NoL305/70 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.12.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2700/79
of30November 1979
fixingthespeciallevyapplicabletoNewZealandbutterimportedintothe
UnitedKingdom
industrialpurposesatalowerpricelevelthanthatof
butterofCommunityoriginintendedforthesame
purposes,itshouldbelaiddownthattheNew
Zealandbutterinquestionmaybeusedonlyfor
directconsumption ;
Whereas,underArticle2ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2856/77of21December1977fixingthe
speciallevyapplicabletoNewZealandbutter
importedintotheUnitedKingdom(4),Commission
Regulation (EEC)No465/73of31January1973
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
specialsystemfortheimportofNewZealandbutter
andcheeseintotheUnitedKingdom(5)istobeappli­
cabletobutterimportedunderRegulation (EEC)No
1655/76;
whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyofAccession,andinparti­
cularProtocol18thereto,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1655/76of29June1976extendingthetransitional
arrangements fortheimportofNewZealandbutter
intotheUnitedKingdom('),andinparticularArticle
8thereof,
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1655/76,aspeciallevyisappliedto
NewZealandbutterimportedintotheUnited
KingdompursuanttothisRegulation ;
Whereas,underArticle3(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1655/76,thespeciallevyisfixedonthebasisofthe
differencebetween :
—themarketpriceofNewZealandbutterinthe
UnitedKingdom,and
—thecifpricefixedunderArticle2ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2157/77of27September1977
fixingthepricetobeobservedatthecifstagefor
importsofNewZealandbutterandcheeseinto
theUnitedKingdom(2),plusthetotalcosts
betweenthecifstageandthestageofinitialsale;
WhereasArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1655/76
providesthat,inordertoensureaneffectiveturnover
ofyearlyquantities,thespeciallevymustbefixedata
levelpermittingthesaleofbutterataconsistentrate
withoutdisruptingthemarketinCommunitybutter;
tothiseffect,itisnecessarytotakeaccountalsoofthe
aidgrantedintheUnitedKingdomtoCommunity
butterunderRegulation (EEC)No1269/79(3),which
affectsthesellingpricesofthisbutterinthatMember
State;
Whereastheapplicationoftheserulestothesituation
ontheUnitedKingdommarketresultsinthespecial
levybeingfixedatthelevelgivenbelow;
Whereas,inordertopreventNewZealandbutterqual­
ifyingforthesaidspeciallevyfrombeingusedforHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThespeciallevyreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No1655/76shallbe83-68ECUper100kgof
butter.
Article2
TheUnitedKingdomshalltakethemeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatNewZealandbutterimported
underthelevyfixedinArticle1isnotusedfor
processingbutonlyfordirectconsumption ,within
themeaningofArticle1(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1269/79,ontheterritoryoftheUnitedKingdom.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1979.
(»)OJNoL185,9.7.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL250,30.9.1977,p.12.
(3)OJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.8.(4)OJNoL329,22.12.1977,p.34.
(5)OJNoL53,26.2.1973,p.36.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30November1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President