CELEX: 51974PC0137
Language: en
Date: 1974-02-05
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION temporarily and partially suspending the autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff on fresh sweet oranges of subheading ex 08.02 A I (a) and on grapefruit, of subheading 08.02 D (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                  COM(74)137 final
                                                  Brussels , 5 February
                                Proposai for a
                                   REGULATION
                   temporarily and partially suspending the
                autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff
           on fresh sweet oranges of subheading ex 08.02 A I ( a) and
                     on grapefruit , of subheading 08.02 D
                ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
   0011(74) 137 final
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Following the agreement concluded between the European Economic
Community and the United States of America , the autonomous Common
Customs Tariff duties on fredi sweet oranges of subheading ex 08.02 A I
( a ), v?as suspended from 1 June to 30 September 1972 and from 1 June
to 30 September 1973 , and that on grapefruit of subheading 08.02 D ,
was suspended from 1 April 1972 to 31 December 1973-
On 14 December 1973 » the Council decided to make a further offer
within the framework of the GATT negociations Article XXIV(6 ). This
additional offer includes an offer to fix the Common Customs Tariff
duties on fresh sweet oranges falling within subheading ex 08.02 A I
( a ), at 3 % for the period from 1 June to 30 September and on grape­
fruit of subheading G8.02 D , at k % for an unlimited period .
At its meeting on 12 December 1973 » thfe 113 Committee expressed itself
to be in favour of extending for the year 197^ the autonomous suspension
in force in 197 - and 1973 > pending the implementation of the concessions
offered within the framework of the renegotiations under Article
XXIV(6 ). The Commission proposes , therefore , that the Council adopt
the Regulation annoxed hereto .
 ---pagebreak---                           PROPOSAI, FOR A REGULATION
                temporarily and partially suspending the
                autonomous duties in the Common Customs
                Tariff on fresh sweet oranges of subheading
                ex 08.02- A I ( a ) and on grapefruit , of
                             subheading 08.02 D
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COl-uiUNITIBS ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular . Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas the system of autonomous suspension , in force in 1972 and
1973 for certain citrus fruits , - should be extended ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :       . . . .
                                    Article 1
The autonomous , duties - in - the Common Customs Tariff for the products
listed in the annexed tables shall be suspended at the level indicated
in respect of each of those products .
These suspensions shall be valid :
- from 1 /iarch     to 31 December 1974- for the products listed in
  Table I ,
- from 1 June to 30 September 197^ for the products listed in
  Table II .
                                    Artide 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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 ,
                                                           The Président
 ---pagebreak---                                         ANNEX
                            Table I
CCT heading No           , Description  Kate of duty
                                        ( autonomous )
  08.02 D         Grapefruit                 k %
                            Table II
CCT heading No             Description  Rate of duty
                                        ( autonomous )
 ex 08.02 A I(a ) Sweet oranges , fresh      5 %