Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on a number of agricultural products
Date: 1991-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, suspension of customs duties

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMVIUNITIES 

C0M(91) 391 final 

Brussels, 24 October 1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EECï 

temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff 
duties on a number of agricultural products 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMQRANPUM 

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3. 

In the third  quarter  of  this year,  the Commission,  with  the 
assistance of  the Economic Tariff Questions Group, examined  all 
requests, submitted  by Member  States, for  temporary  suspension of 
common  customs  tariff  duties,  including  the  requests  for  prolongation 
of  the suspensions currently  in force. 

The attached  proposal  concerns  a number  of  agricultural  products. The 
proposal  for  industrial  products  Is being  prepared. 

Requests  for  suspension  relating  to the above  products were  examined 
in the  light  of  the criteria  defined  in the Commission  communication 
to the Council  and  the Member  States, concerning  autonomous  tariff 
suspensions  (cf. O.J. No. C  235 of  13.9.89, p. 2 ). 

As a result of  this examination,  the Commission  deems  it  justifiable 
to suspend  the duty on  those products  listed  in the Annex  to the 
attached  draft  Regulation. 

4. 

As stated  in Article  1 of  the aforementioned  draft  Regulation,  the 
proposed  period of  validity  is 6 months. 

proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

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of 

1991 

temporarily  suspending  the  autonomous  C o m m on  Customs  Tariff  duties  on  a 
number  of  agricultural  products 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Economic  Community,  and 
in  particular  Article  28 
thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  production  in  the  Community  of  the  products 
specified  in  this  Regulation  is  currently  inadequate  or 
non-existent  ;  whereas  producers  thus  cannot  meet  the 
needs  of  user  industries  in  the  Community  ; 

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is  in  the  interest  of 

the 
Whereas 
in 
Community 
the  autonomous  Common 
Customs  Tariff  duties  only  partially,  particularly  since  the 
goods  in  question  are  produced  in  the  Community,  and 
in  the  other  case 

to  suspend  them  totally ; 

suspend 

temporarily  by  fixing  their  period  of  validity  by  reference 
to  the  interests  of  Community  production, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION : 

Article  1 

The  autonomous  Common  Customs  Tariff  duties  for  the 
products  listed  in  the  table  appearing  in  the  Annex  shall 
be  suspended  at  the  level  indicated  in  respect  of  each  of 
them. 

These  suspensions  shall  apply  from  1 January  to  30  June 
199Z 

Whereas,  in  view  of  the  difficulty  of  assessing  accurately 
short-term  trends  in  the  economic  situation  in  the  rele 
vant  sectors,  suspension  measures  should  be  taken  only 

Article  2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  1992. 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done  at 

1991. 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

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ANNEX 

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Description  of  goods 

Autonomous  dutius  (X) 

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26  axl6853088 

Boans,  whila,  dried, of the species  Phaaaolua 
•hich not aore  than 2 X by «eight  are retained by a screen  with 
apertures of a diaaeter  of 8 aa,  for use in the food-canning 
industry  (a) 

vulgaris, 

of 

Lobster  flesh,  cooked,  for the processing  industry  for lha 
aanufacture of butlars  based  on lobster, or of pastas,  pAlis, 
soups or sauces  (a) (C) 

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(a) Control of the use for this  special  purpose  shall be cerried  out pursuant to 

the  relevant  Coaaunity  provisions. 

(C) However, the suspension  is not allowed  ahere  processing  is carried  out by 

retail or catering  undertakings. 

FINANCIAL  RECORD 

1. 

Budget  IIne concerned  : Chap.  12 Art.  120 

2. 

Title of  the  tariff measure  concerned  : Draft  proposal  for  a Council 
Regulation,  temporarily  suspending  the autonomous  common  customs 
tariff  duties on  a number  of  agricultural  products 

3. 

Legal  basis  : Art. 28 of  the Treaty 

4. 

Object ive  : suspension  of  CCT  duties on  the abovementioned  products 

Cost  of  this  tariff-measure  : on  the basis of  the  available  Community 
and  national  statistics,  the cost  of  this tariff-measure  is estimated 
at  2 300 000 ecus.  (No change  in the situation with  regard  to the 
previous  year) 

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