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Date: 1975-04-23
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) relating to the arrangements applicable to certain agricultural and processed agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (or in the Overseas Countries and Territories) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                              COM(75)174 final
                                                              Brussels , 23 April 1975
                                    PROPOSAL FOR A
                               COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
         relating to the arrangements applicable to certain agricultural
              and processed agricultural products originating in the
                        African.; Caribbean and Pacific States
                  (or in the Overseas Countries and Torritories
                   ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission )
     COM(75 ) 174 final
 ---pagebreak---                                      - I -
                            nXPLiUTATORY aZLiOILUDlM
1 . Article 2(2 ) of the Lome Convention signed on 20 February 1975 "between
    the African , Caribbean and Pacific States ( ACp) and the Community lays
    down that , for those agricultural products which come under a common
    organization of the market within the meaning of Article 40 of the
    Treaty and those which are subject , on importation into the Community ,
    to specific rules introduced as a result of the implementation of the
    common agricultural policy , the Community will ensure , as a general rule ,
    more favourable treatment than the general treatment applicable to the
    same products originating in third countries , where these products ori­
    ginate in the / CP States and where Community rules provide , in addition
    to customs duties , for the application of other measures relating to
    their importation .
    This Convention provides furthermore , for exemption from customs duties
    for those products which come under a common organization of the market
    and for which Community provisions in force at the time of importation
    do not provide , apart from custom duties , for the application of any
    other measure relating to their importation .
    £The Council Regulation on the Association of the Overseas Countries
    and Territories ( GOT) with the IDuropean Economic Community contains
    identical provisions relating to agricultural and processed agricultural
    products originating in these Countries and Territories provided that
    this Regulation is concluded in sufficient time to permit its entry into
    force in respect of products originating in the OCT as well._7
2 . On the occasion of the signing of this Convention , the Community and the
    ACP States agreed in an exchange of letters to apply autonomously from
    1 July 1975 certain provisions of the Convention relating to trade in
    goods , including those of Article 2(2 ) ( a).
    £The Community also decided to implement from 1 July 1975 identical
    provisions relating to the trade with the OCT. 7
 ---pagebreak---                                         II -
3. (a) The object of the following proposal for a regulation is to fulfil
          the obligation entered into -by the Community in respect of the fol­
          lowing products :
                 -  Beef and veal ,                          ' '
                 -  Fishery products ,
                 -  Oleaginous products ,
                 -  Certain cereals ,
                 -  Products processed from cereals and rice ,
                 -  Rice and broken rice ,
                 -  Certain fruit and vegetables ,
                 -  Products processed from fruit and vegetables ,"
                 -  Certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultu­
                     ral products ,
                 - Other products subject to a common organization, of the
                     market but for which there are no import measures other
                     than customs duties .   •
         This regulation lays down the arrangements for the importation into
         the Community as a whole of the above products originating in the
         States/and Countries/in question.
   ( b) For raw tobacco and certain freah and or chilled
         fruits and 'vegetables , the Com­
         munity should be enabled , in the event of its market in these products
         being disturbed by imports from the States ,/Countries and Territories/,
         to take appropriate measures until such time as these disturbances
         have disappeared.
    ( c) In addition , there is provision for special measures in respect of
         exports of beef and veal , maize and rice , from the States , /~Coun-
                      { ,
         tries and Territories/ to the Overseas Departments of the French
                        ■?
         Republic .
4. This proposal covers the bulk of the agricultural products subject in
   the Community to a common organization of the market and exported.: by
   the States , ^Countries and Territories_7 to the Community.
   The Council of the Communities agreed , during the negotiations with the
   ACP States , to the special arrangements in question .
 ---pagebreak---                                 - III -
Financial implications
On the basis of trade in 1971 and 1972 in general ( for maize , in 1968
and 196$ ) and on the basis of application of the Common Customs Tariff ,
the amount not collected in customs duties and in levies will be of the
order of 45 "t° 55 million units of account per annum .
 ---pagebreak---                                  Proposal for
                   REGULATION (EEC ) 11° '    of the COUNCIL
                                 of
  relating to the arrangements applicable to agricultural and processed,
agricultural products originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific
           States /OT in the Overseas Countries and Territories^/
TEE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN C0I3K0NITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) N° 1059/69^"      23 May 1969
laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting
from the processing of agricultural products , as last amended by Regula­
tion                 2f     in particular Article 12 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament^;
Tliereas the EEC-ACP Lome Convention , hereinafter called " the Convention",
between the African , Caribbean and Pacific States , hereinafter called the
"ACP States ", and the European Economic Community was signed on 28 Febru­
ary 1975 ;
Whereas Article 2(2 ) ( a) of that Convention lays down that : "Products ori­
ginating in the ACP States :
*■ listed in Annex II to the Treaty when they come under a common organiza­
    tion of the market within the meaning of Article 40 of the Treaty ; or
- subject , on importation into the Community , to specific rules introduced
    as a result of the implementation of the common agricultural policy ;
shall be imported into the Community notwithstanding the general arran­
gements applied in respect of third countries , in accordance with the fol­
lowing provisions :
  i ) those products shall be imported free of custom duties for which Com­
      munity provisions in force at the time of importation do not provide ,
      apart from custom duties , for the application of any other measure re­
      lating to their importation ;
10J N° L 141 , 12.6.1969 , p.l
20J N°                                                               /
30JN°                                                                ' •"
 ---pagebreak---  ii ) for products other than those referred to under ( i ), the Community
      shall take the necessary measures to ensure , as a general rule , more
      favourable treatment than the general treatment applicable to the same
      products originating in third countries to which the most-favoured-na ­
      tion clause applies ";
 Whereas , when this Convention was signed , the Community and the ACP States
 agreed in an exchange of letters to apply autonomously from 1 July 1975
 certain provisions of the Convention relating to trade in goods , including
 those of Article 2(2) ( a);
 Whereas
 - Council Regulation' (EEC ) N° 805/68*" of 27 June 1963 on the common organi­
    zation of the market in beef and veal , as last amended by Regulation
                                                                                 .2
 - Council Regulation (SEC ) N° 2142/70^ of 20 October 1970 on the common
   organization of the market in fishery products , as last amended by
   Regulation                                                                       f
- Council Regulation N° 136/66/EEC^ of 22 September 1966 on the establish­
   ment of a common organization of the market in .oils and fats , as last
   amended by Regulation                                                            ^
- Council Regulatioh N° 120/67/EEC^ of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
   tion of the market in cereals , as last amended by Regulation
                                                                                    8
- Council Regulation N° 359/67/EEC of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
   tion of the market in rice , as last amended by Regulation ............
                                                                                  10
- Council Regulation (EEC ) 11° 1035/72       of 18 May 1972 on the common orga­
   nization of the market in fruit and vegetables , as last amended by -
   Regulation                                                                     ^
X0J ÎT° L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p. 24.         J oj N® L 117 , ' 19.6.1967» p. 2269/67.
20J N°                                       OJ 11°
^OJ N® L 236 , 27.10.1970, p. 5.          9 oj. N° L 174 , 31.7.1967 , P . ll.
4-OJ N°                                  1 OJ W°
5oj N° L 172 , 30.9.1966 , p.3025 /fck lloj N° L 118 , 20.5.1972 , p.l .
  OJ N°                                  12 oj N°
 ---pagebreak---  - Council Regulation (EEC) W° 865/68^ of 23 June 1968 on the common
   organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vege­
   tables , as last amended by Regulation         . ..                      14 ,
 - Council Regulation (EEC ) N° 1059/69 of 28 May 1969 ,
- Council Regulation (SEX?) N° 727/70-*-5 0f 21 April 1970 on the common
   organization of the market in raw tobacco , as last amended by Regu­
   lation
- Council Regulation (EEC ) N° 1308/70^ of 29 June 1970 on the common
   organization of the market in flax and hemp , as last amended by
   Regulation                          ."
- Council Regulation (EEC ) $T# 1696/71^ of 26 July 1971 on the common
   organization of the market in hops , as last amended by Regulation . .
                                                                           20
- Council Regulation (EEC ) N° 845/72         24 April 1972 laying down spe­
   cial measures to encourage silkworm rearing ,
- Council Regulation (EEC ) N° 234/68 ^ of 27 . February 1968 on the esta­
   blishment of a common organization of the market in live trees and other
   plants , bulbs , roots and the like , cut flowers and ornamental foliage ,
   as last amended by Regulation
-> Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2358/71^ of 26 October 1971 °n the common
   organization of the market in seeds , as last amended by Regulation .
                                                                           25 ,
13oj N° L 153 , 1.7.1968 , p. 8 .
140J N°     •
150J N° L 94 » 28 .4 . 1970 , p.l .
16qj NO
170J N° L 146 , 4.7.1970, p.l .
180J N*
190J N° L 175 » 4.8.1971 , p.l .
2 °0J N°
210J N° L 100 , 27.4.1972 , p.l ..
220J N° L 55 , 2.3.1968 , p.l ..
248^ N°' L 246 » 5.II.I97I , p.l .
25oJ     • -r       :  :
 ---pagebreak--- - Council Regulation (EEC ) N° 827/682° of 22 June 1968 on the common
   organization of the market in certain produots listed in Annex II to
                                                                              27
   the Treaty , as last amended by Regulation                                    '»
- Council Regulation (ZEC ) N° 1067/7428 of 30 April 1974 on the common
   organization of the market in dehydrated fodder , as last amended by
                                                                               29
   Regulation                                                                     »
establish trade arrangements with third countries ;
Kereas , on the one hand , these arrangements provide only for the applica­
tion of customs duties on the importation ofajvumber of products ; whereas
it should therefore be ensured that the exemption from duties provided for
in Article 2(2)(a)(i)of the Convention is applied from 1 July 1975 ?
Whereas , on the other hand , these arrangements involve the application of
customs duties and import levies on beef and veal and oh products processed
from fruit and vegetables , the charging of levies in respect of cereals ,
rice and products processed from cereals and rice , the charging of an ad
valorem duty and a variable component on certain goods resulting from the
processing of agricultural products , the application of customs duties and
other measures in respect of imports of fishery products , certain fruit and
vegetables and oils and fats ; whereas the obligations of the Community to­
wards the ACP States arising from the provisions of Article 2(2 ) ( a) ( ii ) of
the Convention may be fulfilled by granting total or partial exemption from
import charges for the products in question where they originate in those
ACP States ;
Whereas it should be specified that the advantages resulting from Article
2(2 ) ( a) of the Convention are accorded only to originating products within
the meaning of Protocol N° 1 concerning the definition of the concept of
" originating products " and methods of administrative   cooperation , annexed
to the Convention ;
   OJ IJ0 L 191 , 30.6.1968 , p.16 .
2 ?0J N°
2°CXJ 11° L 120 , 1.5.1974 , p. 2 .
^ OJ
 ---pagebreak---   Whereas the provisions relating to the definition of the concept of
  "originating products" and methods' of administrative cooperation form part
■ of the Council . Decision relating to the advance implementation of certain
  provisions of the Convention relating to trade in. goods ;
  Whereas these advantages should , according to the case , be combined with
  certain , conditions and limited - to certain annual - and multiannual quanti­
  ties ; and whereas the necessary safeguard measures to be applied immedia­
  tely in respect of certain products if disturbances in the Community mar­
  kets occur as a result of a substantial increase in the Community in such
  products originating in the ACP States should be confirmed ;
   r
  Whereas there have traditionally been trade flows from the ACP States
  towards the French Overseas Departments , and whereas provision should
  therefore be made for measures favouring imports of certain products ori­
  ginating in the ACP States, into these French Overseas Departments ;
^Whereas provisions identical to those for products originating in the ACP
  States exist for agricultural and processed agricultural products origina­
  ting in 'the Overseas Countries and Territories associated with the Euro­
  pean Economic Community , hereinafter called "Countries and Territories ";
  Whereas these provisions should also apply as frou 1 July 1975 as. "ell as
   the provisions relating to the definition of the concept of i'arisinatinj:
   products" and methods of 'administrative cooperation. ~J            .'
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                      Article 1
  1 . This Regulation shall apply to products originating in the ACP States
      /~pr Countries and Territories^.
 ---pagebreak--- 2 . The rules of origin applied to these products shall be those set out in
    Protocol N°         concerning the definition of the concept of "origi­
    nating products" and methods of administrative cooperation , annexed to
    the Convention /""and the Regulation on the Association of the Countries
    and Territories/ and also to the Regulation/s/relating to the advance
    implementation of certain provisions of the Convention relating to tra­
    de in goods/and to the interim arrangements for trade with the Countries
    and Territories_7#
                            TITLE I - SEEF AND VEAL
                                   Article 2
               The products of the beef and veal sector referred to in Ar­
ticle 1 of Council Regulation (EEC.) N°- 805/68 shall be imported free of
customs dutios .
                                   Article 3
               Should imports into the Community of beef and veal of tariff
subheading 3tf° 02.01 A II a) exceed in a year , for a State , /"Country or
Territory^ of origin in question , a quantity equivalent to the quantity
of imports into the Community in the year between 1969 and 1974 in which
the greatest quantity of Community imports of the origin in question in­
creased by an annual growth rate of      was recorded , the exemption from
custom duties shall be partially or totally suspended in respect of the
products of the origin in question in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC ) N° 805/68. In that event , the
Commission shall report to the Council which , on a proposal from the Com­
mission and acting by a qualified majority , shall adopt the arrangements
to be applied to the imports in question .
                         TITLE II - FISHERY PRODUCTS
                                  Article 4
               The fishery products referred to in Article 1 of Council Re­
gulation (EEC )     2142/70 shall be imported free of customs duties .
 ---pagebreak---                               TITLE III - OILS AND PATS
                                      Article 5
               The products of the oils and fats sector referred to in Article
1 ( 2 ) ( a) and (b ), of Council Regulation N° 136/66/E3C , shall "be imported
free of customs duty .
                                      Article 6
             ■ Should the volume of imports of any of the oil seeds ( ex 12.01
B of the Common Customs Tariff ) referred to in article 1 ( 2 ) ( a) of Regula­
tion N° 136/66/EEC undergo appreciable changes in relation to the present
situation , the Council , acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from
the Commission , shall adopt special measures .
                                 TITLE IV - C5R5ALS
                                      Article 7
1 . The levy applicable to imports of maize ( N° 10 . 05 B of the Common Customs
    Tariff ) shall be that fixed in accordance with Article 13 of Council
    Regulation N° 120/67/SEC , reduced by I . 50 units of account per metric
    ton .
 ---pagebreak---                                                 - 8 ^
 2 . The levy applicable to imports- - of millet (N° 10.07 3 of the Common
        Customs. .Tariff) and of grain sorghum (ll° 10.07 C of the Common Customs
        Tariff) shall be that fixed in accordance with Article 13 of Council
 ^ ' Regulation N° 120/67/EEC reduced by 50'% • :
                                            TITLE V - RICE
                                               Article . 8            .     , -
                      The levy applicable to imports of rice ( heading N° 10.06 of
 the Common Customs Tariff) shall be equal , per 100 kg of product , to the
 levy applicable ' to imports of rice from third countries , reduced as follows
 a) for paddy rice ( subheading 10. 06 A I of the Common Customs Tariff):
        - by 50/i , and
        - by an amount of 0.30 units of account ;
 b )<; for. husked rice ( subheading 10.06 A II- of the Common Customs Tariff ):
      ■ ~ by 5O70 , '-and :• ■ ■                     ". ■ ■ ■ v-v ■                "v - 7 :
        - by an amount of 0.30 units of account ;
 c) foj? semi-billed rice - ( subheading . 10. 06 -B I of. the Common Customs Tariff)
    :     , by the component for' the protection of the -; industry , referred to in
A ;- ' r,':Arti:olerl4(3): of iSegulatidn N° . 359/67/BEC , converted,, by reference to
            the rate of conversion from milled rice , to semi-milled rice referred
            to» iri the " 'third 'indent of Article 19(a) : pf .that Regulation ; .
        - by 30fj of the levy as thus . reduced , and
        - by an amount of 0.45 units' of account ;
 c!.) for milled rice ( subheading 10.06 B II of the Common Customs Tariff):
        - by the component for the protection of- the industry referred to in
            Article 14(3) of Council Regulation N° "359/67/EEC ;
        - "by 50;£ of the levy thus reduced,' and '                 '           *'       T v'
        - by an amount of '6.45 units of account ; •-                   : '
  e ) - for broken rice ( subheading 10. 06 C of the Common Customs Tariff):
        - by 50$, and                                                                  „
        - by an amount of 0.25 units of account .
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                                     Article 9
1 . The provisions of Article 8 shall apply only if the cif export price
    of a, given quantity , increased by the levy applicable to imports of
    rice originating in the ACP States /"or the Countries and Territories_7
    is at the time of exportation , for that quantity , equal to or more than :
    - for husked rice , milled rice and broken rice , the threshold price of
      each of these products , reduced by amounts of 0.30 , 0.45 and- 0.25 units
      of account respectively;
    - for paddy rice , the Treshold price of husked rice adjusted by refe­
      rence to the conversion rate , manufacturing costs and the . value, of
      the by-products to be taken for conversion from the husked state to
      paddy rice , reduced by an amount of 0.30 units of account ;
    - for semi-milled rice , the threshold price of milled rice adjusted by
      reference to the conversion rate , manufacturing costs and the value
      of the by-products to be taken for conversion from the round grained
      milled state to the round grained semi-milled state , reduced by an
      amount of 0.45 units of account .                         '
2 . In order to permit the necessary checks , the documents accompanying the
    goods must show the cif price at which the product is sold and the date
    of exportation , together with all . details regarding quality enabling the
    product to be defined.    Thisi document must bfe stamped by the relevant
    authorities in the exporting State /or Country and Territory^/.
                                     Article 10
1 . Article 13(2) of Regulation N° 359/ <57/ESC shall not apply to the levies
    to be charged on imports of rice originating in the ACP States /"or the
    Countries and Territories_J7«
2. As regards such imports , however , the levy applicable on the day of ex­
    portation shall be applied , if the applicant so requests when applying
    for the licence referred to in Article 10(l ) of the above Regulation ,
    to an importation to be effected during the period of validity of the
    lioence .
                                                                     •••/• • •
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                                               Artide 11
                          Should imports into the Community of rice originating in an
   AC? State /"or a Country or Territory^/ exceed in a 'year a quantity equi­
   valent to the average quantity of annual imports into the Community of the
 - origin - in question over the last–three - '-years - for which- statistics are
   available , increased by 5$? the provisions of Article 8 shall be totally
 ' or -partially ' Suspended 'in respect of the products - of the origin in question
; in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article^ 26 of Regulation
   N° 359/67/SEC . In that event the Commission shall report to the Council ,
  'which , on a proposal from the Commission and acting by a qualified majori-
 : ty , shall adopt the arrangements to be applied to the imports in question .
>                '                                 '                    •          ' "V
|       ■; ■ .                 TITLE VI - PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM CEREALS AIJP RICE
                                  -          ■  . -._     _   .       :              à
j                                              Article 12 .              >            •
                                                        1   1                         )■
: 1 . 9.) fflie levy applicable to ^ imports of the products listed in .Annex A to
               Regulation N° 120/67/EEC and those listed in Article l(l)(c ) of Re­
               gulation N° 3^9/67/EEC shall be . equal to the levy applicable to im­
               ports of those products from third countries reduced by the fixed
               component specified for each of the products in question .
       b ) The variable component of the levy -shall be reduced 1
                                                                                         * -  •£
               - by 0.15 units of account per 100 kg for the products of subheading
                     07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff ; '       ,        J;              :>
(              -. by O.JO units of account . per 100 kg for the , products of heading
i                    N° 11.06 of the Common Customs' Tariff ? ■!•■■■■■'      ';              ;;
               - by 50/" f°r the products of subheading '11*08 .A V of the Common ;Cus-
                 -.. toms Tariff.- This percentage .. may be reviewed every twelve months
                     by the Council , acting by a qualified . majority on a proposal from
                     the Commission .                           '.v . '    . '               /
                                                                                • • • /• • *
 ---pagebreak--- / c ) The variable component of the levy shall not be charged in respect
      of the following products originating in tho Countriec and
      Territories :
           Tariff
                                            Description
       Heading 11°
        07.06          Manioc , arrowroot , salep , Jerusalem artichokes ,
                        sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers
                       with high starch or inul in content , fresh pr 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
                             TITLE VII - FRUIT AND VEGETA3LBS
                                         Article 13'
The products listed below shall be imported free of customs duties :
   Tariff
 heading N°                            Description
 07.01   :       Vegetables , fresh or chilled :
                 P. Leguminous vegetables , shelled or unphelled
                 Gi. Carrots , turnips , salad beetroot , salsify , celeriac , .
                      radishes and similar edible roots x            ;          <
                     ex IV. Other :
                          . - Radishes ( Raphanue sativus )„, known as "Hooli"
                 S. Sweet peppers
                 T. Other                                    :,
                                                                         /
 ---pagebreak---        Τ&ΓΐίΤ
    1ιβ3,άΐη£ Ν®
                                                 Description . ,
 i Ou. 02        j[ Citrus fruit , fresh or dried:                                          I
                    D. Grapefruit                                                           I
                    E. Other                                                                I
 I 03.08            Berries, fresh:                              ,                          J
                    E. Papaws                                                 ............ J
                    ex P. Other :                                                           i
                     -      , ^ Passion. .fruit ..."                                        I
    03.09
                    Other fruit, fresh,.                                                    j
  2 . The products listed below shall be imported subject to customs duties
       equal to . 20vo of the Common Customs Tariff duties :
          Tariff
                                                       Description
        heading N° .
        08.02            • Citrus fruit , fresh or dried : r " '
                       ,
                           A. Oranges ' •            '                                    ;
                           B. Mandarines including tangerines" and satsumas ;
                                Clementines , wilkings "arid other similar citru.s
                                hybrids ■
                                              Article 14                ' .              /j
  1 . Any decision taken under Article 29(2) and ( 3 ) of Regulation (CEE) N°
1     1035/72 and relating to the products listed in Article lj of this Regu­
      lation shall be communicated* to the -AC? States concerned*
  2 . In addition , if serious disturbances arise as a result of a substantial
       increase in ^imports of products listed in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article
      13 of this Regulation and originating in the ACP States £or the Coun­
      tries and Territories 7 »            if such imports create difficulties bringing
 ---pagebreak---                                                    - 13 -
       about deterioration in the economio situation of a region in the Com­
       munity , the' Commission 'may "take , "" or "&tttftoriz€"ther Member State or States
                                                                                                   1
       concerned to take , the -necessary safeguard measures , in implementation
       of Article lO(l' ) of th'6 Convention                    Of Article          • of Council
       Regulation ........ on the Association of the Overseas Countries and
       Territories with the European Economic Community^ and of the corres­
       ponding provisions in the Council Regulations on the implementation in
       advance of certain provisions of the Convention /"or on 'the interim ar­
       rangements for trade with the Countries and Territories^*
                 TITLE VIII - PRODUCTS PROCESSED PROM FRUIT AMD VEGETABLES
                                                    Article 15
1 »* The products listed in Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC ) N° 865/ 68 shall be
       imported free of customs duties .
2 . Levies diall not be charged on imports of the products listed below :
          Tariff     i
                                                       Description
        heading N°
        20.06         J Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved, wether or not j                       J
                      I containing added sugar or spirit :                                       ;    I
                        3. Other :                                                          '    '   1
                             II . Not containing added spirit :
                                  a) Containing added sugar ,, in immediate packings                  I
     l                   –             of.. .a net. capacity. . of more than. 1. kg ;.
                                       2, Grapefruit segments                                        I
                      I                5 . Pineapples ;
                                     '       aa) With a sugar content exceeding 11%                  I
                           :                     by weight .             r
                                       9 . Mixtures of fruit ; .
                                            ex aa) Mixtures in which no single fruit                 I
                                                     exceeds 5 Oft of the total weight of
                                                     the fruit :                                     I
                                                     - Mixtures of pineapples , papaws and
                                                       passion fruit                                 I
                                                                                              /
                                                                                        • •• / • • •
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     Tariff
                                                                         Description
   heading N°
                                             ex bb) Other:                                                                J
            y       • " ■ 1 ■ ■
  î 20.06 I
                                                           - Pineapples , papaws and. passion fruit                       I
                                    b) Containing added sugar , in immediate packings of a net                            j
                                        capacity of 1 kg or less :                                                        I
                                        2. Grapefruit segments                                                            |
                                        5. Pineapples :                                              ''                  J
                                             aa) With a sugar content exceeding 19% by weignt                             I
                                        9 . Mixtures of fruit :                                                     '     I
                                             ex aa) Mixtures in which no single fruit exceeds 50% I
                                                         • of the total weight of the fruits :                            I
                                                 . • - Mixtures of pineapples , papaws and passion                        I
                                                               fruit                                                      I
                                           " ex bb) Other:                   .                                           I
                                                           - Mixtures pf pineapples , papaws and passion                  I
                                                               fruit                                                      I
    20.07 Fruit                    juices ( including grape must) and vegetables juices wether I
              or not containing added sugar , but unfermented and not contai-                                             I
             ning spirit :                                                               •                    . ...       I
              B. Of                a specific gravity of 1.33 or less at 15° C :                                          I
          L,.. IL Other:
              \< i-, i       •• ■
                                                                                                        ,                j
                                   b) Of a value of 30 UA or less per 100 kg net weight: :                               j
                                        5. Pineapple • juice : •                                                         J
                                             aa) With an added sugar content exceeding' 30$. by weighf
                                        8. Mixtures :                                                                    J
          i
          i
                                             bb) Other . -                ■                                             .j
                                                    ex II . With an added sugar content exceeding                        I
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                                                                  30/O by weight :                          •    ■ •     i
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          !                       ,....        .. ......... ... .              « .pa£aw,s and passion f^it _             j
          (            ■                                            juice                                             l
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                            TITLE IX - UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO
                                         Article 1 6
              The products of the tobacco sector listed in Article 1 of Council !
Regulation (EEC) "No 'J2rj/']OB)ia.ll be imported -free of customs duties -; - •
                                         Article 17                                      ■ '
1 . Any decision taken under Article , 10 ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) of Regulation (EEC)                \
      No 727/70 shall be communicated to the ACP States concerned.
                                                                                             \
2 . In addition , if serious disturbances arise as a result of a substantial
                                       ι
      increase in duty-free imports of unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse
      (heading No 24.01 of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in the ACP
      States /" or the Countries and Territories^ >        if such imports create
      difficulties bringing about deterioration in the economic situation of a
      region in the Community^' the Commission may take , or authorize the Member
      State or States concerned to taJce , the necessary safeguard measures , in
 ' implementation of Article 10 (l ) of the Convention /"and of Article ......
      of Council Regulation ...... on the Association of the Overseas Countries
      and Territories with the European Economic Community_7 and of the corres­
      ponding provisions in the Council Regulations on the implementation in '
      advance of certain provisions of the Convention /"or on the interim                 ; •'
      arrangements for trade with the Countries and Territories^/.                        ;|
              TITLE X - GOODS TO WHICH REGULATION (EEC) No 1059/69 APPLIES                     j
 ;                                       Article 18                                       : ;
1 . No fixed component shall be charged on imports . of goods to which Council •
 • Regulation ( SEC) No 1059/69 applies .                       ,                              !
                                                                                           :   »
2 . The variable component shall not be charged on imports of the goods listed
 •                     .1                        - •                                           f
     "below :                                 .    : '                                         !
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    | Tariff         I
    I heading n°     I                          Description               ^                   I
       17.04              Sugar confeotionery , not containing cocoa. :
                          C. White chocolate                                                  1
    I lè.06 '             Chocolate and other food preparations containing                    I
                          cocoa :                                                             I
                                                                            • • •/ • • •
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 Tariff
heading                              Description
  13.06         C. Chocolate and chocolate goods , whether or not
  ( continued.)    filled ; sugar confectionery and substitutes
                   therefor- made from sugar substitution products ,
                   containing 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 % *>y weight
                of cocoa :
                B. Other
                   1 . containing no milk fats or containing less than
                      . 1,5 ^0 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 .                  a
                                                                   • . :•        ;•
                                                                                1
19 é07          Bread , ships'biscuits and other ordinary bakers wares,'
                not containing added sugar , honey, eggs , -fats , cheese \
                or fruit :                                      f;              ;
                D. Other , containing by weight of starch 1
                   ex . II . 50 or more , excluding ships'biscuits .
  19.08         Pastry , biscuits , cakes and other fine bakers' wares ,         ;
                whether or not containing cocoa iri any proportion :
                B. Other 5' ' ' ■ '          •' '    ■ ,   ■ . 1 ,              ,<
                   IV . Containing 50^ or more but less than 65 °]o by
                         weight of starch :
                         a) Containing no sucrose or containing less than
                             5 % "by weight of sucrose ( including invert
                 ■ - <v      sugar expressed . as sucrose ) ; -
                             ex I. Coptaining no milk fats or containing
                                    lsss than 1,5 1o 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 °j° by weight of sucrose ( including
                                invert sugar expressed as sucrose ) :
                                - Biscuits
                         ex b ) Other :
                                - Biscuits
                                                                    • • •/• • •
 ---pagebreak---  3 . The Council , acting "by a qualified majority on a proposal from the
     Commission, may adapt the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 , in particular
     to take account of the trend of the Community market . The measures in
     question shall first be notified to the Council of Ministers established
     by Article 69 of the Convention and, where appropriate , shall be the
     subject of consultations within that Council .
              TITLE XI - OTHER MARKETS SUBJECT TO COIJION ORGANIZATION
                                      Article 19                 ■ • ?
 The products referred to in Regulations ( EEC ) No 234/68 , No 827/68 , No 1308/70,
 No 1696/71 , No 2358/71 , No 845/72 and No 1067/74 shall be imported free of
 customs duties , with the exception of the products listed below :
I Tariff
I heading no                              Description                                 j
    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.                             J
    06.04              Foliage, branches and other parts (other than flowers or       I
      i
                       buds ) of trees , shrubs or bushes and other plants , and
                       mosses , lichens and grassoiS , being goods of a kind          I
       >
                       suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes , fresh , dried,
        (
                       dyed , bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared .
          ' TITLE XII - PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS
                                      Article 20
              The levies shall not be applied to imports into the Overseas
Departments of the French Republic of the products listed below which originate
in the ACP States /"or the Countries and Territories^/ :
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  Tariff
 heading no     1                     Description
  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
                                     Article 21
1 . The levy applicable to imports into the Overseas Departments of the JVench
    Republic of maize pf subheading 10 . 05 B of the Common Customs Tariff-
    which originates in the AC? States £or the Countries and Territories^
    shall be that fixed in accordance with Article 13 of Council Regulation
    No I20/67/ESC of 13 June 1967 , reduced by 6 units of account per metric ton
2 . If imports into the French Overseas Departments of maize originating in the
    ACP States ^or the Countries and Territories_7 have exceeded 4 500 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 own initiative .
3 . Any ISember State may, within three working days of notification of the
    measure taken by the Commission , refer it to the Council . The Council
    shall meet forthwith . It nay amend or daclare void the measure in question
    acting by a qualified majority .
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                                     TITLE XIII
                                     Article 22
. 1 . The reductions provided, for by this Regulation shall be - calculated by-
      reference to the levies and variable components applicable
      to imports from third countries into the Community as originally constituted .
      However , the amount resulting from such reduction may not be less than the
      highest accession compensatory amount that may be applicable on the day of
      importation in trade between the Member States .
  2 , The exemption referred to in articles 12 paragraph 1 c ), 15: paragraph 2 ,
      and 18 paragraph 2 is limited to the highest accession compensatory amount
      actually applied, where appropriate , by the importing Member State the      !
      day of importation in its exchanges with the other Member States .
                                     Article 23
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  If necessary , detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be
  adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation
  No I20/67 /EEC or in the corresponding articles of the other Regulations on the
  common organization of the agricultural markets , as the case may be .
                                     Article 24
  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1975 *    I"t' shall be applicable
  until 29 February 1980 .
  Done at Brussels ,                            For the Council
                                                The jPresident          .