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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)465 final.
Brussels.8September 1976
Proposal fora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
totallyorpartially suspending CommonCustomsTariffduties
oncertainproducts,fallingwithinChapters 1to24ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,originating inMalta(1977)
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
V
C0M(76)465final.

EXPLANATORY KEIAORAITOUM
TheCounoilbaaagreedthatfrom1January1974Maltashouldbogiven
treatment nolessfavourable thanthatacoordedtotheothercountries
whichbenefitfromgeneralised preferences .
TheobjectoftheRegulation annexedheretoistoputthisdecisioninto
practice;itextendstoMalta,autonomously during1977»thetotalor
partialsuspensionoftheCommonCustomsTariffDutiesontheproducts
inChapters1to24whichtheCommissionproposedinconnectionwiththe
generalised preferences .
TheproposalconcernsonlythoseproductswhichareofinteresttoMalta
inrespectofwhichCommunitytreatmentofMaltaisnomorefavourable
thanthetreatment givenunderthegeneralised preferences .
AstheRegulationisbasedonArticles43and113oftheTreatyestablishing
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,theEuropeanParliament mustbeconsulted.
AttentionisdrawntothefactthatboththecontentoftheRegulation and
thelistofproductsannexedtoitaredireotlyrelatedtotheCommission's
proposaltotheCouncilconcerninggeneralised preferences inrespectto
theproductsfallingwithinChapters1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Theannexedproposalwillthereforehavetobealignedonthefinalt
oftheabovementioned Regulation whenthelatterhasbeenadoptedbythe
Counoil.

Proposât ofa
REGULATION (EEC)No OFTHECOUNCIL
totallyorpartiallysuspending CommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertain
products,fallingwithinChapters 1to24oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginMalta
(1977))
inTHECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticles43
and113thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69(')of28May1969layingdownthetrade
arrangements applicable tocertaingoodsresulting
fromtheprocessingofagricultural products,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3058/75(2),
particularArticle12thereof; ../
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment^);
Whereas,underAnnexItotheAgreement (4)esta­
blishinganAssociation betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andMalta,theCommunity
mustpartiallysuspendtheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesapplicabletocertainproducts ;whereasitalso
appearsnecessaryprovisionally toadjustortosupple­
mentcertainofthetariffbenefitsprovidedforinthe
abovementioned Annex;whereas,accordingly ,the
Community should,inrespectoftheproductsorigi­
natinginMaltalistedinAnnexAtothisRegulation ,
suspendeitherthefixedcomponent ofthelevyappli­
cabletogoodscomingunderRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69orthecustomsdutyapplicabletotheother
productsfromIJanuaryto31December1977andat
thelevelsindicatedforeachofthem;
Whereas,forcertainproductsofChapters 1to24of
theCommonCustomsTariff,thisschemewould,,
however,involvetheapplication inthenewMember
,atesupto30June1977
ofcustomsdutieshigherthanorvery*'
closetothoseappliedbythenewMemberStatesto
non-member countriesingeneralonthebasisofthe
ActofAccession ;whereas,inordertomaintainan
(')OJNoLI4I,12.6.1969. ^
a§jKÍSf:.?!:33:2f ?5
()°JNoL61,14.3.1971,equivalentpreferential marginforfheseproductsalso,
reducedcustomsdutiesshouldbeappliedtothemin
accordance withthedetailedrulesbasedontheprin­
cipleofmaintaining inthenewMemberStatesapref­
erenceproportional tothatwhichexistsbetweenthe
dutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariffandtheduties
giveninAnnexAtothisRegulation twhereas,witha
viewtograntingMaltathebestpossibletreatment,in
accordance withtheobjectivesofthepreference
scheme,thedutiesgiveninAnnexAshouldalsobe
appliedwhereverthedutiescalculatedaccordingto
theabovementioned detailedrulesprovetobehigherthanthem,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
ArticleÎ
1.From1Januaryuntil31December 1977,the
productsoriginating inMaltalistedinAnnexAshall
,beadmittedforimportintotheCommunity asorigi­
nallyconstituted atthecustomsdutiesindicatedfor
eachofthem.
Onimportation intoDenmark ,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdom ,thereshallbeappliedtotheabove-
mentionedproducts ,untU.30June197?
–- customsdutiesdetermined by
multiplying ,byacoefficientequaltothemarginof
preferences existingbetweenthedutiesgivenin
AnnexAandtheCommonCustomsTariffduties
applicable ,thedutiesobtainedbyreducingthediffer­
encebetweenthelowestdutyappliedon1January .
1972tothedeveloping countriesandtheCommon
CustomsTariff,by30%inrespectoftheproducts
mentionedinAnnexB,andby10CP/oinrespectofthe
otherproductsgiveninAnnexA.
However,thedutiesgiveninAnnexAshallbe
appliedwherethedutiesresultingfromtheabovemen-
tionedCalculation arehigherthanthem.

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2.Forthepurposesoftheapplication ofthisRegu­
lation,therulesoforiginshallbethoseinforceatthe
timeasregardstheimplementation oftheAgreement
establishing anassociation betweentheEuropean
Economic Cornmunity andMalta.
Article2
whenproductsbenefiting fromthearrangements
providedforinArticle 1areimportedintheCommu­
nityinsuchquantitiesoratsuchpricesthatCommu­
nityproducers ofproductssimilartoorindirect
competition withthemsuffer,orarelikelytosufferfromseriousdisadvantage ,theCommon Customs
Tariffdutiesmaybereintroduced inwholeorinpart
ontheproductsinquestion .Suchmeasuresmayalso
betakenintheeventofactualorpotentialserious
disadvantage inasingleregionoftheCommunity .
Article3
1.Inordertoensuretheapplication ofArticle2,
theCommission maydecide,bymeansofaRegula­
tion,toreintroduce thelevyingofcustomsdutiesfora
limitedperiod.
2.Intheeventofsuchactionbeingrequestedbya
MemberState,theCommission shalltakeadecision
withina'periodofnotmorethan10workingdays
fromreceiptoftherequestandshallinformthe
Member Statesoftheactiontaken.
3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertotheCouncilthe
measuretakenbytheCommission ,withinaperiodof
notmorethan10workingdaysafterithasbeen
informed thereof .Thefactthatthematterisreferred
totheCouncilshallnotcausethemeasure tobe
suspended .TheCouncilshallmeetimmediately .It
may,actingonaqualifiedmajority,amendorrescind
themeasureinquestion .
Article4
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonJJanuary
1977.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX A
*
CCT
hcading
NoDeicnption Raieofduty
1»3
02.01 Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithin
headingNo01.01,01.02,01.Oi,or01.04fresh,chilled
orfrozen:
A.Meat:
III.Ofswine:
b)OtherFree
02.04 Othermeatandediblemeatoffals,fresh,chilledorfro*
zen:
i
exA.Ofdomesticpigeons 77.
exB.Furredgame,frozenFree
C.Other:
IexI.Frog'Legs Free
II.Other Free
04.06 Naturalhoney 25%
05.03 Horsehair andhorsehair waste,whetherornotputup
asaLayerorbetweentwolayersofothermaterial :
B.OtherFree
07.01 Vegetables,freshorchilled:
exT.Other:
-Comboux(Hibiscusexculentus
L.orAbelmoschus exculentus
(L.)Moench) Free
08.08 Berries,fresh:
F.Other 6%
15.10Fattyacids,acidoilsfromrefining;fattyalcohols :
C.Otherfattyacids;acidoilsfromrefiningFree
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
A.Liver:
II.Gooseorduckliver'
i
!14*/.

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionlUteofduty
iI 2 | 13
16.02
cont'dB.Other:
II.Gameorrabbitmeatoroffal:
–Game
–Rabbit
III.Other:
b)Other:
ex1.Containingbovinemeatoroffal:
Preparedorpreservedbovinetongue
2.Other:
aa)Ovinemeatoroffal
bb)Other
/9»/.
14'/«
17'/•
18°/o
16*/o
20.02 Vegetablespreparedorpreservedotherwisethanby
vinegaroraceticacid:
I
8.Truffes
D.Asparagus
E.Sauerkraut
exF.Capers
i
I i
j14%
20%
16•/•
12*/.
20.07 Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,whetherornotcontainingaddedsugar,butunfermented
andnotcontaining spirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding1-33at15"C:
III.Other:
exa)Ofavalueexceeding30u.aper100kg
netweight :
-Fruitfallingwithinheadings
Nos08.01,08.08B,EandF
and08.09,excluding ananas,
melonsandwatermelons15%
b)Ofavaluenotexceeding30u.a.per100g
netweight:
ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexcee­
ding30°/obyweight:
-Fruitfallingwithinheadings
Nos08.01,08.08B,EandF
and08.09,excluding ananas,
melonsandwatermelons
015%

-3-
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateofdut*
–ï–r î L3
20.07
cont'dex?.«ther:
-Fruitfallingwithin
headingsNos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excludingananas,melons
andwatermelons 15%
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1-33orlessat15C:
II.O'wr:
a)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnet
weight:
2.Grapefruitjuice8%
ex3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Containing addedsugar
bb)Other13%
13%
6.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,exclu­
dingapricotandp«achjuices:
4Kaa)Containingaddedsugar!
(-Fruitfallingwithin
headingsNos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excludingananas,melons
andwatermelons10%
-other,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices17%
exbb)Other:
-Fruitfallingwithin
headingsNos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excludingananas,melons
aridwatermelons10%
-Other,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices18%
,7.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescon­
tainingseparatelyortogether,
over15•/♦ofgrape,citrusfruit,
(ii:iwnle,pear,tomato,
apricototpeach •
11.Containingaddedsufc
22.OtherI
17•/•
«•/
<

-4-
CCT n«–dMta* *"*°'*,t*hctdlni Dtttrlption
No
■I i 1'
20.07
Iconfd)b)Ofavalueof30u.a.orlessper100kgnet
weight:
2.Grapefruitjuice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexcee­
ding30'/»byweight
bb)Other ;
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexcee­
ding30V«byweight
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof
30»/oorlessbyweight
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar
ex7.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excluding
apricotsandpeaches:
aa)WithanaddedsuRarcontentexcee­
ding30•/.byweight
-Fruitfallingwithin
headingsNos08.01,08.0?
B,EandFand08.09,
excludingananas,melons
andwatermelons
-other,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices
bb)Withanaddedsugar
contentof30%orless
byweight: I
-Fruitfallingwithin
headingsNos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excludingananas,melons
andwatermelons
-other,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices
cc)Notcontaining added
sugar:
-Fruitfallingwithin
headingsNos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excludingananas,melons
andwatermelons
-other,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices8*/.+(L)
8•/#
14«/.(L)
14•/•
13V»
10%+(L)
17%+(L)
10%
17%
10%
18%

-5"
CCT
heiding
NoDescription Rateofduty
1 ii 2 13
i
20.07 8.Mixtures :
cont'd exbb)Other,excluding mixtures con­
tainingeitherseparately orto­
gether,over25%>ofgrape,citrus
fruit,pineapple ,apple,pear,to­
mato,apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Withanaddedsugarcon­
tentexceeding 30°/»byweight i17•/«+(L)
22.Withanaddedsugarcontent
of30%>orlessbyweight 17Vo
33.Notcontaining addedsugar 18»/»
21.Oí i
i
iNaturalyeasts (activeorinactive);prepared baking
powders :
A.Activenaturalyeast:
II.Bakers'yeast:
a)Dried 'J•/»+vc
b)Other 5°/o+vc
23.01 Floursandmeal,ofmeat,offals,fish,crustaceans or
molluscs,unfitforhumanconsumption ;greaves :
ιB.Floursandmealsoffish,crustaceans ormolluscs Free
Abbrevations
(L)=
VC=

ANNEX B
Listoftheproductsinrespectofwhichthedifference betweenthelowestdutiesappliedon
1January1972todeveloping countriesbyDenmark ,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomand
thedutiesoftheCommonCustomsTariffmustbereducedby8o*/»,inaccordance with
Article1
ι
CCT
hcading '
NoDescription
16.02a) Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
HI.Other :
b)Other:
ex1.Containing bovinemeatoroffal:
–Preparedorpreservedbovinetongue
20.02 Vegetables preparedorpreservedotherwisethanby
vinegaroraceticacid
B.Truffes
D.Asparaqus
E.Sauerkraut
exF.Capers h
I
20.07 Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablejuices,
whetherornotcontaining addedsugar,butunfermcnted
andnotcontaining spirit:
A.Ofaspecificgravityexceeding 1-33at15"C:
III.Other :
exa)Ofavalueexceeding 30u.aper100kg
netweight:
-Fruitfallingwithinheadings
Nos08.01,08.08B,EandF
and08.09,excluding ananas,
melonsandwatermelons
b)Ofavaluenorexceeding 30u.a.per100kg
netweight:
ex1.Withanaddedsugarcontentexcee­
ding30°/»byweight:
-Fruitfallingwithinheadings
Nos08.01,08.08B,E.andF
and08.09,excluding ananas,
melonsandwatermelons
(a)From1April1976thisheadingwillhedeletedfromthisAnnex.

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CCT
heading
NoDescription
i 2 ,
20.07
cont1d
II
ex?.nther:
-Fruitfallingwithin
headings Nos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excluding ananas,melons
andwatermelons
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1-33orlessat15'C:
II.Other:
a)Ofavalueexceeding30u.a.per100kgnet
weight:
2.Grapefruit juice
ex3.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Containing addedsugar
bb)Other
6.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,exclu­
dingapricotandpeachjuices:
QA(aa)Containing addedsugar•
-Fruitfallingwithin
headings Nos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excluding ananas,melons
andwatermelons
-other,excluding apricot
andpeachjuices
exbb)Other:
-Fruitfallingwithin
headings Nos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excluding ananas,melons
andwatermelons
-Other,excluding apricot
andpeachjuices
.7.Mrxtures :
exbb)Other,excludingmixturescon­tainingseparately ortogether,
over25•/•ofgrape,citrusfruit,
pineapple,apple,pear,tomato,
apricotorpcac'ijuice:
11.Containing addedsugar
22.Other

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CCT
heading
No•Description
,1·..I1
2 i
20.07
(confd)b)Ofavalueof30u.a.orlessper100kgnet
weight:
2.Grapefruitjuice:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexcee­
ding30°/obyweight
bb)Other
4.Othercitrusfruitjuices:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexcee­
ding30°/obyweight
bb)Withanaddedsugarcontentof
30%>orlessbyweight
cc)Notcontainingaddedsugar
ex7.Otherfruitandvegetablejuices,excluding
apricotsandpeaches:
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexcee­
ding30°/#byweight
_Fruitfallingwithin
headingsNos08.01,08.0?
B,EandFand08.09,
excludingananas,melons
andwatermelons '■
-other,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices
bb)Withanadded?ugar
contentof30%orless
byweight:
-Fruitfallingwithin
'headingsNos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excludingananas,melons
andwatermelons
-other,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices
cc)Notcontaining added
sugar: !
-Fruitfallingwithin !
headingsNos08.01,08.08
B,EandFand08.09,
excludingananas,melons ,
andwatermelons j
other,excludingapricot
andpeachjuices

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CCT
heiding
NoDescription
» 2
20.07
cont'd8.Mixtures :
exbb)Other,excluding mixtures con­
tainingeitherseparately orto­
gether,over25%>ofgrape,citrus
fruit,pineapple ,apple,pear,to­
mato,apricotorpeachjuice:
11.Withanaddedsugarcon­
tentexceeding 30°/obyweight
22.Withanaddedsugarcontent
of30°/oorlessbyweight
- 3J.Notcontaining addedsugar **"