CELEX: 51996PC0030
Language: en
Date: 1996-01-31
Title: Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community' s position with respect to the duties applied by the czech Republic to imports of processed agricultural goods originating in the Community

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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                                                  Brussels, 31 01.1996
                                                  C()M(%) 30 final
                                                  96/0030 (ACC)
Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community's position with respect
 to the duties applied by the Czech Republic to imports of processed agricultural
                        goods originating in the Community
                            (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                               Explanatory memorandum
According to Article 4 of Protocol 3 of the Europe Agreement, the Czech Republic shall
determine the agricultural component of the levy on the goods referred to in the Annex to
that Protocol. Elimination of the non-agricultural component of the levy must be
completed by 1 January 1998 at the latest.
The Czech Republic has submitted to the Commission a proposal providing for a
timetable for the reduction of the non-agricultural component from 1995 to 1998. This
proposal has now to be endorsed by the Association Council.
 ---pagebreak---   Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the Community's position with respect
   to the duties applied by the Czech Republic to imports of processed agricultural
                           goods originating in the Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article
113 thereof,
Having regard to Decision of the Council and the Commission of 19 December 1994
concerning the conclusion of a Europe Agreement establishing an association between
the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech
Republic, of the other part1 , and in particular to Article 2(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,
Whereas the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the
other part, in particular Article 6(1) of Protocol 3, stipulates that for processed
agricultural products not covered by Annex II to the EC Treaty and listed in Table 2 to
the Annex to Protocol 3 the Czech Republic will notify the agricultural element
calculated for imports from the Community, and that the Association Council will decide
on the duties to be applied,
DECIDES:
 The attached Draft for a Decision of the Association Council sets out the Community's
position and shall be presented to the Association Council.
                                                       For the Council
 1
   OJNoL360, 31.12.1994, p. 2
 ---pagebreak---                                                  Draft
                    DECISION NO           OF THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL
      concerning the duties applied by the Czech Republic to imports of processed
                          agricultural goods originating in the Community
THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,
having regard to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the
other part1 , and in particular to Article 6(1) of Protocol 3 on trade between the Czech
Republic and the Community in agricultural products not covered by Annex II to the EC
Treaty,
whereas under the provisions of Protocol 3 the Czech Republic has undertaken to
determine both the agricultural part and the non-agricultural part of the levies applied on
import from the Community to the goods covered by that Protocol, and to reduce the non-
agricultural part in accordance with the timetable set out in Table 2 of the Annex to that
Protocol,
whereas the Czech Republic has calculated in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of
Protocol 3 the agricultural components which will, in accordance with the timetable
referred to in Article 5(2) of that Protocol, replace the current levies,
DECIDES:
                                              Article 1
The duties applicable on import into the Czech Republic to processed agricultural
products listed in Protocol 3 on trade between the Czech Republic and the Community in
agricultural products not covered by Annex II to the EC Treaty.and originating in the
Community are set out in the Annex to this decision.
                                              Article 2
The present decision enters into force on
Done at
                                           For the Association Council
1
  O J N o L 3 6 0 , 31.12.1994, p. 2
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                         ANNEX
                            Duties applicable to goods originating in the Community on import into the Czech Republic
   CN-Code                                        Description                                                                 Rate of duty
                                                                                                   1996           1997            1998          1999  2000 and
                                                                                                                                                        after
       1                                               2                                             3              4               5             6        /
0403           Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, képhir and other fermented or
               acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar
               or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa :
0403 10        - Yoghurt:
               - Flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:
               —In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a milk fat content,
                  by weight:                                                                       10.00          10.00           10.00         10.00   10.00
0403 10 51     —Not exceeding 1,5%
0403 10 53     —Exceeding 1,5% but not eceeding 27%                                                10.00          10.00           10.00         10.00   10.00  C/\
0403 10 59     —Exceeding 27%                                                                      10.00          10.00           10.00         10.00   10.00
               —Other, of a milk fat content, by weight:
0403 10 91     —Not exceeding 3%                                                                   15.00          15.00           15.00         15.00   15.00
0403 10 93     —Exceeding 3% but not exceeding 6%                                                  15.00          15.00           15.00         15.00   15.00
0403 10 99     —Exceeding 6%                                                                       10.00          10.00           10.00         10.00   10.00
0403 90        - Other:
               -Flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa:
               —In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a milkfat content, by
                  weight :
0403 90 71     —Not exceeding 1,5%                                                                 max^           max             max           max     max
           Duty calculated on the basis of the price difference of the basic agricultural product between the world market and the Czech market
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0403 90 73 —Exceeding 1,5% but not exceeding 27%                                    max   max   max   max   max
0403 90 79 —Exceeding 27%                                                          26.20 24.40 22.50 22.50 22.50
           —Other, of a milkfat content, by weight :
0403 90 91 —Not exceeding 3%                                                       21.00 16.50 12.00 12.00 12.00
0403 90 93 —Exceeding 3% but not exceeding 6%                                      21.50 17.30 13.00 13.00 13.00
0403 90 99 —Exceeding 6%                                                           24.20 21.40 18.50 18.50 18.50
0405       Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads:
0405 20    - Dairy spreads:
0405 20 10 -- Of a fat content, by weight, of 39% or more, but less than 60%        4.10  4.10  4.10  4.10  4.10
0405 20 30 - Of a fat content, by weight, of 60% or more, but not exceeding         4.10  4.10  4.10  4.10  4.10
           75%
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1517       Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable
           fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter,
           other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of n° 1516:
1517 10    - Margarine, excluding liquid margarine :
1517 10 10 -- Containing more than 10% but not more than 15% by weight of          20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00
           milk fats
151790     - Other:
151790 10  - Containing more than 10% but not more than 15% by weight of           20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00
           milk fats
1704       Sugar confectioner}' (including white chocolate), not containing
           cocoa :
 ---pagebreak---  1704 10       - Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated:
 1704 10 11 to ~ Containing less than 60 % by weight of sucrose (including invert   7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50
 1704 10 19    sugar expressed as sucrose)
 1704 10 91 to —Containing 60 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert      7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50
 1704 10 99    sugar expressed as sucrose)
 1704 90       - Other :
 1704 90 10    - Liquorice extract containing more than 10% by weight of sucrose    7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50
               but not containing other added substances
 1704 90 30    -- White chocolate                                                   7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50
 1704 90 51    --Other                                                             11.20  9.40  7.50  7.50  7.50
to 99
 1803          Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted                                 4.00  3.00  3.00  3.00  3.00 -¥>
1804 00 00     Cocoa butter, fat and oil                                            1.00 0.80  0.80   0.80 0.80
1805 00 00     Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening         6.70  5.00  5.00  5.00  5.00
               matter
1806
               Chocolate and other food preparation containing cocoa:
1806 10                                                                                  8.30  6.00  6.00  6.00
               - Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter   10.50
1806 20        - Other preparations in block slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg
               or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in
               containers or immediate packings of a content exceeding 2 kg :
 1806 20 10    -- Containing 31% or more by weight of cocoa butter or containing   14.00 13.50 12.70 12.70 12.70
               a combined weight of 31% or more of cocoa butter and milk fat
 ---pagebreak--- 1806 20 30 -- Containing a combined weight of 25% or more, but less than         11.30 9.50  7.60  7.60  7.60
           31% of cocoa butter and milk fat
           - Other :
1806 20 50 - Containing 18% or more by weight of cocoa butter                    10.50 8.30  6.00  6.00  6.00
1806 20 70 - Chocolate milk crumb                                                10.90 8.90  6.90  6.90  6.90
1806 20 80 - Chocolate flavour coating                                           11.20 9.40  7.50  7.50  7.50
1806 20 95 - Other                                                               11.20 9.40  7.50  7.50  7.50
1806 3100  -- Filled                                                             12.80 11.40 10.00 10.00 10.00
1806 32    -- Not filled                                                         13.10 11.60 10.00 10.00 10.00
1806 90    - Other                                                               11.20 9.40  7.50  7.50  7.50
1901       Malt extract ; food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt
           extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40% by weight
           of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere                                      C*3fc
           specified or included ; food preparations of goods of heading Nos
           0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5% by
           weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere
            specified or included:
1901 10     - Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale                5.50  5.50  5.50  5.50  5.50
1901 20     - Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of N° 1905   5.50  5.50  5.50  5.50  5.50
1901 90     - Other                                                               7.30 6.10  4.90  4.90  4.90
1902        Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other
            substances) or otherwise prepared such as spaghetti, macaroni,
           noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni ; couscous, whether
            or not prepared :
            - Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared :
 ---pagebreak--- 1902 1100     -- Containing eggs                                                    19.20 19.20 19.20 19.20 19.20
1902 19       - Other                                                               19.20 19.20 19.20 19.20 19.20
1902 20       - Stuffed pasta whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared:
1902 20 91 to -Other                                                                10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
1902 20 99
1902 30       - Other pasta :
1902 30 10    -Dried                                                                19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00
1902 30 90    -Other                                                                17.40 17.40 17.40 17.40 17.40
1902 40       - Couscous                                                            5.50  5.50  3.70   1.90 0.00
1903          Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form    2.00  2.00   1.30 0.70  0.00
              of flakes, grains, pearls, sittings or similar forms
                                                                                                                  _£
1904          Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or
              cereal products (for example, cornflakes); cereals other than maize
              (corn), in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains
              (except flour and meal), precooked or otherwise prepared, not
              elsewhere specified or included :
1904 10       -Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or    4.50  4.50  4.50  4.00  3.00
              cereal products
1904 20       - Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from
              mixtures of unroasted cereal falkes and roasted cereal falkes or
              swelled cereals :
              - Other:
1904 20 91    - Obtained from maize                                                 4.50  4.50  4.50  4.00  3.00
 ---pagebreak---        1
1904 20 95 - Obtained from rice                                               4.50 4.50 4.50 4.00 3.00
1904 20 99 —'Other                                                            4.50 4.50 4.50 4.00 3.00
1904 90    -Other:
1904 90 10 —Rice                                                                0    0    0    0    0
1904 90 90 -Other                                                             4:50 4.50 4.50 4.00 3.00
1905       Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or
           not containing cocoa ; communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind
           suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and
           similar products :
1905 10    - Crispbread                                                       6.00 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
1905 20    - Gingerbread and the like:
1905 20 10 —Containing by weight of sucrose less than 30% (including invert
                                                                                   5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
           sugar expressed as sucrose)                                        6.70                     O
1905 20 30 —Containing by weight of sucrose 30% or more but less than 50%
                                                                                   5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
           (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose)                      6.70
1905 20 90 —Containing by weight of sucrose 50% or more (including invert
                                                                                   6.40 6.40 5.90 5.00
           sugar expressed as sucrose)                                        7.60
1905 30    -Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers :
           —Completely or partially coated or covered with chocolate or other
           preparations containing cocoa:
1905 30 11 —In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 85g
                                                                              7.50 6.30 5.00 5.00 5.00
1905 30 19 —Other                                                             7.50 6.30 5.00 5.00 5.00
           -Other:
           —Sweet biscuits:
 ---pagebreak--- 1905 30 30  —Containing 8% or more by weight of milk fats                         8.60  7.80  7.00 7.00 7.00
            —Other:
1905 30 51  —Sandwich biscuits                                                    8.60  7.80  7.00 7.00 7.00
1905 30 59      Other                                                             7.50  6.30  5.00 5.00 5.00
           —Waffles and wafers:
1905 30 91 —Salted, whether or not filled                                         5.00  5.00  5.00 5.00 5.00
1905 30 99 —Other                                                                 5.00  5.00  5.00 5.00 5.00
1905 40    -Rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products                     5.00  5.00  5.00 5.00 5.00
1905 90    - Other                                                                5.00  5.00  5.00 5.00 5.00
2101       Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and
           preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee,
           tea or maté : roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes
           and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof :
           - Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, and preparations
           with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a
           basis of coffee :
2102 12    - Preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or
           concentrates or with a basis of coffee :
2101 12 98 - Other                                                                1.90  1.90  1.90 1.90 1.90
2101 20    - Extracts, essences and concentrates of tea or maté, and               1.90  1.90 1.90 1.90 1.90
           preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences and
           concentrates or with a basis of tea or maté
2101 30    - Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts,   12.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
           essences and concentrates thereof
 ---pagebreak--- 2102          Yeasts (active or inactive ; other similar single-cell micro-
              organisms, dead (but not including vaccines of N° 3002) : prepared
              baking powders :
2102 10       - Active yeasts :
2102 10 10    - Culture yeast                                                      9.00 8.50 8.00 8.00 8.00
2102 10 31 to -- Bakers' yeasts                                                    7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 6.80
2102 10 39
                                                                                        7.00 7.00 7.00 6.80
21021090      -other                                                               7.00
2102 20       - Inactive yeasts ; other single-cell micro-organisms, dead :
              - Inactive yeasts:
                                                                                        7.00 7.00 7.00 6.80
2102 20 11    — In tablet, cube or similar form, or in immediate packings of a net 7.00
              content not exceeding 1 kg
2102 30 00    - prepared baking powder                                             4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
2103          Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed
              seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard :
2103 10       -Soya sauce                                                          0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2103 20       - Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces                             7.50 6.30 5.00 5.00 5.00
2103 30       - Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard :
2103 30 90    --Prepared mustard                                                   4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.50
2103 90       -Other:
2103 90 90    -Other                                                               5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00
2104          Soups and broths and preparations therefor : homogenized
              composite food preparations :
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2104 10    Soups and broths and preparation therefor                            4.00  4.00   4.00  4.00 4.00
2104 20    Homogenized composite food preparations                              4.50  4.50  4.50  4.50  4.50
2105       Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa      15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
2106       Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included
2106 10    - Protein concentrates and textured protein substances               4.40  4.40  4.40   4.40 4.00
2106 90    -Other:
2106 90 10 - Cheese fondues                                                     4.10  4.10  4,10  4.10  4.10
2106 90 20 — Compound alcoholic preparations, other than those based on         12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50
           odoriferous substances, of a kind used, for the manufacture of
           beverages
           - Other:
2106 90 92 — Containing no milk fats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch or 4.10  4.10  4.10  4.10  4.10
           containing less than 1.5% milk fat, 5% sucrose or isoglucose, 5%
           glucose or starch :
                                                                                                              IP
2106 90 98 —Other                                                               4.10  4.10  4.10  4.10  4.10
2202       Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing
           added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-
           alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of
           heading N° 2009
2202 10    - Waters including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing     15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
           added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured
2202 90    - Other:
 ---pagebreak--- 2202 90 10 - Not containing products of N° 0401 to 0404 or fat obtained from       5.50  5.50  5.50  5.50  5.50
           products of N° 0401 to 0404
           — Other, containing by weight of fat obtained from the products of
           heading Nos 0401 to 0404 :
2202 90 91 —Less than 0.2%                                                        6.20  6.20   6.20  6.20  6.20
2202 90 95 —0.2% or more but less than 2%                                         max   max    max   max   max
2202 90 99 —2% or more                                                            max   max   max    max   max
2203       Beer made from malt                                                    14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00
2205       Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or       13.30 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00
           aromatic substances
2208       Undematured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of
           less than 80% vol.; spirits, liqueurs, and other spirituous beverages,
           compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture                                   -f
           of beverages :
2208 20    - Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape mare              12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50
2208 30    - Whiskies                                                             5.00  5.00  5.00  5.00  5.00
2208 40    - Rum and taffia                                                       7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50
2208 50    - Gin and Geneva                                                       7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50  7.50
2208 60    - Vodka:
           — Of an alcoholic strength by volume of 45.4% volume or less in
           containers holding :
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  2208 m 11          — 2 litres or less                                                 15.000)      15.000)          15.000)          15.000)         15.000)
  2208 60 19         — More than 2 litres                                               15.000)      15.000)          15.000)          15.000)         15.000)
                     — Of an alcoholic strength by volume of more than 45.4% volume
                      in containers holding :
  2208 60 91          — 2 litres or less                                                 25.00        25.00            25.00            25.00           25.00
  2208 60 99          — More than 2 litres                                               25.00        25.00            25.00            25.00           25.00
  2208 70             — Liqueurs and cordials:
  2208 70 10          — in containers holding 2 litres or less                           15.00        15.00            15.U0             15.00          15.00
  2208 70 90         — in containers holding more than 2 litres                          25.00        25.00            25.00            25.00           25.00
  2208 90             — Other :
                     — Arrack, in containers holding :
  2208 90 11          — 2 litres or less                                                 15.00        15.00            15.00             15.00          15.00          iA
  22ÔS 90 19         — More than 2 litres                                                15.00        15.00            15.00            15.00           15.00
                      — Plum, pear or cherry spirit (excluding liqueurs), in containers
                     holding :
  2201 9€ 33          — 2 litres or less                                                 15.00        15.00            15.00            15.00           15.00
  2208 90 38         —More than 2 litres                                                 25.00        25.00            25.00            25.00           25.00
1
    This rate applies to imports of vodka of position CN 2208 60 11 and 2208 60 19 within a total annual quota of 80,000 hectolitres. All imports exceeding this quota
    are subject to a duty rate of 25%.
 ---pagebreak---                                                 2
           — Other spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages, in
           containers holding :
           — 2 litres or less :
2208 90 41 — Ouzo                                                            25.00 25.00  25.00   25.00  25.00
           — Other :
                 Spirits (excluding liqueurs) :
                  Distilled from fruit :
2208 90 45        Calvados                                                   25.00 25.00  25.00   25.00  25.00
2208 90 48        Other                                                      25.00 25.00  25.00  25.00   25.00
                  Other :
2208 90 52 —— Korn                                                           25.00 25.00  25.00  25.00  25.00
2208 9© 57        Other                                                      25.00 25.00  25.00  25.00  25.00
2208 90 69       Other spirituous beverages                                  15.00  15.00  15.00  15.00  15.00
           — More than 2 litres :
           — Spirits (excluding liqueurs):
2208 90 71       Distilled from fruit                                        25.00 25.00  25.00  25.00  25.00
2208 90 74 —Other                                                            25.00 25.00  25.00  25.00  25.00
2208 90 78 — Liqueurs and other spirituous beverages                         25.00 25.00  25.00  25.00  25.00
           — Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of
           less than 80% volume, in containers holding :
                                                                                   25.00  25.00  25.00  25.00
2208 90 91 — 2 litres or less                                                25.00
                                                                                   25.00  25.00  25.00  25.00
2208 90 99 — More than 2 litres                                              25.00
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3302       Mixtures of odoiferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic
           solultions) with a basis of one or more of this substances, of a kind
           used in raw materials in industry; other preparations based on
           odoiferous substances, of a kind used in the manufacture of
           beverages:
3302 10    — Of a kind used in the food or drink industries:
           — Of the type used in the drink industries:
           — Preparations containing all flavouring agents characterizing a
           beverage:
           — Other:
                                                                                       12.50 12.50 12.50                 12.50
3302 10 10 — Of an actual alcoholic strength by volume exceeding 0.5 %           12.50
                                                                                 4.10  4.10  4.10  4.10                  4.10
3302 10 21      Containing no milkfats, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose or starch
           or containing less than 1.5 % milkfat, 5% sucrose or isoglucose, 5 %
           glucose or starch
                                                                                       4.10  4.10  4.10                  4.10
3302 10 29      Other                                                            4.10                                          -P
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