CELEX: 51980PC0611
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Date: 1980-10-23
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 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 (1981) (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                                            COM (80 ) 611 final
                                            Brussels - 23rd October 1980
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                PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
        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 ( 1981 )
             ( presented by the Commission to the Council )
 C0M(80 ) 611 final
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY   MEMORANDUM
 I The Council has agreed that from 1 January 1974 Malta should be given
| treatment no less favourable than that accorded to the other countries
| which benefit from generalized preferences.                  *             v
   The object of the Regulation annexed hereto is to put this decision into
   practice ' ; it extends to Malta ,- autonomously during 1981 , the" total or
| partial suspension of £Re\J8ustoms Tariff Duties on the products
j in Chapters 1 to 24 which the Commission proposed in connection with the
i generalized preferences .
 ■ The proposal concerns only these 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 generalized preferences
    Attention is drawn to the fact that both the content of the Regulation and
    the list of products annexed to it are directly related to the Commission 's
    proposal to the Council concerning generalized 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 text ;
    of the abovementioned Regulation when the latter has been adopted by the .
    Council *
 ---pagebreak---                                                          Proposa 1 for a
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
                  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 ( 1981 )
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                  time as regards the implementation of the Agreement
    COMMUNITIES,                                                establishing an Association between the European
    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the £uropean       Economic Community and Malta.
    Economic Community, and in particular Article
        1 1 3 thereof,
                                                                                        Article 2 .
    Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
    1059/69 of 28 May 1969 laying down the trade arran­         When products benefiting from the arrangements
   gements applicable to certain goods resulting from the       provided for in Article 1 are imported in the Commu­
   processing of agricultural products ('), and in parti­       nity in such quantities or at such prices that Commu­
   cular Article 12 thereof,          ■                         nity producers of products similar to or ' in direct
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­               competition with them suffer or are likely to suffer
   sion _                                                       from serious disadvantage, the Common Customs
                                                                Tariff duties may be reintroduced in whole or in part
                                                                on the products in question. Such measures may also
                                                                be taken in the event of actual or potential serious
  Whereas, under Annex I to the Agreement esta­                 disadvantage in a single region of the Community.
  blishing an Association between the European
   Economic Community and Malta 0, the Community
   must partially suspend the Common Customs Tariff                                     Article 3
  duties applicable to certain products ;■ whereas it also
  appears necessary provisionally to adjust or to supple­        1.   In order to ensure the application of Article 2,
   ment certain .of the tariff benefits provided for in the     the Commission may decide, by means of a Regula­
  abovementioned Annex ; whereas, accordingly, the              tion, to reintroduce the levying of customs duties for a
   Community should, in respect of the products origi­          limited period.
   nating in Malta listed in the Annex to this Regulation,
  suspend either the fixed component of the levy appli­         2.    In the event of such action being requested by a
  cable to goods coming under Regulation (EEC) No               Member State, the Commission shall take a decision
   1059/69 or the customs duty applicable to the other          within a period of not more than 10 working days
  products from 1 January to 31 December 1981 and at            from receipt of the request and shall inform the
   the levels indicated for each of them,                       Member States of the action taken .
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                3.    Any Member State may refer to the Council the
                                                                measure taken by the Commission, within a period of
                           Article 1
                                                                not more than 10 working days after it has been
   1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1981 , the                 informed thereof. The fact that the matter is referred
   products originating in Malta listed in the Annex shall      to the Council shall not cause the measure to be
   be admitted for import into the Community at the             suspended. The Council shall meet immediately. It
  customs duties indicated for each of them .                   may, acting on a qualified majority, amend or rescind
                                                                the measure in question.
  Greece shall apply duty rates calcu­
  lated in accordance with Article 117
  of the Act of Accession ( 3 ).                                                       Article 4
                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
                                                                1981 .
 2.    For the purposes of the application of this Regu­
 lation, the rules of origin shall be those in force at the
(■) OJ No L 141 , 12. 6. 1969, p. 1 .
(3 OJ No L 61 , 14. 3. 1971 , p. 3.
(3)0J No . L 291 , 19.11.1979 , p. 45 .
 ---pagebreak--- This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels                  1980 .
                                                         For the Council
                                                           The President
 ---pagebreak---                                               ANNEX
   CCT
  heading                                      Description                      Rate of duty
    No
     I                                             2                                  3
          i
  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 :
                 III . Of swine :
                        b) Other                                                   Free
  02.04      Other meat and edible meat offals, fresh, chilled or frozen :
             ex A.- Of domestic pigeons                                            7 %
             ex B. Furred game, frozen                                             Free
                 C. Other :
                       ex I. Frogs' 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 :
     t
             ex T. Other :
                       – Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus esculentus
                           (L.) Moench ) ; Moringa oleífera (drumsticks)           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. Goose or duck liver                                           14 %
             B. Other :
                  II . Game or rabbit meat or offal :
                       – Game                                                       9 %
                       – Rabbit                                                   14 %
           i
 ---pagebreak---     CCT     i                                                                        ~i
   hcadmf                                       Description                               Rate o( duty
     No
                                                                                                 3
      I
                                                     2
   16.02          III . Other :
  (cont 'd)             b) Other :
                            1 . Containing bovine meat or offal :
                                ex bb) Other :
                                        – Prepared or preserved bovine tongue                17%
                            2. Other :
                                aa) Ovine meat or offal                                      18 %
                                bb) Other                                                    16%
   20.02      Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic
'
              acid :
                  B. Truffles                                                                14%
                  D. Asparagus                                                               20 %
                  E. Sauerkraut                                                               16%
              ex P. Capers                                                                    12%
   20.07      Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, 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 EUA per 100 kg net weight :
                                 – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B, E
                                     and F and 08.09, excluding pineapples, melons
                                     and watermelons                                          15%
                             b) Of a value not exceeding 30 EUA per 100 kg net
                                 weight :
                          '      ex 1 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30 %
            !                      '    by weight :
                                        – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                           08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                           pineapples, melons and watermelons            15% + (L)
                                 ex 2. Other :
                                        – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                           08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                           pineapples, melons and watermelons                15%
              B. Of a specific gravity of 1-33 or less at 15 °C :
                  II . Other :
            j           a) Of a value exceeding 30 EUA per 100 kg net weight :
                                2. Grapefruit juice                                           . 8%
                                3. Other citrus fruit juices :
                               ex aa) Containing added sugar
                                   - excluding Lemon juices                                  13%
            i                                                                          I
                               ex bb )     Other
                                   - excluding lemon juices                                   13 %
 ---pagebreak---   CCT     1                                                                  I
 hetdmg                                Description                           !   Rate oí dury
   No
    1                                       2                                         3
 20.07              6 . Other fruit and vegetable juices, excluding apricot
(cont'd)                and peach juices :
         I
                        ex aa) Containing added sugar :
         I
                                – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                     08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
         i
                                     pineapples, melons and watermelons             10 %
         i
         i                      – Other, excluding apricot and peach
                                     juices                                         17%
                        ex bb) Other :
         !                      – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                     08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                     pineapples, melons and watermelons             10 %
                                – Other, excluding apricot and peach
                                     juices                                         18 %
                    7 . Mixtures :
                        ex bb) Other,       excluding mixtures    containing
                                either separately or together, over 25 % of
                                grape, citrus fruit, pineapple, apple, pear,
                                tomato, apricot or peach juice :
                                11 . Containing added sugar                         17%
                                22. Other                                           18 %
             b) Of a value of 30 EUA or less per 100 kg net weight :
                2. Grapefruit juice :
          |        aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by
                        weight                                                  8 % + (L)
          jI       bb) Other                                                 I
                                                                                    8 %
                4. Other citrus fruit juices :
           I                                                                 I
                   aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by
                         weight                                                14 % + (L)
                   bb) With an added sugar content of 30 % or less by
                        weight                                                      14 %
                   cc) Not containing added sugar                                   15%
                7. Other fruit and vegetable juices, excluding apricot and
                   peach juice :
                   ex aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 %
                            by weight :
           |                – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                08.08 B , E and F and 08.09 , excluding
                                pineapples, melons and watermelons             10 % + ( L)
                            – Other, excluding apricot and peach juices        17% + (L)
 ---pagebreak---         ccr       I
      heading                                             Description                           Rile of duty
        No
         I        1                                           2                                       3
      20.07                           ex bb) With an added sugar content of 30 % or less
     (cont 'd)                               by weight :
                                             – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                                   08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                                   pineapples, melons and watermelons              10%
                                             – Other, excluding apricot and peach juices           17 %
          '
                                      ex cc) Not containing added sugar :                     j
                                             – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                                    08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                                    pineapples, melons and watermelons              10 %
                                             – Other, excluding apricot and peach juices            18%
                                  8 . Mixtures :
                                      ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures containing either
                                              separately or together, over 25 % of grape,
                                              citrus fruit, pineapple, apple, pear, tomato.
                                              apricot or peach juice :                           .
                                               II . With an added sugar content exceeding
                                                     30 % by weight                             17% + (L)
                    I                         22. With an added sugar content of 30 % or
                                                     less by weight                                 17%
                                              33. Not containing added sugar                        18 %
      21.06           Natural yeasts (active or inactive) ; prepared baking powders :
                      A. Active natural yeast :
                          II . Baker's yeast :
                               a) Dried                                                          5 % + vc
                               b) Other                                                          5 % + 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
A bbrrviations :
( L) - levy.
vc     variable component.