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Date: 1977-04-21
Title: Proposal for a 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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                               Proposal for a              "
                      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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CCM(77 ) 137 final
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                                        A.
 At its meetings on 26 / 27 / 28 January 1977 the Joint Group
 of government experts which meets under the aegis of .
 the Commission to study economic problems relating to the Common Customs
 Tariff examined :
 - the advisability of extending , for certain agricultural products , the
    suspensions of duties which are due- to expire on 30 June 1977 , and
 - new applications submitted by certain Member States for the suspension
    of common customs duties on agricultural products from 1 July 1977 .
 - The applications submitted concerned products in respect of which the
    Member States concerned considered that a provisional reduction of
    autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff was justified for economic
    reasons , owing to the non-existence of inadequacy of production in the
    Community .
                                        B.
 Following the requests from Member States and after examining them, the
 Commission has taken into account the particular economic situations
 concerning the products in question. The table attached to this Explanatory
 Memorandum could serve to illustrate the economic situation in this sector .
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'The figures reflect the situation only of those Member States which tabled
 the suspension request . There are no Community statistics available and
 the Statistical Office of the Commission will not be able to supply figures
 in the foreseeable future .
 1)    Fish
       The Community s processing industry for fish is .pot adequately supplied
       by Community fishermen. Community catches are becoming increasingly
       smaller , so that some Member States have become dependent on large
       quantities of imports from third countries . Nevertheless , the duties
       applicable to these fish (basic materials for preservation in particular)
       reduce the competitiveness of the industries concerned .
       Suspension of duties are intended to enable the processing industry
       to compete with suppliers of finished products from third countries
       whose prices are more competitive . In addition, suspensions of duties
       could check the constant increase in the prices of processed fish .
 ---pagebreak--- As this situation is not expected to change in the ne?r future , duties ,
as a general rule, must be suspended for one year, i.e. i'rom 1 July
1977 to 30 June 1978 .
In the case of sardines (Clupea pilchardus Walbaum), suspension of
duty has been requested on seasonal grounds for the period 1 September
 1977 to 31 March 1978 .
In the case of aost fishery products the current suspension of duties
which is due to expire on 30 June 1977 is to be prolonged . In the
case of 'he rri ng fil lets,                  a new tariff measure is
 to be introduced .
For this item the Commission proposes a total suspension on condition
that the existing ban on herring fishing in the North Sea is prolonged
from 1 July to 31 December 1977.
 Oysters weighing no more than 12 g each ; oysters of the "Cassostrea
 gigas" variety weighing more than 100 g each
As a result of pollution along the Atlantic coast in particular, a
very high mortality rate has been recorded in the oyster farms .
As it takes several years to reconstitute the farms and due . to
 increased consumption, it is impossible at present to obtain sufficient
mother oysters and spat with a sufficiently high 'resistance and a fast
of growth on the Community market ; these products must therefore be
imported from third countries , in particular Japan and Canada . In
view of the situation it would seem necessary to prolong the current
total suspension of duties until 30 June 1978 *
Mushrooms , bilberries and rose-hips and Cranberries
The needs of the Community processing industry specially in Germany
for these products must be covered by imports from third countries .
 ---pagebreak---                                       -3-
Customs protection does not seem necessary for economic reasons
because the high wages for picking the products make domestic "produc™
tion impossible . Suspension of duties will enable the Community'.s
processing industry to compete with offers of finished products from
third countries whose prices are more favourable . It would therefore
seem adequate to prolong the current suspension of duties- until
30 June 1978.
 Dried red peppers
 Dried red peppers are used by United Kingdom processors in a variety of
prepared food products ( particularly dried convenience meals ). The import
duty is therefore an unnecessary burden on production costs and increase
food prices to consumers .
 Dried white Beans
 The needs of the Community for these products .cannot be covered by
 the Community harvest . For this reason, the United Kingdom will have
 to meet its needs for these vegetables by imports from third countries ,
 specially in Canada and the USA . White dried beans were subject to
 serious price increase in 1976 and because of the inadequacy of the
 harvest , these prices continue to rise in 1977 . The suspension of
 the duty would allow the processing industry of this vegetable to
 keep the eventual price rises down to the minimum, in . line with the
 desire to control inflation .    In these circumstances , it would seem
 appropriate for the Commission to act upon the United Kingdom request
 for total suspension of the duty for 12 months .
Dates
French packers found it difficult to obtain supplies particularly
from Algeria and Tui'.i~ n . Since these countries reserve their produc­
tion for local packer       .aese products must be imported from other
third countries , r*s a result of these supplies the packing industry
has been able to survive and ensure a satisfactory level of employment
with jobs for approximately 3,000 workers in a region - the South -
where employment opportunities are very limited .
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       As the situation is not changing, the Commission considers.it necessary
        to prolong until 30 June 1978 the total suspension of duties*
                                                                     Φ
  b) It seems appropriate to the Commission to extend , following the request
       of the German Federal Republic , this suspension of customs duties to
       frozen dates , for which considerable requirements exist .
  c ) The Community processing industry has to supply itself with fresh
     - or dried dates for the production of sauces , pickles and various
        types of bakery products , by imports from third countries . For
        the British industry alone , great quantities of this product are
        imported annually from Iran and Iraq . One of the Member States is
        concerned that these dates may , regretably, be used for alcohol produc­
        tion, this can be avoided by a special destination clause and a
        strict control of use by national Administrations . In the interests
        of the competitiveness of Community industry mentioned above, it
    . seems to be now opportune to continue the total suspension currently
        in force, for this product for a period of one year .
                                                       «
7)      Saffron
       There is only minimal production of this product within the Community ,
       but there is nevertheless a processing industry, particularly in France .
       Given that during the past new years the price of imported saffron has
       risen considerably, there is a danger of an increasingly more marked
       disaffection for saffron becoming noticeable and consequently the activity
       of the processing industry ceasing . It would therefore seem desirable
       to prolong until 30 June 1978 the suspension of duty for this product .
8)     Ground paprika
       This product is mixed with feeding stuffs for laying hens and is not
       a substitute for any other agricultural product used for the same
       purpose . Community needs and specially those of Germany with regard       <.
       to this product must be covered entirely by imports from third countries .
       In the interests of the competitiveness of the Community 's production
       of animal feeding stuffs,' the current total suspension of duties must
       be prolonged until 30 June 1978 .
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9)    Christmas trees
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      The needs of the Federal Republic of Germany for cut Christmas trees
      cannot be met in sufficient quantities from internal sources .      It is
      therefore necessary to import an additional number of trees , mainly
      from Denmark .
      Given that the duty rates for the Community as originally constituted
      with regard to Denmark have only been reduced by 8Q-Z up to now, the
      customs receipts from imports of firs from Denmark still amount to
      2Z of their value ./ The temporary suspension of the duties of the
      Common Customs Tariff may be considered as a method of avoiding an
      eventual rise in the prices of Christmas trees .
10)   In the framework of an examination of a Commission proposal for a
      temporary duty suspension for agricultural items the Parliament
      (resolution of 14.11.1975 , OJ No C 280 of 8.12.1975 , p. 71 ) wished
      that a permanent duty reduction should be envisaged for those products
      which are subject to . a suspension for several years .
      The Commission is studying this suggestion, and if appropriate , it
     trill make a proposal to the 'Council .
11 ) For information of the Council and of the Parliament which has asked
      for it (report of the Agricultural Commission of 12.11.1975 , doc . 370/ 75 )
      the following principles of the Commission are reiterated .     The Commission
     proposes a total suspension for those products for which Community pro­
     duction does not exist or is minimal .     A partial suspension is proposed
      in cases where the Community production covers only a part of the
     requirements .  The volume of the suspension depends on the extent of
     the possible supply of the Community users .
     The Commission is always looking for the right balance between the
     interests of the. users and those of the suppliers in the Community .
     Furthermore the Commission tries to propose measures which are suitable
     to facilitate an agreement of the Member States and which often
     re^eâeaes a compromise .
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       The group also examined the possibility of suspending caamon customs duties
       on the following products s
        CCT-heading               Description of goods           CCT-rate
 1 ) ex 03.01 B I h )   Cod ( Gadus morrhua or Gadus callarías )       15%
                        fresh chilled or frozen , whole headless
                        or in pieces^ intended for the processing
                        industry
     ex 03.01 B ij )    Coalfish ( Pollachius virens or Gadus          15%
                        virens ) fresh chilled or frozen , whole
                         headless or in pieces, intended for the
                        processing industry
     ex 03.01 B I k )    Haddock fresh chilled or frozen, whole        15%
                         headless or in pieces, intended for the
                        processing industry
     ex 03.01 B I        Maekerel fresh chilled or frozen , whole      20%
           m) 2          headless or in pieces of a weight of not
                         less than 400 g each , intended for the
                         processing industry
  2) ex 03.02 A I f)     Saithe ( Pollachius virens or Gadus virèns ), 12%
                         salted or in brine , whole headless or in
                         pieces .                      '
 In this respect the Commission does not agree to proposing a suspension of
.duties for these products at this stage for the following reasons :
 Goods under item 1 )
 Present or future fishery negotiations should not be disturbed by granting a duty
 suspension .
 Goods under item 2 )
  For these goods the Community is granting a restitution so that a prolongation of
 the duty suspension is not appropriate .
 ---pagebreak--- CONCLUSION
The Commission, pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty proposed to the
Council taking measures for suspension of common customs tariff duties
on products appearing in the Annex to this regulation. For most of
these products the government experts of the Member States have already
shown unanimous agreement in their preparatory work in the "Economy
Tariff Problems" Group . For the rest , the mechanism of Article 43
makes it possible to adopting the required measures by a qualified
majority.
 ---pagebreak---     CCT-heading              Description                      CCT-rate Rate of           Total           Home produc-       Imports from
                                                                       suspension   requirements .       tion and           third countries
                                                                                                         supplies from
                                                                                                         the Community
        (!)                       (2)                            (3)      (4)              ( 5)                ( 6)               (7)
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1 ) BENELUX ( estimates 1977)
    ex 03.01 Bid)       Sardines (Clupea pilchardus Walbaum)     23%       OZ          3 r 100 mt             60 mt           3.050 at
                        fresh, chilled or frozen, whole , of                      7,156,940 u . a.        137,940 u . a .  7,019.000
                       a length of 20 cm or more
    ex 03.01 B I q)     Sardinops sagax ocellata (pilchards),    15Z       8X          1-100 mt              300 mt              800 mt
                        fresh , chilled or frozen, whole ,                          724,625       u. a .  197,625 - u . a.   527,000 u . a.
                       headless or in pieces , intended for
                        the processing industry
    ex 16.05 A         Crabs of the "King", "Hanasaki",          16*       OZ          1 , 069 mt                0            1,069 mt
                       "Kegani" and "Queen" varieties ,                           6,639,000 u.a.                           6,639,000' u . a .
                        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
    ex 16.05 B          Shrimps and prawns other than those      20Z      10Z          1,050 mt                  0            1,050 mt
                       of the "Grangon" variety, bbiled                           1,444,000 u.«.                           1,444, 000 «-»*
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         < l>                      (2)                             (3).  (4)        (5)                 ( 6)               (7)
2 ) DENMARK    ( estimates 1977 )
     ex 03.01 C          Roes , fresh , chilled or frozen          10Z    0Z        2,500 mt         400 mt               2,100 mt
                                                                               2,153,920 u.a.        350,952 u. a .   1,802,968. u.a
     ex 03.02 C          Fish roe , salted or in brine             11Z     0Z       1,200 mt                0             1,200 mt
                                                                               2,170-, 490 u . a .   »
                                                                                                                      2*170,490 «-a-
    ex 16.04 A II        Fish roes , washed , cleaned of          30%      0%          200 mt          50 mt                 150 mt
                         adherent organs and simply salted                       647,683 u.a .       165,687 u.a .       481,996 u.a .
                         or in brine
    ex 16.04 C II        Spiced and salted herrings , packed      20Z    12Z      '4,000 mt          500' mt
                         in barrels , intended for the                                                                    3,500 mt
                                                                               2,891,900 u.a.        361,498 u . a .  2,530,48? u . a .
                         processing industry                                                                                                ι
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3 ) TEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
                                                                                                                                            I
    GERMANY    ( 1975 )
  I     03.01 Alb)       Salmon, fresh ( live or dead), chilled     4Z    OZ        4,000 mt            1,500 mt          2,500
                         or frozen
                                                                              11,912,000           4,467,000 - u.a . 7,445,000 u. a.
  I ex 03.01 Ble)        Piked dog-fish ( Squalus acanthias),       6Z .  OZ        4,000 «t            2,200 mt          1,800 Bt
                         fresh , chilled or frozen, whole,                     4,962,000 u.a. 2,729,000 u.a . 2,?33,000 u . a.
     ex 03.01 B I g )           halibut (Hippoglossus               8Z    OZ        5,000 mt            2,500 mt          2,500 mt
                         reinhardtius ) , fresh, chilled or                    4,466,000 u.a . 2,233,0Q0 . u.a . 2,233,000 u. a »
                         frozen, whole, headless or in
                         pieces
     ex 03.01 B I q)     Sardinops sagax ocellata (pilchards),    15Z     8Z           631 mt               200 mt           431 mt
                         fresh, chilled or frozen, whole,         - -             108,975 u.a*         34,540 u.a .      74,455 u . a .
                         headless or in pieces , intended for
                         the processing industry
     ex 03.01 B I q)     Sturgeons , fresh , chilled or frozen,    I5Z    8Z           176 mt                                176 mt
                         whole , headless or in pieces , intended                 297,740 u . a .                       297,7.40 «...
                         for the processing industry
    ex 03.02 Ale )       Anchovies (Engraulis sp.p. ) salted or    10Z    5X           426 mt               100 mt           326 Bt
                         in brine , whole , headless or in                        389,071 u.a
                                                                                           u. .        91,331» u. a .   297/ 740 u.a.
                         pieces , in barrels or other containers
                         of a net capacity of 10 kg or more
 ---pagebreak---                                                         (3)      * (4)        (5)             (6)                (7 )
    ( 1)                  (2 )
ex 03.02 A I f ) Sprats , salted or in brine , whole,    I2Z          0Z          50 mt           40 mt                10 mt
                 headless or in pieces                                       167,475 u .a.  133,980 u . a.       33,495 u .a.
ex 06.04 B I     Natural Christmas trees unfit for      10Z           OX  30,000,000 pieces German produc-         0
                 for replanting and branches of       towards             60,000,000 u.a .   tion : 14,000,000
                 coniferous trees or holly for        new Member                             pieces
                 ornamental purposes                  States s 2 Z                          28,000,000 u . a.
                                                                                             delivery from
                                                                                             Denmark :
                                                                                            16 ,000,000
                                                                                             pièces
                                                                                            32,000,000 u . a.
 ex 07.03 E      Mushrooms , excluding cultivated        12Z        _ 4Z       1,500 mt           0               1 / 500 »t
                 mushrooms , preserved in brine ,                         4,466,115 u .a.                   4,446,115 u . a.
                  in sulphur water or in other
                 preservative solutions , but not
                  specially prepared for immediate
                  consumption
 ex 07.04 B      Mushrooms , excluding cultivated        16%       . 0%        1,000 mt                           1,000 mt
                 mushrooms , dried , dehydrated or                         9,305,000 u.a .                   9,305,000 u.a .
                 evaporated , whole or in identi­
                 fiable pieces or slices ,, intended
                 for the processing industry ( a )
 ex 08.09         Rose-hips , fresh                      11X           OX      1,822 mt                            1,822 mt
                                                                             558,264 u . a.                     558,264 ui. a.
  x 08.10 A      Bilberries , cooked or uncooked,        18Z          4Z       4,300 mt                            4,300 mt
                 preserved by freezing, without                            4,446,115 u .a .                   4,466,115 u . a.
                 added sugar
 ---pagebreak---         ( 1)                     (2)                            (3)   (4)         ( 5)               ( 6)          (7 )
    ex 08.10 B          Cranberries and rose-hips , whether      20Z   0Z             590 mt       0                  590 mt
                        or not cooked , preserved by freezing
                        without added sugar                                     744,352 u . a .                  744,352' u .a
    ex 08.10 B          Dates , frozen in immediate packings     20Z   OZ          3,000 mt                        3,000 mt
                        of a net capacity of S kg or more ,                   3,349,585 u . a .                3,349,585 u . a .
                        not itended for the production of
                        alcohol
    ex 09.04 B I        Paprika, ground , for use in animal •    12Z    0Z             390 mt                         390 mt
                        feeôingstuffs                                           111,652 u . a .                  111,652 u . a .
                                                                                                                                 ι
        23.07           Fish of marine mammal solubles            6Z    2Z         5,000,mt      1,000 ! mt        4,000 mt      i
                                                                                465,218'u . a . 93,043 u.a .     372,175 u . a .
4 ) FRANCE   ( 1976 )
    ex 03.02 Ale) Anchovies ( Engraulis sp.p .) salted          10%    5%         1,765 mt                          1,768 int
                       or in brine, whole , headless or in                   1,580,340 u.a .                   1,580,340 u.a .
                      pieces, in barrels or other contai­
                      ners of a net capacity of 10 kg or
                      more
 • ex 03.03 A I       Tails of crawfish, chilled or           25Z    0*      - 1,037 mt                           1,037 *
                      frozen, shelled or not                               10,244,760 . u . a.               10,244,760
   ex 03.03 Bib)      Oysters , fresh (living),               18Z    oz            152 mt                            152 «t
                      weighing no more than 12- g each                        344,500 u . a .                   344,500 u .«.
 lex 03.03 B I k)     Oysters, fresh (living), of the         I8Z    0Z              60 mt                            40
                       'Crassostrea gigas" variety                            123,460 ' u . a.                  123,460^.® .
                      weighing more than 100 g each
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   I w>                            (2)
   I ex 08.01 A           Dates , fresh or dried , in immediate      I2Z     0Z           5,383 «t         0              5,383 »«t
                          packings of a net capacity not excee­                    3,085,760 u.a.                   3,085,760 u.a.
                          ding 35 kg , for repacking for retail
                          sale
                                                                             0Z                3 mt        0                   3 mt
        09.10 C I         Saffron, neither crushed or ground         1 6Z
                                                                                       726,734 u.a .                   726,734 u.a .
5 ) ITALY ( estimates 1977 )
     ex 03.02 Aie )         Anchovies ( Engraulis sp.p .), salted 10%         5%          2,000 mt      0                2,000 mt
                            or in brine, whole , headless or - in                  3,048,000 u.a .                 3,048,000 u.a .
                            pieces, in barrels or other contai­
                            ners of a net - capacity of 10 kg or
                            more
  6) united kingdom ( estimates 1977)
      ex 03.01 B II a ) Fillets of herring , fresh , chilled 18/ 15%            0%        10,000 mt           0           10,000 mt
       and     B II b ) 7  or frozen                                                 6,160,000 u.a .                  6,160,000 u.a .
                                                                       16X      0%            100 mt          0               100 mt
      ex 07.04 B           Sweet red peppers , dried, dehydra-
                           ted or evaporated , whole, cut or                             342,000 u.a .                  342,000 u.a.
                           sliced, but not further prepared
     ex 07*05 B I         Beans dried , white of the species           4.5Z  0Z       ' 86,000 «t                        86,000 mt
                          Phaseolus vulgaris                                       50,825,000 u.a .                50,825,000 u . a.
   , ex 08.01 A           Dates , fresh or dried , intended for       I2Z    OZ          10,000 mt         •; 0» -       10,000 mt
                          processing other than for the pro­                        5,853,000 u.a .                  5,853,00& u . a*
                          duction of alcohol
    lex 16 . OS A         Crabmeat , excluding meat jof the species   16Z    OZ              508 mt                          508 mt
                          Cancer pagarus , simply boiled in water                   3,388,000 u . a .                3,388,000 u.a.
                          and shelled , frozen , in packings of a
                          net capacity of 2 kg or more , for
                          repacking , for retail sale
 ---pagebreak---                                              . Proposal fo* a
                                       COUNCIJL REGULATION (EBO )
                            »                                                                  '
                 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs. Tariff duties on a
                                     -
                                   : JI '
                                          . number
                                               .
                                                    of agricultural products   ■      .             •• »
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  COMMUNITIES, .
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                   Article /
  Economic Community, and in particular Article j'J ■
 thereof ,                                                        The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,              the products listed in the tables annexed to this Regu­
                                                                  lation shall be suspended at the . level indicated in
 Having regard to the Opinion of. the European Parlia­            respect of each of them.
 ment ' ,
                                                                  These suspensions shall be applicable :
 Whereas production in the Community of the
 products specified in this Regulation is currently           . - from 1 July 1977 to 31 December 1977
 inadequate or non-existent and whereas producers                     the product listed in Table I ;
 thus cannot meet the needs of user industries in the
 Community ;                                                     – from 1 July 1977 to 30 June 197f$ for the
                                                                       products listed in Tablel J ; .
 Whereas it is in the interest of the Community in
 certain cases to suspend the autonomous Common                  – from I September 19# to 31 March 1 9>8 for the
 Customs Tariff duties partially only because these                    product listed in Tablel II;
 goods arc produced in the Community, and in other               – from 15 October 1977 to 31 December 1977 for
-rases . to effect total suspensions ; . . '                          the product listed in Table IV .              *
 Whereas in view of the difficulty of assessing accu­
 rately short-term trends in the economic situation in .                   .              Artide 2
 the relevant sectors, suspension measures should be                     »
 taken only for temporary periods, the length of which         ■ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 is to he determined by reference to the interests of            following its publication in the Official Jonnull of
Community production,                                            the Eumhean Communities.
              ■ This Regulation shall be binding in° its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at
                                                                             For "the Council
                                                                               The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                    ANNEX
                                                                TABLE       I
       CCT                                  Description of goods                                                   Rate of
 heading No                                                                                                      autonomous
                                                                                                                    duties
 ex 03.01 8 II a )             Fillets of herring , fresh , chilled or frozen.                                        0%
     and B II b ) 7            intended for the processing industry ( a )
                                                                TABLE II
                   CCT                                                                                  Rate of
                heading No                             Description of foodi                          •tftonomooa
                                                                                                          dutr
                                                                                 «
             . 03.01 Alb) ,     Salmon, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen                    I 0*/»
            ex 03.01 Ble)    ' Piked dog-fish {Squalus acanthias), fresh, chilled or . fro­
                                zen, whole, headless or in pieces                                        0V»
                              -–Greenland
            ex 03.01 B I g)    /       halibut (Hippoglossus reinhardtius), fresh, chilled or
                                frozen, whole, headless pr in pieces                                     0 »/»
            ex 03.01 BIq)       Sardinops sagax, sardinops ocellata (pilchards), fresh,
                                chilled or frozen, whole, headless or in pieces, intended
                                for the processing industry (a)
     •      ex 03.01 B I q)     Sturgeons, fresh, chilled or frozen, whole, headlesj or in
   %                            pieces, intended for the processing industry (a)                         « ·/.
            ex 03.01 C      J Roes, fresh, chilled or frozen                                             0V.
  ex 03.02 AIC )                Anchovies (Engraulis sp.p.) salted or in brine, whole,
                                headless or in pieces, in barrels oi other containers of a
                                net capacity of 10 kg or more
               03.02 A le)      Salmon, salted or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces                 4V*
           ex 03.02 A I f)      Sprats, salted or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces                 0V.
ex 03.02- A II d )              Fillets of saithe ( Pollachius virens
                                                                                                         7 •/»
                               or Gadus virens ), salted or in brine
           ex 03.02 C           Fish roe, salted or in brine                                            0V.
           ex 03.03 A I         Tails of crawfish, chilled or frozen, shelled or not             ]    10 */.
           ex 03.03 Bib)       Oysters, fresh, (living), weighing no more than 12 g each I              0V.
           ex 03.03 Bib)      Oysters, fresh (living), of the 'Crassostrea gigas' variety,
                              weighing more than 100 g each                                             0V.
              ex 07.03 E      Mushrooms, excluding cultivated mushrooms, preserved in
                              brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but not
                              specially prepared for immediate consumption                          ' 0%
  ( a ) This suspension is subject to conditions to be determined by the
         competent authorities .
 ---pagebreak---      CCT                                                                                          Rate of .
 heading No                                   Description of goods                             autonomous "
                                                                                                      duty
 ex 07.04 B                   ' Mushrooms , excluding cultivated
                                  mushroom^ dried, dehydrated or
                                  evaporated , whole or in identi­
                                  fiable pieces or slices , intended
                                  for the processing industry ( a )                              OX
 ex 07.04 B                       Sweet red peppers , dried, dehydra­
                                  ted or evaporated, whole, cut or
                                  sliced, but not further prepared                               0%
       ex 07.05 B I         1 Beans dried, white of the species Phaseolus vulgaris                 0V.
       es 08.01 A                Dates, fresh or dried, in immediate packings of a net
                                 capacity not exceeding 35 kg. for repacking, for retail
                              " sale (a)                                ,                          0
       ex 08.01 A
                             I Dates, fresh or dried, intended for processing other than
                                 for the production of alcohol (a)                           I      0 */*
       ex 08.09              I Rose-hips, fresh                                                    0 */*
      ex 08.10 A
                            I Bilberries, whether or not cooked, pifserved by freezing,'
                                not containing added su'qar                                        4 */.
      ex 08.10 B                Cranberries *nd rose-hips,'whether or not cooked, preserveJ
                                 by freezing, • without added sugar                                0V.
      ex 08.10 B                Dates, frozen in immediate packings of a ne» capacity of
                                5 kg or more, not intended for the production of alco­
                          J     hol (a)                                                           0'/*
                          i
      ex 09.04 B I        1 I Paprika, ground, for use in animal feedingstuffs (a)                0V.
          09.10 CI
                            I Saffron, neither crushed nor ground                           j    10 */.
>x 16.04 A II                   Fish roes , washed , cleaned of                                    0%
                               adherent organs and simply salted
                               or in brine
                          I
      ex 16.04 Cil' I Spiced and salted herrings, packed in barrels, intended
                                for the processing industry (a)                                  12 V.
      ex 16.05 A                Crabs of the 'King*, 'Hanaiaki', 'Kegani' and 'Queen'
                                varieties, simply boiled in water sind shelled, whether or
                                not frozen, in packings of a net capacity of 2 kg or
                                more, intended for the processing industry (a)                    0 */*
    •x 16.05 A                 Crabmeat , excluding meat of the
                               species Cancer pagarus ", simply
                               boiled in water wether or not froeen ,
                               in packings of a net capacity of 2
                               kg or more , for repacking for retail
                               sale ( a )                                                       5 %
      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         I
                                products falling within heading No 16.05 (a)                 j   îov.       -
          23.07 A           | Fish or marine mammal solubles                                 I    1*1»
     (a) This MtpcmioA is
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       CCT                                                                    Rmn
  - Wirtin« He                         DoqMM Oc jpooi                         tooooo
                                                                                dant
ex 03J01 Bid)     Sardine* fChpei pilchardus Walbaum), fresh, dulled or
                  froxen, w&ote, of a length of 20 an or more                  0V.
                                             I
                                        TABLE        IV
       CCT                                                                   Hitc of
    hadagNo                            Dcacripdoa o« |n4i                   –tonotao–
ex OfcMBI         Natural Christmas tree* unfit for replanting and branches
                  of coniferous trees or holly for ornamental purposes         OVt
               V A
 ---pagebreak---                                                    An-.»*   30C .    6UD / 297/ 77 E
    FINANCIAL            SHEET
                                                   Datu
1.   Budget line concerned :
2.   Title of activity : Council Regulation temporarily suspending the Common
                         Customs Tariff duties for a certain number of
                         agricultural products .
3.   Legal basis :    Art .  48   Treaty of Rone
4.   Objectives of the activity :
     Suspension of CCT duties for goods mentioned under 2 .
                                                                           1977
5.0  Co*ts of the activity
     to the account of the EC budget
                                                                  2 / 381,000 UA
     by non collection of duties
                                           Impossible to evalute seriously because
                                           Community statistics do not exist .
                                           The information given by the requesting
                                           Member States shows a minimum loss of
                                           16,760,000 UA .