ARCHIVESHISTORIQUES
DELACOMMISSION
COLLECTION RELIEEDES
DOCUMENTS "COM"
COM(74)1672
Vol.1974/0266

Disclaimer
Conformément aurèglement(CEE,Euratom)n°354/83duConseildu1erfévrier1983
concernantl'ouvertureaupublicdesarchiveshistoriquesdelaCommunauté économique
européenne etdelaCommunauté européenne del'énergieatomique(JOL43du15.2.1983,
p.1),telquemodifiéparlerèglement(CE,Euratom)n°1700/2003du22septembre2003
(JOL243du27.9.2003,p.1),cedossierestouvertaupublic.Lecaséchéant,lesdocuments
classifiésprésentsdanscedossierontétédéclassifiés conformément àl'article5dudit
règlement.
Inaccordance withCouncilRegulation(EEC,Euratom)No354/83of1February1983
concerningtheopeningtothepublicofthehistoricalarchivesoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity (OJL43,15.2.1983,p.1),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC,Euratom)No1700/2003of22September2003(OJL243,
27.9.2003,p.1),thisfileisopentothepublic.Wherenecessary,classifieddocuments inthis
filehavebeendeclassified inconformitywithArticle5oftheaforementioned regulation.
InÜbereinstimmung mitderVerordnung(EWG,Euratom)Nr.354/83desRatesvom1.
Februar1983überdieFreigabederhistorischen ArchivederEuropäischen
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft undderEuropäischen Atomgemeinschaft (ABI.L43vom15.2.1983,
S.1),geändertdurchdieVerordnung (EG,Euratom)Nr.1700/2003vom22.September2003
(ABI.L243vom27.9.2003,S.1),istdieseDateiderÖffentlichkeit zugänglich.Soweit
erforderlich,wurdendieVerschlusssachen indieserDateiinÜbereinstimmung mitArtikel5
dergenanntenVerordnungfreigegeben.

COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1672 final
Brussels,18October1974
I
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
totallyorpartiallysuspending CommonCustomsTariffduties
oncertainproducts,fallingwithinChapters 1to24ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originatinginMalta
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(74)1672final

EXPLAITATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCouncilhasagreedthatfrom1Januazy1974Maltashouldbegiven
treatmentnolessfavourablethanthataccordedtotheothercountries
whichbenefitfromgeneralisedpreferences.
TheobjectoftheRegulationannexedheretoistoputthisdecisioninto
practice;itextendstoMalta,autonomously during1975*"thetotalor
partialsuspensionoftheCommonCustomsTariffDutiesontheproducts
inChapters1to24whichtheCommissionproposedinconnectionwiththe
generalised preferences.
TheproposalconcernsonlythoseproductswhichareofinteresttoMalta
inrespectofwhichCommunitytreatmentofMaltaisnomorefavourable
thanthetreatmentgivenunderthegeneralised preferences.
AstheRegulationisbasedonArticles43and113oftheTreatyestablishing
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,theEuropeanParliamentmustbeconsulted.
AttentionisdrawntothefactthatboththecontentoftheRegulationand
thelistofproductsannexedtoitaredirectlyrelatedtotheCommission's
proposaltotheCouncilconcerninggeneralised preferencesinrespectto
theproductsfallingwithinChapters1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(Doc.C0M(74)950finalof19.6.1974).
Theannexedproposalwillthereforehavetobealignedonthefinaltext
oftheabovementioned Regulation whenthelatterhasbeenadoptedbythe
Council.

АШ1ЕХ
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
totallyorpartiallysuspendingCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertain
products,fallingwithinChapters1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginMalta
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69(')of28May1969layingdownthetrade
arrangements applicabletocertaingoodsresulting
fromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1491/73(2),andin
particularArticle12thereof;
.HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereas,underAnnexItotheAgreement(3)esta­
blishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta,theCommunity
mustpartiallysuspendtheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicabletocertainproducts;whereasitalso
appearsnecessaryprovisionallytoadjustortosupple­
mentcertainofthetariffbenefitsprovidedforinthe
abovementioned Annex;whereas,accordingly ,the
Communityshould,inrespectoftheproductsorigi­
natinginMaltalistedinAnnexAtothisRegulation,
suspendeitherthefixedcomponentofthelevyappli­
cabletogoodscomingunderRegulation(EEC)No
1059/69orthecustomsdutyapplicabletotheother
productsfortheperiodfrom1Januaryto31
December1975and.atthelevelsindicatedfor
eachofthem:
Wnereas,forcertainproductsofChapters 1to24of
theCommonCustomsTariff,thisschemewould,
however,involvetheapplicationinthenewMember
Statesin1975ofcustomsdutieshigherthanorvery
closetothoseappliedbythenewMemberStatesto
non-membercountriesingeneralonthebasisofthe
ActofAccession;whereas,inordertomaintainan
equivalentpreferentialmarginfortheseproductsalso,
reducedcustomsdutiesshouldbeappliedtothemin
accordancewiththedetailedrulesbasedontheprin­
cipleofmaintaininginthenewMemberStatesapref­
erenceproportionaltothatwhichexistsbetweenthe
dutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariffandtheduties
giveninAnnexAtothisRegulation;whereas,witha
viewtograntingMaltathebestpossibletreatment,in
accordancewiththeobjectivesofthepreference
scheme,thedutiesgiveninAnnexAshouldalsobe
(')OJNoL141,12.6.1969,p.1.
(*)OJNoL151,7.6.1973,p.1.
(J)OJNoL61,14.3.1971,p.3.appliedwhereverthedutiescalculatedaccordingto
theabovementioned detailedrulesprovetobehigher
thanthem,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Artide1
1.From1January
to31December1975",theproductsorigi­
natinginMaltalistedinAnnexAshallbeadmitted
forimportintotheCommunityasoriginallyconsti­
tutedatthecustomsdutiesindicatedforeachofthem.
OnimportationintoDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdom,thereshallbeappliedtotheabove-
mentionedproductsthecustomsdutiesdeterminedby
multiplying,byacoefficientequaltothemarginof
preferencesexistingbetweenthedutiesgivenin
AnnexAandtheCommonCustomsTariffduties
applicable,thedutiesobtainedbyreducingthediffer­
encebetweenthelowestdutyappliedon1January
1972tothedeveloping'countriesandtheCommon
CustomsTariff,by^0%inrespectoftheproducts
mentionedinAnnexB,andby60%inrespectofthe
otherproductsgiveninAnnexA.
!
However,thedutiesgiveninAnnexAshallbe
appliedwherethedutiesresultingfromtheabovemen-
.tionedcalculationarehigherthanthem.
2.ForthepurposesoftheapplicationofthisRegu­
lation,therulesoforiginshallbethoseinforceatthe
timeasregardstheimplementation oftheAgreement
establishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta.
Therulewherebytheconditionrequiringsufficient
processingiswaivedinrespectofproductsoriginating
intheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedshallnot,
however,applyinthecasepftheabovementioned
productswhentheyundergoinMaltaonlyinsufficient
workingorprocessingasdefinedinitems1to6of
listAannexedtotheProtocoltotheaforesaidAgree­
ment.
Article2
Whenproductsbenefitingfromthearrangements
providedforinArticle1^areimportedintheCommu­
nityinsuchquantitiesoratsuchpricesthatCommu-

nicyproducersofproductssimilartoorindirect
competitionwiththemsufferorarelikelytosuffer
fromseriousdisadvantage ,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesmaybereintroducedinwholeorinpart
ontheproductsinquestion.Suchmeasuresmayalso
betakenintheeventofactualorpotentialserious
disadvantageinasingleregionoftheCommunity .
Article3
1.InordertoensuretheapplicationofArticle2,
theCommissionmaydecide,bymeansof.aRegula­
tion,toreintroducethelevyingofcustomsdutiesfora
limitedperiod.
2.Intheeventofsuchactionbeingrequestedbya
MemberState,theCommission shalltakeadecision
withinaperiodofnotmorethan10workingdays
fromreceiptoftherequestandshallinformthe
MemberStatesoftheactiontaken.3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertotheCouncilthe
measuretakenbytheCommission ,withinaperiodof
notmorethan10workingdaysafterithasbeen
informedthereof.Thefactthatthematterisreferred
totheCouncilshallnotcausethemeasuretobe
suspended.TheCouncilshallmeetimmediately.It
may,actingonaqualifiedmajority,amendorrescind
themeasureinquestion.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1January1975*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember-
States. ...
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXA
CCTheading
No Description Rateofduty
1 2 3
02.01 MeatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheadingNo01.01,01.02,
01.03,or01.04fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
III.Ofswine:
b)Other Free
02«04Othermeatandediblemeatoffals,fresh.,chilled
orfrozen:
C.Other:
exI.frogs*legs••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••• Free
04.06Naturalhoney••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 24%
05.03Horsehairandhorsehairwaste,whetherornotputupasalayerorbetweentwolayersofothermaterial:
|B.OtherFree
06.03 Cutflowersandflowerbudsofakindsuitablefor
bouquetsorforornamentalpurposes,fresh,dried,
dyed,bleached,impregnatedorotherwiseprepared:
exA.Fresh:
-Orchids:
I.From1Juneto31October 19%
II.From1Novemberto31May•••••••••••••• 12%
15.10Fattyacids;acidoilsfromrefining;fattyalcohols:
A.Stearicacids
C.Otherfattyacids:acidoi'lsfromrefining F355Free
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal;.
A.Liver:
I.Gooseorduckliver 13%
B.Other:
II.Gameorrabbitmeatoroffal:
–Game
–Rabbit •....10%
12%
III.Other:
b)Other:
ex1..Containingbovinemeatoroffal:
–Preparedorpreservedbovinetongue ...
2.Other:
aa)Ovinemeatoroffal ..
'bb)Other16%
16%
16%

CCTheading
No Description
2
Vegetablespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid:
E.Sauerkraut '
exF.Capers '. .
Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whetherornot
containingaddedsugar,butunfermentedandnotcontainingspirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1-33at15"C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight: '
–FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,excludingpineapples
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight:
ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30°/obyweight:
'–FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,excludingpine­
apples
ex2.Other:
–FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,excludingpine­
apples
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1-33orlessat15°C:
II.Other:
a)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a:per100kgnetweight: "
2.Grapefruitjuice
ex3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Containingaddedsugar
bb)Other ." ..;
ex6.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excludingapricotandpeach
juices:
aa)Containingaddedsugar
bb)Other
7.Mixtures:
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeitherseparatelyor
together,over25°/oofgrape,citrusfruit,pineapple,apple,
pear,tomato,apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Containingaddedsugar
122.Other
■b)Ofavalueof30u.a.orlessper100kgnetweight:.
2.Grapefruitjuice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30°/«byweight....
bb)Other
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight....
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30°/*orlessbyweight....
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar
7.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices:
exaa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight,
excludingapricotsandpeaches
exbb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%>orlessbyweight,
excludingapricotsandpeaches '...
excc)Notcontainingaddedsugar,ex-cludingapricotsandpeachesRateofduty
12%
12%
21
21%+(L)
21%
10,5%
11%
12%
13%
14%
13%
14%
10%+(L)
10%
12%+(L)
12io
13%
13$+(L)
13%
14%

3
CCTheading
No Description Rate01duty
20.07
(cont'd)
21.06
23.018.Mixtures:
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeitherseparatelyor
together,over25%ofgrape,citrusfruit,pineapple,pear,
tomato,apricotorpeachjuke;
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%byweight
22.Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%orlessbyweight
33.Notcontainingaddedsugar ..
Naturalyeasts(activeorinactive);preparedbakingpowders:
A.Activenaturalyeast:
II.Bakers'yeast:
a)Dried
b)Other ,...
Floursandmeals,ofmeat,offals,fish,crustaceansormolluscs,unfitfor
humanconsumption ;greaves:
B.Floursandmealsoffish,crustaceansormolluscs13%+(L)
131°
14%
6%+ve
6%+ve
Free

ANNEXB
Listoftheproductsinrespectofwhichthedifferencebetweenthelowestdutiesappliedon
1January1972todevelopingcountriesbyDenmark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomand
thedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariffmustbereducedby20'/*,inaccordancewith
Artide1
CCTheading
No Description
16.02(a)Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
III.Other:
b)Other:
\ex1.Containingbovinemeatoroffal:
–»preparedorpreservedbovinetongue
20.02 Vegetablespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaror
aceticacid:
E.Sauerkraut
20.07 Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whether
ornotcontainingaddedsugair,baitunfermentedandnotcontaining
spint: '
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1-33at15°C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight:
–FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,excluding
pineapple
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30u.a.per100kgnet
weight:
ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30°/oby
weight;
–FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01.ex­
cludingipineapples
ex2.Others:
–FruitsfallingwithinheadingNo08.01,ex­
cludingpineapples
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1*33orlessat15°C:
II.Other:
a)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice .,
ex3.Othercitrus(fruitjuices:
aa)Containingaddedsugar
bb)Other ♦
ex6.Otherfrukandvegetablejuices,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices:
aa)Containingaddedsugar
bb)Ooher
(a)From1April197$,thisheadingwillbedeletedfromthisAnnex.

CCTheading
NoDescription
06.037.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeither
,,separatelyortogether,over25°/oorgrape,
citrusfruit,.pineajpme,appk,fpear,tomato,
-apricotorpeachjuiioe:
11.Containingaddedsugar
22.Other
•b)Ofavalueof30u.a.orlessper100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30°/oby
weight
bb)Other
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%>by
weight
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30#/oorlessby
weight
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar
7.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices:
exaa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30°/o
byweight,excludingapricotsandpeaches
exbb)Withandaddedsugarcontentof30°/oorless
byweight,excludingapricotsandpeaches
excc)Notcontainingaddedsugar,excludingapricots
andpeaches
8.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeither
separatelyortogether,over25°/oofgrape,ci­
trusfruit,pineapple,pear,tomato,apricotor
i peachjuice:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%>byweight
22.Withanaddedsugarcontentof30°/oor
lessbyweight
33.Notcontainingaddedsugar
Chitflowersandflower "budsofakindsuitablefor
bouquetsorforornamentalpurposes,fresh,dried,
dyed,bleached,impregnatedorotherwiseprepared
exA#Fresh:
–Orchids: •••-'