CELEX: 51976PC0469
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Date: 1976-09-14
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) totally suspending the customs duties on certain industrial products originating in Malta (1977) (submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            COM(76)469 final
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                                            Brussels / 14 September 1976
                              PROPOSAL FOR A
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ?
                  totally suspending the customs duties on
             certain industrial products originating in Malta
                                   ( 1977 )
                ( submitted by the Commission to the Council )
 C0M(76 ) 469 final
 ---pagebreak---                                        EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
  1 . By means of Regulation (EEC) No 555/74 of 4 March 1974, -the Community
        put into operation the measures neoessai-y "to permit Malta to reoeive,
       as from 1 January 1974 * treatment not less favourable than is enjoyed "by
       countries eligible for the Generalised System of Preferences ,
 2# It will be neoessary to adopt a similar neasure for the year 1977 •
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      "Hrit," (i nrM «."ti        o^i "H r -n o*1* t.">ri ff rpiot.in ) .
     This measure does not cover products in respeot of which the Agreement
     provides for the opening of Community tariff quotas (textile products
     falling within tariff heading No 55.05 , 56.04 , 60,05 and 6l.0l );
     other measures have been proposed separately for these#
4*         means of the annexed proposal , the Commission wishes to draw up , in
    good time, having regard to the inherent procedural time–lag, an instrument
    to give effeot to the commitments to Malta and to extend to that country
    the benefits of the Oenralised Soheme of Preferences * Being aware,
    however, of the problems posed by the continuing development of the
    situation, the Commission reserves the right to make adaptations to
   its proposal should suoh be necessary*
   Apnoy •
   - 1 vronorvV! of* n.                   nn of thr Council
 ---pagebreak---                                                   Propos al for a
                                REGULATION (EEC)                   OF THE COUNCIL
               totally suspending t   customs duties on certain industrial products originating in
                                                    Malta (197 ?)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                     the exception of products falling within heading
                                                              Nos 55.05 , 56.04, 60.05 and 61.01 .
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­           Ireland, however, shall be authorized to apply to
 pean Economic Community, and in particular Article           such products duties -equal to those which it applies
  113 thereof;                                                to Member States other than- the United Kingdom.
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;          2. The suspension referred to in paragraph 1 shall
                                                              apply solely to products originating in Malta. The
                                                              rules of origin shall be those in force at the time as
 Whereas, by virtue of the Agreement ( ' ) establishing      regards the implementation of the above Agreement.
 an association between the European Economic
 Community and Malta, the Community applies the
 Common Customs Tariff duties, reduced by 70% , to
 products covered by this Agreement; whereas it
 seems advisable provisionally to increase this tariff
 advantage by means of the total suspension of the
 customs duties applicable to such products ; whereas,
however, this measure cannot affect the products
 subject to the tariff quotas provided for in the
 abovementioned Agreement;
Whereas, in order to avoid the danger of disrupting
traditional patterns of trade by imports of such pro­
ducts, provision should be made to enable the Com­
mission to re-introduce at any time, by means of
a Regulation, the levying of conventional duties in
respect of Malta,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                     Article 2
                                                             In order to avoid disrupting traditional trade patterns
                         Article 1                           by imports of products benefiting from the duty
                                                            suspension provided for in Article 1 , the Commis­
1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1977 the                  sion may, by means of a Regulation , re-introduce the
Common Customs Tariff duties and the customs                levying of customs duties at any time up to the end
tariff duties of the new Member States shall be totally     of the calendar year, at the level applicable in
suspended in respect of products falling within             pursuance of Article 1 of Annex I to the aforesaid
Chapters 25 et seq. of the Common Customs Tariff,           Agreement.
covered by the Agreement establishing an association
between the European Economic Community and
                                                                                     Article 3
Malta, pursuant to Article 1 of Annex I thereto, with
                                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
(') OJ No L 61, 14. 3. 1971 , p. 3.                         197 7
 ---pagebreak--- This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                                      For the Council
                                                                       The President