CELEX: 51989PC0438
Language: en
Date: 1989-09-18
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON A NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

OMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          C0MC89) 438 final
                                          Brussels,  18  September 1989
                          Proposal for a
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  temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties
                 on a number of agricultural products
                   '(presented by the Commission)
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                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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1. In the second quater of this year the Commission, with the assistance of the
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   Economic Tariff Questions Group, examined all the requests submitted by the
   Member States for temporary suspension  of common customs tariff duties,
   including requests for the prolongation of suspensions currently in force.
2. The attached proposal concerns a number of agricultural products.
   The proposal for industrial products is being prepared.
3. The principle followed, when examining the requests for suspension, was to
   grant total suspension where Community production of the product in question
   is minimal or non-existent, and partial suspension where Community production
   only partially caters for Community requirements. For the latter, the rate of
   suspension varies according to the supply possibilities open to users within
   the Community.
   In this way, the Commission seeks to keep a balance between the interests
   of producers, users and consumers. Moreover, the need to safeguard jobs
   within the Community has been constantly borne in mind.
4. Given the criteria listed above, the Commission feels that suspension of
   duty is justified only for the products listed in the Annex to the attached
   draft Regulation.
5. As stated in Article 1 of the draft Regulation, the proposal will be valid for
   a period of 6 months.
6. Particular attention is drawn to the fact that, in order to apply it properly,
   this Regulation must be published at least two months before entering into
   force.
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                                            Draft proposal for a
                                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No                    /89
                                                      of        1989
                temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a
                                            number of agricultural products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       relevant sectors, suspension measures should be taken
                                                               only temporarily by fixing their period of validity by
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          reference to the interests of Community production,
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28
thereof,
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                                        Article 1
Whereas production in the Community of the products            The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for the
specified in this Regulation is currently inadequate or        products listed in the Annex hereto shall be suspended at
non-existent ; whereas producers thus cannot meet the          the level indicated against each of them.
needs of user industries in the Community ;
                                                               These suspensions shall be valid
Whereas in certain cases it is in the interest of the
Community to suspend the autonomous Common
Customs Tariff duties only partially, particularly since the       from 1 January      to 30 June 1990.
goods in question are produced in the Community and in
the other cases to suspend them totally;
                                                                                         Article 2
Whereas, in view of the difficulty of assessing accurately
short-term trends in the economic situation in the             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January ' 9 9 0 ,
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                 Done at Brussels,             1989.
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                             The President
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                                                                                  ANNEX
                                                                                                                                              Autonomous
         CN code                                                      Description of goods                                                      duties
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3. ex
   ex
       0302 6520
       0303 7520
                            Piked dogfish (Squalus acantbias), fresh, chilled or frozen                                                             6
   ex  0304 10 98
   ex  0304 90 98
3  ex 0302 69 95
   ex 0303 79 99
                            Red Snapper (Lutjanus Purpureus), fresh>chilled or frozen
                            for processing (a) (b)
                                                                                                                                                    0
   ex 1212 20 00            Seaweeds and other algae, for the processing industry, other than for the production
                            of animal fodder (a)                                                                                                    0
   (a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
   (b) The suspension shall apply to fish intended to undergo any operation unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more of the following opera-
       tions:
       — cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading,
       — cutting (excluding, filleting or cutting of frozen blocks),
       — sampling, sorting,                                                                ,
       — labelling,
       — packing,
       — chilling,
       — freezing,
       — deep freezing,
       — thawing, separation.
       The suspension is not allowed for products intended, in addition, to undergo treatment (or operations) qualifying for suspension where such treatment (or
       operations) is (are) carried out at retail or catering level. The suspension of customs duties shall apply only to fish intended for human consumption.
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                          IMPACT ON COMPETITION AND EMPLOYMENT
1. The subject of the annexed proposal for a Regulation i s the suspension
   of the autonomous common customs t a r i f f duties for a number of
   a g r i c u l t u r a l products.
2. I n t h i s manner, the needs of u s e r - i n d u s t r i e s , including small and
   medium-sized enterprises, w i l l be met.
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3. This measure, i n a d d i t i o n to maint«'ning the competitive capacity
   of those i n d u s t r i e s , i s l i k e l y to safeguard and/or improve employment.
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FICHE FINANCIERE
1.  Ligne b u d g é t a i r e         concernée    : Chap. 12 a r t . 120
2.  I n t i t u l é de l ' a c t i o n : P r o j e t de p r o p o s i t i o n de
    r è g l e m e n t du C o n s e i l p o r t a n t s u s p e n s i o n t e m p o r a i r e d e s
    d r o i t s a u t o n o m e s du t a r i f d o u a n i e r commun p o u r un
    c e r t a i n nomore de p r o d u i t s a g r i c o l e s .
3.  Base j u r i d i q u e          : A r t . 28 du T r a i t é - C E E
4.  O b j e c t i f de l ' a c t i o n : S u s p e n s i o n d e s d r o i t s du T.D.C
    pour l e s p r o d u i t s s u s v i s é s .
 5. C o û t de 1 ' a c t i o n         :
    à l a c h a r g e du b u d g e t de l a CE :
           E v a l u a t i o n rendue d i f f i c i l e , faute         de   statistiques
           communautaires p r é c i s e s .
     non-perception des d r o i t s :
           Une pondération é t a b l i e à p a r t i r des données                         fournies
           par certains Etats membres f a i t r e s s o r t i r un coût
           approximatif pour l ' a c t i o n pendant l a période du 1.1.1990 au
           3 0 . 0 6 . 1 9 9 0 , d'environ 2.800.000 Ecus.
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