22.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL183/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1637/77
of18July1977
amendingRegulation (EEC)No522/77layingdownspecialprovisionsappli­
cabletotradeintomatoconcentratesandpeeledtomatoesbetweentheCommu­
nityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenewMemberStates
functioningofthetradearrangements withnon­
membercountries;whereasRegulation (EEC)No
522/77shouldthereforebeamendedbymakingprovi­
sionforthelevyofcompensatory amountstobe
extendedtoproductsoriginatinginnon-member
countries;
WhereasbyArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
522/77,thecompensatory amountfortomatoconcen­
tratesisatpresent25%oftheexportrefund;
whereasthislevelisnothighenoughtosafeguardthe
competitivepositionoftheproducersoftheCommu­
nityasoriginallyconstitutedonthemarketsofthe
newMemberStates;whereasthelevelshouldthere­
forebeamended,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(J),
WhereasbyArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
522/77of14March1977layingdownspecialprovi­
sionsapplicabletotradeintomatoconcentratesand
peeledtomatoesbetweentheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedandthenewMemberStates(2)thelevying
inintra-Community tradebytheMemberStatesof
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedofcompensa­
toryamountsonimportsoftomatoconcentratesfrom
thenewMemberStatesisprovidedforonlyinrespect
ofproductsofCommunityorigin;whereasthislevy
doesnotthereforeapplytoproductsoriginatingin
non-member countriesinfreecirculationinthenew
MemberStates;
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
516/77of14March1977onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables(3)providesforthefixingofa
minimumimportpricefortomatoconcentrates ;
whereasthatArticlealsoprovidesforthefixingofa
specialminimumpriceforimportsoftheseproducts
intothenewMemberStatesuntil31December1977;
Whereas,havingregardtothedifferencebetween
thesetwoprices,largequantitiesoftomatoconcen­
tratesoriginatinginnon-membercountrieshaveover
recentmonthsbeendispatchedbythenewMember
StatestotheCommunity asoriginallyconstituted ;
whereassuchapracticecouldjeopardizethesmoothArticle1
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No522/77shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
Article1
Inordertooffsetpricedifferencesexistingintrade
betweenthenewMemberStatesandtheCommu­
nityasoriginallyconstitutedorthirdcountries,a
systemofcompensatory amountsassetoutinthe
followingArticlesshallbeappliedinrespectof
tomatoconcentratesandpeeledtomatoesfalling
withinsubheadingex20.02CoftheCommon
CustomsTariffduringtheperiodinwhichan
exportrefundisgrantedpursuanttoArticle6of
Regulation (EEC)No516/77.'
Article2
Article2ofRegulation (EEC)No522/77shallbe
replacedbythefollowing :(')Opiniondeliveredon8July1977(notyetpublishedin
theOfficialJournal).
(2)OJNoL73,21.3.1977,p.31.
(3)OJNoL73,21.3.1977,p.1.

NoL183/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.7.77
'Article2
1.TheMemberStatesoftheCommunity as
originallyconstitutedshall,fortomatoconcen­
trates:
—levycompensatory amountsonimportsfrom
thenewMemberStatesofproductsoriginating
intheCommunityorinnon-membercoun­
tries,
—grantcompensatory amountsonexportstothe
newMemberStatesofproductsoriginatingin
theCommunity .
2.TheMemberStatesoftheCommunity as
originallyconstitutedshall,forpeeledtomatoes
originatingintheCommunity :
—levycompensatory amountsonimportsfrom
thenewMemberStates,—grantcompensatory amountsonexportstothe
newMemberStates.'
Article3
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No522/77shallbe
replacedbythefollowing:
'1.Thecompensatory amountfortomato
concentratesshallbe40%oftheexportrefund
referredtoinArticle1.Thecompensatoryamount
shallceasetobeapplicableon1January1978.'
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18July1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET