NoL267/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.10.80
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2594/80
of9October1980
fixingthespeciallevyapplicabletoNewZealandbutterimportedintothe
UnitedKingdom
whereas,underArticle2ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2856/77of21December1977fixingthe
speciallevyapplicabletoNewZealandbutter
importedintotheUnitedKingdom(4),Commission
Regulation (EEC)No465/73of31January1973
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
specialsystemfortheimportofNewZealandbutter
andcheeseintotheUnitedKingdom(5)istobeappli­
cabletobutterimportedunderRegulation (EEC)No
1655/76;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThespeciallevyreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No1655/76shallbe2518ECUper100kilo­
gramsofbutter.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyofAccession,andinparti­
cularProtocol18thereto,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1655/76of29June1976extendingthetransitional
arrangements fortheimportofNewZealandbutter
intotheUnitedKingdom('),andinparticularArticle
8thereof,
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle3(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1655/76,aspeciallevyisappliedto
NewZealandbutterimportedintotheUnited
KingdompursuanttothisRegulation ;
Whereas,underArticle3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1655/76,thespeciallevyisfixedonthebasisofthe
differencebetween :
—themarketpriceofNewZealandbutterinthe
UnitedKingdom,and
—thecifpricefixedunderCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2540/80of30September1980fixingtheprice
tobeobservedatthecifstageforimportsofNew
ZealandbutterintotheUnitedKingdom(2),plus
thetotalcostsbetweenthecifstageandthestage
ofinitialsale;
WhereasArticle3(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No1655/76
providesthat,inordertoensureaneffectiveturnover
ofyearlyquantities,thespeciallevymustbefixedata
levelpermittingthesaleofbutterataconsistentrate
withoutdisruptingthemarketinCommunitybutter;
tothiseffect,itisnecessarytotakeaccountalsoofthe
aidgrantedintheUnitedKingdomtoCommunity
butterunderRegulation (EEC)No1269/79(3),which
affectsthesellingpricesofthisbutterinthatMember
State;
Whereastheapplicationoftheserulestothesituation
ontheUnitedKingdommarketresultsinthespecial
levybeingfixedatthelevelgivenbelow;
Whereas,inordertopreventNewZealandbutterqual­
ifyingforthesaidspeciallevyfrombeingusedfor
industrialpurposesatalowerpricelevelthanthatof
butterofCommunityoriginintendedforthesame
purposes,itshouldbelaiddownthattheNew
Zealandbutterinquestionmaybeusedonlyfor
directconsumption ;Article2
TheUnitedKingdomshalltakethemeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatNewZealandbutter,imported
subjecttothelevyfixedinArticle1,isnotusedfor
processingbutonlyfordirectconsumptionwithinthe
meaningofArticle1(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1269/79ontheterritoryoftheUnitedKingdomand
torequirepaymentofanamountequaltotheaid
grantedunderRegulation (EEC)No1269/79inthe
eventofunauthorized use.
Theamountsthuscollectedshallbeconsideredasa
levywithinthemeaningofthefirstindentofArticle
2(a)ofCouncilDecision70/243/ECSC,EEC,
Euratomof21April1970onthereplacementoffinan­
cialcontributionsfromMemberStatesbytheCommu­
nities'ownresources(6).
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon10October
1980.
(4)OJNoL329,22.12.1977,p.34. (')OJNoL185,9.7.1976,p.1.
(*)OJNoL260,3.10.1980,p.1.
(3)OJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.8.(5)OJNoL53,26.2.1973,p.36.
(')OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.19.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9October1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President