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' v.'.^SV Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to certain products falling 
within Chapters 1 to 24 of the combined nomenclature and originating in Malta 
(1994) 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. The Council has decided that from 1 January 1974 Malta should benefit 
from treatment no less favourable that that granted to countries 
which benefit from the Generalized System of Preferences. 
The aim of the attached Regulation is to implement that decision for 
the year 1994. It unilaterally suspends, totally or partially, the 
Common Customs Tariff duties on products falling within Chapters 1 to 
24, in line with the Commission's proposal for the generalized 
Systeml of preferences. 
2. The proposal concerns only those products which are of interest to 
Malta and for which the Community arrangements in respect of Malta 
are not more favourable than those laid down in the Generalized 
System of Preferences. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /5>3 
totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to certain products falling 
within Chapters 1 to 24 of the combined nomenclature and originating in Malta 
(1994) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 
of 11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrange­
ments applicable to certain goods resulting from the 
processing of agricultural products ('), and in particular 
Article 12 thereof, Article 1 
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1994 products 
listed in the Annex and originating in Malta shall be 
imported into the Community at the rates of duty indi­
cated in the Annex for each product. 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, pursuant to Annex I to the Agreement establi­
shing an Association between the European Economic 
Community and Malta (;) the Community must partially 
suspend the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to 
certain products ; whereas it would also be appropriate 
provisionally to adjusts or supplement certain of the tariff 
benefits provided for in the said Annex ; whereas, in 
respect of products listed in the Annex to this Regulation 
and originating in Malta, the Community should 
accordingly suspend the fixed component of the charge 
applicable to goods covered by Regulation (EEC) 
No 3033/80 and the customs duty applicable to other 
goods at the levels indicated for each product from 
1 January to 31 December 1994» ; 
Whereas the decision for the suspension of customs 
duties on products covered by this Regulation should be 
taken by the Community, 
(') OJ No L 323, 29. 11. 1980, p. 1. Regulation as last amended 
by Regulation (EEC) No 1436/90 (OJ No L 138, 31. 5. 1990, 
p. 9). 
0 OJ No L 61, 14. 3. 1971, p. 3. 2. For the purposes of applying this Regulation, the 
rules of origin shall be those in force at the time for the 
implementation of the Agreement establishing an Associ­
ation between the European Economic Community and 
Malta. 
Article 2 
Where products benefiting from the arrangements, 
provided for in Article 1, are imported into the Commu­
nity in such quantities or at such prices that they cause or 
threaten to cause material injury to Community producers 
of like or directly competing products, the duties appli­
cable may be partially or totally reimposed on the 
products concerned. Such measures may be taken also in 
the event of material injury or threat of material injury 
limited to one region of the Community. 
Article 3 
1. In order to implement Article 2 the 
Commission may adopt a Regulation reimposing customs 
duties for a given period. 
2. Where a Member State asks the Commission to 
adopt such a Regulation, the Commission shall reach its 
decision within a maximum of 10 working days from the 
day on which it receives the request and shall inform the 
Member States of the action taken. 
3. Any Member State may refer the measure taken by 
the Commission to the Council within 10 working days 
of notification. The fact that the matter is referred to the 
Council shall not cause the measure to be suspended. The Council shall meet immediately. It may, acting on a 
qualified majority, amend or rescind the measure in ques­
tion. 
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
It shall apply as from 1 January 1994 .': 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
ANNEX 
List of product»; falling within Chapters 1 to 24 originating in Malta (a) 
Order 
No 
0) 
16.0040 CN 
code 
(2) 
0206 10 99 
0206 21 00 Description 
(3) 
Edible offal fresh, chilled or frozen 
Of bovine animals Rate of 
duty (b) 
<«) 
2% 
7% 
Free 
4% 
4% 
10% 
4% 
4,5 % 
4% 
4% 
4,5 % 
4% 
5.5 % 16.0055 
16.0060 
16.0070 
16.0160 
16.0210 
16.0230 
16.0330 
16.0340 
16.0350 
16.0360 
16.0370 
16.0380 
16.0400 
16.0410 
16.0420 
16.0500 
16.0510 
16.0520 
16.0530 
16.0540 
16.0550 0208 10 11 
0208 10 19 Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen of domestic rabbits 
0208 10 90 
0208 20 00 Of rabbits, other than domestic rabbits, or hares 
Of frogs' legs 
0302 65 Dogfish and other sharks 
0303 75 Dogfish and other sharks 
0304 10 11 
0304 20 11 Fish fillets and other fish meat, chilled or frozen 
Frozen fillets of trout 
0306 12 
0306 13 10 Lobsters 
Shrimp:; and prawns 
0306 13 90 Other shrimps and prawns 
0306 14 
0306 19 10 
ex 0306 19 90 Crabs 
Freshwater crayfish 
Perullus spp, 
0306 22 
0306 23 10 Lobsters 
Shrimps and prawns 
0306 23 90 Other shrimps and prawns 
0307 39 90 
0307 41 
0307 49 11 Mussels (Perna spp.) 
Cuttlefish and squid 
0307 49 19 Cuttlefish 
0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 49 31 
49 33 
49 35 
49 38 
49 51 
49 71 
49 91 
49 99 Squid 
Cuttlefish 
Squid 4% 
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as 
having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. 
Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken toge­
ther. 
(b) Without prejudice to the levying of any additional duties applicable 
(I) 
16.0560 
16.0570 
16.0580 
16.0690 
16.0734 
16.0740 
16.0750 
16.0760 
16.0790 
16.0795 
16.0825 
16.0860 
16.0880 
16.1070 
16.1300 
16.1610 
16.1620 
16.2020 
16.2290 
16.2510 
16.2520 (2) 
0307 51 00 
0307 59 10 
0307 59 90 
0.307 91 00 
0307 99 13 
0307 99 19 
0307 99 90 (3) (4) 
0409 00 00 
ex 0410 00 00 
ex 0410 00 00 
0603 90 00 
0707 00 19 
ex 0709 20 00 
ex 0709 30 00 
ex 0709 40 00 
ex 0709 90 90 
fcx 0709 90 90 ( 
0711 40 00 
ex 0712 30 00 
0713 10 90 
ex 0807 10 10 
0814 00 00 
1212 1091 
1212 1099 
151521 10 
ex 1602 90 31 
1704 90 30 
ex 1704 90 51 
1704 90 55 
1704 90 61 
1704 90 65 
1704 90 71 
1704 90 75 
1704 90 81 
1704 90 99 Octopus 
Natural honey 
Edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 
— Royal jelly 
Other 
Cm flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental 
purposes, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared 
Cucumber, fresh or chilled, from 16 May to 31 October 
Other vegetable, fresh or chilled 
Asparagus, from 31 October 
Aubergines, from 1 January to 31 March 
Celery, other than celeriac, from 1 January to 31 March 
Pumpkins and courgettes, from 1 January to the last day of February 
Other, excluding parsley from 1 January to 31 March 
Okra or comboux (Hibiscus esculentus L. or Aoeimoscnus 
esculentus L. , Moench, Moringa oleifera drumsticks) 
Cucumbers and gherkins 
Mushrooms, excluding cultivated mushrooms 
Dried leguminous vegetables, shelled, whether or not skimmed or split 4% 
25 % 
4% 
2% 
7% 
16% 
12% 
9% 
9% 
Watermelons, from 1 November to 30 April 
Peel of citrus fruit or melons, fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in 
brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions 
Locust bean seeds, not decorticated, crushed or ground 
Other locust bean seeds 
Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (including jojoba oil) and their fractions 
Maize (corn) oil and its fractions for technical or industrial uses other than the 
manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption (e) 
Prepared or preserved rabbit 
White chocolate 
Other plates, including marzipan 
Throat pastilles and cough drops 
Sugar-coated (panned) goods 
Gum confectionery and jelly confectionery 
Boiled sweets whether or not filled 
Toffees, caramels and similar sweets 
Compressed tablets 
Other exempt ion 
12% 
6% 
2% 
6,5 % 
Free 
Free 
6% 
2.5 % 
14% 
4% 
6% 
0) 
16.2580 
162600 
162610 
16.2620 
162630 
162660 
162670 
162680 
162690 
162700 
16.2725 
162750 
162800 
162820 
162830 
162840 
162850 (2) 
ex 1901 10 00 
1901 20 00 
ex 1901 90 90 
1904 10 10 
1904 10 30 
1904 10 90 
1904 90 10 
1904 90 90 
1905 10 00 
1905 90 10 
1905 90 20 
1905 90 30 
2001 20 00 
2001 90 50 
2001 90 65 
2001 90 75 
2001 90 85 
ex 2001 90 95 
ex 2001 90 95 
ex 2004 90 30 
2005 90 30 
ex 2006 00 39 
ex 2006 00 90 
ex 2007 10 90 
ex 2007 91 10 
ex 2007 91 30 (3) 
Food preparations of flour, meal, starch nor malt extract, not containing cocoa 
powder or containing cocoa powder in a proportion by weight of less than 
50 %, not elsewhere specified or included ; food preparations of goods of 
heading Nos 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa powder or containing cocoa 
powder in a proportion by weight of less than 10 %, not elsewhere specified or 
included 
Preparations for infant use, put for retail sale, not containing cocoa powder 
Mixed and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading No 1905 
Other, not containing cocoa powder 
Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting for cereals or cereal 
products (for example, corn flakes), cereals, other than maize (corn), in grain 
form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared 
Prepared food obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products 
Of rice 
Of other cereals 
Crispbread 
Matzos 
Communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, 
sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products 
Bread 
Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by 
vinegar or acetic acid 
— Onions 
— Mushrooms 
01ives 
Salad beetroot 
Red cabbages 
Other, excluding "mixed pickles", and papaya chutney 
"papaya-chutney" 
Capers 
Capers 
Fruits, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, 
glacé or crystallized) 
Other, with a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight 
Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801, 0803, 0804 (except figs and pineapples), 
0805 40 00, 0807 20 00, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50, 0810 30 90. 0810 20 90. 
0810 40 90, 0810 90 10. 0810 90 30 and 0810 90 80 
Other, with a sugar content not exceeding 13 % 
Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801, 0803, 0804 (except figs and pineapples), 
0805 40 00, 0807 20 00, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50. 0810 30 90, 0810 20 90, 
0810 40 90, 0810 90 10, 0810 90 30 and 0810 90 80 
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut purée and.fruit or nut pastes, being 
cooked, preparations, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweete­
ning matter 
Other 
Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801, 0803, 0804 (excluding figs and pineap­
ples), 0807 20 00, 0810 20 90, 0810 30 90, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50 0810 40 90 
0810 90 10, 0810 90 30 and 0810 90 80 
Jams and marmalades of citrus fruit 
With a sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight, excluding orange jam and 
marmalade 
With st'.£--r content exceeding 13 % but not exceeding 30 % by weight, exclu­
ding orai r : \?rv and marmalade <<> 
Free 
Free 
3% 
2% 
Free 
Free 
Free 
4% 
14% 
14% 
9% 
12% 
12% 
6% 
6% 
8% 
18% 
<0_ 
162860 
16.2865 
162870 
162880 
162890 
162900 
163290 
163300 
163310 
163320 
163340 
16.3360 
163370 
163400 
163550 (2) 
ex 2007 91 90 
2007 93 31 
ex 2007 99 39 
ex 2007 10 10 (3) 
Other, excluding orange jam and marmalade 
jam, jellies marmalades, cherry purée and cherry pastes with a sugar content 
exceeding 30 % by weight 
With a sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight 
Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801, 0803, 0804 (except figs and pineapples), 
0807 20 00, 0810 20 90, 0810 30 90, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50, 0810 40 90, 
0810 90 10, 0810 90 30 and 0810 90 80 (4) 
With a sugar content exceeding 13 % but not exceeding 30 % by weight 
ex 2007 99 58 Fruit fal ing within heading Nos 0801, 0803, 0804 (except figs and pineapples), 
0807 20 00, 0810 20 90, 0810 30 90, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50, 0810 40 90, 
I 0810 90 10, 0810 90 30 and 0810 90 80 
ex 2007 99 99 Other 
Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801, 0803, 0804 (excluding figs and pineap­
ples), 0807 20 00, 0810 20 90, 0810 30 90, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50, 0810 40 90, 
0810 90 10, 0810 90 30 and 0810 90 80 
2008 11 91 
2008 11 99 
ex 2008 19 10 
2009 20 11 
2009 20 19 
2009 20 91 
2009 20 99 
ex 2009 30 31 
ex 2009 30 39 
2009 30 91 
2009 30 95 
2009 40 30 
2009 40 91 
ex 2009 80 39 
2102 10 31 
2102 10 39 Fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, 
whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not 
elsewhere specified or included 
Ground nuts 
Other, including mixtures in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 
1 kg, excluding almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts 19% 
25% 
8% 
8% 
8% 
6% 
Fruit juices (including grape musts) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not 
containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweete­
ning matter 
Grapefruit juices 
Grapefruit juice 
Grapefruit juice 
Citrus fruit juices (excluding lemon juices) containing added sugar 
Citrus fruit juices (excluding lemon juices) not containing added sugar 
Other citrus fruit juices * 
With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight 
With an added sugar content not exceeding 30 % by weight 
Pineapple juice 
Pineapple juice 28% 
28% 
7% 
13% 
14% 
17% 
17% 
Date juice 
Bakers' yeast Free 
4% 
163580 2102 20 90 Other Free 
163760 
2309 10 90 Preparation of a kind used in animal feeding 
Other dog or cat food 3% 
?r 
Tarie codes 
Order No CN code Tarie code 
160380 ex 0306 19 90 030619 90*20 
16.0580 ex 0410 00 00 0410 00 00*10 
ex 04100000 04100000*90 
160740 ex 0709 20 00 0709 20 00 * 12 
*92 
160750 ex 0709 3000 0709 30 00*10 
*20 
I6O760 ex 0709 40 00 0709 4000*13 
*9l 
16.0790 ex 0709 90 90 0709 90 90 «12 
•51 
•52 
•58 
•91 
p 
16.0795 ex 0709 90 90 *23 
•24 
•25 
•26 
•31 
•32 
160860 ex 0712 30 00 0712 30 00*22 
0712 3000*24 
071230 00*27 
16.1070 ex 0807 1010 0807 10 10*10 
*20 
162290 ex 160290 31 160290 31*20 
162520 ex 1704 90 51 1704 90 51*90 
162580 ex 1901 1000 l90î 10 00-31 
-33 
-35 
-37 
-81 
-83 
-«S 
-67 
ex 19019090 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 90 90*16 
90 90*18 
90 90*27 
90 90*29 
90 90*71 
90 90*73 
90 90*75 
90 90*77 
90 90*97 
90 90*99 Order No 
162700 
162750 
162820 
162830 
162840 
162850 
162860 
162870 
162890 
162900 
16.3320 
163400 CN code 
2001 90 65 
2001 90 75 
2001 90 85 
ex 2001 90 95 Tarie code 
ex 2004 90 30 
ex 2006 00 39 
ex 2006 00 90 
ex 2007 10 90 
ex 2007 91 10 
ex 2007 91 30 
ex 2007 9190 
ex 2007 99 39 2001 90 95 "41 
-49 
*6I 
-69 
-70 
-92 
-93 
-97 
-98 
2004 90 30 ' 20 
2006 00 39'10 
2006 00 90'10 
2007 10 90 -11 
•19 
2007 91 10'19 
2007 91 30" «9 
2007 91 90-19 
2007 99 39" 10 
162880 | ex 2007 10 10 | 2007 10 10 "11 
*19 
«* 2007 99 58 2007 " 58 M1 
•19 
2007 99 99 
ex 2008 19 10 
ex 2009 30 31 
ex 2009 30 39 
ex 2009 80 39 2007 99 99 «11 
•19 
2008 19 1090 
2009 30 31 '90 
2009 30 3 V 90 
2009 80 39 20 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Leoal basis : Art. 113 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for a Council 
Regulation totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to 
certain products of Chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature and 
originating in Malta (1994) 
4. Object ive : Implementation of a Council Decision (to apply to Malta a 
treatment which is not less favourable than that accorded to those 
countries benefitting from generalised preferences) 
Method of calculation 
CCT heading 
Duty to be appIied 
Normal CCT duty varIOUS 
various, between 0% and 25% 
various, between 3% and 27% 
6. Duty-loss : Duty-loss for 1994 cannot be calculated, due to the 
uncertainty as to Malta's export possibilities. 
There should be no increase in duty-loss for 1994. 
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