CELEX: 51981PC0535
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Date: 1981-09-24
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 (1982) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                         COM(81)535 final
                                                         Brussels , 24 September 1981
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                                     Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   totally or partially, suspending Common Customs Tariff duties
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   on certain products ^ falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the
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         Common Customs Tariff - originating in Malta ( 1982 )
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            ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(81 ) 535 final
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  Γ'                              , EXPLANATORY     MEMORANDUM
  t:
 ; 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 .                                                 • /'•
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f-The object of the Regulation annexed hereto is to put this decision into
[ practice ; it extends to Malta, autonomously during 1982 , the total or
| partial suspension of £Re>J8ustoms Tariff Duties on the products
i- in Chapters t to 24 which the Commission proposed in connection with the
^             •            •" ' '           :     "  • *   ■ . »  •' ■ ^                  r" •   ' "
 fc 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 ;
 rthan the treatment given under the generalized preferences                                         • :
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     ^ Attention is drawn to the fact that both the content of the Regulation and •
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     | 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 .
       4fhe annexed proposal wi 11 , therefore have to be aligned on the -final text
        of the abovementioned Regulation when the latter has been adopted by the
        Council*'  ■               > ■■         .                '       v. • " 'v.: r .'v. 'j
 ---pagebreak---                                            Proposal for a
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
               totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products falling
                T/ithin Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Malta ( 1982 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                        _ .       2. For the purposes of the application of this Regu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                 lation, the rules of origin shall be those in force at the
                                                             time as regards the implementation of the Agreement
Having regard to the 'Treaty establishing the                establishing an Association between the European
European Economic Community, and in particular               Economic Community and Malta.
Article 1 1 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
3033/ 80 of 1 1 November 1980 laying down the trade                                   Article 2
arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting
from the processing of agricultural products ('), and       When products benefiting from the arrangements
in particular Article 12 thereof,                            provided for in Article 1 are imported in the
                                                             Community in such quantities or at such prices that
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,           Community producers of products similar to or in
                                                             direct competition with them suffer or are likely to
Whereas, under Annex I to the Agreement                      suffer from serious disadvantage, the Common
establishing an Association between- the European            Customs Tariff duties may be reintroduced in whole
Economic Community and Malta ('), the Community              or in part on the products in question . Such measures
must partially suspend the Common Customs Tariff             may also be taken in the event of actual or potential
duties applicable to certain products ; whereas it also      serious disadvantage in a single, region of the
appears necessary provisionally to adjust or to              Community.
supplement certain of the tariff benefits provided for
in the abovementioned Annex ; whereas, accordingly,
the Community should , in respect of the products                                     Article 3                      i
originating in Malta listed in the Annex to this Regu­
lation , suspend either the fixed component of the levy      1 . In order to ensure the application of Article 2,
applicable to goods coming under Regulation (EEC)            the Commission may decide, by means of a Regu­
No 3033 / 80 or the customs duty applicable to the           lation, to re-introduce the levying of customs duties
other products from 1 January to 31 December 1982            for a limited period .
and at the levels indicated for each of them,
                                                             2.    In the event of such action being requested by a
                                                             Member State, the Commission shall take a decision
                                                            within a period of not more than 10 working days
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                               from receipt of the request and shall inform the
                                                             Member States of the action taken .
                           Article 1
                                                             3. Any Member State may refer to the Council the
                                                             measure taken by the Commission, within a period of
1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1982 , the                not more than 10 working days after it has been
products originating in Malta listed in the Annex shall     informed thereof. The fact that the matter is referred
be admitted for import into the Community at the            to the Council shall not cause the measure to be
customs duties indicated for each of them .
                                                            suspended. The Council shall meet immediately. It
Greece shall apply customs duties calculated in             may, acting on a qualified majority, amend or rescind
accordance with Article 117 of the 1979 Act of              the measure, in question.
Accession (J).
                                                   4
                                                                                      Article 4
(') OJ No L 323, 29. 11 . 1980, p. 1 .
(') OJ No L6I , 14 . 3 . 1971 , p. 3.                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
(') OJ No L 291 , 19. II . 1979, p. 45.
                                                              1982 .                       -     i
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         - This Regulation shall be i-inding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, .
                                                                                For the Council
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                                         ANNEX
  OCT
■ìeadinz                                 Description                      Rate of duty
   No
    I                                        2                                 i
 02.0 !   Meat and edible cffals of the animsls falling within heading No
          01.01 , 0Í.02 , 01.03 or 01.04 fresh , chilled or frozen :
          A. Meat :
              III . Of swine :
                    b) Other                                                  Free
 02.04    Other meat and edible meat offals, fresh, chilled or frozen :
          ex A. Of domestic pigeons                                          6%
          ex B. Furred game, frozen                                           Free
              C. Other :
                   ex . I. Frogs' legs                                        Free
                        II. Other                                             Free
 04.06    Natural honey                                                      25%
 05.03    Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer
          or between two layers of other material :
          6. Other                                                            Free
                                :                             \
 07.01    Vegetables, fresh or chilled :
          exT. Other :
                  – Okra ( Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus esculen­
                       tus (L.) Moench); Moringa oleifera (drumsticks)       Free
 OS . 08  Berries, fresh :
        - F. Other                                                           5%'
  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 %
          B. Other :
              II. Game or rabbit meat or offal :
                   – Game                                                    9 %
                   – Rabbit                                                  14%
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heading                                    Description                          Rate of duty
   No
    I                                           2                                     3
                                                                                           /
 16.02    B. III . Other :
(cont 'd)           B) Other :
                        1 . Containing bovine meat or offal :
                            ex bb) Other :
                                     – Prepared or preserved bovine tongue          17 %
                        2 . Other :
                            aa) Of sheep or goats                                   18 %
                                 – Sheep                                          " 18 °/o
                                 –^ Goats                                           16 %
                            bb) Other :                                             16 %
 20.02    Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or
          acetic acid :
              B. Truffles                                                           14 %
              D. Asparagus                                                          20 %
              E. Sauerkraut                                                         15 %
          ex F. Capers                                                             11%
 20.07    Fruit juices ( including grape must) and vegetable juices, whether
          or not containing added sugar, but unfermented and not
          containing spirit :
          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 Β,
                                E and F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples ,
                                melons and watermelons                              14 o/o
                       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 Β , E and F and 08.09 , excluding
                                      pineapples, melons and watermelons        14 % + (L)
                            ex 2 . Other :                    '
                                   – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                      08.08 Β, E and F and 08.09 , excluding
                                      pineapples, melons and watermelons            14 %
          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 %
                        3 . Other citrus fruit juices :
                            ex aa) Containing added sugar :
                                    – excluding lemon juices                        13 %
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hp.ulifjg                                   Description                            R.iiç of duty
   Ν»
     I                                           2                                        3
 7.0.07   Β . II. ä) 3. ex bb) Other
cont'd)
                                  – excluding lemon juices                             13 %
                     6. Other fruit and vegetable juices, excluding apricot
                         and peach juices :
                         ex a ?.) Containing added sugar :
                                  – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                        08.08 Β , E and F and 08.09 , excluding
                                        pineapples , melons and watermelons             9%
                                  – Other, excluding apricot and peach juices          17 %·
                         ex bb) Other :
                                  – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                                        08.08 Β , E and F and 08.09 , excluding
                                        pineapples , melons and watermelons             9 %
                                  – 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 :
                                  1 1 . Containing added sugar                         17%
                                  22 . Other                                           18 %
                  b) Of a value of 30 EUA or less per 100 kg net weight :
                     2 . Grapefruit juice :
                         aa) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 %
                             by weight                                             8 % + ( L)
                         bb) Other                                                      8 %
                     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
                             weight                                                    14 %
                         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 Β , E and F and 08.09 , excluding
                                        pineapples , melons and watermelons        9 »/o + ( L)
                                  – Other, excluding apricot and peach juices      17 % + (L)
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     ■      CCT
         heading -     i                                   Description                         Rate of duty
             No
              1                                                 2                                      J
          20.07 '        B. II. b) 7. ex bb) With an added sugar content of 30 % or
         (cont'd)                               less by weight :
                                  •   :         – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
                            K                         08.08 Β, E and F and 08.09, excluding
                                                      pineapples, melons and watermelons         , 9%
                                                – Other, excluding apricot and peach
                                                      juices                                     ' 17 %
                                        ex cc) Not containing added sugar:                           ■    '       '
                                                – Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 ,
 ■     '        - '·                                  08.08 Β, E and F and 08.09, excluding '
                                                      pineapples, melons and watermelons             9%
                                                – Other, excluding apricot and peach
                                               ν · 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 :
       '  4
                         A. Active natural yeast :                      . 1
                            II. Baker's yeast :     ;             .    ' '
                                a) Dried                   /                                   5 % + vc
                                b) Other                       · ~      '         ■            5 % + ve
          23.01          Flours and meal , of meat, offals, fish, crustaceans or molluscs,
                         unfit for human consumption ; greaves :
                     1   B. Flours and meals of fish, crustaceans or molluscs                        Free
   Abréviations :
   (L) - levy,
. vc variable component.