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Regulation (EEC) No 3058/75 of the Council of 24 November 1975 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1059/69, (EEC) No 1060/69, (EEC) No 2682/72, (EEC) No 2727/75, (EEC) No 3330/74, (EEC) No 765/68 and (EEC) No 950/68 as regards the classification in the Common Customs Tariff of certain types of sorbitol Official Journal L 306 , 26/11/1975 P. 0003 - 0006 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 14 P. 0110 Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 9 P. 0215 Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 9 P. 0215

++++ ( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 14 NOVEMBER 1975 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) . ( 2 ) OJ NO L 141 , 12 . 6 . 1969 , P . 1 . ( 3 ) OJ NO L 163 , 26 . 6 . 1975 , P . 9 . ( 4 ) OJ NO L 141 , 12 . 6 . 1969 , P . 7 . ( 5 ) OJ NO L 219 , 29 . 9 . 1971 , P . 2 . ( 6 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 . ( 7 ) OJ NO L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1974 , P . 1 . ( 8 ) OJ NO L 268 , 17 . 10 . 1975 , P . 1 . ( 9 ) OJ NO L 289 , 27 . 12 . 1972 , P . 13 . ( 10 ) OJ NO L 143 , 18 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 . ( 11 ) OJ NO L 197 , 19 . 7 . 1974 , P . 4 . ( 12 ) OJ NO L 172 , 22 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 . ( 13 ) OJ NO L 295 , 1 . 11 . 1974 , P . 1 . REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3058/75 OF THE COUNCIL OF 24 NOVEMBER 1975 AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 , ( EEC ) NO 1060/69 , ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 , ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 , ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 , ( EEC ) NO 765/68 AND ( EEC ) NO 950/68 AS REGARDS THE CLASSIFICATION IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OF CERTAIN TYPES OF SORBITOL THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 28 , 43 AND 235 THEREOF ; HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ; HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ; WHEREAS SORBITOL IS AMONG THE GOODS TO WHICH THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 ( 2 ) OF 28 MAY 1969 LAYING DOWN THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN GOODS RESULTING FROM THE PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1589/75 ( 3 ) , APPLY ; WHEREAS RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS ON IMPORTATION ARE LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1060/69 ( 4 ) OF 28 MAY 1969 FIXING THE QUANTITIES OF BASIC PRODUCTS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE GOODS COVERED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2067/71 ( 5 ) ; WHEREAS SORBITOL FOR EXPORT COMES WITHIN THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 16 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 ( 6 ) OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS , AND PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 19 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 ( 7 ) OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2623/75 ( 8 ) ; WHEREAS THE RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EXPORT OF SORBITOL ARE LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 ( 9 ) OF 12 DECEMBER 1972 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING EXPORT REFUNDS ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORTED IN THE FORM OF GOODS NOT COVERED BY ANNEX II TO THE TREATY , AND THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNTS OF SUCH REFUNDS ; WHEREAS THE SYSTEM LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 765/68 ( 10 ) OF 18 JUNE 1968 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR THE PRODUCTION REFUND ON SUGAR USED IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1862/74 ( 11 ) , APPLIES TO SORBITOL ; WHEREAS THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ANNEXED TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ( 12 ) AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2658/74 ( 13 ) , SHOWS SORBITOL UNDER SUBHEADING 29.04 C III ; WHEREAS THERE ARE IN COMMERCIAL USE VARIETIES OF SORBITOL WHICH CONTAIN MORE THAN 20 % BY WEIGHT IN PROPORTION TO THEIR DRY MATTER OF OTHER SUBSTANCES SUCH AS OLIGOSACCHARIDES ; WHEREAS , FOR TECHNICAL REASONS CONNECTED WITH THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , THESE VARIETIES OF SORBITOL MUST BE REMOVED FROM HEADING NO 29.04 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND RE-CLASSIFIED UNDER HEADING NO 38.19 ; WHEREAS THE TRANSFER OF A PRODUCT FROM ONE HEADING TO ANOTHER IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE CORRECT APPLICATION OF THE NOMENCLATURE CANNOT ALTER THE ECONOMIC ARRANGEMENTS LAID DOWN FOR THAT PRODUCT ; WHEREAS , IN CONSEQUENCES A SUBHEADING WITHIN HEADING NO 38.19 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHOULD BE CREATED UNDER WHICH THE ABOVEMENTIONED VARIETIES OF SORBITOL CAN BE CLASSIFIED ; WHEREAS THE ECONOMIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS SUBHEADING SHOULD BE THE SAME AS FOR THE SUBDIVISIONS OF SUBHEADING 29.04 C III , HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ARTICLE 1 1 . THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADING SHALL BE ADDED TO THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 AND TO ANNEX I TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 765/68 : CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 38.19 T * SORBITOL OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III 2 . IN ANNEX I TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 765/68 " EX 38.19 T " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " EX 38.19 U " . ARTICLE 2 IN ANNEX B TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 AND IN THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 THE TEXT OF HEADING NO 38.19 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING : CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS 38.19 * CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES ( INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS ) , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED : * Q . FOUNDRY CORE BINDERS BASED ON SYNTHETIC RESINS * T . SORBITOL OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III * EX U . OTHERS : * - SORBITOL CRACKING PRODUCTS ARTICLE 3 REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1060/69 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS : 1 . IN ARTICLE 3 ( 3 ) , FOR " AND SORBITOL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III " , READ " AND SORBITOL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 29.04 C III AND 38.19 T " ; 2 . THE ANNEX SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADINGS : CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS * MAIZE ( KG ) * SUGAR ( KG ) 38.19 * CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES ( INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS ) , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED : * * * T . SORBITOL OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III : * * I . IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION : * * * A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 172 * * B ) OTHER * * 90 * II . OTHER : * * * A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 245 * * B ) OTHER * * 128 ARTICLE 4 REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS : 1 . IN ANNEX B , HEADING NO 38.19 , THE WORDS " EX T . OTHER " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " EX U . OTHER " ; 2 . ANNEX C SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING HEADING : CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS * MAIZE ( KG ) * WHITE SUGAR ( KG ) 38.19 * CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES ( INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS ) , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED : * * * T . SORBITOL OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III ; * * * I . IN ACQUEOUS SOLUTION : * * * A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 172 ( 7 ) * * B ) OTHER : * * * - OBTAINED FROM AMYLACEOUS PRODUCTS * 152 ( 7 ) * * - OBTAINED FROM SUCROSE * * 74 ( 7 ) * II . OTHER : * * * A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 245 * * B ) OTHER : * * * - OBTAINED FROM AMYLACEOUS PRODUCTS * 245 * * - OBTAINED FROM SUCROSE * * 106 3 . ANNEX C , SUBHEADING 29.04 C III A ) 1 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS : - IN THE DANISH TEXT THE WORDS " MED INDHOLD AF MANNITOL PAA UNDER 2 VAEGTPROCENT " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " MED INDHOLD AF MANNITOL PAA 2 VAEGTPROCENT OG DERUNDER " ; - IN THE FRENCH TEXT THE WORDS " DANS UNE PROPORTION INFERIEURE A 2 % " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " DANS UNE PROPORTION INFERIEURE OU EGALE A 2 % " ; - IN THE ITALIAN TEXT THE WORDS " IN PROPORZIONE INFERIORE AL 2 % IN PESO " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " IN PROPORZIONE INFERIORE O UGUALE AL 2 % IN PESO " . ARTICLE 5 THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ANNEXED TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS : 1 . THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADING SHALL BE INSERTED AFTER SUBHEADING 38.19 S : CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION * RATE OF DUTY * * AUTONOMOUS % * CONVENTIONAL % 38.19 * T . SORBITOL , OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III : * * * I . IN ACQUEOUS SOLUTION : * * * A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 12 + VC * - * B ) OTHER * 12 ( A ) + VC * - * II . OTHER : * * * A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 12 + VC * - * B ) OTHER * 12 ( A ) + VC * - ( A ) SUSPENSION AT 9 % FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD . 2 . SUBHEADING 38.19 T SHALL BECOME SUBHEADING 38.19 U . ARTICLE 6 ANY REFERENCE IN A COMMUNITY ACT TO SUBHEADING " 38.19 T . OTHER " OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE READ AS A REFERENCE TO SUBHEADING " 38.19 U . OTHER " . ARTICLE 7 THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1976 . THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES . DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 NOVEMBER 1975 . FOR THE COUNCIL THE PRESIDENT B . VISENTINI

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( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 14 NOVEMBER 1975 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 141 , 12 . 6 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 163 , 26 . 6 . 1975 , P . 9 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 141 , 12 . 6 . 1969 , P . 7 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 219 , 29 . 9 . 1971 , P . 2 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1974 , P . 1 .

( 8 ) OJ NO L 268 , 17 . 10 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 9 ) OJ NO L 289 , 27 . 12 . 1972 , P . 13 .

( 10 ) OJ NO L 143 , 18 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 11 ) OJ NO L 197 , 19 . 7 . 1974 , P . 4 .

( 12 ) OJ NO L 172 , 22 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 13 ) OJ NO L 295 , 1 . 11 . 1974 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3058/75 OF THE COUNCIL OF 24 NOVEMBER 1975 AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 , ( EEC ) NO 1060/69 , ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 , ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 , ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 , ( EEC ) NO 765/68 AND ( EEC ) NO 950/68 AS REGARDS THE CLASSIFICATION IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF OF CERTAIN TYPES OF SORBITOL

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 28 , 43 AND 235 THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ;

WHEREAS SORBITOL IS AMONG THE GOODS TO WHICH THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 ( 2 ) OF 28 MAY 1969 LAYING DOWN THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN GOODS RESULTING FROM THE PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1589/75 ( 3 ) , APPLY ; WHEREAS RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS ON IMPORTATION ARE LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1060/69 ( 4 ) OF 28 MAY 1969 FIXING THE QUANTITIES OF BASIC PRODUCTS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE GOODS COVERED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2067/71 ( 5 ) ;

WHEREAS SORBITOL FOR EXPORT COMES WITHIN THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 16 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 ( 6 ) OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS , AND PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 19 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 ( 7 ) OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2623/75 ( 8 ) ;

WHEREAS THE RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EXPORT OF SORBITOL ARE LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 ( 9 ) OF 12 DECEMBER 1972 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING EXPORT REFUNDS ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORTED IN THE FORM OF GOODS NOT COVERED BY ANNEX II TO THE TREATY , AND THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNTS OF SUCH REFUNDS ;

WHEREAS THE SYSTEM LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 765/68 ( 10 ) OF 18 JUNE 1968 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR THE PRODUCTION REFUND ON SUGAR USED IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1862/74 ( 11 ) , APPLIES TO SORBITOL ;

WHEREAS THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ANNEXED TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ( 12 ) AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2658/74 ( 13 ) , SHOWS SORBITOL UNDER SUBHEADING 29.04 C III ;

WHEREAS THERE ARE IN COMMERCIAL USE VARIETIES OF SORBITOL WHICH CONTAIN MORE THAN 20 % BY WEIGHT IN PROPORTION TO THEIR DRY MATTER OF OTHER SUBSTANCES SUCH AS OLIGOSACCHARIDES ; WHEREAS , FOR TECHNICAL REASONS CONNECTED WITH THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , THESE VARIETIES OF SORBITOL MUST BE REMOVED FROM HEADING NO 29.04 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND RE-CLASSIFIED UNDER HEADING NO 38.19 ;

WHEREAS THE TRANSFER OF A PRODUCT FROM ONE HEADING TO ANOTHER IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE CORRECT APPLICATION OF THE NOMENCLATURE CANNOT ALTER THE ECONOMIC ARRANGEMENTS LAID DOWN FOR THAT PRODUCT ;

WHEREAS , IN CONSEQUENCES A SUBHEADING WITHIN HEADING NO 38.19 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHOULD BE CREATED UNDER WHICH THE ABOVEMENTIONED VARIETIES OF SORBITOL CAN BE CLASSIFIED ; WHEREAS THE ECONOMIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS SUBHEADING SHOULD BE THE SAME AS FOR THE SUBDIVISIONS OF SUBHEADING 29.04 C III ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

1 . THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADING SHALL BE ADDED TO THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 AND TO ANNEX I TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 765/68 :

CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

38.19 T * SORBITOL OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III

2 . IN ANNEX I TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 765/68 " EX 38.19 T " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " EX 38.19 U " .

IN ANNEX B TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 AND IN THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 THE TEXT OF HEADING NO 38.19 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS

38.19 * CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES ( INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS ) , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED :

* Q . FOUNDRY CORE BINDERS BASED ON SYNTHETIC RESINS

* T . SORBITOL OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III

* EX U . OTHERS :

* - SORBITOL CRACKING PRODUCTS

ARTICLE 3

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1060/69 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 3 ( 3 ) , FOR " AND SORBITOL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III " , READ " AND SORBITOL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 29.04 C III AND 38.19 T " ;

2 . THE ANNEX SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADINGS :

CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS * MAIZE ( KG ) * SUGAR ( KG )

38.19 * CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES ( INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS ) , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED : * *

* T . SORBITOL OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III : * *

I . IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION : * *

* A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 172 *

* B ) OTHER * * 90

* II . OTHER : * *

* A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 245 *

* B ) OTHER * * 128

ARTICLE 4

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ANNEX B , HEADING NO 38.19 , THE WORDS " EX T . OTHER " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " EX U . OTHER " ;

2 . ANNEX C SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING HEADING :

CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS * MAIZE ( KG ) * WHITE SUGAR ( KG )

38.19 * CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES ( INCLUDING THOSE CONSISTING OF MIXTURES OF NATURAL PRODUCTS ) , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED ; RESIDUAL PRODUCTS OF THE CHEMICAL OR ALLIED INDUSTRIES , NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED : * *

* T . SORBITOL OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III ; * *

* I . IN ACQUEOUS SOLUTION : * *

* A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 172 ( 7 ) *

* B ) OTHER : * *

* - OBTAINED FROM AMYLACEOUS PRODUCTS * 152 ( 7 ) *

* - OBTAINED FROM SUCROSE * * 74 ( 7 )

* II . OTHER : * *

* A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 245 *

* B ) OTHER : * *

* - OBTAINED FROM AMYLACEOUS PRODUCTS * 245 *

* - OBTAINED FROM SUCROSE * * 106

3 . ANNEX C , SUBHEADING 29.04 C III A ) 1 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

- IN THE DANISH TEXT THE WORDS " MED INDHOLD AF MANNITOL PAA UNDER 2 VAEGTPROCENT " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " MED INDHOLD AF MANNITOL PAA 2 VAEGTPROCENT OG DERUNDER " ;

- IN THE FRENCH TEXT THE WORDS " DANS UNE PROPORTION INFERIEURE A 2 % " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " DANS UNE PROPORTION INFERIEURE OU EGALE A 2 % " ;

- IN THE ITALIAN TEXT THE WORDS " IN PROPORZIONE INFERIORE AL 2 % IN PESO " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " IN PROPORZIONE INFERIORE O UGUALE AL 2 % IN PESO " .

ARTICLE 5

THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ANNEXED TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADING SHALL BE INSERTED AFTER SUBHEADING 38.19 S :

CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION * RATE OF DUTY

* * AUTONOMOUS % * CONVENTIONAL %

38.19 * T . SORBITOL , OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 C III : * *

* I . IN ACQUEOUS SOLUTION : * *

* A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 12 + VC * -

* B ) OTHER * 12 ( A ) + VC * -

* II . OTHER : * *

* A ) CONTAINING 2 % OR LESS BY WEIGHT OF MANNITOL , CALCULATED ON THE SORBITOL CONTENT * 12 + VC * -

* B ) OTHER * 12 ( A ) + VC * -

( A ) SUSPENSION AT 9 % FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD .

2 . SUBHEADING 38.19 T SHALL BECOME SUBHEADING 38.19 U .

ARTICLE 6

ANY REFERENCE IN A COMMUNITY ACT TO SUBHEADING " 38.19 T . OTHER " OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE READ AS A REFERENCE TO SUBHEADING " 38.19 U . OTHER " .

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1976 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 NOVEMBER 1975 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

B . VISENTINI