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Brussels ,23April 1975
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
relating tothearrangements applicable tocertain agricultural
andprocessed agricultural products originating inthe
African .;Caribbean andPacific States
(orintheOverseas Countries andTorritories
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
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nXPLiUTATORY aZLiOILUDlM
1.Article 2(2)oftheLome Convention signed on20February 1975 "between
theAfrican ,Caribbean andPacific States (ACp)andtheCommunity lays
down that ,forthose agricultural products which come under acommon
organization ofthemarket within themeaning ofArticle 40ofthe
Treaty andthose which aresubject ,onimportation into theCommunity ,
tospecific rules introduced asaresult oftheimplementation ofthe
common agricultural policy ,theCommunity will ensure ,asageneral rule ,
more favourable treatment than thegeneral treatment applicable tothe
same products originating inthird countries ,where these products ori­
ginate inthe /CPStates andwhere Community rules provide ,inaddition
tocustoms duties ,for theapplication ofother measures relating to
their importation .
This Convention provides furthermore ,forexemption from customs duties
forthose products which come under acommon organization ofthemarket
and forwhich Community provisions inforce atthe time ofimportation
donotprovide ,apart from custom duties ,for theapplication ofany
other measure relating totheir importation .
£TheCouncil Regulation ontheAssociation oftheOverseas Countries
andTerritories (GOT)with theIDuropean Economic Community contains
identical provisions relating toagricultural andprocessed agricultural
products originating inthese Countries andTerritories provided that
this Regulation isconcluded insufficient time topermit itsentry into
force inrespect ofproducts originating intheOCTaswell._7
2.Ontheoccasion ofthesigning ofthis Convention ,theCommunity andthe
ACPStates agreed inanexchange ofletters toapply autonomously from
1July 1975 certain provisions oftheConvention relating totrade in
goods ,including those ofArticle 2(2)(a).
£TheCommunity also decided toimplement from 1July 1975 identical
provisions relating tothetrade with theOCT.7

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3.(a)Theobject ofthefollowing proposal foraregulation istofulfil
theobligation entered into -bytheCommunity inrespect ofthefol­
lowing products :
-Beef andveal , ''
-Fishery products ,
-Oleaginous products ,
-Certain cereals ,
-Products processed from cereals andrice ,
-Rice andbroken rice ,
-Certain fruit andvegetables ,
-Products processed from fruit andvegetables ,"
-Certain goods resulting from theprocessing ofagricultu­
ralproducts ,
-Other products subject toacommon organization ,ofthe
market butforwhich there arenoimport measures other
than customs duties . •
This regulation lays down thearrangements fortheimportation into
theCommunity asawhole oftheabove products originating inthe
States /andCountries /inquestion .
(b)Forrawtobacco andcertain freah andorchilled
fruits and'vegetables ,theCom­
munity should beenabled ,intheevent ofitsmarket inthese products
being disturbed byimports from theStates ,/Countries andTerritories /,
totake appropriate measures until such time asthese disturbances
have disappeared .
(c)Inaddition ,there isprovision forspecial measures inrespect of
exports ofbeef andveal ,maize andrice ,from theStates ,/~Coun-
{,
tries andTerritories /totheOverseas Departments oftheFrench
■?
Republic .
4.This proposal covers thebulk oftheagricultural products subject in
theCommunity toacommon organization ofthemarket andexported .:by
theStates ,^Countries andTerritories_7 totheCommunity .
TheCouncil oftheCommunities agreed ,during thenegotiations with the
ACPStates ,tothespecial arrangements inquestion .

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Financialimplications
Onthebasisoftradein1971and1972ingeneral(formaize,in1968
and196$)andonthebasisofapplicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
theamountnotcollectedincustomsdutiesandinlevieswillbeofthe
orderof45"t°55millionunitsofaccountperannum.

Proposal for
REGULATION (EEC)11° ' oftheCOUNCIL
of
relating tothearrangements applicable toagricultural andprocessed ,
agricultural products originating intheAfrican ,Caribbean andPacific
States /OTintheOverseas Countries andTerritories ^/
TEECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN C0I3K0NITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 43and 113thereof ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)N°1059/69^"23May1969
laying down thetrade arrangements applicable tocertain goods resulting
from theprocessing ofagricultural products ,aslast amended byRegula­
tion 2f inparticular Article 12thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ^;
Tliereas theEEC-ACP Lome Convention ,hereinafter called "theConvention ",
between theAfrican ,Caribbean andPacific States ,hereinafter called the
"ACPStates ",andtheEuropean Economic Community wassigned on28Febru­
ary1975 ;
Whereas Article 2(2)(a)ofthat Convention lays down that :"Products ori­
ginating intheACPStates :
*■listed inAnnex IItotheTreaty when they come under acommon organiza­
tion ofthemarket within themeaning ofArticle 40oftheTreaty ;or
-subject ,onimportation into theCommunity ,tospecific rules introduced
asaresult oftheimplementation ofthecommon agricultural policy ;
shall beimported into theCommunity notwithstanding thegeneral arran­
gements applied inrespect ofthird countries ,inaccordance with thefol­
lowing provisions :
i)those products shall beimported free ofcustom duties forwhich Com­
munity provisions inforce atthetime ofimportation donotprovide ,
apart from custom duties ,fortheapplication ofanyother measure re­
lating totheir importation ;
10JN°L141 ,12.6.1969 ,p.l
20JN° /
30JN° '•"

ii)forproductsotherthanthosereferredtounder(i),theCommunity
shalltakethenecessarymeasurestoensure,asageneralrule,more
favourabletreatmentthanthegeneraltreatmentapplicabletothesame
productsoriginatinginthirdcountriestowhichthemost-favoured-na­
tionclauseapplies";
Whereas,whenthisConvention wassigned,theCommunityandtheACPStates
agreedinanexchangeofletterstoapplyautonomously from1July1975
certainprovisionsoftheConventionrelatingtotradeingoods,including
thoseofArticle2(2)(a);
Whereas
-CouncilRegulation'(EEC)N°805/68*"of27June1963onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamendedbyRegulation
.2
-CouncilRegulation(SEC)N°2142/70^of20October1970onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinfisheryproducts,aslastamendedby
Regulation f
-CouncilRegulationN°136/66/EEC^of22September1966ontheestablish­
mentofacommonorganization ofthemarketin.oilsandfats,aslast
amendedbyRegulation ^
-CouncilRegulatiohN°120/67/EEC^of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
8
-CouncilRegulationN°359/67/EECof25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegulation............
10
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)11°1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorga­
nizationofthemarketinfruitandvegetables,aslastamendedby-
Regulation ^
X0JÎT°L148,28.6.1968,p.24.JojN®L117,'19.6.1967»p.2269/67.
20JN° OJ11°
^OJN®L236,27.10.1970,p.5.9oj.N°L174,31.7.1967,P.ll.
4-OJN° 1OJW°
5ojN°L172,30.9.1966,p.3025/fckllojN°L118,20.5.1972,p.l.
OJN° 12ojN°

-CouncilRegulation(EEC)W°865/68^of23June1968onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruitandvege­
tables,aslastamendedbyRegulation ... 14,
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)N°1059/69of28May1969,
-CouncilRegulation(SEX?)N°727/70-*-50f21April1970onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinrawtobacco,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)N°1308/70^of29June1970onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinflaxandhemp,aslastamendedby
Regulation ."
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)$T#1696/71^of26July1971onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinhops,aslastamendedbyRegulation..
20
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)N°845/7224April1972layingdownspe­
cialmeasurestoencouragesilkwormrearing,
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)N°234/68^of27.February1968ontheesta­
blishmentofacommonorganization ofthemarketinlivetreesandother
plants,bulbs,rootsandthelike,cutflowersandornamentalfoliage,
aslastamendedbyRegulation
->CouncilRegulation(EEC)N°2358/71^of26October1971°nthecommon
organization ofthemarketinseeds,aslastamendedbyRegulation.
25,
13ojN°L153,1.7.1968,p.8.
140JN°•
150JN°L94»28.4.1970,p.l.16qjNO
170JN°L146,4.7.1970,p.l.
180JN*
190JN°L175»4.8.1971,p.l.
2°0JN°
210JN°L100,27.4.1972,p.l..
220JN°L55,2.3.1968,p.l..
248^N°'L246»5.II.I97I,p.l.
25oJ •-r ::

-CouncilRegulation(EEC)N°827/682°of22June1968onthecommon
organizationofthemarketincertainproduotslistedinAnnexIIto
27theTreaty,aslastamendedbyRegulation '»
-CouncilRegulation(ZEC)N°1067/7428of30April1974onthecommon
organizationofthemarketindehydratedfodder,aslastamendedby
29Regulation »
establishtradearrangements withthirdcountries;
Kereas,ontheonehand,thesearrangementsprovideonlyfortheapplica­
tionofcustomsdutiesontheimportation ofajvumberofproducts;whereas
itshouldthereforebeensuredthattheexemptionfromdutiesprovidedfor
inArticle2(2)(a)(i)oftheConventionisappliedfrom1July1975?
Whereas,ontheotherhand,thesearrangements involvetheapplicationof
customsdutiesandimportleviesonbeefandvealandohproductsprocessed
fromfruitandvegetables,thechargingofleviesinrespectofcereals,
riceandproductsprocessedfromcerealsandrice,thechargingofanad
valoremdutyandavariablecomponentoncertaingoodsresultingfromthe
processingofagricultural products,theapplication ofcustomsdutiesand
othermeasuresinrespectofimportsoffisheryproducts,certainfruitand
vegetablesandoilsandfats;whereastheobligationsoftheCommunityto­
wardstheACPStatesarisingfromtheprovisionsofArticle2(2)(a)(ii)of
theConvention maybefulfilledbygrantingtotalorpartialexemptionfrom
importchargesfortheproductsinquestionwheretheyoriginateinthose
ACPStates;
WhereasitshouldbespecifiedthattheadvantagesresultingfromArticle
2(2)(a)oftheConventionareaccordedonlytooriginatingproductswithin
themeaningofProtocolN°1concerningthedefinitionoftheconceptof
"originatingproducts"andmethodsofadministrative cooperation ,annexed
totheConvention ;
OJIJ0L191,30.6.1968,p.16.
2?0JN°
2°CXJ11°L120,1.5.1974,p.2.^OJ

Whereas theprovisions relating tothedefinition oftheconcept of
"originating products "andmethods' ofadministrative cooperation form part
■oftheCouncil .Decision relating totheadvance implementation ofcertain
provisions oftheConvention relating totrade in .goods ;
Whereas these advantages should ,according tothecase ,becombined with
certain ,conditions andlimited -tocertain annual -andmultiannual quanti­
ties ;andwhereas thenecessary safeguard measures tobeapplied immedia­
tely inrespect ofcertain products ifdisturbances intheCommunity mar­
kets occur asaresult ofasubstantial increase intheCommunity insuch
products originating intheACPStates should beconfirmed ;
r
Whereas there have traditionally been trade flows from theACPStates
towards theFrench Overseas Departments ,andwhereas provision should
therefore bemade formeasures favouring imports ofcertain products ori­
ginating intheACPStates ,into these French Overseas Departments ;
^Whereas provisions identical tothose forproducts originating intheACP
States exist foragricultural andprocessed agricultural products origina­
ting in'the Overseas Countries andTerritories associated with theEuro­
pean Economic Community ,hereinafter called "Countries andTerritories ";
Whereas these provisions should also apply asfrou 1July 1975 as ."ellas
theprovisions relating tothedefinition oftheconcept ofi'arisinatinj :
products "andmethods of'administrative cooperation .~J .'
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.This Regulation shall apply toproducts originating intheACPStates
/~prCountries andTerritories ^.

2.Therules oforigin applied tothese products shall bethose setoutin
Protocol N° concerning thedefinition oftheconcept of"origi­
nating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation ,annexed to
theConvention /""andtheRegulation ontheAssociation oftheCountries
andTerritories /andalso totheRegulation /s/relating totheadvance
implementation ofcertain provisions oftheConvention relating totra­
deingoods/andtotheinterim arrangements fortrade with theCountries
andTerritories_7 #
TITLE I-SEEF AND VEAL
Article 2
Theproducts ofthebeef andveal sector referred toinAr­
ticle 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC.)N° -805/68shall beimported free of
customs dutios .
Article 3
Should imports into theCommunity ofbeef andveal oftariff
subheading 3tf°02.01 AIIa)exceed inayear ,foraState ,/"Country or
Territory ^oforigin inquestion ,aquantity equivalent tothequantity
ofimports into theCommunity intheyear between 1969 and1974 inwhich
thegreatest quantity ofCommunity imports oftheorigin inquestion in­
creased byanannual growth rate of wasrecorded ,theexemption from
custom duties shall bepartially ortotally suspended inrespect ofthe
products oftheorigin inquestion inaccordance with theprocedure laid
down inArticle 27ofRegulation (EEC)N°805/68.Inthat event ,the
Commission shall report totheCouncil which ,onaproposal from theCom­
mission andacting byaqualified majority ,shall adopt thearrangements
tobeapplied totheimports inquestion .
TITLE II-FISHERY PRODUCTS
Article 4
Thefishery products referred toinArticle 1ofCouncil Re­
gulation (EEC) 2142/70shall beimported free ofcustoms duties .

TITLEIII-OILSANDPATS
Article5
TheproductsoftheoilsandfatssectorreferredtoinArticle
1(2)(a)and(b),ofCouncilRegulationN°136/66/E3C,shall"beimported
freeofcustomsduty.
Article6
■Shouldthevolumeofimportsofanyoftheoilseeds(ex12.01
BoftheCommonCustomsTariff)referredtoinarticle1(2)(a)ofRegula­
tionN°136/66/EECundergoappreciablechangesinrelationtothepresent
situation,theCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfrom
theCommission,shalladoptspecialmeasures.
TITLEIV-C5R5ALS
Article7
1.Thelevyapplicabletoimportsofmaize(N°10.05BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff)shallbethatfixedinaccordancewithArticle13ofCouncil
RegulationN°120/67/SEC,reducedbyI.50unitsofaccountpermetric
ton.

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2.Thelevyapplicabletoimports --ofmillet(N°10.073oftheCommon
Customs..Tariff)andofgrainsorghum(ll°10.07CoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff)shallbethatfixedinaccordancewithArticle13ofCouncil
^'RegulationN°120/67/EECreducedby50'%•:
TITLEV-RICE
Article .8. ,-
Thelevyapplicabletoimportsofrice(headingN°10.06of
theCommonCustomsTariff)shallbeequal,per100kgofproduct,tothe
levyapplicable 'toimportsofricefromthirdcountries,reducedasfollows
a)forpaddyrice(subheading10.06AIoftheCommonCustomsTariff):
-by50/i,and
-byanamountof0.30unitsofaccount;
b)<;for.huskedrice(subheading10.06AII-oftheCommonCustomsTariff):
■~by5O70,'-and :•■■ ".■■■v-v■ "v--7:
-byanamountof0.30unitsofaccount;
c)foj?semi-billedrice-(subheading .10.06-BIof.theCommonCustomsTariff)
:,bythecomponentfor'theprotectionofthe-;industry ,referredtoin
A;-'r,':Arti:olerl4(3):ofiSegulatidn N°.359/67/BEC,converted,,byreferenceto
therateofconversion frommilledrice,tosemi-milledricereferred
to»irithe"'third'indentofArticle19(a):pf.thatRegulation;.
-by30fjofthelevyasthus..reduced,and
-byanamountof0.45units'ofaccount;
c!.)formilledrice(subheading10.06BIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff):
-bythecomponentfortheprotectionof-theindustryreferredtoin
Article14(3)ofCouncilRegulationN°"359/67/EEC;
-"by50;£ofthelevythusreduced,'and'' *'Tv'
-byanamountof'6.45unitsofaccount;•-:'
e)-forbrokenrice(subheading10.06CoftheCommonCustomsTariff):
-by50$,and „
-byanamountof0.25unitsofaccount.

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Article 9
1.Theprovisions ofArticle 8shall apply only ifthecifexport price
ofa,given quantity ,increased bythelevy applicable toimports of
riceoriginating intheACPStates /"ortheCountries andTerritories_7
isatthetime ofexportation ,forthat quantity ,equal toormore than :
-forhusked rice ,milled rice andbroken rice ,thethreshold price of
each ofthese products ,reduced byamounts of0.30 ,0.45 and -0.25 units
ofaccount respectively ;
-forpaddy rice ,theTreshold price ofhusked rice adjusted byrefe­
rence totheconversion rate ,manufacturing costs andthe .value ,of
theby-products tobetaken forconversion from thehusked state to
paddy rice ,reduced byanamount of0.30 units ofaccount ;
-forsemi-milled rice ,thethreshold price ofmilled rice adjusted by
reference totheconversion rate ,manufacturing costs andthevalue
oftheby-products tobetaken forconversion from theround grained
milled state totheround grained semi-milled state ,reduced byan
amount of0.45 units ofaccount . '
2.Inorder topermit thenecessary checks ,thedocuments accompanying the
goods must show thecifprice atwhich theproduct issold andthedate
ofexportation ,together with all .details regarding quality enabling the
product tobedefined .Thisi document must bfestamped bytherelevant
authorities intheexporting State/orCountry andTerritory ^/.
Article 10
1.Article 13(2 )ofRegulation N°359/<57/ESCshall notapply tothelevies
tobecharged onimports ofriceoriginating intheACPStates /"orthe
Countries andTerritories_J7 «
2.Asregards such imports ,however ,thelevy applicable onthedayofex­
portation shall beapplied ,iftheapplicant sorequests when applying
forthelicence referred toinArticle 10(l )oftheabove Regulation ,
toanimportation tobeeffected during theperiod ofvalidity ofthe
lioence .
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Artide11
ShouldimportsintotheCommunityofriceoriginatinginan
AC?State/"oraCountryorTerritory^/exceedina'yearaquantityequi­
valenttotheaveragequantityofannualimportsintotheCommunityofthe
-origin-inquestionoverthelast–three -'-years-forwhich-statisticsare
available,increasedby5$?theprovisionsofArticle8shallbetotally
'or-partially 'Suspended'inrespectoftheproducts -oftheorigininquestion
;inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle ^26ofRegulation
N°359/67/SEC.InthateventtheCommissionshallreporttotheCouncil,
'which,onaproposalfromtheCommissionandactingbyaqualifiedmajori-
:ty,shalladoptthearrangements tobeappliedtotheimportsinquestion.
> ' ' • '"V
|■;■. TITLEVI-PRODUCTSPROCESSEDFROMCEREALSAIJPRICE
- ■.-._ _ . : à
j Article12. > •
1 1 )■
:1.9.)fflielevyapplicableto^importsoftheproductslistedin.AnnexAto
RegulationN°120/67/EECandthoselistedinArticlel(l)(c)ofRe­
gulationN°3^9/67/EECshallbe.equaltothelevyapplicabletoim­
portsofthoseproductsfromthirdcountriesreducedbythefixed
componentspecifiedforeachoftheproductsinquestion.
b)Thevariablecomponentofthelevy-shallbereduced1
*-•£
-by0.15unitsofaccountper100kgfortheproductsofsubheading
07.06AoftheCommonCustomsTariff;', J; :>
(-.byO.JOunitsofaccount.per100kgforthe,productsofheading
iN°11.06oftheCommonCustoms'Tariff?■!•■■■■■' '; ;;
-by50/"f°rtheproductsofsubheading'11*08.AVoftheCommon;Cus-
-..tomsTariff.-Thispercentage ..maybereviewedeverytwelvemonths
bytheCouncil,actingbyaqualified .majorityonaproposalfrom
theCommission. '.v.'.'/
•••/••*

/c)Thevariable component ofthelevy shall notbecharged inrespect
ofthefollowing products originating inthoCountriec and
Territories :
Tariff
Heading 11°Description
07.06 Manioc ,arrowroot ,salep ,Jerusalem artichokes ,
sweet potatoes andother similar roots andtubers
with high starch orinulincontent ,fresh prdried ,
whole orsliced ;sago pith :
exA.Manioc ,arrowroot ,salep andother similar
roots andtubers with high starch content ,
excluding sweet potatoes :
-Arrowroot
TITLE VII -FRUIT AND VEGETA 3LBS
Article 13'
Theproducts listed below shall beimported free ofcustoms duties :
Tariff
heading N°
07.01 :Description
Vegetables ,fresh orchilled :
P.Leguminous vegetables ,shelled orunphelled
Gi.Carrots ,turnips ,salad beetroot ,salsify ,celeriac ,.
radishes and similar edible roots x ; <
exIV.Other :
..-Radishes (Raphanue sativus )„,known as"Hooli "
S.Sweet peppers
T.Other :,
/

Τ&ΓΐίΤ
1ιβ3,άΐη£ Ν®Description .,
iOu.02 j[Citrus fruit ,fresh ordried : I
D.Grapefruit I
E.Other I
I03.08 Berries ,fresh : , J
E.Papaws ............ J
exP.Other : i
- ,^Passion ..fruit ..." I
03.09Otherfruit ,fresh ,. j
2.Theproducts listed below shall beimported subject tocustoms duties
equal to .20vo oftheCommon Customs Tariff duties :
Tariff
heading N° .Description
08.02
,•Citrus fruit ,fresh ordried :r" '
A.Oranges '• ' ;
B.Mandarines including tangerines "andsatsumas ;
Clementines ,wilkings "aridother similar citru.s
hybrids ■
Article 14 '. /j
1.Anydecision taken under Article 29(2 )and (3)ofRegulation (CEE)N°
11035/72andrelating totheproducts listed inArticle ljofthis Regu­
lation shall becommunicated *tothe -AC?States concerned *
2.Inaddition ,ifserious disturbances arise asaresult ofasubstantial
increase in^imports ofproducts listed inparagraphs 1and 2ofArticle
13ofthisRegulation andoriginating intheACPStates£ortheCoun­
tries andTerritories 7» ifsuch imports create difficulties bringing

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aboutdeterioration intheeconomiosituationofaregionintheCom­
munity,the'Commission'may"take,""or"&tttftoriz€"ther MemberStateorStates
1concernedtotake,the-necessarysafeguardmeasures,inimplementation
ofArticlelO(l')ofth'6Convention OfArticle •ofCouncil
Regulation........ontheAssociation oftheOverseasCountriesand
TerritorieswiththeEuropeanEconomicCommunity^andofthecorres­
pondingprovisionsintheCouncilRegulations ontheimplementation in
advanceofcertainprovisionsoftheConvention/"oron'theinterimar­
rangementsfortradewiththeCountriesandTerritories^*
TITLEVIII-PRODUCTS PROCESSED PROMFRUITAMDVEGETABLES
Article15
1»*TheproductslistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)N°865/68shallbe
importedfreeofcustomsduties.
2.Leviesdiallnotbechargedonimportsoftheproductslistedbelow:
Tariff i
headingN°Description
20.06 JFruitotherwisepreparedorpreserved,wetherornotjJ
Icontainingaddedsugarorspirit: ;I
3.Other: ''1
II.Notcontainingaddedspirit:
a)Containingaddedsugar,,inimmediatepackings I
l –of...anet.capacity ...ofmorethan.1.kg;.
2,Grapefruitsegments I
I 5.Pineapples;
'aa)Withasugarcontentexceeding11% I
: byweight. r
9.Mixturesoffruit;.
exaa)Mixturesinwhichnosinglefruit I
exceeds5Oftofthetotalweightof
thefruit: I
-Mixturesofpineapples ,papawsand
passionfruit I
/I•••/•••

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Tariff
headingN°Description
î20.06y•"■1■■
Iexbb)Other: J
-Pineapples,papawsand.passionfruit I
b)Containingaddedsugar,inimmediatepackingsofanetj
capacityof1kgorless: I
2.Grapefruitsegments |
5.Pineapples: '' J
aa)Withasugarcontentexceeding19%byweignt I
9.Mixturesoffruit: 'I
exaa)Mixturesinwhichnosinglefruitexceeds50%I
•ofthetotalweightofthefruits: I
.•-Mixturesofpineapples,papawsandpassion I
fruit I
"exbb)Other: .. I
-Mixturespfpineapples,papawsandpassion I
fruit I
20.07Fruitjuices(includinggrapemust)andvegetablesjuiceswetherI
ornotcontainingaddedsugar,butunfermented andnotcontai-I
ningspirit: • ....I
B.Ofaspecificgravityof1.33orlessat15°C: I
L,..ILOther: ,j
\<i-,i ••■
b)Ofavalueof30UAorlessper100kgnetweight::j
5.Pineapple •juice:• J
aa)Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding'30$.byweighf
i
i8.Mixtures: J
bb)Other.-■ .j
exII.Withanaddedsugarcontentexceeding I
i
L30/Obyweight: •■•i
ι
!,................... «.pa£aw,sandpassionf^it_j
»(■
ijuice l
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TITLE IX-UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO
Article 16
Theproducts ofthetobacco sector listed inArticle 1ofCouncil !
Regulation (EEC)"No'J2rj/']OB)ia.ll beimported -free ofcustoms duties -; -•
Article 17 ■'
1.Anydecision taken under Article ,10(2)and (3)ofRegulation (EEC) \
No727/70shall becommunicated totheACPStates concerned .
\
2.Inaddition ,ifserious disturbances arise asaresult ofasubstantial
ι
increase induty-free imports ofunmanufactured tobacco andtobacco refuse
(heading No24.01 oftheCommon Customs Tariff )originating intheACP
States /"ortheCountries andTerritories ^>ifsuchimports create
difficulties bringing about deterioration intheeconomic situation ofa
region inthe Community^' theCommission maytake ,orauthorize theMember
State orStates concerned totaJce ,thenecessary safeguard measures ,in
'implementation ofArticle 10(l)oftheConvention /"andofArticle ......
ofCouncil Regulation ...... ontheAssociation oftheOverseas Countries
andTerritories with theEuropean Economic Community_7 andofthecorres­
ponding provisions intheCouncil Regulations ontheimplementation in '
advance ofcertain provisions oftheConvention /"orontheinterim ;•'
arrangements fortrade with theCountries andTerritories ^/. ;|
TITLE X-GOODS TOWHICH REGULATION (EEC)No1059/69APPLIES j
; Article 18 :;
1.Nofixed component shall becharged onimports .ofgoods towhich Council •
•Regulation (SEC)No1059/69applies . , !
:»
2.Thevariable component shall notbecharged onimports ofthegoods listed
• .1 -• f
"below : . : ' !
{
|Tariff I
Iheading n°I Description ^ I
17.04 Sugar confeotionery ,notcontaining cocoa .:
C.White chocolate 1
Ilè.06 ' Chocolate andother foodpreparations containing I
cocoa : I
•••/•••

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Tarif f
heading
13.06
(continued .)
19.02
.19-04
19é07
19.08Description
C.Chocolate andchocolate goods ,whether ornot
filled ;sugar confectionery andsubstitutes
therefor -made from sugar substitution products ,
containing cocoa ;
Preparations offlour ,meal ,starch ormalt extract ,
ofakind used asinfant food orfor dietetic or
culinary purposes ,containing less than 50%*>yweight
ofcocoa :
B.Other
1.containing nomilk fats orcontaining less than
.1,5 ^0byweight ofsuch fats : '
d)Containing 45!>ormore butless than 65%by
.weight ofstarch .
Tapioca andsago ;tapioca andsago substitutes obtained
from potato orother starches . •.•
a : ;•
1
Bread ,ships'biscuits andother ordinary bakers wares,'
notcontaining added sugar ,honey ,eggs ,-fats ,cheese \
orfruit : f; ;
D.Other ,containing byweight ofstarch 1
ex .II.50 ormore ,excluding ships'biscuits .
Pastry ,biscuits ,cakes andother fine bakers' wares , ;
whether ornotcontaining cocoa irianyproportion :
B.Other 5' ' '■ ' •' ' ■, ■ .1 , ,<
IV.Containing 50^ormore butless than 65°]oby
weight ofstarch :
a)Containing nosucrose orcontaining less than
5%"byweight ofsucrose (including invert
■- <vsugar expressed .assucrose );-
exI.Coptaining nomilk fats orcontaining
lsss than 1,5 1obyweight ofsuch fats :
-Biscuits
V.Containing 65%ormore' byweight ofstarch :
exa)Containing nosucrose orcontaining less
than 5°j°byweight ofsucrose (including
invert sugar expressed assucrose ):
-Biscuits
exb)Other :
-Biscuits
•••/•••

3.TheCouncil ,acting "byaqualified majority onaproposal from the
Commission ,mayadapt theprovisions ofparagraphs 1and 2,inparticular
totake account ofthetrend oftheCommunity market .Themeasures in
question shall first benotified tothe Council ofMinisters established
byArticle 69oftheConvention and ,where appropriate ,shall bethe
subject ofconsultations within that Council .
TITLE XI-OTHER MARKETS SUBJECT TOCOIJION ORGANIZATION
Article 19 ■ • ?
Theproducts referred toinRegulations (EEC)No234/68,No827/68,No1308/70,
No1696/71,No2358/71,No845/72andNo1067/74shall beimported free of
customs duties ,with theexception oftheproducts listed below :
ITariff
Iheading noDescription j
06.03 Cutflowers andflower buds ofakind suitable' forbouquets
orforornamental purposes ,fresh ,dried ,dyed ,bleached ,
impregnated orotherwise prepared . J
06.04 Foliage ,branches andother parts (other thanflowers or I
i buds )oftrees ,shrubs orbushes andother plants ,and
mosses ,lichens andgrassoiS ,being goods ofakind I
>suitable forbouquets orornamental purposes ,fresh ,dried ,
(dyed ,bleached ,impregnated orotherwise prepared .
'TITLE XII -PROVISIONS RELATING TOTHE OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS
Article 20
Thelevies shall notbeapplied toimports into theOverseas
Departments oftheFrench Republic oftheproducts listed below which originate
intheACPStates /"ortheCountries andTerritories ^/ :

Tariff
headingnoi .
1 Description
01.02 Liveanimalsofthe"bovinespecies:
A.Domesticspecies:
II.Other
02.01 • Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithin
headingNo01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilled
orfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovineanimals!
a)Ofdomestic "bovineanimals
10.06 Rice
Article21
1.ThelevyapplicabletoimportsintotheOverseasDepartmentsoftheJVench
Republicofmaizepfsubheading10.05BoftheCommonCustomsTariff-
whichoriginatesintheAC?States£ortheCountriesandTerritories^
shallbethatfixedinaccordancewithArticle13ofCouncilRegulation
NoI20/67/ESCof13June1967,reducedby6unitsofaccountpermetricton
2.IfimportsintotheFrenchOverseasDepartmentsofmaizeoriginatinginthe
ACPStates^ortheCountriesandTerritories_7 haveexceeded4500metric
tonsinayear,andifsuchimportsarecausingorarelikelytocause
seriousdisturbancesinthemarket,theCommissionshalltakethenecessary
measures,attherequestofaMemberStateoronitsowninitiative.
3.AnyISemberStatemay,withinthreeworkingdaysofnotification ofthe
measuretakenbytheCommission,referittotheCouncil.TheCouncil
shallmeetforthwith.Itnayamendordaclarevoidthemeasureinquestion
actingbyaqualifiedmajority.

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TITLEXIII
Article22
.1.Thereductionsprovided ,forbythisRegulationshallbe-calculatedby-
referencetotheleviesandvariablecomponentsapplicable
toimportsfromthirdcountriesintotheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted.
However,theamountresultingfromsuchreductionmaynotbelessthanthe
highestaccessioncompensatory amountthatmaybeapplicableonthedayof
importationintradebetweentheMemberStates.
2,Theexemptionreferredtoinarticles12paragraph1c),15:paragraph2,
and18paragraph2islimitedtothehighestaccessioncompensatory amount
actuallyapplied,whereappropriate,bytheimportingMemberStatethe!
dayofimportationinitsexchangeswiththeotherMemberStates.
Article23
•■*- '
Ifnecessary,detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulationshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation
NoI20/67/EECorinthecorrespondingarticlesoftheotherRegulationsonthe
commonorganization oftheagricultural markets,asthecasemaybe.
Article24
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1975*I"t'shallbeapplicable
until29February1980.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThejPresident .