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Date: 1981-04-29
Title: Draft COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                               COM(81)214 final
                                               Brussels , 29 April 1981
                                 Draft
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
       temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff
       duties on a number of agricultural products
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     1 . 1 , .The subject •<>£ the following draft regulation is the'                                                                                                  y
     V temporary suspension of duties in the Common Cuistbos Tariff •
            • i for f number of agricultural items as reiquasted by the                                                                                                           '■%. i .
          ' • : iKombelr States • /•                          1 ,v "•                                                                 '• - ' •                                          •,
                              is              a prolongation and partly ft new measure . '                                                                         t      »•
: 2.                      St oeemo appropriate to - the Commission that a duty suspension ' ■
                          ia .r.iptified foi^ "the goodo listed in the' ann^x to this'
         ■' ' ftgulatàon..''                      ■             .        .      <             ♦*•                    ' . •            ,•                                                   *
                         The Commission proposes a total suspension for those products ,
                          for. which Community production does not . exist or is minimal . '
                         A partial suspension is proposed iri cases where the Community '. '
 •     •   •     *                  .                      .                                    ♦                         '                                  «   -■»*••                •
      '.           '..production covert only a part' of, the requirements . ■ The rate
                     '                     • '                             •                                                                            ■      4       '              ' ' .'
                . of the partially suspended duty depends "<m the extent of the
                 . possible Community supply to the Conraiunicy users . ' The Qoraaission
'            ■ . is also .'                      looking for the 'right balance between the . .
                   ' interests of the suppliers , userfe and' the consumers- in the
                                  #         *                                                                  , •                                            0 .    *.
    • ■!*' • Community.' •'
                    "■ Xtalso takes into account the need; fro protect employment .
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                          The proposed measures
                                              •        *
                                                                    are .
                                                                             ' confined           1
                                                                                                        to» a fixed period                                                         ~t- •    jf
  .                       because of the' difficulties of estimating fcha evolution of the /
                      '■ .basic "£«cto*«, 1 .                                                                       '•> ' ' ■*',                                   V•                  '
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    4.                    For a number o£ items for which the Mtimhei: 'States also requested '
                  • duty suspensions the Corrauisaioa does? TXQC propose,, d tariff xaeasure
                • becAUfle the necessary                   ·■ · ■
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 ---pagebreak--- CCT HEADING NO      - I                  DESCRIPTION
     03.01 A  I b)       Salmon , fresh < live or dead ), chilled or frozen
ex 03.01   Β Ι b)        Cod CGadus morrhua or Gadus callarias ), fresh , chilled
                         or frozen , whole , of a length of 40 cm or more for
                         processing
ex 03.01   Β I  k)       Haddock , fresh , whole , of a length of 40 cm or more
                         for processing
                                                         whole ,
ex 03.01   Β I  q.)      Hake ( Merluccius spp .), fresh , ^ of a length of 40 cm or
                         more for processing
ex 03.01   Β II  a)      Fillets of hake ( Merluccius spp .), fresh , chilled or
   and     Β II  b) 7    frozen , intended for processing
                                   /
 ex 16.05 Β             Shrimps and prawns other than those of the 'Crangon'
                        variety , boiled in water and shelled , whether or not
                        frozen or 'dried , for the industrial manufacture of
                        products falling within heading No 16.05
     18.01              Cocoa beans , whole or broken , raw or roasted
  5 . Attention is drawn to the fact that the Council Resolution of 27.6.1974
      simplifying the task of the customs administrations ( OJ C 79 / 74 ) requires
      the publication of the attached Regulation at least six weeks before its
      entry into force .
 ---pagebreak---                                                           ■ DRAFT
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) >
                    temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a
                                             number 01 agncultur&I products
  THE COUNCIL OF THB EUROPEAN                                        period -of validity by reference to the interests of
   COMMUNITIES.                                                      Community production,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
   Hconomic Community, and in particular Article 28               \ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
   thereof,
. Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by                                           Article /
 "'lie Commission,.                                ."   '         . The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for
  v.''nort:ns production in th : Community of the                    the products listed in the tables annexed to this Regu­
  pec. I jcts specific.! in this Regulation is currently,            lation shall be suspended at the level indicated against
  irao^-pinf: or . n> n-existent . and whereas producers'            each of them .
                                                                                                                     . *-
         cannot meet the needs of user industries in the
                                                                    .These suspensions shall be applicable,:                ,
  Cc < i>r:innity ;
                                                                     – " from 1 July to 31 December 1931 lcr f'lc products
  ~.#herc;>>s in 'certain cases it is in the interest of the             listed in Table I,„
  Community to suspend the autonomous Common
                                                                     – from 1 July 1981 to 30 June 1982 for the
  Cu-.roms Tariff duties only partially, particularly since              products listed in Table II,                     .
  the goods in question arc produced in the Comrrvu-
  riity.anci >n the other cases to suspend them totally ;
      /                                         *
 Whereas, in view of the difficulty of assessing accu­
  rately shor.-term trends in the economic situation in '                                   . Article 2-
  die relevant sectors, suspension measures should be '
  faken only for temporary periods by fixing their               . This Regulation shall enter into . force on 1 July 19qi
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and . directly applicable in ali Member
                  States.                                      .
                  Done at Brussels, ' * •
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                                                                                    For the Council .
                                                                              .* '•  The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                             ANNEX
                                                                             TAiiLE l
                                  f
                   CCT                                                                                                          Rate of
                heading                                                      Description                                     autonomous
                     No
                                                             - ι
                                                                                                                        J·
                                                                                                                        ι
                                                                                                                               duty I%)
      cx 03.01 Β 1 e)                 Pi ked dog-fish fSquaJus acantlms), fresh, chilled or frozen ,
                                      whole, headless or in pieces                                                                0
       cx 03.01 Β Π a)                Fillets of herring , fresh , chilled or frozen , for processing                            3
                       and
                       Β lib) 7
      ex 03.02 A 1 a)                 Herring, dried, ¿sited or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces                           8
 e\        02 A I f)                    Coainsh (PoDachuis virens or G.ious virens), saìred. or in brine, whole,
                                        headless OR in pieces intended for processing ( Λ ) (h)                                   8
      cx 03.02 A Π u)                 Fillets of herring , dried, suited or in brine                                             9
cx  Oí . 02 A Π d )                    Fillers of con ) fish ( Pollachius virens or Gndus virens), salted or in brine
                                       intended for processing ( a ) ( b)                                                        8
cx  03.03 A 1                          Tails of crawfish, chilled or frozen , shelled or not                                   17.5
ex  Oí . (Η I! 1 h)                    Oysters, frcih ( live), weighing no more than 12 g each                                   9
CX  07.04 Β                            Sweet red or gteen peppers , dried , dehydrated or evaporated , whole, CIT              10 -
                                       or sliced, bur not furrlu" prepared
ex   or . os 15 ï                      Beans, dried , white, of the species Phaseoius vulgar, s                                  0
ex     08.01            A           Dates , fresh or dried , for repacking for
                                    retail sale , in immediate packings of a net
                                ■
                                    capacity net exceeding 11 kg Í b >                                                           0
    '
cx  08.10 D                            Dates, fro7.cn , in immediate packings of a net capacity of S leg or more,
                                       not intended for the production of alcohol ( b)                                           Ώ
    09.10 C I                          Saffron, neither crushed nor ground                                                       10
                              1
      cx   i 6 . Í ! 4 C !1          Spicci! and salrrd herrings, in immediate packi-igs of a net                                8
                                     capacity of 10 kg or moie
                                                                                                                           /
      cx 16.04 C 11                  'Herring-flaps' . prepared or preserved in vir. egn r, in immed-                             S
                                     iate packings of a net capacity of 10 kg or i.iore
                                                                          _
                                1
     cx 1 6.0S A                     Crabs of the species Κ;η^' (Pnrolithodes cnn^rch?ü:cub), 'Han.i-
                                    saki' ( Parv.iithodes brevi pes), 'Kc^ani' ( Eri marrus jsenhecki ),
                                     and 'Queen' (Chinoccaetes spp), Red' (Geryon qumquedens)
                                     and 'Rough stor, e íNeolifhcdes asperrirnus ), siir.pïy DOiied in
                                     water and shelled , whether or not frozen, in immediate pack-                               .0
                                     ings oí a net cr.facw / ci 2 k¿r or more
                                                                                                                      ■
  ex 16=05 8                        Shrimps and p-awns of the sp^c'es "Pandalus
                                    boreal is 1 ' boiled in water* and shelled ,
                                    shetner or ic * frozen or dried , fc the Indus·"
                                    t r *· a 1 manufacture of products falling within
                                                                                                                              ■ r. '
                                  | h3 -iC * ng No ó . 05 ( b ;
                                  !
 ---pagebreak--- (a) The suspension shall apply to fish intended to und"go any treatment unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more
    of the following treatments:                            - –
  , – cleaning, gutting, heading, tailing,                                .    ■      .                                          "
    – cutting (excluding filleting or cutting of frozen blocks),            ■
    – sorting,         '                        ..           .      • '                            .                         ,
    – labelling,                                          ,                                                        '    •
    – packing,
    – icing,                                                    : .                ■ .
 • – freezing,                                                      '                                   .                          -
    -– deep freezing,
    – thawing, separation.
    The suspension is not allowed for products on which otherwise qualifying treatments are intended to be carried out at retail or
    catering level .
    The suspension shall apply only to fish intended for human consumption.         -
(b) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                      TABLE n
              CCT                                                                                                       Rate of
             heading" .                                               Description                                     autonomous
                No                                                                                                     duty ( %)
  ex 03      . 01 Big ! Lesser or Greenland halibut ( Hippog lossus
                                réinhardtius otherwise known as " Reinhardtius
                                hippoglossoides") , fresh , chi Lied or frozen ,
                               whole , headless or in pieces                                                               0    .
ex    03.01   Β I q)             Sardinops sagax or ocellata (pilchards), fresh, chilled or frozen:
                                 ( a ) whole, of a length of 20 cm or more,
                                 ( b) headless, of a length of Î5 cm or more,
                                 intended for processing (a ) ( b )                                                          4
ex    03.01   14 I q)            Γ hips of Sardinnps sagax or ocellata (pilchards), fresh, chilled or frozen,
                                 of a length of 12 cm or more,                  for processing (a) ( b)                      0
 ex   0U)l    Β 1 q)             Sturgeons, fresh , chilled or frozen, whole, headless or in pieces,
                                 for processing (a) ( b)                                                                     0
ex   03.01 C                     Soft roes, frozen, for the manufacture of deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) ( b)                 0
ex   03.01 C                     Hard fish roes, fresh, chilled or frozen           '                                        0
     03.02    Alt)      '       Salmon, salted or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces                                    4
                                                                                                                         V
 ex   03.02 C                    Hard fish rocs, salted or in brine           ·                                             0
      07.01 G III                Horse-radish (Cochlcaria armoracia ), fresh or chilled .                           -       11
ex      07 . 03 E               Mushrooms , excluding cultivated mushrooms
                                falling within subheading 07.01 Q I , preser-
                                ved in brine , in sulphur water or in other
                                preservative solutions , but not specially
                                prepared for immediate consumption                                                         0
ex     07 . 04 Β              'Mushrooms , excluding cultivated mushrooms
                                falling within subheading 07.01 Q I , dried ,
                               dehydrated or evaporated , whole or in iden­
                               tifiable pieces or slices ,                                          'for
                               treatment other than simple repacking for -
                               retai I sale ( b )             ( c)                                                        0
 (a) The suspension shall apply to fish intended to undergo any treatment unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more
       of the following treatments :
       – cleaning, gutting, heading, tailing,                                                            '
       – cutting (excluding .filleting or cutting o£ frozen blocks),                                '
       –- sorting,                                          -      .        '          *     •
       – labelling,
        - Peking,                                                                                          ,
           icing,                                                                        ■
           frcc/ inf*,
      – ■ deep freezing,
      – thawing, separation.
      "Hie suspension is not allowed for products on which otherwise qualifying treatments arc intended to be carried out at retail or
       catering level .
      The suspension shall apply only to fish intended for human consumption.
 (b) ( ontrol of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
 (c ; However, the duty suspension shall not apply where the treatment is carried out by retail sale or catering undertakings.
 ---pagebreak---              CCT            j                                                                                          Rate of
            heading         I                                    Description ,         •                 "         . autonomous
              No                                -            .                                                 | . ' duty (%)
 ex 08.01    A
                                  Dares, fresh or dried, intended for processing other than for the
                                  production of alcohol (b)           .                                                     o
ex 08.09                         Rose-hips, fresh                                                                          o
      08.10 ex B, C              Fruit of the species Vaccinium (whether' or not cooked), preserved by
      and ex I )                 freezing, not containing added sugar                                                      o
ex 08.10 D
                                 Rose-hips, whether or not cooked, preserved by freezing, not containing
                                 added sugar           ■           '
:x 09.04 B I      '              Paprika, ground, for-use in animal fecdingsmffs ( b)                                      o
ex 15.07 0 I                     Purified soya-bean oil in glass bottles .                                                S
                    b)           Each bottle holds 10 litres or purified                                          with a maximum
                                 soya-bean oil containing by weight : .                                           duty of 50 EUA
                                                                                                                  per 100 kg net
                                 - a minimum of 8.5% and a maximum of 12% of
                                                                                                                  weight , plus
                                    palmitic acid esters ,                                                        a compensatory
                          I      _
                                 - a minimum of 2.5% and a maximum of 4.7% of
                                                                                                                  amount in certain
                                    stearic acid esters ,                                                         conditions
                                - a minimum of 22.4% and a maximum of 29% of
                                    oleic acid esters ,                   •          (     *v   •
                                - a minimum of 46.6% and a maximum of 53.7%
                                    of linoleic acid esters ,                                                {
                                - a minimum of 7.4% and maximum of 11% of                                    j
                                    linolenic acid esters ,                      . '                   "T i
                                and containing :                                                            i
                                             , . .       ■ . .                           .    •             !
                                - free fatty acids not greater than 5 milli-j
                                    moles per kg of oil ,-                                                 [
                                - phosphalipids corresponding to a nitrogen . !
                                    content not exceeding 0.04 milligrammes                                j
                                    per gramme of oil "                                                    ;
                                The soya-bean oil covered by this description'
                                is destined for the preparation of emulsions i
                                for injections ( b )                  - , . ,!. •                          i
x   1 6.04 A II
                                Hard fish rocs, washed, cleaned of adherent organs and simply salted or
                                in brine
    ex 1 6.04 B I             Salmon for the processing industry for further manufacture
                              into pastes or spreads (b)'                      '
   2Τ.07 Λ
                               Fish or marine mammal solubles
   (b) Control of the use for this special purpose shall -be carried-out pursuant to the relevant Commu-