21.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL73/31
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No522/77
of14March1977
layingdownspecialprovisionsapplicabletotradeintomatoconcentratesandpeeled
tomatoesbetweentheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenewMember
States
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereasthecompensatoryamountsshouldbephased
outastheCommonCustomsTariffisprogressively
introducedinthenewMemberStates;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethat
thesaidamountsareaccountedforunderthear­
rangementsforthefinancingofthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Inordertooffsetpricedifferencesexiistingintrade
betweenthenewMemlberStatesandtheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedorthirdcountries,asystem
ofcompensatory amountsassetoutinthefollowing
Articlesshallbeappliedinrespectoftomatocon­
centratesandpeeledtomatoesfallingwithinsub­
headingex20.02CoftheCommonCustomsTariff
andforwhichanexportrefundisgrantedpursuant
toArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)No516/77.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,and<inparticular
Article43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalifromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(*),
Whereasinnormaloircumstances thepricesfor
tomatoconcentratesandpeeledtomatoesaresub­
stantiallyhigheriintheCommunityasoriginallycon­
stitutedthanontheworldmarket;whereasthis
differenceinpricescouldharmthecompetitiveposi­
tionofproducersintheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedonthemarketsofthenewMember
States,whichareanimportanttraditionaloutlet
forCommunityproduction;
Whereasthesituationislikelytojeopardizetheaims
ofthecommonagriculturalpolicyaslaiddownin
Article39oftheTreaty;whereas,toremedythis,
specialmeasuresmustbetakentosafeguardthe
competitivepositiononthemarketsofthenewMem­
berStatesofproducersintheCommunityasoriginally
constituted;
Whereascompensatory amountsshouldthereforebe
introducedfortomatoconcentrates andpeeled
tomatoes,tobegrantedorleviedintradebetween
thenewMemberStatesandtheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedorthirdcountries;whereas,
however,itwillsufficeifsuchcompensatory amounts
areappliedonlywherearefundisgrantedpursuant
toArticle6ofCoundilRegulation '(EEC)No516/77
of14March1977onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinproductsprocessedfromfruitand
vegetables (2);Article2
Inintra-Community trade,theMemberStatesofthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedshall:
—levycompensatory amountsonimportsfromthe
newMemberStates,
—grantcompensatory amountsonexportstothe
newMemberStates.
Article3
ForexportsfromthenewMemberStatestothird
countries,theexportrefundshallbeequaltothe
differencebetweentherefundreferredtoinArticle
1andthecompensatory amountapplicable.(*)OJNoC30,7.2.1977,p.25.
(2)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

NoL73/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.3.77
cedurelaiddowninArticle20olfRegulation (EEC)
No516/77.
Article7
1.Thecompensatory amountsasprovidedforin
Article1,whichareleviedorgrantedintradebe­
tweentheMemberStates,shallberegardedforthe
purposesofthefinancingofthecommonagricultural
policyasinterventionintendedtostabilizeagricultural
markets.
2.Suchdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle13ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No729/70■(»).Article4
1.Thecompensatory amountfortomatoconcen­
tratesshallbeequalto50%oftheexportrefund
referredtoinArticle1.Thecompensatory amount
shallbereducedintwostages.
Thetworeductionsshallbesuchastoreducethe
levelofthecompensatory amountsto25%and0%
respectivelyofthesaidrefundsandshallbemadeon
1July1977and1January1978.
Whenthefirstreductionismade,thecompensatory
amount,basedontheleveloftheexportrefunds,
shallinnocasebefixedatalevelsuchastoallow
exportationtothenewMemlberStatesataprice
belowthespecialminimumpricereferredtoinArticle
3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No516/77.
2.Thecompensatory amountforpeeledtomatoes
shallibeequalto25%oftheexportrefundreferred
toinArticle1.Thecompensatory amountshallbe
reducedintwostages.
Thetworeductionsshallbesuchastoreducethe
levelofthecompensatoryamountsto12-50%and0%
respectivelyofthesaidrefundsandshallbemadeon
1July1977and1January1978.
Article5
Thecompensatory amountapplicableshallbethat
inforceonthedayofimportationorexportation .
Article6
SuchdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegu­
lationshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththepro­Article8
1.CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1930/75of22July
1975layingdownspecialprovisionsapplicableto
tradeintomatoconcentrates betweentheCom­
munityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenewMem­
berStates(2),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1779/76(3),isherebyrepealed.
2.AllreferencestotheRegulationrepealedbyvirtue
ofparagraph 1shallbetreatedasreferencestothis
Regulation .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterinto'forceon1April
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14March1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN
(')OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(2)OJNoL198,29.7.1975,p.15.
(3)OJNoL199,24.7.1976,p.8.