31973R3465

27 . 12 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 356/23

REGULATION (EEC) No 3465 /73 OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 1973 on the temporary and partial suspension of the autonomous duties in the Common Customs Tariff for dried apricots falling within subheading No 08.12 A, bitter or Seville oranges falling within subheading No ex 08.02 A II a) and b) and saffron, neither crushed or ground, falling within subheading No 09.10 C I

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, temporarily, fixing their terms of validity to coincide with the interests of Community production, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 28 thereof; Article 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for Having regard to the Opinion of the European the products listed in the tables set out in the Annex Parliament; shall be suspended at the level indicated in respect of each of them. Whereas production of the products referred to in the present Regulation is at present inadequate within the The suspension shall apply : Community and producers are thus unable to meet — from 1 December 1973 to 30 June 1974 for the the needs of user industries in the Community; products listed in Table I ; Whereas it is therefore in the Community's interest to — from 1 January to 30 June 1974 for the products listed in Table II. suspend partially the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on these goods ; Article 2 Whereas taking account of the difficulties involved in accurately assessing the development of the economic This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of situation in the sectors concerned in the near future, its publication in the Official Journal of the these suspension measures should be taken only European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1973 .

For the Council The President I. N0RGAARD

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ANNEX

TABLE I

CCT Rate of duty Description of goods heading No (autonomous)

08.12 A Dried apricots 6%

TABLE II

CCT Rate of duty Description of goods heading No (autonomous)

ex 08.02 A II a) and b) Bitter or Seville oranges 8 % 09.10 C I Saffron, neither crushed or ground 10%