CELEX: 51989PC0345
Language: en
Date: 1989-07-12
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 ( 1990 )

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     C0MC89) 345 final
                                                     Brussels,  12   July 1989
                               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  (1990)
                        (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                                                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.    The   Council          has   decided         that     from      1 January           1974  MaUd     „r.cuU   ber-e'it       from
      treatment       no l e s s f a v o u r a b l e t h a n t h a t        g r a n t e d t o courier ie-: whic*. b e n e f i t  frc
     t h e G e n e r a l i z e d System o f         Preferences.
      The aim o f t h e          attached Regulation                is to         implement     that   decision    for   the     year
      1988.      It     unilaterally             suspends,          totally           or   partially,      the  Common Customs
      Tariff    duties          on p r o d u c t s   falling within              Chapters      1 to   24,    in  line   with       the
      Commission's p r o p o s a l          for     t h e G e n e r a l i z e d System o f       Preferences.
   2. within the limits of these?suspensions ., Spain and Bartugal w i l l apply
       customs duties calculated in accordance with the Protocol t o the
       agreement between the EEC and Malta consequent on the accession of
       Spain and Portugal.
       However, for the products relating to Regulation (EEC) no. 1035/72 (order nos. 16.0027,
       16.0029 and 16.0039) Portugal will defer t i l application of the preferential scheme
       until 31 December 1990. until then, the t a r i f f concessions relative to the said pro-
       ducts will only apply to the Community with the exception of Portugal
   3. The proposal concerns only those products which arc >' interest m                                                   Malta and
        for   which           the    Community            arrangements             in     respect    of   Malta    ire    not      more
        favourable than those laid down in the Generalized System ;,f Preferences.
   4. Attention is drawn to the* fact                              that both             the arrangements       ^et 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                                                rhe Council
         concerning generalized preferences for products falling within Chapters 1 to
         24.
         The attached proposal will therefore n*-ed to be aligned on the definitive text
         of the Regulation referred to above when it has *een adopted l y the Council..
         It may            therefore amend                    its proposal                    in the       course of the
         procedure               in        order           to     adapt               it,     where      necessary,             to
         requirements.
      AMSEX: Proposal f o r a r e g u l a t i o n .
 ---pagebreak---                                                       Proposal for a
                                               COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No
                                                          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 (1990)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 of
11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrangements
applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products ('), and in particular Article 12
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Annex I to the Agreement establishing
an Association between the European Economic Community
and Malta ( 2 ), the Community must partially suspend the
Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to certain
products; whereas it would also be appropriate provisionally
to adjust or supplement certain of the tariff benefits provided
for in the said Annex; whereas, in respect of products listed in
the Annex to this Regulation and originating in Malta, the
Community should accordingly suspend the fixed
component of the charge applicable to goods covered by
Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 and the customs duty
applicable to other goods at the levels indicated for each
product from 1 January to 31 December 1990;
             whereas in the context of the said t a r i f f suspensions, t h e
Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic will
apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the
said Protocol to the Agreement establishing an
Association between the European Economic Community
and Malta consequent on the accession of the Kingdom
of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the
Community (3); however, for the products relating
 to Regulation (EEC) no. 1035/72 (4) (order nos.
 16.0027, 16.0029 and 16.0039) Portugal will
 defer application of the preferential system
 until 31 December 1990;
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                    Article 1
   1.     From 1 January to 31 December 199Cproducts listed
   in the Annex and originating in Malta shall be imported into
   the Community                                              at the
   rates of duty indicated in the Annex for each product.
  (') OJ No L 3 2 3 . 2 9 . i l . 1980, p. 1.
  (») OJ No L 61, 14. 3. 1971, p. 3.
 G) OJ No L 8 1 , 23.3.1989, p. 11.
  (4) 0J to L 118, 20.5.1972, p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   -2 -
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Within the context of these V"               the Kingdom of
Spain and the Portuguese Republic shall apply customs
duties calculated in accordance with the relevant                                                   Article 3
provisions of the Protocol to the Association Agreement
between the European Economic Community and Malta
consequent on the accession of Spain and Portugal.                        1.     In order to implement Article 2 the Commission may
                                                                          adopt a Regulation1 reimposing customs duties for a given
                                                                          period.
However, Portugal will defer application of the
preferential system until 31 December 1990 for
                                                                          2.    Where a Member State asks the Commission to adopt
the products covered by Regulation (EEC) to.                              such a Regulation, the Commission shall reach its decision
1035/72 (order Nos. 16.0027, 16.0029 and                                  within a maximum of 10 working days from the day on
16.0039).                                                                 which it receives the request and shall inform the Member
                                                                          States of the action taken.
 2.     For the purposes of applying this Regulation, the rules
 of origin shall be those in force at the time for the                    3.     Any Member State may refer the measure taken by the
 implementation of the Agreement establishing an association              Commission to the Council within 10 working days of
 between the European Economic Community and Malta.                       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 2
 Where products benefiting from the arrangements provided                                           Article 4
 for in Article 1 are imported into the Community in such
 quantities or at such prices that they cause or threaten to
 cause material injury to Community producers of like or                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 1 January
 directly competing products, the duties applicable may be                 19VO.
 partially or totally reimposed on the products concerned.
 Such measures may be taken also in the event of material
 injury or threat of material injury limited to one region of the
 Community.
                                          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                                          States.
                                          Done at Brussels,
                                                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                                                The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                            ANNEX (a)
            Order            CNcode                                                 Description                                              Rare of duty
             No
       16.0003                                Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen:
                            0208 90 10               Of domestic pigeons                                                                             5%
       16.0005              0208 10 90
                        ex 0208 90 30         Of furred game                                                                                       free
       16.0007              0208 20 00        Frogs' legs                                                                                          free
       16.0009              0208 90 90        Other                                                                                                free
       16.0011              0409              Natural honey                                                                                       25%
       16.0023          ex 0603 90 00 ^ r\Mt flowers, not further prepared than dried                                                               7%
       16.0025          ex 0603 90 00         Cut flowers, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared                                       15%
       16.0027              0706 90 30        Horse-radish (Cochlearia armoracta)                                                                  13%
       16.0029          ex 0709 90 90         Okra                                                                                                 free
       16.0031          ex 0710 80 90         Okra                                                                                                 13%
       16.0033          ex 0711 90 70         Okra                                                                                                 free
       16.0035          ex 0712 90 90         Horse-radish (Cochlearia armoracta)                                                                  free
       16.0037          ex 0712 90 90         Okra                                                                                                   7%
       16.0039              0810   20 90       Other berries                                                                                         5%
                            0810  30  90
                            0810  40  90
                        ex 0810    90 90
       16.0041             1519 13 00          Tall oil fatty acids
                           1519 19 00          Other                                                                                                free
                           1519 20 00          Acid oils from refining
       16.0043                                 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal ,      blood   or     liver;
                            1602 20 10             Goose or duck liver                                                                             14%
        16.0045         ex 1602 90 31          Game                                                                                                  8%
        16.0047         ex 1602 90 31          Rabbit                                                                                              14%
        16.0049          ex 1602 50 90         Prepared or preserved bovine tongue                                                                 17%
        16.0051          ex 1602 90 71         Other, of sheep                                                                                     18%
                        ex 1602 90 79
        16.0053          ex 1602 90 71         Other, of goats                                                                                     16%
                      ex1602 90 79
(a) Notwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature, the wording for the designation of the products is to be considered as
    having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the application or the CN cooe.
    Where ex CN codes position are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description
    taken together.                                                                                                                ________—_.__-_--
 ---pagebreak---                                                                - 2 -
    Order
     No
               CNcode                                          Description                                       Rate of duty
16.0055       1602 90 99 Other                                                                                        16%
16.0056     1605 90 90    Other                                                                                     162
lo.UUi^       2UUJ 2U UU i rutnes                                                                                     17%
16.0059    ex 2004 90 99 Asparagus                                                                                    20%
              2005 60 00
16.0061    ex 2004 90 30 Sauerkraut                                                                                   15%
              2005 30 00
16.0063    ex 2004 90 30 Capers                                                                                       12%
              2005 90 30
16.0065    ex 2004 90 99        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 4010, 0810 40 50, 0810 30 90, 0810 20 90, 0810 40 90,
                         0810 90 10, 0810 90 90                                                                         8%
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
          ex 2009 90 21  Mixtures of juices of a value not exceeding ECU 30 per 100 kg net weight:             • 8% + AGR
                            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
16.0073      ^009 2C?9r  Grapefruit juice                                                                               7%
16.0075    ex 2009 30 31 Citrus fruit juices (excluding lemon juices) containing added sugar                          13%
16.0077    ex 2009 30 39 Citrus fruit juices (excluding lemon juices) not containing added sugar                      13%
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 4010, 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%
16.0083      2009 80 95  Juice of fruit of the species Vaccinium macrocarpon
          ex 2009 80 99  Offruitfalling within heading Nos 0801, 0803, 0804 (excluding figs) 0807 20 00,                8%
                         0810 20 90, 0810 30 90, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50, 0810 40 90, 0810 90 10,
                         0810 90 90
16.0085    ex 2009 80 99 Other, excluding apricot and peach juices                                                    18%
16.0087    ex 2009 90 51 Mixtures of juices of a value exceeding ECU 30 per 100 kg net weight, excluding
                         mixtures containing, either separately or together, over 25 % of grape citrus fruit,
                         pineapple, apple, pear apple, pear, tomato, apricot or peach juice containing added
                         sugar                                                                                        17%
16.0089    ex 2009 90 59 Other                                                                                        18%
16.0095       2009 30 91 - Juice of any other single citrus fruit:
                             - With an added sugar content exceeding 30% by weight                                     14%
 ---pagebreak---     Order          ~ CNcode                                           Description
     No                                                                                                             Rate of duty
                                                                                                                N
16.0097             2009 30 95  -   With an added sugar content not exceeding 30 % by weight                             14%
16.0099        ex   2009 30 99 \ r N o t 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% 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%
16.0113          ex 2009 90 91  Mixtures of juices:
                                -   Of a value not exceeding ECU 30 per 100 kg net weight, excluding mixtures
                                    containing, either separately or together, over 25% of grape, citrus fruit,
                                    pineapple, apple, pear, tomato, apricot or peach juice with an added content
                                    exceeding 30 % by weight                                                        17% + AGR
16.0115          ex 2009 90 93  With an added sugar content not exceeding 30% by weight                                  17%
16.0117        e x 2009 90 99   Not containing added sugar                                                                18%
                               t
16.0119             2102 10 31
                    2102 10 39                                                                                       4% + MOB
                               •Bakers' yeast
16.0123             2301 20 00  — Flours, meals and pellets, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic
                                    invertebrates                                                                         free
Abbreviations:
AGR: Levy
MOB: Variable component
 ---pagebreak---  FICHE FINANCIERE
 1.       Ligne b u d g é t a i r e con:ernee : Chap. 12 a r t .                     120
2.       Base j u r i d i q u e : a r t .        113 du t r a i t é .
3.        I n t i t u l é ae l a mesure t a r i f a i r e : P r o p o s i t i o n d ' u n règlement (CEE)
         du Conseil, po.-tant suspension t o t a l e ou p a r t i e l l e                           des d r o i t s
         a p p l i c a b l e s pour r ^ r t a ^ n s p r o d u i t s , des c h a p i t r e s 1 à 24 de la
         N.C.,         originaires          de Malte (1990)
t*.      Objectif           : Exécution d'une d é c i s i o n du Conseil ( a p p l c a t i c n d Malte
         d ' u n t r a i t e m e n t non moins f a v o r a b l e que c e l u i accoroO aux pays
         b é n é f i c i a i r e s des p r é f é r e n c e s     généralisées).
5.       Mode de c a l c u l          :
         -Cedes de la N.C. :                   P l u s i e u r s codes NC.
         - D r o i t s à a p p l i q u e r : d i v e r s , e n t r e 0 1 et 25 7,
         - D r o i t s a p p l i c a b l e s : d i v e r s , e n t r e ZX et 27 %
ô. P e r t e de r e c e t t e s         :
    La p e r t e de r e c e t t e s à i n s c r i r e pour 1990 n ' e s t pas c a l c u l a b l e en
    r a i s o n de l ' i n c e r t i t u d e      des p o s s i b i l i t é s d ' e x p o r t a t i o n s de M a l t e .
    Il     n ' y a pas une p e r t e s u p p l é m e n t a i r e à i n s c r i r e en 1990 par                      rapport
    à c e l l e i n s c r i t e en 1989.
 ---pagebreak---       FICHE D'IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L'EMPLOI
Cette 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 cette suspension
tarifaire et il n'aura pas un caractère sérieux sur la compétitivité
et L'emploi dans la Communauté.
 ---pagebreak--- Commission of the European Communities
COM(89) 345 final
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 (1990)
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 12.7.1989
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
L - 2985 Luxembourg
Series: DOCUMENTS
 1989 - 9 pp. - Format: 21.0 x 29.7 cm
EN
ISSN 0254-1475
ISBN 92-77-51946-0
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-304-EN-C
 ---pagebreak---                                                ISSN 0254-1475
  COM(89) 345 final
  DOCUMENTS
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  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 (1990)
  (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
   11      02                                 12.7.1989
   Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-304-EN-C
   ISBN 92-77-51946-0
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