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Date: 1987-06-16
Title: Draft COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 86/47/EEC establishing arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and the overseas countries and territories (OCT) on the other (presented by the Commission)

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                                       COUNCIL DECISION
           amending Decision 86 / 47 / EEC establishing arrangements for trade
                    between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and
              the overseas countries and territories ( OCT ) on the other
                                 ( presented by the Commission )
C0M(87 ) 276 final
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The provisional arrangements applicable to trade between Spain and Portugal on
the one hand and the overseas countries and territories ( OCT) on the other ,
laid down in Decision 86 / 47 / EEC , were determined in the light of the
provisional arrangements applicable by the new Member States to the ACP
States . Since the latter arrangements have been amended following the
conclusion of the protocols referred to in Articles 179 and 366 of the Act of
Accession , Decision 86 / 47 / EEC should be amended accordingly .
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                                      COUNCIL DECISION
          amending Decision 86 / 47 / EEC establishing arrangements for trade
                   between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and
             the overseas countries and territories ( OCT ) on the other
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
in particular Article 136 thereof ,
Having regard to the draft Decision presented by the Commission ,
Whereas Decision 86 / 47 / EEC(1 ) extended by Decision 86 / 645 / CEE(2 ) establishes
arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and the
overseas countries and territories ( OCT) on the other for the transition period
laid down by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ;
Whereas those arrangements were determined in the light of the arrangements
applicable to the African , Carribean and Pacific States ( ACP );
Whereas the arrangements applicable to the ACP States were amended following
the conclusion of the negotiations concerning the protocol referred to in
Article 179 and 366 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ,
Whereas the arrangements applicable to the OCT should be amended accordingly ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
( 1 ) O.J. No L 63 , 05.03.1986, p. 95
(2 ) O.J. No L 380, 31.12.1986, p. 66
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                                        Artide 1
The Annex to Decision 86 / 47 / EEC is hereby amended as follows :
1 . The table in the second indent of Article 2 ( 2 ) shall be replaced by the
following tables :
     CCT heading No .            Description                        Basic duty
        05.12                    Coral and similar substances ,
                                 unworked or simply prepared
                                 but not otherwise worked ;            free
                                 shells , unworked or simply
                                 prepared but not cut to shape ;
                                 powder and waste of shells
        24.02                    Manufactured tobacco ; tobacco
                                 extracts and essences :
                                 A.  Cigarettes                         50 %
                                 B.  Cigars                             55 %
                                 C.  Smoking tobacco                    46,8 %
                                 D.  Chewing tobacco and snuff          26 %
                                 E.  Other , including agglome ¬
                                     rated tobacco in the form
                                     of sheets or strip                 10,4 %
         27.09                  Petroleum oils and oils obtained
                                from bituminous minerals , crude       free
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CCT heading No .    Description                   Basic duty
   44.03         Wood in rough , whether or not        free
                 stripped of its bark or merely
                 roughed down :
                 ex B. other : okoumé
                                 makoré
                                 other
ex 44.04         Wood , roughly squared or half -      free
                 squared , but not further manu ¬
                 factured :
                 tropical timber
   44.05         Wood sawn lengthwise , sliced         free
                 or peeled , but not further
                 prepared , of a thickness
                 exceeding 5 mm :
                 ex C. other : limba
                                 sipo
                                 other
   44.14         Wood sawn lengthwise , sliced         free
                 or peeled but not further pre¬
                 pared , of a thickness not
                 exceeding 5 mm ; veneer sheets
                 and sheets for plywood , of a
                 thickness not exceeding 5 mm :
                 ex B. other : tropical timber
                                                            • • •/■ •
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2 ) The first paragraph of Article 6 shall be replaced by the following :
" For products listed in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, the Kingdom of Spain shall apply a duty which reduces the
difference between the basic duty and the preferential duty in accordance with
the following timetable :
    - on 1 March    1986 the difference shall be reduced to 87.5% of the
      initial difference ,
    - on 1 January 1987 the difference shall be reduced to 75.0% of the
      initial difference ,
    - on 1 January 1988 the difference shall be reduced to 62.5% of the
      initial difference,
    - on 1 January 1989 the difference shall be reduced to 50.0% of the
      initial difference ,
    - on 1 January 1990 the difference shall be reduced to 37.5% of the
      initial difference ,
    - on 1 January  1991 the difference shall be reduced to 25.0% of the
      initial difference ,
    - on 1 January 1992 the difference shall be reduced to 12.5% of the
      initial difference .
The Kingdom of Spain shall apply the preferential rates in full as from
1 January 1993 .
                                                                          • ••/• • ■
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However, the following products originating in the OCT may be imported into
Spain duty-free with immediate effect .
           CCT heading No .                            Description
                06.02                      Other live plants , including trees ,
                                           shrubs , bushes , roots , cuttings
                                           and slips :
                                           C. Pineapple plants
                08.01                      Dates , bananas , coconuts , Brazi l
                                           nuts , cashew nuts , pineapples ,
                                           avocados , mangoes , guavas and
                                           mangosteens , fresh or dried ,
                                           shelled or not :
                                           F. Cashew nuts
                09.01                      Coffee , whether or not roasted or
                                           freed of caffeine ; coffee husks and
                                           skins ; coffee substitutes
                                           containing coffee in any proportion
                                           A. Coffee :
                                               I. Unroasted :
                                                   a ) Not freed of caffeine
                09.02                      Tea :
                                           B. Other
                09.04                      Pepper of the genus " Piper ";
                                           pimento of the genus " Capsicum"
                                           or the genus " Pimenta ":
                                           A. Neither crushed nor ground :
                                               I. Pepper :
                09.05                      Vani l la
                09.06                      Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers :
                                           A. Ground
                                           B. Others
                09.07                      Cloves ( whole fruit , cloves and
                                           stems)
                                                                                /
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CCT heading No .             Description
    09.08          Nutmeg , mace and cardamoms :
                   A. Neither crushed nor ground :
                       II . Other :
                       a) Nutmeg
                       b ) Other
                   B. Crushed or ground :
                       I. Nutmeg
    09.10          Thyme , saffron and bay leaves ; other
                   spi ces :
                   D. Ginger
    12.07          Plants and parts ( including seeds and
                   fruit ) of trees , bushes , shrubs or
                   other plants , being goods of a kind
                   used primarily in perfumery , in
                   pharmacy, or for insecticidal , fungi ¬
                   cidal or similar purposes , fresh or
                   dried , whole , cut , crushed , ground or
                   powdered :
                   A. Pyrethrum ( flowers , leaves , stems ,
                       peel and roots )
                   D. Other : cinchona bark
    18.01          Cocoa beans , whole or broken , raw or
                   roasted
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3 ) The following paragraph 1 a) shall be inserted in Article 6 :
     " 1 a ) For products covered by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 805 / 68 on the common
     organization of the market in beef and veal , the customs duties shall be
     aligned progressively on the preferential rates in eight stages of 12.5% at
     the beginning of each of the eight marketing years following the accession
     of the Kingdom of Spain to the European Communities ."
4 . The following paragraph 1 a) shall be inserted in Article 12 :
     " 1 a) By way of derogation from paragraph 1 , the Portuguese Republic shall
     abolish the customs duties for the products listed below, the customs
     duties starting from the duties actually applied by it vis -oi -vis the
     Community on 1 January 1985 ."
    CCT heading     Description
       No .
     15.11          Glycerol and glycerol lyes :
                    A. Crude glycerol and glycerol lyes
     22.09          Ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits , undenatured, of an
                    alcoholic strength of 80% voi or higher ; denatured spirits
                    ( including ethyl alcohol and neutral spirits ) of any
                    strength :
                    C. Spirituous beverages :
                       I. Rum, arrack and tafia , in containers holding :
                          a) Two litres or less
                          b ) More than two litres
     44.14          Wood sawn lengthwise , sliced or peeled but not further
                    prepared, of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm; veneer sheets
                    and sheets for plywood, of a thickness not exceeding 5 mm :
                    ex B. Other than tropical timber
                                                                               • • •/ • • •
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     5 ) The following paragraphs 1a ) and 1b ) shall be inserted in Article 18 :
     " 1a )    For the products listed in Annex   XIII a ), the Portuguese Republic
     shall apply a duty reducing the difference between the rate of the basic duty
     and the rate of the preferential duty in accordance with the following
     timetable :
     - on 1 March     1986 the difference shall be reduced to 87.5% of the initial
        difference ;
 I
   / - on 1 January 1987 the difference   shall be reduced to 75.0% of the initial
I       difference ;
     -  on 1 January  1988 the difference shall be reduced to 62.5% of the initial
        di fference ;
     -  on 1 January  1989 the difference shall be reduced to 50.0% of the initial
        di fference ;
     -  on 1 January  1990 the difference shall be reduced to 37.5% of the initial
        di fference ;
     -  on 1 January  1991 the difference shall be reduced to 25.0% of the initial
        di fference ;
     -  on 1 January  1992 the difference shall be reduced to 12.5% of the initial
        difference .
     Portugal shall apply the preferential rates in full as from 1 January 1993 .
        1b )   The following products originating in the OCT may be imported into
     Portugal duty-free with immediate effect ."
                                                                                  • • • / • • •
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 CCT        Description
heading No
    1                         2
   08.01    Dates , bananas , coconuts , Brazil nuts , cashew nuts , pineapples ,
            avocados , mangoes , guavas and mangosteens , fresh or dried,
            shelled or not :
            E  Coconuts
            F  Cashew nuts
           H   Other
   09.01   Coffee , whether or not roasted or free of caffeine ; coffee husks
           and skins ; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any
           proportion :
           B. Husks and skins
  09.05    Vani l la
  09.06    Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers :
           A. Ground
           B. Other
  09.07    Cloves ( whole fruit , cloves and stems)
  09.08    Nutmeg , mace and cardamoms :
           A. Neither crushed nor ground :
               II . Other :
               a) Nutmeg
           ex b) Other : mace
           B. Crushed or ground :
               I. Nutmeg
  09.10    Ginger
  18.02    Cocoa shells , husks , skins and waste
                                                                            • • a / • • ■
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6 ) Article 19 shall be replaced by the following :
                                   "  Article 19
1 . The Portuguese Republic shall apply to the products referred to in
Article 18 ( 1 ) with immediate effect the arrangements resulting from the
Convention in respect of non-tariff benefits and more especially reductions in
levies .
2.    By way of derogation from paragraph 1 , the Portuguese Republic shall
postpone until the beginning of the second stage as defined in Article 260 of
the Act of Accession the application of the abovementioned arrangements for the
products referred to in Article 18 (3 )."
7 ) The following Annex XIII a ) shall be inserted :
                                 Annex XIII a)
                       List provided for in Article 18 ( 1 ) ( a)
  CCT                            Description
  heading No
       1                              2
    07.04      Dried , dehydrated or evaporated vegetables , whole , cut ,
               sliced , broken or in powder , but not further prepared :
               A. Onions
               ex B. Other : potatoes
                                                                            • • • f • • •
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07.05  Dried leguminous vegetables , shelled , whether or not
       skinned or split :
       A. For sowing :
           I. Peas ( including chick peas ) and beans ( Phaseolus
                                                            spp .)
       B. Other :
           I.   Peas ( including chick peas and beans ( Phaseolus
                                                            spp .)
          II .  Lentils
      exIII .   Other , field beans
07.06  Manioc , arrowroot , salep , Jerusalem artichokes , sweet
       potatoes and other similar roots and tubers with high
       starch or inulin content , fresh or dried , whole or
       sliced ; sago pith :
       B. Other
08.01  Dates , bananas , coconuts , Brazi l nuts , cashew nuts ,
       pineapples , avocados , mangoes , guavas and mangosteens ,
       fresh or dried , shelled or not :
       ex E : Dehydrated coconut pulp
08.05  Nuts other than those falling within heading No . 08.01 ,
       fresh or dried , shelled or not :
       F. Areca ( or betel ) and cola
08.10  Fruit , ( whether or not cooked ), preserved by freezing ,
       not containing added sugar :
       ex A. Strawberries
09.04  Pepper ( of the genus " Piper "); pimento ( of the genus
       " Capsicum" or the genus "Pimenta "):
       A. Neither crushed nor ground :
           II . Pimento :
                b ) For the industrial manufacture of essential
                    oils or resinoids (a)
                c ) Other
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12.07 Plants and parts ( including seeds and fruit ) of trees ,
      bushes , shrubs or other plants , being goods of a kind
      used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy, or for
      insecticidal , fungicidal or similar purposes , fresh or
      dried, whole , cut , crushed , ground or powdered :
      ex D. Other :
            - Other wood , roots , bark ( of cinchona only)
16.03 Meat extracts, meat juices and fish extracts , in
      immediate packings of a net capacity of :
      A. 20 kg or more
18.01 Cocoa beans , whole or broken , raw or roasted
20.06 Fruit otherwise prepared or preserved , whether or not
      containing added sugar or spirit :
      A. Nuts ( including ground-nuts ), roasted , in immediate
         packings of a net capacity :
         I. Of more than 1 kg
23.01 Flours and meals , of meat , offals , fish , crustaceans
      or molluscs , unfit for human consumption ; greaves :
      A. Flours and meals of meat and offals ; greaves
23.02 Bran , sharps and other residues derived from the
      sifting, milling or working of cereals or of
      leguminous vegetables :
      B. Of leguminous vegetables
23.06 Products of vegetable origin of a kind used for animal
      food , not elsewhere specified or included :
      B. Other
24.01 Unmanufactured tobacco ; tobacco refuse :
      ex A. Flue-cured Virginia type and       light air cured
             Maryland type tobacco and fire cured tobacco(a)
             Fired cured   tobacco other than of the Kennedy
      ex B. Other
                                                                • ••/ • ■ •
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              Light air cured tobacco :
              not stripped
              wholly or partly stripped
             Dark air cured    tobacco :
             not stripped
             wholly or partly stripped
              Flue cured   tobacco :
             not stripped
             wholly or partly stripped
             Other tobacco :
             Wholly or partly stripped
             Tobacco refuse
                                     Artide 2
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 1987 .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                    For the Counci l
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