CELEX: 51979PC0424
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Date: 1979-07-23
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products, falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Malta (1980) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                         COM(79)424 final.
                                                         Brussels , 23 July 1979
                                  Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION  ( EEC )
     totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties
     on certain products , falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of th
              Common Customs Tariff / originating in Malta ( 1980 )
                    'A
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                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM ( 79 ) 424 final .
 ---pagebreak---                    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Council has agreed that from 1 January 1974 Malta should be given
treatment no less favourable than that accorded to the other countries
which benefit from generalized preferences .
The object of the Regulation annexed hereto is to put this decision into
practice ; it extends to Malta , autonomously during 1980 , the total or
partial suspension of £Re\J8ustoms Tariff Duties on the products
in Chapters 1 to 24 which the Commission proposed in connection with the
generalized preferences .
The proposal concerns only these products which are of interest to Malta
in respect of which Community treatment of Malta is no more favourable
than the treatment given under the generalized preferences
As the Regulation is based on Articles 43 and 113 of the Treaty establishing
the European Economic Community , the European Parliament must be consulted .
Attention is drawn to the fact that both the content of the Regulation and
the list of products annexed to it are directly related to the Commission 's
proposal to the Council concerning generalized preferences in respect to
the products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff .
The annexed proposal will therefore have to be aligned on the final text
of the abovementioned Regulation when the latter has been adopted by the
Council .
                                    τ
 ---pagebreak---                                                  Presses l for §
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
               totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain
               products, falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff, origi­
                                                  nating in Malta ( l%n)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    time as regards the implementation of the Agreement
 COMMUNITIES.                                                  establishing an Association between the European
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         Economic Community and Malta.
 Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43                                      Article 2
and 113 thereof,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                 When products benefiting from the arrangements
 1059/69 of 28 May 1969 laying down the trade arran­           provided for in Article 1 arc imported in the Commu­
gements applicable to certain goods resulting from the         nity in such quantities or at such prices that Commu­
 processing of agricultural products ( ' ),                   nity producers of products similar to or in direct
                                  ' ■       and m particular  competition with them suffer or are likely to suffer
Article 12 thereof,                                           from serious disadvantage, the Common Customs
                                                              Tariff duties may be reintroduced in whole or in part
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                              on the products in question . Such measures may also
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­          be taken in the event of actual or potential serious
ment ( 2 )                                                    disadvantage in a single -region of the Community.
Whereas, under Annex I to the Agreement esta­
blishing an Association between the European                                           Artide J
Economic Community and Malta, (3), the Community               1 . - In order to ensure the application of Article 2,
must partially suspend the Common Customs . Tariff            the Commission may decide, by means of a Regula­
duties applicable to certain products ; whereas it also       tion, to reintroduce the levying of customs duties for a
appears necessary provisionally to adjust or to supple­       limited period.
ment certain of the tariff benefits provided for in the
abovemcntioned Annex ; whereas, accordingly, the              2.      In the event of such action being requested by a
Community should, in respect of the products origi­           Member State, the Commission shall take a decision
nating in Malta listed in the Annex to this Regulation,       within a pc!riod of not more than 10 working days
suspend either the fixed component of the levy appli­         from receipt of the request and shall inform the
cable to goods coming under Regulation (EEC) No               Member States of the action taken .
1059/69 or the customs duty applicable to the other           3.      Any Member State may refer to the Council the
products from 1 January to 31 December 19g(yind at            measure taken by the Commission, within a period of
the levels indicated for each of them ,                       not more than 10 working day's after it has been
                                                              informed thereof. The fact that the matter is referred
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                              to the Council shall not cause the measure to be
                           Artille /                          suspended. The Council shall meet immediately. It
1.       From I January until 31 Decembef|980 » the           may, acting on a qualified majority, amend or rescind
products originating in Malta listed in the Annex shall       the measure in question.
be admitted for import into the Community at the
                                                                                       Artide 4
customs duties indicated for each of them .
2. For the purposes of the application of this Regu­          This Regulation shall enter into force on I January
lation, the rules of origin shall be those in force at the     i 9 ,80 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels,
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
 ( ' ) Oj No L 141 . 12. 6. 1969, p. 1 .
 \2) OI No C                       „
 Q OJ No L 61 , 14 . 3. 1971 . p. 3.
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  CCT
 hcadmg                                      Description                                  Rate of duty
   No
                                                                                      I
    1
                                                                                      i *       3
           I
02.01
             Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading No
             01.01 , 01 .02, 01.03, or 01.04 fresh, chilled or frozen :
             A. Meat :
                 111 . Of swine :
                        b) Other                                                               Free
02.04        Other meat and edible meat offals, fresh, chilled or frozen :
             ex A. Of domestic pigeons                                          . • '          7%
                                                                        • <         1
             ex B. Furred game, frozen                                                         Free
                 C. Other :
                       ex I. Frogs legs                                                        Free
                           II . Other                                                        ' Free   .
04.06        Natural honey                                                                    25 %
          I
05.03     !  Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer or
             between two layers of other material :
             B. Other                                                                          Free
          I
07.01        Vegetables, fresh or chilled :
                                                                                     i
                                                                            ■ •      i
             ex T. Other :
                       – Okra (Hibíscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus esculentus
                           (L.) Moench) ; Moringa oleifera (drumsticks)                    .   Free
08.08   '    Berries, fresh :                            .
             F. Other                                                                          6%
 15.10       Fatty acids, acid oils from refining ; fatty alcohols :
             C. Other fatty acids ; acid oils from refining                                    Free
 16.02       Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
             A. Liver :
                 I. Goose or duck liver                                                       14%
           J D. Other :
                  II. Game or rabbit meat or offal :
                        – Game                                                   -    1 •      9%
                       – Rabbit                                                               14%
                        i
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    CCT
  headtng                                          Description
     No                                                                                   Rate ol duty
          1                              ■              2                               I      î
 16.02             III . Other :
(cont'd)                 b) Other :
                            1 . Containing bovine meat or offal :
                                ex bb) Other :                               , . ,
                                           – Prepared or preserved bovine tongue            17%
                            2. Other :
                                aa) Ovine meat or offal                                     18 %
                                bb) Other                                                   16%
20.02
            Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar
            acid :                                                      .
                                                                              or acetic
                B. Tru/fles
                                                                                            14%
                D. Asparagus                                                               20%
                H. Sauerkraut                                                              16% .
           ex F. Capers                                                                    12%
20.07
           Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, whether or
          not containing added sugar, but unfermented and not containing'
          spirit :                                                                   6
          A. Of a specific gravity exceeding 1-33 at 15 °C :
               III. Other :
                      ex a) Of a value exceeding 30 EUA per 100 kg net weight :
                               – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B, E
                                    and F and 08.09, excluding pineapples, melons
                                    and watermelons                                        15%
                           b) Of a value not exceeding 30 EUA per 100 kg net
                               weight :
                               ex 1 . With an added sugar content exceeding 30%
                                       by weight :
                                      – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                            08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                            pineapples, melons and watermelons          15% + (L)
                               ex 2. Other :
                                      – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                            08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                            pineapples, melons and watermelons            15 %
          B. Of a specific gravity of 1-33 or less at 15 °C :
               II . Other :
                     a) Of a value exceeding 30 EUA per 100 kg net weight :
                              2. Grapefruit juice                                          8 %
                         ex 3. Other citrus fruit juices :
                                  aa) Containing added sugar                              13%
                                  bb) Other                                               13 %
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     CCT
    heiding                              Description                             Rate of duty
      No
                                                                                       3
                                              i
   20.07              6. Other fruit and vegetable juices, excluding apricot
(cortt'd) .                and peach juices :
                           ex aa) Containing added sugar :
                                   – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                        08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                        pineapples, melons and watermelons          10 %
                                   – Other, excluding, apricot and peach
                                        juices                                      17%
 I               '         ex bb) Other :
                                    – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                        08.08 B, E and F and 08.09 , excluding
                                        pineapples, melons and watermelons           10 %
                                    – Other, excluding apricot and peach
                                        juices                                       18 %
                       7 . Mixtures :
                            ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures containing
                                    either separately or together, over 25 % of
                                    grape, citrus fruit, pineapple, apple, pear,
                                    tomato, apricot or peach juice :
              I                     11 . Containing added sugar                      17%
                                    22. Other                                        18 %
                b) Of a value of 30 EUA or less per 100 kg net weight :
              I    2. Grapefruit juice :
                      aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by
                             weight                                               8 % + (L)
                                                                                       8 %
                    . bb) Other
                   4. Other citrus fruit juices :                         *
                       aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 /• by
                             weight                                              14% + (L)
                       bb) With an added sugar content of 30 % or less by            14 %
                             weight
                       cc) Not containing added sugar                                15%
                   7. Other fruit and vegetable juices, excluding apricot and
                       peach juice :
                       ex aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 /•
                                by weight :
                                – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                    08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
            t
                                    pineapples, melons and watermelons           10 % + (L)
                                    Othet, excluding apricot and peach juices    17 % + (L)
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       heading                                         Description                        j  Rate of duty
         No
                                                           2                                      3
      20.07                         ex bb) with an added sugar content of 30 % or less
     (COM 'D)                               by weight :
                                            – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                                 08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding i
                                                 pineapples, melons and watermelons       j     10%
                                            – Other, excluding apricot and peach juices j      17%
                                    ex cc) Not containing added sugar :
                                            – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                                 08.08 B, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                                 pineapples, melons and watermelons             10 %
                                            – Other, excluding apricot and peach juices        18 %
                                8 . Mixtures :
                                    ex bb) Other, excluding mixtures containing either
                                            separately or together, over 25 % of grape,
                                            citrus fruit, pineapple, apple, pear, tomato,
                                            apricot or peach juice :
                                            11 . With an added sugar content exceeding
                                                 30 % by weight                             17 % + (L)
                                            22. With an added sugar content of 30 % or
                                                 less by weight                                17%
                                            33 . Not containing added sugar                    18%
      21.06       Natural yeasts (active or inactive) ; prepared baking powders :
                  A. Active natural yeast :
                       II . Balccrs yeast :
                            a) Dried                                                        5 % + vc
                            b) Other                                                        5 % + vc
      23.01       Flours and meal, of meat, offals, fish, crustaceans or molluscs, unfit
                  for human consumption ; greaves :
                  B. Flours and meals of fish, crustaceans or molluscs                          Free
Abbrtt iations :
( L) - levy.
vc - variable comportent.