COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(93) 260 final 
Brussels, 04 June 1993 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2420/92 temporarily suspending 
the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of certain mixtures 
of residues of the maize starch industry and of residues from 
the extraction of maize germ oil obtained by wet milling 
(presented by the Commission) 
Explanafrftry iflynorandum 
This proposal for a regulation concerns the prolongation, 
until 30 June 1993, of the temporary suspension of the Common 
Customs Tariff duty on imports of certain mixtures of residues 
of the maize starch industry and of residues from the 
extraction of maize germ oil obtained by wet milling. 
It is the responsibility of the Community to decide upon the 
suspension of these duties. 
This regulation, when adopted, will provide the follow-up to 
Regulations (EEC) Nos 2420/92, 3535/92 and 833/93, suspending 
duty on such products from 1 January 1992 to 31 May 1993. 
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /„. 
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amending Regulation (EEC) No 2420/92 temporarily suspending 
the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of certain mixtures 
of residues of the maize starch industry and of residues from 
the extraction of maize germ oil obtained by wet milling 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2420/92 (1) suspended the Common 
Customs Tariff duty on imports of certain mixtures of residues 
of the maize starch industry and of residues from the 
extraction of maize germ oil obtained by the wet milling 
process, for the period from 1 January 1992 to 31 May 1993; 
Whereas it is appropriate that the suspension of duties be 
prolonged until 30 June 1993 ; 
Whereas it is the responsibility of the Community to decide 
upon the suspension of these duties, 
(1) OJ No L 237, 20.8,1992, p. 14. Regulation as last; 
by Regulation (EEC) No 833/93 (OJ No L 88, 8.4.1993, p. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2420/92, "31 May 1993" 
shall be replaced by "30 June 1993". 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 June 1993. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
The President, 
Mr 
FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned: Chap. 10 art. 100 
Title of the measure concerned: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation 
(EEC) No 2420/92 temporarily suspending the Common 
Customs Tariff duty on imports of certain mixtures of 
residues of the maize starch industry and of residues 
from the extraction of maize germ oil obtained by wet 
milling. 
3. Legal basis: Art. 28 of the Treaty. 
4. Objective: 
Suspension of the CCT duties (agricultural levies) for 
the above products. 
Cost of this measure: 
For the current financial year, on the basis of the 
Community statistics currently available, one can 
estimate that the cost of this measure will be about 
2 000 000 ECUs for the period covered by the draft 
regulation. 

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