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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIE
C O M (83) 617 final 
Brussels, 20 October 1983
Draft
CQyNCIL_REGULATION_iEEC)
temporarily suspending the autonomous C o m m o n  Custom s Tariff 
duties on a  num ber of agricultural products
(submitted to the Council by the Com mission)
C O M (83) 617 final

E X P L A N A T O R Y  M E M O R A N D U M
1. T h e  subject of the following draft regulation is the temporary suspension 
of duties in the C o m m o n  C ustom s Tariff for a  num ber of agricultural items, 
as requestéd by the M e m b e r State.·
2. It seem s appropriate to the C om m ission that a duty suspension is 
justified for the goods listed in the annex to this regulation.
T h e  C om m ission proposes a total suspension "for those products for
w hich C o m m u n ity  production does not exist or is minimal. \· : *  'A  partial suspension is proposed in cases w here the C om m u n ity  
production covers only a  part of the requirements. T h e  rate of the 
partially suspended duty depends on the extent of the possible C o m m u n ity  
supply to the C o m m u n ity  users. T h e C om m ission is also! tp o jk ih g j foe the 
right balance between the interests of the suppliers, users- a n c j the· 
consum ers in the C om m unity. 1  ·  ! · -  i ' ·  ‘
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It also takes into account the need to protect em ploym ent'. :  ;  ;  I  .
*  *  * · '. . ·  ;,·
3. T h e proposed measures are confined to a  fixed period because tbf* *  "  .*'■"·
difficulties of estimating the evolution of the basic factor's.
4. F o r a  num ber of items for w hich the M e m b e r States also requested duty ■
suspensions the C om m ission does not propose a  tariff measure because •  »  .  4 . .  ,  \the necessary conditions are not fulfilled. This concerns the following
items :  *

5
C C T
heading
N°Descript i o n
ex03.01 AIb ) Salm on, frozen and h ead less, for the pro cessin g  irdustry for m anufacture  
into pastes or spreads
03.01 AIb ) Salm on, intended for sm oking
ex03.01 B Ie) P ifccd dog-hsh ($qu*lus fresh, chilled or frozen, whole, headless 
or in pieces
ex03.01 BIe) Flaps of piked dog-fish (S qualua acsnthias), fresh, chilled or frozen
ex03.01 BIh ) 1 C o d  (G adus m orhuH , Boreogadus saida, G adus ogac), 
fresh or chilled, whole, headless or in 
pieces intended for processing
ex03.01 BIij 1Saithe (Pollachiuc virens), fresh or chilled, intended 
for processing
ex03.01 BIk ) H addock (M elanogram m us aeglefff>js), fresh, chilled 
or frozen, w hoic-, headless or in pieces, intended 
for processing
ex03.01 BIt) H a k e  flerluccius spp), fresh, chilled or frozen, whole, 
headless or in pieces, intended for processing
ex 03.01 
andB
BII a)
II b) 9Fillets of:hake (Merluccius spp.), fresh, chilled 
or frozen, intended for processing
ex03.01 AIII Carp fry of the genus "Cyprinus", grass carp of 
the species "Ctenopharyngodon idella" and silver 
carp of the species "Hypophthalmichtys molitrise"
ex03.01 BIv ) Gilthead bream  fry of the species "Sparus auratus"
ex03.01 BIv ) Bass fry of the species "Dicentrarchus labrax"
ex03.01 BIv ) Mullet fry of the species "M ugil spp."
ex03.01 BIv ) Sole fry of the species "Solea spp."
ex03.03 AI C raw fish heads (Palinurui spp, Pinulinis spp and Jasus spp), for the proces-
ling industry

C C T
heading
N °Description
ex16.04 B  I Salmon for the processing industry for manufacture into pastes or spreads
ex16.04 C  II Spiced and salted n^rrings, in immediate packings 
of a  net capacity of 1 0  k g  or m ore with an average 
weight for 4  w h o L e  herrings or 6  headless herrings 
exceeding 1  k g
ex16.05 B Lobster flesh, cooked, to be used by the processing indutry for the manufac­
ture of butters based on lobster, pastes, pâtes, soups o r sauces
5. Attention is drawn to the fact that the Council Resolution of 27.6.1974 
simplifying the task of the customs administrations (O J C  79/74) requires 
the publication of the attached Regulation at least six weeks before 
this entry into force.

DRAFT
C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T IO N  (EEC)
te m p o r a r ily  su s p e n d in g  th e  a u to n o m o u s  C o m m o n  C u sto m s T a r iff d u tie s o n  a  
n u m b e r  o f a g r ic u ltu r a l p r o d u c ts
THE COUNCIL O F THE EU RO PEA N  
C O M M U N ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 
thereof.
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by 
the Commission,
Whereas production in the Community of the 
products specified in this Regulation is currently 
inadequate or non-existent ; whereas producers thus 
cannot meet the needs of user industries in the 
Community ;
Whereas in certain cases it is in the interest of the 
Community to suspend the autonomous Common 
Customs Tariff duties only partially, particularly since 
the goods in question are produced in the Community 
and in the other cases to suspend them totally ;
Whereas, in view of the difficulty of assessing accura­
tely short-term trends in the economic situation in the 
relevant sectors, suspension measures should be takenonly temporarily by fixing their period of validity by 
reference to the interests of Community production,
H A S ADOPTED THIS REGULA TION :
Article 1
The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for 
the products listed in the tables annexed hereto shall 
be suspended at the level indicated against each of 
them.
These suspensions shall be applicable :
— from 1  January to ^0 June 1984 for the 
products listed in Table I,
— from 1  Apri L  to 30 June 1984for the products 
listed in Table II.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1  January
1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States.
Done at Brussels,
For the Council  
The President

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t a b l e  I
C C T
heading
N °DescriptionPart of 
autonomous 
duty (% )
03.02 A le )
ex 08.10 D
ex 15.07 D  I 
b) 2
ex 16.05 A
ex 16.05 BSalm on, ailed or in brine, whole, head!eu or in piece«
Boytcnberries, frozen, no sugar added
Purified soya-bean oil in g la< s bottles. E ach bottle holds 1 0  litres of purified 
soya-bean oil containing b y  weight :
— a minimum of 8  5  %  and a  m aximum of 1 2  % of palm itic acid esters,
— a minimum of 2  5  % and a maximum of 4 -7 % of stearic acid esters,
—  a  minimum of 22 4 %  and a  maximum of 29 % of oleic acid esters,
— a  minimum of 46 6  % and a  maximum of 5 3 -7  % of linoleic acid esters,
— a  minimum of 7 -4  % and a  maximum of 1 1  * /o  of linoleic acid esters, 
and containing :
— not more than 5  m illimoles of free fatty acid per le g  of oil,
— phosphalipids corresponding to a nitrogen content not exceeding 
004 mg per gram  of oil.
The soya bean oil covered by this description is destined for the préparation 
of emulsions for injections (a )
Crabs of the species 'King' (Paralithodes cam rchaticus), ‘H anasaki' (Parali- 
thodes brevipes). ‘K egarn (Erim acrus isenbecki), and "Q ueen' (Chionoecetes 
.sppX  ‘ Red’  (G eryon quinqucdcns) and ‘Rough stone' (Neolithodes asper- 
rimui) and Lithodes antarctica, simply boiled in water and shelled, whether 
or not frozen, in immediate packings of a net capacity of 2 kg or m ore
Shrimps and praam s of the species ‘Pandalus borealis' boiled in w ater and 
shelled, whether or not frozen or dried, intended for the industrial proces­
sing of products failing within heading No 16.05 (a )1 5
8
«nth a  m axim um  
duty of 1 2 5  E C U  pet 
100 kg net w eight, 
plus a com pensatory 
amount in certain 
conditions
16,5
(a) Checks on their use for this special purpose shall be carried out 
pursuant to the relevant C om m unity provisions.

T A B L E  II
C C T
heading
N °DescriptionRate of 
autonomous 
duty (% )
ex 03.02 AI f) Saithe (Pollachius virens or Gadus virens), salted or in brine, w hole, headless 
or in pieces, intended lor smoking or drying (a )8
ex 03.02 AII d ) Fillets of saithe (Pollachius virens or Gadus virens^. salted or in brine, 
intended for smoking or drying (a )9
(a) C hecks on their use for this special purpose shall be carried out 
pursuant to the relevant C om m unity provisions.