31987R4153

31 . 12 . 87 No L 392 / 17 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4153/87 of 23 December 1987 partially suspending customs duties until 31 October 1988 on table olives imported from Spain into the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal and in particular Article 75 point 4 thereof, Whereas table olives imported into the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 from certain third countries are exempted from customs duty; whereas changes in Spanish tax ar­ rangements following accession may create difficulties in disposing of their production of table olives by exportation ; whereas, to remedy the situation, the customs duties on table olives from Spain should be partially suspended for a limited period ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1 The customs duties, pursuant to Article 75 ( 1 ) of the Act of Accession, on imports of the following products from Spain into the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 shall be reduced by 50 % until 31 October 1988 .

CN code Description

0709 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled : 0709 90 — Other : — Olives : 0709 90 31 — - For use other than the production of oil (') 0710 Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water), frozen : 0710 80 — Other vegetables : 0710 80 10 — Olives 0711 Vegetables provisionally preserved (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption : 0711 20 — Olives : 0711 20 10 — For use other than the production of oil (') 0712 Dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared : 0712 90 — Other vegetables ; mixtures of vegetables : ex 0712 90 90 — — Other : — Olives 2001 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid : 2001 90 — Other : ex 2001 90 90 — Other : — Olives

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CN code Description

2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved other wise than by vinegar or acetic acid , frozen : 2004 90 — Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables : ex 2004 90 30 — Sauerkraut, capers and olives : — Olives

2005 Other vegetables prepared or preserved or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid , not frozen : 2005 70 00 — Olives

(') Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions laid down in the Community provisions adopted in this area .

Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1987 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President