CELEX: 51983PC0663
Language: en
Date: 1983-11-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                             B r u s s e l s , 14 N o v e m b e r 1983
                                                    P r o p o s a l for a
                                          C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC)
      a m e n d i n g R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) N o 9 5 0 / 6 8 on the C o m m o n Cu stoms Tariff
                         (s ub mit te d to the Council by the Co mm iss io n)
C0M(83) 663 final
 ---pagebreak---                                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. On 14 Oc t o b e r the C o m m i s s i o n sent to the Council a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n for
   a Council De c i s i o n a m e n d i n g t h e G A T T t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n on ce r t a i n sound
   r e p r o d u c e r s ( C 0 M ( 8 3 ) 6 2 0 final).
2. The aim of t h i s p r o p o s a l was to r e c o m m e n d th at the Council amend with
   ef fe ct fr om 1 J a n u a r y 1984 the t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n on "sound r e p r o d u c e r s
   with laser o p t i c a l read ing s y s t e m " fa l l i n g w i t h i n s u b h ead in g ex 92.11 A. II.
   of the C o mm on C u st oms Tariff.
   The p r op osa l was dr a w n up f o l l o w i n g the C o m m i s s i o n ' s e f f o r t s - h a m p e r e d
   b y the d i l a t o r y a t t i t u d e of t h e ma in s u p p lie r, i.e. Japan - to o b t a i n a
   r e n e g o t i a t i o n of the c o n c e s s i o n p r e v i o u s l y g r a n t e d under GA TT on the sound
   r e p r o d u c e r s in q u e s tio n.
3. In view of the fa i l u r e to reach an a g r e eme nt with the main tr a d i n g
   pa r t n e r and the t i m e wh ic h had e l a p s e d si n c e G A T T was n o t i f i e d (15 February)
   of the i n t e n t i o n of t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s to r e n e g o t i a t e the c o n c e s s i o n
   on the said so u n d r e p r o d u c e r s , r e c o u r s e was made to A r ti cle XXVIII (3) (a)
   on the GATT, under wh ic h the t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n can be a m e n d e d u n i l a t e r a l l y .
4. To this end the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n for a D e c i s i o n r e f e r r e d to ab ov e p r o p o s e d
   that the Council m o d i f y t h e c o n c e s s i o n on " s o u n d r e p r o d u c e r s with laser
   op t i c a l re ading s y s t e m " fa l l i n g w i t h i n s u b h e a d i n g ex 92.11 A. II. of the
    Co mmon C u st oms T a r i f f in a c c o r d a n c e with the f o l l o w i n g t i m e tab le :
        fr om 1 J a n u a r y 1984 to 31 De c e m b e r 1986 th e t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n will be
        ra is ed to 19 %;
        from 1 J a n u a r y 1987 to 31 De c e m b e r 1987 the t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n will be
        l o we red to 16.5 %;
        from 1 J a n u a r y 1988 t o 31 D e ce mbe r 1988 the t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n will be
        lowe red to 13.5 %;
        as from 1 J a n u a r y 1989 the t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n will be 9.5 %.
 ---pagebreak--- To a c o u n t e r b a l a n c e t h i s i n c r e a s e in c u s t o m s duty, the C o m m i s s i o n p r o p o s e d
th at the Council p r o v i d e c o m p e n s a t i o n in r e sp ect of " c o m b i n e d a p p a r a t u s
using m a g n e t i c t a p e s on reels, e x c l u d i n g c a s s e t t e s , and al l o w i n g s o u n d
r e c o r d i n g or r e p r o d u c t i o n at a sp ee d of 19 cm per seco nd" f a ll ing wi t h i n
s u b h e a d i n g ex 92.11 A. III. of the CCT.                    It was p r o p o s e d th at such
c o m p e n s a t i o n t a k e ef fect in a c c o r d a n c e with the f o l l o w i n g t i m e t a b l e :
    fr om 1 J a n u a r y 19 84 t o 31 De c e m b e r 1986 the t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n will be
    zero;
    fr om 1 J a n u a r y 1987 t o 31 De c e m b e r 1987 t h e t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n will be
    2 %;
    fr om 1 J a n u a r y 1988 t o 31 De c e m b e r 1988 th e t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n will be
    4 %;
    from 1 J a n u a r y 1989 t h e t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n will be 7 %.
The Council d i s c u s s e d the C o m m i s s i o n p r o p o s a l on 17        O ctober.      The      conclusion
r e a c h e d was that the m a j o r i t y of d e l e g a t i o n s a p p r o v e d the C o m m i s s i o n
p r o p o s a l in p r i n c i p l e .
The C o m m i s s i o n t h e r e f o r e p r o p o s e s that the Council a m e n d the Co mm on Cu stoms
Ta r i f f in a c c o r d a n c e wi th the ab ov e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n for a Council D e c i s i o n
in respect of the c o n v e n t i o n a l c u s t o m s d u t i e s to ap p l y from 1 J a n u a r y 1984.
As regards to ot he r d u t i e s p r o p o s e d for s u b s equ en t ye ars, acco unt will be
t a k e n of t h e s e in the an nual p r o p o s a l s for a m e n d m e n t s to the CCT.
 ---pagebreak---                                             Pr o p o s a l for a
                                  C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC)
                            am e n d i n g R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 95 0/ 68
                                  on the C o mm on C u st oms T a ri ff
THE C O U N C I L OF THE E U R O P E A N CO M M U N I T I E S ,
Ha vi ng r e ga rd t o the T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g the E u ro pea n Economic Community,
and in p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 113 t h e r e o f ,
Ha ving re ga rd to the pr o p o s a l from the Commiss io n,
Wh e r e a s du r i n g the 1973 t a r i f f r e n e g o t i a t i o n s foll owi ng the a c c e ssi on of
Denm ark , I r el and and the Un it ed King dom , the Co m m u n i t y bo un d the cust oms
d u t i e s on sound r e p r o d u c e r s w i t h i n su b h e a d i n g 92.11 A. II. of the C o mm on
C u s t o m s Ta r i f f at a rate of 9.5%; wh e r e a s that b i n d i n g is co n t a i n e d in the
E u r o p e a n Ec o n o m i c C o m m u n i t y ' s sc h e d u l e L X X I I - E E C an n e x e d to the G e ne ral
A g r e e m e n t on T a r i f f s and Trade;
W h e r e a s this c o n c e s s i o n sh ou ld be m o d i f i e d to p r o v i d e the in d u s t r y c o n c e r n e d
with incr eas ed , but t e m p o r a r y and d e g r e s s i v e pr ot ect io n;
 W h er eas to that end the C o m m i s s i o n n o t i f i e d th e GA TT of the
 C o m m u n i t y ' s i n t e n t i o n to r e n e g o t i a t e the c o n c e s s i o n on sound reprodu ce rs;
 Wh e r e a s it has not b e e n p o s s i b l e to ar ri ve at an agre eme nt with the main
 supp lie r;
 W h e r e a s under A r t i c l e XX VI II (3) (a) of the G A T T                      t h e C o m m uni ty , in the
 a b s e n c e of ag r e e m e n t b e t w e e n the p a r t i e s p r i m a r i l y co nc ern ed , is free to
 mo d i f y the c o n c e s s i o n in q u e s tio n;
 Wh e r e a s the Council has a p p r o v e d the C o m m i s s i o n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n to raise temp ora ri ly
 the ta r i f f c o n c e s s i o n on c e r t a i n so u n d r e p r o d u c e r s fa lling wi t h i n s u b ­
  h e a d i n g 92.11 A. II. to 19 % with effect from 1 J a n u a r y 1984 and, b y way of
  c o m p e n s a t i o n , to re du ce t e m p o r a r i l y t h e t a r i f f c o n c e s s i o n on c e r t a i n c o m b i n e d
  a p p a r a t u s fall ing w i th in s u b h e a d i n g 92.11 A. III. to ze ro with effect
  from 1 J a n u a r y 1984;
 ---pagebreak---         W h e r e a s th e s e a m e n d m e n t s s h o u l d t h e r e f o r e be ma de to the Co mm on Cust oms
        T a r i f f a n n e x e d to Council R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 950/68^
        HAS A D O P T E D T H I S R E G U L AT IO N:
                                                              Article 1
        The Co mm on Cu s t o m s Ta r i f f a n n e x e d to R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 95 0/68
        is h e r e b y a m e n d e d as follows:
                                                                                                        Ra te of d u t y
  Head—
  ing                                                Description                                     Auto­        Conven­
  No                                                                                                nomous         ti o n a l
                                                                                                       %                %
  92.11         G r a m o p h o n e s , d i c t a t i n g m a c h i n e s an d ot he r
                so un d r e c o r d e r s or r e p r o d u c e r s , i n c l u d i n g
                re c o r d p l a y e r s and ta pe de c k s , with or w i t h ­
                out s o un d-h ea ds; t e l e v i s i o n image and s o u n d
                r e c o r d e r s or r e pr odu ce rs:
                A. Sound r e c o r d e r s or r e pr odu ce rs:
                          I. (unchanged)                                                          (unchanged) (unchanged)
                        II. So un d re p r o d u c e r s :
-                                a) Sound r e p r o d u c e r s wi th laser
                                       optical reading system                                          19              19
                                b) Other                                                               19                9.5
                      III. C o m b i n e d s o u n d r e c o r d e r s and
                                reproducers:
                                 a) Using m a g n e t i c ta p e s on reels,
                                       e x c l u d i n g c a s s e t t e s , and a l l o w i n g
                                      at least sound r e c o r d i n g or r e p r o ­
                                      d u c t i o n at a s p e e d of 19 cm per                        16        exemption
                                       se c o n d
                                b) Other                                                               16             7.6
                B. (unchanged)                                                                    (unchanged) (unchanged)
                                                              Article 2
        This R e g u l a t i o n shall en te r into force on 1 J a n u a r y 1984.
          Th is R e g u l a t i o n shall be b i n d i n g in its e n t i r e t y and d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e
          in all Me m b e r States.
          Done at B r u s s e l s                                                                For the Council
OJ No L 172, 2 2 . 7 . 1 9 6 8 , p. 1.