NoL69/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.3.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No577/76
of15March1976
makingspecialprovisiontocoverthetransitionfromthe1975/76tothe1976/77
milkyearasregardsthelevyingofaccessioncompensatory amountsonbutter
intradewiththeUnitedKingdom
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Withregardtoproductsfallingwithinheading
No04.03oftheCommonCustomsTariff,exported
fromtheUnitedKingdomafterthebeginningofthe
1976/77milkyear:
(a)thecompensatory amountsfixedintheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No2050/75willremainappli­
cableinrespectofexportstothirdcountries,
(b)withoutprejudicetothecompensatoryamountsin
forceforthe1976/77milkyear,theUnited
Kingdomshallcharge,onexportstoother
MemberStates,anamountequaltothedifference
betweenthecompensatory amountfixedinthe
AnnextoRegulation(EEC)No2050/75andthat
whichisapplicableunderthetermsoftheRegula­
tionfixingtheaccessioncompensatory amounts
forthe1976/77milkyear.
2.However,paragraph 1shallnotapplyto
productsinrespectofwhichproofisfurnishedthat
theywere,from15March1976:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyofAccession(!),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(2),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(3),andin
particularArticle5athereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
233/73of31January1973layingdowngeneralrules
forthesystemofcompensatoryamountsformilkand
milkproducts(4),andinparticularArticle6(1)
thereof,
Whereasthealignmentwitheffectfromthestartof
the1976/77marketingyearofbutterpricesinthe
newMemberStates,inpursuanceofArticle52(2)of
theTreatyofAccession(5),willleadtoamodification
ofthecompensatoryamountslayeddowninCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No2050/75of25July
1975(6);
Whereasinviewofthemarkedreductioninthe
compensatory amountsapplicabletobutterintrade
betweentheUnitedKingdomandtheotherMember
Statesthereisariskofdeflectionoftradeasaresultof
speculativetransactions ;
Whereasinordertoavoidsuchdeflectionitisadvis­
abletoprovidethatthecompensatory amounts
currentlyinoperationshouldcontinuetoapplyafter
thebeginningofthe1976/77milkyearinthecaseof
exportsfromtheUnitedKingdominrespectofwhich
itisnotestablishedthattheproductconcernedwas
producedinorexportedtotheUnitedKingdomafter
thebeginningofthenewmilkyear;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,(a)producedintheUnitedKingdom,or
(b)exportedtotheUnitedKingdomwithinthe
meaningofArticle4ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No269/73of31January1973layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
accessioncompensatory amounts(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No121/75(8).
3.TheUnitedKingdomshalltakethenecessary
measureswithregardtothedocumentstobe
producedasevidenceforthepurposesforparagraph
2.Suchmeasuresshallincludeprovisionfortheverifi­
cationofsuchdocuments .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15March
1976.
Itshallbeapplicableuntil15September1976.(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(2)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(3)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(4)OJNoL28,1.2.1973,p.37.
(5)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
6)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.42.(7)OJNoL30,1.2.1973,p.73.
(8)OJNoL13,18.1.1975,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission