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Brussels.8November 1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff
(SubmittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Introduction
1.1.ByRegulation (EEC)No950/68of28June1968(1),theCouncil
adopted,intheformofanAnnextothatRegulation,theCommon
t
CustomsTariffasapplicable onthatdate,thatistosaytaking
intoaccountthevariousautonomousregulations ordecisionsin
forceaswellastheCommunity'scommitments towardsthirdcountries.
1.2.Asfrom1January1970,thisRegulation (EEC)No950/68,hasbeen
annuallysubjecttoanamendingregulationoftheCouncilinthe
formofafurtherupdated"CommonCustomsTariff"Annex.Thisshould
likewisebethecaseon1January1980. \
1.3.InordertoenableallMemberStatesandalluserstohavean
-. \\
.up-to-dateRegulationintheofficiallanguagesoftheCommunity,\\
VitisproposedthattheCouncilshouldadopt,onthebasisof
^Articles28and113oftheTreaty,theCommonCustomsTariffinthe
.formofaRegulation amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68of
28June1968.
Forpracticalreasons,onlythepagesoftheCommonCustomsTariff
(initscurrentversion)whichhavebeenamendedappearinAnnex.
IntheeditionwhichwillbepublishedintheOfficialJournal,
theCommonCustomsTariffwillnevertheless appearinitsentirety.
2.AmendmentssetoutinthisdraftRegulation,ascomparedwiththetext
inforceon1January1979
2.1.Amendments_resu_lt2ng_f rom_2nternatT.onal commitments
2.1.1.Themultilateral tradenegotiations whichtookplacewithin
theGATTinGenevahavejustbeencompleted.Asaresult
ofthesenegotiations,ageneralagreementwasreached
containing alistofconcessions intheagricultural and
industrialsectors.Asecondagreementconcernstradein
civilaircraft.
(1)0JNoL172,22.7.1968,p.1

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2.1.2.Thisdrafttakesaccountofprovisions Laiddownfor
theimplementation ofthesaidconcessions byequal
annualreductions from1.1.1980,withcertainexceptions .
2.1.3.Aslaiddownforeachreduction phase,theintermediate
ratehasbeenroundedtothenearestfirstdecimalpoint,
itbeingunderstoodthattheratesoroundedwillnot
exceedtheintermediate rate,whennotrounded,bymore
than0.05%.
2.1.4.Forcertainagricultural products("tropicalproducts"),
togetherwithcertainindustrial products,reductionswill
beimplemented byaccelerated procedure on1.1.1980.The
followingheadingsareconcerned :
08.01 09.01 09.02 09.04 09.06 09.08
09.09 09.10 11.04 12.07 13.02 18.01
18.02 28.23 28.47 28.56 29.14 29.26
32.01 38.19 41.03 41.04 41.0542.03
44.02 44.24 44.27 46.02 46.03 65.04
65.05 67.02 71.14 71.16 73.33 90.07
94.01 '95.05 95.08
2.1.5.Theconcessions forthefollowingagricultural products:
*-frozenmeatofbovineanimals (02.01exAIIb))
-meatofbovineanimals: (02.01exAIIa)and
"highquality"meat exAIIb))
-buffalomeat .(02.01exAIIb)4bb)33)
-offal (02.01BII)
-cheese (04.04exEIb)1and
exEIb)5))■
-prunes (08.12C)
-cannedpeaches (ex20.06BIIb)7aa)
andbb))
-mixturesoffruit (20.06BIIb)9aa))
-additional dutyonsugar (ex20.06)
-manufactured tobacco (24.01)
willbeimplemented infull(withoutstaging)on1January1980),
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2.1.6.TheamendmentstotheCCTNomenclature intheagriculture *
productssectionresultingfromtheseconcessions concern
principally:
PreliminaryProvisions (GeneralRules,noteB.9)
HeadingsNos.02.01 ,
03.03 .
Chapter4,Additional Note4b)
HeadingsNos.04.0408.0408.08
08.1016.0420.01
20.0621.0424.01
2.1.7.Itshouldbenotedthattheconcessions onthefollowing
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products: /
-citricacid (29.16AIVa))vv
-tetraethyl-lead (29.34B)
andlead-based anti-knock
"preparations ' (38.14Aand38.14BII)
-textiles (Chapters .51to62)
-ceramics:reductiontozeroofthespecificminimumduty
forthoseproductsfallingwithinChapter69
towhichsuchaminimumdutyappliesandfor
tariffheadingNo85.25A
-steel .(headingsNos73.01to
73.20)
-titanium •~(81.04KIandKII)
willbeimplemented inthefollowingmanner:
-firstphaseofthereductions -on1.1.1982,1983,1984
-secondphaseofthereductionsspreadoverthreeyears
andthereforeexcludedfromthisdraft
2.1.8.Thesameappliestotheconcessionsforchemicals (with
certainexceptions )fallingwithinChapters29,32and39
oftheCCTwhichwillbeimplemented inthefollowingmanner;
-thefirstreduction,ofone-eighth,willtakeeffecton
thedateofentryintoforcefortheUnitedStatesofthe
agreementrelatingtotheimplementation ofArticleVIIof-
theGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade;
-thesecondreductionwilltakeeffectsixmonthsafter
thatdate.
Thesuosequentreductionswilltakeeffectinsixannualstaqea.

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2.1.9 .The concession for kraft paper andboard (ex48.01 CII)
will beimplemented infour reductions ,each of0.5points ,
on 1.1.1983 ,1.1.1984 ,1.1.1986 and 1.1 .1987 .
2.1.10 .Amendments tothe CCT forproducts inthe industrial sector ,
resulting from these concessions (with theexception ofthose
relating tocivil aircraft ),relate tothe following tariff
headings :
29.01 DII 29.01 DIII 29.09 A
29.09 B 29.13 DIa)and b) 39.01 CIII
41.02 48.07 C 84.15 CI
84.19 A 84.63 85.06
85.15 AIII b) 85.18 87.02
87.04 90.29 AII 97.04
2.1.11 .The agreement ontrade incivil aircraft makes provision
for relief from customs duty for civil aircraft ,their
parts (specifically enumerated ),aswell asforground
flying trainers .Asaresult ofthis agreement ,the CCT
nomenclature has been amended bythe introduction ofthe
appropriate subheadings inthe following headings :
39.07 ,40.09 ,40.11 ,40.16 ,62.05 ,68.13 ,68.14 ,70.08 ,73.25 ,
73.38 ,83.02 ,83.07 ,83.08 ,84.06 ,84.07 ,84.08 ,84.10 ,84.11 ,
84.12 ,84.15 ,84.18 ,84.21 ,84.22 ,84.53 ,84.59 ,84.63 ,85.01 ,
85.08 ,85.12 ,85.14 ,85.15 ,85.17 ,85.20 ,85.22 ,85.23 ,88.01 ,
88.02 ,88.03 ,88.05 ,90.14 ,90.18 ,90.23 ,90.24 ,90.27 ,90.28 ,
90.29 ,91.03 ,91.08 ,94.01 ,94.03 .
2.1.12 .Furthermore ,anew paragraph Bhasbeen introduced into the
Preliminary Provisions ,Section II.This paragraph indicates
the scope ofthe relief from duty oncivil aircraft and the
materials concerned ,aswell asgiving adefinition of"civil
aircraft "inaccordance with thenegotiated agreement .
mmm/mmm

2.1.'I*.Otheramendments ofaminereditorialnature,hav«bten
madetothenomenclature oftheCCTinaccordance with
Supplementary Amendments nos.27and28oftheCustoms
Cooperation Council.
2.1.14.Followingrecommendations oftheInternational Organization
ofStatutoryMetrology,amendments havebeenmadetothe
CommonCustomsTariffinrespectofcertainwordingrelating
toalcoholicstrength.
2.1.15.Theseamendments areinaccordance withCouncilDirective
76/766/EECandconcern:
-Note2toChapter22
-textsofheadingsnos22.08and22.09
-textsofsubheadings inheadingsnos22.08and22.09.
2.2.Amendmentsresulting_f romaaricuj.turalrégulations
2.2.1.Theseamendments concernchangesinthetariffresulting from
regulations relatingtocommonmarketorganizations already
inforceorcomingintoforceon1January1980atthelate-rt
\ -.•'
2.2.2.Theseregulations concernthefollowingchapters
Chapter4-headingNo04.04(Regulation
Chapter10-headingNo10.05-(Regulation No684/79-
0JNoL86of6.4.1979 )
AdditionalNote
headingNo10.06(Regulation
Chapter16-headingNo16.02(Regulation No882/79-
0JNoL111of4.5.1979)
Additional Note
.headingNo16.02BIa(Regulation
'.Chapters19-headingNos19.08BII,IIIandIV),..
and21'headingsNos21.07AI(footnote))Re9uLat109
Chapter2Q»Note3 (Regulation
Chapter22-Note2 )'.^.–
HeadingNo22.05)Re9uLat10n
0JNoL262,27.7.1976,p.149

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2.3.Amendments_to_e2supe_the_eeppeet_and_U2ÍÍO£S_agg -Lj>cati_on_of_a2£een3e2ts
concerni_Q2_trade_2n_text2j.e_groduçts
2.3.1.Inordertoensureamoreeffectiveadministration ofthe
textileagreements asregardscertaingarments(skisuits),
itisproposedtointroduceadditionalsubdivisions in
headingsNos60.05,61.01and61.02(*).
2.4.Amendments proposedbytheCommitteeonCCTNomenclature
2.4.1.Theseautonomous amendments arefourinnumberandareintended
merelytoclarifythetextsandtoensurecloseralignmentbetween
thevariousversionsoftheCommonCustomsTariff.Theseamend­
ments,whichsometimesvaryaccordingtothelanguage,relatein
themainto:
Preliminary Provisions,GeneralRuleC.3.
Chapter2,Additional Note1(c)
Chapter9,Note1(a)(Danishversion)
21.073(Danishversion)
Chapter28(Modernisation ofchemicalnames) ^
Chapter29(DanishandGermanversions-corrigenda 0JL110
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29.35P(Englishversion)
71.05D )
71.07 )(French,ItalianandGermanversions)
71.09AIIb)3)
84.34A(DanishandEnglishversions)
Chapter91,Note3(German,ItalianandDutchversions)
Inaddition,someminoramendments whichhavenoeffectonthe
basicnomenclature havebeenmadetovarioustexts,particularly
intheDanishversion
(*)Seehoweverparagraph3below(Conclusions )onthissubject.

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2.5'Amendmentsresu^tin2_from_adogt2on_of_the_ECy
InaccordancewithRégulations and
whichamended,respectively,items04.04(cheese)and22.05C
(wine),theECUreplacestheunitofaccountatpresentreferred
toincertainspecificcustomsdutiesorusedasacriterion
limitingthescopeofcertaintariffsubheadings .
3.Conclusions
Fromtheforegoingit"willbeseenthatthedraftCCTapplicablewith
effectfrom1.1.1980includes,anappreciable numberofamendments,which
followmainlyfromtheresultsofthemulitlateral negotiations inthe
frameworkoftheGATT,someofwhichhaveonlyrecentlybeenconcluded.
Thewholeoftheseamendmentshasbeenthesubjectofacloseexamination
bytheJointPanelofGovernmentExpertsontheCommonCustomsTariff
andhasbeenapprovedbythem(a).Becauseofthis,furthertimehas
beenneededforthecorrectionof,thedraft.Inordertomakethis
instrumentavailabletothenationaladministrations andtothetradeas
soonaspossibletheCommissionrequeststheCounciltodealwiththis
draftRegulationatoneofitsforthcoming meetings.
(a)Itshouldbenotedhoweverthatthetextsofsubheadings60.05AIb)4kk),
61.01BVg)and61.02BIIe)8havenotbeenagreedbytheGerman
andDutchdelegations .

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68
ontheCommonCustomsTariff
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles28and113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,underagreements signedwiththirdcountries,andinparticular
pursuanttothe1979GenevaProtocolandthe1979Additional Protocolto
theGenevaProtocolannexedtotheGeneralAgreement onTariffsandTrade
andtheagreement ontradeincivilaircraftsignedattheendofthe
1973-79Conference onMultilateral TradeNegotiations ,theCommunity has
undertakentomakereductionsincustomsduties,certainofwhichareto
beimplemented inwholeorinpartfrom1January1980;whereasitisexpedient
therefore,inordertoensureuniformapplication oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,tospecifyinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No950/68of28June1968
ontheCommonCustomsTariff(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
,theconventional dutiesapplicable from1January1980;
WhereasitisnecessarytotakeaccountinheadingNo
04.04andsubheading 22.05CoftheCommonCustomsTariffoftheprovisions
ofRegulations and ,ontheprocedure
forapplyingtheECU;
WhereasforcertainheadingsorChapterNotesitisnecessarytointroduce
amendments withtheobjectofensuringuniformapplication oftheCommon
CustomsTariff;whereas,moreover,acertainnumberofdraft.ingamendments
isjustifiedforthepurposeofimprovingtheCommonCustomsTariff;
(1)0JNoL172,22.7.1968,p.1. ../.

Whereascarter -Regulations onthecommonorganization ofagricultural
marketsprovidethatthetariffnomenclature resultingfromtheir
application shallbeincludedintheCommonCustomsTariffand/oramend
customsduties;whereasitisthereforeappropriate toincludeinthis
Regulationalltheamendments resultingfromRegulations adoptedunderthe
commonagricultural policy; „
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountoftheprovisionsofCouncilDirective
76/766of27.7.1976 (1),andinaccordancewiththeSrecommendation ofthe
International Organization ofStatutoryMetrology,itisnecessarytoamend
certainofthewordingofChapter22relatingtoalcoholicstrength;
Whereasitisappropriate,forthesakeofclarity,tobringthewholeof
theCommonCustomsTariffuptodate;whereas,forthispurpose,itis
necessarytocollectinasingletextnotonlythosepartsWhichareamended
witheffectfromTJanuary1980butalsothosewhichhavealreadybeenemended
andthosewhichremainunchanged; -v
Whereas,althoughtemporarytariffamendments andthepreferential systems
resultingfromthevariousactsadoptedbytheCommunityformanintegralpart
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,itseemsappropriate nottoincludetheminthis
Regulation; ' "
WhereasthisRegulation doesnotapplytoproductscoveredbytheTreaty
establishing theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,althoughthenomenclature
andtheconventional dutiesfortheseproductsareincluded,forinformation
purposes,intheScheduleofCustomsDutiesinordertomakethelatter
easiertounderstand, '
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheAnnexheaded'CommonCustomsTariff'toRegulation (EEC)No950/68is
herebyreplacedbytheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates. "
FortheCouncil
DoneatBrussels, ThePresident _
(1)OJNoL262,27.9.1976,p.204