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Date: 1979-05-14
Title: DRAFT COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) temporarily suspending the autonomous common customs tariff duties on a number of agricultural products (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(79)246 final.
                                               Brussels - 14 May 1979
                     DRAFT COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
             temporarily suspending the autonomous common
           customs tariff duties on a number of agricultural
                                products
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
   C0M(79 ) 246 final .
 ---pagebreak---                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 .The subject of the following draft regulation is the
, temporary suspension of duties in the Common Customs Tariff
  for a number of agricultural items ( as requested by the
  Member States .   .
  It is partly a prolongation and partly a new measure .
  It seems appropriate to the Commission that a duty suspension
  is justified for "the goods listed in the annex to this
  regulation .                             '     •    •
 The Commission proposes a total suspension for those products .
  for which Community production does not exist or is minimal .
 A partial suspension is proposed in cases where the Community
 production covers only a part of the requirements . The rate
 of the partially suspended duty depends on the extent of the
 possible Community supply to the Community users . ' The Commission
  is also         looking for the right balance between the
  interests of the suppliers , users and the consumers in the
 Community .
  It also takes into account the need to protect employment .
  The proposed measures are confined to a fixed period
  because of the difficulties of estimating the evolution of the
  basic factors .               *   ;
                                         '          »
  For a number of items for which the Member States also requested
  duty suspensions the Commission does not propose a tariff measure
 because the necessary conditions are not fulfilled . This
  concerns the following items t
 ---pagebreak--- CCT heading No                 Description of goods
ex 03.03 B IV a) 4 Scallops , frozen , intended for the processing
                   mdustry ( in tins )
ex 16.05 A         Crabs of the ' Geryon Quinquedent 1 ' variety ,
             .   • simply boiled in water and shelted , whether or
                   not frozen , in packings of a net capacity of
                   2 kg or more , intended for the processing
                   industry
ex 20.07 A II a)   Pear juice of a value exceeding 22 EUA per 100 kg .
                   net weight , for use in the manufacture of perry ,
                   meeting the following requirements :
                   1 ) havmg
                       a) a specific gravity of not less than 1.36
                           at 15° C
                       b) a total acidity expressed as malic acid
                           of not less than 2.5 percent weight /volume
                       c ) a pH of not less than 3.9
                   2) containing not more than :
                       a) 0.2 mg /kg of arsenic
                       b) 3 mg /kg of copper
                       c) 10 mg /kg of iron
                       d) 1 mg /kg of lead
                       e ) 100 mg /kg of sulphur dioxide
                       f ) 7.5 mg /kg of zinc
                   3 ) not containing :
                       a) pectic substances
                       b ) in 10 g of juice , micro-organism capable
                           of frowth on Scarr 's osmophilic medium
 ---pagebreak---                                                        DRAFT
                                COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 1
              temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a
                                        number of agriculture! products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                  period of validity by reference to the interests of
COMMUNITIES,                                                 Community production,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 28             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
thereof,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by                                   Article i
the Commission,                                              The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for
Whereas production in the Community of the                   the products listed in the tables annexed to this Regu­
products specified in this Regulation is currently           lation shall be suspended at the level indicated against
                                                             each of them .
inadequate or non-existent, and whereas producers
thus cannot meet the needs of user industries in the
                                                             These suspensions shall be applicable :
Community ;
                                                             – from 1 July to 31 December 1979 lot the products
Whereas in certain cases it is in the interest of the            listed in Table I,
Community to suspend the autonomous Common
                                                             – from 1 July 1979 to 30 June 1?80 for the
Customs Tariff duties only partially, particularly since         products listed in Table II,
the goods in question are produced in the Commu­
nity and in the other cases to suspend them totally ;
Whereas, in view of the difficulty of assessing accu­
rately short-term trends in the economic situation in                                Article 2
the relevant sectors, suspension measures should be
taken only for temporary periods by fixing their             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1979 ,
              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
                                                            TABLE I
                                                                                                                      Rate
              CCT
                                                                   Description                                I   autonomous
           hcading No
                                                                                                              I    duty ( % )
                                 I
     03.01 A I b)                I Salmon , fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen                                     0
 ex 03.01 B II a) and               Fillets of herring, fresh , chilled or frozen , intended for
              B II b) 7             the processing industry (a)                                                         0
ex   03.02 A I a)                    Herring, dried , salted or in brine, whole, headless or in
                                     pieces, intended for the processing industry (a)                                   0
ex   03.02 A II d)                   Fillets of herring, dried , salted or in brine , intended for
                                    the processing industry (a)                                                         0
ex   16.04 Β                        Salmon , intended for the processing industry for further
                                    manufacture into pastes or spreads (a)                                              0
ex   16.04 C II                     Spiced and salted herrings, in packings of a net capacity
                                    of 10 kg or more , intended for the processing industry (a)                         0
ex   16.04 C II                     'Herring-flaps , prepared or preserved in vinegar, in pack­
                                    ings of a net capacity of 10 kg or more, intended for the
                                    processing industry (a)                                                             0
ex   16.05 Β                        Shrimps and prawns other than those of the 'Crangon
                                    variety, boiled in water and shelled , whether or not frozen
                                    or dried, intended for the industrial manufacture of
                                    products falling within heading No 16.05 (a)                                       10
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be earned out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
 ---pagebreak---                                                             TABLE II
         CCT                                                                                                          Rate of
        heading                                                 Description                                       autonomous
          No                                                                                                        duty (%)
ex 03.01 B I e)           Piked dog-fish (Squalus acanthias), fresh, chilled or frozen,
                          whole, headless or in pieces                                                                    0
ex 03.01 B I g)           Lesser or Greenland halibut (Hippoglossus reinhardtius), fresh,
                          chilled or frozen, whole, headless or in pieces                                                0
ex 03.01 B I q) I Sardinops sa#ax or ocellata (pilchards) fresh, chilled or frozen; |
                          ( a ) whole , of a Length of 20 cm or
                                   more ,
                          Cb ) headless , of a length of 15cm or
                                   more ,
                          intended for the processing industry ( a )                                                      4
 ex 03.01 B I q)           Flaps of Sardinops sagax or ocellata (pilchards) fresh, chilled or
                           frozen, of a length of 12 cm or more, intended for the
                           processing industry (a)                                                                         0
 ex 03.01 B I q)           Sturgeons, fresh, chilled or frozen, whole, headless or in pieces,
                           intended for the processing industry (a)                                                        0
 ex 03.01 C                Hard fish roes, fresh, chilled or frozen                                                        0
 ex 03.02 Aie)             Anchovies (Engraulis spp) salted or in brine, whole, headless or
                           in pieces, in packings of a net capacity of 8 kg or more                                        0
      03.02 Aie) I      I
                           Salmon, salted, or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces                                       4
 ex 03.02 A J f)           Coalfish (Pollachius virens or Gadus virens), salted or - in brine,
                           whole, headless or in pieces, intended for the processing indus­
                           try (a)                                                                                          7
 ex 03.02 A II d)          Fillets of coalfish (Pollachius virens or Gadus virens), salted or in
                           brine                                                                                            7
 ex 03.02 C                 Hard fish roes, salted or in brine                                                              0
 ex 03.03 A I              Tails of crawfish, chilled or frozen, shelled or not                                           10
 ex 03.03 B I b)            Oysters, fresh (live), weighing no more than 12 g . each                                        0
 ex 03.03 B I b)            Oysters, fresh (live), of the 'Crassostrea gigas' variety, weighing
                            more than 100 g each                                                                            o
07.01 G III                 Horse-radish ( Cochlearia armoracia ),
                            fresh or chilled                                                                                7
  ex 07.03 E '              Mushrooms, excluding cultivated mushrooms, preserved in
                            brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but not
                            specially prepared for immediate consumption                                                    0
  ex 07.04 B -              Mushrooms, excluding cultivated mushrooms, dried, dehydrated
                            or evaporated, whole or in identifiable pieces or slices, intended
                            for the processing industry (a)                                                                 0
                                           or green
  ex 07.04 B                Sweet red peppers, dried, dehydrated or evaporated, whole, cut or
                            sliced, but not further prepared                                                                0
  ex 07.05 B I              Beans, dried, white of the species Phaseolus vulgaris                                           0
  ex 08.01 A                Dates, fresh or dried, in immediate packings of a net capacity
                            not exceeding 35 kg, for repacking for retail sale (a)                                          0
  (a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.
 ---pagebreak---           CCT                                                                                                        Rate of
        heading                                                 Description                                       • utonomous
           No                                                                                                       duty ( % )
ex   08.01 A              Dates, fresh or dried , intended for processing other than for the
                          production of alcohol (a)                                                                      0
ex   08.09                Rose-hips, fresh                                                                               0
ex   08.10 A              Bilberries (fruits of Vaccinium myrtillus), whether or not cooked,
                          preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar                                              4
ex   08.10 Β              Blue-black fruits of the species Vaccinium , other than those of
                          Vaccinium myrtillus, whether or not cooked, preserved by
                          freezing, not containing added sugar                                                           4
ex   08.10 Β              Cranberries (fruits of Vaccinium vitis idaea), whether or hot
                          cooked, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar                                     0
ex   08.10 Β              Red or rose fruits of the species Vaccinium , other than those of
                          Vaccinium vitis idaea , whether or not cooked, preserved by
                          freezing, not containing added sugar                                                          0
ex   08.10 Β              Rose-hips, whether or not cooked, preserved by freezing, not
                          containing added sugar                                                                         0
ex   08.10 Β              Dates, frozen in immediate packings of a net capacity of 5 kg or
                          more, not intended for the production of alcohol (a)                                           0
ex   09.04 B I            Paprika, ground, for use in animal feedingstuffs (a)                                           0
     09.10 C I            Saffron , neither crushed nor ground                                                          10
ex   16.04 A I            Hard fish roes, washed, cleaned of adherent organs and simply
                          salted or in brine                                                                             0
ex   16.05 A              Crabs of the 'King , 'Hanasaki', 'Kegani and 'Queen varieties,
                          simply boiled in water and shelled, whether or not frozen , in
                          packings of a net capacity of 2 kg or more, intended for the
                          processing industry (a)                                                                        0
ex   16.05 A              Crabs, excluding the species 'Cancer pegarus', simply boiled in
                          water and shelled, whether or not frozen , in packings of a net
                          capacity of 2 kg or more, for repacking for retail sale (a)                                    5
     23.07 A              Fish or marine mammal solubles                                                                 0
(a) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.