CELEX: 31969R0455
Language: en
Date: 1969-03-11 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 455/69 of the Council of 11 March 1969 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 in respect of fruit or vegetable juices falling within sub-heading No 20.07 B

Official Journal of the European Communities                                 103
14.3.69                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 64/ 1
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 455 /69 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                  of 11 March 1969
              amending Annex 1 to Regulation (EEC) No 865 /68 in respect of fruit or vegetable juices
                                       falling within sub-heading No 20.07 B
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation
                                                              (EEC) No 856/68 , the tariff nomenclature provided
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                  for in this Regulation must be incorporated in the
European Economic Community ;                                 Common Customs Tariff :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
865/68 1 of 28 June 1968 on the common
organization of the market in products processed
from fruit and vegetables, and in particular Article                                  Article 1
2 ( 6) thereof;
                                                              The text of Annex A to this Regulation shall be
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;           substituted for that of Annex I to Regulation ( EEC)
                                                              No 865/68 in respect of the products falling within
Whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                sub-heading No 20.07 B.
865/68 , Annex I to which was last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1604/68 ,2 provides for an
import levy to be charged on the various added                                        Article 2
sugars contained in the products listed in Annex I to
that Regulation ;                                             The tariff nomenclature resulting from the provisions
                                                              of Article 1 and set out in Annex B shall be
Whereas the charging of a levy on fruit or vegetable          incorporated in the Common Customs Tariff.
juices falling within sub-heading No 20.07 B which
have a high concentration of natural sugar should be
                                                                                      Article 3
avoided ; whereas that objective may be achieved to a
large extent by excluding juices with a value in excess
of a given amount from the levy ; whereas Annex I to          This   Regulation   shall   enter into force  on   the
Regulation ( EEC) No 865/68 should therefore be               twenty-first day following its publication in the
amended ;                                                     Official Journal of the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States . ,
              Done at Brussels, 11 March 1969 .
                                                                                   For the Council
                                               '                                     The President
                                                                                    J. P. BUCHLER
1 OJ No L 153, 1.7.1964, p. 8 .
2 OJ No L 253, 16.10.1963, p. 6.
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                                                          ANNEX A
     CCT
   heading                                    Description of goods                   (l) (2)
      No
    20.07  B. Of a specific gravity of 1-33 or less at 15 °C .
               I. Grape, apple and pear juice; mixtures of apple and pear juice :
                   (b) Of a value not exceeding 18 u.a. per 100 kg net weight:
                       1 . Grape juice :
                           (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight  49  15
                       2 . Apple juice:
                           (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight  49  11
                       3 . Pear juice :
                           (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight  49  13
                       4. Mixtures of apple and pear juice :
                           (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight  49  13
              IT . Other :
                   (b) Of a value not exceeding 30 u.a . per 100 kg net weight:
                       1 . Orange juice :
                           (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight  49  13
                       2. Grapefruit juice :
                           ( aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight 49  13
                       3 . Lemon juice :
                           (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight  49    3
                       4. Other citrus fruit juices :
                           (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight  49  13
                       5 . Pineapple juice :
                            (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight 49  13
                        6. Tomato juice :
                            (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight 49    3
                        7. Other fruit and vegetable juices :
                            (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight 49  13
                       8 . Mixtures :
                            (aa) Of citrus fruit juices and pineapple juice :
                                  11 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                                       weight                                        49  13
                            (bb ) Other :
                                  11 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                                       weight                                        49  13
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                                                       ANNEX B
                                                                                       Autonomous
 CCT
heading                                                                             customs duty ( % )
                                           Description of goods                         or levy (L)
  No
                                                                                    (as an indication )
20.07   B. (unchanged)
             I. Grape, apple and pear juice; mixtures of apple and pear juice :
                 (a) Of a value exceeding 18 u.a. per 100 kg net weight:
                      1 . Grape juice                                                  28
                      2. Apple and pear juice :
                          (aa) Containing added sugar                                  25
                          (bb) Other                                                   25
                      3 . Mixtures of apple and pear juice                             25
                 (b ) Of a value of 18 u.a . or less per 100 kg net weight :
                      1 . Grape juice :
                          (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight     28 + (L)
                          (bb) Other                                                   28
                      2. Apple juice:
                          (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight     25 + ( L)
                          (bb) With an added sugar content of 30% or less by weight    25
                           (cc) Not containing added sugar                             25
                      3 . Pear juice :
                          (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight     25 + (L)
                          (bb) With an added sugar content of 30% or less by weight    25
                           (cc) Not containing added sugar                             25
                      4. Mixtures of apple and pear juice:
                          (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight     25 + (L)
                          (bb) Other                                                   25
            11 . Other :
                 (a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a . per 100 kg net weight:
                      1 . Orange juice                                                 21
                      2. Grapefruit juice                                              21
                      3 . Lemon juice and other citrus fruit juices :
                           (aa) Containing added sugar                                 n
                          (bb) Other                                                   21
                      4. Pineapple juice:
                           ( aa) Containing added sugar                                 22
                          (bb) Other                                                   22
                      5 . Tomato juice :
                           (aa) Containing added sugar                                 21
                          (bb) Other                                                    21
                      6. Other fruit and vegetable juices :
                           (aa) Containing added sugar                                  24
                          (bb) Other                                                   24
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                                                                                      Autonomous
     CCT
                                                                                   customs duty ( % )
    heading                           Description of goods                             or levy (L)
      No
                                                                                   (as an indication)
    20.07       7. Mixtures :
  ( Cont'd)          (aa) Of citrus fruit juices and pineapple juices :
                          11 . Containing added sugar                                 22
                          22 . Other                                                  22
                    (bb ) Other :
                          11 . Containing added sugar                                 24
                          22 . Other                                                  24
            (b) Of a value of 30 u.a . or less per 100 kg net weight:
                1 . Orange juice :
                     (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight         21 + (L)
                    (bb) Other                                                        21
                2. Grapefruit juice:
                    (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight          21 + (L)
                    (bb ) Other                                                       21
                3 . Lemon juice :
                    (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight          21 + (L)
                     (bb) "With an added sugar content of 30% or less by weight       21
                     (cc) Not containing added sugar                                  21
                4. Other citrus fruit juice :
                    (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight          21 + (L)
                    (bb) With an added sugar content of 30% or less by weight         21
                     (cc) Not containing added sugar                                  21
                5. Pineapple juice:
                     (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight         22 + (L)
                    (bb) With an added sugar content of 30% or less by weight         22
                     (cc) Not containing added sugar                                  22
                6. Tomato juice :
                     (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight         21 + (L)      .
                    (bb) With an added sugar content of 30% or less by weight         21
                     (cc) Not containing added sugar                                  21
                7. Other fruit and vegetable juices :
                     (aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight         24 + (L)
                    (bb) With an added sugar content of 30% or less by weight         24
                     (cc) Not containing added sugar                                  24
                8 . Mixtures :
                     (aa) Of citrus fruit juices and pineapple juice:
                          11 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight    22 + (L)
                          22 . With an added sugar content of 30% or less by
                               weight                                                 22
                          33 . Not containing added sugar                             22
                    (bb) Other :
                          11 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                               weight                                                 24 + (L)
                          22. With an added sugar content of 30% or less by
                               weight                                                 24
                          33 . Not containing added sugar                             24