NoL233/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.8.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2081/76
of23August1976
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1667/76relatingtoprotectivemeasuresappli­
cabletoexportsoffodderproductsandstraw
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
827/68of28June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincertainproductslistedinAnnexIIto
theTreaty('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1067/74(2),andinparticularArticle3(2)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1667/76
of8July1976(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1840/76(4),introducedprotectivemeasures
intheformofchargestobeappliedtoexportsof
fodderproductsandstraw;
Whereas,forstrawinparticular,supplyincertain
regionsoftheCommunityexceedsdemand;
Whereassomeofthesesurplusesaretobefoundin
regionsclosetothefrontiersoftheCommunity ;
whereas,becauseofthespecificstructureofthe
marketinthisproduct,theonlyoutletsforthese
surplusesareintheadjacentregionsofcertainnon­
membercountries;whereasthissituationmaymore­
overbeconsideredtraditional,thistradehavingbeen
recordedinpreviousyears;whereas,moreover,the
surplusesintheseregionscannotbeusedtoalleviate
thesupplysituationinregionsoftheCommunity
wherestrawisscarce;
Whereastransportcosts,whichareextremelyhigh
comparedtothevalueoftheproduct,areanobstacle
tomarketfluidity;
Whereas,therefore,itdoesnotseemadvisableto
applytheexportchargestothistrade;whereas,more­
over,theonlyeffectofmaintainingthesecharges
wouldbetodepriveproducersintheregions
concernedofasupplementary incomecapableof
compensating tosomeextentforthelossofincome
causedbythedrought;
WhereastheCommissiondoesnotatpresenthave
sufficientinformationtojudgewhicharetheregions
whichfallwithintheabovedefinitionorwhat
amountscouldbeexported;WhereastheCommission mustnevertheless maintain
overallcontrolofthesituation;
Whereas,fromthisstandpointinparticular,itisnow
necessarytoprovidethatthequantitiesofstraw
exportedbyanyapplicantMemberStateshallnot
exceedthequantitiesofstrawexportedinthe
precedingyear,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingArticlelaisherebyinsertedinRegula­
tion(EEC)No1667/76:
'Articlela
1.Bywayofderogationfromthefirstindentof
thesecondparagraphofArticle1,MemberStates
maybeauthorizednottolevytheexportcharge
onproductslistedunderheadingNo12.09ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,providedthequantities
donotexceedthequantitiesexportedtonon­
membercountriestowhichtheseproductshave
traditionallybeenexportedduringthepastthree
years.
2.Fortheapplicationofparagraph 1,Member
Stateswishingtoobtainauthorization ,shallapply
totheCommissionstatingthequantitiestobe
exported.
Ifwithin48hoursofreceivingtheapplicationthe
Commissionhasnotrejecteditbynotifyingits
decisiontotheMemberStateconcerned,theappli­
cationshallbedeemedtohavebeenaccepted.
Whenassessingapplicationssubmittedbythe
MemberStatestheCommission shallbearinmind
theeffectwhichtheexportswouldhaveonthe
supplysituationintheCommunityiftheytook
place.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Commnnities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23August1976.
FortheCommission
HenriSIMONET
Vice-President
(')OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.16.
(-')OJNoL120,1.5.1974,p.2.
(3)OJNoL185,9.7.1976,p.26.
(4)OJNoL203,29.7.1976,p.36.