Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) withdrawing Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia from the lists of beneficiaries of the Community generalized preferences scheme as from 1 March 1992
Date: 1992-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, agricultural product, generalised preferences, import levy

COMMISSION OF THE EUKOPEAN COMMUNITIES 

C0M(92) 44 final 

Brussels, 25 February 1992 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 

withdrawing Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia from the 
lists of beneficiaries of the Community 
generalized preferences scheme as from 1 March 1992 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

As  from  the entry  into  force of  the  interim  agreement  on  trade 
and  trade  related  measures  concluded  by  the  Community 
with, 
respectively,  Hungary,  Poland  and  the  Czech  and  Slovak  Federal 
Republic,  the Community's  generalized  preferences  scheme will  no  longer 
apply  to  these  countries.  Therefore  it  is  appropriate  to  withdraw 
these  countries  from  the  lists  of  beneficiaries  as  from  the  date  of 
entry  into  force  of  the  aforementioned  agreements,  that  is on  1 March 
1992. 

Such  is the purpose  of  this proposal  for  a Council  regulation. 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

withdrawing  Hungary, Poland  and Czechoslovakia 
from  the  lists of  beneficiaries of  the  Community 
generalized  preferences  scheme  as  from  1 March  1992 

THE COUNCIL OF THE  EUROPPEAN  COMMUNITIES  : 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Economi 
Community,  and  in particular Articles 43 and  113  thereof, 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 

Having  regard  to the opinion of  the European  Par IiamentC), 

Whereas  Council  Regulations  (EEC)  No  3831/90,  (EEC)  No  3832/90  and 
(EEC)  No  3833/90(2),  extended  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3587/91<3> 
amended  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3862/91<4>  provide  for  the  Community 
generalized  tariff  preferences  scheme  to be applied  to certain  products 
originating  in  Hungary, Poland  and  Czechoslovakia; 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3834/90<5>  extended  by  Regulation 
(EEC)  No  3588/9l(6'  provides  for  a  reduction  of  the  levy  applicable 
to certain  agricultural  products  originating  in particular  in  Hungary, 
Poland  and Czechoslovakia; 

Whereas  the  interim  agreements  on  trade  and  trade  related  matters^7) 
concluded  by  the Community,  respectively, with  the Republic of  Hungary, 
the  Republic  of  Poland  and  the  Czech  and  Slovak  Federal  Republic  will 
enter  into force on  1 March  1992; 

Whereas as  the Community  generalized  tariff  preferences will  no  longer 
apply  to  these  countries  as  from  that  date,  these  countries  should 
therefore  be  withdrawn  from  the  lists  of  beneficiaries  and  the  volume 
of  the  fixed  amounts  within  which  a  reduced  levy  is applied  should  be 
adapted, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 

Article 1 

1. The words "Hungary", "Poland" and "Czechoslovakia" are deleted  from 

(1)  Not  yet  published  in OJ. 
(2) OJ  No L  370 of  31.12.1990, p. 1. 
(3)  OJ  No L 341 of  12.12.1991, p. 1. 
(4)  OJ  NO L 362 of  31.12.1991, p. 88. 
(5) OJ  No L 370 of  31.12.1990, p. 121. 
(6) OJ  No L 341 of  12.12.1991, p. 6. 
(7)  Not  yet  published  in OJ. 

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the  lists  annexed  to  Council 
(EEC) No  3832/90 and  (EEC) 3833/90. 

Regulations  (EEC)  No 

3831/90, 

2.  The  Annex  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  3834/90  is  replaced  by  the 
Annex  to this Regulation. 

Article  2 

This Regulation shall enter  into force on  1 March 1992. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For  the CounciI, 
The President 

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ANNEX 

List  of  products  referred  to  in  Article  1 ( I)  (a) 

Order 
No 

(I) 

CN 
code 

(2) 

Description 

(3) 

59.0010 

0203 29  13 

Loins  and  cuts  thereof,  of  domestic  swine,  with 
bone  in,  frozen 

ex 0203 29 55 

Loins  and  cuts  thereof,  excluding  tenderloin  pre 
sented  alone, of  domestic  swine,  boneless,  frozen 

Rate of  duty 

(4) 

50%(AGR) 

Fixed  amount 
(in  tonnes) 

(5) 

600 

59.0020 

0207  10 59 
0207 23  19 

Ducks,  plucked  and  drawn,  without  heads  and  feet 
and  without  hearts,  livers  and  gizzards,  known  as 
*63 % ducks',  or  otherwise  presented,  fresh,  chilled 
or  frozen 

50%(AGR) 

300 

59.0025 

ex 0207 39 55 
ex 0207 43  15 

Cuts  of ducks, boneless,  fresh,  chilled  or  frozen 

50%(AGR) 

300 

ex 0207 39 73 
ex 0207 43 53 

Breasts  and  cuts  thereof,  of  ducks,  with  bone  in, 
fresh,  chilled  or  frozen 

ex 0207 39 77 
ex 0207 43 63 

Legs  and  cuts  thereof,  of  ducks,  with  bone  in,  fresh, 
chilled  or  frozen 

59.0030 

0207  10 79 
0207 23 59 

Geese,  plucked  and  drawn,  without  heads  and  feet, 
with  or  without  hearts  and  gizzards,  known  as  '75 % 
geese',  or  otherwise  presented,  fresh,  chilled  or 
frozen 

50%(AGR) 

1  000 

0207 39 53 
0207 43  11 

0207 39 61 
0207 43 23 

Cuts  of geese,  boneless,  fresh,  chilled  or  frozen 

Halves, or quarters, of  geese,  fresh, chilled  or  frozen 

ex 0207 39 65 
ex 0207 43 31 

Whole  wings,  with  or  without  tips,  of  geese,  fresh, 
chilled  or  frozen 

ex 0207 39 67 
ex 0207 43 41 

Backs,  necks,  backs  with  necks  attached,  rumps  and 
wing tips, of geese, fresh, chilled  or  frozen 

0207 39 71 
0207 43 51 

Breasts  and  cuts  thereof,  of  geese,  fresh,  chilled  or 
frozen 

0207 39 75 
0207 43 61 

Legs  and  cuts  thereof,  of  geese,  fresh,  chilled  or 
frozen 

ex 0207 39 81 
ex 0207 43 71 

Goose  paletots,  fresh, chilled  or  frozen 

59.0040 

0210  II  11 
0210  12  II 
0210  19 40 
0210  19 51 

Meat  of domestic  swine, salted  or  in  brine: 
—  Hams  and  cuts  thereof 
—  Bellies (streaky)  and  cuts  thereof 
—  Loins  and  cuts  thereof 
—  Others,  boneless 

50%(AGR) 

300 

59.0050 

1108  13  00 

Potato  starch 

50%(AGR) 

(a)  Notwithstanding  the  rules  for  the  interpretation  of  the  combined  nomenclature,  the  wording  for  the  description  of  the  products  is  to  be  considered  as 
having  no  more  than  an  indicative  value,  the  preferential  scheme  being  determined,  within  the  context  of  this  Annex,  by  the  coverage  of  the  CN  codes. 
Where  ex  CN  codes  are  indicated,  the  preferential  scheme  is  to  be  determined  by  application  of  the  CN  code  and  corresponding  description 
taken 
together. 

(I) 

(2) 

(3) 

59.0060 

1601 00 91 

Sausages  and  similar  products,  other  than  of  liver, 
dry  or  for  spreading,  uncooked 

59.0070 

1601 00 99 

Other  sausages,  not  of  liver 

59.0080 

1602 49 15 
1602 49 19 

Other  prepared  or  preserved  meat,  of  domestic 
swine 

_ ( 4 _) 

5 0 % ( A G R) 

5 0 % ( A G R) 

5 0 % ( A G R) 

(5) 

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