Council Regulation (EEC) No 4111/86 of 22 December 1986 totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products falling within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Malta (1987)

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4111 / 86
of 22 December 1986
totally or partially suspending Common Customs Tariff duties on certain products falling
within Chapters 1 to 24 of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in Malta ( 1987)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , referred to in Articles 180 and 367 of the said Act ; whereas
this Regulation applies therefore to the Community as
constituted on 31 December 1985 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1987 the products
originating in Malta listed in the Annex shall be admitted
for import into the Community as constituted on
31 December 1985 at the customs duties indicated for each
of them .
2 . For the purposes of the application of this Regulation ,
the rules of origin shall be those in force at the time as
regards the implementation of the Agreement establishing
an Association between the European Economic
Community and Malta .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community , and in particular Article 113
thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 3033 / 80
of 11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrangements
applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of
agricultural products (*), and in particular Article 12
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , under Annex I to the Agreement establishing an
Association between the European Economic Community
and Malta ( 2 ), the Community must partially suspend the
Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to certain
products ; whereas it also appears necessary provisionally to
adjust or to supplement certain of the tariff benefits
provided for in the abovementioned Annex ; whereas ,
accordingly , the Community should , in respect of the
products originating in Malta listed in the Annex to this
Regulation , suspend either the fixed component of the levy
applicable to goods coming under Regulation (EEC)
No 3033 / 80 or the customs duty applicable to the other
products from 1 January to 31 December 1987 and at the
levels indicated for each of them;
Whereas , the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No
2357 / 86 determining the arrangements to be applied with
regard to imports of certain products into Greece
originating in Malta ( 3 );
Whereas , in the absence of a protocol such as that provided
for in Articles 179 and 366 of the Act of Accession of Spain
and Portugal , the Community must take the measures
Article 2
When products benefiting from the arrangements provided
for in Article 1 are imported in the Community in such
quantities or at such prices that Community producers of
products similar to or in direct competition with them
suffer or are likely to suffer from serious disadvantage, the
Common Customs Tariff duties may be reintroduced in
whole or in part on the products in question . Such
measures may also be taken in the event of actual or
potential serious disadvantage in a single region of the
Community .
Article 3
1 . In order to ensure the application of Article 2 , the
Commission may decide , by means of a Regulation , to
reintroduce the levying of customs duties for a limited
period .
(») OJ No L 323 , 29 . 11 . 1980 , p. 1 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 61 , 14 . 3 . 1971 , p. 3 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 205 , 29 . 7 . 1986 , p. 9 .
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shall not cause the measure to be suspended . The Council
shall meet immediately . It may , acting on a qualified
majority , amend or rescind the measure in question .
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 from receipt of
the request and shall inform the Member States of the
action taken .
3 . Any Member State may refer to the Council the
measure taken by the Commission , within a period of not
more than 10 working days after it has been informed
thereof. The fact that the matter is referred to the Council
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Brussels , 22 December 1986 .
For the Council
The President
G. SHAW
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ANNEX
Order
No
CCT
heading
No
Description Rate of duty
1 2 3 4
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 :
III . of swine :
16.0001
02.04
b ) Other
Other meat and edible meat offals , fresh , chilled or frozen :
Free
16.0003 I ex A. Of domestic pigeons 5 %
16.0005 ex B. Furred game
C. Other :
Free
16.0007 l ex I. Frogs ' legs Free
16.0009 I II. Other Free
16.0011 04.06
05.03
Natural honey
Horsehair and horsehair waste , whether or not put up as a layer or between two
layers of other material :
25 %
16.0013
06.03
B. Other
Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental
purposes , fresh , dried , dyed , bleached , impregnated or otherwise prepared :
ex B. Other :
Free
16.0023 I — Cut flowers , not further prepared than dried 7 %
16.0025
07.01
— Other cut flowers
Vegetables , fresh or chilled :
G. Carrots , turnips , salad beetroot , salsify , celeriac , radishes and similar edible
roots :
15 %
16.0027 III . Horse-radish (Cochlearia armoracia)
T. Other :
ex III . Other :
13 %
16.0029
07.02
— Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus esculentus (L. )
Moench ); Moringa oleifera (Drumsticks )
Vegetables (whether or not cooked ); preserved by freezing :
ex B. Other :
Free
16.0031
07.03
— Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus esculentus (L. )
Moench )
Vegetables provisionally preserved in brine , in sulphur water or in other
preservative solutions , but not specially prepared for immediate consumption :
E. Other vegetables :
13 %
16.0033 I — Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L. or Abelmoschus esculentus (L. ) Moench ) Free
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Order
No
CCT
heading
No
Description Rate of duty
1 2 3 4
07.04 Dried , dehydrated or evaporated vegetables , whole , cut , sliced , broken or in
powder , but not further prepared :
16.0035
16.0037
08.08
ex B. Other :
— Horse-radish (Cochlearia armoracia )
— Okra (Hibiscus esculentus L. , or Abelmoschus esculentus ( L. )
Moench )
Berries , fresh :
Free
11 %
16.0039
15.10
F. Other :
II . Other
Fatty acids , acid oils from refining ; fatty alcohols :
5 %
16.0041
16.02
C. Other fatty acids ; acid oils from refining
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
A. Liver :
Free
16.0043 I. Goose or duck liver
B. Other :
14 %
16.0045
16.0047
II . Game or rabbit meat or offal :
— Game
— Rabbit
8 %
14 %
16.0049
16.0051
16.0053
16.0055
20.02
III . Other :
b ) Other :
1 . Containing bovine meat or offal :
ex bb ) Other :
— Prepared or preserved bovine tongue
III . b ) 2 . Other :
aa ) Of sheep or goats :
— Sheep
— Goats
bb ) Other
Vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid :
17%
18 %
16 %
16 %
16.0057 B. Truffles 14 %
16.0059 D. Asparagus 20 %
16.0061 E. Sauerkraut 15 %
16.0063 ex F. Capers 12 %
16.0065
20.07
ex H. Other , including mixtures :
— Moringa oleifera (drumsticks )
Fruit juices ( including grape must ) and vegetable juices , whether or not containing
added sugar , but unfermented and not containing spirit :
A. Of a density exceeding 1,33 g / cm 3 at 20 °C
Free
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Order
No
CCT
heading
No
Description Rate of duty
1 2 3 4
16.0067
16.0069
16.0071
20.07
(cont'd)
A. III . Other :
ex a ) Of a value exceeding 30 ECU per 100 kg net weight :
— Fruits falling within suheading 08.01 A
— Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 B to H , 08.08 B , E and
F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and watermelons
ex b) Other :
— Fruit falling within heading 08.01 , 08.08 B , E and F and
08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and watermelons
B. Of a density of 1,33 g / cm3 or less at 20 °C :
II . Other :
Free
8 %
8 % + (L )
16.0073
16.0075
16.0077
16.0079
16.0081
16.0083
16.0085
a ) Of a value exceeding 30 ECU per 100 kg net weight :
2 . Grapefruit juice
3 . Lemon juice and other citrus fruit juices :
ex aa ) Containing added sugar :
— Excluding lemon juices
ex bb ) Other :
— Excluding lemon juices
6 . Other fruit and vegetable juices , excluding apricot 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
— Other , excluding apricot and peach juices
ex bb ) Other :
— Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B , E
and F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and
watermelons
— Other , excluding apricot and peach juices
8 %
13 %
13 %
8 %
17 %
8 %
18 %
16.0087
16.0089
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 :
11 . Containing added sugar
22 . Other
b ) Of a value of 30 ECU or less per 100 kg net weight :
17 %
18 %
16.0091
1 6.0093
2 . Grapefruit juice
aa ) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight
bb ) Other
8 % + (L )
8 %
16.0095
16.0097
1 6.0099
4 . Other citrus fruit juices :
aa ) With an added sugar content exceeding 30 % by weight
bb ) With an added sugar content of 30 % or less by weight
cc) Not containing added sugar
14 % + (L )
14 %
15 %
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Order
No
CCT
heading
No
Description Rate of duty
1 2 3 4
20.07
(cont'd)
8 % + (L )
17 % + (L )
16.0101
16.0103
16.0105
16.0107
16.0109
16.0111
8 %
17 %
8 %
18 %
B. II . b ) 7 . Other fruit and vegetable juices :
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 pineapples , melons and
watermelons
— Other , excluding apricot and peach juices
ex bb ) With an added sugar content of 30 % or less by weight :
— Fruit falling within heading Nos 08.01 , 08.08 B , E
and F and 08.09 , excluding pineapples , melons and
watermelons
— Other , excluding apricot and peach juices
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
— Other , excluding apricot and peach juices
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
22 . With an added sugar content of 30 % or less by
weight
33 . Not containing added sugar
Natural yeasts ( active or inactive ); prepared baking powders :
A. Active natural yeast :
II . Baker's yeast :
a ) Dried
b ) Other
Flours and meal , of meat , offals , fish , crustaceans or molluscs , unfit for human
consumption ; greaves :
B. Flours and meals of fish , crustaceans of molluscs
16.0113
16.0115
16.0117
17 % + (L )
17 %
18 %
21.06
16.0119
16.0121
4 % + VC
4 % + VC
23.01
16.0123 Free
Abbreviations:
( L ) = levy .
VC = variable component .


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