CELEX: 31985R3668
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3668/85 of 20 December 1985 totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Malta (1986)

No L 354 / 12                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  30 . 12 . 85
                                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3668 / 85
                                                         of 20 December 1985
               totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products falling within
                          Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Malta ( 1986 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                               for import into the Community of Nine at the customs
                                                                        duties indicated for each of them .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                       2 . For the purposes of the application of this   Regulation ,
thereof,                                                                the rules of origin shall be those in force at    the time as
                                                                        regards the implementation of the Agreement       establishing
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3033 / 80                an Association between the European                 Economic
of 11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrangements                  Community and Malta .
applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing
agricultural products (*), and in particular Article 12
thereof,
                                                                                                   Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                        When products benefiting from the arrangements provided
Whereas , under Annex I to the Agreement establishing an                for in Article 1 are imported in the Community in such
Association between the European Economic Community                     quantitites or at such prices that Community producers of
and Malta ( 2 ), the Community must partially suspend the               products similar to or in direct competition with them
Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to certain                      suffer or are likely to suffer from serious disadvantage , the
products ; whereas it also appears necessary provisionally to           Common Customs Tariff duties may be reintroduced in
adjust or to supplement certain of the tariff benefits                  whole or in part on the products in question . Such
provided for in the abovementioned Annex ; whereas ,                    measures may also be taken in the event of actual or
accordingly , the Community should , in respect of the                  potential serious disadvantage in a single region of the
products originating in Malta listed in the Annex to this               Community .
Regulation , suspend either the fixed component of the levy
applicable to goods coming under Regulation ( EEC ) No
3033 / 80 or the customs duty applicable to the other
products from 1 January to 31 December 1985 and at the                                             Article 3
levels indicated for each of them ;
                                                                        1 . In order to ensure the application of Article 2, the
Whereas , in accordance with Article 119 of the Act of
                                                                        Commission may decide , by means of a Regulation , to
Accession of Greece , the Council adopted Regulation                    reintroduce the levying of customs duties for a limited
(EEC ) No 3555 / 80 determining the arrangements to be                  period .
applied with regard to imports into Greece, originating in
Algeria , Israel , Malta , Morocco , Portugal , Syria , Tunisia
or Turkey ( 3 ); whereas in the absence of Protocol as
provided for in Articles 179 and 366 of the Act of
                                                                        2 . In the event of such action being requested by a
                                                                        Member State, the Commission shall take a decision within
Accession of Spain and Portugal , the Community must take
the measure referred to in Articles 180 and 367 of that Act;
                                                                        a period of not mor than 10 working days from receipt of
                                                                        the request and shall inform the Member, States of the
whereas this Regulation applies therefore to the                        action taken .
Community of Nine ,
                                                                        3 . Any Member State may refer to the Council the
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                           measure taken by the Commission , within a period of not
                                                                        more than 10 working days after it has been informed
                                                                        thereof. The fact that the matter is referred to the Council
                               Article 1                                shall not cause the measure to be suspended . The Council
                                                                        shall meet immediately . It may , acting on a qualified
1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1986 the products                     majority , amend or rescind the measure in question .
originating in Malta listed in the Annex shall be admitted
(») OJ No L 323 , 29 . 11 . 1980 , p. 1 .                                                         Article 4
( 2 ) OJ No L 61 , 14 . 3 . 1971 , p. 3 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 382 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , p. 1 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986 .
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30 . 12 . 85                       Official Journal of the European Communities
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels , 20 December 1985 .
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                 The President
                                                                                  R. KRIEPS
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                                                          ANNEX
               CCT
              heading                                Description                           Rate of duty
                No
                 1                                        2                                      3
                02.01 Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading
                      No 01.01 , 01.02 , 01.03 or 01.04 fresh , chilled or frozen :
                      A. Meat :
                          III . of swine :
                                b ) Other                                                      Free
                02.04 Other meat and edible meat offals , fresh , chilled or frozen :
                      ex A. Of domestic pigeons                                                5 %
                      ex B. Furred game ,                                                      Free
                          C. Other :
                                ex I. Frog's legs                                              Free
                                    II . Other                                                 Free
                04.06 Natural honey                                                           25 %
                05.03 Horsehair and horsehair waste , whether or not put up as a
                      layer or between two layers of other material :
                      B. Other                                                                 Free
                06.03 Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or
                      for ornamental purposes , fresh , dried , dyed , bleached ,
                      impregnated or otherwise prepared :
                      ex B. Other :
                                — Cut flowers , not further prepared than dried                7 %
                                — Other cut flowers                                           15 %
                07.01 Vegetables , fresh or chilled :
                      G. Carrots , turnips , salad beetroot , salsify , celeriac, radishes
                          and similar edible roots :
              l           III . Horse-radish ( Cochlearia armoracia )                         13 %
                      T. Other :
                          ex III . Other :
                                    — Okra ( Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus
                                         esculentus ( L. ) Moench ); Moringa oleifera
                                         ( Drumsticks )                                       Free
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              CCT
             heading                                  Description                       Rate of duty
               No
                1                                         2                                   3
               07.02  Vegetables (whether or not cooked); preserved by freezing:
                      ex B. Other :
                                — Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus
                                    esculentus ( L. ) Moench )                             13 %
                07.03 Vegetables provisionally preserved in brine , in sulphur water
                      or in other preservative solutions, but not specially prepared
                      for immediate consumption :
                      E. Other vegetables :
                          — Okra ( Hibiscus esculentus             L.  or   Abelmoschus
                                esculentus ( L. ) Moench )                                  Free
               07.04  Dried, dehydrated or evaporated vegetables, whole, cut, sliced ,
                      broken or in powder, but not further prepared:
                      ex B. Other :
                                Horse-radish ( Cochlearia armoracia )                       Free
                                — Okra ( Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus
                                    esculentus ( L. ) Moench )                             11 %
               08.08  Berries , fresh :
                      F. Other                                                              5 %
                15.10 Fatty acids , acid oils from refining; fatty alcohols:
             I        C. Other fatty acids ; acid oils from refining                        Free
                16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                      A. Liver :
                            I. Goose or duck liver                                         14 %
                      B. Other :
             l             II . Game or rabbit meat or offal :
                                — Game                                                      8 %
                                — Rabbit                                                   14 %
             I            III . Other :
                                b ) Other :                                             I
                                    1 . Containing bovine meat or offal :
                                        ex bb) Other :
                                                  — Prepared      or  preserved  bovine
                                                      tongue                               17 %
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                CCT
               heading                                Description                          Rate of duty
                 No
                   1                                       2                                     3
                16.02   B. III . b ) 2 . Other:
              (cont'd)
                                          aa ) Of sheep or goats :
                                               — Sheep                                        18 %
                                               — Goats                                        16 %
                                          bb ) Other                                          16 %
                 20.02  Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or
                        acetic acid :
                            B. Truffles                                                       14 %
              I             D. Asparagus                                                      20 %
              I   '
                            E. Sauerkraut                                                     15 %
                        ex F. Capers                                                          12 %
                        ex H. Other , including mixtures :
                                  — Moringa oleifera ( drumsticks )                            Free
                  20.07 Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices,
                        whether or not containing added sugar, but unfermented and
                        not containing spirit :
                        A. Of a density exceeding 1,33 g / cm 3 at 20 °C
                            III . Other :
                                  ex a ) Of a value exceeding 30 ECU per 100 kg net
                                          weight :
                                          — Fruits falling within subheading 08.01 A           Free
                                          — Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 B to
                                              H , 08.08 B , E and F and 08.09 , excluding
                                              pineapples, melons and watermelons               8 %
                                  ex b ) Other :
                                          — Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                              08.08 B , E and F and 08.09 , excluding
                                              pinapples , melons and watermelons           8 % + (L)
                        B. Of a density of 1,33 g / cm 3 or less at 20 °C :
                            II . Other :
                                  a ) Of a value exceeding 30 ECU per 100 kg net
                                      weight:
                                      2 . Grapefruit juice                                     8 %
                                      3 . Lemon juice and other citrus fruit juices :
                                          ex aa ) Containing added sugar:
                                                   — Excluding lemon juices                   13 %
                                          ex bb ) Other :
                                                   — Excluding lemon juices                   13 %
                                      6 . Other fruit and vegetable juices , excluding
                                          apricot and peach juices :
                                          ex aa ) Containing added sugar :
                                                   — Fruit falling within heading Nos
                                                       08.01 , 08.08 B , E and F and
                                                      08.09 , excluding pinapples , melons
                                                      and watermelons                          8 %
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               CCT
              heading                             Description                        Rate of duty
                No
                 1                                     2                                    3
              20.07   B. II. a) 6 . ex aa) — Other, excluding apricot and peach
             (cont'd)                             juices                                 17 %
                                    ex bb ) Other:
                                             — Fruit falling within heading Nos
                                                  08.01 , 08.08 B , E and F and
                                                  08.09 ,     excluding  pineapples,
                                                  melons and watermelons                  8 %
                                             — Other, excluding apricot and peach
                                                  juices                                 18 %
                                7 . Mixtures :
                                    ex bb) Other excluding mixtures containing
                                             either separately or together, over
                                             25 % of grape, citrus fruit, pineapple,
                                             apple , pear, tomato, apricot or peach
                                             juice :
                                              11 . Containing added sugar                17 %
             l                               22 . Other                                  18 %
                             b) Of a value of 30 ECU or less per 100 kg net
                                weight:                                              \
                                2 . Grapefruit juice
                                    aa ) With an added sugar content exceeding
                                         30 % by weight                               8 % + (L )
                                    bb ) Other                                            8 %
                                4 . Other citrus fruit juices :
                                    aa ) With an added sugar content exceeding
                                         30 % by weight                              14 % + ( L )
                                    bb) With an added sugar content of 30 % or
                                         less by weight                                  14 %
                                    cc) Not containing added sugar                      15 %
                                7 . Other fruit and vegetable juices:
                                    ex aa) With an added sugar content exceeding
                                             30 % by weight :
                                             — Fruit falling within heading Nos
                                                  08.01 , 08.08 B , E and F and
                                                  08.09 ,     excluding  pineapples,
                                                  melons and watermelons             8 % + (L)
                                             — Other , excluding apricot and peach
                                                  juices                             17% + (L )
                                    ex bb) With an added sugar content of 30 %
                                             or less by weight:
                                             — Fruit falling within heading Nos
                                                  08.01 , 08.08 B , E and F and
                                                  08.09 ,     excluding  pineapples,
                                                  melons and watermelons                 8 %
                                             — Other , excluding apricot and peach
                                                  juices                                17 %
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                     CCT
                   heading                                   Description                              Rate of duty
                      No
                       1                                          2                                         3
                    20.07      B.   II . b ) 7 . ex cc) Not containing added sugar:
                   (cont'd)                              — Fruit falling within heading Nos
                                                             08.01 , 08.08 B , E and F and
              \                                              08.09 ,     excluding     pineapples ,
                                                             melons and watermelons                       8 %
                                                         — Other , excluding apricot and peach
                                                             juices                                      18 %
                                             8 . Mixtures :
                                                 ex bb ) Other , excluding mixtures containing
                                                         either , separately or together , over     I
                                                         25 % of grape , citrus fruit, pineapple,
                                                         apple, pear, tomato , apricot or peach
                                                         juice
                                                         11 . With an added sugar content
              \                                                exceeding 30 % by weight             • 17 % + ( L )
                                                         22 . With an added sugar content of
                                                               30 % or less by weight                    17 %
                                                         33 . Not containing added sugar                 18 %
                      21.06    Natural years (active or inactive); prepared baking powders:
                               A. Active natural yeast :
                                   II . Baker's yeast:
                                         a ) Dried                                                     4 % + vc
                                         b ) Other                                                     4 % + vc
                      23.01    Flours and meal , of meat, offals , fish , crustaceans or molluscs ,
                               unfit for human consumption ; greaves :
                               B. Flours and meals of fish , crustaceans or molluscs                      Free
              Abbreviations:
              (L )    = levy .
              vc      = variable component.