CELEX: 51975PC0163
Language: en
Date: 1975-04-17
Title: AMENDMEMT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION providing for exemption from duties on importation in respect of goods sent by a private person from a third country in small consignments of a non-commercial nature to another private person living in the customs territory of the Community#AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the exemption from taxes on importation of small consignments from third countries of goods of a non-commercial nature (presented by the Commission to the Council persuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                        COM(75)163   final
                                                        Brussels , 17 april 1975
                   AMENDMEMT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
    providing for exemption from duties on importation in respect of goods sent "by a
             private person from a third country in small consignments of a,
        non-commercial nature to another private person living in the customs
                          territory of the Community
                    AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A C OUT XL DIRECTIVE
      on the exemption from taxes on importation of small consignments from third
                        countries of goods of a non-commercial nature
       (presented "by the Commission to the Council persuant to the second paragraph
                            of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)
     CCM(75 ) 163 final
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
           In accordance vith the Opinion given by the European Parlia­
ment (l ) on the proposal for a Council Regulation providing for
 exemption from duties on importation in respect of goods eent by
a private person from a third country in snail consignments cf a
ncn- commercial nature to another private person living in the
customs territory of the Community ( 2 ), the Commission considers
the time opportune to amend the initial proposal , pursuant to
Article l*t9 ( 2 ) Of the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community .
          The proposed amendment has the effect of increasing the
quantity limits of tobacco products which are adraissible duty-free .
; i ) - Council- doc . 227/75 ( ASS 117 ) of Zk February 1975
( 2 ) C0M(74 ) 203 ^+ fi ne.1
 ---pagebreak---                                    Amendment
                                    to the
                      proposal X'or a Council He3uj.ati.0n
               providing for exemption from duties on importation
u.
1.             in respect of goods sent fcy a private person from
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               a third country in small consignments of a non-com-
               mercial nature to another private person living in
                   the customs territory of the Community
        (Amendment pursuant to Article 1^9 (2 ) cf the EEC Treaty )
   The Commission amends its proposal .? as follows :
   .Article 2
    (l ) Eevised text of subparagraph ( a )
         (a ) Tobacco products
              100 cigarettes or
               50 cigarillos ( cigars of a maximum weight of 3 grammes each ) or
               23 cigars or
              IOC grammes of pipe tobacco .
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
          The amendment submitted by the Commission is that contained in
the Resolution of the European Parliament ( l ) and falls within the scope
the point of view expressed by the Economic and Social Committee (2 ).
          The quantity of tobacco products allowed to be imported exempt
from taxes is increased . This will facilitate the sending of these
products .
( 1 ) O.J. No . C 60 ,   13 March 1975 ? P « ^
( 2 ) ESC 252/75     fdm
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                             to the proposal -.       . ■•
                for a Council Directive on the exemption
             from taxes on importation of small consignments
        from third countries of goods of a non-commercial nature
                                                              ' <• -
        ( Amendment pursuant to the second paragraph of Article
                          1^9 of the SEC Treaty )
The Commission amends its proposal as follows :
        Article 2 ( a ) is amended to read as follows x
        " ( a) Tobacco product-s :
               100 cigarettes f or
                50 cigarillos ( cigars of a maximum weight of 3 grammes
                                   each) f or
                25 cigars , or
               100 grammes of pipe tobacco " •