Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products
Date: 1993-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, fruit, leguminous vegetable, production aid, suspension of customs duties

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(93)  193 final 

Brussels, 7  May  1993 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

temporarily  suspending  the autonomous Common  Customs Tariff 
duties on a number  of agricultural  products 

(presented  by  the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

2. 

3. 

In the first  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  proposal  for a 
Regulation,  the proposed period of  validity  is 12 months. 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  RECULAI ION  (EEC)  No 

/ 93 

of 

1993 

temporarily  suspending  the  autonomous  Common  Customs  Tariff  duties  on  a  number  of 
agricultural  products 

INK COUNCIL <>!• THK EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. 

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

Having  regard  to  the proposal  Irom  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; 

interest  of  the 
Whereas  in  these  cases,  it  is  in  the 
Community  to suspend the autonomous  Common  Customs 
Tariff  duties  totally; 

sectors,  suspension  measures  should  be 
taken  only 
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  J u ly  1993  to  30  J u ne 
1 9 9 4. 

for 
Whereas 
autonomous  duties  should  be  taken  by  the  Community; 

the  suspension  of 

the  decision 

these 

Whereas,  in  view  of  the  difficulty  of  assessing  accurately 
short-term  trends  in  the economic  situation  in  the  relevant 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1  J u ly  1 9 9 3, 

Article  2 

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

Done  at  Brussels 

1 9 9 3. 

For the  Council 

The President 

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TAP 10 

Description  of  goods 

Aulonoaous  duties  (X) 

3 

1  ex07l0?100 

010 

2  « 0 7 1 1 9 0 60 

3  ais0712300Q 

«II 
«91 

«17 

•24 

4  ex07133390 

«26 

Paaa  in  pods,  of  lha  spscist  Pi  turn  sativum 
Horlanaa 
6aa,  lo  ba  uaad,  in  lhair  pods,  in  lha  aanufaclura  of  praparod 
aaals  (a)  (b) 

frozan,  of  a  Ihicknaaa  nol  exceeding 

of  lha  variety 

Htiphiua, 

provisionally  praaarvad  in  brins,  in  sulphur  aalar,  or 

Huehrooas,  excluding  aushrooas  of  lha  apaciaa 
*PP-, 
in  other  praaarvalive  a d u l i o n s,  but  unsuitable  in  lhal  slate 
(a) 
for  ieaadiata  conauaption,  for  lha  food-canning  industry 

Agiricus 

Huehrooas,  ««eluding  auahrooas  of  lha  apaciaa 

figaricus 

app., 

driad,  ahola  or  in  Idaniiflabla  slicaa  or  plaças,  for  Iraalaanl 

olhar  than  aiapla  repacking  for  ralail  aala  (a)  (b) 

Baana,  «hile,  driad,  of  lha  apaciaa  Phtitolu» 
shlch  nol  aora  than  2% by  weight  ara  ralainad  by  a  acraan  aith 
aparluras  of  a  dieaatar  of  8aa,  for  usa  in  lha  food-canning 
industry 

vulgaria, 

(e) 

of 

5  ««08041600 

8  0x08041900 

•!! 
•21 

11? 
•22 

Dales,  fraah  or  driad,  for  the  procassing  industry,  olhar  than 
for  lha  production  of  alcohol 

(a) 

Datas,  frash  or  driad,  for  packing  for  ralail  aala  into 
iaeadinla  packings  of  a  net  contanl  nol  axcaading  11kg  (a) 

7  ax081948S8 

«10 

Fruit  of  lha  spacies  Vaccintue 

aecrocarpon, 

fresh 

8  ««08109080 

118 

Rose-hips,  fresh 

S 

08119050 

08119876 

8x681I9G99 

166 

• 67 

Fruil  of  tha  ganua  Vacciniua, 
nol  containing  addad  sugar  or  olhar  sweetening  aatler 

ahalher  or  nol  cooked,  frozen, 

18 

B K 8 8 1 1 9 0 99 

146 

tosa-hips,  ahalher  or  nol  cooked,  frozen,  nol  containing  added 

auger  or  other  saeetenlng  aatler 

(a)  Conlrol  of  Ihn  usa  for  Ihia  apacial  purpose  shall  be  carried  out  pursuant  to 

lha  relevant  Coaaunily  proviaiona. 

(b)  Hoaavar,  lha  suspension  is  nol  allowed  ahera  procaaaing  is  carriad  oui  by 

retail  or  catering  under takings. 

FINANCIAL  RECORD 

Budget  line concerned  : Chap.  12 Art. 120 

2. 

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

leflfl.l basis  : Art. 28 of  the Treaty 

Object Ive  : suspension of CCT duties on  the abovementioned  products 

Cost of th[s  taxJl-f-measmrg. •• 

To be borne by  the EEC-budget  : 

for  the same exercise  In 1992, the  loss of own  resources was 
expected  to be of  the order  of  23 400 000 ecus 
(Of P.E. E/537/92 C0M(92)  153 Of  10.04.1992). 

for  the current  exercise, based on  the Community  statistics 
available  (1991), a reasonable estimate  for  the cost of  the 
operation  for  the period  covered  by  the attached  draft  Regulation 
would be of  the order of  33 500 000 ecus. 

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