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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 62/87

of 9 January 1987

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2464/86 on an accelerated alignment of the customs duties on certain tinned satsumas coming from Spain

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 (4) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2464/86 (1) provides for an accelerated alignment of the customs duties on segments of satsumas, in cans, coming from Spain; whereas tinned satsumas are normally marketed only with the description mandarins; whereas the raw material used for processing in Spain of such products is always satsumas;

Whereas the Common Customs Tariff in subheadings 20.06 B II a) 3 and b) 3 refer to mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); whereas the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2464/86 oblige the trade and the authorities to distinguish between tinned satsuma mandarins and other tinned mandarins; whereas that fact leads to administrative complications; whereas the wording or Regulation (EEC) No 2464/86 should be aligned with that used in the Common Customs Tariff; whereas such an amendment would not in practice change the present scope of products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2464/86;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2464/86 is hereby replaced by the following:

'ANNEX

List of products referred to in Article 1

1.2.3 // // // // CCT heading No // Description // Basic duties (%) // // // // ex 20.06 B II a) 3 // Mandarin (including tangerine and satsuma) segments, in cans // 16 // ex 20.06 B II b) 3 // Mandarin (including tangerine and satsuma) segments, in cans // 15' // // //

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1986.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 1987.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 211, 1. 8. 1986, p. 11.