CELEX: 51993PC0484
Language: en
Date: 1993-10-08
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for imports of certain products originating in Malta (1994)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES
                                                      C0MC93) 484 final
                                                      Brussels, 8 October 1993
<4ïï« i -v»"d
                                        Proposal for a
                                           REGULATION (EEC)
                     establish,ng ceilings and Community surve,.<ance for
                       imports of certain products or.g.nat.ng m Malta
                       impor
                                              (1994)
                                 (presented by the Commission)
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                         EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM
1. The 1970 Agreement between the European Economic Communtiy and Malta,
   supplemented by the additional Protocol, by the Complementary
   Protocol to this agreement, and by the Protocol extending the first
   stage of the Agreement establishing an association    between the
   European Economic Community and Malta, provides in particular for the
   abolition of Common Customs Tariff duties on industrial products.     By
   way of derogation from that provision, special arrangements apply to
   a number of textile products which may be imported duty-free subject
   to an annual ceiling.    When that ceiling is reached the Community may
   reimpose until the end of the calendar year the customs duties
   applicable to third countries.
2. In order to implement the system of ceilings and exercise the option
   of re imposing customs duties, detailed common rules must be adopted
   and applied uniformly by all the Member States.    These requirements
   may be met by setting up a Community system of surveillance of
   imports from Malta.   To that end the Member States must take
   appropriate measures to enable statistical returns for the whole
   Community to be collected rapidly.    Imports of the products concerned
   should be recorded only as and when they are entered for free
   circulation accompanied by a movement certificate in accordance with
   the rules laid down in the Agreement referred to at l above
   Each Member State will compile these statistical returns at the end
   of each month and forward them to the Commission before the fifteenth
   day of the following month to enable the Commission to send all the
   Member States a comprehensive product-by-product statement of the
   imports in question during the previous month.    The surveillance
   system will require prompt action and close cooperation between the
   departments concerned   in the Member States and the commission.   Since
   the products concerned belong to the category of sensitive products
   and duty-free imports in excess of the ceilings may disturb the
   Community market, it is absolutely essential that all the Member
   States strictly observe the above-mentioned time-limit of fifteen
   days.
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       The following procedure will be used for setting in train the
       machinery for reimposing duties: as soon as one of the comprehensive
       monthly statements compiled by the commission shows that 7 5 % of the
       ceiling fixed for a given product has been reached, the commission
       will  inform the Member States and consultations may take place, in
       particular within the Economic Tariff Problems Group, either at the
       request of a Member State or on the commission's own initiative.      The
       purpose of these consultations will be to examine    in each individual
       case whether the customs duties applicable to third countries should
       be reimposed when the ceiling   is actually reached.
       Imports of the product  in question will continue to be the subject of
       monthly returns.
       The Commission can thus take, within the shortest possible time, the
       measures required for the adoption of a regulation reimposing customs
       duties in respect of Malta until the end of the calendar year.     In
       that event, the customs duties on the product   in question would
       naturally be reimposed within the time limit   laid down by the
       regulation ending exemption from duties.
3.     The attached proposal provides for the Council to delegate to the
       Commission responsibility for  implementing the ceilings and
       reimposing duties where appropriate.
       The proposal  for a Regulation merely outlines how these powers are to
       be exercised so that the machinery to be used may be adjusted
       flexibly and rapidly, in consultation with the Member States.     Again
       with a view to maximum efficiency and rapidity, the proposal gives
       the Commission responsibility for reimposing   in respect of Malta  the
       duties applicable to third countries.
Annex:   proposal for a Regulation
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                                             C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC) N o                     /93
                                                                  of
                     establishin|»     ceilings     and C o m m u n i t y surveillance for i m p o r t s                 of   certain
                                                  p r o d u c t s o r i g i n a t i n g in Malta ( 1 9 9 4 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE KUKOI'l-AN COMMUN III lis,                                           whereas this cooperation has to be particularly close since
                                                                                        the Commission must be able to lake appropriate-
                                                                                        measures to re-establish customs tariffs if one of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                   ceilings is reac bed.
Economic Community, and in particular Article I l 3
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                      HAS ADOrTF.l) THIS Klt.Ul.ATION
Whereas the Agreement establishing an Association
between the European Economic C o m m u n i t y                         and                                       Airule    I
Malta ('), as supplemented by the Additional Protocol (;),
by the Supplementary Protocol to the Agreement (') and
the Protocol extending the first stage of this Agreement (*)                            1.     From 1 January to M December 1994 imports into
provided, in Article 2 of Annex I, for the total abolition of                           the Community of the products listed in the Annex and
customs duties in respect of the products to which the                                  originating in Malta shall be subject to annual ceilings
Agreement applies ; whereas, however, exemption from                                    and Community surveillance
duties in respect of a number of products is subject to
ceilings above which the customs duties applicable to                                   The description o! the products referred to in the first
third countries may be re-established ;                                                 subparagraph, the corresponding CN codes and the
                                                                                        ceilings are set out in the Annex
Whereas, therefore, it is necessary to establish ceilings to
                                                                                        2.     Quantities shall be charged against the ceilings as
be applied in 1994 ; whereas the application of ceilings
                                                                                        and when the products arc entered with customs authori-
requires a surveillance system for imports of these
                                                                                        ties for free circulation accompanied by a movement
products originating in Malta ;
                                                                                        certificate in accordance wuli the rules contained in the
                                                                                        Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of
                                                                                        originating products and methods of administrative
Whereas she decision for the establishment of the said
                                                                                        cooperation annexed to the Protocol laying down certain
ceilings and for the installation of a surveillance system
                                                                                        provisions relating to the Agreement establishing an asso-
should be taken by the Community, in the execution of
                                                                                        ciation between rhe European Economic C o m m u n i t y and
its international obligations, in order to enable the depart-
ments of the Commission to be kept aware of the level of
                                                                                        Malta 0 .
imports of the s?»io products ;
                                                                                        Cioods may be charged against the ceilings only if the
                                                                                        movement certificate is submitted before the date on
Whereas, to ensure the efficiency of this surveillance                                  which customs duties arc re-established.
system, Member States sre required nevertheless to charge
imports o? the products in question against the ceiimp:; as
                                                                                         The extent to which a ceding is used up shall be deter-
and when the products are entered with the customs
                                                                                        mined at Community level on the basis of the imports
authorities for ffC-' circulation, v/hereas sut h administra-
                                                                                        charged against it in the manner defined in the preceding
tion should provide the possibility of re-establishing
                                                                                        subparagraphs.
customs duties once the said codings have been reached
at C o m m u n i t y level ,
                                                                                        Member States shall infoin-. the Commission of imports
                                                                                        charged in .accordance with the above procedure at the
Whereas ihis r.dministrative procedure requires close ;;nd                              intervals and within the tunc limits specified in paragraph
particularly i.-ind cooperation besween the Member States                               4.
and the Commission and the l a t e r must in particular be
able to fellow the progress of quantities charged against
                                                                                         3.    As soon      as the ceilings       arc reached,   the
the ceilings and keep the Member Stales informed ,
                                                                                        Commission may adopt a Régulation re-establishing, until
                                                                                        the end of the calendar year, th< customs duties appli-
('1 OJ  No   L   f,\, 14. i. 1971, p.  2                                                cable to third countries.
(') Oj  No   L   304, 29. 11. S 977,   p. 2.
(') Oj  No   L   81, 2 3. 3 !98^, p.   2.
H   OJ  No   L    116, V. !i. 199!, p. 67.                                              (') OJ No L 111, 28 4. S976. p. 3.
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(4)    Die Mitglicdstaaten ùbcrmittcln der Kommission                                 Artikcl   i
spàtestens bis zum fûnfzchnten Tag jcdcs Monats Ubcr-
sichten ùber die im Laufc des Vormonats erfolgten
Anrechnungen.                                                Du.;>e  Verordnung tritt am dritten l a g nach ihrer Verôf-
                                                             fentlichung im Amtiblatt        der Iiuropàiubin     (ù-mem-
                         Arttkel  ?                          uhafteti in Kraft
Die Kommission trifft in engcr Zusammcnarbcit mit den
Mitgliedstaatcn aile der Durchfiihrung dicscr Verordnung
dienlichcn Mafinahmen.                                       Sic gilt ab de m I   Januar 199*.
                Dicsc Verordnung ist in alien ihrcn Teilcn verbindlich und gilt unmittclbar in jedein
                Mitglicdstaat
                Geschehen m      Brùssel am
                                                                      Im Nam en des     liâtes
                                                                          Der  l'ràsident
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                                                                              A   NNliX
                                            List ©f p r o d u c t s s u b j e c t to i m p o r t c e i l i n g s in 1994
                                                                                                                              Level
    Offer       CN «*k(')                                                         Description                              of ceding
     No                                                                                                                     (tonnes)
H «HO            5294            Cotton sewmg nWad, whether or not put up for retail sale
                                  — Hat put up for retail sate :
                 5264 1 i 68      — - CorKAimng 8 5 % or more by weight of cotton
                 5294 19 M              Other
                                 Cotton yarn (other *han sewing thread), containing 8 5 % or more by weight of
                 5205            cotton, not put up for retail sale                                                         application
                                                                                                                            of ceiling
                                 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 8 5 % hv weight ot            suspended
                 5206            cetton, not put up for retail sale
                 5604            Rubber thread and cord, textile covered , textile yarn, and strip and the like tailing
                                 within code 5404 or 5405, impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or
                                 plastics :
              ex 5604 90 00       - Other :
                                  -  - Of cotton
11.0020           5208           Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing
                                 not more than 200 g / m '
                 5209            Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing
                                 more than 200 g / m '
                 5210            Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed
                                 mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 2(10 g/m'
                 5211            Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 8.5 % by weight ol cotton, mixed
                                 mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m
                 5212            Other woven fabrics of cotton
                                                                                                                            application
                                                                                                                         ^  of ceiling
                 5801            Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics, other than fabrics falling within code
                                                                                                                            suspended
                                  5806 :
                                  - of cotton :
                  5801 21 00      -  - Uncut weft pile fabrics
              ex 5811 00 00      Quilted textile products of cotton in the piece, composed ot one or more layers of I
                                 textile materials assembled with padding by stitching oi otherwise, other than
                                 embroidery falling within code 5810
              ex 6308 00 00      Sets consisting of woven fabric and yarn, of cotton, whether or not with .Kicssones,
                                 for making up into rugs, tapestries, embroidered table cloths or serviettes, or similar
                                 textile articles, put up in packings for retail sale
 11 ©030          5506           Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning                application
                                                                                                                            of ceiling
                  5507 00 00     Artificial staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning               suspended
(') The Taric codes ate to be found on the last page of this Annex.
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                                                                                                                                level
    Order
            CN code                                                          IjlllOll                                        »l  ceiliHI;
     No                                                                                                                      (H.mies)
I 1 0040     5608          Knotted netting of twine, cordage or r o p e , made-up               fishing   nets and     other
                           m a d e - u p nets, of textile inatenals
                               Of m a n - m a d e textile inatenals
            5608 19             - Other
                                      - Made-up nets
                           _    _ ...       Of nylon oi othei        polyamides
            5608 19 19                       - Othei
                           -    -     • • • Othei
            5608 19 39     -    -      • -   -  Othei
            S608 90 00        Othei
            61 (II        Men's oi boys o v e n o . e s , i.u coats i.ipes, cloaks, anoiaks (including ski |.i. kct-.)
                          wind-cheatets, wind-jackets and snmlai ailicles, knitted oi crocheted, oilu i ihan
                          those falling within code 610 1
            6102          W o m e n ' s oi girls' oven oats, i ai coats, i apes, c loaks, anoiaks (inc hiding ski |.it krr.)
                          wind cheaters, wiud-iackels and similai ailicles. knitted or crocheted, othei than
                          those tailing within code 6104
            6 KM          Men's or boys suits, ensembles, |a< kets, bla/eis, trousers, bib and brace O-.CMII.
                          breeches and shoits (oihei than swiinweai), knitted or crocheted
            6104          W o m e n ' s or girls suns, ensembles, |.u kets, bla/ers, dresses, skills, divided kniv
                          trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swunweai). 1 miied
                          or crocheted
            6106          W o m e n ' s or girls' blouse-., shuts and shut blouses, knitted oi uiji luted
                                                                                                                                 )IK ,uion
            6107          Men's or hoys' undeipaiits, hnefs, nightshnts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing eou-ir                     i cil n i e
                          and similar articles, knitted oi ciocheied                                                             1 .ended
                              Oth
          6107 91                  Ot C o t t o n
          6107 91 10               Of terry towelling           fabrics
          6107 91 90               Other s
            6107 92 00           - Of man-made           fibres
            6107 99 00          - Of other textile inatenals
            6108          W o m e n ' s Ol gills' slip , petticoats, buets, pannes, iiightdiesses, py|amas.           •hges
                          bathrct>es, dressing gowns and similai aitules. knitted or ciothctcd
                               Other :
           6108 91          -      Of    Cotton
           6108 91 10              Of t e r r y   I Owe I I m g fa hi M s
           6108 91 90              Other s
            6108 92 00              Of man-made hbies
            6108 99                 Of other textile inatenals
            6108 99 10                   Of wool or fine animal ban
            6108 99 90                   Other
            61 10          Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waisuo.its and similar a d u l e s , knitted oi n o d i led
            61 10 10        - Of      wool or fine a n i m a l  hail
                                    Other
                                         Men's or boy.
            6110 10 31                      Of wool
                                            Of fine animal ban
            6110 10 Î 5                         Of Kaslimu goae,
            6110 10 IK                          Other
                                         W o m e n ' s oi girls
             6110 10 91                   - OI wool
                                            Of fine animal ban
             6110 10 95               -   -  - Of Kashmir goats
             6110 1 0 9 8   .. _      ..  _ _ Other
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   Older C N code                                                        I Vsi iipdon
    No
11.0040  6110 20             Of     cotton
(cont'd)                -     -    Other
         6 1 1 0 20 91        -    -   Men's or l>oys'
         6 1 1 0 20 9 9             - W o m e n ' s or girls'
         6 1 1 0 30          Of     m a n - m a d e fibres :
                                  Other :
         6 1 1 0 . M 91   -   -    - M e n ' s or boys'
         6 1 1 0 30 99             -   W o m e n ' s or girls'
         6 1 1 0 90          O f other textile         materials
         6 1 1 0 9 0 10 -     - O f flax or larme
         6110 90 90     -     -    Other
         6111           Babies' garments and c l o t h i n g accessories, knitted m < n>< heicd
         6111 10             O f wool or fine a n i m a l         hau
         6111 1090                Other
         6111 20          - O f cotton :
         6111 20 90          -     Other
         6111 30             Of    synthetic fibres :
         6111 30 90               Othei
         6111 90 00          O f other textile         materials
         6112           Track suits, ski suits a n d s w i m w e a i , knitted o i crocheted
                             Track suits
         6112 II 00               Of     cotton
         6112 12 00               O f synthetic       fibres
         6112 19 00               O f other textile        mateuals
         6112 20 00          Ski suits                                                                                           a p p l u ation
                                                                                                                                 ot   icihng
                             Men's or l>oy's s w i m w e a i
                                                                                                                                 suspended
         6112 31                  O f synthetic       fibres :                                                                   (umld)
         6112 31 90                    Other
         6112 39                  O f other textile        materials
         6112 39 90                  -  Other
                             W o m e n ' s or girls' s w i m w e a i
         611241               -    O f synthetic      fibres :
         611241 90                     Othei
         611249                   O f other textile        materials
         6112 49 90                    Othei
         6113 00        G a r m e n t s , made up of k n i t t e d oi c n u h e i e d fabncs falling within < ode vm\.      vin.
                        or    5907 :
         6113 00 90          Other
         61 14          Othei        garments, knitted oi         crocheted
         6117           Other        made u p c l o t h i n g accessoiies, knitted or c r o c h e t e d , knitted ot i roi heied
                        parts of garments or of c l o t h i n g accessories
         6301           Blankets and travelling rugs
         6301 20           - Blankets (othei than electiic            blankets) and travelling rugs, ol wool or of tine
                             a n i m a l hair :
         6301 20 10           -    K n i t t e d or crocheted
         6301 30         -    Blankets (othei than electiic           blankets) and travelling rugs, of cotton
         6301 30 10      -     — K n i t t e d or o o c h e t e d
         6301 40         -    Blankets (other than electric blankeis) and travelling rugs, of synthetic fibres
         6 3 0 1 4 0 10    -   — K n i t t e d or crocheted
         6301 90         -• O t h e r blankets and travelling          mgs
         6301 90 10      -     -   K n i t t e d or crocheted
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                                                                                                                   level
   Order      C N code                                                        Description                       of ce.l,.i > ;
    No                                                                                                           (louius)
I 1.0040       6302         Bed linen, tabic linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen
(cont'd)       6302 10          Bed linen, knitted or crocheted
              6302 10 10             Of cotton
              6302 10 90             Of other textile materials
              6302 40 00    ••- Table linen, knitted or crocheted
              6303         Curtains (including drapes) and interior bhiufs . curtain oi bed valances
                                Knitted or crocheted
              6303 1 I 00   -     - Of cotton
              6303 1 2 00            Of synthetic fibres
              6303 19 00             Of otficr textile materials
              6304         Other furnishing articles, excluding, those falling within < ode 9404
                                Bedspreads
              6304 II 00             Knitted or crocheted                                                       application
                                Other                                                                           of ceding
                                                                                                                suspended
              6304 91 00             Knitied or crocheted                                                        (mm il)
              6305         Sacks and bags, of a kind used foi the packing of goods
              6305 20 00     - Of cotton
                            - Of mnn-made textile materials
              630 5 31              Of polyethylene or polypropylene strip oi the like
           ex 6305 39 00            Other
                                          Knitted or crocheted
           ex 6 30.5 90 00      Of othei textile materials .
                                     Knitted or crocheted
              6307         Other made up articles, including diess patterns
              6307 10           Tloot -cloths, dish-cloths, dusters and snmlai (leaning cloths
              6307 10 10    -    - Knitted or crocheted
              6.307 90          Other
              6 307 90 10           Knitted oi crocheted
  .0050       6201         Mens or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (unhiding ski J.K kets),
                           windcheaters, wind-jackets and similar ailicles, othei than those falling wttliiu
                           code 6201
              6203         Mens oi boys' suits, ensembles, (ackers, bla/eis, trousers, bib and br.ue overalls,
                           breeches and shorts (othei than swimweai)
              6207         Men's oi boys' singlets and othei vests, underpants, briefs, nightshiits. pyi.un.is.
                           bathrobes, dressing gowns and similai articles
                                Other
             6?07 91       --      Of Cotton
             6207 91 10            B a t h r o b e s , d r e s s i n g gowns and s i m i l a r articles m
         I                         terry towelling style
         |    6207 91 90   ----- Others
               6207 92 00    -    - Of man-made fibres
               6207 99 00            Of other textile materials
               6210         Garments, made up of fabrics falling within code 5602. 560 1. 590 1, 5906 oi 590/
               6210 10       - Of fabrics falling within code 5602 or 5601                                        1864
                                     Of fabrics falling within code 5601
               6210 10 91                  In sterile packs
               6210 10 99                  Othei
               6210 20 00       Othei garments, of the type desciibed m codes 6201 11 to 6201 |9
               6210 40 00    - Othei men's or boys' garments
               6211         Track suits, ski suits and swimwear , othei gai merits
                                Swimwear :
               6211 II 00            Men's or boys'
               6211 20 00    - Ski suits
                             - O t h e r garments, men's or boys'
               621 I 31 00           Of wool or fine animal hair
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                                                                                                          Level
   Order                                                 Description                                   ot ceiling
     No  CN code
                                                                                                        (tonnes)
11.0050  6211 32    -   - Of cotton :
(cont'd)            -  — — Industrial and occupational clothing
         6211 32 10
                    -  -   - Tracksuits with lining
         6211 32 31 -  -   - — with an outer shell of a single identical fabric
                                    Other :
         6211 32 41 -  — — — — Upper parts
         6211 32 42 _ _ _ _ _ _     Lower parts
         6211 32 90          Other
         6211 33    -  — Of man-made fibres :
         6211 33 10 -  -   - Industrial and occupational clothing
                    -  -   — Tracksuits with lining
         6211 33 31 ._ _ . . _ with an outer shell of a single identical fabrtc
                       ._       Other :
         6211 33 41 _  .. _ _ _ Upper parts
         6211 33 42 _ _ _ _ _       Lower parts                                                          1864
                                                                                                        (lU'lfd)
         6211 33 90 -  -   - Other
         6211 39 00 -  - Of other textile materials
                     -  -• - Tracksuits with lining :
         6211 42 31 -  — -   — with an outer shell of a single identical fabiic
                    -  -   - -   Other:
         6211 42 41 _ _ _ _ _       Upper parts
         6211 42 42 _ _ _ _ _       Lower parts
                           - Tracksuits with lining
         6211 43 31           - with an outer shell of a single identical fabric
                           -  - Other :
         6211 43 41 _ _ _ _ _ _     Upper parts
         6211 43 42  _ _ _ _ _      Lower parts
         6217       Other made up clothing accessoiies , parts of garments or of clothing acccssonc-.,
                    other than those falling within code 6212
         6217 90 00  - Parts
                                                   Taric c o d e s
                               Order
                                                CN code-                 lane code
                                No
                             11.0010         ex 5604 90 00           5604 90 00 • 50
                             11.0020         ex 5811 00 00           581 I 00 00 * 14
                                                                     5811 00 00 * 91
                                                                     5811 0 0 0 0 * 9 2
                                             ex 6308 00 00           6.308 00 00 • 11
                                                                     6308 00 0 0 * 19
                             11.0040         ex 6305 39 00           6305 39 0 0 * 9 1
                                             ex 6305 90 00           6305 90 0 0 * 10
                                                                     6305 90 00 ' 20
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 FINANCIAL RECORD
 1.    Budget Iine concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120
2.     Legal basis : Art. 113 of the Treaty
3.     Title of the tariff measure concerned . Proposal for a Council
       Regulation establishing ceilings and Community surveillance for
       imports of certain products originating in Malta (1994)
4.     Ob Ject i ve : Execution of a contractual obligation (EEC/Malta
       Agreement)
5.     Method of calculation
       CCT heading: ex 6201, ex 6203; ex 6207; ex 6210 and ex 6211
       Volume of the quota       l 864 T
       Duty to be applied: free
       Normal CCT duty : 14 %
6.     Duty-loss :
       There should be no increase in duty-loss for 1994 as compared with
       1993.
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