CELEX: 51976PC0465
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Date: 1976-09-08
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products, falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Malta (1977) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(76)465 final.
                                                  Brussels . 8 September 1976
                         Proposal for a
                REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
  totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties
  on certain products , falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the
  Common Customs Tariff , originating in Malta ( 1977 )
            ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
                                                V
  C0M(76 ) 465 final .
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY KEIAORAITOUM
The Counoil baa agreed that from 1 January 1974 Malta should bo given
treatment no less favourable than that acoorded to the other countries
which benefit from generalised preferences .
The object of the Regulation annexed hereto is to put this decision into
practice ; it extends to Malta, autonomously during 1977 » the total or
partial suspension of the Common Customs Tariff Duties on the products
in Chapters 1 to 24 which the Commission proposed in connection with the
generalised preferences .
The proposal concerns only those products which are of interest to Malta
in respect of which Community treatment of Malta is no more favourable
than the treatment given under the generalised preferences .
As the Regulation is based on Articles 43 and 113 of the Treaty establishing
the European Economic Community, the European Parliament must be consulted.
 Attention is drawn to the fact that both the content of the Regulation and
 the list of products annexed to it are direotly related to the Commission's
 proposal to the Council concerning generalised preferences in respect to
 the products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff .
 The annexed proposal will therefore have to be aligned on the final t
 of the abovementioned Regulation when the latter has been adopted by the
 Counoil .
 ---pagebreak---                                                      Proposât of a
                                   REGULATION (EEC) No                      OF THE COUNCIL
                     totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain
                     products, falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
                                                         nating in Malta
                                                               (1977))
       THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
        COMMUNITIES,                                                  equivalent preferential margin for fhese products also,
                                                                       reduced customs duties should be applied to them in
        Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         accordance with the detailed rules based on the prin­
       Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43              ciple of maintaining in the new Member States a pref­
       and 1 1 3 thereof ;                                            erence proportional to that which exists between the
                                                                      duties of the Common Customs Tariff and the duties
       Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   given in Annex A to this Regulation t whereas, with a
       1059/69 (') of 28 May 1969 laying down the trade               view to granting Malta the best possible treatment, in
       arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting             accordance with the objectives of the preference
       from the processing of agricultural products, as last          scheme, the duties given in Annex A should also be
       amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3058/ 75 ( 2 ),                 applied wherever the duties calculated according to
in     particular Article 12 thereof ;               . .      /
                                                                      the abovementioned detailed rules prove to be higher
       Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;            than them,
       Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­
       ment ^);
       Whereas, under Annex I to the Agreement (4) esta­             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
       blishing an Association between the European
       Economic Community and Malta, the Community
      must partially suspend the Common Customs Tariff                                       Article Î
      duties applicable to certain products ; whereas it also
      appears necessary provisionally to adjust or to supple­        1.    From 1 January until 31 December 1977, the
      ment certain of the tariff benefits provided for in the        products originating in Malta listed in Annex A shall
      abovementioned Annex ; whereas, accordingly, the            , be admitted for import into the Community as origi­
      Community should, in respect of the products origi­            nally constituted at the customs duties indicated for
      nating in Malta listed in Annex A to this Regulation,          each of them .
      suspend either the fixed component of the levy appli­
      cable to goods coming under Regulation (EEC) No                On importation into Denmark, Ireland and the
      1059/69 or the customs duty applicable to the other            United Kingdom, there shall be applied to the above-
      products from I January to 31 December 197 7and at             mentioned products , untU. 30 June 197?
      the levels indicated for each of them ;
                                                                  –-                          customs duties determined by
      Whereas, for certain products of Chapters 1 to 24 of          multiplying, by a coefficient equal to the margin of
      the Common Customs Tariff, this scheme would,,                preferences existing between the duties given in
      however, involve the application in the new Member            Annex A and the Common Customs Tariff duties
        ,ates   up to 30 June 1977                                  applicable, the duties obtained by reducing the differ­
                     of customs duties higher than or very *'      ence between the lowest duty applied on 1 January .
    close to those applied by the new Member States to              1972 to the developing countries and the Common
    non-member countries in general on the basis of the            Customs Tariff, by 30 % in respect of the products
    Act of Accession ; whereas, in order to maintain an            mentioned in Annex B, and by10CP/o in respect of the
                                                                   other products given in Annex A.
   (') OJ No L I4I , 12. 6. 1969.                   ^
                                                                   However, the duties given in Annex A shall be
   a§jKÍSf:.?!:33:2f?5
   ( ) °J No L 61 , 14. 3. 1971 ,
                                                                   applied where the duties resulting from the abovemen-
                                                                   tioned Calculation are higher than them.
 ---pagebreak---                                                           - 2 -
2.    For the purposes of the application of this Regu­        from serious disadvantage, the Common Customs
lation, the rules of origin shall be those in force at the     Tariff duties may be reintroduced in whole or in part
time as regards the implementation of the Agreement            on the products in question. Such measures may also
establishing an association between the European               be taken in the event of actual or potential serious
Economic Cornmunity and Malta.                                 disadvantage in a single region of the Community.
                                                                                       Article 3
                                                               1 . In order to ensure the application of Article 2,
                         Article 2                             the Commission may decide, by means of a Regula­
                                                               tion, to reintroduce the levying of customs duties for a
 when products benefiting from the arrangements                limited period.
provided for in Article 1 are imported in the Commu­
nity in such quantities or at such prices that Commu­          2.    In the event of such action being requested by a
nity producers of products similar to or in direct             Member State , the Commission shall take a decision
competition with them suffer, or are likely to suffer          within a' period of not more than 10 working days
                                                               from receipt of the request and shall inform the
                                                               Member States of the action taken .
                                                               3. Any Member State may refer to the Council the
                                                               measure taken by the Commission, within a period of
                                                               not more than 10 working days after it has been
                                                               informed thereof. The fact that the matter is referred
                                                               to the Council shall not cause the measure to be
                                                               suspended. The Council shall meet immediately. It
                                                               may, acting on a qualified majority, amend or rescind
                                                               the measure in question.
                                                                                       Article 4
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on J January
                                                               1977.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels,
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
 ---pagebreak---                                          ANNEX A
                                                                                  *
       CCT
     hcading                              Deicnption                       Raie of duty
        No
         1                                                                      3
                                              »
02.01           Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within
               heading No 01.01 , 01.02, 01 .Oi, or 01.04 fresh, chilled
                or frozen :
               A. Meat :
                   III. Of swine :
                                                                               Free
                        b) Other
 02.04         Other meat and edible meat offals, fresh, chilled or fro*
               zen :
             i
               ex A. Of domestic pigeons                                       77.
               ex B. Furred game, frozen                                       Free
                   C. Other :
             I           ex I. Frog' Legs                                      Free
                            II . Other                                         Free
04.06          Natural honey                                                   25%
05.03          Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up
               as a Layer or between two layers of other material :
               B. Other                                                        Free
07.01          Vegetables , fresh or chilled :
               ex T. Other :
                          - Comboux ( Hibiscus exculentus
                             L. or Abelmoschus exculentus
                             ( L. ) Moench )                                   Free
08.08          Berries , fresh :
               F. Other                                                        6%
15.10
               Fatty acids, acid oils from refining ; fatty alcohols :
               C. Other fatty acids ; acid oils from refining                  Free
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :
             I       I. Goose or duck liver '                                  14 */.
             i
                                                                         !
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    CCT                                                                           lUte of duty
   heading                                 Description
     No
      i    I                                    2               |           1           3
16.02          B. Other :
cont 'd            II. Game or rabbit meat or offal :                                  9 »/.
                        – Game
                                                                                      14 '/«
                         – Rabbit
                   III. Other :
                         b) Other :
                             ex 1. Containing bovine meat or offal :
                                                                                       17 '/•
                                       Prepared or preserved bovine tongue
                                2. Other :
                                                                                       18 °/o
                                    aa) Ovine meat or offal
                                                                                       16 */o
                                    bb) Other
                                              /
 20.02           Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by
                 vinegar or acetic acid :
                                                                              I
                                                                                       14%
                    8 . Truffes
                                                                                       20%
                     D. Asparagus
                                                                                        16 •/•
                     E. Sauerkraut
                                                                                        12 */.
                 ex F. Capers
                                                                                i
             I                                                                  i
                                                                               j
                  Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices,
  20.07
                  whether or not containing added sugar, but unfermented
                  and not containing spirit :
                  A. Of a specific gravity exceeding 1-33 at 15" C :
                       III. Other :
                            ex a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a per 100 kg
                                   net weight :
                                - Fruit falling within headings
                                    Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B,E and F
                                    and 08.09 , excluding ananas ,                        15%
                                    melons and watermelons
                              b) Of a value not exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 g
                                 net weight :
                                 ex 1 . With an added sugar content excee­
                                        ding 30 °/o by weight :
                                 - Fruit falling within headings
                                     Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B,E and F
                                     and 08.09, excluding ananas ,                         15%
                                     melons and watermelons
                           0
 ---pagebreak---                                           - 3 -
    CCT                                                                      Rate of dut*
   heading                             Description
     No
–ï–r                                         î                             L       3
20.07               ex ?. « ther :
cont 'd                        - Fruit falling within
                                  headings Nos 08.01 , 08.08
                                  B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                  excluding ananas , melons
                                  and watermelons                                  15%
             B. Of a specific gravity of 1-33 or less at 15 C :
                II. O' wr :
                    a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 kg net
                       weight :
                           2. Grapefruit juice                                       8%
                       ex 3 . Other citrus fruit juices :
                                                                                   13%
                              aa) Containing added sugar
                                                                                   13%
                              bb) Other
                           6. Other fruit and vegetable juices, exclu­
                              ding apricot and p«ach juices :
                         4K aa) Containing added sugar !
                                 - Fruit falling within
                                    headings Nos 08.01 , 08.08
                                    B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                     excluding ananas , melons
                                     and watermelons                                10%
           (
                                 - other , excluding apricot
                                     and peach juices                               17%
                          ex bb ) Other :
                                 - Fruit falling within
                                     headings Nos 08.01 , 08.08
                                     B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                     excluding ananas , melons
                                     arid watermelons                                10%
                                  - Other , excluding apricot
                                      and peach juices                               18%
                          , 7. Mixtures :
                               ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures con­
                                       taining separately or together,
                                       over 15 •/♦ of grape, citrus fruit,       I
                                        (ii:iwnle,          pear, tomato,
                                        apricot ot peach       •
                                        11 . Containing added sufc                  17 •/•
                                        22. Other                                   «•/
                                                                                         <
 ---pagebreak---                              - 4 -
      CCT                        n«–dMta*                              *"* °' *,t*
    hctdlni                      Dtttrlption
       No
        ■   I                         i                            1        '
20.07         b) Of a value of 30 u.a. or less per 100 kg net
Iconfd)          weight :
                    2. Grapefruit juice :
                       aa) With an added sugar content excee­          8 */. + (L)
                            ding 30'/» by weight
                                                                           8 •/#
                       bb) Other             ;
                    4. Other citrus fruit juices :
                       aa) With an added sugar content excee­            14 «/. (L)
                            ding 30 V« by weight
                       bb) With an added sugar content of                  14 •/•
                            30 »/o or less by weight
                                                                           13 V»
                       cc) Not containing added sugar
                 ex 7. Other fruit and vegetable juices, excluding
                       apricots and peaches :
                        aa) With an added suRar content excee­
                            ding 30 •/. by weight
                             - Fruit falling within
                                headings Nos 08 . 01 , 08.0 ?
                                B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                excluding ananas , melons
                                 and watermelons                            10% + ( L )
                             - other , excluding apricot
                                 and peach juices                            17% + ( L )
                       bb ) With an added sugar
                               content of 30% or less
                               by weight :                           I
                             - Fruit falling within
                                 headings Nos 08.01,08.08
                                 B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                 excluding ananas , melons
                                 and watermelons                             10 %
                              - other , excluding apricot
                                                                              17%
                                 and peach juices
                        cc ) Not containing added
                               sugar :
                              - Fruit falling within
                                  headings Nos 08.01,08.08
                                  B,E and F and 08.09,
                                  excluding ananas , melons
                                  and watermelons                             10%
                              - other , excluding apricot
                                  and peach juices                            18%
 ---pagebreak---                                                         - 5 "
       CCT
     heiding                                     Description                             Rate of duty
       No
                                                                                               3
        1        i                                    2                             1
                 i
  20.07                             8 . Mixtures :
  cont 'd                               ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures con­
                                               taining either separately or to­
                                               gether , over 25 %> of grape, citrus
                                               fruit, pineapple, apple, pear, to­
                                               mato, apricot or peach juice :
                                               11 . With an added sugar con­
                                                    tent exceeding 30 °/» by weight   i 17 •/« + (L)
                                               22. With an added sugar content
                                                    of 30 %> or less by weight              17 Vo
                                               33 . Not containing added sugar              18 »/»
21 .Oí         i   Natural yeasts ( active or inactive) ; prepared baking
                   powders :
              i    A. Active natural yeast :
              i        II . Bakers' yeast :
                            a ) Dried                                               '    J •/» + vc
                            b) Other                                                     5 °/o + vc
23.01              Flours and meal, of meat, offals, fish , crustaceans or
                   molluscs, unfit for human consumption ; greaves :
                   B. Flours and meals of fish, crustaceans or molluscs                     Free
             ι
 Abbrevations
 (L) =
 VC      =
 ---pagebreak---                                                                        ANNEX B
                  List of the products in respect of which the difference between the lowest duties applied on
                  1 January 1972 to developing countries by Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom and
                  the duties of the Common Customs Tariff must be reduced by8o */», in accordance with
                                                                         Article 1
ι
                              CCT
                             hcading '                                               Description
                               No
                   16.02 a)                         Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                                                    B. Other :
                                                          HI. Other :
                                                               b) Other :
                                                                  ex 1 . Containing bovine meat or offal :
                                                                         – Prepared or preserved bovine tongue
                            20.02                  Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by
                                                   vinegar or acetic acid
                                                      B. Truffes
                                                       D. Asparaqus
                                                       E. Sauerkraut
                                                  ex F. Capers                                                 h
                                                                                                                 I
                           20.07                  Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices,
                                                  whether or not containing added sugar, but unfermcnted
                                                   and not containing spirit :
                                                  A. Of a specific gravity exceeding 1-33 at 15" C :
                                                       III . Other :
                                                             ex a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a per 100 kg
                                                                   net weight :
                                                                 - Fruit falling within headings
                                                                    Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B,E and F
                                                                    and 08.09 , excluding ananas ,
                                                                    melons and watermelons
                                                              b) Of a value nor exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 kg
                                                                 net weight :
                                                                 ex 1 . With an added sugar content excee­
                                                                        ding 30 °/» by weight :
                                                                 - Fruit falling within headings
                                                                     Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B,E. and F
                                                                     and 08.09 , excluding ananas ,
                                                                     melons and watermelons
  (a) From 1 April 1976 this heading will he deleted from this Annex.
 ---pagebreak---                                - 2 -
    CCT
   heading                                Description
     No
      i                                         2                              ,
            I
20.07                ex ?. nther :
cont 1 d                           - Fruit falling within
                                       headings Nos 08.01 , 08.08
           I
                                       B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                       excluding ananas , melons
                                       and watermelons
              B. Of a specific gravity of 1-33 or less at 15' C :
                 II. Other :
                     a) Of a value exceeding 30 u.a. per 100 kg net
                        weight :
                           2. Grapefruit juice
                        ex 3. Other citrus fruit juices :
                                  aa) Containing added sugar
                                  bb) Other
                              6. Other fruit and vegetable juices, exclu­
                                  ding apricot and peach juices :
                          QA( aa) Containing added sugar •
                                     - Fruit falling within
                                        headings Nos 08.01 , 08.08
                                        B , E and F and 08.09 ,
                                         excluding ananas , melons
                                         and watermelons
                                      - other , excluding apricot
                                         and peach juices
                            ex bb ) Other :
                                      - Fruit falling within
                                         headings Nos 08.01 , 08.08
                                         B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                         excluding ananas , melons
                                          and watermelons
                                       - Other , excluding apricot
                                          and peach juices
                             . 7 . Mrxtures :
                                    ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures con­
                                           taining separately or together,
                                           over 25 •/• of grape, citrus fruit,
                                           pineapple, apple, pear, tomato,
                                           apricot or pcac'i juice :
                                            11 . Containing added sugar
                                            22. Other
 ---pagebreak---                   - 3 -
      CCT
    heading                            • Description
       No
                1
     , 1 · .. I                              2                           i
20.07               b) Of a value of 30 u.a. or less per 100 kg net
(confd)                weight :
                          2. Grapefruit juice :
                             aa) With an added sugar content excee­
                                  ding 30 °/o by weight
                             bb) Other
                          4. Other citrus fruit juices :
                             aa) With an added sugar content excee­
                                   ding 30 °/o by weight
                             bb) With an added sugar content of
                                   30 %> or less by weight
                             cc) Not containing added sugar
                       ex 7. Other fruit and vegetable juices, excluding
                              apricots and peaches :
                              aa) With an added sugar content excee­
                                    ding 30°/# by weight
                                    _ Fruit falling within
                                         headings Nos 08.01 , 08.0 ?
                                         B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                         excluding ananas , melons
                                         and watermelons          '■
                                    - other , excluding apricot
                                         and peach juices
                              bb ) With an added ? ugar
                                      content of 30% or less
                                       by weight :
                                     - Fruit falling within
                                  '      headings Nos 08.01,08.08
                                         B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                         excluding ananas , melons
                                         and watermelons
                                     - other , excluding apricot
                                          and peach juices
                               cc ) Not containing added
                                        sugar :                            !
                                     - Fruit falling within                !
                                          headings Nos 08.01,08.08
                                          B,E and F and 08.09 ,
                                          excluding ananas , melons ,
                                          and watermelons                  j
                                          other , excluding apricot
                                          and peach juices
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   CCT
  heiding                Description
    No
     »                        2
            8 . Mixtures :
20.07
cont 'd        ex bb) Other , excluding mixtures con­
                       taining either separately or to­
                       gether, over 25 %> of grape, citrus
                       fruit, pineapple, apple, pear, to­
                       mato, apricot or peach juice :
                       11 . With     an  added   sugar con­
                            tent exceeding 30 °/o by weight
                       22. With an added sugar content
                            of 30 °/o or less by weight
          -            3J. Not containing added sugar       **"