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II.2 Man's  impacts  on climate 
(a) atmospheric  chemical  pollution,  with  a special  emphasis  on carbon  dioxide  accumulation; 
(b) release  of energy. 
B. SPECIAL  ACTIVITIES  AND  SERVICES 
I. Establishment  of an interdisciplinary  group  for the study  of climatic  impacts 
II. Inventory,  coordination  and  enrichment  of European  climatic  data  sets 
Research  work  will  be carried  out  by way  of contracts. 
Proposal  for  a Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No  950/68  on the 
Common  Customs  Tariff  and  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2710/77  establishing  in respect  of 
certain  products  falling  within  Chapters  1 to 24 of the  Common  Customs  Tariff  a 
scheme  of generalized  preferences  in favour  of developing  countries 
(Submitted  by the Commission  to the Council  on 28 September  1978) 
THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Economic  Community,  and  in particular 
Article  43 thereof, 
Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 
Having  regard  to the  opinion  of the  European 
Parliament, 
Whereas  Article  2 of Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 
136/66  (1), as last  amended  by Regulation  (EEC)  No 
.. ./78,  provides  that  vegetable  and  animal  oils  are 
subject  to the Common  Customs  Tariff; 
Whereas  the development  of the  use  of fractionation 
processes  makes  it possible  to obtain  from  the crude 
oil a liquid  fraction  and  a hardened  fraction,  each 
with  a different  composition  from  that  of the original 
substance;  whereas  in view  of the  absence  of details 
concerning  these  new  products  the Member  States  use 
or could  use  different  interpretations  when  applying 
(») OJ  No 172,  30. 9. 1966,  p. 3025/66. the Common  Customs  Tariff,  thereby  giving  rise  to 
distortions  of the  cost  prices  of the  imported 
products  in this  category;  whereas  this  situation 
should  be  remedied  by  laying  down  specific 
definitions  of these  products; 
Whereas  the  liquid  fraction  obtained  from 
fractionation  of the  oil should  be classified  as 'other 
than  crude'  under  subheading  15.07  D, the hardened 
fraction  should  be under  heading  No  15.12,  and  a 
subheading  15.12  B relating  to the hardened  fraction 
of the  fractionated  oils  should  be added,  comprising 
two lines  to make  a distinction  between  the technical 
uses of these  products  and  their  use in foodstuffs; 
Whereas,  given  the  economic  impact  on  all  the 
markets  in oils  and  fats,  the  economic  balance  of 
these  markets  must  be safeguarded  by altering  the 
rates  of the  duties  which  the  Common  Customs 
Tariff  lays  down  in respect  of the  hardened  fraction 
of the oil to be classified  under  heading  No 15.12  of 
the Common  Customs  Tariff; 
Whereas  the relevant  preferential  rates  of duty  as set 
out in Annex  A to Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 
2710/77  of 28 November  1977  establishing  in respect 
of certain  products  falling  within  Chapters  1 to 24 of 
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the Common  Customs  Tariff  a scheme  of generalized 
preferences  in favour  of developing  countries  (*) 
should  also  be altered, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 
Article  1 
The Common  Customs  Tariff  annexed  to Regu-
lation  (EEC)  No  950/68  of 28 June  1968  on the 
Common  Customs  Tariff  (2), as last  amended  by 
Regulation  (EEC)  No 2500/77  (3), is amended  to read 
as follows: 
1. Additional  Note  1 to Chapter  15 shall  be replaced 
by the following: 
For the purposes  of subheading  15.07  D: 
(!) OJ  No L 324,  19. 12. 1977,  p. 107. 
(2) OJ  No L 172,  22. 7. 1968,  p. 1. 
(3) OJ  No L 289,  14. 11. 1977,  p. 1. A. Fixed  vegetable  oils,  fluid  or solid,  obtained  by 
pressure,  shall  be considered  as 'crude'  if they 
have  undergone  no other  processing  than: 
— decantation  within  the normal  time  limits, 
— centrifugation  or filtration,  provided  that, 
in order  to separate  the  oils  from  their 
solid  constituents,  only  mechanical  force, 
such  as gravity,  pressure  or centrifugal 
force,  has  been  employed  (excluding  any 
adsorption  filtering  process,  fractionation 
or any  other  physical  or chemical  process); 
B. Fixed  vegetable  oils,  fluid  or solid,  obtained  by 
extraction  shall  continue  to be considered  as 
'crude'  when  they  cannot  be distinguished,  by 
their  colour,  odour  or taste,  nor by recognized 
special  analytical  properties,  from  vegetable 
oils and  fats  obtained  by pressure; 
C. The  expression  'crude  oils'  shall  be taken  to 
extend  to de-gummed  soya  bean  oil and  to 
cotton  seed  oil from  which  the  gossypol  has 
been  removed. 
2. Heading  No 15.12  is amended  to read  as follows: 
Rate  of duty 
CCT 
heading 
No Description Autonomous 
% 
or levy 
(L) Conventional 
% 
1 2 3 4 
15.12 Animal  or vegetable  oils  and  fats,  wholly 
or partly  hydrogenated,  or solidified  or 
hardened  by any  other  process,  whether 
or not  refined,  but  not  further  prepared: 
A. In immediate  packings  of a net capa-
city of 1 kg or less 
B. Other: 
I. Vegetable  oils  hardened  by frac-
tionation: 
a) For  industrial  uses  other  than 
the manufacture  of foodstuffs 
for human  consumption  (c) 
b) Other 20(a) 
4(a) 
17 (a) — 
II. Other 17 (a) (b) 
(a) In certain  conditions,  the  collection  of a compensatory  amount  is provided  for  in addition  to the  customs 
duty. 
(b) See  Annex. 
(c) Entry  under  this  subheading  is subject  to conditions  to be determined  by the  competent  authorities. 
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Article  2 
Annex  A to Regulation  (EEC)  No 2710/77  is amended  to read  as follows: 
CCT 
heading 
No Description Rate  of duty 
15.12 Animal  or vegetable  oil and  fats,  wholly  or partly  hydro-
genated,  or solidified  or hardened  by any  other  process, 
whether  or not refined,  but not  further  prepared: 
A. In immediate  packings  of a net  capacity  of 1 kg or less 16% 
B. Other: 
I. Vegetable  oils  hardened  by fractionation: 
a) For  industrial  uses  other  than  the  manufacture  of 
foodstuffs  for human  consumption  (a) 2-5 % 
b) Other 9% 
II. Other 11 % 
(a) Entry  under  this  subheading  is subject  to conditions  to be determined  by the  competent  authorities. 
Article  3 
This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on 1 January  1979. 
This  Regulation  shall  be binding  in its entirety  and  directly  applicable  in all Member 
States. 
Proposal  for a Council  Regulation  on the adjustment  of capacity  for the carriage  of 
goods  by road  for hire  or reward  between  Member  States 
(Submitted  by the Commission  to the Council  on 5 October  1978) 
THE  COUNCIL  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the 
European  Economic  Community,  and  in particular 
Article  75 thereof, 
Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 
Having  regard  to the  opinion  of the  European 
Parliament, 
Having  regard  to the opinion  of the Economic  and 
Social  Committee, 
Whereas  the carriage  of goods  by road  for hire  or 
reward  between  Member  States  is at present regulated  to a large  degree  by a system  of bilateral 
agreements  between  the Member  States  concerned; 
Whereas  the decisions  of the Member  States  in this 
matter  are  prompted  by  economic  and  political 
considerations  which  are often  divergent;  whereas  the 
measures  at present  provided  for  in the  bilateral 
agreements  range  from  complete  liberalization  to a 
stringent  quota  system;  whereas  these  disparities  can 
obstruct  the  functioning  and  development  of the 
common  market  unless  they  can  be justified  by the 
situation  in the market  under  consideration; 
Whereas,  in order  to facilitate  the transition  from  the 
present  system  to an integrated  common  market  in