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( 1 ) OJ N L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ N L 143 , 1 . 7 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ N L 77 , 1 . 4 . 1971 , P . 4 .

( 4 ) OJ N L 151 , 30 . 6 . 1968 , P . 3 .

( 5 ) OJ N L 249 , 11 . 11 . 1970 , P . 13 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 668/71 OF THE COUNCIL

OF 30 MARCH 1971

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) N 823/68 DETERMINING THE GROUPS OF PRODUCTS AND THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CALCULATING LEVIES ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 ( 1 ) OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1253/70 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 ( 6 ) THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 669/71 ( 3 ) OF 30 MARCH 1971 FIXING THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK AND THE INTERVENTION PRICES FOR BUTTER , SKIM MILK POWDER AND GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO CHEESES FOR THE 1971/72 MILK MARKETING YEAR PROVIDES FOR AN ALTERATION OF THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE PROVISIONS FOR THE BINDING OF EMMENTHALER CHEESE UNDER GATT , THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUES GIVEN IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) N 823/68 ( 4 ) RELATING TO TARIFF SUBHEADING 04.04 A I , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2307/70 ( 5 ) , MUST THEREFORE BE AMENDED ;

WHEREAS , MOREOVER , THERE HAS BEEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY , AUSTRIA AND FINLAND FOR THE PROGRESSIVE ATTAINMENT OF THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE BINDING OF EMMENTHALER CHEESE ; WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT AVAILED ITSELF OF THIS INCREASE , IN VIEW OF THE SITUATION OF THE EMMENTHALER MARKET IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , IN THE MEANTIME , THE SITUATION HAS SO DEVELOPED THAT IT HAS PROVED NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROGRESSIVE APPLICATION OF THE AGREED FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 , THE NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS REGULATION MUST BE INCORPORATED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE " DESCRIPTION OF GOODS " COLUMN IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) N 823/68 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . UNDER TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 A I ( A ) :

( A ) THE AMOUNT " 117 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " SHALL BE REPLACED

_ FROM 1 APRIL 1971 BY THE AMOUNT " 127 * 90 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " ,

_ FROM 1 AUGUST 1971 BY THE AMOUNT " 130 * 40 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " ,

( B ) THE AMOUNT " 141 * 75 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE AMOUNT " 150 * 15 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " .

2 . UNDER TARIFF SUB-HEADING N 04.04 A I ( A ) 2 , THE AMOUNT " 141 * 75 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE AMOUNT " 150 * 15 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " .

3 . UNDER TARIFF SUB-HEADING 04.04 A I ( B ) 1 ( AA ) :

( A ) THE AMOUNT " 137 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " SHALL BE REPLACED :

_ FROM 1 APRIL 1971 BY THE AMOUNT " 147 * 90 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " ,

_ FROM 1 AUGUST 1971 BY THE AMOUNT " 150 * 40 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " ,

( B ) THE AMOUNT " 170 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE AMOUNT " 178 * 40 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " .

4 . UNDER TARIFF SUB-HEADING 04.04 A I ( B ) 1 ( BB ) , THE AMOUNT " 170 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE AMOUNT " 178 * 40 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " .

5 . UNDER TARIFF SUB-HEADING 04.04 A I ( B ) 2 , THE AMOUNT " 190 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE AMOUNT " 198 * 40 UNITS OF ACCOUNT " .

ARTICLE 2

THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1 AND APPEARING IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION SHALL BE INCORPORATED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 12 APRIL 1971 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 30 MARCH 1971 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . SCHUMANN

ANNEX

CCT * * AUTONOMOUS

HEADING * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS * RATE

N * * OR LEVIES ( L )

* * FOR INFORMATION

1 * 2 * 3

04.04 * A . EMMENTHALER , GRUYERE , SBRINZ , BERGKAESE AND APPENZELL , NOT

* GRATED OR POWDERED

* I . OF A MINIMUM FAT CONTENT OF 45 % BY WEIGHT REFERRED TO DRY

* MATTER , MATURED FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS ( 1 ) :

* ( A ) STANDARD WHOLE CHEESES OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE PER 100 KG

* NET WEIGHT OF :

* 1 . NOT LESS THAN 130 U.A . ( 2 ) BUT LESS THAN 150 * 15 U.A . * 23 ( L )

* 2 . 150 * 15 U.A . OR MORE * 23 ( L )

* ( B ) VACUUM-PACKED PIECES :

* 1 . WITH RIND ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE , OF A NET WEIGHT :

* ( AA ) OF NOT LESS THAN 1 KG BUT LESS THAN 5 KG AND OF A

* FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE OF NOT LESS THAN 150 * 50 U.A . ( 2 )

* BUT LESS THAN 178 * 40 U.A . PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT * 23 ( L )

* ( BB ) OF NOT LESS THAN 450 G AND OF A FREE-FRONTIER VALUE

* OF NOT LESS THAN 178 * 40 U.A . PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT * 23 ( L )

* 2 . OTHER , OF A NET WEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 75 G BUT NOT

* MORE THAN 250 G AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE OF NOT

* LESS THAN 198 * 40 U.A . PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT * 23 ( L )

( 1 ) INCLUSION UNDER THIS TARIFF SUB-HEADING IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS TO BE LAID DOWN BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES .

( 2 ) UNTIL 31 JULY 1971 THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE REDUCED BY 2 * 50 U.A .