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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)535 final
Brussels,24September 1981
4
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
totallyorpartially ,suspending CommonCustomsTariffduties
\i>iat*v
oncertainproducts^fallingwithinChapters 1to24ofthe
«,'x "
CommonCustomsTariff-originating inMalta(1982)
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(81)535final

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t:,EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
;TheCouncilhasagreedthatfrom1January1974Maltashouldbegiven
^treatmentnolessfavourablethanthataccordedtotheothercountries .
(whichbenefitfromgeneralized preferences . •/'•
!■• .•'• • -:■:
f-TheobjectoftheRegulation annexedheretoistoputthisdecisioninto
[practice;itextendstoMalta,autonomouslyduring1982,thetotalor
|partialsuspensionof£Re>J8ustomsTariffDutiesontheproducts
i-inChapterstto24whichtheCommission proposedinconnectionwiththe^ • •"'' : "•* ■.»•'■^ r"•'"
fcgeneralized preferences .'
|TheproposalconcernsonlytheseproductswhichareofinteresttoMalta
|inrespectofwhichCommunitytreatmentofMaltaisnomorefavourable ;
rthanthetreatmentgivenunderthegeneralized preferences •:
t:
V••rr
^AttentionisdrawntothefactthatboththecontentoftheRegulation and•
r * ". " '*|thelistofproductsannexedtoitaredirectlyrelatedtotheCommission's
^proposaltotheCouncil,concerninggeneralizedpreferencesinrespectto
-theproductsfallingwithinChapters 1to.24oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
4fheannexedproposalwi11,thereforehavetobealignedonthe-finaltext
oftheabovementioned Regulation whenthelatterhasbeenadoptedbythe
Council*' ■ >■■ .. 'v.•"'v.:r.'v.'j

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
totallyorpartiallysuspendingCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertainproductsfalling
T/ithinChapters1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariffandoriginatinginMalta(1982)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN _.
COMMUNITIES ,
Havingregardtothe'Treatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof,2.ForthepurposesoftheapplicationofthisRegu­
lation,therulesoforiginshallbethoseinforceatthe
timeasregardstheimplementation oftheAgreement
establishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta.
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
3033/80of11November1980layingdownthetrade
arrangements applicabletocertaingoodsresulting
fromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts('),and
inparticularArticle12thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,underAnnexItotheAgreement
establishinganAssociationbetween-theEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta('),theCommunity
mustpartiallysuspendtheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicabletocertainproducts;whereasitalso
appearsnecessaryprovisionally toadjustorto
supplementcertainofthetariffbenefitsprovidedfor
intheabovementioned Annex;whereas,accordingly,
theCommunityshould,inrespectoftheproducts
originatinginMaltalistedintheAnnextothisRegu­
lation,suspendeitherthefixedcomponentofthelevy
applicabletogoodscomingunderRegulation(EEC)
No3033/80orthecustomsdutyapplicabletothe
otherproductsfrom1Januaryto31December1982
andatthelevelsindicatedforeachofthem,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1982,the
productsoriginatinginMaltalistedintheAnnexshall
beadmittedforimportintotheCommunityatthe
customsdutiesindicatedforeachofthem.
Greeceshallapplycustomsdutiescalculatedin
accordancewithArticle117ofthe1979Actof
Accession(J).
4
(')OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.1.
(')OJNoL6I,14.3.1971,p.3.
(')OJNoL291,19.II.1979,p.45.Article2
Whenproductsbenefitingfromthearrangements
providedforinArticle1areimportedinthe
Communityinsuchquantitiesoratsuchpricesthat
Communityproducersofproductssimilartoorin
directcompetitionwiththemsufferorarelikelyto
sufferfromseriousdisadvantage ,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesmaybereintroduced inwhole
orinpartontheproductsinquestion.Suchmeasures
mayalsobetakenintheeventofactualorpotential
seriousdisadvantage inasingle,regionofthe
Community .
Article3 i
1.InordertoensuretheapplicationofArticle2,
theCommissionmaydecide,bymeansofaRegu­
lation,tore-introducethelevyingofcustomsduties
foralimitedperiod.
2.Intheeventofsuchactionbeingrequestedbya
MemberState,theCommissionshalltakeadecision
withinaperiodofnotmorethan10workingdays
fromreceiptoftherequestandshallinformthe
MemberStatesoftheactiontaken.
3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertotheCouncilthe
measuretakenbytheCommission,withinaperiodof
notmorethan10workingdaysafterithasbeen
informedthereof.Thefactthatthematterisreferred
totheCouncilshallnotcausethemeasuretobe
suspended.TheCouncilshallmeetimmediately.It
may,actingonaqualifiedmajority,amendorrescind
themeasure,inquestion.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1982. -i

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-ThisRegulationshallbei-indinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,.
FortheCouncil
V #•
•- ThePresident <
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ANNEX
OCT
■ìeadinz
NoDescription Rateofduty
I 2 i
02.0!MeatandediblecffalsoftheanimslsfallingwithinheadingNo
01.01,0Í.02,01.03or01.04fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
III.Ofswine:
b)Other Free
02.04Othermeatandediblemeatoffals,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
exA.Ofdomesticpigeons 6%
exB.Furredgame,frozen Free
C.Other:
ex.I.Frogs'legs Free
II.Other Free
04.06Naturalhoney 25%
05.03Horsehairandhorsehairwaste,whetherornotputupasalayer
orbetweentwolayersofothermaterial:
6.Other
: \Free
07.01Vegetables,freshorchilled:
exT.Other:
–Okra(HibiscusesculentusL.orAbelmoschusesculen­
tus(L.)Moench);Moringaoleifera(drumsticks) Free
OS.08Berries,fresh:
-F.Other 5%'
15.10Fattyacids,acidoilsfromrefining;fattyalcohols:
C.Otherfattyacids;acidoilsfromrefining Free
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
A.Liver:
I.Gooseorduckliver 14%
B.Other:
II.Gameorrabbitmeatoroffal:
–Game 9%
–Rabbit 14%

CCT
heading
NoDescription Rateofduty
I 2 3
/
16.02
(cont'd)B.III.Other:
B)Other:
1.Containingbovinemeatoroffal:
exbb)Other:
–Preparedorpreservedbovinetongue
2.Other:
aa)Ofsheeporgoats
–Sheep
–^Goats
bb)Other :17%
18%
"18°/o
16%
16%
20.02Vegetablespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaror
aceticacid:
B.Truffles 14%
D.Asparagus
E.Sauerkraut20%
15%
exF.Capers 11%
20.07Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whether
ornotcontainingaddedsugar,butunfermentedandnot
containingspirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding 1-33at15°C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30EUAper100kgnet
weight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,08.08Β,
EandFand08.09,excludingpineapples,
melonsandwatermelons
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30EUAper100kgnet
weight:
ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%
byweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08Β,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons
ex2.Other: '
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08Β,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons14o/o
14%+(L)
14%
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1-33orlessat15°C:
II.Other:-
a)Ofavalueexceeding30EUAper100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice
3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
exaa)Containingaddedsugar:
–excludinglemonjuices8%
13%

("CT
hp.ulifjg
Ν»Description R.iiçofduty
I 2 3
7.0.07
cont'd)Β.II.ä)3.exbb)Other
–excludinglemonjuices
6.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices:
exa?.)Containingaddedsugar:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08Β,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons
–Other,excludingapricotandpeachjuices
exbb)Other:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08Β,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons
–Other,excludingapricotandpeachjuices
7.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeither
separatelyortogether,over25%ofgrape,
citrusfruit,pineapple,apple,pear,tomato,
apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Containingaddedsugar
22.Other
b)Ofavalueof30EUAorlessper100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%
byweight
bb)Other
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%
byweight
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%orlessby
weight
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar
7.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excludingapricot
andpeachjuice:
exaa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08Β,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons
–Other,excludingapricotandpeachjuices13%
9%
17%·
9%
18%
17%
18%
8%+(L)
8%
14%+(L)
14%
15%
9»/o+(L)
17%+(L)

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■CCT
heading-
Noi Description Rateofduty
1 2 J
20.07'
(cont'd)B.II.b)7.exbb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%or
lessbyweight:
•:–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
K 08.08Β,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons ,9%
–Other,excludingapricotandpeach
juices '17%
excc)Notcontainingaddedsugar:■''
■'-'·–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08Β,EandFand08.09,excluding'
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons 9%
–Other,excludingapricotandpeach
ν·juices . 18%
8.Mixtures:
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeither
separatelyortogether,over25%ofgrape,
'citrusfruit,pineapple,apple,pear,tomato,
apricotorpeachjuice:. ,,■· ;
'11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight 17%(L)
22.Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%
orlessbyweight 17%.
,'·-33.Notcontainingaddedsugar 18%
21.06Naturalyeasts(activeorinactive);preparedbakingpowders:
'4A.Activenaturalyeast: .1
II.Baker'syeast:; .''
a)Dried / 5%+vc
b)Other ·~' ■ 5%+ve
23.01Floursandmeal,ofmeat,offals,fish,crustaceansormolluscs,
unfitforhumanconsumption;greaves:
1B.Floursandmealsoffish,crustaceansormolluscs Free
Abréviations:
(L)-levy,
.vcvariablecomponent.