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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM (80)611 final
Brussels -23rd October 1980
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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
TOTALLY ORPARTIALLY SUSPENDING COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
DUTIES ONCERTAIN PRODUCTS ,FALLING WITHIN CHAPTERS 1TO24
OFTHE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .ORIGINATING INMALTA (1981 )
(presented bythe Commission tothe Council )
C0M(80 )611 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ITheCouncilhasagreedthatfrom1January1974Maltashouldbegiven
|treatmentnolessfavourablethanthataccordedtotheothercountries
|whichbenefitfromgeneralizedpreferences.
* v
TheobjectoftheRegulation annexedheretoistoputthisdecisioninto
practice';itextendstoMalta,-autonomously during1981,the"totalor
|partialsuspensionof£Re\J8ustomsTariffDutiesontheproducts
jinChapters 1to24whichtheCommissionproposedinconnectionwiththe
igeneralized preferences .
■TheproposalconcernsonlytheseproductswhichareofinteresttoMalta
inrespectofwhichCommunitytreatmentofMaltaisnomorefavourable
!thanthetreatmentgivenunderthegeneralized preferences
AttentionisdrawntothefactthatboththecontentoftheRegulation and
thelistofproductsannexedtoitaredirectlyrelatedtotheCommission's
proposaltotheCouncilconcerninggeneralized preferences inrespectto
theproductsfallingwithinChapters 1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Theannexedproposalwillthereforehavetobealignedonthefinaltext;
oftheabovementioned Regulation whenthelatterhasbeenadoptedbythe.
Council*

Proposa 1fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
totallyorpartiallysuspending CommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertain
products,fallingwithinChapters 1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginMalta(1981)
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe£uropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle
113thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1059/69of28May1969layingdownthetradearran­
gementsapplicabletocertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproducts('),andinparti­
cularArticle12thereof, ■
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion_
Whereas,underAnnexItotheAgreement esta­
blishinganAssociation betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andMalta0,theCommunity
mustpartiallysuspendtheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicabletocertainproducts ;■whereasitalso
appearsnecessaryprovisionally toadjustortosupple­
mentcertain.ofthetariffbenefitsprovidedforinthe
abovementioned Annex;whereas,accordingly ,the
Community should,inrespectoftheproductsorigi­
natinginMaltalistedintheAnnextothisRegulation,
suspendeitherthefixedcomponentofthelevyappli­
cabletogoodscomingunderRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69orthecustomsdutyapplicabletotheother
productsfrom1Januaryto31December1981andat
thelevelsindicatedforeachofthem,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1981,the
productsoriginatinginMaltalistedintheAnnexshall
beadmittedforimportintotheCommunity atthe
customsdutiesindicatedforeachofthem.
Greeceshallapplydutyratescalcu­
latedinaccordance withArticle117
oftheActofAccession (3).
2.ForthepurposesoftheapplicationofthisRegu­
lation,therulesoforiginshallbethoseinforceatthetimeasregardstheimplementation oftheAgreement
establishing anAssociation betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andMalta.
Article2.
Whenproductsbenefitingfromthearrangements
providedforinArticle1areimportedintheCommu­
nityinsuchquantitiesoratsuchpricesthatCommu­
nityproducersofproductssimilartoor'indirect
competitionwiththemsufferorarelikelytosuffer
fromseriousdisadvantage ,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesmaybereintroducedinwholeorinpart
ontheproductsinquestion.Suchmeasuresmayalso
betakenintheeventofactualorpotentialserious
disadvantageinasingleregionoftheCommunity .
Article3
1.InordertoensuretheapplicationofArticle2,
theCommission maydecide,bymeansofaRegula­
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1981.
(■)OJNoL141,12.6.1969,p.1.
(3OJNoL61,14.3.1971,p.3.
(3)0JNo.L291,19.11.1979,p.45.

ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels 1980.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescription Rateofduty
I 2 3
i
02.01MeatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheadingNo
01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
III.Ofswine:
b)Other Free
02.04Othermeatandediblemeatoffals,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
exA.-Ofdomesticpigeons 7%
exB.Furredgame,frozen Free
C.Other:
exI.Frogs'legs Free
II.Other Free
04.06Naturalhoney 25%
-05.03Horsehairandhorsehairwaste,whetherornotputupasalayeror
betweentwolayersofothermaterial:
B.Other Free
07.01
tVegetables,freshorchilled:
exT.Other:
–Okra(HibiscusesculentusL.orAbelmoschus esculentus
(L.)Moench);Moringaoleífera(drumsticks) Free
08.08Berries,fresh:
F.Other 6%
15.10Fattyacids,acidoilsfromrefining;fattyalcohols:
C.'Otherfattyacids;acidoilsfromrefining Free
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
A.Liver:
I.Gooseorduckliver 14%
B.Other:
II.Gameorrabbitmeatoroffal:
–Game 9%
–Rabbit
i14%

CCTi ~i
Rateo(dutyhcadmfDescription
No
I23
16.02 III.Other:
(cont'd)b)Other:
1.Containingbovinemeatoroffal:
exbb)Other:
–Preparedorpreservedbovinetongue 17%
2.Other:
aa)Ovinemeatoroffal 18%
bb)Other 16%
20.02Vegetablespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroracetic
'acid:
B.Truffles 14%
D.Asparagus 20%
E.Sauerkraut 16%
exP.Capers 12%
20.07Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whetheror
notcontainingaddedsugar,butunfermented andnotcontaining
spirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1-33at15°C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30EUAper100kgnetweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,08.08B,E
andFand08.09,excludingpineapples ,melons
andwatermelons 15%
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30EUAper100kgnet
weight:
'ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%
! 'byweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons 15%+(L)
ex2.Other:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples ,melonsandwatermelons 15%
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1-33orlessat15°C:
II.Other:
ja)Ofavalueexceeding30EUAper100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice.8%
3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
exaa)Containingaddedsugar
-excluding Lemonjuices13%
iexbb)OtherI
-excluding lemonjuices 13%

CCT1 I
hetdmg Description !Rateoídury
No
1 2 3
20.07 6.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excludingapricot
(cont'd)
Iandpeachjuices:
exaa)Containingaddedsugar:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
I08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
i
ipineapples,melonsandwatermelons 10%
i –Other,excludingapricotandpeach
juices 17%
exbb)Other:
! –FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons 10%
–Other,excludingapricotandpeach
juices 18%
7.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontaining
eitherseparatelyortogether,over25%of
grape,citrusfruit,pineapple,apple,pear,
tomato,apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Containingaddedsugar 17%
22.Other 18%
b)Ofavalueof30EUAorlessper100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice:
|aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%by
weight 8%+(L)
jbb)Other
I I8%
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
I I
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%by
weight 14%+(L)
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%orlessby
weight 14%
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar 15%
7.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excludingapricotand
peachjuice:
exaa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%
byweight:
| –FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples ,melonsandwatermelons 10%+(L)
–Other,excludingapricotandpeachjuices17%+(L)

ccrI
heading
NoDescription Rileofduty
I123
20.07 exbb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%orless
(cont'd) byweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons 10%
–Other,excludingapricotandpeachjuices 17%
' excc)Notcontainingaddedsugar: j
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons 10%
–Other,excludingapricotandpeachjuices18%
8.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeither
separatelyortogether,over25%ofgrape,
citrusfruit,pineapple,apple,pear,tomato.
apricotorpeachjuice:
.
II.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight 17%+(L)
I 22.Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%or
lessbyweight 17%
33.Notcontainingaddedsugar 18%
21.06Naturalyeasts(activeorinactive);preparedbakingpowders:
A.Activenaturalyeast:
II.Baker'syeast:
a)Dried 5%+vc
b)Other 5%+vc
23.01Floursandmeal,ofmeat,offals,fish,crustaceansormolluscs,unfit
forhumanconsumption ;greaves:
B.Floursandmealsoffish,crustaceansormolluscs Free
Abbrrviations :
(L)-levy.
vcvariablecomponent .