CELEX: 31968R1604
Language: en
Date: 1968-10-15 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1604/68 of 15 October 1968 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 in respect of certain fruit juices

20                                Official Journal of the European Communities
No L 253 /6                       Official Journal of the European Communities                            16. 10 . 68
                                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1604/68
                                                 of 15 October 1968
                 amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 in respect of certain fruit juices
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                                        Article 1
European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 865/            The text of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 ,
68 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization of             as regards products falling within tariff heading
the market in products processed from fruit and              No 20.07, shall be replaced by the text set out in
vegetables (*), and in particular Article 2 (6) thereof,     Annex A to this Regulation.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion,                                                                               Article 2
Whereas the charging of a levy on the sugar content           The tariff nomenclature resulting from the provisions
of fruit juices falling within subheading 20.07 A of         of Article 1 and set out in Annex B to this Regulation
the Common Customs Tariff and having a high                  shall be incorporated in the Common Customs
concentration of natural sugar should be avoided ;           Tariff.
whereas this can largely be achieved by excluding
from the levy juices of a value greater than 30 units
of account per 100 kg net;                                                          Article 3
Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (2) of Regu­
 lation (EEC) No 865/68, the tariff nomenclature             This Regulation shall enter into force on the sixteenth
provided for in that Regulation is incorporated in            day following its publication in the Official Journal
the Common Customs Tariff,                                    of the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1968.
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                   The President
                                                                                    G. SEDATI
(^ OJ No L 153, 1. 7. 1968, p. 8.
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                                          ANNEX A
          CCT
      heading No                              Description                  (D (2)
20.07                 Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetables
                      juices, whether or not containing added sugar, but
                      unfermented and not containing spirit:
      A               Of a specific gravity exceeding 1-33 at 15 °C :
         I            Grape juice (including grape must):
                 b)   Other :
                      1 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                          weight                                           49 15
         Π            Other :
                 b)   Not specified :
                      1 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                          weight:
                          — Lemon juice and tomato juice                   49   3
                          — Apple juice                                    49 11
                          — Other fruit or vegetable juices including mix­
                              tures of juices                              49 13
     B                Of a specific gravity of 1-33 or less at 15 °C:
         I            Grape juice (including grape must):
                 a)   With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                      weight                                               49 15
         Π            Orange juice :
                 a)   With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                      weight                                               49 13
         III          Grapefruit juice:
                 a)   With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                      weight                                               49 13
         IV           Lemon juice :
                 a)   With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                      weight                                               49   3
         V            Other citrus fruit juices:
                 a)   With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                      weight                                               49 13
         VI           Pineapple juice:
                 a)   With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                      weight                                               49 13
         vn           Apple juice:
                 a)   With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                      weight                                               49  11
         VIII         Pear juice :
                 a)   With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                      weight                                               49  13
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             CCT
          heading No                                 Description                    (D        (2)
             IX             Tomato juice :
                     a)     With an added sugar content exceeding 30°/o by
                            weight                                                 49           3
             X              Other fruit and vegetable juices :
                     a)     With an added sugar content exceeding 30%> by
                            weight                                                 49         13
            XI              Mixtures :
                     a)     Of citrus fruit juices and pineapple juice:
                            1 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30°/o by
                                 weight                                            49         13
                    b)      Of apple juice and pear juice:
                            1 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                                 weight                                            49         13
                     c)     Other :
                            1. With an added sugar content exceeding 30°/o by
                                 weight                                            49         13
                                                ANNEX B
                                                                                    Rate of
                                                                                 autonomous
             CCT
                                                   Description                    duty °/o or
         heading No                                                                levies (L)
                                                                                (for guidance)
   20.07                  A         (unchanged)
                             I      (unchanged)
                                a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 kg net         50
                               b ) Other :
                                    1 . With an added sugar content exceeding
                                        30% by weight                          ' 50 + (L)
                                    2. Not specified                                  50
                             II     Other:
                               a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 kg net         42
                        „
                               b) Not specified:
                                    1 . With an added sugar content exceeding
                                        30% by weight                            42 + (L)
                                    2. Other                                          42
                          B       (unchanged)