CELEX: 31986R4111
Language: en
Date: 1986-12-22
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 4111/86 of 22 December 1986 totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Malta (1987)

31 . 12 . 86                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 380 / 1
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                                                (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4111 / 86
                                                         of 22 December 1986
                    totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products falling
                     within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Malta ( 1987)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                             referred to in Articles 180 and 367 of the said Act; whereas
                                                                       this Regulation applies therefore to the Community as
                                                                       constituted on 31 December 1985 ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community , and in particular Article 113
thereof,
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3033 / 80
 of 11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrangements
 applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of                                     Article 1
 agricultural products (*), and in particular Article 12
thereof,                                                               1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1987 the products
                                                                       originating in Malta listed in the Annex shall be admitted
                                                                       for import into the Community as constituted on
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                    31 December 1985 at the customs duties indicated for each
                                                                       of them .
Whereas , under Annex I to the Agreement establishing an
Association between the European Economic Community
                                                                       2 . For the purposes of the application of this   Regulation ,
and Malta ( 2 ), the Community must partially suspend the
                                                                       the rules of origin shall be those in force at    the time as
Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to certain                     regards the implementation of the Agreement       establishing
products ; whereas it also appears necessary provisionally to          an Association between the European                 Economic
adjust or to supplement certain of the tariff benefits                 Community and Malta .
provided for in the abovementioned Annex ; whereas ,
accordingly , the Community should , in respect of the
products originating in Malta listed in the Annex to this
Regulation , suspend either the fixed component of the levy                                       Article 2
applicable to goods coming under Regulation ( EEC )
No 3033 / 80 or the customs duty applicable to the other               When products benefiting from the arrangements provided
products from 1 January to 31 December 1987 and at the                 for in Article 1 are imported in the Community in such
levels indicated for each of them ;                                    quantities or at such prices that Community producers of
                                                                       products similar to or in direct competition with them
Whereas , the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No                      suffer or are likely to suffer from serious disadvantage, the
 2357 / 86 determining the arrangements to be applied with             Common Customs Tariff duties may be reintroduced in
regard to imports of certain products into Greece                      whole or in part on the products in question . Such
originating in Malta ( 3 );                                            measures may also be taken in the event of actual or
                                                                       potential serious disadvantage in a single region of the
                                                                       Community .
Whereas , in the absence of a protocol such as that provided
for in Articles 179 and 366 of the Act of Accession of Spain
and Portugal , the Community must take the measures
                                                                                                  Article 3
                                                                       1 . In order to ensure the application of Article 2, the
(») OJ No L 323 , 29 . 11 . 1980 , p. 1 .                              Commission may decide, by means of a Regulation , to
( 2 ) OJ No L 61 , 14 . 3 . 1971 , p. 3 .                              reintroduce the levying of customs duties for a limited
( 3 ) OJ No L 205 , 29 . 7 . 1986 , p. 9 .                             period .
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2 . In the event of such action being requested by a               shall not cause the measure to be suspended . The Council
Member State , the Commission shall take a decision within         shall meet immediately . It may , acting on a qualified
a period of not more than 10 working days from receipt of          majority , amend or rescind the measure in question .
the request and shall inform the Member States of the
action taken .
3 . Any Member State may refer to the Council the
measure taken by the Commission , within a period of not                                    Article 4
more than 10 working days after it has been informed
thereof. The fact that the matter is referred to the Council       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 22 December 1986 .
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                          G. SHAW
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                                                         ANNEX
               CCT
     Order
      No
             heading                                        Description                                     Rate of duty
                No
       1         2                                               3                                               4
             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 :
                         III . of swine :
    16.0001                    b ) Other                                                                        Free
             02.04   Other meat and edible meat offals , fresh , chilled or frozen :
    16.0003  I       ex A. Of domestic pigeons                                                                 5 %
    16.0005          ex B. Furred game                                                                          Free
                         C. Other :
    16.0007  l                 ex I. Frogs' legs                                                                Free
    16.0009
             I                     II . Other                                                                  Free
    16.0011  04.06   Natural honey                                                                             25 %
             05.03   Horsehair and horsehair waste , whether or not put up as a layer or between two
                     layers of other material :
    16.0013          B. Other                                                                                  Free
             06.03   Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental
                     purposes , fresh , dried , dyed, bleached , impregnated or otherwise prepared:
                     ex B. Other :
    16.0023  I                 — Cut flowers , not further prepared than dried                                 7 %
    16.0025                    — Other cut flowers                                                             15 %
             07.01   Vegetables , fresh or chilled :
                     G. Carrots , turnips, salad beetroot, salsify , celeriac , radishes and similar edible
                         roots :
    16.0027              III . Horse-radish ( Cochlearia armoracia)                                            13 %
                     T. Other :
                         ex III . Other :
    16.0029                        — Okra ( Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus esculentus ( L. )
                                        Moench ); Moringa oleifera ( Drumsticks )                               Free
             07.02   Vegetables (whether or not cooked ); preserved by freezing:
                     ex B. Other :
    16.0031                    — Okra ( Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus esculentus ( L. )
                                   Moench )                                                                    13 %
              07.03  Vegetables provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other
                     preservative solutions, but not specially prepared for immediate consumption:
                     E. Other vegetables :
    16.0033
             I           — Okra ( Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus esculentus ( L. ) Moench )              Free
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               CCT
   Order
             heading                                       Description                                     Rate of duty
    No
                No
     1           2                                              3                                               4
             07.04   Dried , dehydrated or evaporated vegetables , whole , cut , sliced , broken or in
                     powder, but not further prepared:
                     ex B. Other :
  16.0035                      — Horse-radish ( Cochlearia armoracia )                                         Free
  16.0037                      — Okra ( Hibiscus esculentus L. , or Abelmoschus esculentus ( L. )
                                   Moench )                                                                   11 %
              08.08  Berries , fresh :
                     F. Other :
  16.0039                II . Other                                                                            5 %
              15.10  Fatty acids , acid oils from refining; fatty alcohols :
  16.0041            C. Other fatty acids ; acid oils from refining                                            Free
              16.02  Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                     A. Liver :
  16.0043                  I. Goose or duck liver                                                             14 %
                     B. Other :
                          II . Game or rabbit meat or offal :
  16.0045                      — Game                                                                          8 %
  16.0047                      — Rabbit                                                                       14 %
                         III . Other :
                               b ) Other :
                                   1 . Containing bovine meat or offal :
                                       ex bb ) Other :
  16.0049                                      — Prepared or preserved bovine tongue                          17%
                         III . b ) 2 . Other :
                                       aa ) Of sheep or goats :
  16.0051                                   — Sheep                                                           18 %
  16.0053                                   — Goats                                                           16 %
  16.0055                              bb ) Other                                                             16 %
              20.02  Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid :
  16.0057                B. Truffles                                                                          14 %
  16.0059                D. Asparagus                                                                         20 %
  16.0061                E. Sauerkraut                                                                        15 %
  16.0063            ex F. Capers                                                                             12 %
                     ex H. Other , including mixtures :
  16.0065                      — Moringa oleifera ( drumsticks )                                               Free
              20.07  Fruit juices ( including grape must) and vegetable juices , whether or not containing
                     added sugar, but unfermented and not containing spirit :
                     A. Of a density exceeding 1,33 g / cm 3 at 20 °C
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               CCT
      Order
       No
              heading                                          Description                                  Rate of duty
                No
        1        2                                                 3                                              4
              20.07   A. III . Other :
             (cont'd)
                               ex a) Of a value exceeding 30 ECU per 100 kg net weight:
   16.0067                             — Fruits falling within suheading 08.01 A                                Free
   16.0069                             — Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 B to H , 08.08 B , E and
                                            F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and watermelons         8 %
                               ex b) Other :
   16.0071                             — Fruit falling within heading 08.01 , 08.08 B , E and F and
                                            08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and watermelons           8 % + (L)
                      B. Of a density of 1,33 g / cm 3 or less at 20 °C :
                         II . Other :
                               a ) Of a value exceeding 30 ECU per 100 kg net weight :
   16.0073                         2 . Grapefruit juice                                                         8 %
                                   3 . Lemon juice and other citrus fruit juices :
                                       ex aa ) Containing added sugar :
   16.0075                                      — Excluding lemon juices                                       13 %
                                       ex bb ) Other :
   16.0077                                      — Excluding lemon juices                                       13 %
                                   6 . Other fruit and vegetable juices , excluding apricot and peach
                                       juices :
                                       ex aa ) Containing added sugar :
   16.0079                                      — Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B , E
                                                     and F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and
                                         '           watermelons                                                8 %
   16.0081                                      — Other , excluding apricot and peach juices                   17 %
                                       ex bb ) Other :
   16.0083                                      — Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B , E
                                                     and F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and
                                                     watermelons                                                8 %
   16.0085                                      — Other , excluding apricot and peach juices                   18 %
                                   7 . Mixtures :
                                       ex bb ) Other , excluding mixtures containing either separately or
                                                together , over 25 % of grape , citrus fruit , pineapple ,
                                                apple , pear , tomato , apricot or peach juice :
   16.0087                                      11 . Containing added sugar                                    17 %
   16.0089                                      22 . Other                                                     18 %
                               b ) Of a value of 30 ECU or less per 100 kg net weight :
                                   2 . Grapefruit juice
   16.0091                             aa ) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight            8 % + (L)
   1 6.0093                            bb ) Other                                                               8 %
                                   4 . Other citrus fruit juices :
   16.0095                             aa ) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight           14 % + ( L )
   16.0097                             bb ) With an added sugar content of 30 % or less by weight              14 %
   1 6.0099                            cc) Not containing added sugar                                          15 %
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                      CCT
      Order
       No
                    heading                                          Description                                    Rate of duty
                       No
         1              2                                                 3                                               4
                     20.07    B.  II . b ) 7 . Other fruit and vegetable juices :
                    (cont'd)
                                               ex aa ) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by
                                                       weight :
     16.0101                                           — Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B , E
                                                           and F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and
                                                           watermelons                                               8 % + (L)
     16.0103                                           — Other , excluding apricot and peach juices                 17 % + ( L )
                                               ex bb) With an added sugar content of 30 % or less by weight:
     16.0105                                           — Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B , E
                                                           and F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and
                                                           watermelons                                                  8 %
     16.0107                                           — Other , excluding apricot and peach juices                     17 %
                                               ex cc ) Not containing added sugar :
     16.0109                                           — Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B , E
                                                           and F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and
                                                           watermelons                                                  8 %
     16.0111                                           — Other , excluding apricot and peach juices                     18 %
                                           8.  Mixtures :
                                               ex bb ) Other , excluding mixtures containing either , separately or
                                                       together , over 25 % of grape , citrus fruit, pineapple,
                                                       apple , pear , tomato , apricot or peach juice
     16.0113                                           11 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by
                                                            weight                                                  17 % + ( L )
     16.0115                                           22 . With an added sugar content of 30 % or less by
                                                            weight                                                      17 %
     16.0117                                           33 . Not containing added sugar                                  18 %
                     21.06    Natural yeasts ( active or inactive ); prepared baking powders :
                              A. Active natural yeast :
                                 II . Baker's yeast :
     16.0119                           a ) Dried                                                                     4 % + VC
     16.0121                           b ) Other                                                                     4 % + VC
                     23.01    Flours and meal , of meat , offals , fish , crustaceans or molluscs , unfit for human
                              consumption ; greaves :
     16.0123                  B. Flours and meals of fish , crustaceans of molluscs                                     Free
Abbreviations:
( L)   = levy .
VC     = variable component .