CELEX: 51995PC0351
Language: en
Date: 1995-07-05
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) N° 3282/94 of 19 December 1994 extending into 1995 the application of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3833/90, (EEC) N° 3835/90 and (EEC) N° 3900/91 applying generalized tariff preferences to certain products originating in developing countries

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                 Brussels, 05.07.1995
                                                 COM(95) 351 final
                                                 95/0183 (ACC)
                                 Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
      amending Council Regulation (EC) N° 3282/94 of 19 December 1994
  extending into 1995 the application of Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3833/90,
(EEQ N° 3835/90 and (EEQ N° 3900/91 applying generalized tariff preferences to
               certain products originating in developing countries
                        (presented by the Commission)
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                                          Explanatory Memorandum
        When it included South Africa into the agricultural sector of the GSP scheme extended for
 1995, the Council decided to exclude several products from the preferential advantage otherwise
given. However, at the same time, the Council invited the Commission to present a proposal to re-
examine the conditions relating to the list of products covered by this Regulation to enable a
decision to be taken before 1 July 1995.
        Consequently, the Commission carried an in-depth examination of the South-African export
opportunities for the products covered by the agricultural scheme in general. Whilst waiting for the
agricultural scheme to be revised by following the principles of the ten-year review which was the
basis of the industrial sector scheme, the Commission is of the view that it is appropriate to widen
the benefits of the generalized preferences to several products falling in Chapters 6, 7, 8 and 20 of
the Combined Nomenclature.
        This is the aim of this proposed regulation which will result in increasing the GSP eligible
trade of South Africa to about 105,4 million ECUs, which corresponds to two thirds of the total
South African trade covered by the general agricultural scheme, according to an estimate based on
the complete years' trade for 1993, of the Community of twelve.1
        Increased by 10% to take account of enlargement.
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                                                   Draft
                                               Proposal for
                                  Council Regulation(EC) No        /   of
                 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3282/94 of 19 December 1994
            extending into 1995 the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90,
          (EEC) No 3S35/90 and (EEC) No 3900/91 applying generalized tariff preferences to
                           certain products originating in developing countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3282/943 of the Council has granted the benefit of the generalized
preferences for certain agricultural products originating in South Africa and that, following the
terms laid down in Article 6 paragraph 1 of the same Regulation, it decided to carry out a re-
examination of the conditions of application of the same before 1 July 1995,
Whereas, it would seem appropriate to complete the list of products for which South Africa is
granted preferential treatment,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION,
                                                 Article 1
1.       Article 6 paragraph 2 of Regulation (EC) No 3282/94 is replaced by the following text: "The
benefit of preferences shall not be granted to products of Annex I or II of Regulation (EEC) No
3833/90 falling within CN codes 0409 00 and 2401 and Chapters 6,7, 8 and 20 originating in South
Africa, with exception of the products appearing in Annex I to this Regulation."
2.       The Annex to this Regulation is to be added as Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 3282/94 and
the current Annex of Regulation (EC) No 3282/94 becomes Annex II.
3.       Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 3282/94 is replaced by the following text: "The technical
amendments to the Annexes to Regulations (EEC) No 3833/90, (EEC) No 3835/90 and (EEC) No
3900/91 appear in Annex II to this Regulation."
                                                 Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable until 31 December 1995.
         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
         Done at Brussels,
                                                               For the Council
2
         OJN°C       of
3
         OJ N° L 348 of 31.12.1994, p. 57
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                List of products of Chapters 6,7, 8 and 20 originating in South Africa which benefit from generalized preferences (a)
      Order            CNCode                                         Description of goods                                 Rate of    !
    Number                                                                                                                  Duty
    52.0630              0602 99 30   Trees and shrubs, excluding fruit and forest trees and shrubs; other than live         12%
                         0602 9945    plants, cuttings and roots, excluding yuccas and cacti not planted in pots, tubs,
                         0602 99 49   boxes or the like
                         0602 99 59
                      ex 0602 99 70
                         0602 99 91
                      ex 0602 99 99
    52.0640           ex 0602 99 70   Yuccas and cacti not planted in pots, tubs, boxes or the like                           8%
                      ex 0602 99 99
    52.0710           ex 0604 1090    Not further prepared than dried                                                         2%
                         0604 9910
    52.0720              0604 99 90   Other                                                                                  14%
    52.0730              0706 90 30 Horseradish (Cochlearia armoracia)                                                       7%
    52.0740          ex 0709 2000 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled                                                         12%
                                       Asparagus, from 1 October to 31 January
    52.0770              0709 60 99 Pimento                                                                              —.
    52.0790           ex 0709 90 90 Okra (Hibiscuc esculentus L or Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench);                       5%
                                                                                                                             Free
                                      Moringa oleifera ('drumsticks')
    52.0820           ex 0710 80 95 Other - Okra (Hibiscuc esculentus L or Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench)                13%
    52.0830              071190 30 Sweet com                                                                                 3%
    52.0840              07ÎÎ90I0     Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, excluding sweet peppers          5%
    52.0850                           Okra (Hibiscuc esculentus L or Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench)                      Free      |
                      ex07!19O7O
                      ex071190 70     Bamboo shoots                                                                          6%
                                                                                                                                      1
    52.0870           ex 0712 90 90 Horseradish (Cochlearia armoracia)                                                       Free
                      ex 0712 90 90 Okra (Hibiscuc esculentus L or Abelmoschus esculentus (L) Moench)                        7%
    52.0920           ex 0713 90 90 Cajan peas of the species Cajanus cajan                                                  Free
    52.0930              0714 20 10   Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and other               Free
                                      similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh or dried, whole
                                      or sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith;
                                      Sweet potatoes for human consumption^
    52.0960              0802 50 00 Pistachios                                                                               Free
    52.0990              0802 9060 Other nuts                                                                                Free
                         0802 90 85
    52.1010           ex 0804 1000 Dates, for industrial transformation, excluding the manufacture of alcohol, or            8%
                                      for conditioning for retail sale in immediate packings with a net capacity of 11
                                      kg or less'®)
    52.1020              0804 40 10 Avocados, from 1 December to 31 May                                                     3,5%
    52.1030              0804 4090    Avocados, from 1 June to 30 November                                                   6%
    52.1040           ex 0804 50 00 Guavas and mangosteens                                                                   Free
    52.1050           ex 0805 20 21   Clementines, mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); wilkings                   16%
                      ex 0805 20 23   and other similar citrus hybrids,
                      ex 0805 20 25   from 15 May to 15 September
                      ex 0805 20 27
                      ex 0805 20 29
    52.1060           ex 0805 30 90 Limes (Citrus aurantifolia var. Lumio and var. limetta)                                 9,6%
  ex 52.1140             081090 30 Tamarinds, cashew-apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodillo plums                             6%
    52.1150           ex 0810 90 85 Rose-hip fruit                                                                           Free
                      ex 0810 90 85 Other stone fruit                                                                        7%
                         08109040 other fruit                                                                                6%
                      ex 0810 90 85
    52.1160              081120 59 Blackberries (brambleberries), mulberries                                                 8%
    52.1180              081190 50 Bilberries (fruit of the species Vaccinium myrtillus)                                     7%
    52.1190              081190 70    Fruit of the species Vaccinium myrtilloides and Vaccinium angustifolium                2%
   ex 52.1200         ex 0811 9095    Quinces                                                                                10%
    52.1240              0812 9040 Bilberries (fruit of the species Vaccinium myrtillus)                                     2%
(e) Entry within this CN code is subject to conditions laid down in therelevantCommunity provisions.
 ---pagebreak---     ex 52.1250             ex 0812 90 95 Quinces
I     52.1260                 0813 Î0 00 Fruit, dried, other than that of heading Nos. 0E01 io 0805; mixtures of nuts or
                                              dried fruits of this chapter
                                               Apricots
      52.1270                 0813 40 30 Pears
      52.1280                 0813 40 50 Pawpaws
      52.2695                 2001 90 20» Fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers and pimentos
      52.2710                 200190 301 Sweet com
      52.2720                 2001906^ Palm hearts
    ex 52.2730             ex2001909i          Papaya chutney
      52.2790                 2005 8000        Sweet corn
      52.2795                 2005 90 10       Fruit of the genus Capsicum other than sweet peppers or pimentos
    ex 52.2810             ex 2005 9080 Bamboo shoots                                                                                           11%
    ex 52.2850             ex 2007 91 Id Jams and marmalades of citrus fruit; with a sugar content exceeding 30% by
                                               weight, excluding orange jam and marmalade
      52.2930                 2008 20 11 Pineapples, in immediate packings of a net content of 1 kg or more, with a                             10%
                                               sugar content exceeding 17% by weight
      52.3000                 2008 30 55 Mandarines (including tangerines and satsumas); clémentines, wilkings and
                                               other similar citrus hybrids
      52.3020                 2008 30 75 Mandarines (including tangerines and satsumas); clémentines, wilkings and                              18%
                                               other similar citrus hybrids                                              -
      52.3110                 2008 91 001 Palm hearts                                                                                           7%
      52.3140              ex 2008 92 51 Mixtures of two or more fruits falling within heading Nos 0801,0803,0804                               9%
                           ex 2008 92 591 (except figs), 0807 20 00,0810 20 90,0810 30 90,0810 40 10,0810 40 50,
                                               0810 40 90,0810 90 10,0810 90 30 0810 90 40, and 0810 90 85, in which no
                                               single fruit exceeds 50% of the total weight of the fruits
      52.3150              ex 2008 92 72 Mixtures of two or more fruits falling within heading Nos 0801,0803,0804
                           ex 2008 92 74 (except figs), 0807 20 00,0810 20 90,0810 30 90,0810 40 10,0810 40 50,
                                               0810 40 90,0810 90 10,0810 90 30,0810 90 40 and 0810 90 85
      52 3250              ex 2008 99 46 Tamarind                                                                                                7%
      52.3265                 2008 99 61 Passion fruits and guavas                                                                               7%
                           ex 2008 99 68! Fruit falling within heading Nos 0807 20 00,0810 20 90,0810 30 90,0810 40
                                                10,0810 40 50,0810 40 90,0810 90 10,0810 90 30,0810 90 40 and 0810 90
                                               85
      52.3280             ex 2008 99 99 Fruit falling within heading Nos 0803,0804 (except figs), 0807 20 00,0810 20
                                               90,0810 30 90,0810 40 10,0810 40 50,0810 40 90,0810 90 10,0810 90 30
                                               0810 90 40 and 081090 85
      52.3310                 2009 20 91 Grapefruit juice                                                                                        7%
                              2009 20 99
      52.3350              ex 2009 30 99 Lime juice (Citrus aurantifolia var. Lumio and var. Limetta), not containing                           13%
                                               added sugar                                  ____
                           ex 2009 30 99 Other, not containing added sugar                                                                      15%
      52.3360                 2009 40 30       Pineapple juice                                                                                  17%
      52.3370                 2009 40 91       Pineapple juice                                                                                  17%
      52.3380                 2009 40 93       with an added sugar content not exceeding 30% by weight                                          17%
                              2009 40 99       Pineapple juice not containing added sugar
     ex 52.3390               2009 80 32       Of passion fruit and guavas                                                                       8%
     ex 52.3400            ex 2009 80 38       Date juice                                                                                       Free
      52.3410              ex 2009 80 73 Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801,0803,0804 (except figs), 0807 20 00,
                           ex 2009 80791 0810 20 90,0810 30 90,0810 40 10,0810 40 50,0810 40 90,0810 90 10,
                                               0810 90 30,0810 90 40 and 0810 90 85
                           ex 2009 80 71 Other fruit and vegetable juices, containing added sugar, excluding apricot and                        17%
                           ex 2009 80 73 peach juice
                           ex 2009 80 79
     ex 52.3440            ex 2009 80 97 Other fruit and vegetable juices, not containing added sugar                                            8%
                           ex 2009 80 99 Of fruit falling within heading Nos 0801,0803,0804 (except figs), 0807 20 00,
                                               0810 20 90,0810 30 90,0810 40 10,0810 40 50,0810 40 90,0810 90 10,
                                               0810 90 30 0810 90 40 and 0810 90 85
      52.3470              ex 2009 90 59 Other, not containing added sugar                                                                      18%
  (a) Notwithstanding the tules for interpreting the combined nomenclature, the wording of the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an
       indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes. Where ex-CN codes are indicated, the
       preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and the conesponding description taken together.
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       On the basis of agricultural exports covered by the proposal from South Africa in 1993 and
the applied rates of customs duty which are applied to them in 1995, the non-collected customs
revenue is estimated to be 2,1 Millions of ECUs, taking into account the implementation date of 1
July 1995.
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