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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Introduction
1.1.ByRegulation (EEC)No950/68of28June1968(1),theCouncil
adopted,intheformofanAnnextothatRegulation,theCommon
CustomsTariffasapplicable onthatdate,thatistosaytaking
intoaccountthevariousautonomous regulations ordecisionsin
forceaswellastheCommunity'scommitments towardsthirdcountries.
1.2.Asfrom1January .1970,thisRegulation (EEC)No950/68,hasbeen
annuallysubjecttoanamendingregulationoftheCouncilinthe
formofafurtherupdated"CommonCustomsTariff"Annex.Thisshould
likewisebethecaseon1January1981. N.
1.3.InordertoenableallMemberStatesandall'userstohavean-
.up-to-dateRegulation intheofficiallanguagesoftheCommunity,
;itisproposedthattheCouncil'shouldadopt,onthebasisof
Articles28and113oftheTreaty,theCommonCustomsTariffinthe
formofaRegulation amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68of
28June1968. ~ :V '.
Forpractical reasons,onlythepagesoftheCommonCustomsTariff .
.(initscurrentOfficialJournalversion)whicharethesubjectof
amendments,includingthoseofaminoreditorial ,nature,appearinAnnex.
'In;theeditionwhichwillbepublishedintheOfficialJournal,the
CommonCustomsTariffwillnevertheless appearinitsentirety.
2.Amendments etoutinthisdraftRegulation,ascomparedwiththetext
inforceon1January1980
2.1.Amendments_resuj.t2n2_f rom_internat_ional_commitments . .•
2.1.1.TheGeneralAgreementconcludedin1979asaresultofthe
multilateral tradenegotiations whichtookplacewithinthe
6ATTinGeneva,contains alistofconcessions inthe -
agricultural andindustrial sectors.
(1)0JNoL172,22.7.1968,p;1

2.1.2.Thisdrafttakesaccountofprovisions Laiddownforthe
:implementation ofthesaidconcessions byequalannual
reductions from1.1.1980,withcertainexceptions .
2.1.3.Aslaiddownforeachreduction phase,theintermediate
ratehasbeenroundedtothenearestfirstdecimalpoint,
itbeingunderstood thattheratesoroundedwillnot
exceedtheintermediate rate,whennotrounded,bymore
than0.05%.,
2.1.4.Itshouldbenotedthattheconcessions onthefollowing
products: '
-citric -acid (29.16AIVa))
-tetraethyl-lead (29.34B)
andlead-based anti-knock
preparations (38.14Aand38.14BII)
-textiles (Chapters 51to62)
«
-!■ceramics:reductions uptozeroofthespecificminimum
dutyforthoseproductsfallingwithinChapter69
towhichsuchaminimumdutyappliesandfor
tariffsubheading 85.25A
,-steel (headingsNos73.01to73.20)
-titanium (81.04KIandKII).
\willbeimplemented inthefollowing manner:
-firstphase"ofthereductions on1.1.1982,1983,1984
(
-secondphaseofthereductions spreadoverthreeyearsand
therefore excludedfromthisdraft.
2.1.5.Withregardtotheconcessions forchemicals (withcertain
-exceptions )falingwithinChapters29,32and39oftheCCT,
theffrstreductionofduty,byone-eighth,waseffectedon
1July1980,andthesecondreductionwilltakeeffectsix
monthsafterthatdate,ie,on1January1981.
Thesubsequent reductionswilltakeeffectinsixannual ,
stages.

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2.1.6.Theconcessionforkraftpaperandboard(ex48.01CII)will
beimplemented infourreductions/eachof0.5points,on
1.1.1983.1.1.-1984,1.1.1986,1.1.1987.
2.1.7.Sinceitisnecessarytointroduce,asfrom1.1.1981,
reductionsofdutyrelatingtopaperorpaperboardfalling
withinheadingNo48.21,thelayoutofthisheadinghasbeen
changed.Itshouldbenotedthatthefirststateofthese
reductions wasnoteffectedon1January1980astheamounts
wereconsideredtobeminimal.Thereductionsapplicable ;
ontJanuary1981combinethefirstandthesecondstages.
2.2.,Amendmentsresuitin2_fr;om_a2£icultural régulations
2.2.1VTheseamendmentsconcernchangesinthetariffresulting
fromregulationsrelatingtocommonmarketorganisations ~r"
alreadyinforceorcomingintoforceon1January1981
atthelatest.
2.2.2.Theseregulations concernthefollowingchapters:r
Chapter4-headingNo04.04(Regulation (EEC)No1361/80
of5.6.1980)
(a)
2.3.Amendments_resuJ.t2n2_f rom_re2uJ.atjons otherthan_a2£iculturaI
r^ulations
2.3.1.Theseamendmentsconcernchangesin'thetariffresulting ..
fromregulationsenteringintoforceduringtheyear1980.
'2.3.2.Theseregulationsconcernthefollowingtexts:
SectionIIofthePreliminaryProvisionsand'
Chapters60and61(Additionalnotesrelatingtosuits
.andco-ordinate suits)
'>,-'Regulation No
OJNoLof...
(a)Agricultural regulation?inthecourseofadoptionwillbeincluded
inthisparagraph.
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Chapters 29,32and 39 (rates ofconventional duty )
-Regulation No
OJNoL of
Chapter 73 (tariff quotas forferro-alloys )
-Regulation No
OJNoL of
3.Conclusions
From the foregoing itwill beseen that the draft Common Customs
-Tariff applicable with effect from 1.1.1981 includes anappreciable
number ofamendments ,which follow mainly from the results ofthe
multilateral negotiations inthe framework ofthe 6ATT .The whole of
these amendments hasbeen the subject ofaclose examination bythe
Joint Panel ofGovernment Experts onthe Common Customs Tariff and has
been approved bythem .Inorder tomake this instrument available to
the national administrations and tothe trade assoon aspossible the
Commission requests the Council todeal with this draft Regulation at
one ofitsforthcoming meetings .

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )No950/68
onthe Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
• 1 i■ ■' .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 28and113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas ,under agreements signed with non-member countries ,andinparticular
pursuant tothe 1979 Geneva Protocol andthe 1979 Additional Protocol to
theGeneva Protocol annexed tothe General Agreement onTariffs and Trade
andtheAgreement ontrade incivil aircraft signed atthe end ofthe
1973-1979 Conference onMultilateral Trade Negotiations ,theCommunity has
undertaken tomake reductions incustoms duties ,certain ofwhich are to
beimplemented inwhole orinpart on 1January 1981 ;whereas itis
expedient ,therefore ,inorder toensure uniform application ofthe Common
Customs Tariff ,tospecify inCouncil Regulation (EEC )No950/68of28June
1968 on ,theCommon Customs Tariff (1),aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)
No .(2),.the conventional duties applicable from 1January 1981
Whereas certain Regulations onthecommon organisation ofagricultural
markets provide that thetariff nomenclature resulting from their
application shall beincluded inthe Common Customs Tariff and/oramend
customs duties ;whereas itistherefore appropriate toinclude inthis
Regulation all theamendments resulting from Regulations .adopted under
theCommon Agricultural -Policy ;
(1)0JNoL172,22.7.1968 ,p.1
(2)0JNoL , ,p.

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Whereasitisappropriate /forthesakeofclarity,tobringthewholeof
theCommonCustomsTariffuptodate;whereas,forthispurpose,itis
necessarytocollectinasingletextnotonlythosepartswhichare
amendedwitheffectfrom1January1981butalsothosewhichhavealready
b^enamendedandthosewhichremainunchanged;
Whereas,althoughtemporarytariffamendments andthepreferential systems
resultingfromthevariousactsadoptedbytheCommunityformanintegral
partoftheCommonCustomsTariff,itseemsappropriate nottoinclude
theminthisRegulation;
WhereasthisRegulation doesnotapplytoproductscoveredbytheTreaty
establishing theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,althoughthenomenclature
andtheconventiona Idutiesfortheseproductsareincluded,forinformation
purposes,intheScheduleofCustomsDutiesinordertomakethelatter
easiertounderstand,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheAnnexheaded'CommonCustomsTariff'toRegulation (EEC)No950/68is
herebyreplacedbytheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1981.
/
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident