CELEX: 51982PC0679
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Date: 1982-11-17
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the import system applicable in 1983-1986 to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                        Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   on the import system applicable in 1983-1986 to products falling within
   subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and amending Regulation
                     ( EEC ) No 950 / 68 on the Common Customs Tariff
                     ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Community is obliged , under the EEC-Thailand Cooperation Agreement
on manioc production , marketing and trade , to allow a levy limited
to 6 % ad valorem in 1983-1986 in respect of the quantities specified
in the Agreement .
Under the EEC-Indonesia and EEC-Brazil agreements on manioc imports the
present consolidation under GATT is suspended throughout the period of
validity of the said agreements ( 1982-1986 ) and the Community is re­
quired to open each year , from 1983 until 1986 , a tariff quota limited
to 6 % ad valorem in respect of the quantities specified in the
agreements .
In order to comply with the most - favoured-nation clause the Community
must , each year , allow imports from the third countries covered by that
clause under a levy limited to 6 % ad valorem .
 In the light of the above the Commission proposes adoption of a draft
proposal for a Council Regulation on the import system applicable in
 1983-1986 to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common
 Customs Tariff .
 ---pagebreak---                             Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                on the import system applicable in
1983-1986 to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common
Customs Tariff and amending Regulation ( EEC ) N° 950 / 68 on the Common
Customs Tariff .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,
Whereas by its Decision 82 / 495 / EEC ( 1 ) the Council approved
a Cooperation Agreement with Thailand on manioc which involves an under­
taking on the part of Thailand to limit its exports of manioc to the
Community ,
Whereas the Council has adopted Decision 82 / 496 / EEC ( 2 )
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of
 letters between the European Economic Community and Indonesia in its capa
city as principal GATT supplier ;
Whereas the Council has adopted Decision 82 / 497 / EEC ( 3 )
 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of
 letters between the European Economic Community and Brazil in its capa­
 city as initial GATT negotiator ;
 Whereas the agreements with Indonesia and Brazil are the result of
negotiations conducted in accordance with Article XXVIII of GATT with
 a view to suspending temporarily, until 31 December 1986, the tariff
 concession made by the Community in respect of the'import- of products
 falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tarif*f ;
 Whereas the said agreements allow the Community td suspend the concession
 in question ;
 ( 1 ) OJ N° L 219 , 28.7.1982 , p. 52
 ( 2 ) 0J N° L 219 , 28.7.1982 , P. 56
 ( 3 ) 0J N° L 219 , 28.7.1982 , p. 58
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 2 -
Whereas the Community has undertaken to allow , during the period of suspension
of the present consolidation , certain quantities of the products concerned to
be imported under the levy which is fixed at a maximum of 6 % ad valorem
vis - a -vis GATT contracting parties ; and whereas , under the most - favoured-nation
clause , the Community must accord equal treatment to all third countries which
are not members of GATT and which benefit from that clause ;
Whereas , by virtue of the preliminary provi sioris of Council Regulation ( EEC )
No 950 / 68 ( 1 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No                ( 2 ), the
conventional duty is applicable in the case of any third country ; whereas ,
therefore , there should be a derogation from that rule in the case of the
products in question ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION         :
                                  ARTICLE 1
1 . For 1983 the import levy fixed at a maximum of 6 % ad valorem in the case
     of the products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs
     Tariff - manioc , arrowroot , salep and other similar roots and tubers with
     high starch content , excluding sweet potatoes - shall be limited to the
     quantities and third countries of origin as follows :
     a ) - Indonesia                                             750 000 tonnes
         - Other countries at present Members of GATT           113232 355
                                                                       355 tonnes
                                                                           tonnes
         - Third countries other than Thailand and
            other than those referred to in the first
            and second indents                                   370 000 tonnes
                                                              1  252 355 tonnes
     b ) Thailand : the quantities arising from , .the EEC / Thailand Cooperation
                                                 t                _
          Agreement .
2 . In the light of existing commitments and on the basis of a proposal from the
     Commission , the Council shall , by a qualified majority , decide on the quantities
     for 1984-1986 .
                                   ARTICLE 2
 Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Council Regulation
 ( EEC ) N°2727 / 75 (3 ).
(1)     0J No L 172 , 22.7.1968 , p. 1
(2)
( 3)    0J No L 281 ,    1.1.1975 , p. 2
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                                 ARTICLE 3
Regulation ( EEC ) No 950 / 68 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex .
                                 ARTICLE 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 January 1983 to 31 December 1986 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at                                                  For the Counci I
                                                          The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                          ANNEX .
             The text concerning subheading 07.06 A shall be replaced by the
             following :
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Heading                                                            Rate of duty
number
                                                                 Autonomous 1 Conventional
                              DESCRIPTION                              %      1    %
                                                                 or levy      1
                                                                   (L)        '
 07.06      Manioc , arrowroot , salep , Jerusalem artichokes ,               I
            sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers                 t
            with high starch of inulin content , fresh or dried               1
            whole or sliced ; sago pith :                                     1
                                                                              •
            A. Manioc , arrowroot , salep and other similar
                roots and tubers with high starch content ,                   1
               excluding sweet potatoes :                                     f
                                                                              1
                 I. fresh or dried , whole or cut or sliced ,                 1
                     but not further prepared                     6 (L)       1  (a)
                II . other , including pellets                    6 ( L)      ·  (a)
( a ) 6 % ad valorem ,, subject to a tariff quota of 882 355 tonnes for 1983 to be
      granted by the competent authorities to the contracting parties to GATT
      in derogation from General Rule B 1 of the Preliminary Provisions .
 ---pagebreak---                    FINANCIAL                  STAT EME NT
                                                                                     DATE >    27 August 1982
1 . BUDGET i . INS CO;ICLTCI"SD : , 20 Income                              APPROPRIATIONS : 1982 : 6 939 m ECU
                                        ldU Income                              Draft 1983 budget : 7 574,5 "
2. ACTION :             Draft Council Regulation on the import system applicable in 1983
                       to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the CCT .
3 . LEGAL BASIS :            Articles 43 and 113 of the Treaty
4 . OBJECTIVES :             to lay down import arrangements for manioc for 1983 .
5 . FINANCIAL CCNSEC'JUJCS                       rOH THE KARKETIKG YEAIi CURRENT PI?;A,-:CIAL YEAH    FCLLCWI NG„      ICIAL YEAR
                                                                               ( 1 9 8£                       ( 1
5.0 EXPENDITURE                                                                                                       1
     -C1IARCED TO TIE EC BUDGET
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     –CHÀiîGHD T0 NATICN'AL AEMINISTR .
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5.1 RECEIPTS
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                                                 YEAS ..19.84            YEAR     . 1985              YEAR
5.0.1 PLURI A.VNUAL FATTEST OF EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 PLUHI A-'D.IIAL PATTEPJ.' Of RECEIPTS               The Regulation applies to 1983 only
5.2 Y.ETIIOD OF CALCULATION'           Estimated        Estimated        Difference               6 / customs duty
                                       quantities       quantities
                                       in 1982           in 1983
 GATT                                  588 235 t        882 355 t        294 120 t                  1 .9 m ECU
 Other                                 370.000 t     ■  370.000 t
 Thai land                         5 500 000 t       5 500 000 t
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6.3 CH:;D:TO TO BZ waiTr~ : INTO FUTURE Z \: ZZ J ' :Z ?                                         (2)
( 1 ) Income in the form of customs duties may rise by . 1,9 * ni ECU as a result of the
        increase which is expected in 1983 over the previous year . 'As against this t"he
        EEC would have to export similar quantities of cereals , representing an esti­
        mated 16.5 m ECU in terms of expenditure on export refunds .
( 2 ) Taken into account in the draft 1983 Budget .