COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
C0M(92) 453 final 
Brussels, 4 November 1992 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2420/92 of 18 August 1992 temporarily 
suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain 
mixtures of residues of the maize starch industry and of residues 
from the extraction of maize germ oil obtained by wet milling 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM Z 
This proposed regulation aims to extend the temporary 
suspension of the Common Customs Tariff duties on imports 
of certain mixtures of residues of thé maize starch 
industry and of residues from the extraction of maize 
germ oil obtained by wet milling. 
This regulation, if adopted, is the follow-up of the 
Regulation (EEC) No 3799/91 and Regulation (EEC) No 
2420/92 which suspended the duties on such products. 
Due to the fact that a solution has not yet been found 
for the dispute between the United States and Community 
authorities the temporary suspension of the duties has to 
be extended to 31 December 1992. 
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PROPOSAL 
for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
Of 19 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2420/92 of 18 August 1992 
temporarily suspending the Common customs Tariff duties 
on imports of certain mixtures of residues of the maize 
starch industry and of residues from the extraction of 
maize germ oil obtained by wet milling 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2420/92 of 18 August 
1992 (1) suspended the Common Customs Tariff duties on 
imports of certain mixtures of residues of the maize 
starch industry and of residues from the extraction of 
maize germ oil obtained by the wet milling process from 1 
January 1992 to 31 October 1992 pending the resolution of 
differences which had arisen between the United States of 
America and the Community authorities regarding the 
implementation of the outcome of consultations held on 
the basis of Article XXIII of the General Agreement on 
Tariffs and Trade; 
Whereas those differences have not yet been resolved and 
it is appropriate that the suspension of duties should be 
extended until 31 December 1992, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Article 1 
The date of 31 October 1992 appearing in Article 1 of 
Regulation (EEC) N- 2420/92 shall be replaced by 31 
December 1992. 
(1) OJ No L 237,20.8.1992, p.14. 
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Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. It shall apply from 1 November 1992. 
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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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned: Chap. 10 art. 100 
2. Title of the measure concerned: Proposal for a 
Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) 
No. 2420/92 of 18 August, 1992 temporarily 
suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties on 
imports of certain mixtures of recidues of the maize 
starch industry and of residues from the: «^traction 
of maize germ oil obtained by wet milling. 
3- Legal basis: Art. 28 of the Treaty. 
4. Objective; Suspension of the CCU.' duties 
(agricultural levies) for the above products* 
5. Cost of this measure; 
For the current financial year, on the basis of the 
community statistics currently available, one can 
estimate that the cost of this measure will be about 
3,800,000 ECUs for the period covered by the draft 
regulation. 

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