Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products
Date: 1995-05-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, leguminous vegetable, mushroom-growing, soft fruit, suspension of customs duties, tropical fruit

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  30.05.95 
COM(95)214 final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff 

duties on a number of agricultural products 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

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 proposals for Regulations temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs 
tariff duties on industrial products are also in preparation. 

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 proposal for a 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 REGULATION (EC) No 

/95 

of 

1995 

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

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

of the economic situation in the sectors  concerned 
in  the  near  future,  these  suspension  measures 
should be taken  only temporarily,  by fixing their 
period of validity  by reference  to the  interests  of 
Community production, 

Having 
Commission, 

regard 

to 

the  proposal 

from 

the 

Whereas production of the products referred  to in 
this  Regulation 
is  at  present  inadequate  or 
non-existent within the Community and producers 
are  thus  unable  to  meet  the  needs  of  user 
industries in the Community; 

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

Whereas the decision  for  the  suspension  of these 
autonomous  duties  should  be  taken  by  the 
Community; 

Whereas, 
the  difficulties 
involved  in accurately  assessing  the  development 

taking  account  of 

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 July  1995 
to 30 June 1996. 

Article 2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 July 
1995. 

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

Done at 

, 

1995. 

For the Council 

The President 

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TARIC 

Description  of  goods 

Autonomous  duties  (X) 

1  ex871G21GG 

(18 

2  ex87119868 

3  ex8?123888 

• 11 
*91 

»17 
»24 

4  6x87133398 

(26 

5  ex88841( 

6  exe884ieee 

7  ex881848S8 

8  ex8818988S 

9 

88119850 
88119670 
ex88119895 

18  6x68119895 

«11 
«21 

*12 
«22 

(18 

118 

«66 
•67 

•48 

Peas  in pods,  of  the  species  Pisua  salivu»  of  the  variety 
Hortense 
6««,  to  be  used,  in  their  pods,  in  the  Manufacture  of  prepared 
•eats  (a)  (b) 

frozen,  of  a  thickness  not  exceeding 

axiphiiiK, 

Hushrooas,  excluding  aushrooas  of  the  species 
spp.,  provisionally  preserved  in brine,  in sulphur  water,  or 
in  other  preservative  solutions,  but  unsuitable  in  that  state 
for  iaaediale  consuaplion,  for  the  food-canning  industry  (a) 

ftgaricus 

Hushrooas,  excluding  aushrooas  of  the  species  Agaricus 
dried,  «hole  or  in  identifiable  slices  or  pieces,  for  treataent 
other  than  siaple  repacking  for  retail  sale  (a)  (b) 

spp., 

Beans,  «hite,  dried,  of  the  species  Phaseolus 
which  not  aore  than  2X  by  «eight  are  retained  by  a screen  «ith 
apertures  of  a diaaeter  of  8ea,  for  use  in  the  food-canning 
industry  (a) 

vulgaris, 

of 

Dates,  fresh  or  dried,  for  the  processing  industry,  other  than 
for  the  production  of  alcohol  (a) 

Dates,  fresh  or  dried,  for  packing  for  retail  sale  into 
immediate  packings  of  a net  content  not  exceeding  11kg  (a) 

Fruit  of  the  species  Vacciniu»  aacrocarpon,  fresh 

Rose-hips,  fresh 

Fruit  of  the  genus  Vacciniu», 
not  containing  added  sugar  or  other  sweetening  «alter 

«hether  or  not  cooked,  frozen, 

Pose-hips,  «hether  or  not  cooked,  frozen,  not  containing  added 
sugar  or  other  sweetening  aatter 

(a) Control  of  the  use  for  this  special  purpose  shall  be  carried  oui  pursuant  to 

the  relevant  Coaaunity  provisions. 

(b) However,  the  suspension  is not  allowed  «here  processing  is carried  out  by 

retail  or  catering  undertakings. 

FINANCIAL RECORD 

1.  Budget heading involved:  Chap. 12, Article 120. 

2.  Title of operation:  Proposal for a Council Regulation temporarily suspending the autonomous 

Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products. 

3.  Legal basis:  Article 28 of the EC Treaty. 

4.  Objective of operation:  Suspension ofCCT duties for the above-mentioned products. 

5.  Cost of the measure: 

- 

to be borne by the EC budget (in uncollected customs duties - UCD): 

The cost  is difficult  to  estimate in advance, mainly because of the lack of recent Community 
statistics coupled with the arrival of the three new Member States for whom full economic data 
are not available. 

On the basis of : 

latest available Eurostat statistics (22 MECU UCD for 1993) 

- 
-  Member States' declarations on use of suspensions 
-  the period of validity of the Regulation (1.7.95 / 30.6.96) 
-  the presence of three new Member States 
-  the extension of the Regulation in identical form 

the best estimate of UCD for 1995 would be 24 MECU.  This measure, which would apply for 
a year, would account for an equivalent amount. 

Estimated cost of this measure (1.7.95 / 30.6.96): 

24 000 000 ECU 

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