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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3138/76

OF 21 DECEMBER 1976

AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 , ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 , ( EEC ) NO 765/68 AND ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 AS REGARDS THE DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN CHEMICALS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.16 A EX VIII OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

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 THE PRESENT WORDING USED IN SEVERAL COUNCIL REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN CHEMICALS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 29.16 A EX VIII IS IN SOME CASES IMPRECISE , AND IN OTHER CASES DOES NOT CORRESPOND EXACTLY IN THE DIFFERENT LANGUAGE VERSIONS ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A CORRECT AND UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE REGULATIONS CONCERNED , CERTAIN OF THE PRESENT WORDINGS MUST THEREFORE BE AMENDED ;

WHEREAS THESE AMENDMENTS CONCERN THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS :

- COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 OF 12 DECEMBER 1972 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING EXPORT REFUNDS ON CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORTED IN THE FORM OF GOODS NOT COVERED BY ANNEX II TO THE TREATY , AND THE CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF SUCH REFUNDS ( 2 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2795/76 ( 3 ) ;

- COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1143/76 ( 5 ) ;

- COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 765/68 OF 18 JUNE 1968 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR THE PRODUCTION REFUND ON SUGAR USED IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ( 6 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2477/74 ( 7 ) ;

- COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR ( 8 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1487/76 ( 9 ) ;

WHEREAS IN THE INTERESTS OF SIMPLICITY , THESE AMENDMENTS SHOULD BE CONTAINED IN A SINGLE REGULATION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE WORDING OF SUBHEADING 29.16 A EX VIII IN ANNEX B OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 , IN ANNEX B OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 , IN ANNEX I OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 765/68 AND IN ANNEX I OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING WORDING IN GERMAN , ENGLISH , FRENCH , ITALIAN AND DUTCH :

- " GLYCERINSAEURE , GLYKOLSAEURE , ZUCKERSAEURE , ISOZUCKERSAEURE , HEPTAZUCKERSAEURE , IHRE SALZE UND ESTER . "

- " GLYCERIC ACID , GLYCOLIC ACID , SACCHARIC ACID , ISOSACCHARIC ACID , HEPTASACCHARIC ACID , THEIR SALTS AND ESTERS . "

- " ACIDE GLYCERIQUE , ACIDE GLYCOLIQUE , ACIDE SACCHARIQUE , ACIDE ISOSACCHARIQUE , ACIDE HEPTASACCHARIQUE , LEURS SELS ET LEURS ESTERS . "

- " ACIDO GLICERICO , ACIDO GLICOLICO , ACIDO SACCARICO , ACIDO ISOSACCARICO , ACIDO EPTASACCARICO , LORO SALI E LORO ESTERI . "

- " GLYCERINEZUUR , GLYCOLZUUR , SUIKERZUUR , ISOSUIKERZUUR , HEPTASUIKERZUUR , ALSMEDE ZOUTEN EN ESTERS DAARVAN . "

ARTICLE 2

THE WORDING IN DANISH OF SUBHEADING 29.16 A EX VIII IN ANNEX B OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2682/72 AND IN ANNEX I OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

- " GLYCERINSYRE , GLUCOLSYRE , SUKKERSYRE , ISOSUKKERSYRE , HEPTASUKKERSYRE , SAMT SALTE OG ESTERE DERAF . "

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1977 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1976 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

A . P . L . M . M . VAN DER STEE

( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED 17 . 12 . 1976 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 289 , 27 . 12 . 1972 , P . 13 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 320 , 20 . 11 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 130 , 19 . 5 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 143 , 18 . 6 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 264 , 1 . 10 . 1974 , P . 71 .

( 8 ) OJ NO L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1974 , P . 1 .

( 9 ) OJ NO L 167 , 26 . 6 . 1976 , P . 9 .