CELEX: 51983PC0019
Language: en
Date: 1983-01-25
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION on the classification of goods under subheading 22.02 A of the Common Customs Tariff (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                           COM( 8 3 )     19 f i n a l
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                                                     P ro p o s a l fo r a
                                             COUNCIL REGULATION
                on t h e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n    o f goods under sub heading 2 2 . 0 2 A
                o f th e Common Customs T a r i f f
                                                   \
                             ( s u b m it t e d t o t h e C o u n c il by th e Commission)
COM(8 3 ) 19 f i n a l
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                                                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.        It     i s proposed t h a t        the     C o u n c il sho u ld a d o p t , on t h e b a s is o f A r t i c l e
p a ra g ra p h 3 b ) o f R e g u la t io n         (EEC) No 9 7 / 6 9 ,       a p ro p o s a l fo r a
r e g u l a t i o n on t h e      c la s s ific a tio n       o f goods under subheading 2 2 . 0 2 A o f t h e
Common Customs T a r i f f .
 2.       The a p p ro v a l o f t h i s        r e g u l a t i o n by t h e C o u n c il   i s n e c e s s a ry in o r d e r
 t o ensure t h e c o r r e c t          and u n if o r m a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e N o m en clatu re o f
 t h e Common Customs T a r i f f               w it h    re g a rd t o   c e rta in  b everag es o b t a in e d by
 t h e f e r m e n t a t i o n o f t h e w ort o f m a lt and hops and having a v e r y                          low
 a lc o h o lic      c o n te n t n o t e x c e e d in g 0.5% vo lu m e.
 3.       L ac k in g t h e a p p r o v a l o f t h e N o m e n clatu re Committee o f t h e CCT,
 t h e Commission has been u n a b le t o adopt t h e proposed m easure.
 ---pagebreak---                                                    Proposal f o r a
                                                COUNCIL REGULATION
                                     on t h e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n     o f goods under
                                     subheading 2 2 . 0 2 A o f t h e                Common Customs T a r i f f
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having re g a r d t o             C o u n c il   R e g u la tio n    (EEC)      No 9 7 / 6 9 o f 16 January 1969 on
measures t o be ta k e n                 fo r    u n ifo rm a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e n o m e n c la tu re o f t h e
Common Customs T a r i f f                 (1 ),     as l a s t    amended by t h e Act o f Accession o f
G re e c e , and in p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e            3 th e re o f,
Having re g a r d t o t h e p r o p o s a l                from t h e Commission,
Whereas,           in o r d e r t o en s u re u n if o r m a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e n o m e n c la tu re o f t h e Common
 Customs T a r i f f ,          p ro v is io n s     s h o u ld be a d o p te d c o n c e rn in g t h e t a r i f f         c la s s ific a tio n
 o f c e rta in , beverages,                sometimes c a l l e d          " n o n -a lc o h o lic   b ee rs ",     which are
 o b t a in e d by f e r m e n t a t i o n o f w ort o f m alt and hops and have a v e r y                                 low
 a lc o h o lic       stren g th        not e x c e e d in g 0.5% v o l.            ;
 Whereas h ead in g 2 2 .0 2 o f t h e Common Customs T a r i f f                               annexed t o         C o u n c il
 R e g u la t io n     (EEC)      No 9 5 0 / 6 8      (2 ),    as   la s t   amended by C o u n c il R e g u la t io n
 (EEC)      No               (3 )   re fe rs      to n o n -a lc o h o lic       beverages,         and whereas heading
 2 2 .0 3 r e f e r s     t o b e e r;
 Whereas,          in view o f t h e i r           very      low a l c o h o l i c     stre n g th ,   n o t ex c e e d in g
 0.5% v o l ,          such p ro d u c ts cannot be re g a rd e d as b ee r f a l l i n g                        w ith in
 headin g 2 2 . 0 3 ;
 Whereas, t h e s a id p r o d u c ts                 s h o u ld t h e r e f o r e be c l a s s i f i e d    as n o n - a l c o h o l i c
 b everages under headin g                      2 2 .0 2 ;   w h e re a s , w i t h i n  th is    h e a d in g ,  it   is
 a p p r o p r i a t e t o choose subheading 2 2 . 0 2 A;
 Whereas,          s in c e t h e Committee on Common Customs T a r i f f                            N o m en clatu re has
 not g iv e n        its    ass e n t,     the     Commission i s u n a b le t o adopt t h e p r o v i s i o n s
 it    had e n v is a g e d on t h e m a t t e r under t h e p r o c e d u re p ro v id e d f o r                      in
 A rtic le       3 of       R e g u la tio n      (EEC) No 9 7 / 6 9 ,
 HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                               A rtic le     1
 Beverages produced by t h e f e r m e n t a t i o n o f t h e wort o f m a lt                                   and hops,
 having a v e r y            low a l c o h o l i c      s tren g th      n o t e x c e e d in g  0.5% v o l ,          and
                                                                                                                           ./.
 (1 )    0J No L 1 4 ,             21.         1 . . 1 9 6 9 , p . 1.
 (2 )    0J No L 1 7 2 ,           22.       7 . 1 9 6 8 , p . 1.
 (3 )    0J No L                                                p.
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sometimes c a lL e d " n o n - a L c o h o L ic b e e rs " s h a l l         be c l a s s i f i e d  in t h e
Common Customs T a r i f f und er t h e f o l l o w i n g                su b h ead in g :
2 2 .0 2 Lemonade,          f l a v o u r e d spa w a te rs and f l a v o u r e d a e r a t e d w a t e r s ,
          and o t h e r n o n - a l c o h o l i c b e v e r a g e s , not     in c lu d in g     fru it  and
          v e g e t a b le j u i c e s     fa llin g   w ith in     headin g No 2 0 . 0 7 :
          A. Not c o n t a i n i n g m il k o r m i l k f a t s .
                                                    A rtic le     2
T h is R e g u la t io n    s h a ll    e n te r  in to   f o r c e on t h e t w e n t y - f i r s t  day
fo llo w in g    its     p u b lic a tio n      in the O f f i c i a l   J o u rn a l o f t h e European
Communi t i e s .
T h is R e g u la t io n s h a l l be b in d in g         in    its   e n tire ty    and d i r e c t l y
a p p lic a b le    in a l l     Member S t a t e s .
Done a t B r u s s e l s ,                                                 For t h e C o u n c il
                                                                           The P r e s id e n t