoertain oases tosuspend the
'autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties only partially ,ohiofly because of
I
Community produotion ,,andinother cases tosuspend them
completely ;
Whereas ,inview ofthedifficulties involved inaccurately assessing
jlowtheeoonomio situation willdevelops inthesectors concerned inthenear
future ,these suspension measures should betaken only temporarily ,byfixing
jtheir termofvalidity tocoincide withtheinterests ofCommunity produotion ,
i • i ■ 1■ . ' ■ ;
; \ • . ' •
HASADOPTED THIS RECRJLATIOH * *
» ' )
! •
Artide 1 , .
From 1January to30June 1979 /
:theautonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for "thoproduots listed ^,
i-inthe annexe tothis Regulation 9hall besuspended atthelevel
indicated inrespect ofeach ofthem *

-2-
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1Januery1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.-
DoneatBrussels,fortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods•v'Rateof
•.autonomous
■ duty^
I03.01AIb) fresh*liveordead),chilledor.'0
iex03.01BIIa)Filetsofherring,fresh,chilledorfrozen,0
jandBIIb)7intendedfortheprocessingindustry(a)
!ex03.02Ala)Herring,dried,saltedorinbrine,whole, 0
headlessrorinpieces,intendedforthe
processingindustry(a)
ex03.02AIf)Sprats,saltedorinbrine,whole,headless 0
orinpieces
Iex03.02AIId)Filletsofherring,dried,saltedorinbrine,0
intendedfortheprocessingindustryCa)t.
ex07.01GIIIHorse-radish (Cochleariaamoracia),freshorchilled7
ex16.04BSalmon,intendedfortheprocessingindustry
forfurthermanufactureintopastesor
spreads(a)
ex16.04CIISpicedandsalted'herrings ,inpackingsofa
netcapacityof10kgormore,intendedfor
theprocessingindustry(a)
,ex16»04CIIHerring-flaps ,preparedorpreservedin 0
j vinegar,inpackingsofanetcapacityof
10kgormore,intendedfortheprocessing
j mdustry(a)
ex16.05BShrimpsandprawnsotherthanthoseofthe 10.
"Crangon"variety,boiledinwaterandshelled,
whetherornotfrozenordried,intendedfor
theindustrialmanufacture ofproducts
fallingwithinheadingNo16.05(a)
•>ControloftheutctorthistpecidputpoMthtilbeeffectedpursuanttothertlmtilGimmunitypnmnom.

FINANCIAL SHEtT«mextorroc.UD/973/7R
Date13.10.78
1.Budgetlineconcerned :Chap.12,art.120
2.Titleofactivity:
-DraftCouncilRegulation (EEC)temporarily suspendingtheautonomous
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertainagricultural products.
Lec.albasis:Art.28TreatyofRome
A.Objectivesoftheactivity:
fortheperiod1.1until
SuspensionofCCTdutiesforgoodsmentionedund<;r2.30.6.1979.
5.0Coîitsoftheactivity
totheagcountoftheECbudget
bynoncollectionofduties1.1until30.6.1979
Inpossibletoevaluateseriouslybecause C(
munitystatistics donotexist.
Theinformation givenbytherequesting Mei
Statesshowsaminimislossof2100000El
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