Council Regulation (EEC) No 2873/78 of 5 December 1978 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of tropical products

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 2873/78 of 5 December 1978 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of tropical products Official Journal L 342 , 07/12/1978 P. 0003 - 0003

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 329 , 27 . 11 . 1976 , P . 9 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 318 , 13 . 12 . 1977 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2873/78

OF 5 DECEMBER 1978

TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON A NUMBER OF TROPICAL PRODUCTS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS IN ITS REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2858/76 ( 1 ) AND ( EEC ) NO 2745/77 ( 2 ) THE COUNCIL SUSPENDED , WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MULTILATERAL GATT NEGOTIATIONS , THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ON CERTAIN TROPICAL PRODUCTS , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1978 ;

WHEREAS , SINCE THE FULL RESULTS OF THESE NEGOTIATIONS FOR A DEFINITIVE ALTERATION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ARE NOT KNOWN AT PRESENT ; WHEREAS THIS DUTY SUSPENSION SHOULD CONSEQUENTLY BE PROLONGED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 , THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN THE ANNEX SHALL BE SUSPENDED AT THE LEVELS INDICATED IN RESPECT OF EACH OF THEM .

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THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . LAHNSTEIN

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ANNEX

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CCT HEADING NO // DESCRIPTION // RATE OF AUTONOMOUS DUTY % //

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08.01 F // CASHEW NUTS , FRESH OR DRIED , SHELLED OR NOT // 0 //

09.01 A I A ) // COFFEE , UNROASTED , NOT FREED OF CAFFEINE // 5 //

18.01 // COCOA BEANS , WHOLE OR BROKEN , RAW OR ROASTED // 3 //

18.02 // COCOA SHELLS , HUSKS , SKINS AND WASTE // 3 //