Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3593/91 of 11 December 1991 abolishing in two stages certain customs duties applicable in trade between the Community of Ten and Spain and Portugal as a result of the Mediterranean Agreements
Date: 1991-12-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, Spain, abolition of customs duties, agricultural product, tariff reduction













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31991R3593

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3593/91 of 11 December 1991 abolishing in two stages certain customs duties applicable in trade between the Community of Ten and Spain and Portugal as a result of the Mediterranean Agreements  


Official Journal L 341 , 12/12/1991 P. 0013 - 0019 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3593/91  of 11 December 1991  abolishing in two stages certain customs duties applicable in trade between the Community of Ten and Spain and Portugal as a result of the Mediterranean agreementsTHE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 75 (4) and 243 (4) thereof,  Whereas the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal provides for the possibility of suspending or abolishing the customs duties on agricultural products in trade between those two Member States and the Community of Ten at a faster rate than laid down in  the Act;  Whereas it was decided in the framework of the new Mediterranean policy to dismantle the customs duties on some products to make them zero from 1 January 1993;  Whereas provision should be made, in view of the duties applicable to imports from Spain and Portugal in accordance with Articles 75 (1) and 243 (1) of the Act of Accession, for agricultural products consigned from Spain and Portugal not to enjoy less  favourable treatment than the same products covered by the additional protocols concluded with the Mediterranean countries;  Whereas that dismantlement should be carried out in two stages, the first commencing on 1 January 1992 and the second on 1 January 1993;  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  Article 1  The customs duties laid down in the Act of Accession on the products listed in the Annex hereto and imported into the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 from Spain and Portugal shall be:  - reduced by 50 % on 1 January 1992,  - totally abolished on 1 January 1993.  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 Brussels, 11 December 1991. For the Commission  Ray MAC SHARRY  Member of the Commission    ANNEX  Agricultural products covered by the additional protocols to the Agreements between the European Economic Community and Mediterranean non-member countries on which customs duties will remain at 1 January 1993      CN code  Description       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:  0603  10 11        roses  0603 10 13        carnations  0603 10 15        orchids  0603 10 21        gladioli  0603 10 25        chrysanthemums  0603 10 29        other       from 1 November to 31 May:  0603 10 51        roses  0603 10 53        carnations   0603 10 55        orchids  0603 10 61        gladioli  0603 10 65        chrysanthemums  0603 10 69        other  0701  Potatoes, fresh or chilled:  0701 90    other       other         new:  0701 90 51          from 1 January to 15 May  0701 90 59           from 16 May to 30 June  0702 00  Tomatoes, fresh or chilled:  ex 0702 00 10    from 1 November to 14 May       from 15 November to 30 April  0703  Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled:  0703 10    onions  and shallots:       onions:  ex 0703 10 11        sets:           from 15 February to 15 May and from 1 July to 31 July  ex 0703 10 19        other           from 15 February to 15 May and from 1 July to 31 July  ex 0703 20 00    garlic       from 1  February to 31 May  0704  Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas, fresh or chilled:  0704 90    other:  ex 0704 90 90      other:         Chinese cabbage, from 1 November to 31 December  0705  Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and  chicory (Cichorium spp.), fresh or chilled:     lettuce:  0705 11      cabbage lettuce (head lettuce):  ex 0705 11 10        from 1 April to 30 November:           Iceberg lettuce from 1 November to 30 November  ex 0705 11 90        from 1 December to  31 March:           Iceberg lettuce from 1 December to 31 December  0706  Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled:  ex 0706 10 00    carrots and turnips:       carrots from 1 January to 15  May  0706 90    other:  ex 0706 90 90      other:         salad beetroot  0707  Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled:     cucumbers:  ex 0707 00 11      from 1 November to 15 May         small cucumbers from 1 January to the end of February  0708   Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled:  0708 10    peas (Pisum sativum):  ex 0708 10 10      from 1 September to 31 May:         from 1 October to 30 April  0708 20    beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.):  ex 0708 20 10      from  1 October to 30 June:         from 1 November to 30 April  0709  Other vegetables, fresh or chilled:  ex 0709 10 00    globe artichokes:       from 1 October to 31 December  ex 0709 20 00    asparagus:       from 1 November to the end of February  ex  0709 30 00    aubergines (eggplants):       from 1 October to 30 April  ex 0709 40 00    celery other than celeriac:       ribbed celery from 1 January to 30 April     mushrooms and truffles:  0709 51      mushrooms:  0709 51 90        other  0709 60     fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta:  0709 60 10      sweet peppers       other:  0709 60 99        other  0709 90    other:  ex 0709 90 70      courgettes:         from 1 December to 15 March  ex 0709 90 90      other:         okra  (gumbo)         wild onions of the species Muscari comosum from 15 February to 15 May         pumpkins and courgettes from 1 December to 15 March  0710  Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or bolling in water), frozen:  0710 80    other  vegetables:       fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta:  0710 80 59        other  0711  Vegetables provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption:  0711 90    other vegetables; mixtures of vegetables:        vegetables:  0711 90 10        fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, excluding sweet peppers  0804  Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried:  0804 40    avocados:  0804 40 10      from 1  December to 31 May  0804 40 90      from 1 June to 30 November  ex 0804 50 00    guavas, mangoes and mangosteens:       mangoes  0805  Citrus fruit, fresh or dried:  0805 10    oranges:  0805 10 11  to  0805 10 49      sweet oranges, fresh       other:  ex 0805 10 70        from 1 April to 15 October:           fresh  ex 0805 10 90        from 16 October to 31 March:           fresh       other:  0805 20    mandarins (including tangerines and  satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids:  ex 0805 20 10      clementines:         fresh  ex 0805 20 30      monreales and satsumas:         fresh  ex 0805 20 50      mandarins and wilkings:         fresh  ex 0805 20 70       tangerines:         fresh  ex 0805 20 90      other:         fresh  0805 30    lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia):  0805 30 10      lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum)  0805 30 90      limes (Citrus aurantifolia)   0805 40 00    grapefruit  ex 0805 90 00    other:       kumquats  0806  Grapes, fresh or dried:  0806 10    fresh:       table grapes:         from 1 November to 14 July:  ex 0806 10 15          other:             from 15 November to 13 December              from 1 April to 14 July  ex 0806 10 19        from 15 July to 31 October:           from 15 July to 4 August  0807  Melons (including water melons) and papaws (papayas), fresh:  0807 10    melons (including water melons):  ex 0807 10 10      water  melons:         from 1 April to 15 June  ex 0807 10 90      other:         from 1 November to 31 May:  0809  Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh:  0809 20    cherries:  ex 0809 20 10      from 1 May to 15 July:          sour cherries  0810  Other fruit, fresh:  0810 10    strawberries:  ex 0810 10 90      from 1 August to 30 April:         from 1 November to 31 March  0810 20    raspberries, blackberries, mulberries and loganberries:  ex 0810 20 10       raspberries:         from 15 May to 15 June  ex 0810 20 90      other:         blackberries and mulberries, from 15 May to 15 June  0810 90    other:  ex 0810 90 10      kiwi fruit, from 1 January to 30 April  ex 0810 90 80      other:         passion  fruit         persimmons, from 1 December to 31 July  0904  Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta:  0904 20    dried or crushed or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus  Pimenta:       neither crushed nor ground:  0904 20 10        sweet peppers         other:  0904 20 39          other  0910  Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bayleaves, curry and other spices:  0910 20    saffron:  0910 20 10      neither  crushed nor ground  0910 20 90      crushed or ground  0910 40    thyme, bayleaves:       thyme:         neither crushed nor ground:  0910 40 13          other  0910 40 19        crushed or ground  0910 40 90      bayleaves  1209  Seeds, fruit and  spores, of a kind used for sowing:     other:  1209 91      vegetable seeds:  ex 1209 91 90        other:           seeds, complying with the provisions of the Directives on the marketing of seeds and plants  1209 99      other:         other:  ex 1209  99 99          other seeds, complying with the provisions of the Directives on the marketing of seeds and plants  2001  Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid:  2001 90    other:  2001  90 20      fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos  2005  Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen:  2005 90    other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables:  2005 90 10       fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos  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 30    citrus fruit:       not containing added spirit:         containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg:  2008 30 51          grapefruit segments         containing added sugar, in immediate packings  of a net content not exceeding 1 kg:  2008 30 71          grapefruit segments         not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content:  ex 2008 30 91          of 4,5 kg or more:             grapefruit segments  ex 2008 30 99           of less than 4,5 kg:             grapefruit segments     other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008 19:  2008 92      mixtures:         not containing added spirit:           containing added sugar:  ex 2008 92 50            in  immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg:               fruit salad:             other:  ex 2008 92 71              mixtures of fruit in which no single fruit exceeds 50 % of the total weight of the fruits:                 fruit salad  ex 2008  92 79              other:                 fruit salad  2009  Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:     orange juice:  2009  11      frozen  2009 19      other  2009 20    grapefruit juice  2009 60    grape juice (including grape must):       of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20 °C:         of a value exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight:  2009 60 51           concentrated         of a value not exceeding ECU 18 per 100 kg net weight:           with an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight:  2009 60 71            concentrated  ex 2009 60 90          other:             concentrated  2204  Wine of fresh  grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading No 2009:     other wine; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol:  2204 21      in containers holding 2 litres or less:  ex 2204 21 10         wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 21 25        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 21 29        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 21 35        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 21 39        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 21 49        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 21 59         wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 21 90        wine of fresh grapes  2204 29      other:  2204 29 10        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 29 25        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 29 29        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 29 35        wine of fresh  grapes  ex 2204 29 39        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 29 49        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 29 59        wine of fresh grapes  ex 2204 29 90        wine of fresh grapes  2204 30    other grape must:       other:  ex 2204 30 91        of a  density of 1,33 g/cm3 or less at 20 °C and of an actual alcoholic strength per volume not exceeding 1 % vol           concentrated