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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 706/78

OF 4 APRIL 1978

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1111/77 LAYING DOWN COMMON PROVISIONS FOR ISOGLUCOSE

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1111/77 OF 17 MAY 1977 LAYING DOWN COMMON PROVISIONS FOR ISOGLUCOSE ( 2 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2560/77 ( 3 ) , PROVIDES FOR EXPORT REFUNDS TO BE GRANTED FOR ISOGLUCOSE EXPORTED IN ITS NATURAL STATE ; WHEREAS ISOGLUCOSE , LIKE OTHER BASIC PRODUCTS , CAN BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS WHICH MAY ALREADY BE BENEFITING FROM EXPORT REFUNDS ON THE BASIC PRODUCT USED ; WHEREAS THE SYSTEM OF REFUNDS SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED ALSO TO APPLY TO ISOGLUCOSE EXPORTED IN THE FORM OF THE SAID PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1111/77 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" PROVISION MAY BE MADE FOR AN EXPORT REFUND FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 EXPORTED IN THEIR NATURAL STATE AND FOR ISOGLUCOSE FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 17.02 D I EXPORTED IN THE FORM OF THE GOODS LISTED IN THE ANNEX . "

2 . THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH 4A SHALL BE ADDED :

" 4A . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT , AS NECESSARY , RULES CONCERNING IN PARTICULAR THE GRANT OF EXPORT REFUNDS FOR ISOGLUCOSE IN THE FORM OF THE GOODS LISTED IN THE ANNEX . "

ARTICLE 2

THE FOLLOWING ANNEX SHALL BE ADDED TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1111/77 :

" ANNEX

CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*

17.04*SUGAR CONFECTIONERY , NOT CONTAINING COCOA : *

*B . CHEWING GUM*

*C . WHITE CHOCOLATE*

*D . OTHER*

18.06*CHOCOLATE AND OTHER FOOD PREPARATIONS CONTAINING COCOA*

19.02*MALT EXTRACT ; PREPARATIONS OF FLOUR , MEAL , STARCH OR MALT EXTRACT , OF A KIND USED AS INFANT FOOD OR FOR DIETETIC OR CULINARY PURPOSES , CONTAINING LESS THAN 50 % BY WEIGHT OF COCOA : *

*B . OTHER*

19.05*PREPARED FOODS OBTAINED BY THE SWELLING OR ROASTING OF CEREALS OR CEREAL PRODUCTS ( PUFFED RICE , CORN FLAKES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS ) *

CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*

19.08*PASTRY , BISCUITS , CAKE AND OTHER FINE BAKERS' WARES , WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING COCOA IN ANY PROPORTION*

21.04*SAUCES , MIXED CONDIMENTS AND MIXED SEASONINGS*

EX 21.07*FOOD PREPARATIONS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FLAVOURED OR COLOURED SUGAR SYRUPS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 21.07 F*

22.02*LEMONADE , FLAVOURED SPA WATERS AND FLAVOURED AERATED WATERS , AND OTHER NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES , NOT INCLUDING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 20.07*

22.06*VERMOUTHS , AND OTHER WINES OF FRESH GRAPES FLAVOURED WITH AROMATIC EXTRACTS*

22.09*SPIRITS ( OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING NO 22.08 ) ; LIQUEURS AND OTHER SPIRITUOUS BEVERAGES ; COMPOUND ALCOHOLIC PREPARATIONS ( KNOWN AS " CONCENTRATED EXTRACTS " ) FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BEVERAGES : *

*C . SPIRITUOUS BEVERAGES : *

*V . OTHER*

29.43*SUGARS , CHEMICALLY PURE , OTHER THAN SUCROSE , GLUCOSE AND LACTOSE ; SUGAR ETHERS AND SUGAR ESTERS , AND THEIR SALTS , OTHER THAN PRODUCTS OF HEADING NOS 29.39 , 29.41 AND 29.42 : *

*EX B . LEVULOSE " *

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL BE APPLICABLE FROM 1 MAY 1978 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 4 APRIL 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . DALSAGER

( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 17 MARCH 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 134 , 28 . 5 . 1977 , P . 4 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977 , P . 1 .