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###### `COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES`

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                        COM(91)480 final

                        Brussels, 3 December 1991

                  Proposa! for a

        complementing and modifying Council Regulations (EEC)
         No /91 and No /91 extending into 1992
    the application of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3831/90, 3832/90,
    3833/90, 3834/90 and 3835/90 applying generalized tariff preferences
         for 1991 in respect of certain products originating
                 in developing countries

                     Draft

       DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE

       MEM8ER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY,

               MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,
     MODIFYING DECISION 91/ /ECSC OF 1991 EXTENDING
   INTO 1991 THE APPLICATION OF DECISIONS 90/672/ECSC AND 90/673/ECSC

     applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of
      certain steel products originating in developing countries

                (presented by the Commission)

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               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

  The Commission proposal (doc. COM (91) 303 final), which in the
expectation of the complete review of the scheme, aimed at extending
through 1992 the generalized preferences scheme applied in 1991, did
not take into account more recent international changes, in particular
the new situation existing in Albania and the renewed independence of
the three Baltic States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

  The four countries' economic conditions fully Justify the Community
in granting them preferential access to its market.

  Therefore, and in line with the policy previously applied with
respect to other Central and Eastern European countries, it seems
appropriate to grant temporarily to these four countries the benefit of
the Community's generalized tariff preference scheme so as to develop
their exports and thus to sustain them in the efforts that they will

need to undertake in order to restructure their economies. However with

regard to fish products, in the expectation of the conclusion of an
agreement on fisheries, the Commission proposes that Estonia, Latvia
and Lithuania be subject to a treatment similar to that of Greenland

and Poland.

   In addition, in its aforementioned proposal, the Commission was
not in a position to take into account the recent presentation to the
Republic of Korea's Parliament of new legislation in the field of
intellectual property that should lead, within a short period of time,
to the abrogation in that country of the discriminatory treatment
applied in this area to the Community. Such a turn of events will
permit the lifting of the suspension of the benefit of preferences in
respect of the Republic of Korea.

   Finally, a certain number of changes in the nomenclature make
necessary the corresponding technical modifications to the product
lists annexed to the preference scheme.

  This is the purpose of the present proposal on which the Council
is invited to decide within a space of time that should allow the
operators concerned to be rapidly informed. *.

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              Proposal for a regulation
     complementing and modifying Council Regulations (EEC)
       No /91 and No /91 extending into 1992
  the application of Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 3831/90, 3832/90,
 3833/90, 3834/90 and 3835/90 applying generalized tariff preferences
      for 1991 in respect of certain products originating
               in developing countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Communities, and in particular Articles 113 and 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),

Whereas Albania has seen its economic situation decline to the point
where this country is facing similar problems as those of countries
which in the past have benefited from generalized preferences;

Whereas Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have regained their indépendance
and also have seen their economic situation decline to the point where
these three countries are facing similar problems to those of countries
which in the past have benefited from generalized preferences;

Whereas Albania, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania should therefore

benefit, on a transitional basis, from the system of generalized
preferences in order to increase their exports with a view to
stimulating their economic development, to promote their
industrialization and to accelerate their growth rate-,

Whereas the benefit of tariff preferences has been suspended on a
temporary basis with respect to the Republic of Korea on account of the
discriminatory treatment applied in that country to the Community in
the sphere of intellectual property; whereas that discriminatory
treatment having been abrogated, there are no grounds for maintaining
the suspension;

Whereas, as a consequence of nomenclature changes, it appears necessary
to make technical modifications- to the Msts. of products benefiting
from the generalized preferences schemes,

(1) Opinion delivered on
(2) Opinion delivered on

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 J AJCPTED THIS REGULATION

                   Article 1

Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No /91 (1) is complemented by the
fol lowing text:

"Annex III, part A, of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, Annex V, part A, of
Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, Annex III, part A, of Regulation (EEC) No
3833/90, are complemented by the mention of the following countries :

     053 Estonia

     054 Latvia

     055 Lithuania

     070 Albania.

The text of footnote c) to Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 is
replaced by the following text:

"c) Preferences are not to be granted in respect of products marked
with two asterisks originating in Estonia, Greenland, Latvia, Lithuania

or Poland."

Paragraph 3 of Article 1 of each of Regulations (EEC) No 3831/90,
3832/90 and 3833/90 is deleted."

                   Article 2

The Annex referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No /91 is
replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

                   Ajrliçle_3

Article 1 to Regulation (EEC) No /91 (2) Is complemented by the
fol lowing text :

"with the exception of paragraph 3 to Article 1, which is deleted."

                   Article 4

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,

                         For the CounciI,

                         The President

(1) See page of this Official Journal
(2) See page of this Official Journal

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 `ANNEX`

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In Annex I, in column (2) against order No 10.0117 :

   for "2903 51 00" read "2903 51"

In Annex I, in column (2), against order No 10.0950 :

   for "8211 91 90" read "8211 91 30

                8211 91 80"

In Annex I, in column (2), against order No 10.1052 :

   delete "8528 10 11

        8528 10 19

        8528 10 30"

In Annex I, in column (2), against order No 10.1060 :

   for "8529 90 99" read "8529 90 70

                8529 90 98"

In Annex II Part 2, in the first column of the list relating to

South Korea :

   for "8215 10 10", read "8215 10 30"

In Annex II Part 3, in the first column :

   for "ex 2903 19 00", read "ex 2903 19 90"

   for "2924 29 90", read "2924 29 50

                 2924 29 80"

In Annex II Part 3, in the first column :

    for "8473 10 00", read "8473 10"

    for "8473 29 00", read "8473 29"

    for "8473 30 00", read "8473 30"

    for "8473 40 00", read "8473 40"

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n Annex I Part 3, in the first column :

   for "3507 10 91

      8507 10 99", read "8507 10 31

                  8507 10 39

                8507 10 81

                8507 10 89"

   for "è507 20 99".read "8507 20 31

                8507 20 39

                8507 20 81

                8507 20 89'

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      Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 ANNEX

In Annex I, in column (3) against order No 40.0060 :

   for "6204 62 35", read "6204 62 39"

   for "6204 63 19

      6204 69 19", read "6204 63 18

                 6204 69 18"

   below "6204 69 18", insert "6211 32 42

                       6211 33 42

                       6211 42 42

                       6211 43 42"

In Annex I, in column (4) against order No 40.0060 :

   for "Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and

      trousers (including slacks); women's or girls woven trousers and

      slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres",

   read :

      "Men's or boys' woven breeches, shorts other than swimwear and

      trousers (including slacks); women's or girls woven trousers and

      slacks, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres-,

      Lower parts of tracksuits with lining, other than of category 16

     or 29, of cotton or of man-made fibres"

In Annex I, in column (3) against order No 40.0160 :

   for "6203 22 90

      6203 23 90

      6203 29 19", read "6203 22 80

                6203 23 80

                6203 29 18"

      below "6203 29 18", insert "6211 32 31

                       6211 33 31"

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in Annex I, in column (4) against order No 40.0160 :

   for "Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted oi >r

      crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding

      sk i su i ts",

   read :

      "Men's or boys' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or

      crocheted, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding

      ski suits;

      Men's or boys' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of a

      single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres"

In Annex I, in column (3), against order No 40.0210 :

   below "6202 93 00", insert : "6211 32 41

                     6211 33 41

                      6211 42 41

                      6211 43 41"

In Annex I, in column (4), against order No 40.0210 :

    for "Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like,

      other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made

      f ibres"

    read :

      "Parkas; anoraks, windcheaters, waister jackets and the like,

      other than knitted or crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made

      f ibres;

      Upper parts of tracksuits with lining, other than of category 16

      or 29, of cotton or of man-wade fibres"

In Annex I, in column (3) against order No 40.0290 :

    for "6204 22 90

       6204 23 90

       6204 29 19", read "6204 22 80

                   6204 23 80

                   6204 29 18"

    below "6204 29 18". insert "6211 42 31
##### 6211 43 31" ?

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n Annex I, in column (4) against order No 40.0290 :

   for "Women's or girls' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or

      crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres, excluding ski

      su i t s"

   read :

      "Women's or girts' suits and ensembles, other than knitted or

      crocheted, of wool, of cotton or man-made fibres, excluding ski

      su i t s ;

      "Women's or girls' tracksuits with lining, with an outer shell of

      a single identical fabric, of cotton or of man-made fibres"

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                               ANÎ:EX

            Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90

;n Annex I, in column (3) against order No 50.0015 :

   for "Preserved pineapples, in slices, half slices or spirals"

   read "Pineapples, prepared or preserved, in slices, half slices

       or spirals"

In Annex I, in column (3) against order No 50.0025 :

   for "Preserved pineapples other than in slices, half slices or

      spirals"

   read "Pineapples, prepared or preserved, other than in slices, half

       si ices or spirals"

In Annex II, in columns (2) and (3) against order No 52.2210

    delete "1519 20 00 Acid oils from refining"

In Annex 11, in column (2) against order No 52.2220 :

    for "1519 30 00", read "1519 20 00"

In Annex II in column (2) against order No 52.3680 :

    for "2201 10 00* # read "2201 10*

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                    Draft

    DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE

     MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY,

             MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,
   MODIFYING DECISION 91/ /ECSC OF 1991 EXTENDING

 INTO 1991 THE APPLICATION OF DECISIONS 90/672/ECSC AND 90/673/ECSC

  applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of
    certain steel products originating in developing countries

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE

EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

In agreement with the Commission,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

                   Article 1

Article 1 of Decision 91/ /ECSC is complemented by the following

text:

"with the exception of paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Decision
90/672/ECSC, which is deleted."

                   Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 1992.

Done at Brussels,

                         The President

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                 FICHE FINANCIERE

;>hj"t: Proposition complémentaire à celle présentée par ia Commission
    au Conseil en date du 26.7.1991 (doc. C0M(91)303 fin.)

  La présente proposition complémentaire vise à inclure les pays
baltes et l'Albanie dans le schéma SPG de la Communauté en 1992 ainsi

qu'à lever la suspension du bénéfice des préférences concernant ia
République de Corée.

  L'incidence budgétaire de l'inclusion de l'Albanie peut être
considérée comme négligeable étant donné la situation économique
actuelle prévalant dans ce pays. Quant aux pays baltes, la Commission
est dans l'impossibilité de quantifier les pertes de recettes, étant
donné qu'elle ne dispose pas de statistiques d'exportations de ces
pays. Il n'y a cependant pas lieu de craindre une incidence importante.

  En ce qui concerne la Corée, sur la base d'un taux d'utilisation du
SPG par ce pays en 1987 de 22,63 % et en tenant compte des importations
totales dans la Communauté de produits originaires de ce pays couverts
par le SPG et sur la base d'une moyenne pondérée des droits de douane
du tarif douanier commun applicable aux produits en question de l'ordre
de 5,5 à 6 %, on peut estimer la perte de recette résultant de cette
mesure de 75 à 82 millions d'ECUS.

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