CELEX: 31975R1599
Language: en
Date: 1975-06-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1599/75 of the Council of 24 June 1975 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the 'overseas countries and territories'

28 . 6 . 75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 166/67
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 1599/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                       of 24 June 1975
               on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from
               the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
                                      States or in the 'overseas countries and territories '
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                 from customs duties, for the application of any
                                                                          other measure relating to their importation ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                        (ii) for products other than those referred to under
European Economic Community, and in particular                           (i), the Community shall take the necessary
Articles 43 and 113 thereof;                                             measures to ensure, as a general rule, more
                                                                         favourable treatment than the general treatment
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             applicable to the same products originating in
1059/69 (*) of 28 May 1969 laying down the trade                         third countries    to   which    the most-favoured­
arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting                       nation clause applies';
from the processing of agricultural products, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1491 /73 (2), and
in particular Article 12 thereof;                                   Whereas, when this convention was signed, the
                                                                     Community and the ACP States agreed in an
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                 exchange of letters to apply autonomously from
                                                                    1 July 1975 certain provisions of the convention
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                        relating to trade in goods, including those of Article
Parliament ;                                                         2 (2) (a);
Whereas the ACP-EEC Lomé convention hereinafter
called 'the convention', between the African,                       Whereas the application of these provisions is to be
Caribbean and Pacific States, hereinafter called the                 deferred with regard to products falling within
'ACP States', and the European Economic                             heading Nos 06.03 and 06.04 of the Common
                                                                    Customs Tariff, by virtue of the statement entered
Community was signed on 28 February 1975 ;
                                                                    in the minutes of the signature of the convention
                                                                    whereby the date from which these products will be
Whereas Article 2 (2) (a) of that convention lays                   admitted to the Community free of customs duties
down- that : 'Products originating in the ACP States :              will be notified to the ACP States as soon as possible,
— listed in Annex II to the Treaty when they come                   as the Community must first settle problems related
     under a common organization of the market                      to Community , import arrangements for these
     within the meaning of Article 40 of the Treaty;                products ;
     or
— subject, on importation into the Community, to                    Whereas, for the remainder, Council Regulation
     specific rules introduced as a result of the                    (EEC) No 1598/75 (3) of 24 June 1975 on the advance
     implementation of the common agricultural                      implementation of certain provisions of the ACP­
     policy ;                                                       EEC Lomé convention relating to trade in goods
                                                                     applies from 1 July 1975 ;
shall be imported into the Community notwithstand­
ing the general arrangements applied in respect of
third countries, in accordance with the following                   Whereas Article 1 (2) stipulates that paragraph 1
provisions :                                                        shall not prejudice the application of Article 38 of
                                                                    the Act of Accession ; and whereas the customs
 (i) those products shall be imported free of customs               duties which are temporarily provided under the
     duties for which Community provisions in force                 aforesaid Article 38 therefore remain generally
     at the time of importation do not provide, apart                applicable ;
(x) OJ No L 141 , 12. 6. 1969, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 151 , 7. 6. 1973 , p. 1 .                               (3) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
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Whereas                                                                      the market in raw tobacco, as last amended by
                                                                             the Act of Accession (16),
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 (*) of 27
      June 1968 on the common organization of the                      — Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 (17) of
      market in beef and veal, as last amended by                             29 June 1970 on the common organization of
      Regulation (EEC) No 1855/74 (2),                                        the market in flax and hemp, as last amended by
                                                                              the Act of Accession,
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 (3) of                           — Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 ( 18) of
      20 October 1970 on the common organization of                           26 July 1971 on the common organization of the
      the market in fishery products, as last amended                         market in hops, as last amended by the Act of
      by Regulation (EEC) No 1182/75 (4),                                     Accession,
— Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC (5) of                              — Council Regulation (EEC) No 234/68 (19) of
      22 September 1966 on the establishment of a                             27 February 1968 on the establishment of a
      common organization of the market in oils and                           common organization of the market in live trees
      fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                               and other plants, bulbs, roots and the like, cut
      No 1707/73 (6),                                                         flowers and ornamental foliage, as last amended
                                                                               by the Act of Accession,
— Council Regulation No 120/67/EEC (7) of 13 June
       1967 on the common organization of the market                   — Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 (20) of
       in cereals, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                        26 October 1971 on the common organization of
       No 665/75 (8),                                                         the market in seeds, as last amended by
                                                                               Regulation (EEC) No 671/75 (21),
— Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC (9) of 25 July
       1967 on the common organization of the market                   — Council Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 (22) of 28
       in rice, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                           June 1968 on the common organization of the
       No 668/75 (10),                                                         market in certain products listed in Annex II to
                                                                               the Treaty, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (n ) of                                  No 1067/74 (23), and
       18 May 1972 on the common organization of the
       market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended                 — Council Regulation (EEC) No 1067/74 of 30 April
       by Regulation (EEC) No 2745 /72 (12),                                   1974 on the common organization of the market
                                                                               in dehydrated fodder, as last amended by Regula­
                                                                               tion (EEC) No 1420/75 (24),
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 (13) of
       28 June 1968 on the common organization of
       the market in products processed from fruit and                  establish trade arrangements with third countries ;
       vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
       No 981/75 (14),
                                                                        Whereas, on the one hand, these arrangements
                                                                        provide only for the application of custom duties on
— Regulation (EEC) No 1059/69,                                          the importation of a number of products ; whereas
                                                                        it should therefore be ensured that the exemption
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 (15) of                            from duties provided for in Article 2 (2) (a) (i) of the
        21 April 1970 on the common organization of                     convention is applied from 1 July 1975 ;
                                                                        Whereas, on the other hand, these trade arrangements
  (x)   OJ  No L 148 , 28. 6. 1968 , p. 24.                             involve the application of customs duties and import
  (2)   OJ  No L 195 , 18 . 7. 1974, p. 14.
  (3)   OJ  No L 236, 27. 10. 1970, p. 5.                               levies on beef and veal and on products processed
  (4)   OJ  No L 118, 8 . 5. 1975, p. 1 .                               from fruit and vegetables, the charging of levies in
  (5)   OJ  No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.
  (6)   OJ  No L 175, 29. 6. 1973 , p. 5.
  (7)    OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p: 2269/67.                            (16)    OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14.
  (8)   OJ  No L 72, 20. 3 . 1975, p. 14.                               (17)    OJ No L 146 , 4. 7. 1970, p. 1 .
  (9)    OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .                                ( 18)   OJ No L 175 , 4. 8 . 1971 , p. 1 .
 (10)    OJ No L 72, 20. 3. 1975, p. 18 .                               (19)    OJ No L 55 , 2. 3. 1968 , p. 1 .
 (u)    OJ  No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1 .                               (20)    OJ No L 246, 5. 11 . 1971 , p. 1 .
 (12)   OJ  No L 291 , 28. 12. 1972, p. 14.                              (21)   OJ No L 72, 20. 3 . 1975 , p. 21 .
 (13)   OJ  No L 153 , 1 . 7. 1968 , p. 8 .                             (22)    OJ  No L 151 , 30 . 6. 1968 , p . 16 .
 (14)   OJ  No L 95, 17. 4. 1975, p. 2.                                  H      OJ No L 120, 1 . 5 . 1974, p . 2.
 (15)    OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1 .                                 (24)   OJ No L 141 , 3 . 6 . 1975 , p. 1 .
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respect of cereals, rice and products processed from           Whereas provisions similar to those for products
cereals and rice, the charging of an ad valorem duty           originating in the ACP States are envisaged for
and a variable component on certain goods resulting            agricultural products and certain goods resulting
from the processing of agricultural products, the              from the processing of agricultural products
application of customs duties and other measures in            originating in the 'overseas countries and territories'
respect of imports of fishery products, certain fruit          associated with the European Economic Community,
and vegetables and oils and fats ; whereas the                 hereinafter called 'countries and territories';
obligations of the Community towards the ACP
                                                               Whereas a Council Regulation is envisaged to
States arising from Article 2 (2) (a) (ii) of the              define the interim arrangements for trade with the
convention may be fulfilled by granting total or
                                                               'countries and territories'; whereas, pending the entry
partial exemption from import charges for the                  into force of that Regulation, the rules of origin laid
products in question where they originate in the ACP           down in Regulation (EEC) No 1598/75 should be
States ;
                                                               applied mutatis mutandis to products imported from
                                                               the 'countries and territories'; whereas, following the
Whereas, in order to make exports of beef and veal             entry into force of the Regulation on the interim
                                                               arrangements for trade with the 'countries and
easier for the ACP States concerned, provision should
                                                               territories', the provisions of the said Regulation
temporarily be made for the possibility of partially           relating to origin should be applied to those
offsetting the import charges arising from present             products,
trends in the world market situation ;
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas it should be specified that the advantages
                                                                                         Article 1
resulting from Article 2 (2) (a) of the convention are
accorded only to originating products within the               1 . This Regulation shall apply to products
meaning of Protocol 1 concerning the definition of             originating in the ACP States listed in Annex I or in
the concept of 'originating products' and methods              the ' countries and territories' listed in Annex II.
of administrative cooperation, annexed to the
convention ;                                                    2. The rules of origin applicable to such of these
                                                               products as are imported from the ACP States shall
                                                               be those set out in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)
Whereas, until the entry into force of the convention,         No 1598/75 . Until the entry into force of the Council
the provisions relating to the definition of the               Regulation on the interim arrangements for trade
concept of 'originating products' and methods of               with the ' countries and territories ' these same rules of
 administrative cooperation laid down in Annex II to            origin shall apply mutatis mutandis to products
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1598/75 are applic­               imported from the 'countries and territories' referred
 able ;                                                         to in paragraph 1 .
                                                                After the entry into force of the said Regulation,
                                                               its provisions on origin shall apply to imports from
 Whereas, furthermore, these advantages should,                the 'countries and territories' of the products covered
 according to the case, be combined with certain                by this Regulation.
 conditions   and   limited  to  certain    annual   and
                                                                                         TITLE I
 multiannual quantities ;
                                                                                     Beef and veal
                                                                                         Article 2
 Whereas the safeguard clauses provided for in the
 Regulations on the common organization of markets              1 . The beef and veal products referred to in Article 1
 are applicable ;                                              of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be imported
                                                                free of customs duties .
 Whereas in addition specific safeguard clauses must            2. Until 31 December 1975, the duties on
 be provided for certain products ;                             imports from ACP States of the products referred to
                                                                in Article 1 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall
                                                                be reduced by an amount to be fixed quarterly by
                                                                the Commission and corresponding to 90% of the
 Whereas there have traditionally been trade flows              average of the import duties during the reference
 from the ACP States towards the French overseas
                                                                period referred to in paragraph 4.
 departments, and whereas provision should therefore
 be made for measures favouring imports of certain              3 . Paragraph 2 shall apply to all imports for which
 products originating in the ACP States into these              the importer proves that an export tax of an amount
 French overseas departments to meet their supply               corresponding to the reduction referred to in para­
 requirements ;                                                 graph 2 has been charged by the exporter State.
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4. The arrangements for applying paragraphs 2 and             Common Customs Tariff, referred to in Article 1
3 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure           (2) ( a) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, undergo
provided for in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC)                appreciable changes in relation to the present
No 805 /68 .                                                  situation, the Council, acting by a qualified majority
                                                              on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt
These arrangements shall, in particular, cover :              special measures.
( a) the basis for calculation and the reference period
                                                                                        TITLE IV
     to be taken into consideration for fixing the
     amount by which the import duties are reduced;
                                                                                          Cereals
(b) the rules for fixing the corresponding amount to
     be charged by the exporter State;
                                                                                         Article 7
 (c) admissible proof and inspection measures.
                                                              1 . The levy applicable to imports of maize falling
                         Article 3                            within subheading 10.05 B of the Common Customs
                                                              Tariff shall be that fixed in accordance with Article
Where, in the course of a year, imports into the              13 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC, reduced by 1-50
Community of beef and veal falling within                     units of account per metric ton.
subheading 02.01 A II a) of the Common Customs
Tariff and originating in an ACP State or 'country or
territory' exceed a quantity equivalent to that of            2 . The levy applicable to imports of millet falling
imports into the Community during the years between           within subheading 10.07 B of the Common Customs
1969 and 1974 inclusive in which the greatest                 Tariff and of grain sorghum following within
quantity of Community imports of the origin in                subheading 10.07 C of the Common Customs Tariff
question was recorded, plus an annual growth rate             shall be that fixed in accordance with Article 13 of
of 7% , exemption from customs duties on the products         Council Regulation No 120/67/EEC, reduced by
of that origin shall be partially or totally suspended        50 % .
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 .                                               TITLE V
In such a case, the Commission shall report to the                                         Rice
Council, which, acting by a qualified majority on
a proposal from the Commission, shall decide on                                          Article 8
the treatment to be applied to the imports
concerned .
                                                              The levy applicable to imports of rice falling within
                                                              heading No 10.06 of the Common Customs Tariff
                         TITLE II                             shall be equal, per 100 kg of product, to the levy
                                                              applicable to imports of rice from third countries,
                      Fishery products                         reduced as follows :
                                                               ( a) for paddy rice falling within subheading 10.06
                         Article 4                                   A I of the Common Customs Tariff :
The fishery products referred to in Article 1 of                     — by 50% , and
Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 shall be imported free                   — by 0-30 unit of account ;
of customs duties .
                                                               ( b ) for husked rice falling within subheading 10.06
                                                                     A II of the Common Customs Tariff :
                         TITLE III
                                                                     — by 50% , and
                      Oils and fats
                                                                     — by 0-30 unit of account;
                         Article 5                             ( c) for semi-milled rice falling within subheading
                                                                      10.06 B I of the Common Customs Tariff :
The oils and fats products referred to in Article 1
 (2) (a) and (b) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall                   — by the amount for the protection of the
 be imported free of customs duties.                                     industry referred to in Article 14 (3 ) of
                                                                         Regulation No 359/67/EEC, converted by
                         Article 6                                        reference to the conversion rate between
                                                                          milled rice and semi-milled rice referred to in
Should the volume of imports of any of the oil                            the third indent of Article 19 (a) of that
seeds falling within subheading ex 12.01 B of the                         Regulation ;
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     — by 50% of the levy thus reduced, and                   imports of rice originating in the ACP States or in
                                                              the ' countries and territories'.
     —• by 0-45 unit of account;
(d) for milled rice falling within subheading 10.06           2. As regards such imports, however, the levy
     B II of the Common Customs Tariff :
                                                              applicable on the day of exportation shall be applied,
     — by the amount for the protection of the                if the applicant so requests when applying for the
         industry referred to in Article 14 (3 ) of           licence referred to in Article 10 ( 1 ) of the above
         Regulation No 359/67/EEC ;                           Regulation, to an importation to be effected during
                                                              the period of validity of the licence.
     — by 50% of the levy thus reduced, and
     — by 0-45 unit of account;                                                       Article 11
(e) for broken rice falling within subheading 10.06 C
     of the Common Customs Tariff;                            Where, in the course of a year, imports into the
     — by 50% , and                                           Community of rice originating in an ACP State or
                                                              in a 'country or territory' exceed a quantity
     — by 0-25 unit of account.                               equivalent to the average quantity of annual imports
                                                              into the Community of the origin in question over
                                                              the past three years for which statistics are
                        Article 9
                                                              available plus 5% , the provisions of Article 8 shall
                                                              be totally or partially suspended in respect of the
1 . The provisions of Article 8 shall apply only if the       products of the origin in question in accordance
cif export price of a given quantity, increased by            with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of
the levy applicable to imports of rice originating in
the ACP States or in the 'countries and territories '          Regulation No 359/67/EEC.
is at the time of exportation, for that quantity, equal
 to or more than :                                             In such a case, the Commission shall report to the
                                                               Council which, acting by a qualified majority on
— for husked rice, milled rice and broken rice, the            a proposal from the Commission, shall decide on
                                                               the treatment to be applied to the imports concerned.
     threshold price of each of these products,
     reduced by amounts of 0-30, 0-45 and 0-25 unit
     of account respectively ;                                                         TITLE VI
— for paddy rice, the threshold price of husked rice                  Products processed from cereals and rice
     adjusted by reference to the conversion rate,
     processing costs and the value of the by-products                                 Article 12
     to be taken for conversion from the husked state
     to the paddy state, reduced by an amount of               1 . The levy applicable to imports of the products
     0-30 unit of account ;                                    listed in Annex A to Regulation No .120/67/EEC
                                                               and of the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of
— for semi-milled rice, the threshold price of milled          Regulation No 359/67/EEC shall be equal to the
     rice adjusted by reference to the conversion rate,        levy applicable to imports of those products from
     processing costs and the value of the by-products         third countries reduced by the fixed component
     to be taken for conversion from the round grained         specified for each of the products in question.
     milled state to the round grain semi-milled state,
  , reduced by an amount of 0-45 unit of account.              2. The variable component of the levy shall be
                                                               reduced :
 2. In order to permit the necessary checks, the               — by 0-15 unit of account per 100 kg for the
 documents accompanying the goods must show the                     products falling within subheading 07.06 A of
 cif price at which the product is sold and the date                the Common Customs Tariff;
 of exportation, together with all details regarding
 quality enabling the product to be defined. This              — by 0-30 unit of account per 100 kg for the
 document must be stamped by the competent                          products falling within heading No 11.06 of the
 authorities in the exporting ACP State, 'country                   Common Customs Tariff;
 or territory'.                                                — by 50% for the products falling within subhead­
                                                                    ing 11.08 A V of the Common Customs Tariff.
                        Article 10
                                                               3 . The variable component of the levy shall not
 1 . Article 13 (2) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC                be charged in respect of the following products
 shall not apply to the levies to be charged on                 originating in the 'countries and territories':
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                  CCT                                      Description of goods
               heading No
                07.06          Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other
                               similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh or dried,
                               whole or sliced ; sago pith :
                               ex A. Manioc arrowroot, salep and other similar roots and tubers with
                                      high starch content, excluding sweet potatoes :
                                      — Arrowroot
                11.06          Flours and meal of sago and of manioc, arrowroot, salep and other roots
                               and tubers falling within heading No 07.06 :
                               ex A. Denatured :
                                      — Flours and meal of arrowroot
                                  B. Other :
                                      ex I. For the manufacture of starches :
                                             — Flours and meal of arrowroot
                                      ex II. Other :
                                             — Flours and meal of arrowroot
                11.08          Starches ; inulin :
                               A. Starches :
                                   ex V. Other :
                                          — Arrowroot starch
                                                     TITLE VII
                                                Fruit and vegetables
                                                      Article 13
            1 . The products listed below shall be imported free of customs duties :
                   CCT
               heading No                                  Description of goods
                07.01          Vegetables, fresh or chilled :
                               F. Leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled
                               G. Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar
                                   edible roots :
                                   ex IV . Other :
                                           — Radishes (Raphanus sativus), known as 'Mooli'
                               S. Sweet peppers
                               T. Other
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                 CCT
             heading No                                    Description of goods
              08.02            Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                              D. Grapefruit
                              E. Other
              08.08           Berries, fresh :
                                   E. Papaws
                               ex F. Other :
                                      — Passion fruit                        '
              08.09            Other fruit, fresh
           2. The products listed below shall be imported subject to customs duties equal to 20%
           of the Common Customs Tariff duties :
                 CCT
              heading No                                    Description of goods
               08.02           Citrus fruit, fresh or dried :
                               A. Oranges
                               B. Mandarins including tangerines and satsumas ; Clementines, wilkings and
                                   other similar citrus hybrids
                                                       Article 14
           1. Any decision taken under Article 29 (2) and (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72
           and relating to the products listed in Article 13 of this Regulation shall be communicated
           to the ACP States concerned.
           2. Furthermore, if serious disruptions occur as a result of a large increase in imports of
           of products listed in Article 13 ( 1 ) and (2) of this Regulation and originating in the
           ACP States or in the 'countries and territories', or if these imports create difficulties
           which bring about a deterioration in the economic situation of a region of the
           Community, Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 1598/75 or the
           corresponding rules concerning the countries and territories shall apply.
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                                                      TITLE VIII
                                 Products processed from fruit and vegetables
                                                       Article 15
            1 . The products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 shall be imported
            free of customs duties.
            2. Levies shall not be charged on imports of the products listed below :
                  CCT
               heading No                                    Description of goods
                20.06          Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added
                               sugar or spirit :
                               B. Other :
                                     I. Containing added spirit :
                                        b) Pineapples, in immediate packings of a net capacity :
                                           1 . Of more than 1 kg :
                                               aa) With a sugar content exceeding 17 % by weight
                                           2. Of 1 kg or less :
                                               aa) With a sugar content exceeding 19 % by weight
                                        e) Other fruits :
                                           ex 1 . With a sugar content exceeding 9% by weight :
                                                  — Grapefruit segments
                                    II. Not containing added spirit :
                                        a) Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net capacity
                                           of more than 1 kg :
                                           2. Grapefruit segments
                                           5. Pineapples :
                                               aa) With a sugar content exceeding 17 % by weight
            l                              9. Mixtures of fruit :
                                               ex aa) Mixtures in which no single fruit exceeds 50 % of the
                                                       total weight of the fruits :
                                                       — Mixtures of pineapples, papaws and pomegranate
                                               ex bb) Other :
                                                       — Mixtures of pineapples, papaws and pomegranate
                                        b) Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net capacity
                                           of 1 kg or less :
                                           2. Grapefruit segments
                                           5. Pineapples :
                                               aa) With a sugar content exceeding 19 % by weight
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                    CCT
               heading No                                      Description of goods
                20.06             B. II. b)  9. Mixtures of fruit :
               (cont'd)
                                                  ex aa) Mixtures in which no single fruit exceeds 50% of the
                                                         total weight of the fruits :
                                                         — Mixtures of pineapples, papaws and pomegranate
                                                  ex bb) Other :
                                                         — Mixtures of pineapples, papaws and pomegranate
                20.07             Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, whether or not
                                  containing added sugar, but unfermented and not containing spirit :
                                  B. Of a specific gravity of 1-33 or less at 15° C :
                                      II. Other :
                                          b) Of a value of 30 u.a. or less per 100 kg net weight :
                            •
                                             5. Pineapple juice :
                                                  aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight
                                             8 . Mixtures :
                                                  bb) Other :
                                                      ex 11 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by
                                                              weight :
                                                              — Pineapple, papaw and pomegranate juice
                        TITLE IX                                   of the Community, the Community may take the
                                                                   necessary safeguard measures, including those
                                                                   intended to offset any deflection of trade. For the
              Unmanufactured tobacco
                                                                   purpose of implementing the safeguard measures
                                                                   vis-à-vis the ACP States        or   the  'countries and
                        Article 16                                 territories', Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 1598/75 or the corresponding rules concerning
                                                                    the countries and territories shall apply.
The tobacco products listed in Article 1 of
Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shall be imported free
of customs duties .
                                                                                             TITLE X
                        Article 17
                                                                               Goods to which Regulation (EEC)
1 . Any decision taken pursuant to Article 10 (2) and                                  No 1059/69 applies
(3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 shall be
communicated to the ACP States concerned .
                                                                                            Article 18
2. Furthermore, if serious disruptions occur as a
result of a large increase in duty-free imports of                  1 . No fixed component shall be charged on imports
the products falling within heading No 24.01 of the                of goods to which Regulation (EEC) No 1059/69
Common Customs Tariff, originating in the ACP                      applies.
States or in the 'countries and territories', or if
these imports create difficulties which bring about                2. The variable component shall not be charged on
a deterioration in the economic situation of a region              imports of the goods listed below :
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               CCT
            heading No                              Description of goods
             17.04     Sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa :
                       C. "White chocolate
             18.06
                       Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa :
                       C. Chocolate and chocolate goods, whether or not filled ; sugar confectionery
                          and substitutes therefor made from sugar substitution products, contain­
                          ing cocoa
             19.02     Preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, of a kind used as infant
                       food or for dietetic or culinary purposes, containing less than 50 % by weight
                       of cocoa :
                       B. Other :
                           I. Containing no milk fats or containing less than 1-5 % by weight of
                              such fats :
                              d) Containing 45% or more but less than 65 % by weight of starch
             19.04     Tapioca and sago ; tapioca and sago substitutes obtained from potato or
                       other starches
             19.07     Bread, ships' biscuits and other ordinary bakers' wares, not containing added
                       sugar, honey, eggs, fats, cheese or fruit :
                       D. Other, containing by weight of starch :
                          ex II. 50% or more, excluding ships' biscuits
             19.08     Pastry, biscuits, cakes and other fine bakers' wares, whether or not containing
                       cocoa in any proportion :
                       B. Other :
                          IV. Containing 50% or more but less than 65 % by weight of starch :
                                a) Containing no sucrose or containing less than 5 % by weight of
                                   sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) :
                                   ex I. Containing no milk fats or containing less than 1-5 % by
                                           weight of such fats :
                                           — Biscuits
                           V. Containing 65 % or more by weight of starch :
                                ex a) Containing no sucrose or containing less than 5 % by weight
                                       of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) :
                                       — Biscuits
                                ex b) Other :
                                       — Biscuits
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                                                       TITLE XI
                                Other markets subject to common organization
                                                       Article 19
            The products referred to in Regulations (EEC) No 234/68, (EEC) No 827/68, (EEC)
            No 1308/70, (EEC) No 1696/71 , (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EEC) No 1067/74 shall be
            imported free of customs duties, with the exception of the products listed below:
                  CCT
               heading No                                   Description of goods
                06.03          Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamen­
                               tal purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared
                06.04          Foliage, branches and other parts (other than flowers or buds under 06.03)
                               of trees, shrubs or bushes and other plants, and mosses, lichens and grasses,
                               being goods of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh,
                               dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared
                                                      TITLE XII
                           Provisions relating to the French overseas departments
                                                       Article 20
            The levies shall not be applied to imports into the French overseas departments of
            the products listed below originating in the ACP States or in the 'countries and
            territories':
                  CCT
               heading No                                   Description of goods
                01.02          Live animals of the bovine species :
                               A. Domestic species :
                                   II. Other
                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 :
                                   II . Of bovine animals :
                                        a) Of domestic bovine animals
                10.06          Rice
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                       Article 21                             However, the amount resulting from such reduction
                                                              may not be less than the highest accession
1 . The levy applicable to imports into the French            compensatory amount actually applicable, where
overseas deparments of maize falling within                   appropriate, by the importing Member State on the
subheading 10.05 B of the Common Customs Tariff               day of importation in its trade with the other
originating in the ACP States or in the 'countries and        Member States.
territories' shall be that fixed in accordance with
Article 13 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC reduced by
six units of account per metric ton.                          2. The exemption referred to in Article 12 (3 ),
                                                              Article 15 (2) and Article 18 (2) shall be limited to
                                                              the highest accession compensatory amount actually
2. If imports into the French overseas departments            applicable, where appropriate, by the importing
of maize originating in the ACP States or in the              Member State on the day of importation in its trade
' countries and territories'   have   exceeded    4 500       with the other Member States.
metric tons in a year, and if such imports are
causing or are likely to cause serious disturbances in
the market, the Commission shall take the necessary
measures, at the request of a Member State or on its                                 Article 23
own initiative.
                                                              If necessary, detailed rules for the application of this
3 . Any Member State may, within three working                Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the
days of notification of the measure taken by the              procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation
Commission, refer that measure to the Council. The
                                                              No 120/67/EEC or, as the case may be, in the
Council shall meet forthwith. It may amend or
                                                              corresponding Articles of the other Regulations on
declare void the measure in question, acting by a             the common organization of the agricultural markets.
qualified majority.
                       TITLE XIII
                                                                                     Article 24
              General and final provisions
                                                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1975 .
                       Article 22
                                                               It shall apply until the convention enters into force
 1 . The reductions provided for by this Regulation            and until 29 February 1976 at the latest.
shall be calculated by reference to the levies and
variable components applicable, at any given time,
to imports from third countries into the Community            The Council may decide to extend the application
as originally constituted.                                    of this Regulation beyond that date.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Luxembourg, 24 June 1975 .
                                                                                      For the Council
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                     G. FITZGERALD
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                                                    ANNEX I
                                    List of States referred to in Article 1 ( 1 )
           Bahamas                                          Liberia
           Barbados                                         Malagasy Republic
           Botswana                                         Malawi
           Burundi                                          Mali
           Cameroon                                         Mauritania
           Central African Republic                         Mauritius
           Chad                                             Niger
           People's Republic of the Congo                   Nigeria
           Dahomey                                          Rwanda
           Equatorial Guinea                                Senegal
           Ethiopia                                         Sierra Leone
           Fiji                                             Somali
           Gabon                                            Sudan
           Gambia                                           Swaziland
           Ghana                                            Tanzania
           Grenada                                          Togo
           Guinea                                           Tonga
           Guinea Bissau                                    Trinidad and Tobago
           Guyana                                           Uganda
           Ivory Coast                                      Upper Volta
           Jamaica                                           Western Samoa
           Kenya                                             Zaire
           Lesotho                                          Zambia
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                                                         ANNEX II
                              List of the 'countries and territories' referred to in Article 1 ( 1 )
            1 . Overseas countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands :
                — Surinam,
                 — The Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Bonaire, Curasao and St Martin, Saba, St Eustatius).
            2. ( Overseas territories of the French Republic :
                 — Saint Pierre and Miquelon,
                — The Comoro Archipelago,
                 — The Territory of the Afars and Issas,
                 — New Caledonia and Dependencies,
                 — Wallis and Futuna Islands,
                 — French Polynesia,
                 — French Southern and Antarctic Territories.
            3 . Overseas countries and territories of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire­
                 land :
                 — Belize,
                 — Brunei,
                 — Associated States in the Caribbean : Antigua, Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent, St Chris­
                    topher, Nevis and Anguilla,
                 — Cayman Islands,
                 — Falkland Islands and Dependencies,
                 — Gilbert and Ellice Islands ,
                 — British Solomon Islands,
                 — Turks and Caicos Islands,
                 — British Virgin Islands ,
                 — Montserrat,
                 — Pitcairn,
                 — St Helena and Dependencies,
                 — The Seychelles,
                 — British Antarctic Territory,
                 — British Indian Ocean Territory.
            4. Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides .