S.I. No. 97/1977 - Imposition of Duties (No. 227) (Certain Processed Agricultural Products) Order, 1977.

1. This Order may be cited as the Imposition of Duties (No. 227) (Certain Processed Agricultural Products) Order, 1977, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.

2. A reference in this Order to a tariff heading shall be taken to be a reference to that tariff heading in the Imposition of Duties (No. 200) (Customs and Excise and Forms of Tariff) Order, 1972 (

S.I. No. 220 of 1972

), as amended.

3. (1) This Order applies to goods which are specified at a tariff heading mentioned in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order.

(2) This Order does not apply to goods which are shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to have been produced or manufactured in a country other than the United Kingdom or the State.

4. In addition to any other duty of customs chargeable on goods to which this Order applies, there shall be charged, levied and paid on the importation into the State of those goods a duty of customs at the appropriate rate specified in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order.

5.

Section 25

of the

Finance Act, 1933

(No. 15 of 1933), shall not apply to the duty imposed by this Order.

6. The duty imposed by this Order is hereby placed under the care and management of the Revenue Commissioners.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to impose additional duties on imports of certain U.K. manufactured processed agricultural products viz. sugar and chocolate confectionery (excluding chewing-gum), flour confectionery including biscuits, and ice-cream.

SCHEDULE.

Column (1)

Column (2)

Tariff Heading

Duty

£ per 100 Kg.

17.04 D 1(a)

2.411

17.04 D 1(b) 1

1.428

17.04 D 1(b) 2

2.037

17.04 D 1(b) 3(aa)

2.648

17.04 D 1(b) 3(bb)

2.703

17.04 D 1(b) 4

3.160

17.04 D 1(b) 5

3.383

17.04 D 1(b) 6

3.605

17.04 D 1(b) 7

3.730

17.04 D 1(b) 8

3.953

17.04 D 11(a)

4.661

17.04 D 11(b) 1

4.308

17.04 D 11(b) 2

5.127

17.04 D 11(b) 3

5.044

17.04 D 11(b) 4

4.481

18·06 B 1

2.188

18.06 B 11(a)

4.145

18.06 B 11(b)

5.873

18.06 C 1

4.138

18.06 C 11(a) 1

1.873

18.06 C 11(a) 2

2.289

18.06 C 11(b) 1

3.873

18.06 C 11(b) 2

4.593

18.06 C 11(b) 3

5.249

18.06 C 11(b) 4

6.113

19.08 B 1(a)

2.080

19.08 B 1(b)

3.744

19.08 B 11(a)

0.728

19.08 B 11(b) 1

1.768

19.08 B 11(b) 2

4.088

19.08 B 11(c) 1

2.184

19.08 B 11(c) 2

4.504

19.08 B 11(d) 1

2.808

19.08 B 11(d) 2

5.127

19.08 B 111(a) 1

1.274

19.08 B 111(a) 2

4.173

19.08 B 111(b) 1

1.898

19.08 B 111(b) 2

4.217

19.08 B 111(c) 1

2.938

19.08 B 111(c) 2

4.777

19.08 B IV(a) 1

1.820

19.08 B IV(a) 2

3.366

19.08 B IV(b) 1

2.262

19.08 B IV(b) 2

4.256

19.08 B V(a)

2.184

19.08 B V(b)

2.418

21.07 C 1

2.188

21.07 C 11(a)

4.145

21.07 C 11(b)

5.873

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 29th day of March, 1977.

LIAM MAC COSGAIR,

Taoiseach.

S.I. No. 97 of 1977.

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (NO. 227) (CERTAIN PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS) ORDER, 1977.

The Government, pursuant to a decision of the Commission of the European Communities dated the 23rd day of March, 1977, and addressed to the Government, and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 1

of the

Imposition of Duties Act, 1957

(No. 7 of 1975), and

section 2

of the

Finance Act, 1962

(No. 15 of 1962), hereby order as follows:—