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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)246 final.
Brussels-14May1979
DRAFTCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
temporarily suspending theautonomous common
customstariffdutiesonanumberofagricultural
products
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(79)246final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
.Thesubject ofthefollowing draft regulation isthe
,temporary suspension ofduties intheCommon Customs Tariff
foranumber ofagricultural items (asrequested bythe
Member States . .
Itispartly aprolongation andpartly anewmeasure .
Itseems appropriate totheCommission that aduty suspension
isjustified for "thegoods listed intheannex tothis
regulation . ' • •
TheCommission proposes atotal suspension forthose products .
forwhich Community production does notexist orisminimal .
Apartial suspension isproposed incases where theCommunity
production covers only apart oftherequirements .Therate
ofthepartially suspended duty depends ontheextent ofthe
possible Community supply totheCommunity users .'TheCommission
isalso looking fortheright balance between the
interests ofthesuppliers ,users andtheconsumers inthe
Community .
Italso takes into account theneed toprotect employment .
Theproposed measures are confined toafixed period
because ofthedifficulties ofestimating theevolution ofthe
basic factors . * ;
' »
Foranumber ofitems forwhich theMember States also requested
duty suspensions theCommission does notpropose atariff measure
because thenecessary conditions arenotfulfilled .This
concerns thefollowing items t

CCTheading No Description ofgoods
ex03.03 BIVa)4 Scallops ,frozen ,intended fortheprocessing
mdustry (intins )
ex16.05 A Crabs ofthe 'Geryon Quinquedent 1'variety ,
. • simply boiled inwater andshelted ,whether or
notfrozen ,inpackings ofanetcapacity of
2kgormore ,intended fortheprocessing
industry
ex20.07 AIIa) Pear juice ofavalue exceeding 22EUAper100kg.
netweight ,foruse inthemanufacture ofperry ,
meeting thefollowing requirements :
1)havmg
a)aspecific gravity ofnot less than 1.36
at15° C
b)atotal acidity expressed asmalic acid
ofnot less than 2.5percent weight /volume
c)apHofnot less than 3.9
2)containing notmore than :
a)0.2mg/kgofarsenic
b)3mg/kgofcopper
c)10mg/kgofiron
d)1mg/kgoflead
e)100mg/kgofsulphur dioxide
f)7.5mg/kgofzinc
3)notcontaining :
a)pectic substances
b)in10gofjuice ,micro-organism capable
offrowth onScarr 'sosmophilic medium

DRAFT
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)1
temporarilysuspendingtheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutiesona
numberofagriculture!products
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle28
thereof,
HavingregardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby
theCommission ,
WhereasproductionintheCommunity ofthe
productsspecifiedinthisRegulationiscurrently
inadequateornon-existent,andwhereasproducers
thuscannotmeettheneedsofuserindustriesinthe
Community ;
Whereasincertaincasesitisintheinterestofthe
CommunitytosuspendtheautonomousCommon
CustomsTariffdutiesonlypartially,particularlysince
thegoodsinquestionareproducedintheCommu­
nityandintheothercasestosuspendthemtotally;
Whereas,inviewofthedifficultyofassessingaccu­
ratelyshort-termtrendsintheeconomicsituationin
therelevantsectors,suspensionmeasuresshouldbe
takenonlyfortemporaryperiodsbyfixingtheirperiodofvaliditybyreferencetotheinterestsof
Communityproduction,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Articlei
Theautonomous CommonCustomsTariffdutiesfor
theproductslistedinthetablesannexedtothisRegu­
lationshallbesuspendedatthelevelindicatedagainst
eachofthem.
Thesesuspensionsshallbeapplicable:
–from1Julyto31December1979lottheproducts
listedinTableI,
–from1July1979to30June1?80forthe
productslistedinTableII,
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1979,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
TABLEI
CCT
hcadingNoDescriptionRate
Iautonomous
Iduty(%)
I
03.01AIb) ISalmon,fresh(liveordead),chilledorfrozen 0
ex03.01BIIa)and
BIIb)7Filletsofherring,fresh,chilledorfrozen,intendedfor
theprocessingindustry(a) 0
ex03.02AIa)Herring,dried,saltedorinbrine,whole,headlessorin
pieces,intendedfortheprocessingindustry(a) 0
ex03.02AIId)Filletsofherring,dried,saltedorinbrine,intendedfor
theprocessingindustry(a) 0
ex16.04Β Salmon,intendedfortheprocessingindustryforfurther
manufactureintopastesorspreads(a) 0
ex16.04CII Spicedandsaltedherrings,inpackingsofanetcapacity
of10kgormore,intendedfortheprocessingindustry(a)0
ex16.04CII'Herring-flaps ,preparedorpreservedinvinegar,inpack­
ingsofanetcapacityof10kgormore,intendedforthe
processingindustry(a) 0
ex16.05Β Shrimpsandprawnsotherthanthoseofthe'Crangon
variety,boiledinwaterandshelled,whetherornotfrozen
ordried,intendedfortheindustrialmanufacture of
productsfallingwithinheadingNo16.05(a) 10
(a)ControloftheuseforthisspecialpurposeshallbeearnedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions .

TABLEII
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
autonomous
duty(%)
ex03.01BIe)Pikeddog-fish(Squalusacanthias),fresh,chilledorfrozen,
whole,headlessorinpieces 0
ex03.01BIg)LesserorGreenlandhalibut(Hippoglossusreinhardtius),fresh,
chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorinpieces 0
ex03.01BIq)ISardinopssa#axorocellata(pilchards)fresh,chilledorfrozen;|
(a)whole,ofaLengthof20cmor
more,
Cb)headless,ofalengthof15cmor
more,
intendedfortheprocessing industry(a)4
ex03.01BIq)FlapsofSardinopssagaxorocellata(pilchards)fresh,chilledor
frozen,ofalengthof12cmormore,intendedforthe
processingindustry(a) 0
ex03.01BIq)Sturgeons,fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorinpieces,
intendedfortheprocessingindustry(a) 0
ex03.01CHardfishroes,fresh,chilledorfrozen 0
ex03.02Aie)Anchovies(Engraulisspp)saltedorinbrine,whole,headlessor
inpieces,inpackingsofanetcapacityof8kgormore 0
03.02Aie)I
ISalmon,salted,orinbrine,whole,headlessorinpieces 4
ex03.02AJf)Coalfish(PollachiusvirensorGadusvirens),saltedor-inbrine,
whole,headlessorinpieces,intendedfortheprocessingindus­
try(a) 7
ex03.02AIId)Filletsofcoalfish(PollachiusvirensorGadusvirens),saltedorin
brine 7
ex03.02CHardfishroes,saltedorinbrine 0
ex03.03AITailsofcrawfish,chilledorfrozen,shelledornot 10
ex03.03BIb)Oysters,fresh(live),weighingnomorethan12g.each 0
ex03.03BIb)
07.01GIIIOysters,fresh(live),ofthe'Crassostreagigas'variety,weighing
morethan100geach
Horse-radish (Cochlearia armoracia),
freshorchilledo
7
ex07.03E'Mushrooms,excludingcultivatedmushrooms,preservedin
brine,insulphurwaterorinotherpreservativesolutions,butnot
speciallypreparedforimmediateconsumption 0
ex07.04B-
ex07.04BMushrooms,excludingcultivatedmushrooms,dried,dehydrated
orevaporated,wholeorinidentifiablepiecesorslices,intended
fortheprocessingindustry(a)
orgreenSweetredpeppers,dried,dehydratedorevaporated,whole,cutor
sliced,butnotfurtherprepared0
0
ex07.05BIBeans,dried,whiteofthespeciesPhaseolusvulgaris 0
ex08.01ADates,freshordried,inimmediatepackingsofanetcapacity
notexceeding35kg,forrepackingforretailsale(a) 0
(a)ControloftheuseforthisspecialpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.

CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
•utonomous
duty(%)
ex08.01ADates,freshordried,intendedforprocessingotherthanforthe
productionofalcohol(a) 0
ex08.09 Rose-hips,fresh 0
ex08.10ABilberries(fruitsofVacciniummyrtillus),whetherornotcooked,
preservedbyfreezing,notcontainingaddedsugar 4
ex08.10ΒBlue-blackfruitsofthespeciesVaccinium,otherthanthoseof
Vacciniummyrtillus,whetherornotcooked,preservedby
freezing,notcontainingaddedsugar 4
ex08.10ΒCranberries (fruitsofVacciniumvitisidaea),whetherorhot
cooked,preservedbyfreezing,notcontainingaddedsugar 0
ex08.10ΒRedorrosefruitsofthespeciesVaccinium ,otherthanthoseof
Vacciniumvitisidaea,whetherornotcooked,preservedby
freezing,notcontainingaddedsugar 0
ex08.10ΒRose-hips,whetherornotcooked,preservedbyfreezing,not
containingaddedsugar 0
ex08.10ΒDates,frozeninimmediatepackingsofanetcapacityof5kgor
more,notintendedfortheproductionofalcohol(a) 0
ex09.04BIPaprika,ground,foruseinanimalfeedingstuffs (a) 0
09.10CISaffron,neithercrushednorground 10
ex16.04AIHardfishroes,washed,cleanedofadherentorgansandsimply
saltedorinbrine 0
ex16.05ACrabsofthe'King,'Hanasaki','Keganiand'Queenvarieties,
simplyboiledinwaterandshelled,whetherornotfrozen,in
packingsofanetcapacityof2kgormore,intendedforthe
processingindustry(a) 0
ex16.05ACrabs,excludingthespecies'Cancerpegarus',simplyboiledin
waterandshelled,whetherornotfrozen,inpackingsofanet
capacityof2kgormore,forrepackingforretailsale(a) 5
23.07AFishormarinemammalsolubles 0
(a)ControloftheuseforthisspecialpurposeshallbecarriedoutpursuanttotherelevantCommunityprovisions.