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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
DRAFTCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
temporarily suspending theautonomous Common
CustomsTariffdutiesonanumberofagricul­
turalproducts
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)COM(81)630 final
/• 'ABrussels,27th0ctobef\1981
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C0M(81)630final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thesubjectofthefollowingdraftregulationisthetemporarysuspension
ofdutiesintheCommonCustomsTariffforanumberofagricultural items,
asrequested bytheMemberState,
Itispartlyaprolongation andpartlyanewmeasure.
■A" 4
Itseemsappropriate totheCommissionthatadutysuspensionis
justifiedforthegoodslistedintheannextothisregulation .
TheCommission proposes atotalsuspensionforthoseproductsfor
whichCommunityproduction doesnotexistorisminimal.
Apartialsuspension isproposedincaseswheretheCommunity
production coversonlyapartoftherequirements .Therateofthe
partially suspendeddutydependsontheextentofthepossibleCommunity
supplytotheCommunityusers.TheCommission isalsolookingforthe
rightbalancebetweentheinterestsofthesuppliers,usersandthe
consumersintheCommunity.
Italsotakesintoaccounttheneedtoprotectemployment .
Theproposedmeasuresareconfinedtoafixedperiodbecauseofthe
difficulties ofestimating theevolutionofthebasicfactors,.
ForanumberofitemsforwhichtheMemberStatesalsorequestedduty
suspensions theCommission doesnotproposeatariffmeasurebecause
thenecessaryconditions arenotfulfilled.Thisconcernsthefollowing
items:

CCT
heading
NoDescription
ex01.02AIIb)Youngmalebovineanimalsintendedforfattening,ofa
liveweightof200kgorless
03.01AIb)Salmon,fresh(liveordead),chilledorfrozen
ex03.01ΒIe)Pikeddog-fish(Squalusacanthias),fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,headless
orinpieces
ex03.01ΒIh)Cod(GadusmorrhuaorGaduscallarías),fresh,chilled,
whole,intendedforprocessing
ex03.01ΒIk)Haddock,fresh,chilled,whole,intendedforprocessina
ex03.01ΒIq)Hake(Merlucciusspp.)fresh,chilled,whole,intended
iforprocessing
ex03.01ΒIq)Sardinopssagaxorocellata,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
(a)whole,ofalengthof20cmormore,
(b)headless,ofalengthof15cmormore,intendedforprocessing(a)(b)
ex03.01ΒIq)FlapsofSardinopssagaxorocellata,fresh,chilledorfrozen,ofalengthof
12cmormore,intendedforprocessing
ex03.01ΒIIa)Filletsofhake(Merluccius spp.),fresh,chilledor
and frozen,intendedforprocessing
ΒIIb)7
ex16.04CIISpicedandsaltedherrings,inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof10kg
ormore
ex16.04CII"Herring-flaps "preparedo^preservedinvinegar,
inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof10kg
ormore,ofwhichtheaverageweightof10"^laps"
isgreaterthan1kg
ex16.05Β Shrimpsandprawnsofthespecies"Paranaeidae "
boiledinwaterandshelled,whetherornotfrozen
ordried,intendedfortheindustrialprocessing
ofproductsfallingwithinheadingNo16.05
ex16.05ΒLobsterfleshtobeusedbytheprocessingindustry
fortheproductionofbuttersbasedoncrustaceans,
patesorsoup
5.AttentionisdrawntothefactthattheCouncilResolution of27.6.1974
simplifying thetaskofthecustomsadministrations C0JC79/74)requires
thepublication oftheattachedRegulationatleastsixweeksbeforethis
entryintoforce.

Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
temporarilysuspendingtheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutiesona
.numberofagriculturalproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES . .• ■
Havingregard10theTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof, i
Havingregardtotlx-draftRegul.itionsubmittedby
theCommission .
WhereasproductionintheCommunityofthe"*
productsspecifiedinthisRegulation i*currently
inadequateornon-existent ;wlieieasproducersthus,
cannotmeettheneedsofuserindustriesinthe
Community ;
Whereasincertain ■asesitisintheinterestofthe
Communitytosus|endtheautonomousCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesonlypartially,particularlysince
thegoodsinquestionareproducedintheCommunity
andintheotherca;estosuspendthemtot.iily;,
I.. >
Whereas,inyiew.ofthedifficultyofassessingaccu­
ratelyshort-termtrendsintheeconomicsituation111
therelevantsectors,suspensionmeasuresshouldbetakenonlytemporarily'byfixingtheirperiodofvali­
ditybyreferencetotheinterestsofCommunity
production.
HASADOPTEDTHISR2GUI.ATION :
ArticleI
Theautonomous CommonCustomsTariffdutiesfor
theproductslistedinthetablesannexedheretoshaii
besuspendedatthelee!indicatedagainsteachof-
them.
1.
Thesesuspensionsshallbeapplicable:
–from1Januaryto28February1982for,
theproductsListedinTableI,>
–.fro.nL..I.Januaryto30June.1982.forthe
..productsListedinTableII»
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon\mJanuary1982
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
Done -at
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

TABLEι
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateoí
autonomous
ducy(%)
ex03.02AI
f)Coalfish (Pollachius virensorGadus
virens),saltedorinbrine,whole,
headlessorinpieces,intendedforsmoking(a)8
ex03.02
IIH)AFilletsofcoalfish (Pollachius virensor
Gadusvirens),saltedorinbrine,intended
forsmoHno(cO 9
(©)ChecksontheiruseforthisspecialpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.

TARfPT
CCI
headir
No
ex03.02
Ic)
ex03.03A
ex07.04B
ex07.05B
ex08.01i
ex08.101
ex16.05i
ex16.051DescrintirRateof
autonome »
A,,*,/OAl
Anchovies (Engraulisspp),saltedorinbrine
whole,headlessorinpieces,-inpackingsof
anetcapacityof8kgormore
Crawfishheadsfortheprocessinaindustrvfo.)
Sweetred,orgreen,peppers,dried,dehydratedorevaporated,whol<
possiblycutorsliced,butnotfurtherprepared
Beans,white,died,ofthespeciesPhaseolusvulgaris
Dates,freshordried,forpackingforretailsaleintoimmediatepackingsof
netcapacitynotexceeding 11kg(0).
Dates,frozen,inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof5kgormore,no
intendedfortheproductionofalcohol(fft)
Crabsofthespecies'King'(Paralithodescamtchaticus),'Hanasaki'(Parali
thodesbrevipes),'Kegani'(Erimacrusisenbecki),and'Queen'(Chinoecaete
spp),'Red'(Geiyonquinquedens)and'Roughstone'(Neolithodesaspet
rimus),simplyloiledinwaterandshelled,whetherornotfrozen,inimme
diatepackingsofanetcapacityof2kgormore
Shrimpsandprawnsofthespecies'Pandalusborealis'boiledinwateram
shelled,whetherornotfrozenordried,intendedfortheindustrialproces
singofproductsfallingwithinheadingNo16.05(Q)I
I
1
(«)ChecksontheiruseforthisspecialpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions .