CELEX: 51989PC0205
Language: en
Date: 1989-04-21
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2658/87 ON THE TARIFF AND STATISTICAL NOMENCLATURE AND ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                        C0MC89) 205 final
                                        Brussels, 21 April 1989
                             Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical
             nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
                     (presented by the Commission)
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                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 In the multilateral trade negotiations under the GATT which
 started in 1986,following the Ministerial Declaration adopted
 at Punta del Este,the Tropical Products sector was identified
 as a priority sector.This priority applied to both the timing of
 the negotiations and the implementation of the results.
 The Community's commitment to this objective was demonstrated
by it being the first developed country to submit a detailed
 offer in October 1987 an example which was not followed until
much later by the other participants.However,as the Mid-term
Review in Montreal approached other participants,both developed
and developing, tabled their proposals.In November 1988 the
Commission sent to the Council a proposal which elaborated the
Community's position on Tropical Produots.lt consisted of four
elements :
          a special action in favour of the least-developed devel-
          oping countries;
          tariff reductions on a selected list of tropical prod-
          ucts;
          elimination of certain quantitative restrictions on
          tropical products applied by Member States
          invitation to Member States applying excise duties on
          tropical beverages to indicate their intentions,if
          possible,on their eventual reduotion or elimination
The Council gave its agreement to the Commission proposal
and at Montreal accepted that further small modifications were
necessary in order to reach a result in the negotiations
that was acceptable to all parties.The Community's contribution
provides for tariff concessions on trade amounting to more than
10 bn Ecu,the elimination of certain national quantitative
restrictions and a number of speoiflc measures in favour of the
LLDCs.The aim of this proposal for a Council Deoision is to put
into effect the tariff concessions on Tropical Products resulting
from the Montreal Mid-term Review.
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 ---pagebreak---                                 Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
     amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical
                nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community,and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the multilateral trade negotiations under the GATT opened
pursuant to the Ministerial Declaration adopted at Punta del Este
on 20 September 1986 led to an interim result in the Tropical
Products Negotiating Group at the Montreal Mid-term Review in
December 1988;
Whereas the Community's contribution to this result on Trop-
ical products consists of three elements: first,a significant
number of tariff reductions on a mfn basis,secondly,the
elimination of a number of quantitative restrictions on tropic?..',
products applied by Member States and finally a series of
concessions for least-developed developing countries that would
ensure duty free access for practically all tropical products &s
veil as improved aocess where necessary for tropical roots and
rice;
Whereas the Community has found the concessions made by other
countries participating in the negotiations constitute an
acceptable result;
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 ---pagebreak---  Whereas the Punta del Este Ministerial Declaration provides for
 the early implementation of results obtained in the area of Trop-
 i c a l Produots and the Community has found i t necessary,therefore,
 to implement t h i s result on Tropical Produots on an autonomous
 basis, pending the end of the current round of multilateral trade
 negotiations ;
 W h e r e a s import measures are necessary amending on an autonomous basis c e r t a i n
  r a t e s of duty l a i d down i n the combined nomenclature, e s t a b l i s h e d by Council
  Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 ( 1 ) , as l a s t amended by Commission Regulation
  (EEC) No 20/89 ( 2 ) ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                          Article 1
   1.       The combined nomenclature annexed to Regulation
 (EEC)No 2 6 5 8 / 8 7 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex.
   2. The amendments to combined nomenclature subheadings provided
for i n this Regulation shall b e applied a s Tario subdivisions
until their insertion in the combined nomenclature under the
conditions laid down in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) N o
2658/87.
                                   Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force o n the d a y of i t s p u b l i -
cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effeot from                  1 July 1989.
This Regulation shall b e binding in i t s entirety and direotly
applicable in a l l Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                     For the Council
                                                         The President
(1) 0J No L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) 0J No L 4 , 6.1.1989, p. 19.
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                                                                             Rate of duty
   CN                              Oescri ption
 code                                                                 autonomous                 Supplem en
                                                                        (5) or                      tary
                                                                        levy        conventional    unit
                                                                        (AGR)
                                                                             3
0603          Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind
              suitable for bouquets or for ornamental
              purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached,
              impregnated or otherwise prepared :
0603 10       - Fresh :
               - From 1 June to 31 October
0*03 10 11          Roses                                                 20            24           p/st
0603 10 : "; —        Carnati ons                                         20            24           p/st
0603 10 "r          Orchi ds                                              20            24           p/st
0603 10 21          Gladioli                                              20            24           p/st
0603 10 ?-•         Chrysanthemums                                        20            24           p/st
0603 10 •:- —       Other                                                 20            24
              — From 1 November to 31 May
0603  10 51         Roses                                                 15            17           p/st
0603  10 fo         Car-nations                                           15            17           p/st
0603  10 M — - Orchids                                                    15            17           p/st
0603  10 61 (— C! ?dioli                                                  15            17           p/st
0603  10'65 |       Chrysanthemums                                        I5            17           p/st
0603  10 69 |       Other                                                 15            17
0603  90 00 Unchanged
0801          Coconut' , Brazil nuts and cashew nuts,
              fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or
              peeled •.
0801  10     |- Coconuts :
0801  10 !' !— D&ss ccoted coconut                                    Free
0801  10 • '• i— Othe-
0801  20 ' .'unchanged
0801  30 •'" ' jUnchange'd
0802         iOther nrts, fresh or crier:, whether or not
             jshel1ed or peelcd ;
08C2 11     r
to           {unchanged
0802 90 10
0802 9f> ?C —      ftrzta  (OT* b e t e l ; arid c o l a ...         Free
080? *0 v" ._     ni-hr-T.                                          !rr*e
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                                                              Rate of duty
   CN                              Descri ption
  code                                                  autonomous                Supplemen-
                                                          ( Î ) or                  tary
                                                          1 evy      conventional    unit
                                                          (AGR)          (S)
0804         Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas,
             mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried :
0804 10 00
to •         Unchanged
0804 40 90
0804 50 00 - Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens
0807         Melons (including watermelons) and papaws
             (papayas), fresh :
0807 10
to           Unchanged
0807 10 90
0807 20 00 - Papaws (papayas)
0810         Oi-her f r u i t , fresh :
0810 10
to           Unchanged
0810 40 90
0810 90      — Other :
0810 90 10 — Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch.)        11
0810 90 30 — Tamarinds, cashewapples, lychees,
                 jackfruit, sapodillo plums                   7,5
0810 90 80 —     Other                                       11
0812         Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved
             (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in
             brine, in sulphur water or in other pre-
             servative solutions), but unsuitable in
             that state for immediate consumption :
0812 10 00
to         [Unchanged
0812 90 20|
0812 90 30 j — Papaws (panjyas)                                           5,5
0812 90 40 I
to         kinchansed
0812 90 90 I
                                                                                             i I
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                                                               Rate of duty
   CN                       Description
 code                                                    autonomous                Supplemen
                                                           (*) or                     tary
                                                           levy       conventional    unit
                                                           (AGR)          (S)
      1                          2                             3             4            5
0813         Fruit, dried, other than of heading Nos
             0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried
             fruits of this chapter :
08 r3 10 OC
to           Unchanged
0813 40 30
0813   40 50 — Papaws (papayas)                              2              4
0813   40 60                                             Free               4          -
0813   40 99 — Other                                          8             6          _
0813   50
to           Unchanged
0813   50 99
0901         Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffei-
             nated; coffee husks and skins; coffee sub-
             stitutes containing coffee in any propor-
             tion :
             - Coffee, not roasted :
0901 11 "0 — Not decaffeinated                                4             5          _
0901 12 QC-                                                 10            13           -
             - Coffee, roasted :
0901 21 C"                                                  12            15           ..
0901 22 or                                                  lb            18           ...
0901 30 00                                                    7           13           ._
0901 40 00 Unchanged
0902         Tea :
0902 10 00
to           Unchanged
0902 20 00
0902 30 00 - Black tea (fermented) and partly fermen-
               ted tea, in immediate packings of a con-
                                                         Free               5          _
0902 40 00 Unchanged
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                                                              Rate of duty
                             Description
                                                         autonomous                Suppl emen-
                                                           (*) or                     tary
                                                           levy      conventional     unit
                                                           (AGR)
                                                              3
 0904        Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed
             or ground fruits of the genus Capsicum or
             of the genus Pimenta :
             — Pepper :
 0904 11     — Neither crushed nor ground :
 0904 11 10 —    For the industrial manufacture of
                  essential oils or resinoids (1)        Free         Free
 0904 11 90 —    Other                                   Free            10
 0904 12 00 — Crushed or ground                                          12,5
 0904 20     — Fruit of the genus Capsicum or of the
               genus Pimenta, dried or crushed or
               ground :
             — Neither crushed nor ground :
 0904 20 10 Unchanged
             —   Other :
 0904 20 31
 to          Unchanged
 0904 20 35
 0904 20 39        Other                                                 10
 0904 20 90 —   Crushed or ground                                        12
 0906        Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree f l o w e r s :
 0906 10 00 I- Neither crushed nor ground                Free              8
 0906 20 00 j- Crushed or ground                         Free              8
 0907 00 CC^Cloves (whole f r u i t , cloves and stems)     10           15
 0908        Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms :
 0908 10     - Nutmeg :
 0908 10 10 Unchanged
 0908 10 90 — Other                                                      10
 0908 20     - Mace :
 0908 20 10 Unchanged
 0908 20 90 — Crushed or ground . ^.
 0908 30 00 Unchanged
(1) Entry under this subheading is subject,to conditions laid down in the relevant
    Community provisions.
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                                                                               Rate of duty
                              Descri ption
                                                                      autonomous                   Supplemen-
                                                                          (%) or                      tary
                                                                          1 evy       conventional    unit
                                                                          (AGR)           (*)
                                                                               3
 0909        Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander,
             cumin or caraway; juniper berries :
 0909 10     — Seeds of anise or badian :
 0909 10 10 — Seeds of ani se                                        Free                 10
 0909 10 90 — Seeds of badi an                                              10
 0909 20 00 Unchanged
 0909 30     — Seeds of cumin :
             — Neither crushed nor ground :
 0909 30 11 —    For the industrial manufacture of
                 essential oils or resinoids (1) .                   Free
 0909 30 19 —    Other                                               Free
 0909 30 90 — Crushed or ground                                      Free                 10
 0909 40     — Seeds of caraway :
 0909 40 11  Unchanged
 0909 40 19      Other                                               Free
 0909 40 .90 — Crushed or ground                                     Free                   10
 0909 50     — Seeds of fennel; juniper berries :
             — Neither crushed nor ground :
 0909 50 1       For the industrial manufacture of
                 essential oils or resinoids (1) .                   Free
 0909 50 ^? —    Other                                               Free                   5
 0909 50 90 — Crushed or ground                                      Free                 10
 0910        Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme,
             bay leaves, curry and other spices :
 0910 10 00 Unchanged
 0910 20     — Saffron :
 0910 20 10 — Neither crushed nor ground                                   10
 0910 20 90 — Crushed or ground                                             10
 0910 40     — Thyme; bay leaves :
             — Thyme :
             —   Neither crushed nor ground :
 0910 40 11 Unchanged
 0910 40 13       Other            .                                         7
 0910 40 19      Crushed or ground r                                         8,5
 0910 40 90 — Bay 1 eaves                                                    7
 0910 50 00 Unchanged
             — Other spices :
(1) Entry under t h i s subheading is s u b j e c t - t o conditions l a i d down i n the relevant
    Community provisions.
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                                                              Rate of duty
                            Descri ption
                                                         autonomous               Supplemen-
                                                           (5) or                    tary
                                                           levy      conventional    unit
                                                           (AGR)         (*)
                                                              3              4          5
0910 91     —   Mixtures referred to in note 1 (b) to
                this chapter :
0910  91 10      Neither crushed nor ground                 12,5         20
0910  91 90 —    Crushed or ground                          12,5         25
091*0 99    — Other :
0910  99 10 Unchanged
            —Other :
0910 99 91        Neither crushed nor ground                12,5         20
0910 99 99        Crushed or ground                         12,5         25           -
1211        Plants and parts of plants (including seeds
             and fruits), of a kind used primarily in
             perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal,
            fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or
             dried, whether or not cut, crushed or
             powdered :
1211 10 00
to          Unchanged
1211 20 00
1211 90     - Other
1211 90 1 0 ; — Pyrethrum (flowers, leaves, stems,
                peel and roots)                          Free              3
1211 90 30
to          Unchanged
1211 90 90
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                                                                                         Rate of" duty
    CN                                 Description
   code                                                                          autonomous                             Supplemen-
                                                                                      (5) or                               tary
                                                                                      1 evy      conventional              unit
                                                                                      (AGR)            (S)
       1                                    2                                            3                4                   5
 1302           Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic sub-
                stances, pectinates and pectates; agar-
                agar and other mucilages and thickeners,
                whether or not modified, derived from
               vegetable products :
               - Vegetable saps and extracts :
 1302 11 00
 to            Unchanged
 1302 13 00
 1302 14 CO —      Of pyrethrum or of the roots of plants
                   containi ng rotenone                                          Free                   5
 1302   19     — Other :
 1302   19 10 Unchanged
 1302   19 30       Intermixtures of vegetable extracts,
                    for the manufacture of beverages or of
                    food preparati ons                                           Free                   5
                    Other :
 1302   19 91                                                                    Free                   2,5                 -
 1302 19 9*
 to            Unchanged
 1302 39 00
 1513          Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil
                and fractions thereof, whether or not re-
               fined, but not chemically ;.;dified :
               - Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions :
 1513 11       — Crude oi1 :
 1513 11 :•:•        For technical or industrial uses other
                    than the manufacture of foodstuffs for
                                                                                        4               5
 1513 11 91
 to            Unchanged
 1513 29 99
(1) Entr-v under thi?. sufchp.3di r,«- i s s u b j e c t t o c o n d i t i o n s l a i s down i n t h e r e l e v a n t
     Comnvjm t y p r o v i s i o n s .
 ---pagebreak--- r  CN
  code
                              Description
                                                                        Rate of duty
                                                                autonomous                  Supplemen-
                                                                  il)    or                    tary
                                                                  I evy        conventional    unit
                                                                  ( AGR )          (*)
                                                                        3
 1521        Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides),
             beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti,
             whether or not refined or coloured :
 1521 10      - Vegetable waxes :
 1521  10 10 Unchanged
 1521  10 90 - Other
1521  90     - Other :
1521  90 10 -- Spermaceti, whether or not refined or
                  coloured                                      Free                 3,5
             ---• Beeswax and other insect waxes, whether
                  or not refined or coloured :
1521 90 91 'inchanged
1521 90 99         Other                                              2,5
1802 00 00 Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa
             waste                  ,                           Free
1803          'ocoa paste, whether or not defattt?
1803 10 00 - Not defatted                                           12             15
1803 20 00 - Wholly or partly defatifd                                             15
                                                                    12
1804 00 00 Cocoa butter, fat and oil                                               12
1805 00 00 Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or                9
             other sweetem ng matter                                               16
                                                                    12
2001        iVegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible
            ! parts of plants, prepared or preserved by
            U'inegar or acetic acid :
2001 10 00
to               :hanged
2001 90 10 !
2001 90 20        Fruit of the genu*:- Capsi :. :.;n other than
                  sweet peppers or pimentos                           7,5          10
2001 90 30
to          '.Unchanged
2001 90 50
2001 90 60 !— Palm hearts                                           15             20
2001 90 80 —     Other                                                             20
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                                                                   Rate of duty
   CN                            Description
  code                                                       autonomous                Supplemen-
                                                               (5) or                     tary
                                                               1 evy      conventional    unit
                                                               (AGR)          (*)
                                                                                4
2008        Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of
            plants, otherwise prepared or preserved,
            whether or not containing added sugar or
            other sweetening matter or spirit, not
            elsewhere specified or included :
2008 11
to          Unchanged
2008 80 99
2008 91 00 —    Palm hearts                                     16            20
2008 92 11
to          Unchanged
2008 92 99
2008 99         Other :
               - Containing added spirit :
               — Ginger :
2008 99 .11    -— Of an actual alcoholic strength by
                    mass not exceeding 11,85 \ mas . . .        16            26
2008 99 19     •— Other                                         24
                - Grapes
2008 99 21     —    U i t h a sugar content exceeding 13* by
                    weight                                   32 + AGR
2008 99 23     -— Other                                         32
                   Other :
                  • U i t h a sugar content exceeding 9\ by
                    weight :
                  — Of an actual alcoholic strength by
                    mass not exceeding 11,85 2 mas :
2008 99 25        — P a s s i o n f r u i t and guavas        20+2           30+2
                                                              AD S/Z        AD S/Z
2008 99 27              Other                                32 + AGR        30+2
                                                                            AD S/Z
                  — Other :
2008 99 32        — Passionfruit and guavas                  20 + AGR
2008 99 34        — Other                                    32 + AGR
2008 99
to          Unchanged
2008 99 45
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                                                                  Rate of duty
    CN                          Description
I rode                                                      autonomous                 Suppl cr:.:
                                                               (%) or                     tar y
                                                               levy      conventional     unit
                                                               (AGR)
                                                                                4
                      Other :
 2008 99 46           - Passionfruit, guavas and tamarind    10 + 2        20  + 2
                                                             AD S/Z        AD  S/Z
 2008 99 48             Other                               23 + AGR       20  + 2
                                                                           AD  S/Z
                      Containing added sugar, in immediate
                       packings of a net content not excee-
                       ding 1 kg :
 2008 99 51
 to          Unchanged
 2008 99 55
                      Other :
 2008 99 61             Passionfruit and guavas              12 + 2        24  + 2
                                                             AD S/Z        AD  S/Z
 2008 99 69             Other                               27 + AGR       24  + 2
                                                                           AD  S/Z
 2008 99 71
 to          Unchanged
 2008 99 99
 2009       •Fruit juices (including grape must) and
             vegetable juices, unfermented and not con-
             taining added spirit, whether or not con-
             taining added sugar or other sweetening
             matter :
 2009 11 11
 to          Unchanged
 2009 80 19
                   Other :
                     Of a value not exceeding 30 ECU per
                     100 kg net weight :
 2009 80 32            Juices of passionfruit and guavas    21    AGR
 2009 80 34  — „ . —   other                                42    AGR
 2009 80 39
 to          Unchanged
 2009 80 80
             —     Other :
                     Uith an added sugar content exceeding
                     30 5 by weight :
 2009 80 87            Juices of passionfruit and guavas .  15    AD S/Z  21    AD S/Z
 2009 80 85            Other                                24    AGR     21    AD S/Z
 2009 80 93
 to          Unchanged
 2009 80 99
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                                                            Rate of• duty
   CN                      Descri ption
 code                                                 autonomous                 Supplemen-
                                                        (•*;) or                    tary
                                                        levy        conventional    unit
                                                        (AGR)           (*>
      1                         2                           3              4           5
?101       Extraxts, essences and concentrates, of
           coffee, te or mate and preparations with a
           basis of these products or with a basis
           of coffee, te or mate; roasted chicory and
           other roasted coffee substitutes, and
           extracts, essences and concentrates
           thereof :
2101 10
to         Unchanged
2101 10 99
2101 20    - Extracts, essences and concentrates, of
             tea or mate, and preparations with a
             basis of these extracts, essences or
             concentrates, or with a basis of tea or
             mate :
2101 20 10 —  Containing no milkfats, milk proteins,
              sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch
              or containing less than 1,5 5 milkfat,
              2,5 \ milk proteins, 5 5 sucrose or
              isoglucose, 5 \ glucose or starch ....     6              12           -
2101 20 90
to         Unchanged
2101 30 99
3203 00    Colouring matter of vegetable or animal
           origin (including dyeing extracts but
           excluding animal black), whether or not
           chemically defined; preparations as spe-
           cified in note 3 to this chapter based on
           colouring matter of vegetable or animal
           origin :
           - Colouring matter of vegetable origin and
             preparations based thereon :
3203 00 11 Unchanged
3203 00 19 — Other                                    Free              4,1          _
3203 00 90 - Colouring matter of animal origin and
             preparations based thereon                  2,5            5,3          _
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                                                              Rate o f  duty
   CN                           Descri ption
 code                                                   autonomous                  Supplemen-
                                                          (5) or                       tary
                                                          levy         conventional    unit
                                                          (AGR)            (S)
                                                              3
3301         Essential oils (terpeneless or not), in-
             cluding concrets and absolutes; resinoids;
             concentrates of essential oils in fats, in
             fixed oils, in waxes or the like, obtained
             by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic by-
             products of the deterpenation of essential
             oils; aqueous distillates ans aqueous
             solutions of essential oils :
3301 11 10
to          junchanged
3301 19 90 I
             — Essential o i l s other than those of
               citrus f r u i t :
3301  21     — Of geranium :
3301  21 10 —    Not deterpenated                       Free               2,7
3301  21 90 —    Deterpenated                              2,3             4,6
3301  22     — Of jasmin :
3301  22 10 Unchanged
3301  22 90 —    Deterpenated                              2,3             4,6
3301.23 10
to           Unchanged
3301 25 90
3301  26     — Of vétiver :
3301  26 10 Unchanged
3301  26 90 —    Deterpenated                              2,3             4,6
3301  29     — Other :
            |     Of clove, niaouli and ylang-ylang
3301 29 1' |       Not deterpenated                     Free               2,7
3301 29 71 I       Deterpenated                             2,3            4,6
            ;     Other :
                   Not deterpenated
3301 29 51
to           Unchanged
3301 29 59
3301  29 91        Deterpenated                            2,3             4,6
3301  30 00 - Resi noi ds                                  2               4,1
3301  90     - Other :
3301  90 10 — Terpenic by-products of the deterpena-
                tion of essenti al oiIs                     2,3            A,6
3301 90 90 !-~ Other                                       3               6
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                                                                  Rate of  duty
  CN                               Descri ption
 code                                                      autonomous                  Supplemen-
                                                              <*•) or                     tary
                                                              1 evy       conventional    uni t
                                                              (AGR)           U)
3802       Activated carbon; activated natural mineral
           products; animal black, including spent
           animal black :
3802*10 00 - Activated carbon                                                 6,3
3802 90 00 Unchanged
4003 00 00 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in
           plates, sheets or strip                         Free
4007 00 00 Vulcanized rubber thread and cord                                  6,2
4014       Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (in-
           cluding teats), of vulcanized rubber other
           than hard rubber, with or without fittings
           of hard rubber :
4014 10 00 • Sheath contraceptives                         Free
4014 90     — Other :
4014 90 10 — Teats, nipple shields, and similar
               arti cl es for babi es                      F rue
4014 90 90 — Other                                         Free
4015       Articles of apparel and clothing accesso-
           ries (including gloves), for all purposes,
           of vulcanized rubber other than hard
           rubber :
           - Gloves :
4015 11 00 — Surgi cal                                         2,7            5,3          pa
4015 19    — Other :
4015 19 10 - — Household gloves . ,                            2,7            5,3          pa
4015 It 90 ~~ Other                                    • •     2,?            5.3          pa
4015 90 00 - Other . . . . . . . . .                           §•
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                                                                         Rate of duty
    CN                                     Description
   code                                                             autonomous               Supplemen-
                                                                      (S) or                    tary
                                                                      levy      conventional    unit
                                                                      (AGR)
 4016        Other articles of vulcanized rubber other
             than hard rubber :
 4016 10     — Of cellular rubber :
 4016" 10 10 Unchanged
 4016 10 90 — Other                                                    20 (1)       5,3
             — Other :
 4016 91 00 — Floor coverings and mats                                 15 (2)       4,4
 4016 92 00 — Erasers                                                  15 (2)       4,4
 4016 93     — Gaskets, washers and other seals :
 4016 93 10 Unchanged
 4016 93 90 —        Other                                             15 (2)       4,4
 4016 94 00 — Boat or dock fenders, whether or not
                   i nf1atable                                         15 (2)       4,4
 4016 95 00 — Other i nf1atable arti cl es                             15 (2)       4,4
 4016 99     — Other :
 4016 99 10 Unchanged
 4016 99 90 —        Other                                             15 (2)       4,4
 4407        Uood sawn or chipped lengthwise, s l i c e d or
             peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or
             f i n g e r - j o i n t e d , of a thickness exceeding
             6 mm:
 4407 10 10
 to          Unchanged
 4407 10 99
             — Of the following tropical woods :
 4407 21     — Dark red meranti, 1i ght red meranti,
                   meranti bakau, white lauan, white
                   meranti, white seraya, yellow meranti,
                   alan, keruing, ramin, kapur, teak,
                   jongkong, merbau, jelutong and kempas:
 4407 21 10  —       Finger-jointed, whether or not
                     pianed or sanded                                  2,5          4,9
             —      Other :
                      Planed :
 4407 21 31              Blocks, strips and friezes for par-
                        quet or wood block flooring, not
                         assembled                                     2            4
 4407 21 39             Other                                          2            4
 4407 21 50           Sanded                                           2.5          4,9
 4407 21 90  Unchanged
(1) Duty rate of 4,5                 subject to certain conditions,
(2) Duty rate of 3,5                 subject to certain conditions.
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                                                                                              Rate of duty
   CN                                     Descri ption
 code                                                                                   autonomous                Suppl emen-
                                                                                          (*) or                     tary
                                                                                          levy       conventional    unit
                                                                                          (AGR)          (*)
                                                                                              3
4407 22        — Okoumé, obeche, s a p e l l i , sipo, acajou
                     d ' A f r i q u e , makoré, i r o k o , tiama,
                     mansonia, ilomba, dibétou, limba and
                     azobé:
4407 22 10     — F i n g e r - j o i n t e d , whether or not
                       planed or sanded                                 s                  2,5           4,9
                       Other :
                         Planed :
4407 2 2 31                Blocks, strips and friezes for par-
                           quet or wood block flooring, not
                           assembled                                                       2             4
4407 22 39                 Other                                                           2             4
4407 2 2 50                Sanded                                                          2,5           4,9
4407 2 2 90    Unchanged
 409           Uood (including strips and friezes for par-
               quet flooring, not assembled) continuously
               shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfe-
               red, U-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded
               or the like) along any of its edges or
               faces, whether or not planed, sanded or
               finger-jointed :
4409 10 10
to             Unchanged
4409 10 90
4409 20        — Non-c' r i -' c r o u s :
4409 ::o       — Beariings and mouldings including
                     moulded skirting and other moulded
                     boards                                                                2,5
               — Other :
4409 20  °1            Blocks, strips and frieres for* parquet
                       o r woo d block f 7 - : r i - a. r c 1 :s s s e m b 1 e d
4409 20  9*            Othf-r                                                       • I
4414 00        wooden frames for painti ? % , phoi
             ' m i r r o r s o r «Mmila" o f
4414 00  ;* j - Of t "                     o d , as s p e c i f i e d i n a d d i -
                  t i o n a l note 2 t o t h i s Chapter                                   2,5           5.i
4414 00  9 0 | - Of o t h e r wood                                                         15            5,1
             i
             i
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   CN                     Description
                                                      T            ,. un-
 code                                                  autonomous              Supplemen-
                                                          (%> or                  tary
                                                          levy    conventional    unit
                                                          (AGR)
4418       Builders' joinery and carpentry of wood,
           including cellular wood panels, assembled
           parquet panels, shingles and snakes :
4418 10 00 Unchanged
441S 20    — Doors and their frames and thresholds :
4418 20 10 — Of tropical wood, as specified in addi-
              tional note 2 to this Chapter                3
4418 20 90 — Of other wood                                 14
4418 30 10
to         Unchanged
4418 90 00
           Tableware and kitchenware, of wood :
4419 00 00
           - Of tropical wood, as specified in addi
4419 00 10   tional note 2 to this Chapter              Free
           - Of other wood                                   15
4419 00 90
4420       Wood marquetry and inlaid wood; caskets and
           cases for jewellery or cutlery, and simi-
           lar articles, of wood; statuettes and other
           ornaments, of wood; wooden articles of
           furniture not falling within Chapter 94 :
4420 10    — Statuettes and other ornaments, of wood :
4420 10 11 — Of tropical wood, as specified in addi-
              tional note to this Chapter                  3
4420 10 19 — Of other wood                                 18
4420 90    — Other :
           — Uood marquetry and inlaid wood :
4420 90 11 — Of tropical wood, as specified in addi-
               tional note 2 to this Chapter               5          10
4420 90 19 — Of other wood                                15          10
            — Other :
4420 90 91 — Of tropical wood, as specified in addi-
              tional note 2 to this Chapter
4420 90 99 — Other
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r~ CN                       Description
                                                            Rate of• duty
 cod e                                                 autonomous                 Supplemen-
                                                         (*) or                      tary
                                                         levy       conventional     unit
                                                         (AGR)           (S)
     1                           2                          3                  4        5
4421       Other articles of wood :
4421 10 00 - Clothes hangers                              2,4           4,9           p/st
4421 90    - Other :
4421 90 10 — Spools, cops, bobbins, sewing   thread
              reels and the like, of turned  wood ...  Free             2,5           -
4421 90 30 — Blind rollers, whether or not   fitted
              with spri ngs                            Free             4,6
                                                                        - T f »-«
                                                                                      _
4421 90 50 — Match splints; wooden pegs or   pins
              for footwear                             Free             4,4           -
           — Other :
4421 90 91                                                5             7,5           -
4421 90 99                                             Free             4,9           _
4601       Plaits and similar products of plaiting
           materials, whether or not assembled into
           strips; plaiting materials, plaits and
           similar products of plaiting materials,
           bound together in parallel stands or woven,
           in sheet form, whether or not being fi-
           nished articles (for example, mats, mat-
           ting, screens):
4601 10    - Plaits and similar products of plaiting
             materials, whether or not assembled
             into stri ps :
4601 10 10 Unchanged
4601 10 90 — Other                                        3             4,6           —
4601 20    - Mats, matting and screens of vegetable
             materials :
4601 20 10 — Of plaits or similar products of sub-
              headi ng 4601 10                            4,5           6,2           _
4601 20 90 — Other                                        3             4,1           -
           - Other :
4601 91    — Of vegetable materials :
4601 91 10 —   Of plaits or similar products of sub-
               heading 4601 10                            4,5           6*2
4601 91 90     Other                                      3             4,1           -
4601 99    Unchanged
to                                 .
4601 99 90
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                                                           Rate of duty
   CN                      Descri ption
 code                                                 autonomous               Supplemen-
                                                        (*) or                    tary
                                                        levy      conventional    unit
                                                        (AGR)
                                                           3
4602       Basketwork, wickerwork and other articles,
           made directly to shape from plaiting mate-
           rials or made up from goods of heading No
           4601; articles of loofah :
4602 10    — Of vegetable materials :
4602 10 10 — Straw envelopes for bottles                              3,8
           — Other :
4602 10 91     Basketwork, wickerwork and other ar-
               ticles, made directly to shape from
               plaiti ng materi als                      4,5          6,2
4602 10 99     Other                                     4,5          6,2
4602 90    Unchanged
to
4602 90 90
5307       Yarn of jute or of other textile bast
           fibres of heading No 5303 :
5307 10 .  - Single :
           — Measuring 1 000 decitex or less (10
5307 10 10    metric number or more)                  Free            5,3
           — Measuring more than 1 000 decitex (less
5307 10 90    than 10 metric number)                  Free            5,3
           - Multi pie (folded) or cab!ed             Free            5,3
5307 20 00
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                                                               Rate of• duty
     CN                        Oescri ption
   code                                                   autonomous                Supplemen-
                                                            (*) or                     tar y
                                                            levy       conventional    unit
                                                            (AGR)          (S)
        1                           2                          3              4            5
  5310         Uoven fabrics of jute or of other textile
               bast fibres of heading No 5303 :
  5310   10    - Unbleached :
  5310   10 10                                               4             8,6
  5310   10 90 — Of a wi dth exceedi ng 150 cm               4             9,3
  5310   90 00                                               4             8,6          —
  5607         Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether
               or not plaited or braided and whether or
               not impregnated, coated, covered or
               sheathed with rubber or plastics :
  5607 10 00 - Of jute or other textile bast fibres
                                                             6             12           -
  5607 21 00
  to           Unchanged
  5607 29 90
  5607 30 00 - Of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis
                 Nee) or other hard (leaf) fibres            10            12           -
  5607 41 00
  to           Unchanged
  5607 90 00
  5702         Carpets and other textile floor coverings,
               woven, not tufted or flocked, whether or
               not made up, including "Kelem", "Schu-
               macks", "Karamanie" and similar hand-woven
               rugs :
  5702   10 00 Unchanged
  5702   20 00 - Floor coverings of coconut fibres (coir)    4             8            m*
  5702   31
  to           Unchanged
  5702   99 00
*
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                                                                                         Rate of duty
   CN                                 Descri ption
 code                                                                              autonomous                Supplemen-
                                                                                     ( $ ) or                   tary
                                                                                     1 evy      conventional    unit
                                                                                     (AGR)
5905 00    Textile wall coverings
5905 00 10
to         Unchanged
5905 00 39
5905 00 50 — Of j u t e                                                                             8,8
5905 00 70
to         Unchanged
5905 00 90
6305       Sacks and bags, o f a k i n d used f o r t h e
           packing o f goods :
6305 10    — Of j u t e or o f o t h e r t e x t i l e bast f i b r e s
               o f heading No 5303:
6305 10 10 — Used                                                                                   5,3
6305 10 90 — Other                                                                                  8,6
6305 20 00
to         Unchanged
6305 90 00
9601       Worked i v o r y , bone, t o r t o i s e - s h e l l , h o r n ,
           a n t l e r s , c o r a l , m o t h e r - o f - p e a r l and o t h e r
           animal c a r v i n g m a t e r i a l , and a r t i c l e s o f
           these m a t e r i a l s ( i n c l u d i n g a r t i c l e s o b -
           t a i n e d by moulding) :
9601 10 00 Unchanged
9601 90    — Other :
9601 90 10 — worked c o r a l ( n a t u r a l o r a g g l o m e r a t e d ) ,
                  and a r t i c l es o f c o r a l                                 Free             2,5
9601 90 90 — Other                                                                 Free             5.6
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Chapter 44
The following additional note shall be introduced :
"2.  For the purpose of subheadings 4414 00 10, 4418 20 20, 4419 00 10, 4420 10 10,
     4420 90 10 and 4420 90 91 "tropical woods" means the tropical woods referred to in
     subheadings 4403 34, 4403 35, 4407 21, 4407 23 and 4408 20."
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    CN CODES 1990          TARIC CODES FOR      1989(1>
     0810   90 30     0810 90 90*50  and 0810    90 90*80
     0810   90 80     0810 90 90*10,  0810 90    90*20,
                      0810 90 90*31,  0810 90    90*52,
                      0810 90 90*41,  0810 90    90*42,                     \
                      0810 90 90*60,  0810 90    90*70 and
                      0810 90 90*90
     0813 40 60       0813 40 90*11
     2001 90 60       2001 90 90*30
     2001 90 80       2001 90 90*11,  2001 90    90*19,
                      2001 90 90*21,  2001 90    90*29,
                                                                           l
                      2001 90 90*41,  2001 90    90*49,
                      2001 90 90*51,  2001 90    90*59,
                      2001 90 90*61,  2001 90    90*69,
                      2001 90 90*92,  2001 90    90*93,
                      2001 90 90*97  and 2001    90 90*98
     2008   99 23     2008 99 29*00
     2008  99  25     2008 99 31*10
     2008   99 27     2008 99 31*20  and   2008 99    31*90
     2008  99  32     2008 99 33*10
     2008  99  34     2008 99 33*20  and 2008 99 35*90
     2008  99  46     2008 99 49*11,  2008 99 49*19 and
                      2008 99 49*30
     2008  99 48      2008 99 49*20,  2008   99 49*40    and
                      2008 99 49*90
     2008   99 61     2008 99 59*11  and 2008 99 59*19
     2008  99 69      2008 99 59*20,  2008 99 59*50 and
                      2008 99 59*90                                          i
     2009   80 32     2009 80 31*11                                          i
     2009   80 34     2009 80 31*19,  2009   80 31*20 and
                      2009 80 31*90
     2009  80 83      2009 80 91*11                                          i
     2009  80 85      2009 80 91*19,  2009 80 91*20,
                      2009 80 91*30  and 2009 80 91*90
     4414  00  10     4414 00 00*10
     4414  00  90     4414 00 00*90
     4418  20  10     4418 20 00*10
     4418  20  90     4418 20 00*90
     4419  00  10     4419 00 00*11  and   4419 00    00*19
     4419  00  90     4419 00 00*91  and   4419 00    00*99
     4420   10 11     4420 10 00*11  and   4420  10   00*19
     4420   10 19     4420 10 00*91  and   4420  10   00*99
     4420  90  11     4420 90 10*10
     4420  90  19     4420 90 10*90
     4420  90  91     4420 90 90*11  and   4420 90    90*19
     4420  90  99     4420 90 90*91  and   4420 90    90*99
(1)      The TARIC codes shown are those applicable         on the date
         of entry into force of the present         Regulation.
                                                                        u>
 ---pagebreak---                               IMPACT ON SME
This proposal will reduce mfn duties on around 170 tropical products
imported into the Community, originating in the main from the developing
countries. After these mfn reductions mfn custom duties will in most
cases still be superior to existing GSP rates and so there should be no
economic effect on SME. The few reductions in mfn duty rates which will
bring mfn duties below existing GSP rates are modest and should have a
minimal impact on SMEs.
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The main suppliers of the tropical products for which custom duty
reductions are proposed are developing countries that already benefit
from reduced duty rates under the Community's Generalized Preference
Scheme. The reduced duty rates in the Community's common external tariff
for these tropical products are with few exceptions still superior to
the present GSP rates. Consequently the budgetary cost of this tariff
reduction is modest and on 1987 trade data is estimated at less than 2
mi I I ion ECUs.
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COM(89) 205 final
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical
nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
21.4.1989
Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
L - 2985 Luxembourg
Series: DOCUMENTS
 1989 - 28 pp. - Format: 21.0 * 29.7 cm
EN
ISSN 0254-1475
ISBN 92-77-48685-6
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-159-EN-C
 ---pagebreak---                                             ISSN 0254-1475
COM(89) 205 final
DOCUMENTS
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the
tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the
Common Customs Tariff
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
02                                         21.4.1989
Catalogue number: CB-CO-89-159-EN-C
ISBN 92-77-48685-6
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