Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the combined nomenclature and originating in Malta (1994)
Date: 1993-10-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Malta, agricultural product, customs duties, import (EU), suspension of customs duties

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Brussels, 13 October  1993 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

totally  or  partially  suspending  the  duties  applicable  to  certain  products  falling 
within  Chapters  1 to  24 of  the combined nomenclature  and originating  in  Malta 
(1994) 

(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

The  Council  has  decided  that  from  1 January  1974  Malta  should  benefit 

from  treatment  no  less  favourable  that  that  granted  to  countries 

which  benefit  from  the  Generalized  System  of  Preferences. 

The  aim  of  the  attached  Regulation  is  to  implement  that  decision  for 

the  year  1994.  It  unilaterally  suspends,  totally  or  partially,  the 

Common  Customs  Tariff  duties  on  products  falling  within  Chapters  1  to 

24,  in  line  with  the  Commission's  proposal  for  the  generalized 

Systeml  of  preferences. 

2. 

The  proposal  concerns  only  those  products  which  are  of  interest  to 

Malta  and  for  which  the  Community  arrangements  in  respect  of  Malta 

are  not  more  favourable  than  those  laid  down  in  the  Generalized 

System  of  Preferences. 

Proposal  for  a 

C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T I ON  (EEC)  No 

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totally  or  partially  suspending  the  duties  applicable  to  certain  products  falling 
within  Chapters  1 to  24  of  the  combined  nomenclature  and  originating  in  Malta 
(1994) 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION : 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Economic  Community,  and 
in  particular  Article  113 
thereof, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3033/80 
of  11  November  1980  laying  down  the  trade  arrange 
ments  applicable  to  certain  goods  resulting  from 
the 
processing  of  agricultural  products ('),  and  in  particular 
Article  12  thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Article  1 

1. 
From  1  January  to  31  December  1994  products 
listed  in  the  Annex  and  originating  in  Malta  shall  be 
imported  into  the  Community  at  the  rates  of  duty  indi 
cated  in  the  Annex  for  each  product. 

Whereas,  pursuant  to  Annex  I  to  the  Agreement  establi 
shing  an  Association  between  the  European  Economic 
Community  and  Malta (;)  the  Community  must  partially 
suspend  the  Common  Customs  Tariff  duties  applicable  to 
certain  products  ;  whereas  it  would  also  be  appropriate 
provisionally  to  adjusts  or  supplement  certain  of  the  tariff 
benefits  provided  for  in  the  said  Annex  ;  whereas,  in 
respect  of  products  listed  in  the  Annex  to  this  Regulation 
and  originating 
should 
accordingly  suspend  the  fixed  component  of  the  charge 
applicable 
(EEC) 
No  3033/80  and  the  customs  duty  applicable  to  other 
goods  at  the  levels  indicated  for  each  product 
from 
1  January  to  31  December  1994» ; 

to  goods  covered  by  Regulation 

the  Community 

in  Malta, 

Whereas  the  decision  for  the  suspension  of  customs 
duties  on  products  covered  by  this  Regulation  should  be 
taken  by  the  Community, 

(')  OJ  No  L 323, 29.  11.  1980, p.  1. Regulation  as last  amended 
by Regulation  (EEC) No  1436/90 (OJ  No  L 138, 31. 5. 1990, 
p. 9). 

0  OJ  No  L 61,  14.  3.  1971, p. 3. 

2. 
For  the  purposes  of  applying  this  Regulation,  the 
rules  of  origin  shall  be  those  in  force  at  the  time  for  the 
implementation  of  the  Agreement  establishing  an  Associ 
ation  between  the  European  Economic  Community  and 
Malta. 

Article  2 

from 

Where  products  benefiting 
the  arrangements, 
provided  for  in  Article  1, are  imported  into  the  Commu 
nity  in  such  quantities  or  at  such  prices  that  they  cause  or 
threaten  to  cause  material  injury  to  Community  producers 
of  like  or  directly  competing  products,  the  duties  appli 
cable  may  be  partially  or 
the 
products  concerned.  Such  measures  may  be  taken  also  in 
the  event  of  material  injury  or  threat  of  material  injury 
limited  to  one  region  of  the  Community. 

totally  reimposed  on 

Article  3 

In 

order 

1. 
the 
Commission  may  adopt  a  Regulation  reimposing  customs 
duties  for  a  given  period. 

implement  Article 

to 

2 

2.  Where  a  Member  State  asks  the  Commission 
to 
adopt  such  a  Regulation,  the  Commission  shall  reach  its 
decision  within  a  maximum  of  10  working  days  from  the 
day  on  which  it  receives  the  request  and  shall  inform  the 
Member  States  of  the  action  taken. 

Council  shall  meet  immediately.  It  may,  acting  on  a 
qualified  majority,  amend  or  rescind  the  measure  in  ques 
tion. 

Article  4 

3.  Any  Member  State  may  refer  the  measure  taken  by 
the  Commission  to  the  Council  within  10  working  days 
of  notification.  The  fact  that  the  matter  is  referred  to  the 
Council  shall  not  cause  the  measure  to  be  suspended.  The 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  third  day 
following  that  of  its  publication  in  the  Official Journal  of 
the  European  Communities. 

It  shall  apply  as  from  1  January  1994  .': 

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

Done  at  Brussels, 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

ANNEX 

List  of  product»;  falling  within  Chapters  1  to  24  originating  in  Malta  (a) 

CN 
code 

(2) 

Description 

(3) 

0206  10 99 
0206  21 00 

Edible  offal  fresh,  chilled  or  frozen 
Of  bovine  animals 

Rate  of 
duty  (b) 

<«) 

2% 

0208  10  11 
0208  10  19 

Other  meat  and  edible  meat  offal,  fresh,  chilled  or  frozen  of  domestic  rabbits 

7% 

Order 
No 

0) 

16.0040 

16.0055 

16.0060 
16.0070 

0208  10 90 
0208  20 00 

Of  rabbits,  other  than  domestic  rabbits,  or  hares 
Of  frogs'  legs 

16.0160 

0302  65 

Dogfish  and  other  sharks 

16.0210 

0303 75 

Dogfish  and  other  sharks 

16.0230 

0304  10 11 
0304 20 11 

Fish  fillets  and  other  fish  meat,  chilled  or  frozen 
Frozen  fillets  of  trout 

16.0330 
16.0340 

0306  12 
0306  13 10 

Lobsters 
Shrimp:;  and  prawns 

16.0350 

0306  13 90 

Other  shrimps  and  prawns 

16.0360 
16.0370 
16.0380 

16.0400 
16.0410 

0306  14 
0306  19 10 
ex  0306  19 90 

Crabs 
Freshwater  crayfish 
Perullus  spp, 

0306 22 
0306 23 10 

Lobsters 
Shrimps  and  prawns 

16.0420 

0306  23 90 

Other  shrimps  and  prawns 

16.0500 
16.0510 

0307 39 90 
0307 41 
0307 49 11 

Mussels  (Perna  spp.) 
Cuttlefish  and  squid 

16.0520 

0307 49  19 

Cuttlefish 

16.0530 

16.0540 
16.0550 

0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 
0307 

49 31 
49 33 
49 35 
49 38 
49 51 
49 71 
49 91 
49 99 

Squid 

C u t t l e f i sh 
Squid 

Free 

4% 

4% 

1 0% 

4% 

4,5  % 

4% 

4% 

4,5  % 

4% 

5.5  % 

4% 

(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  toge 
ther. 

(b)  Without  prejudice  to  the  levying  of  any  additional  duties  applicable 

(I) 

16.0560 

Octopus 

(2) 

0307 51 00 
0307 59 10 
0307 59 90 
0.307 91 00 
0307 99 13 
0307 99 19 
0307 99 90 

16.0570 

0409 00 00 

Natural  honey 

(3) 

(4) 

4% 

16.0580 

ex 0410 00 00 

Edible  products  of  animal  origin,  not  elsewhere  specified  or  included 
—  Royal  jelly 

ex 0410 00 00 

Other 

16.0690 

0603 90 00 

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

16.0734 

0707 00 19 

Cucumber,  fresh  or  chilled,  from  16  May  to  31  October 

16.0740 

ex 0709 20 00 

Other  vegetable,  fresh  or  chilled 
Asparagus,  from  31  October 

16.0750 

16.0760 

ex 0709 30 00 

ex 0709 40 00 

Aubergines,  from  1  January  to  31  March 
Celery,  other  than  celeriac,  from  1  January  to  31  March 

16.0790 

ex 0709 90 90 

16.0795 

Pumpkins  and  courgettes,  from  1  January  to  the  last  day  of  February 
Other,  excluding  parsley  from  1  January  to  31  March 

25  % 

4% 

2% 

7% 

16% 

12% 

9% 

9% 

fcx 0709  90  90 ( 

Okra  or  comboux  ( H i b i s c us  e s c u l e n t us  L.  or  Aoeimoscnus 
e s c u l e n t us  L.  ,  Moench,  Moringa  o l e i f e ra  d r u m s t i c k s) 

exempt  ion 

16.0825 

0711 40 00 

Cucumbers  and  gherkins 

16.0860 

ex 0712 30 00 

Mushrooms,  excluding  cultivated  mushrooms 

16.0880 

0713 10 90 

Dried  leguminous  vegetables,  shelled,  whether  or  not  skimmed  or  split 

16.1070 

ex 0807 10 10 

Watermelons,  from  1  November  to  30  April 

16.1300 

0814 00 00 

Peel  of  citrus  fruit  or  melons,  fresh,  frozen,  dried  or  provisionally  preserved  in 
brine,  in  sulphur  water  or  in  other  preservative  solutions 

16.1610 

1212 1091 

Locust  bean  seeds,  not  decorticated,  crushed  or  ground 

16.1620 

1212 1099 

Other  locust  bean  seeds 

16.2020 

151521 10 

Other  fixed  vegetable  fats  and  oils  (including  jojoba  oil)  and  their  fractions 
Maize  (corn)  oil  and  its  fractions  for  technical  or  industrial  uses  other  than  the 
manufacture  of  foodstuffs  for  human  consumption  (e) 

16.2290 

ex 1602 90 31 

Prepared  or  preserved  rabbit 

16.2510 

1704 90 30 

White  chocolate 

16.2520 

ex  1704 90 51 
1704 90 55 
1704 90 61 
1704 90 65 
1704 90 71 
1704 90 75 
1704 90 81 
1704 90 99 

Other  plates,  including  marzipan 
Throat  pastilles  and  cough  drops 
Sugar-coated  (panned)  goods 
Gum  confectionery  and  jelly  confectionery 
Boiled  sweets  whether  or  not  filled 
Toffees,  caramels  and  similar  sweets 
Compressed  tablets 
Other 

1 2% 

6% 

2% 

6,5  % 

Free 

Free 

6% 

2.5  % 

14% 

4% 

6% 

0) 

16.2580 

(2) 

(3) 

<<> 

Food  preparations  of  flour,  meal,  starch  nor  malt  extract,  not  containing  cocoa 
powder  or  containing  cocoa  powder  in  a  proportion  by  weight  of  less  than 
50 %,  not  elsewhere  specified  or  included ;  food  preparations  of  goods  of 
heading  Nos  0401  to  0404,  not  containing  cocoa  powder  or  containing  cocoa 
powder  in  a proportion  by weight  of  less than  10 %,  not elsewhere  specified  or 
included 
Preparations  for  infant  use,  put  for  retail  sale,  not  containing  cocoa  powder 
Mixed and doughs  for the  preparation of bakers' wares of  heading  No  1905 
Other,  not  containing  cocoa  powder 

Prepared  foods  obtained  by  the  swelling  or  roasting  for  cereals  or  cereal 
products  (for  example,  corn  flakes),  cereals,  other  than  maize  (corn),  in  grain 
form,  pre-cooked  or  otherwise  prepared 
Prepared  food  obtained  by  the  swelling  or  roasting  of  cereals  or  cereal  products 

ex  1901  10 00 
1901  20 00 
ex  1901  90  90 

1904  10 10 
1904  10 30 
1904  10 90 

1904 90  10 

Of  rice 

1904 90 90 

Of  other  cereals 

1905  10 00 

Crispbread 

1905 90  10 

Matzos 

1905 90  20 

Communion  wafers,  empty  cachets  of  a  kind  suitable  for  pharmaceutical  use, 
sealing  wafers,  rice  paper  and  similar  products 

1905 90 30 

Bread 

Vegetables,  fruit,  nuts  and  other  edible  parts of  plants,  prepared  or  preserved  by 
vinegar  or  acetic  acid 
—  Onions 

2001  20 00 

162700 

2001  90  50 

—  Mushrooms 

2001  90  65 
2001  90  75 
2001  90  85 
ex  2001  90  95 

0 1 i v es 
S a l ad  b e e t r o ot 
Red  c a b b a g es 
O t h e r,  e x c l u d i ng  "mixed  p i c k l e s ",  and  papaya  c h u t n ey 

1 6 . 2 7 25 

ex  2001  90  95 

"papaya-chutney" 

ex  2004 90 30 

Capers 

2005 90  30 

Capers 

ex  2006 00  39 

162830 

ex  2006 00  90 

ex  2007  10 90 

Fruits,  nuts,  fruit-peel  and  other  parts  of  plants,  preserved  by  sugar  (drained, 
glacé  or  crystallized) 
Other,  with  a  sugar  content  exceeding  13 %  by  weight 
Fruit  falling  within  heading  Nos  0801, 0803, 0804  (except  figs  and  pineapples), 
0805 40 00,  0807  20 00,  0810 40  10,  0810 40  50,  0810  30 90.  0810  20 90. 
0810 40 90,  0810 90  10.  0810 90 30  and  0810 90 80 

Other,  with  a  sugar  content  not  exceeding  13 % 
Fruit  falling  within  heading  Nos  0801,  0803, 0804  (except  figs  and  pineapples), 
0805 40 00,  0807  20 00,  0810 40  10,  0810 40  50.  0810 30 90,  0810 20 90, 
0810 40 90,  0810  90  10,  0810  90 30  and  0810  90 80 

Jams,  fruit  jellies,  marmalades,  fruit  or  nut  purée  and.fruit  or  nut  pastes,  being 
cooked,  preparations,  whether  or  not  containing  added  sugar  or  other  sweete 
ning  matter 
Other 

Fruit  falling  within  heading  Nos  0801, 0803,  0804  (excluding  figs  and  pineap 
ples),  0807 20 00,  0810 20 90,  0810 30 90,  0810 40  10,  0810 40 50  0810 40 90 
0810 90  10,  0810  90 30  and  0810  90 80 

ex  2007 91  10 

ex  2007  91  30 

Jams  and  marmalades  of  citrus  fruit 
With  a  sugar  content  exceeding  30  %  by  weight,  excluding  orange  jam  and 
marmalade 
With  st'.£--r content  exceeding  13 %  but  not  exceeding  30  %  by  weight,  exclu 
ding  orai  r :  \?rv  and  marmalade 

162600 

162610 

16.2620 

162630 

162660 

162670 

162680 

162690 

162750 

162800 

162820 

162840 

162850 

Free 

Free 

3% 

2% 

Free 

Free 

Free 

4% 

14% 

14% 

9% 

1 2% 

1 2% 

6% 

6% 

8% 

18% 

<0_ 

(2) 

(3) 

162860 

16.2865 

ex  2007 91 90 

Other,  excluding  orange  jam  and  marmalade 

2007 93 31 

jam,  jellies  marmalades,  cherry  purée  and  cherry  pastes  with  a  sugar  content 
exceeding  30  %  by  weight 

162870 

ex  2007 99 39 

With  a  sugar  content  exceeding  30  %  by  weight 
Fruit  falling  within  heading  Nos  0801, 0803,  0804  (except  figs  and  pineapples), 
0807 20  00,  0810 20 90,  0810 30 90,  0810 40  10,  0810 40  50,  0810 40 90, 
0810  90  10,  0810  90 30  and  0810  90 80 

162880 

ex  2007  10 10 
ex  2007  99  58  Fruit  fal  ing  within  heading  Nos  0801, 0803,  0804  (except  figs  and  pineapples), 
0807 20 00,  0810 20 90,  0810  30 90,  0810 40  10,  0810 40  50,  0810 40 90, 

With  a  sugar  content  exceeding  13 %  but  not  exceeding  30  %  by  weight 

I  0810 90  10,  0810 90 30  and  0810  90 80 

162890 

ex 2007  99  99  Other 

Fruit  falling  within  heading  Nos  0801, 0803,  0804  (excluding  figs  and  pineap 
ples),  0807 20 00,  0810  20 90,  0810 30 90,  0810 40  10,  0810 40  50,  0810 40 90, 
0810 90  10,  0810 90 30  and  0810 90 80 

162900 

163290 

Fruits,  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 
Ground  nuts 
Other,  including  mixtures  in  immediate  packings  of  a  net  content  exceeding 
1  kg,  excluding  almonds,  walnuts  and  hazelnuts 

2008  11 91 
2008  11 99 
ex  2008  19 10 

Fruit  juices  (including  grape  musts)  and  vegetable  juices,  unfermented  and  not 
containing  added  spirit,  whether  or  not  containing  added  sugar  or  other  sweete 
ning  matter 
Grapefruit  juices 

2009 20 11 

163300 

2009 20  19 

Grapefruit  juice 

163310 

163320 

2009 20 91 
2009 20 99 

Grapefruit  juice 

ex  2009 30 31 
ex  2009 30 39 

Citrus  fruit  juices  (excluding  lemon  juices)  containing  added  sugar 
Citrus  fruit  juices  (excluding  lemon  juices)  not  containing  added  sugar 

163340 

2009 30 91 

2009 30 95 

Other  citrus  fruit  juices 
With  an  added  sugar  content  exceeding  30  %  by  weight 
With  an  added  sugar  content  not  exceeding  30  %  by  weight 

* 

16.3360 

2009 40 30 

Pineapple  juice 

163370 

2009 40 91 

Pineapple  juice 

163400 

ex  2009 80 39 

Date  juice 

163550 

2102  10 31 
2102  10 39 

Bakers'  yeast 

163580 

2102 20 90 

Other 

163760 

2309  10 90 

Preparation  of  a  kind  used  in  animal  feeding 
Other  dog  or  cat  food 

?r 

(4) 

1 9% 

2 5% 

8% 

8% 

8% 

6% 

2 8% 

2 8% 

7% 

1 3% 

1 4% 

1 7% 

1 7% 

Free 

4% 

Free 

3% 

T a r ie  codes 

Order  No 

CN  code 

Tarie  code 

Order  No 

CN  code 

Tarie  code 

160380 

ex  0306  19 90 

030619 90*20 

162700 

16.0580 

ex  0410 00 00 

0410 00  00*10 

ex  0 4 1 0 0 0 00 

0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 * 90 

160740 

ex  0709  20 00 

0709  20 00 * 12 

160750 

ex  0709  3 0 00 

I6O760 

ex  0709 40 00 

*92 

0709 30 00*10 
*20 

0709  4000*13 
*9l 

2 0 01  90  65 
2 0 01  90  75 
2 0 01  90  85 
ex  2 0 01  90  95 

2001  90  95  "41 
- 49 
*6I 
- 69 
- 70 
- 92 
- 93 
- 97 
- 98 

162750 

ex  2004 90 30 

2004 90 30 ' 20 

16.0790 

ex  0709 90 90 

0 7 09  90  90  « 12 

162820 

ex  2006 00 39 

2006 00  39'10 

p 

1 6 . 0 7 95 

ex  0 7 09  90  90 

• 51 
• 52 
• 58 
• 91 

* 23 
•24 
•25 
•26 
•31 
•32 

160860 

ex  0712 30 00 

0712 30 00*22 
0712 3000*24 
071230 00*27 

16.1070 

ex  0807  1010 

0807  10 10*10 

*20 

162290 

ex  160290  31 

160290  31*20 

162830 

ex  2006 00 90 

2006 00  90'10 

162840 

ex  2007  10 90 

2 0 07  10  90  - 11 

• 19 

162850 

ex  2007 91  10 
ex  2007 91 30 

2007  91  10'19 
2007 91  30" «9 

162860 

ex  2007  9 1 90 

2007 91  90-19 

162870 

ex  2007 99 39 

2007 99  39" 10 

162880 

| 

ex  2007  10  10 

|  2 0 07  10  10  " 11 
* 19 

«*  2 0 07  99  58 

2 0 07  " 

58 

M1 

• 19 

162890 

2 0 07  99  99 

2 0 07  99  99  «11 

• 19 

162900 

ex  2008  19 10 

2008  19  1 0 90 

162520 

162580 

ex  1704 90 51 

1704 90 51*90 

ex  1901  1000 

l 9 0î 

10  00-31 

16.3320 

ex  2009 30 31 
ex  2009  30 39 

2009  30 31  '90 
2009  30  3 V  90 

163400 

ex  2009 80 39 

2009 80 39 20 

ex  19019090 

-33 
-35 
-37 
-81 
-83 
-«S 
-67 

1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 
1901 

90  90*16 
90  90*18 
90  90*27 
90  90*29 
90  90*71 
90  90*73 
90  90*75 
90  90*77 
90  90*97 
90  90*99 

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FINANCIAL  RECORD 

1. 

Budget  line  concerned  : Chap.  12 Art.  120 

2. 

Leoal  basis  : Art.  113 of  the  Treaty 

3. 

Title  of  the  tariff  measure  concerned  : Proposal  for  a  Council 

Regulation  totally  or  partially  suspending  the  duties  applicable  to 

certain  products  of  Chapters  1  to  24 of  the  Combined  Nomenclature  and 

originating  in Malta  (1994) 

4. 

Object ive  :  Implementation  of  a Council  Decision  (to  apply  to Malta  a 

treatment  which  is not  less  favourable  than  that  accorded  to  those 

countries  benefitting  from  generalised  preferences) 

Method  of  calculation 

CCT  heading 

Duty  to be  appIied 

Normal  CCT  duty 

v a r I O US 

various,  between  0%  and  25% 

various,  between  3%  and  27% 

6. 

Duty-loss  : Duty-loss  for  1994  cannot  be  calculated,  due  to  the 

uncertainty  as  to Malta's  export  possibilities. 

There  should  be  no  increase  in  duty-loss  for  1994. 

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