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NoL164/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.7.71
REGULATION (EEC)No1558/71OFTHECOMMISSION
of20July1971
layingdownprotectivemeasuresapplicabletoimportsoftomatoconcentrates
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)'No865/
681of28June1968onthecommonorganisationof
themarketinproducts "processedfromfruitand
vegetables,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1425/712;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1427/713of2July1971introducingprotective
measuresforproductsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables,andinparticularArticle1(2)thereof;
WhereasimportsintotheCommunityoftomato
concentrates duringthe1970marketingyear
amountedtosome74000metrictons;whereasthis
figureis10000metrictonshigherthanthefigurefor
1969and20000metrictonshigherthanthefigure
for1968;
Whereastheofferpricesfromthirdcountriesare30
to40%lessthanthecostpricewithinthe
Communityindustryfortomatoconcentrates ;
whereas,consequently ,thetrendofimportsfrom
thirdcountriesmayaggravatethedifficultiesfacing
Communityproducersasregardsproductionand
marketing;
Whereasmassiveimportsfromthirdcountriesatvery
lowpricescreateasituationontheCommunity
marketwhereproductsofCommunityoriginlose
tradeoutlets;
Whereasmanytomatoprocessingundertakingsinthe
.mainproductionareasoftheCommunityhavebeen
obligedtocloseduringthelastmarketingyear;whereasbecauseofthismuchCommunityprocessing
hassufferedirremediabledamage;whereasthisis
basicallyduetothedifferencebetweentheoffer
pricesoftheproductimportedintotheCommunity
andthecostpricewithintheCommunityindustry,
whichgreatlyexceedsthe18^%rateofcustomsduty;
Whereasthehaltinproductioninthesefactoriesand
increasedimportshaveresultedinfewerpotential
outletsforfreshtomatoes,andbecauseofthisthere
couldbeasurplusofatleast200000metrictonsof.
thelatterinthe1971marketingyear;
Whereastheremaybeacomparableeffectontomato
processingundertakingsintheCommunityfollowing
importationatpricesandquantitiesvalidduring
previousmarketingyears;
Whereasanassessmentofthesituationonthe
market,themainpointsofwhichareoutlinedabove,
leadstotheconclusionthatimportsthreatenthe
Communitymarketwithseriousdisturbanceswhich
couldleadtopricessuchastojeopardisethe
objectivesofArticle39oftheTreaty;whereas,in
thesecircumstances ,itisnecessaryto.takeprotective
measures ;
Whereastheeffectoftheprotectivemeasuresshould
betorestrictimportssothattheycanbeabsorbedby
theCommunitymarketwithoutworseningthe
situationthereon;
Whereasforthispurposeimportsshouldberestricted
byrecoursetoasystemofimportlicenceswhichwill
beissuedasthesituationontheCommunitymarket
allows;whereas,inordertocopewithadifficult
situationontheCommunitymarkets,theperiodof
validityoftheselicencesshouldbelimited;
Whereasimportsfromthirdcountrieswillingto
maintainacertainpricelevelshouldnotbeincluded
inthesystemofimportlicences;whereas,moreover,
withregardtothespecialsystemgoverningtrade
betweentheCommunityandGreeceitisnecessaryto
makeprovisionforadifferentsystemforimports
fromthatcountry;1OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
2OJNoL151,7.7.1971,p.1.
3OJNoL151,7.7.1971,p.5.

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Eachapplicationshallbeaccompaniedbythelodging
ofadepositof3unitsofaccountper100
kilogrammesnetweightwhichsecurestheobligation
toimportduringtheperiodofvalidityofthelicence
andwhichshall,exceptincaseofforcemajeure,be
forfeitedinwholeorinpartifimportationisnot
effectedwithinthisperiodorisonlypartlyeffected.
4.Theimportlicenceshallnotberequiredfor
importsfromthirdcountriestobespecifiedwhich
arewillingandinapositiontoguaranteethaton
importationintotheCommunityofproductsfrom
theirterritorythepricewillnotbebelowacertain
minimumlevelandthatalldeflectionoftradewill
beprevented."Whereasrecoursetoasystemofimportlicences
makesitnecessaryforMemberStatestomakeprior
provisionforitsestablishment ;whereasconsequently ,
thissystemmaynotbeappliedimmediatelybutonly
witheffectfrom9August1971;
Whereas,inordertotakeaccountofexistingtrade
relationsandtoensurethattheCommunity
importersconcernedarefairlytreated,therestriction
onissuinglicencestoapplicantsshouldbebasedon
factorsrelatingtoareferenceperiod;whereasforthis
purposeuseshouldbemadeeitherofthemonthof
1970forwhichapplicationsarelodgedorofthe
averageofthecorresponding monthsfrom1968to
1970ifthisaverageexceedsthequantityimportedin
1970;
Whereassomeofthetransactionsnormallycarried
outbyCommunitytradersrelatetotransitoperations
forgoodsdestinedeitherforMemberStatesor
Europeanthirdcountries;whereasinorderto
simplifythedetailedrulesfordeterminingthe
referencequantity,accountbeingtakenofthistype
ofoperation,thequantitiesofproductsenteringthe
Communityshouldbetakenintoconsideration ;
Whereasthesystemofimportlicencesmustnot
resultinexcludingfromthetradepersonswhohave
notcarriedoutcommercialtransactions intomato
concentratesduring1968,1969and1970;whereas
consequently ,itshouldbepossible,withinlimits,to
grantthemimportlicences;Article2
1.Attheendofeachweekandforthefirsttime
on30July1971MemberStatesshallnotifythe
Commissionbytelexofthequantitiesshownfor
eachmonthinrespectofwhichimportlicenceshave
beenappliedforduringtheweek.
2.Onthebasisofthenotificationsprovidedforin
paragraph1theCommissionshallassessthesituation
anddecideasprovidedinArticle3onthequantities
ofproductsforwhichlicencesshallbeissued.
3.TheCommissionshallreachadecisionduring
the-weekfollowingthatinwhichthequantities
appliedforarenotifiedtoit.If,however,duringthe
weekinquestiontheCommissionhasnotactedon
this,theconditionsinforcebeforetheimportlicences
wereissuedshallbemaintained .
4.Uptothequantityspecifiedintheapplication,
importlicencesshallbeissuedforthequantitieslaid
downbytheCommission .Theyshallbeissued
duringthesecondweekfollowingthatduringwhich
thequantitiesappliedforarenotifiedtotheHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Commission .
Applicationsforquantitiesexceedingthosespecified
bytheCommissionshallforthisreasonberejected.
Article31.From9August1971allimportsintothe
Communityoftomatoconcentrates (sub-headingNo
ex20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff)from
thirdcountries,excludingGreece,shallbesubjectto
thesubmissionofanimportlicence.
2.MemberStatesshallissuethelicenceunderthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle2,onapplicationby
thepartyconcerned,irrespectiveoftheplaceofhis
establishmentwithintheCommunity .
Thelicenceshallbeissuedforimportstobeeffected
duringthemonthforwhichitwasdrawnup.Itmay
however,coverthefortnightprecedingorthe
fortnightfollowingthemonthinquestioninrespect
ofthequantityforwhichitwasissued.Itshallbe
validforimportstobeeffectedintheMemberState
whichissuedit.
3.Whenapplicationforalicenceismade,the
monthlyquantitiesofproductstowhichitrelates
shallbeindicated.TheCommissionshalllaydownthequantitiesof
productsforwhichthelicencesareissuedbyfixinga
percentagetobeappliedtothereferencequantity
laiddowneachmonthforeachparticularapplicant.
Thisreferencequantityshallbeequalto:'
—thequantityoftomatoconcentratesimportedby
theCommunityin1970duringeachmonth
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—theaveragequantityofthisproductimportedinto
theCommunityduringeachmonthspecifiedin
theapplicationfor1968,1969and1970ifthis
averageexceedsthatspecifiedinthefirstindent.
Article4importingMemberStatescertifyingthese
operations .
2.MemberStateswhichissuethedocuments
mentionedinparagraph1(b)(bb)shallensurethat
applicationsforlicenceshavenotbeenmade
previouslytotheirownauthoritiesforthequantities
ofproductsimportedduringthereferenceperiodfor
whichthedocumentswererequested.
Theyshalltakeallnecessarymeasurestoensurethat
thequantitiesofproductswhicharethesubjectof
thesedocumentsarenottakenintoconsideration for
layingdownthe.referencequantityusedfor
calculatingthequantitiesforwhichimportlicences
willbeissuedbytheirownauthorities .Whenapplicationsforlicencesaremadebypersons
whohavenotimportedtheproductsinquestioninto
theCommunityduringthe;period1968-70,these
applicationsshall,bywayofderogationfromthe
above-mentioned provisions,begrantedinrespectof
notmorethan5%oftheaveragequantitiesof
productsimportedintotheMemberStateand
conveyedtotheauthoritiesofthelatterineach
monthof1968,1969and1970corresponding to
thosespecifiedintheapplication .
Importlicencescorresponding totheseapplications
shallbeissuedwithintenworkingdaysfollowingthe
lodgingoftheapplicationsandinthechronological
orderinwhichtheywerelodged.Oneandthesame
applicantmaynotbeallottedquantitiesexceeding
1%oftheaveragequantitiesofproductsimported
intotheMemberStateandmentioned inthe>
precedingsubparagraph .Article6
Theissueoftheimportlicenceshallinclude:
—therighttoimportnotmorethan105%
—theobligationtoimportnotlessthan95%
ofthespecificquantityoftheproductchosenduring
theperiodofvalidityofthelicence.
Article5 Article7'
Theimportlicenceshallmention:
(a)thenameandaddressoftheapplicant;
(b)thedescriptionoftheproduct,theCommon
CustomsTariffsub-headingwithinwhichitfalls
anditsreferencenumberinthegoods
nomenclature forforeigntradestatisticsofthe
MemberStateinquestion;
(c)thecountryoforiginoftheproduct;
(d)thequantityof.theproductexpressedin
kilogrammes ,netweight;1.EachMemberStateshalllaydownthereference
quantities :
(a)forthequantitiesofproductswhichwere
importedintothatMemberStateduringthe
referenceperiodcorresponding toeachmonth
specifiedintheapplication :
(aa)byreferencetothedocumentssuppliedby
theapplicantcertifyingtheseoperations
and,
(bb)byreferencetothedocumentswhichhehas
athisdisposalandwhichrelatetothese
operations ;"
(b)forthequantitiesofproductswhichhavebeen
importedintoanotherMemberStateduringthe
referenceperiodcorresponding toeachmonth
specifiedintheapplication :
(aa)byreferencetothedocumentssuppliedby
theapplicantcertifyingtheseoperationsand
givinganundertakingthatanapplication
forthesequantitieshasnotbeenandwill
notbemadeinaMemberStateotherthan
thatforwhichthedocumentsareprovided,
and(e)themonthforwhichitwasissued.
Article8
Theobligationsarisingfromthelicencesarenot
transferable .Therightsarisingfromthelicenceare
transferablebythelicenceholderduringtheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicence.Suchtransfermayonlybe
madeinfavourofonetransfereeperlicence.
Thetransfershalltakeeffectwhentheagencyissuing
thelicenceentersonthelicencethenameandaddress
ofthetransfereeandthedateofthisentry,and
certifiestheentrybyaffixingitsofficialstamp./
(bb)byreferencetothedocumentsissued
immediately ,onapplicationbytheparty
concerned,bytheauthoritiesofthe

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Thisentryshallbemadeattherequestof.thelicence
holder.Thetransfereemaynottransferhisrightor
transferitbacktothetitularlicenceholder.
Article9theobligationtoimportiscancelledandthatthe
depositshallnotbeforfeited:
(a)whenimportationcannotbeeffectedduringthe
periodofvalidityofthelicenceasaresultof
circumstances tobec-onsideredtoconstitutea
caseofforcemajeure,or
(b)forquantitiesofproductswhichtheparty
concernedhasimportedorhashadimportedinto
theterritoryoftheCommunityfreeofcustoms
dutiesorchargeshavingequivalenteffectand
whichhavelefttheterritoryoftheCommunityThedepositreferredtoinArticle3(1)maybe
lodgedincashorintheformofaguaranteegivenby
anestablishment complyingwiththecriterialaid
downbytheMemberStatefromwhichtheissueof
thecertificateisrequested.
forconsumptioninathirdcountry.
» Article10
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle11:2.Theimportershall,bymeansoftheappropriate
documents,furnishproof:
(a)ofthecircumstances consideredtobeacaseof
forcemajeure,
(b)oftheperiodduringwhichtheproductswere
broughtintoCommunityterritorywhilecustoms
dutiesorotherchargeshavingequivalenteffect
weresuspended,oftheirdeparturefrom
Communityterritoryandtheirfreecirculationin
athirdcountry.
3.MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission of
circumstances recognisedasacaseofforcemajeure.(a)thedepositshallbeforfeitedinwholewhenthe
obligationtoimporthasnotbeenfulfilledduring
theperiodofvalidityofthelicence;
(b)thedepositshallbeforfeitedinpartifthe
quantityimportedismorethan5%lessthanthe
quantityindicatedinthelicence.Theamountof
thedepositwithheldshallbecalculatedby
referencetothedifferencebetweenthequantity
indicatedinthelicenceless5%andthequantity
actuallyimported;
2.Thedepositshallbeimmediatelyreleased:
(a)inrespectofapplicationswithdrawnnolater
thantheweekfollowingthatduringwhichthey
werelodged;
(b)ifArticle2(2)applies,inproportiontothe
quantityforwhichanapplicationhasnotbeen
granted.Article12
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,'netweight'
meanstheweightoftheproductincludingthe
immediatepackaging .
Article11 Article13
Onapplicationbythepartyconcerned,theMember
StatewhichissuedtheimportlicenceshalldecidethatThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22July
1971.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20July1971.
FortheCommission
I
ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI