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19.11.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL331/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3278/81
of18November 1981
fixingthepremiumstobeaddedtotheimportleviesoncereals,flourandmalt
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesinrelationtotheCommunity
currenciesreferredtointhepreviousindent;
Whereastheseexchangeratesbeingthoserecordedon
17November1981;
Whereasonthebasisoftoday'scifpricesandcif
forwarddeliveryprices,thepremiumsatpresentin
force,whicharetobeaddedtothelevies,shouldbe
alteredtotheamountssetoutintheAnnexhereto,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1949/81(2),andinparticular
Article15(6)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2543/73(4),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereasthepremiumstobeaddedtothelevieson
cerealsandmaltwerefixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2197/81(5)andsubsequentamendingRegulations ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%arateofexchangebasedontheir
effectiveparity,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThepremiumsreferredtoinArticle15ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75tobeaddedtotheimportlevies
fixedinadvanceinrespectofcerealsandmaltshallbe
assetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19
November1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18November1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL198,20.7.1981,p.2.
(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
4OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL214,1.8.1981,p.10.

NoL331/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.11.81
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof18November1981fixingthepremiumstobeaddedto
theimportleviesoncereals,flourandmalt
A.Cerealsandflour
(ECU/tonne)
CCT Current 1stperiod2ndperiod3rdperiod
heading Description
No 11 12 1 2
10.01ACommonwheat,andmesiin 0 0 0 0
10.01BDurumwheat 0 0 0 0
10.02 Rye 0 0 0 0
10.03 Barley 0 0 0 0
10.04 Oats 0 0 0 0
10.05BMaize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing 0 0 0 0
10.07A Buckwheat 0 0 0 0
10.07B Millet 0 0 0 0
10.07CGrainsorghum 0 0 0 0
10.07DOthercereals 0 0 0 0
11.01AWheatormesiinflour 0 0 0 0
B.Mat
(ECU/tonne)
CCT Current 1stperiod2ndperiod3rdperiod4thperiod
heading Description
No 11 12 1 2 3
11.07AI(a)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,inthe
formofflour 0 0 0 0 0
11.07AI(b)Unroastedmalt,obtainedfromwheat,other
thanintheformofflour 0 0 0 0 0
11.07AII(a)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtained
fromwheat,intheformofflour 0 0 0 0 0
11.07AII(b)Unroastedmalt,otherthanthatobtained
fromwheat,otherthanintheformofflour 0 0 0 0 0
11.07B Roastedmalt 0 0 0 0 0
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3566/81 of 3 December 1981 on the application of the EEC-Lebanon Cooperation Council Decision No 1/81 replacing the unit of account by the ECU in the Protocol on the definition of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,

Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic (1) was signed on 3 May 1977 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;

Whereas pursuant to Article 25 of the Protocol on the definition of "originating products" and methods of administrative cooperation, the EEC-Lebanon Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No 1/81 amending the Protocol as regards the rules of origin;

Whereas that Decision should be made operative in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Decision No 1/81 of the EEC-Lebanon Cooperation Council shall be applicable in the Community.

The text of this Decision is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 3 December 1981.

For the Council

The President

T. KING (1) OJ No L 267, 27.9.1978, p. 1.
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 172 , 30 . 6 . 1981 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 53 , 27 . 2 . 1981 , P . 19 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3494/81

OF 3 DECEMBER 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1700/81 OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR RUM , ARRACK AND TAFIA FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 22.09 C I OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN THE ACP STATES ( 1981/82 )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1700/81 ( 1 ), THE COUNCIL OPENED A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF NINE OF RUM , ARRACK AND TAFIA ORIGINATING IN THE ACP STATES ; WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 439/81 ( 2 ) PROVIDES THAT THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC IS REQUIRED TO APPLY THIS TARIFF MEASURE ; WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1700/81 SHOULD THEREFORE BE AMENDED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1700/81 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 1 :

- THE WORDS ' OF NINE ' SHALL BE DELETED ,

- ' 189 029 ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 189 078 ' ;

2 . IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ), ' 70 204 ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 70 253 ' ;

3 . IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) IN THE TABLE OF SHARES , THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE INSERTED AFTER THE ENTRY CONCERNING GERMANY :

' GREECE 49 ' ;

4 . IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ), THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE ADDED :

' WITHIN THE LIMIT OF ITS SHARE , THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC SHALL APPLY CUSTOMS DUTIES CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION AND OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 439/81 ( 2 ). '

THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE SHALL BE ADDED :

' ( 2 ) OJ NO L 53 , 27 . 2 . 1981 , P . 19 . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 3 DECEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

T . KING
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3555/81 of 8 December 1981 on the classification of goods falling within subheading 02.06 B I a) 7 of the Common Customs Tariff

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provisions must be laid down concerning the tariff classification of the product consisting of pork legs, defatted, derinded, deboned, treated by injection of an aqueous solution of sodium chloride containing small quantities of other salts and of sugars, and then vacuum massaged;

Whereas heading No 02.06 of the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3300/81 (3), refers among other products to hams, salted, boned or boneless;

Whereas the product in question, which has been subjected to a widely used treatment for the preparation of salted hams, has the character of goods falling within heading No 02.06 ; whereas, within this heading, subheading 02.06 B I a) 7 must be chosen for the product in question;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The product consisting of pork legs, defatted, derinded, deboned, treated by injection of an aqueous solution of sodium chloride containing small quantities of other salts and of sugars, and then vacuum massaged, shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under subheading:

02.06 Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted, in brine, dried or smoked:

B. Meat and edible meat offals of domestic swine:

I. Meat:

a) Salted or in brine

7. Other

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 December 1981.

For the Commission

Karl-Heinz NARJES

Member of the Commission (1) OJ No L 14, 21.1.1969, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 172, 22.7.1968, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 335, 23.11.1981, p. 1.
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 354 , 29 . 12 . 1980 , P . 114 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 345 , 20 . 12 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3586/81

OF 11 DECEMBER 1981

RE-ESTABLISHING THE LEVYING OF CUSTOMS DUTIES ON METHANOL ( METHYL ALCOHOL ), FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 A I AND ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA , TO WHICH THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS SET OUT IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3322/80 APPLY

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3322/80 OF 16 DECEMBER 1980 ESTABLISHING A MULTIANNUAL SCHEME OF GENERALIZED TARIFF PREFERENCES AND ITS APPLICATION FOR 1981 IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC , EURATOM ) NO 3308/80 OF 16 DECEMBER 1980 ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNIT OF ACCOUNT BY THE ECU IN COMMUNITY LEGAL INSTRUMENTS ( 2 ),

WHEREAS , IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLES 1 AND 9 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3322/80 , SUSPENSION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES SHALL BE ACCORDED TO EACH OF THE COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES LISTED IN ANNEX C , OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN COLUMN 4 OF ANNEX A , WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF CEILING FIXED IN COLUMN 9 OF ANNEX A ;

WHEREAS , AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 10 ( 1 ) OF THAT REGULATION , AS SOON AS THE INDIVIDUAL CEILINGS IN QUESTION ARE REACHED AT COMMUNITY LEVEL , THE COMMISSION , EITHER ACTING ON ITS OWN INITIATIVE OR ONCE A MEMBER STATE HAS REQUESTED IT TO DO SO , SHALL RE-ESTABLISH THE LEVYING OF CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF METHANOL FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.04 A I , THE INDIVIDUAL CEILING WAS FIXED AT 233 000 ECU ; WHEREAS , ON 4 DECEMBER 1981 , IMPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS INTO THE COMMUNITY ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA REACHED THAT CEILING ; WHEREAS THE UNITED KINGDOM HAS REQUESTED THAT THE LEVYING OF CUSTOMS DUTIES BE RE-ESTABLISHED ; WHEREAS THE CUSTOMS DUTIES IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION MUST THEREFORE BE RE-ESTABLISHED AGAINST ROMANIA ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

AS FROM 18 DECEMBER 1981 , THE LEVYING OF CUSTOMS DUTIES , SUSPENDED IN PURSUANCE OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3322/80 , SHALL BE RE-ESTABLISHED ON IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN ROMANIA :

// //

CCT HEADING NO // DESCRIPTION //

//

29.04 A I // METHANOL ( METHYL ALCOHOL ) //

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 DECEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

KARL-HEINZ NARJES

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 3 , 1 . 1 . 1981 , P . 9 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3660/81

OF 15 DECEMBER 1981

FIXING FOR 1982 THE QUANTITY OF OIL SEEDS AND VEGETABLE OILS FOR WHICH THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC IS AUTHORIZED TO APPLY AN IMPORT CONTROL SYSTEM

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 39/81 OF 1 JANUARY 1981 AUTHORIZING THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC TO APPLY A TEMPORARY SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF IMPORTS OF OIL SEEDS AND VEGETABLE OILS ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 39/81 AUTHORIZED GREECE TO APPLY , UP TO 31 DECEMBER 1983 , A SYSTEM OF IMPORT DOCUMENTS FOR OIL SEEDS AND VEGETABLE OILS IMPORTED ONTO ITS TERRITORY ; WHEREAS THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF OILS BEYOND WHICH GREECE MAY SUSPEND THE ISSUE OF DOCUMENTS WAS FIXED AT 25 000 TONNES FOR 1981 ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO FIX THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY FOR 1982 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE CEILING FIGURES FOR OIL SEEDS AND VEGETABLE OILS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 39/81 ARE HEREBY FIXED AT 30 000 TONNES FOR 1982 .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1982 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 DECEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . WALKER
****

( 1 ) OJ NO L 263 , 28 . 9 . 1978 , P . 2 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3646/81

OF 15 DECEMBER 1981

ON THE TREATMENT APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS OF WINE ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 20 OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA ( 1 ), SIGNED ON 26 APRIL 1976 , ESTABLISHED THE TREATMENT APPLICABLE UNTIL 30 JUNE 1981 TO IMPORTS OF WINE ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA ;

WHEREAS AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE THE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS OF WINE ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA SHOULD BE UNILATERALLY RENEWED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1982 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE IMPORT TREATMENT APPLICABLE ON 30 JUNE 1981 TO WINE ORIGINATING IN ALGERIA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 20 OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE ' S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA SHALL BE MAINTAINED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1982 .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 JULY 1981 ONWARDS .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 DECEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . HOWELL
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3689/81

of 15 December 1981

on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania amending certain Annexes to the Agreement on trade in industrial products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Joint Committee established by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania of 28 July 1980 (1) met in Brussels on 3 and 4 November 1981; whereas upon completion of its work it recommended that, among other measures, in the Annexes to the Protocol on the application of Article 4 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in industrial products (2), the list of products should be extended and some of the amounts relating thereto should be increased;

Whereas the said Protocol provides that amendments to the Annexes thereto recommended by the Joint Committee should be notified by an exchange of letters between the parties;

Whereas, following the examination of the various aspects of the measures recommended by the Joint Committee, action should be taken thereon, account being taken of the relevant provisions of the Agreement on trade in industrial products;

Whereas the Joint Committee also proposed that new products should be inserted in Annex II (e) to exchange of letters No 2 attached to the said Agreement; whereas, account being taken of Article 3 of the said Agreement, the measures in question should be adopted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania amending certain Annexes to the Agreement on trade in industrial products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters is attached to this Regulation.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

The amendment of the Annexes referred to in Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 1982, provided that the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters has entered into force by that date.

Article 4

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

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1981.

For the Council

The President

D. HOWELL

(1) OJ No L 352, 29. 12. 1980, p. 2.

(2) OJ No L 352, 29. 12. 1980, p. 5.
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 3 . 7 . 1971 , P . 4 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , P . 23 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3669/81

OF 15 DECEMBER 1981

FIXING FOR THE 1982/83 MILK YEAR THE GUIDELINE FIGURE FOR THE FAT CONTENT OF STANDARDIZED WHOLE MILK IMPORTED INTO IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1411/71 OF 29 JUNE 1971 LAYING DOWN ADDITIONAL RULES ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF HEADING NO 04.01 ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 566/76 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 ( 6 ) ( B ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1411/71 , IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM APPLY WITHIN THEIR TERRITORIES THE FORMULA OF NON-STANDARDIZED WHOLE MILK WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF THAT REGULATION ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 ( 6 ) AND ( 7 ), A GUIDELINE FIGURE MUST BE FIXED FOR THE 1982/83 MILK YEAR FOR THE FAT WHICH STANDARDIZED WHOLE MILK COMING FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE MUST CONTAIN TO BE ABLE TO BE MARKETED WITHIN THE TERRITORIES OF THE TWO ABOVEMENTIONED MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS THIS GUIDELINE FIGURE MUST BE THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE FAT CONTENT OF THE WHOLE MILK PRODUCED AND MARKETED IN THE IMPORTING MEMBER STATE DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1982/83 MILK YEAR , THE GUIDELINE FIGURE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 6 ) ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1411/71 SHALL BE :

- 3.51 % FOR IRELAND ,

- 3.87 % FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 DECEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . WALKER
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( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 16 DECEMBER 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3723/81

OF 21 DECEMBER 1981

ON THE GRANTING OF EXCEPTIONAL FOOD AID TO THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 43 AND 235 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

WHEREAS THE FOOD AND BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS SITUATIONS IN THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ARE PARTICULARLY GRAVE ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY MUST MAKE A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO THE FOOD NEEDS OF THESE COUNTRIES , IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPLYING FOODSTUFFS DIRECT ;

WHEREAS A PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE MEANS OF RESPONDING TO CERTAIN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WOULD BE TO MAKE CEREALS AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME FOR USE UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY FOOD RESERVE ;

WHEREAS THE TREATY HAS NOT PROVIDED THE NECESSARY SPECIFIC POWERS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

SPECIAL FOOD AID IS HEREBY APPROVED FOR THE LEAST- DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WITH A VIEW TO SUPPLYING THEIR POPULATIONS WITH VARIOUS FOODSTUFFS SUCH AS CEREALS , OILS , LEGUMES AND SUGAR .

THE FOODSTUFFS SHALL BE DELIVERED FREE AT DESTINATION . THE VALUE OF THE AID SHALL AMOUNT TO 40 000 000 ECU .

ARTICLE 2

A PROPORTION OF THE AID , EQUIVALENT TO 100 000 TONNES OF CEREALS , SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME FOR USE UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY FOOD RESERVE .

ARTICLE 3

THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES , AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION , SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AID .

ARTICLE 4

THE COMMISSION SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE AID OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXISTING PROCEDURES .

IT SHALL KEEP THE MEMBER STATES INFORMED OF PROGRESS WITH THE OPERATION .

ARTICLE 5

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

N . RIDLEY