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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1856 Final
Brussels.6November1973
PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
temporarily andpartiallysuspendingtheautonomousdutiesin
theCommonCustomsTariffontitterorSevilleorangesof
subheadingex08.02AIIa)andt>)andsaffron,
neithercrushedorground,ofsubheading
09.10CI
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CGM(73)1856Final

SXFLAI »ATCEYKZLCRÂNDUM
l)TheCoEEunity 'sprocessing industry isinurgent need 01bitter or
Seville oranges ,which cannot sufficiently becovered bythe
CoEzunity harvest ;asaresult sose Mes-ber States have become dependant
onlarge quantities ofthese fruit from third countries .
asshown bythefollowing isport figures for thefederal Kepublic
ofGermany and the Benelux countries .
FEDERAL HEFUBLIC 0?GS&lAKT 1S72 (tons )
9
"jsequirenents
1
?1 1
"i-roduction "Deliveries from
! ! the
ConaunityImportations iron .
!third countries
fI
f
•152 .V
I» •
IH.9
I «137-5
VI
f
BSiZLITX CGUN72IBS 1972 (tons )
t t • ι *
3*3 " 3^3
f « f 9 I
The custoss duties chargeable ontheicportation ofthese fruits
(1April -15October :15 16October -31Karch :20%)are
reducing thecompetitiveness oftheCoasunity 'sindustry concerned .
Asthis situation staynot beexpected tochange inthenear future ,
theCcanission considers itnecessary toprolong until 30June 197^-
asrequested bythe German and Benelux Governments -the existing
partial Cos-onCustoms Tariff duties suspension for these fruits
which isdue toexpire on31December 1973 .
2)Apart fros avery snail production inItaly ,there isatpresent no
production ofsaffron inthe Corssunity ,but aprocessing industry
inFrance hasshown anannual requirement ofsix tons .Astheprice
ofixported saf /roahasrisen considerably over thepast fewyears ,
there isadaneer that the use ofsaffron will becoae uneconotic and
•••/•••

that the firms concerned will have toclose down .Ittherefore seems
expedient tocomply with therequest oftheFrench Government ,and to
extend until 30June 197^theexisting partial suspension ofCommon
Customs Tariff duties ,which isdue toexpire on31December 1973 »on
saffron neither crushed nor ground falling within subheading 09.10 CI
(rate ofduty notsuspended :16%),
3)Approval byalltheGovernment experts oftheMember States wasnot
forthcoming forcertain further applications bysome Member States for
suspension ofCommon Customs Tariff duties ,inrespect of :
(a)frozen asparagus ofsubheading ~ex07.02 B(United Kingdom )}
(b)dried onions ofsubheading ex07,0k A(United Kingdom );
(c)Plums forindustrial processing ofsubheading ex08.07 DI
(Benelux countries );
(d)Mixtures offruit containing added sugar inimmediate packings of .
anetcapacity of1kgorless ,ofsubheading ex20.06 BI8aa)
and bb) (Benelux countries)#
Since ithasbeen established that theproducts concerned arebeing
produced intheCommunity insufficient quantities ,theCommission
considers that tariff measures are not called for .

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
temporarily andpartially suspending theautonomous ,
duties inthe Common Customs Tariff onbitter or
Seville oranges ofsubheading ex08.02 AIIa)and
b)andsaffron ,neither crushed orground ,of
subheading 09»10 CI
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,and inparticular Article thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas production oftheproducts referred tointhepresent
Regulation isatpresent inadequate within theCommunity and
producers are thus unable tomeet the needs ofuser industries
intheCommunity ;
Whereas itistherefore intheCommunity 'sinterest tosuspend
partially the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties onthese
goods .
Whereas taking account ofthedifficulties involved ofaccurately
assesing the development ofthe economic situation inthe sectors
concerned inthe near future ,these suspension measures should be
taken only temporarily fixing their terms ofvalidity toconincide
with theinterests ofCommunity production ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
From 1January to30June 197^theautonomous Common Customs Tariff
duties for theproducts listed intheannex tothis Regulation shall
besuspended atthelevel indicated inrespect ofeach ofthem .

-2-
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 197^.
This Regulation shall bebinding inits entirety and directly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , For theCouncil
The President

ANNEX
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i!Description ofgoods •
! !3ato ofduty
(autonomous )ι
I
!
tex08.02 AIIa)
and b)
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09.10c1
»; t
fBitter orSeville f
oranges
1
• •
1 1
,Saffron ,neither crushed
nor ground
1 18%
10%!
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1
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1
1