PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2658/87 ON THE TARIFF AND STATISTICAL NOMENCLATURE AND ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
Date: 1989-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic statistics, exemption from customs duties, tariff nomenclature

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0MC89) 205 final 

Brussels, 21 April  1989 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending  Regulation  (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff  and  statistical 

nomenclature  and on the Common  Customs Tariff 

(presented  by the  Commission) 

r'tfN^  u 

K 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

In the multilateral trade negotiations under the GATT which 
started in 1986,following the Ministerial Declaration adopted 
at Punta del Este,the Tropical Products sector was identified 
as a priority sector.This priority applied to both the timing of 
the negotiations and the implementation of the results. 

The Community's commitment to this objective was demonstrated 
by it being the first developed country to submit a detailed 
offer in October 1987 an example which was not followed until 
much later by the other participants.However,as the Mid-term 
Review in Montreal approached other participants,both developed 
and developing, tabled their proposals.In November 1988 the 
Commission sent to the Council a proposal which elaborated the 
Community's position on Tropical Produots.lt consisted of four 
elements : 

a special action in favour of the least-developed devel 
oping countries; 

tariff reductions on a selected list of tropical prod 
ucts; 

elimination of certain quantitative restrictions on 
tropical products applied by Member States 

invitation to Member States applying excise duties on 
tropical beverages to indicate their intentions,if 
possible,on their eventual reduotion or elimination 

The Council gave its agreement to the Commission proposal 
and at Montreal accepted that further small modifications were 
necessary in order to reach a result in the negotiations 
that was acceptable to all parties.The Community's contribution 
provides for tariff concessions on trade amounting to more than 
10 bn Ecu,the elimination of certain national quantitative 
restrictions and a number of speoiflc measures in favour of the 
LLDCs.The aim of this proposal for a Council Deoision is to put 
into effect the tariff concessions on Tropical Products resulting 
from the Montreal Mid-term Review. 

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Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending  Regulation  (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff  and  statistical 

nomenclature  and on the Common  Customs Tariff 

THE COUNCIL OP 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 the multilateral trade negotiations under the GATT opened 
pursuant to the Ministerial Declaration adopted at Punta del Este 
on 20 September  1986 led to an interim result in the Tropical 
Products Negotiating Group at the Montreal Mid-term Review in 
December 1988; 

Whereas the Community's contribution to this result on Trop 
ical products consists of three elements: first,a significant 
number of  tariff reductions on a mfn basis,secondly,the 
elimination of a number of quantitative restrictions on tropic?..', 
products applied by Member States and finally a series of 
concessions for least-developed developing countries that would 
ensure duty free access for practically all tropical products  &s 
veil as improved aocess where necessary for tropical roots and 
rice; 

Whereas the Community has found the concessions made by other 
countries participating in the negotiations  constitute an 
acceptable result; 

U 

Whereas  the  Punta  del  Este  Ministerial  Declaration  provides  for 
the  early  implementation  of  results  obtained  in  the  area  of  Trop 
i c al  Produots  and  the  Community  has  found  it  necessary,therefore, 
to  implement  t h is  result  on  Tropical  Produots  on  an  autonomous 
basis,  pending  the  end  of  the  current  round  of  multilateral  trade 
negotiations  ; 

W h e r e as  import  measures  are  necessary  amending  on  an  autonomous  basis  c e r t a in 
r a t es  of  duty 
Regulation  (EEC)  No  2658/87  ( 1 ),  as 
( 2 ), 
(EEC)  No  20/89 

the  combined  nomenclature,  e s t a b l i s h ed  by  Council 

l a st  amended  by  Commission  Regulation 

l a id  down  in 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

A r t i c le  1 

1.  The  combined  nomenclature  annexed  to  Regulation 
(EEC)No  2 6 5 8 / 87 

is  hereby  amended  in  accordance  with  the  Annex. 

2.  The amendments  to combined  nomenclature  subheadings  provided 

for  in this  Regulation  shall be applied  as Tario  subdivisions 
until  their  insertion  in the combined  nomenclature  under the 
conditions  laid  down  in Article  12 of Regulation  (EEC) No 
2658/87. 

Article  2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on the d ay of i ts p u b l i 
cation  in the Official  Journal  of the European  Communities. 

It  shall  apply  with  effeot  from  1 July 1989. 

This  Regulation  shall be binding  in i ts entirety and direotly 
applicable  in a ll Member  States. 

Done at Brussels, 

For  the Council 

The  President 

(1) 0J No L 256, 7.9.1987, p.  1. 
(2) 0J No L4  , 6.1.1989, p.  19. 

A* 

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code 

Oescri ption 

- 

1 , 7-

Rate of duty 

conventional 

Supplem en 
tary 
unit 

autonomous 
(5) or 
levy 
(AGR) 

3 

0603 

Cut flowers and flower  buds of a kind 
suitable for bouquets  or  for ornamental 
purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, 
impregnated or otherwise  prepared : 

0603 10 

- Fresh : 

- From 1 June to 31 October 

24 
24 
24 
24 
24 
24 

17 
17 
17 
17 
17 
17 

p / st 
p / st 
p/st 
p/st 
p/st 

p / st 
p/st 
p/st 
p/st 
p / st 

20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 

15 
15 
15 
15 
I 5 
15 

Free 

Roses 

0*03 10 11 
0603 10 : "; —  Carnati ons 
0603 10 "r 
0603  10  21 
0603 10 ?-• 
0603 10 •:- —  Other 

Orchi ds 
G l a d i o li 
Chrysanthemums 

—  From 1 November to 31 May 

Roses 
Car-nations 

0603 10 51 
0603 10 fo 
0603 10 M  — - Orchids 
0603 10 61 (—  C! ?dioli 
Chrysanthemums 
0603 10'65 | 
0603 10  69 | 
Other 
0603 90 00 Unchanged 

0801 

Coconut' , Brazil  nuts and cashew  nuts, 
fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or 
peeled •. 

0801 10  |- Coconuts : 
0801  10 !' !—  D&ss ccoted coconut 
0801  10 • '• i—  Othe-
0801 20 ' .'unchanged 
0801  30  •'"  ' jUnchange'd 

0802 

iOther nrts, fresh or crier:, whether or not 
jshel1ed or peelcd ; 

08C2 11  r 
to 
0802 90 10 

{unchanged 

0802  9f> ?C 
080? *0 v" 

— 
ftrzta 
._  ni-hr-T. 

(OT*  b e t e l;  arid  c o la 

. .. 

F r ee 
! r r *e 

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code 

Descri ption 

- 2 -

Rate of duty 

autonomous 
( Î ) or 
1 evy 
(AGR) 

c o n v e n t i o n al 
(S) 

Supplemen 
t a ry 
u n it 

0804 

Dates,  figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, 
mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried : 

0804 10 00 
to  • 
0804 40 90 

Unchanged 

0804 50 00 

- Guavas, mangoes  and  mangosteens 

0807 

Melons  (including watermelons) and  papaws 
(papayas), fresh : 

0807 
to 
0807 

10 

10 

90 

Unchanged 

0807 20 

00 

- Papaws  (papayas) 

0810 

0810 
to 
0810 

10 

40 

90 

Oi-her  f r u i t, 

fresh  : 

Unchanged 

0810 
0810 
0810 

90 
90 
90 

10 
30 

— Other : 
—  Kiwifruit  (Actinidia chinensis Planch.) 
—  Tamarinds, cashewapples, lychees, 

jackfruit, sapodillo  plums 

0810  90  80 

—  Other 

11 

7 ,5 

11 

0812 

Fruit and  nuts, provisionally  preserved 
(for example, by sulphur  dioxide  gas, in 
brine,  in sulphur water or  in other  pre 
servative  solutions),  but unsuitable in 
that state for  immediate  consumption : 

0812 10 00 
to 
0812 90  20| 

[Unchanged 

0812 90 30 j—  Papaws  (panjyas) 

5 ,5 

0812 90 40 I 
to 
0812  90  90  I 

kinchansed 

i 

I 

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code 

Description 

-  3 

-

Rate of 

duty 

autonomous 
(*)  or 
levy 
(AGR) 

Supplemen 
tary 
unit 

conventional 
(S) 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

0813 

Fruit, dried, other than of heading Nos 
0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried 
fruits of this chapter : 

08 r3 10 OC 
to 
0813 40 30 

Unchanged 

—  Papaws (papayas) 

0813 40 50 
0813 40 60 
0813 40 99 
0813 50 
to 
0813 50 99 

—  Other 

Unchanged 

2 
Free 
8 

4 
4 
6 

-
_ 

0901 

Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffei 
nated; coffee husks and skins; coffee sub 
stitutes containing coffee in any propor 
tion : 

- Coffee, not roasted : 
—  Not decaffeinated 

0901 11 "0 
0901 12  QC-

- Coffee, roasted : 

0901 21 C" 
0901 22 or 
0901 30 00 
0901 40 00 

Unchanged 

0902 

Tea : 

4 
10 

12 
lb 
7 

5 
13 

15 
18 
13 

_ 
-

.. 
... 
._ 

0902 10 00 
to 
0902 20 00 
0902 30 00 

Unchanged 

- Black tea (fermented) and partly fermen 
ted tea, in immediate packings of a con-

0902 40 00 

Unchanged 

Free 

5 

_ 

-  4 

Description 

Rate of duty 

conventional 

Suppl emen-
tary 
unit 

autonomous 
(*) or 
levy 
(AGR) 

3 

0904 

Pepper of the  genus Piper;  dried or  crushed 
or  ground fruits of the  genus Capsicum or 
of the  genus Pimenta : 

0904 11 
0904 11 10 

— Pepper : 
—  Neither  crushed  nor  ground : 
— 

For the industrial  manufacture of 
essential  oils or resinoids  (1) 

0904 11 90 
0904 12 00 
0904 20 

—  Other 
—  Crushed  or ground 
— Fruit of the  genus Capsicum  or of the 
genus Pimenta,  dried or crushed  or 
ground : 

0904 20 10 

—  Neither  crushed  nor  ground : 
Unchanged 
—  Other : 

Free 
Free 

Free 

10 
12,5 

0904 20 
to 
0904 20 

31 

35 

Unchanged 

0904 20 39 
0904 20 90 

Other 

—  Crushed  or ground 

0906 

Cinnamon  and  cinnamon-tree  f l o w e rs 

: 

0906 10 00 I- Neither  crushed  nor  ground 
0906 20 00 j- Crushed  or  ground 

0907  00  CC^Cloves  (whole  f r u i t,  cloves  and  stems) 

Free 
Free 

10 

0908 

Nutmeg, mace  and  cardamoms : 

0908 10 
0908 10 10 
0908 10 90 
0908 20 
0908 20 10 
0908 20 90 
0908 30 00 

- Nutmeg : 
Unchanged 
—  Other 
- Mace : 
Unchanged 
—  Crushed  or ground  . ^. 
Unchanged 

10 
12 

8 
8 

15 

10 

(1) Entry  under this subheading  is subject,to  conditions  laid  down  in the relevant 

Community  provisions. 

- 5 -

Descri ption 

Rate of duty 

autonomous 
(%)  or 
1 evy 
(AGR) 

3 

Supplemen-
tary 
unit 

conventional 
(*) 

0909 

Seeds of  anise,  badian, fennel,  coriander, 
cumin or caraway;  juniper  berries : 

0909 10 
0909 10 10 
0909 10 90 

— Seeds of  anise or badian : 
—  Seeds of  ani se 
—  Seeds of badi an 

Free 

10 

10 

0909 20 00 
0909 30 

0909 30 11 

Unchanged 
— Seeds of cumin : 
—  Neither  crushed  nor  ground : 
— 

For the industrial  manufacture of 
essential  oils or resinoids  (1) . 

0909 30 19 
0909 30 90 

—  Other 
—  Crushed  or ground 

— Seeds of  caraway : 
Unchanged 
Other 

0909 40 
0909 40 11 
0909 40 19 
0909 40 .90 
0909 50 

—  Crushed or ground 
— Seeds of fennel;  juniper  berries : 
—  Neither  crushed  nor  ground : 

0909 50 1 

For the industrial  manufacture of 
essential  oils or resinoids  (1) . 

0909 50  ^? 
0909 50 90 

—  Other 
—  Crushed or  ground 

0910 

Ginger, saffron,  turmeric  (curcuma),  thyme, 
bay leaves, curry  and other spices : 

0910 10 00 
0910 20 
0910 20 10 
0910 20 90 
0910 40 

0910 40 11 
0910 40 13 
0910 40 19 
0910 40 90 
0910 50 00 

Unchanged 
— Saffron : 
—  Neither  crushed  nor  ground 
—  Crushed or ground 
— Thyme;  bay  leaves : 
—  Thyme : 
—  Neither  crushed  nor  ground : 
Unchanged 

Other 

. 

Crushed or  ground  r 

—  Bay  1 eaves 
Unchanged 
— Other spices : 

10 

10 

5 
10 

Free 
Free 
Free 

Free 
Free 

Free 
Free 
Free 

10 
10 

7 
8,5 
7 

(1)  Entry  under  t h is  subheading  is  s u b j e c t - to  conditions  l a id  down  in  the  relevant 

Community  provisions. 

Rate of  duty 

autonomous 
(5) or 
levy 
(AGR) 

conventional 
(*) 

Supplemen-
tary 
unit 

3 

4 

5 

12,5 
12,5 

12,5 
12,5 

20 
25 

20 
25 

-

6 -

Descri ption 

0910 91 

—  Mixtures referred  to  in note  1 (b) to 

this chapter : 

Neither crushed  nor ground 

0910 91  10 
0910 91 90 
091*0 99 
0910 99 10 

—  Crushed  or ground 
—  Other : 
Unchanged 
— O t h er  : 

0910 99 91 
0910 99 99 

Neither crushed  nor  ground 
Crushed or ground 

1211 

Plants and  parts of plants  (including seeds 
and  fruits),  of a kind  used  primarily  in 
perfumery,  in pharmacy or for  insecticidal, 
fungicidal  or similar  purposes, fresh or 
dried,  whether or  not  cut,  crushed or 
powdered : 

1211  10 00 
to 
1211  20 00 

Unchanged 

1211 
1211 

- Other 

90 
90 1 0 ;— Pyrethrum  (flowers,  leaves, stems, 

peel  and roots) 

Free 

3 

90 30 

1211 
to 
1211 90 90 

Unchanged 

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code 

1 

1302 

7 

-

Description 

Rate of 

" duty 

autonomous 
(5) or 
1 evy 
(AGR) 

conventional 
(S) 

Supplemen-
tary 
unit 

2 

3 

4 

5 

Vegetable saps and  extracts; pectic sub 
stances, pectinates and pectates; agar-
agar and other mucilages and thickeners, 
whether or not modified,  derived from 
vegetable  products : 

- Vegetable saps  and  extracts : 

1302 11 00 
to 
1302 13 00 

Unchanged 

1302 14 CO 

—  Of pyrethrum or of the roots of  plants 

containi ng rotenone 

Free 

5 

1302 19 
1302 19 10 
1302 19 30 

—  Other : 
Unchanged 

Intermixtures of vegetable extracts, 
for the manufacture  of beverages or of 
food preparati ons 
Other : 

1302 19 91 

1302 19 9* 
to 
1302 39 00 

Unchanged 

Free 

Free 

5 

2,5 

-

1513 

Coconut  (copra),  palm  kernel  or babassu oil 
and fractions thereof, whether  or  not re 
fined,  but not  chemically  ;.;dified : 

1513 11 
1513 11  :•:• 

- Coconut  (copra) oil  and  its fractions : 
—  Crude  oi1 : 

For technical  or  industrial  uses other 
than the manufacture of foodstuffs for 

4 

5 

1513 11 91 
to 
1513 29  99 

Unchanged 

(1)  Entr-v  under 

thi?.  sufchp.3di r,«-  is  s u b j e ct 

to  c o n d i t i o ns 

l a is  down  in  t he 

r e l e v a nt 

Comnvjm ty  p r o v i s i o n s. 

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code 

Description 

Rate of duty 

Supplemen-
tary 
unit 

conventional 
(*) 

autonomous 
il)  or 
I evy 
( AGR ) 

3 

1521 

Vegetable waxes  (other than  triglycerides), 
beeswax, other  insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or  coloured : 

1521 10 
1521  10 10 
1521  10 90 
1521  90 
1521  90 10 

- Vegetable waxes : 
Unchanged 
-  Other 
- Other : 
-- Spermaceti, whether or  not refined or 

coloured 

Free 

3,5 

---• Beeswax  and other  insect waxes, whether 

or not refined or  coloured : 

1521 
1521 

90 91 
90  99 

'inchanged 
Other 

2,5 

1802 00 00 

Cocoa shells, husks, skins  and other  cocoa 
waste 

, 

Free 

1803 

'ocoa paste, whether  or  not defattt? 

1803 
1803 

10 00 
20 00 

- Not  defatted 
- Wholly  or partly  defatifd 

1804 
1805 

00 00 
00 00 

Cocoa butter, fat and oil 
Cocoa  powder, not containing  added  sugar or 
other sweetem ng matter 

2001 

iVegetables, fruit, nuts and other  edible 
! parts of plants, prepared  or preserved  by 
U'inegar or  acetic  acid : 

12 

12 

9 

12 

15 
15 

12 

16 

2001 
to 
2001 

10 00 

90 10 ! 

2001  90 20 

:hanged 

Fruit of the  genu*:- Capsi :. :.;n other than 
sweet peppers or pimentos 

7,5 

10 

2001 
to 
2001 

90 30 

'.Unchanged 

90 50 

2001  90 60 !—  Palm  hearts 
2001  90 80 —  Other 

15 

20 
20 

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CN 
code 

Description 

Rate of duty 

autonomous 
(5) or 
1 evy 
(AGR) 

conventional 
(*) 

4 

Supplemen-
tary 
unit 

2008 

Fruit,  nuts and other  edible  parts of 
plants, otherwise  prepared  or  preserved, 
whether or not  containing  added sugar or 
other sweetening  matter  or spirit,  not 
elsewhere specified  or included : 

2008 11 
to 
2008 80 99 

Unchanged 

2008 91  00 

—  Palm  hearts 

16 

20 

2008 92 
to 
2008 92 

99 

11 

Unchanged 

2008 99 

2008 99 

.11 

Other : 
- Containing  added spirit : 
—  Ginger : 
-—  Of  an  actual  alcoholic  strength  by 
. .. 
mass  not  exceeding  11,85  \  mas 

2008 99 

19 

2008 99 

21 

2008 99 

23 

•—  Other 
-  Grapes 
—  U i th  a 
weight 

-—  Other 

sugar  content  exceeding  13*  by 

Other  : 
•  U i th  a  sugar  content  exceeding  9\  by 

weight  : 

—  Of  an  actual  alcoholic  strength  by 
mass  not  exceeding  11,85  2  mas  : 

2008  99 

25 

—  P a s s i o n f r u it  and  guavas 

2008  99 

27 

Other 

—  Other  : 
—  Passionfruit  and  guavas 
—  Other 

Unchanged 

2008  99 
2008  99 

32 
34 

2008  99 
to 
2008  99 

45 

16 
24 

26 

32 + AGR 
32 

2 0 +2 
AD S/Z 
32 + AGR 

20 + AGR 
32 + AGR 

3 0 +2 
AD  S/Z 
3 0 +2 
AD  S/Z 

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I rode 

Description 

- 10 -

Rate of duty 

autonomous 
(%) or 
levy 
(AGR) 

conventional 

Suppl cr:.: 
tar y 
unit 

4 

2008 99 46 

Other : 
- Passionfruit,  guavas  and  tamarind 

2008 99 48 

Other 

10 + 2 
AD S/Z 
23 + AGR 

20 + 2 
AD  S/Z 
20 + 2 
AD S/Z 

Containing  added sugar,  in  immediate 
packings of a net content  not excee 
ding 1 kg : 

2008 99 51 
to 
2008 99 55 

Unchanged 

2008 99 61 

Passionfruit  and  guavas 

Other : 

2008 99 69 

Other 

2008 99 71 
to 
2008 99 99 

Unchanged 

12 + 2 
AD  S/Z 
27 + AGR 

24 + 2 
AD S/Z 
24 + 2 
AD  S/Z 

2009 

•Fruit  juices  (including  grape must) and 
vegetable  juices, unfermented  and not con 
taining  added spirit,  whether or not  con 
taining  added sugar or other sweetening 
matter : 

2009 11 11 
to 
2009 80 19 

Unchanged 

Other : 

Of a value not  exceeding 30 ECU per 
100 kg net weight : 

Juices of passionfruit  and  guavas 

— „ .—  other 

2009 80 32 
2009 80 34 

21 
42 

AGR 
AGR 

2009 80 39 
to 
2009 80 80 

Unchanged 

—  Other : 

2009 80 87 
2009 80 85 

Uith  an added sugar  content  exceeding 
30 5 by weight : 

Juices of  passionfruit  and  guavas . 
Other 

15 
24 

AD S/Z 
AGR 

21 
21 

AD  S/Z 
AD  S/Z 

2009 80 93 
to 
2009 80 99 

Unchanged 

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code 

Descri ption 

-  11 

-

Rate  of 

• duty 

autonomous 
(•*;) or 
levy 
(AGR) 

conventional 
(*> 

Supplemen-
tary 
unit 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

?101 

Extraxts,  essences  and  concentrates,  of 
coffee,  te  or  mate  and  preparations  with  a 
basis  of  these  products  or  with  a  basis 
of  coffee,  te  or  mate;  roasted  chicory  and 
other  roasted  coffee  substitutes,  and 
extracts,  essences  and  concentrates 
thereof  : 

2101  10 
to 
2101  10 

99 

2101  20 

Unchanged 

-  Extracts,  essences  and  concentrates,  of 
tea  or  mate,  and  preparations  with  a 
basis  of  these  extracts,  essences  or 
concentrates,  or  with  a  basis  of  tea  or 
mate  : 

2101  20 

10 

—  Containing  no  milkfats,  milk  proteins, 
sucrose,  isoglucose,  glucose  or  starch 
or  containing  less  than  1,5  5  milkfat, 
2,5  \  milk  proteins,  5  5  sucrose  or 
isoglucose,  5  \  glucose  or  starch  .... 

2101  20 
to 
2101  30 

90 

99 

3203  00 

Unchanged 

Colouring  matter  of  vegetable  or  animal 
origin  (including  dyeing  extracts  but 
excluding  animal  black),  whether  or  not 
chemically  defined;  preparations  as  spe 
cified  in  note  3  to  this  chapter  based  on 
colouring  matter  of  vegetable  or  animal 
origin  : 
-  Colouring  matter  of  vegetable  origin  and 

preparations  based  thereon  : 

6 

12 

-

3203  00 
3203  00 
3203  00 

11 
19 
90 

Unchanged 
—  Other 
-  Colouring  matter  of  animal  origin  and 

preparations  based  thereon 

Free 

2,5 

4,1 

5,3 

_ 

_ 

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code 

Descri ption 

-  12 

Rate  of  duty 

autonomous 
(5)  or 
l e vy 
(AGR) 

3 

Supplemen 
tary 
unit 

conventional 
(S) 

3301 

Essential  oils  (terpeneless or not), in 
cluding  concrets  and  absolutes; resinoids; 
concentrates of  essential  oils  in fats, in 
fixed  oils, in waxes or the  like, obtained 
by enfleurage or maceration;  terpenic  by 
products of the  deterpenation of essential 
oils;  aqueous  distillates  ans  aqueous 
solutions of essential  oils : 

3301  11 10 
to 
3301  19  90 I 

junchanged 

—  Essential  o i ls  other  than  those  of 

c i t r us  f r u it 
: 
—  Of  geranium  : 
—  Not  deterpenated 
—  Deterpenated 
—  Of  jasmin : 
Unchanged 
—  Deterpenated 

Unchanged 

3301  21 
3301  21  10 
3301  21  90 
3301  22 
3301  22  10 
3301  22  90 

3301.23  10 
to 
3301  25  90 

3301  26 
3301  26  10 
3301  26  90 
3301  29 

—  Of vétiver : 
Unchanged 
—  Deterpenated 
—  Other : 
| 
3301  29 1' | 
3301  29 71 I 
; 

Of clove, niaouli  and ylang-ylang 
Not  deterpenated 
Deterpenated 

Other : 
Not  deterpenated 

3301  29 51 
to 
3301  29 59 

Unchanged 

Deterpenated 

3301  29 91 
3301  30 00 - Resi noi ds 
3301  90 
3301  90 10 —  Terpenic  by-products of the deterpena 
tion of essenti al oiIs 

- Other : 

3301  90 90 !-~ Other 

Free 

2,3 

2,7 
4,6 

2,3 

4,6 

2,3 

4,6 

Free 

2,3 

2,7 
4,6 

2,3 
2 

2,3 
3 

4,6 
4,1 

A,6 
6 

CN 
code 

Descri ption 

-  13 -

Rate  of  duty 

autonomous 
<*•) or 
1 evy 
(AGR) 

conventional 
U) 

Supplemen-
tary 
uni t 

3802 

Activated  carbon; activated  natural  mineral 
products; animal  black, including spent 
animal  black : 

3802*10 00 
3802 90 00 

- Activated  carbon 
Unchanged 

6,3 

4003 00 00 

Reclaimed  rubber  in primary  forms or  in 
plates, sheets or strip 

Free 

4007 00 00 

Vulcanized  rubber thread  and cord 

6,2 

4014 

Hygienic or pharmaceutical  articles (in 
cluding teats), of vulcanized  rubber other 
than hard rubber, with or without fittings 
of hard rubber : 

4014 10 
4014 90 
4014 90 

00 

10 

• Sheath  contraceptives 
— Other : 
—  Teats, nipple shields, and similar 

arti cl es for babi es 

4014 90 90 

—  Other 

4015 

Articles of  apparel  and  clothing accesso 
ries  (including  gloves), for  all  purposes, 
of vulcanized  rubber other than hard 
rubber : 

Free 

F rue 
Free 

4015 11 00 
4015 19 
4015 19 10 
4015 It 90 
4015 90 00 

-  Gloves 
: 
—  Surgi cal 
—  Other  : 
-—  Household  gloves 
~~  Other 
-  Other 

. . . . . . . .. 

. , 

•  • 

2,7 

2,7 
2,? 
§• 

5,3 

5,3 
5.3 

pa 

pa 
pa 

CN 
code 

Description 

-  14 

Rate of duty 

autonomous 
(S) or 
levy 
(AGR) 

conventional 

Supplemen 
tary 
unit 

4016 

Other  articles of vulcanized  rubber  other 
than hard rubber : 

4016 10 
4016" 10 10 
4016 10 90 

4016 91  00 
4016 92 00 
4016 93 
4016 93 10 
4016 93 90 
4016 94 00 

— Of  cellular rubber : 
Unchanged 
—  Other 
— Other : 
—  Floor  coverings and mats 
—  Erasers 
—  Gaskets, washers  and other seals : 
Unchanged 
—  Other 
—  Boat or dock fenders, whether or not 

i nf1atable 

4016 95 00 
4016 99 
4016 99 10 
4016 99 90 

—  Other  i nf1atable arti cl es 
—  Other : 
Unchanged 
—  Other 

4407 

Uood  sawn  or  chipped  lengthwise,  s l i c ed  or 
peeled,  whether  or  not  planed,  sanded  or 
f i n g e r - j o i n t e d,  of  a  thickness  exceeding 
6  mm: 

4407 10 10 
to 
4407 10 99 

Unchanged 

4407 21 

— Of the following tropical  woods : 
—  Dark red meranti, 1i ght red meranti, 
meranti  bakau, white  lauan, white 
meranti, white seraya, yellow meranti, 
alan, keruing, ramin,  kapur, teak, 
jongkong,  merbau,  jelutong  and  kempas: 

4407 21  10 

—  Finger-jointed, whether  or not 

pianed or sanded 

—  Other : 

Planed : 

20  (1) 

15 (2) 
15 (2) 

5,3 

4,4 
4,4 

15 (2) 

4,4 

15  (2) 
15 (2) 

4,4 
4,4 

15 (2) 

4,4 

2,5 

4,9 

4407 21 31 

4407 21 
4407 21 
4407 21 

39 
50 
90 

Unchanged 

Blocks, strips  and friezes for  par 
quet or wood  block flooring,  not 
assembled 
Other 
Sanded 

2 
2 
2.5 

4 
4 
4,9 

(1) Duty rate of  4,5 
(2) Duty rate of  3,5 

subject  to certain conditions, 
subject  to certain  conditions. 

CN 
code 

Descri ption 

-  15 -

Rate  of  duty 

Suppl emen-
tary 
unit 

conventional 
(*) 

autonomous 
(*) or 
levy 
(AGR) 

3 

4407 22 

—  Okoumé,  obeche,  s a p e l l i,  sipo,  acajou 

d ' A f r i q u e,  makoré, 
mansonia, 
azobé: 

i r o k o, 

tiama, 

ilomba,  dibétou, 

limba  and 

4407 22  10 

—  F i n g e r - j o i n t e d,  whether  or  not 

planed or sanded 
Other : 

Planed : 

s 

2,5 

4,9 

4407  22 31 

4407  22 39 
4407 22 50 
4407 22 90 

409 

Blocks, strips and friezes for par 
quet or wood  block flooring,  not 
assembled 
Other 
Sanded 

Unchanged 

2 
2 
2,5 

4 
4 
4,9 

Uood  (including strips and friezes for par 
quet flooring,  not  assembled) continuously 
shaped  (tongued,  grooved,  rebated,  chamfe 
red, U-jointed,  beaded,  moulded,  rounded 
or the  like) along  any of  its edges or 
faces, whether or not  planed,  sanded or 
finger-jointed : 

4409 10 10 
to 
4409 10 90 

Unchanged 

4409 20 
4409  ::o 

— Non-c'r i -' cr o us : 
—  Beariings  and mouldings  including 

moulded  skirting  and other  moulded 
boards 

2,5 

—  Other  : 

4409 20 °1 

4409 20 9* 
4414 00 

4414 00 ;* 

Blocks,  strips  and frieres  for*  parquet 
o r  woo d  block  f 7 - : r i - a.  r c 1  :s s s e m b 1 e d 
Othf-r 

• I 

wooden  frames  for painti ? %,  phoi 
' m i r r o rs  or  «Mmila"  of 
j-  Of  t" 

o d,  as  s p e c i f i ed 
t h is  Chapter 

t i o n al  note  2  to 

in  a d d i 

4414  00  9 0 |-  Of  o t h er  wood 

i 
i 

2,5 
15 

5 .i 
5,1 

CN 
code 

Description 

16 

T 

,. un 

autonomous 
(%> or 
levy 
(AGR) 

conventional 

Supplemen 
tary 
unit 

4418 

4418  10  00 
441S  20 
4418  20  10 

Builders'  joinery  and  carpentry  of wood, 
including  cellular wood  panels,  assembled 
parquet  panels, shingles and snakes : 
Unchanged 
— Doors and their frames  and thresholds : 
—  Of tropical  wood,  as specified  in addi 

tional  note 2 to this Chapter 

4418  20  90 

—  Of other wood 

3 
14 

4418  30  10 
to 

Unchanged 

4418  90  00 

4419  00  00 

Tableware  and  kitchenware,  of wood : 

- Of tropical  wood,  as specified  in addi 

4419  00  10 

tional  note 2 to this Chapter 

- Of other wood 

4419  00  90 

4420 

Wood marquetry  and  inlaid  wood;  caskets and 
cases for  jewellery  or cutlery,  and simi 
lar  articles, of wood; statuettes  and other 
ornaments, of wood;  wooden  articles of 
furniture  not falling within Chapter 94 : 

Free 

15 

4420 10 
4420 10 11 

— Statuettes  and other ornaments, of wood : 
—  Of tropical  wood,  as specified  in addi 

tional  note to this Chapter 

4420 10 19 
4420 90 

—  Of other wood 
— Other : 
—  Uood marquetry  and  inlaid wood : 

4420 90 11 

—  Of tropical  wood,  as specified  in addi 

tional  note 2 to this Chapter 

4420 90 19 

4420 90 91 

—  Of other wood 
— Other : 
—  Of tropical  wood,  as specified  in addi 

tional  note 2 to this Chapter 

4420 90 99 

—  Other 

3 
18 

5 
15 

10 
10 

r~ CN 

cod e 

-  17  -

Description 

Rate of 

• duty 

autonomous 
(*)  or 
levy 
(AGR) 

conventional 
(S) 

Supplemen-
tary 
unit 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

4421 

Other  articles of wood : 

4421 
4421 
4421 

10 00 
90 
90 10 

- Clothes hangers 
- Other : 
—  Spools, cops,  bobbins, sewing  thread 

2,4 

4,9 

p/st 

4421 

90 30 

—  Blind rollers, whether  or not fitted 

reels and the  like, of turned  wood  ... 

Free 

Free 

Free 

5 
Free 

4421 

90 50 

—  Match splints; wooden  pegs or pins 

with spri ngs 

for footwear 

—  Other : 

4421 
4421 

90 91 
90 99 

4601 

Plaits  and similar  products of plaiting 
materials, whether or  not  assembled  into 
strips;  plaiting materials, plaits and 
similar  products of  plaiting materials, 
bound together  in parallel  stands or woven, 
in sheet form, whether  or  not being fi 
nished  articles  (for example, mats, mat 
ting, screens): 

2,5 

4,6 

-T  f  »-« 

4,4 

7,5 
4,9 

4601 

10 

- Plaits and similar  products of plaiting 

materials, whether  or not assembled 
into stri ps : 

4601 
4601 
4601 

10 10 
10 90 
20 

Unchanged 
—  Other 
- Mats, matting  and screens of vegetable 

materials : 

4601 

20 10 

—  Of plaits or similar products of sub-

headi ng 4601  10 

4601 

20 90 

—  Other 
- Other : 
—  Of vegetable materials : 
—  Of plaits or similar  products of sub 

91 
91  10 

4601 
4601 

4601 
4601 
to 
4601 

heading 4601  10 
Other 
Unchanged 

91 90 
99 

. 

99 90 

3 

4,6 

4,5 
3 

4,5 
3 

6,2 
4,1 

6*2 
4,1 

-

_ 

-

-
_ 

— 

_ 
-

-

CN 
code 

Descri ption 

-  18 -

Rate of duty 

conventional 

Supplemen 
tary 
unit 

autonomous 
(*) or 
levy 
(AGR) 

3 

4602 

Basketwork,  wickerwork  and other articles, 
made directly to shape from  plaiting mate 
rials or made up from  goods of heading No 
4601;  articles of  loofah : 

4602 10 
4602 10 10 

— Of vegetable materials : 
—  Straw  envelopes  for  bottles 
—  Other : 

Basketwork, wickerwork  and other ar 
ticles, made  directly to shape from 
plaiti ng materi als 
Other 
Unchanged 

4602 10 91 

4602 10 99 
4602 90 
to 
4602 90 90 

4,5 
4,5 

5307 

Yarn of jute or of other textile bast 
fibres of heading No  5303 : 

5307 10 . 

- Single : 
—  Measuring  1 000 decitex  or  less (10 

5307 10 10 

metric  number  or more) 

—  Measuring  more than  1 000 decitex  (less 

5307 10 90 

than  10 metric  number) 
- Multi pie (folded) or cab!ed 

5307 20 00 

Free 

Free 
Free 

3,8 

6,2 
6,2 

5,3 

5,3 
5,3 

CN 
code 

Oescri ption 

-  19  -

Rate of 

• duty 

autonomous 
(*)  or 
levy 
(AGR) 

conventional 
(S) 

Supplemen-
tar y 
unit 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

5310 

Uoven fabrics of  jute or of other textile 
bast fibres of heading  No 5303 : 

- Unbleached : 

5310 10 
5310 10 
5310 10 
5310 90 

10 
90 
00 

—  Of  a wi dth exceedi ng  150 cm 

5607 

Twine,  cordage,  ropes  and  cables, whether 
or  not  plaited  or  braided  and whether or 
not  impregnated,  coated,  covered or 
sheathed  with rubber  or plastics : 

5607 10 

00 

- Of  jute or other  textile  bast fibres 

5607 21 
to 
5607 29 

00 

90 

Unchanged 

4 
4 
4 

8,6 
9,3 
8,6 

6 

12 

5607 30 

00 

- Of abaca  (Manila  hemp  or Musa textilis 

Nee) or other  hard  (leaf) fibres 

10 

12 

5607 41 
to 
5607 90 

00 

00 

Unchanged 

5702 

Carpets  and other textile  floor coverings, 
woven,  not tufted  or flocked,  whether or 
not made  up, including  "Kelem", "Schu-
macks",  "Karamanie" and similar  hand-woven 
rugs : 

— 

-

-

5702 10 
5702 20 
5702 31 
to 
5702 99 

00 
00 

00 

Unchanged 
- Floor  coverings of  coconut  fibres  (coir) 

4 

8 

m* 

Unchanged 

* 

CN 
code 

Descri ption 

- 20 -

Rate of duty 

autonomous 
( $ ) or 
1 evy 
(AGR) 

conventional 

Supplemen-
tary 
unit 

5905 00 

Textile wall coverings 

5905 00 10 
to 
5905 00 39 

Unchanged 

5905 00 50 
5905 00 70 
to 
5905 00 90 

—  Of 

j u te 

Unchanged 

6305 

6305 10 

Sacks  and  bags,  of  a  k i nd  used  f or  t he 
packing  of  goods  : 
—  Of  j u te  or  of  o t h er 
of  heading  No  5303: 

t e x t i le  bast 

f i b r es 

6305 10 10 
6305 10 90 

—  Used 
—  Other 

6305 20 00 
to 
6305 90 00 

Unchanged 

8,8 

5,3 
8,6 

9601 

t o r t o i s e - s h e l l,  h o r n, 
Worked  i v o r y,  bone, 
a n t l e r s,  c o r a l,  m o t h e r - o f - p e a rl  and  o t h er 
animal  c a r v i ng  m a t e r i a l,  and  a r t i c l es  of 
these  m a t e r i a ls 
t a i n ed  by  moulding) 

( i n c l u d i ng  a r t i c l es  o b 

: 

9601 10 00 
9601 90 
9601 90 10 

Unchanged 
—  Other 
: 
—  worked  c o r al 

( n a t u r al  or  a g g l o m e r a t e d ), 

9601  90  90 

—  Other 

and  a r ti  cl es  of  c o r al 

Free 
Free 

2 ,5 
5 .6 

Chapter 44 

- 21 -

The following  additional  note shall  be introduced  : 

"2.  For the purpose of subheadings 4414 00 10, 4418 20 20, 4419 00  10, 4420  10 10, 

4420 90 10 and 4420 90 91  "tropical  woods" means the tropical  woods referred  to in 
subheadings 4403 34, 4403 35, 4407 21, 4407 23 and 4408 20." 

EN 

CN  CODES  1990 

TARIC  CODES FOR 

1989(1> 

0810 
0810 

90 
90 

30 
80 

0813 
2001 
2001 

40 
90 
90 

60 
60 
80 

2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 

99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 

23 
25 
27 
32 
34 
46 

2008 

99 

48 

2008 
2008 

2009 
2009 

2009 
2009 

4414 
4414 
4418 
4418 
4419 
4419 
4420 
4420 
4420 
4420 
4420 
4420 

99 
99 

80 
80 

80 
80 

00 
00 
20 
20 
00 
00 
10 
10 
90 
90 
90 
90 

61 
69 

32 
34 

83 
85 

10 
90 
10 
90 
10 
90 
11 
19 
11 
19 
91 
99 

0810 
0810 
0810 
0810 
0810 
0810 
0813 
2001 
2001 
2001 
2001 
2001 
2001 
2001 
2001 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2008 
2009 
2009 
2009 
2009 
2009 
2009 
4414 
4414 
4418 
4418 
4419 
4419 
4420 
4420 
4420 
4420 
4420 
4420 

90 
90 
90 
90 
90 
90 
40 
90 
90 
90 
90 
90 
90 
90 
90 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
80 
80 
80 
80 
80 
80 
00 
00 
20 
20 
00 
00 
10 
10 
90 
90 
90 
90 

90*50  and  0810 
0810  90 
90*10, 
0810  90 
90*31, 
0810  90 
90*41, 
90*60, 
0810  90 
90*90 
90*11 
90*30 
2001  90 
90*11, 
2001  90 
90*21, 
2001  90 
90*41, 
2001  90 
90*51, 
2001  90 
90*61, 
90*92, 
2001  90 
90*97  and  2001 
29*00 
31*10 
31*20  and  2008 
33*10 
33*20  and  2008 
49*11, 
2008  99 
49*30 
49*20, 
49*90 
59*11  and  2008 
59*20, 
2008  99 
59*90 
31*11 
31*19, 
31*90 
91*11 
91*19, 
91*30  and 
00*10 
00*90 
00*10 
00*90 
4419 
00*11  and 
4419 
00*91  and 
4420 
00*11  and 
00*91  and  4420 
10*10 
10*90 
90*11  and  4420 
90*91  and  4420 

2009  80 
2009 

2009  80 

2008  99 

90*80 

90 
90*20, 
90*52, 
90*42, 
90*70 

and 

90*19, 
90*29, 
90*49, 
90*59, 
90*69, 
90*93, 
90 

90*98 

99 

31*90 

35*90 

99 
49*19 

and 

49*40 

and 

59*19 

99 
59*50 

and 

31*20 and 

91*20, 
80 

91*90 

00 
00 
10 
10 

00*19 
00*99 
00*19 
00*99 

90 
90 

90*19 
90*99 

(1) 

The  TARIC codes 
of  entry 

into 

shown  are 
of 

force 

those  applicable 

on  the 

the  present 

Regulation. 

\ 

l 

i 
i 

i 

date 

u> 

IMPACT ON SME 

This  proposal  will  reduce  mfn  duties  on  around  170  tropical  products 
imported  into the Community,  originating  in the main  from  the  developing 
countries.  After  these  mfn  reductions  mfn  custom  duties  will  in  most 
cases  still  be superior  to existing  GSP  rates  and  so  there  should  be no 
economic  effect  on  SME. The  few  reductions  in mfn  duty  rates which will 
bring  mfn  duties  below  existing  GSP  rates  are  modest  and  should  have  a 
minimal  impact  on SMEs. 

i 
i 
I 
f 

Fiche  Financière 

The  main  suppliers  of  the  tropical  products  for  which  custom  duty 
reductions  are  proposed  are  developing  countries  that  already  benefit 
from  reduced  duty  rates  under  the  Community's  Generalized  Preference 
Scheme.  The  reduced  duty  rates  in  the  Community's  common  external  tariff 
for  these  tropical  products  are  with  few  exceptions  still  superior  to 
the  present  GSP  rates.  Consequently  the  budgetary  cost  of  this  tariff 
reduction  is  modest  and  on  1987  trade  data  is  estimated  at  less  than  2 
mi I I ion  ECUs. 

i. 

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COM(89)  205  final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 

amending  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2658/87  on  the  tariff  and  statistical 
nomenclature  and on the  Common Customs Tariff 

(submitted to the Council by the  Commission) 

21.4.1989 

Office for  Official  Publications of the  European  Communities 
L - 2985  Luxembourg 

Series:  DOCUMENTS 

1989 -  28 pp. -  Format:  21.0 *  29.7  cm 

EN 

ISSN  0254-1475 

ISBN  92-77-48685-6 

Catalogue number:  CB-CO-89-159-EN-C 

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ISSN 0254-1475 

DOCUMENTS 

Proposal for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

amending  Regulation  (EEC) No 2658/87  on the 
tariff  and  statistical  nomenclature  and  on  the 
Common  Customs  Tariff 

(submitted to the  Council  by the  Commission) 

02 

Catalogue number:  CB-CO-89-159-EN-C 

ISBN  92-77-48685-6 

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