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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)424 final.
Brussels,23July1979
Proposalfora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
totallyorpartiallysuspending CommonCustomsTariffduties
oncertainproducts,fallingwithinChapters 1to24ofth
CommonCustomsTariff/originating inMalta(1980)
'A
-v<• _»\
.{
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(79)424final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCouncilhasagreedthatfrom1January1974Maltashouldbegiven
treatmentnolessfavourablethanthataccordedtotheothercountries
whichbenefitfromgeneralized preferences .
TheobjectoftheRegulationannexedheretoistoputthisdecisioninto
practice;itextendstoMalta,autonomously during1980,thetotalor
partialsuspensionof£Re\J8ustomsTariffDutiesontheproducts
inChapters 1to24whichtheCommissionproposedinconnectionwiththe
generalizedpreferences .
TheproposalconcernsonlytheseproductswhichareofinteresttoMalta
inrespectofwhichCommunitytreatmentofMaltaisnomorefavourable
thanthetreatmentgivenunderthegeneralizedpreferences
AstheRegulationisbasedonArticles43and113oftheTreatyestablishing
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,theEuropeanParliament mustbeconsulted.
AttentionisdrawntothefactthatboththecontentoftheRegulationand
thelistofproductsannexedtoitaredirectlyrelatedtotheCommission's
proposaltotheCouncilconcerninggeneralizedpreferences inrespectto
theproductsfallingwithinChapters 1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Theannexedproposalwillthereforehavetobealignedonthefinaltext
oftheabovementioned Regulation whenthelatterhasbeenadoptedbythe
Council.
τ

Presseslfor§
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
totallyorpartiallysuspendingCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertain
products,fallingwithinChapters 1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginMalta(l%n)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69of28May1969layingdownthetradearran­
gementsapplicabletocertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagriculturalproducts('),
'■andmparticular
Article12thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(2)
Whereas,underAnnexItotheAgreementesta­
blishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta,(3),theCommunity
mustpartiallysuspendtheCommonCustoms .Tariff
dutiesapplicabletocertainproducts;whereasitalso
appearsnecessaryprovisionallytoadjustortosupple­
mentcertainofthetariffbenefitsprovidedforinthe
abovemcntioned Annex;whereas,accordingly,the
Communityshould,inrespectoftheproductsorigi­
natinginMaltalistedintheAnnextothisRegulation,
suspendeitherthefixedcomponentofthelevyappli­
cabletogoodscomingunderRegulation(EEC)No
1059/69orthecustomsdutyapplicabletotheother
productsfrom1Januaryto31December19g(yindat
thelevelsindicatedforeachofthem,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artille/
1.FromIJanuaryuntil31Decembef|980 »the
productsoriginatinginMaltalistedintheAnnexshall
beadmittedforimportintotheCommunityatthe
customsdutiesindicatedforeachofthem.
2.ForthepurposesoftheapplicationofthisRegu­
lation,therulesoforiginshallbethoseinforceatthetimeasregardstheimplementation oftheAgreement
establishinganAssociationbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandMalta.
Article2
Whenproductsbenefitingfromthearrangements
providedforinArticle1arcimportedintheCommu­
nityinsuchquantitiesoratsuchpricesthatCommu­
nityproducersofproductssimilartoorindirect
competitionwiththemsufferorarelikelytosuffer
fromseriousdisadvantage ,theCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesmaybereintroducedinwholeorinpart
ontheproductsinquestion.Suchmeasuresmayalso
betakenintheeventofactualorpotentialserious
disadvantageinasingle -regionoftheCommunity .
ArtideJ
1.-InordertoensuretheapplicationofArticle2,
theCommissionmaydecide,bymeansofaRegula­
tion,toreintroducethelevyingofcustomsdutiesfora
limitedperiod.
2.Intheeventofsuchactionbeingrequestedbya
MemberState,theCommission shalltakeadecision
withinapc!riodofnotmorethan10workingdays
fromreceiptoftherequestandshallinformthe
MemberStatesoftheactiontaken.
3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertotheCouncilthe
measuretakenbytheCommission ,withinaperiodof
notmorethan10workingday'safterithasbeen
informedthereof.Thefactthatthematterisreferred
totheCouncilshallnotcausethemeasuretobe
suspended.TheCouncilshallmeetimmediately .It
may,actingonaqualifiedmajority,amendorrescind
themeasureinquestion.
Artide4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonIJanuary
i9,80.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(')OjNoL141.12.6.1969,p.1.
\2)OINoC „
QOJNoL61,14.3.1971.p.3.

ANNitX
CCT
hcadmg
NoDescription Rateofduty
1I
i*3
02.01I
MeatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheadingNo
01.01,01.02,01.03,or01.04fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
111.Ofswine:
b)Other Free
02.04Othermeatandediblemeatoffals,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
exA.Ofdomesticpigeons .•'7%
•< 1
exB.Furredgame,frozen Free
C.Other:
exI.Frogslegs Free
II.Other 'Free.
04.06Naturalhoney 25%
I
05.03 !Horsehairandhorsehairwaste,whetherornotputupasalayeror
betweentwolayersofothermaterial:
B.Other Free
I
07.01Vegetables,freshorchilled:
i
■• i
exT.Other:
–Okra(HibíscusesculentusL.orAbelmoschus esculentus
(L.)Moench);Moringaoleifera(drumsticks) .Free
08.08'Berries,fresh: .
F.Other 6%
15.10Fattyacids,acidoilsfromrefining;fattyalcohols:
C.Otherfattyacids;acidoilsfromrefining Free
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
A.Liver:
I.Gooseorduckliver 14%
JD.Other:
II.Gameorrabbitmeatoroffal:
–Game -1•9%
–Rabbit
i14%

ANNEX
CCT
headtng
NoDescriptionRateolduty
1 ■2 Iî
16.02
(cont'd)III.Other:
b)Other:
1.Containingbovinemeatoroffal:
exbb)Other: ,.,
–Preparedorpreservedbovinetongue
2.Other:
aa)Ovinemeatoroffal
bb)Other17%
18%
16%
20.02Vegetablespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanbyvinegaroraceticacid: .
B.Tru/fles
D.Asparagus
H.Sauerkraut
exF.Capers14%
20%
16%.
12%
20.07Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whetheror
notcontainingaddedsugar,butunfermentedandnotcontaining'spirit: 6
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1-33at15°C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30EUAper100kgnetweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,08.08B,E
andFand08.09,excludingpineapples,melons
andwatermelons
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30EUAper100kgnet
weight:
ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%
byweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons
ex2.Other:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1-33orlessat15°C:
II.Other:
a)Ofavalueexceeding30EUAper100kgnetweight:
2.Grapefruitjuice
ex3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Containingaddedsugar
bb)Other15%
15%+(L)
15%
8%
13%
13%

-3- ANNEX
CCT
heiding
NoDescription Rateofduty
i3
20.07
(cortt'd).6.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices:
exaa)Containingaddedsugar:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons10%
–Other,excluding ,apricotandpeach
juices 17%
I'exbb)Other:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons10%
–Other,excludingapricotandpeach
juices18%
7.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontaining
eitherseparatelyortogether,over25%of
grape,citrusfruit,pineapple,apple,pear,
tomato,apricotorpeachjuice:
I 11.Containingaddedsugar 17%
22.Other18%
b)Ofavalueof30EUAorlessper100kgnetweight:
I2.Grapefruitjuice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30%by
weight8%+(L)
.bb)Other8%
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices: *
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30/•by
weight14%+(L)
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%orlessby
weight14%
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar15%
7.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excludingapricotand
peachjuice:
exaa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding30/•
byweight:
t–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons10%+(L)
Othet,excludingapricotandpeachjuices17%+(L)

CCT
heading
NoDescription jRateofduty
2 3
20.07
(COM'D)exbb)withanaddedsugarcontentof30%orless
byweight:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding i
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons j
–Other,excludingapricotandpeachjuices j
excc)Notcontainingaddedsugar:
–FruitfallingwithinheadingNos08.01,
08.08B,EandFand08.09,excluding
pineapples,melonsandwatermelons
–Other,excludingapricotandpeachjuices
8.Mixtures:
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescontainingeither
separatelyortogether,over25%ofgrape,
citrusfruit,pineapple,apple,pear,tomato,
apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding
30%byweight
22.Withanaddedsugarcontentof30%or
lessbyweight
33.Notcontainingaddedsugar10%
17%
10%
18%
17%+(L)
17%
18%
21.06Naturalyeasts(activeorinactive);preparedbakingpowders:
A.Activenaturalyeast:
II.Balccrsyeast:
a)Dried
b)Other5%+vc
5%+vc
23.01Floursandmeal,ofmeat,offals,fish,crustaceansormolluscs,unfit
forhumanconsumption ;greaves:
B.Floursandmealsoffish,crustaceansormolluscs Free
Abbrttiations:
(L)-levy.
vc-variablecomportent .