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

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:—

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.