CELEX: 51988PC0623
Language: en
Date: 1988-11-11
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature and originating in Malta (1989) (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            COM(88 ) 623 final
                                            Brussels , 11 November 1988
                                Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to certain products
       falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Combined Nomenclature
                     and originating in Malta ( 1989 )
                       ( presented by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Council has decided that from 1 January 1974 Malta should benefit             from
treatment no less favourable than that granted to countries which benefit from
the Generalized System of Preferences .
The aim of the attached Regulation is to implement that decision for the year
1988 . It unilaterally suspends , totally or partially , the Common Customs
Tariff duties on products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 , in line with the
Commission 's proposal for the Generalized System of Preferences .
The proposal concerns only those products which are of interest to Malta and
for   which   the  Community  arrangements   in    respect  of  Malta   are  not  more
favourable than those laid down in the Generalized System of Preferences .
Attention is drawn to the fact       that both    the arrangements    set out   in the
Regulation and     the  list of products contained       in the Annex    are directly
related to the proposal which the       Commission has     presented to   the Council
concerning generalized preferences for products falling within Chapters 1 to
24 .
The attached proposal will therefore need to be aligned on the definitive text
of the Regulation referred to above when it has been adopted by the Council .
It may      therefore amend       its proposal        in the    course of the
procedure       in     order   to   adapt     it ,    where    necessary ,     to
requirements .
                                                                                       2
 ---pagebreak---                                        NOTE
The tariff quota in question is still subject to adjustment consequent on the
accession of Spain and Portugal and the results of negotiations with Malta
with a view to concluding a Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement and a
Protocol consequent on the accession of Spain and Portugal . In the meantime ,
the proposed Regulation is the appropriate instrument to enable the Community
to comply with its contractual obligations .
The Commission may , therefore , need to amend its proposal in the course of the
procedure .
 ---pagebreak---                                              P'TO PO.SO.fi. ?cV- OL
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No                 /8g
                                                   of
                  totally or partially suspending the duties applicable to certain products falling within
                      Chapters 1 to 24 of the combined nomenclature and originating in Malta ( 1985)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                       Article 1
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,                                                          1.   From 1 January to 31 December 198 ^ products
                                                                 listed in the Annex and originating in Malta shall be
                                                                 imported into the Community as constituted on 31
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     December 1985 at the rates of duty indicated in the
3033 / 80 of II November 1980 laying down the trade              Annex for each product.
arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from
the processing of agricultural products ('), and in
particular Article 12 thereof,                                   2 . For the purposes of applying this Regulation , the
                                                                 rules of origin shall be those in force at the time for the
                                                                 implementation of the Agreement establishing an associ¬
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,               ation between the European Economic Community and
                                                                 Malta .
Whereas, pursuant to Annex I to the Agreement estab¬
lishing an Association between the European Economic                                        Article 2
Community and Malta (2), the Community must partially
suspend the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable              Where products benefiting from the arrangements
to certain products ; whereas it would also be appropriate       provided for in Article 1 are imported into the
provisionally to adjust or supplement certain of the tariff      Community in such quantities or at such prices that they
benefits provided for in the said Annex ; whereas, in            cause or threaten to cause material injury to Community
respect of products listed in the Annex to this Regulation       producers of like or directly competing products , the
and originating in Malta, the Community should                   duties applicable may be partially or totally reimposed on
accordingly suspend the fixed component of the charge            the products concerned . Such measures may be taken
applicable to goods covered by Regulation (EEC) No               also in the event of material injury or threat of material
3033 / 80 and the customs duty applicable to other goods         injury limited to one region of the Community .
at the levels indicated for each product from 1 January
to 31 December 1989;
                                                                                            Article 3
Whereas whereas, since a                                         1.    In order to implement Article 2 the Commission
Protocol as provided for in Articles 179 and 366 of the          may adopt a Regulation reimposing customs duties for a
Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal does not exist,           given period.
the Community must take the measures referred to in
Articles 180 and 367 of that Act ; whereas this Regulation       2.    Where a Member State asks the Commission to
applies to the Community as constituted on 31                    adopt such a Regulation, the Commission shall reach its
 December 1985 ;                                                 decision within a maximum of 10 working days from the
                                                                 day on which it receives the request and shall inform the
                                                                 Member States of the action taken.
                                                                 3.    Any Member State may refer the measure taken by
                                                                 the Commission to the Council within ten working days
                                                                 of notification . The fact that the matter is referred to the
                                                                 Council shall not cause the measure to be suspended.
                                                                 The Council shall meet immediately. It may, acting on a
                                                                 qualified majority, amend or rescind the measure in
                                                                 question.
                                                                                           Article 4
                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the
                                                                 1 January 198JJ.
( ') OJ No L 323 , 29. 11 . 1980, p. 1 .
(’) OJ No L 61 , 14 . 3 . 1971 , p . 3 .
 ---pagebreak--- This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                                    For the Council
                                                                     The President
 ---pagebreak---     Order                  CN                                                            Descri pivi on                                            Rate of
     No .                Code                                                                                                                         duty
16.0001              0203      1 I   90      Meat: of swine , fresh , chilled or frozen                                                              free
                     0203      12    90
                     0203      19    90
                     0203      21    90
                     0203      22    90
                     0203     29    90
1 6 . 0003           0208 90 10              Other meat and edible meat off al , fresh , chilled or
                                             frozen
                                             - Other
                                             – Of domestic pigeons                                                                                    5 Z
 1 6 . 0005          0208 10 90
                ex 0208 90 30                Of furred game                                                                                          free
 I 6 . 0007          0208 20 00              Frogs legs                                                                                              free
 1 6 . 0009          0208 90 90              Other                                                                                                   free
16.001 1             0409 00 00              Natural honey                                                                                           25 Z
1 6 . 0023 ex 0603 90 00                     Cut flowers , not further prepared than dried                                                            7 Z
1 6 . 0025 ex 0603 90 00                     Cut flowers , dyed , bleached , impregnated or other ¬
                                             wise prepared                                                                                           15 °¿
1 6 . 0027           0706 90 30              Horse-radish ( Cochl ear i a armoracia )                                                                13 Z
 I 6 . 0029 ex 0709 90 90                    Okra                                                                                                    fr e e
16.0031         ex 0710 80 90                Okra                                                                                                    13 Z
 I 6 . 0033 ex 071 1          90 70          Okra                                                                                                    free
 I 6 . 0035 ex 0712 90 90                    Horse-radish ( Cotillearía armoracia )                                                                  free
1 6 . 0037 ex 0712 90 90                     Okra                                                                                                     7 Z
1 6 . 0039           0810      20   90       Other berries                                                                                            5 Z
                     0810      30    90
                     0810     40     90
                ex 0810        90    90
16.0041               1519 13 00             Tail οΠ fatty acids                                                                                     free
                      1519 19 00             Other
                     1519 20 00              fiei d oils from refining
1 6 . 0043            1602 20 10             Other prepared or preserved meat , meat offal or
                                             blood ;
                                             - Goose or duck liver                                                                                   14 %
1 6 . 0045 ex 1602 90 31                     Game                                                                                                     8 5
  I 6 . 0047 ex 1602 90 31                   Rabbit                                                                                                  14 Z
 1 6 . 0049 ex        1602 50 90             Prepared or preserved bovine tongue                                                                     17 Z
 1 6 . 005 1     ex 1602 90 71               other , of sheep                                                                                        18 Z.
                 ex 1602 90 79
         (a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wordine for the de*;„      , ,
             having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being6 determined witlin
             combined nomenclature code.
                                                                                                          the comeJI f"i?f Products is to be considered as
                                                                                                   Wltmn the context of this Annex, by the application of the
 ---pagebreak---    Order          CN                                    Descri ption                 Rate of
     No .        Code                                                                  duty
 1 6 . 0053 ex 1602  90 71 Other , of goats                                          16 %
 1 6 . 0055    1602 90 99  Other                                                     16 \
1 6 . 0057     2003 20 00  Truffles                                                  14 \
1 ó . 0059  ex 2004 90 99  Asparagus                                                 20 %
               2005 60 00
16.0061     ex 2004 90 30  Sauerkraut                                                15 %
               2005 30 00
1 6 . 0063  ex 2004 90 30  Capers                                                    12 %
               2005 90 30
 I 6 . 0065 ex 2004 90 99  Other Moringa oleifera ( drumsticks )                     free
            ex 2005 90 90
16.0067     ex 2009 80 39  Date juice                                                free
16.0069     ex 2009 80 39  Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801 , 0803 , 0804
                           ( except dates and figs ), 0807.20-00
                           0810.40 - 10 , 0810.40-50 , 0810.30-90 ,  0810.20-90 ,
                           0810.40 - 90 , 0810.90-10 , 0810.90-90                      8 l
16.0071     ex 2009 80 31  Other fruit falling within heading Nos 0801 ,
                           0803 , 0804 ( excluding figs and pineapples ),
                           0807.20-00 , 0810.30-90 , 0810.20-90 , 0810.40-10 ,
                           0810.40-50 , 0810.40-90 , 0810.90-10 , 0810.90-90       8 “i + AGR
            ex 2009 90 21  Mixtures of juices of a value not exceeding 30 ECU
                           per 100 kg net weight :
                           - Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801 , 0803 ,
                              0804 ( excluding figs and pineapples ), 0807.20-00 ,
                              0810.20-90 , 0810.30-90 , 0810.40-10 , 0810.40-50 ,
                              0810.40-90 , 0810.90.10 , 0810.90-90                 8 5 + AGR
I 6 . 0073                 Grapefruit juice                                            7 ï
               2009 20 99
1 6 . 0075  ex 2009 30 31  Citrus fruit juices ( excluding lemon juices ) contai ¬
                           ning added sugar                                          13 i
1 6 . 0077  ex 2009 30 39  Citrus fruit juices ( excluding lemon juices )     not
                           containing added sugar                                    13 5
16.0079     ex 2009 80 80  Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801 , 0803 ,
                           0804 ( excluding figs ), 0807.20-00 , 0810.20-90
                           0810.30-90 , 0810.40-10 , 0810.40-50 , 0810.40-90 ,
                           0810.90-10 , 0810.90-90                                     8 ■;
16.0081     ex 2009 80 80  Other fruit and vegetable juices , containing added
                           sugar , excluding apricot and peach juices                  17 %
1 6 . 0083  ex 2009 80 95  Other fruit and vegetable juices , not containing
                           added sugar                                                  E: 5
 ---pagebreak---                                             ,3 ,
    Order          CN                                   De se: ri pii ori                 Rate of
      No .        Code                                                                     duty
  1 6 . 0003 ex 2009 80 99  Of fruit falling within heading Nos 0801 , 0803                      ■
                            0804 ( excluding figs ), 0807.20-00 , 081 0.20 » 90 ,
                            0810.30-90 , 0810.40-10 , 0810.40-50 ,     0810 , 40-90 ,
                            0810.90-10 , 0810.90-90                                        8
1 6 . 0085   ex 2009 80 99  Other , excluding apricot and peach juices                    18 ξ
  I 6 . 0087 ex 2009 90 51 Mixtures of juices of a value exceeding 30 ECU per
                            100 kg net weight , excluding mixtures containing ,
                            either separately or together , over 25 5 of Grape ,
                            citrus fruit , pineapple , apple , pear apple , pear ,
                           tomato , apricot or peach juice containing added
                           sugar                                                          17 l
1 ó . 008'?  ex 2009 90 59 Other                                                          18 5
1 6 . 00?1      2009 20 91 Grapefruit juice                                             7 t + AGR
1 6 . 0095      2009 30 91 Other citrus fruit juices
                           - With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by
                              wei ght                                                     14 ?;
ï 6 . 0097      2009 30 95 - With an added sugar content not exceeding 30 5 by
                              wei ght                                                     14 %
 I ó . 0099     2009 30 99 - Not containing added sugar                                   15 ?;
16.0101      ex 2009 80 91 Other fruit and vegetable juices with an added sugar
                           content exceeding 30 % by weight :
                           - Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801 , 0803 ,
                              0804 ( excluding figs ), 0807.20-00 , 0810.20-90 ,
                              0810.30-90 , 0810.40-10 , 0810.40-50 ,      0810.40-90 ,
                              0810.90-10 , 0810.90-90                                   8 % * AGR
 16.0103     ex 2009 80 91 Other ,  excluding apricot and peach juices                 17    +  AGR
16.0105      ex 2009 80 93 Other fruit and vegetable juices with an added sugar
                           content of 30 t or less , by weight :
                           ■ Fruit falling within heading Nos 0801 , 0803 ,
                              0804 ( excluding figs ), 0807.20-00 , 0810.20-90 ,
                              0810.30-90 , 0810.40-10 , 0810.40-50 ,      0810.40-90 ,
                              0810.90-10 , 0810.90-90                                      8 %
16.0107      ex 2009 80 93 Other ,  excluding apricot and peach juices                    17
16.0109         2009 80 95 Other fruit and vegetable juices , not containing
                            added sugar
                2009 80 99 - Of fruit falling within heading Nos 0801 , 0803 ,
                              0804 ( excluding figs ), 0807.20-00 , 0810.20-90 ,
                              0810.30-90 , 0810.40-10 , 0810.40-50 ,      0810.40-90 ,
                              0810.90-10 , 0810.90-90                                      8 \
16 . 01 ΓΙ   ex 2009 80 99 Other ,  excluding apri cot and peach juices                   18 ï
 ---pagebreak---                                             -ч -
   Order           CN                                      Descri pti on                 Rate of
     ISo .        Code                                                                    duty
  Ιό . 01 13 ex 2009 90 91  Mi xtures of j ui ces :
                            -- Of a value not exceeding 30 ECU per 100 kg net
                               weight , excluding mixtures containing , either se ¬
                               parately or together , over 25 5 of grape , citrus
                               fruit , pineapple , apple , pear , tomato , apricot or
                               peach juice with an added sugar content exceeding
                               30 % by wei ght                                        17 \ + AGR
 1 ó . 01 15 ex 2009 90 93  With an added sugar content not exceeding 30 % by
                            wei ght                                                      17 l
  16.0117       2009 90 99  Not containing added sugar                                   18 5
 16.0119        2102 10 31  Veasts ( active or inactive ), other single-cell
                            mi kro-organi sms , dead ( but not including vaccines of
                            heading No 3002 ); prepared baking powders
                2102  10 39 Bakers' yeast                                              4 5 + MOB
  16.0123       2301  20 00 Flours , meals and pellets , of fish or of crustace ¬
                            ans , molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates                free
Ahbrevi étions :
AGR : Levy
MOB : Uariable component
 ---pagebreak--- FICHE FINANCIERE
1.    Ligne budgétaire concernée : Chap . 12 art . 120
2.    Base juridique : art . 113 du traité .
3.    Intitulé de la mesure tarifaire : Proposition d' un règlement ( CEE )
      du Conseil portant suspension totale ou partielle des droits
    ' applicables pour certains produits , des chapitres 1 à 24 de la
      N.C. , originaires de Malte ( 1989 )
4.    Objectif : Exécution d' une décision du Conseil ( applcation à Malte
      d' un traitement non moins favorable que celui accordé aux pays
      bénéficiaires des préférences généralisées ).
5.    Mode de calcul     :
      - Codes  de  la N.C. :
      - Droits à appliquer : divers , entre 0% et 25%
      - Droits applicables : divers , entre 3% et 40%
6.    Perte   de  recettes :
      La même mesure tarifaire est en vigueur pour 1988, donc pas de perte
      de recettes à inscrire pour 1989 ( perte non calculable en raison de
      l' incertitude des possibilités d' exportations de Malte ).
 ---pagebreak---                   FICHE D' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L' EMPLOI
Celte proposition est formulée en conformité avec un engagement de la
Communauté . L' impact découlant de cette concession a été pris en consi ¬
dération lors de la prise de décision d' adoption de ce contingent et il
n' aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité et l' emploi dans
la Communauté .