CELEX: 31974R1614
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-25 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1614/74 of the Council of 25 June 1974 on the temporary suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products

28 . 6 . 74                      Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 174/ 1
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                                      (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 1614/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                  of 25 June 1974
              on the temporary suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on
                                        a number of agricultural products
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                       Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular
Article 28 thereof;                                          The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for
                                                             the products listed in the tables annexed hereto shall
 Having regard to the proposal from the Com­                 be suspended at the level indicated in respect of each
                                                             of them .
mission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                 These suspensions shall be applicable :
Parliament;                                                  — from 1 July 1974 to 31 December 1974 for the
                                                                 products listed in Table I ;
Whereas production in the Community of the
products specified in this Regulation is currently           — from 1 July 1974 to 30 June 1975 for the products
inadequate or non-existent and whereas producers                 listed in Table II ;
thus cannot meet the needs of user industries in the         — from 1 September 1974 to 31 March 1975 for
Community;                                                       the product listed in Table III ;
                                                             — from 15 October 1974 to 31 December 1974 for
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community in
certain cases partially to suspend the autonomous                the product listed in Table IV;
Common Customs Tariff duties because these goods             — from 16 June 1975 to 30 June 1975 for the
are produced in the Community, and in other cases                product listed in Table V.
to effect total suspensions ;
Whereas in view of the difficulty of assessing accu­
rately short-term trends in the economic situation                                     Article 2
in the relevant sectors, suspension measures should
be taken only for temporary periods, the length of           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
which is to be determined by reference to the interests      day following its publication in the Official Journal
of Community production,                                     of the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 1974.
                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                  H. D. GENSCHER
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                                                                      ANNEX
                                                                     TABLE I
          CCT                                                                                                      Rate of duty
         heading                                                 Description of goods                         ( autonomous) of the
           No                                                                                               Common Customs Tariff
ex 08.02 A II                     Bitter or Seville oranges, fresh or dried                                           8 %
    08.12 A                       Dried apricots                                                                      6 %
                                                                     TABLE II
          CCT                                                                                                      Rate of duty
         heading                                                 Description of goods                         ( autonomous) of the
           No                                                                                               Common Customs Tariff
    03.01 A I b)                  Salmon, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen                              total suspension
ex 03.01 B I e)                   Piked dog-fish (Squalus acanthias), fresh, chilled or frozen, whole,
                                  headless or in pieces                                                       total suspension
ex 03.01 Big)                     Black halibut (Hippoglossus reinhardtius), fresh, chilled or frozen,
                                  whole, headless or in pieces                                                 total suspension
ex 03.01 B I q)                   Sardinops sagax sardinops ocellata (pilchards), fresh, chilled or
                                  frozen, whole, headless or in pieces, intended for the processing
                                  industry (a)                                                                         8 %
ex 03.01 B I q)                   Sturgeons, fresh, chilled or frozen, whole, headless or in pieces,
                                  intended for the processing industry (a)                                             8 %
ex 03.02 A I c)                   Anchovies (Engraulis sp.p .) salted or in brine, whole, headless or in
                                  pieces, in barrels or other containers of a net capacity of 10 kg or
                                  more                                                                         total suspension
    03.02 A I e)                  Salmon, salted or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces                     total suspension
ex 03.02 A I f)                   Sprats, salted or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces                     total suspension
ex 03.02 A I f)                   Coalfish (Gadus virens), salted or in brine, whole, headless or in
                                  pieces, in immediate packings of a net capacity of:
                                  (a) 47 kg to 57 kg inclusive and containing at most 50 fish halves
                                  (b) more than 57 kg and containing at most 60 fish halves                            7%
ex 03.03 A I                      Crawfish meat, chilled or frozen, shelled or not                             total suspension
ex 03.03 B I b)                   Oysters, fresh (living), weighing no more than 12 g each                     total suspension
ex 03.03 B I b )                  Oysters, fresh (living), of the 'Crassostrea gigas' variety weighing
                                  more than 100 g each                                                         total suspension
ex 07.01 Q II                     Chantarelles, in fresh or chilled state                                              4%
ex 08.01 A                        Dates, fresh or dried, in immediate packings of a net capacity not
                                  exceeding 35 kg, for repacking, under customs or equivalent
                                  ( administrative control, for retail sale) (a)                               total suspension
(a) This suspension shall be subject to such conditions as may be determined by the competent authorities .
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            CCT                                                                                                     Rate of duty
          heading                                                 Description of goods                          (autonomous) of the
             No                                                                                              Common Customs Tariff
 ex 08.01 F                        Shelled cashew nuts                                                          total suspension
     08.08 C                       Bilberries, fresh                                                                    4%
 ex 08.09                          Rose-hips, fresh                                                             total suspension
 ex 08.10 B                        Bilberries, cooked or uncooked, preserved by freezing, without
                                   added sugar                                                                          4%
 ex 09.04 B I                      Paprika, ground, for use in animal feedingstuffs (a)                         total suspension
     09.10 C I                     Saffron, neither crushed or ground                                                  10%
 ex 16.04 C II                     Spiced and salted herrings, packed in barrels for the processing
                                   industry (a)                                                                 total suspension
 ex 16.05 A                        Crabs of the 'King', 'Hanasaki', 'Kegani' and 'Queen' varieties,
                                   simply boiled in water and shelled, whether or not frozen, in
                                   packings of a net capacity of 2 kg or more, intended for the
                                   processing industry concerned with products falling within heading
                                   No 16.05 (a)                                                                 total suspension
 ex 16.05 B                        Shrimps and prawns other than those of the 'Crangon' variety,
                                   boiled in water and shelled, whether or not frozen, intended for the
                                   industrial manufacturers of products falling within heading No
                                   16.05 (a)                                                                           10 %.
     23.07 A                       Fish or marine mammal solubles                                                       2%
 (a) This suspension shall be subject to such conditions as may be determined by the competent authorities .
                                                                     TABLE III
            CCT                                                                                                     Rate of duty
          heading                                                 Description of goods                         ( autonomous) of the
             No                                                                                              Common Customs Tariff
 ex 03.01 B I d)                   Sardines (Culpea pilchardus Walbaum), fresh, chilled or frozen,
                                   whole, of a length of 20 cm or more                                         total suspension
                                                                     TABLE IV
            CCT                                                                                                     Rate of duty
          heading                                                 Description of goods                         (autonomous) of the
            No                                                                                               Common Customs Tariff
ex 06.04 B I                      Natural Christmas trees (firs) unfit for replanting                          total suspension
                                                                     TABLE V
           CCT                                                                                                      Rate of duty
          heading                                                Description of goods                          ( autonomous) of the
            No                                                                                               Common Customs Tariff
ex 03.01 B I m) 2                 Mackerel, fresh, chilled or frozen, whole, headless, or in pieces,
                                  intended for the processing industry (a)                                             5%
(a) This suspension shall be subject to such conditions as may be determined by the competent authorities .