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Date: 1989-01-09
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) suspending tariff concessions and increasing duties under the Combined Nomenclature with regard to certain products originating in the United States (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                         COM(89) 19 final
                                         Brussels , 9 January 1989
                              Proposai for n
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( FEC )
    suspending tariff concessions and increasing duties under the
        Combined Nomenclature with regard to certain products
                   originating in the United States
                     ( presented by the Commission )
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     Slnoe 1 January the Council Directive of 7 March 1968 prohibiting the vise
     in livestock farming of oert&ln substances having a hormonal effect has
     applied to farm animals and meat from non-member countries .
    On 1 January the United States authorities applied retaliatory measures to
     oertain products exported by the EDcA by increasing the customs duties to
     100*; going by average annual figures over the period 1988-1987 , these
    measures will affect trade estimated at S8 million dollars .
     In its conclusions of 22 November 1088 , which were confirmed on 19 December
     1988 , the Council agreed on the principle of counter-measures being taken
    by the Community j^hould the united States apply measures unilaterally . To
     this end , a list of possible measures was drawn up under the procedures
    provided for in Artiole 113 .
    On this basis , and in agreement with the Council 's conclusions , the
    Commission proposes that the customs duties fixed In the combined
    nomenclature for nuts and dried fruit be increased to 100% so that the
    oomneroial impact of the Community measures^ is equivalent to that of the
    United States' retaliatory measures .
   1         Deboned beef ; tinned tomatoes ; soluble or instant coffee ; fruit
              Juloe ; fermented drinks ; animal feedingstuffs .
   2         Average imports from the United States 83-86-87: nuts - USD 38.8
             million ; dried fruit - USD 37.8 million .
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                         ŒXINCIL K3GHLATICN (KBC) No
                               of
             suspending tariff oanoeseione and increasing duties
      under the Combined Nomeuolature with regard to oertaln products
                       originating in the United States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CCWMUNITTES .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European. Eocncroio Community ,
and In particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the United States of America has decided to apply additional
customs duties to Imports of certain products from the European Eoanccnlc
Community , In breach of the oaramltments which it has undertaken under the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) ;
Whereas these measures cause significant injury to the Ccnnnunity producers
ooncemeri ;
Whereas , in order to protect the Community ' s interests , it is Judged
necessary to take measures having an equivalent effect on imports of
products originating in the United States ; whereas oertaln rates of duty
established under the Combined Nomenclature by Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2658/ G7 of 23 July 1987 , 1 as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No . 2
should thexefore be adjusted ;
Whereas the adjusted rates should be included in the Combined Nomenclature ;
1 OJ No L 256 , 7.9.1987 , p. 1 .
2  OJ .
                                                                             ?
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                    ARTICLE 1
The rates of customs duty applicable to          the Combined Nomenclature
annexed to Council Regulation ( EEC ) n° 2658 /87 are hereby amended as set
out in the Annex hereto .
                                    ARTICLE 2
1 . The release into free circulation of the products referred to in
     Article 1 may be made subject to proof of their origin .
2 . Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted
      in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regula¬
      tion ( EEC ) n' 802/68(1 ).
                                    ARTICLE 3
Those products originating in the United States of America which are in
the process of being shipped to the Community shall as appropriate , and
in accordance with the modalities established by the Commission , remain
subject to the customs duties laid down in Regulation ( EEC ) n' 2658 /87 ,
provided that they were shipped from the Unites States of America before
the date of entry into force of this Regulation .
                                    ARTICLE 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                   For the Council ,
( 1 ) 0J n L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p. I
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                                                                  Rate of duty            Suppl e -
       CN                                 Descri pti on                                   merit ary
     code                                                  Autonomous     fonwenti onal
                                                                                          uni t
                                                           or 1 coy ( L )
         1                                     2                3                4            5
 0:-'!02          Other nuts , fresh or dried , whether or
                  not shelled or peeled :
 0802 1 1 to
 0802 22 00       ( unchanged )
                  - Wa1 nuts            :
 0002 31    00 – In shel 1                                    8(1 )           8 (2)
 0002 32 00
  to              ( unchanged )
 0802 90 90
 0813             Fruit , dried , other than that of hea ¬
                  ding Nos 0801 to 0804 ; mixtures of
                  nuts or dried fruits of this chapter :
  0813 10 00      - Apri cots                                 9(1 )             7 (2)
  0813 20 00 - Prunes                                        18(1 )            12 ( 2 )      –
  0013 30 00      - App i es                                 10(1 )             8 (2)        –
  0813 40         - Other fruit :
( 1 ) The autonomous duty applicable to products , originating in t he United States of
       America is fixed at 100 S.
( 2 ) Products , originating in the United States of America , are not eligible for this      tlii
       . ■  . » ;   .. , 1 » i » • ; ••
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      CN                     Descri pti on
                                                              Rate of
                                                                       duty           I mentary
                                                                                        Suppl e~
     code                                              Autonomous     Conventional
                                                            %               S           uni t
                                                       or levy Cl.)
        1                          2                        3                 4             5
 0313 40 10    – Peaches , including nectarines            9(1 )            7 (2)         –
 0313 40 30 – Pears                                      10(1 )             8 ( 2)        –
                       1
                         V
 0313 40 50 – Papaus ( papayas )                           3 (1 )           4 (2)         –
 0313 40 90 – Other                                        8 (1 )           * (2)         –
 0313 50       - Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of
                 this chapter :
               – Fruit salads of dried fruit , other
                  than that of heading Nos 0301 to
                  030* :
 0313 50 11    - Not containing prunes                     9(1 )            8 (2)          –
 0813 50 19    - Containing prunes                       12 ( 1 )          12   (2)        –
 0313 50 30    – Mixtures exclusively of dried nuts
                  of heading Nos 0301 and 0802             8(1 )            8 (2)          –
               – Other mixtures :
 0313 50 91    - Not containing prunes or figs           10 (1 )           10   (2)        –
 0313 50 99 - Other                                       12 ( 1 )         12 ( 2 )        – –
( 1 ) The autonomous duty applicable to products , originating in the United States of
       America is fixed at 100 S.
i ?) Products , origination in the United States of America , are not eligible for this