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19.6.67 OFFICIALJOURNALOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 2301/67
REGULATION No123/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of13June1967
onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinpoultrymeat
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles42and43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament1;
Whereastheoperationanddevelopmentofthecom­
monmarketinagriculturalproductsmustbeaccom­
paniedbytheestablishmentofacommonagricultural
policytoincludeinparticularacommonorganis­
ationofagriculturalmarketswhichmaytakevarious
formsdependingontheproduct;
WhereasRegulationNo222providedthatthecom­
monorganisationofthemarketinpoultrymeat
shouldbeestablishedprogressively from1962;
whereasthemainfeatureofthemarketorganisation
thusestablishedisasystemofleviestobeappliedin
tradebetweenMemberStatesandwiththirdcoun­
tries,calculatedwithparticularreferencetopricesfor
feedgrain;
Whereas'theintroductionon1July1967ofasingle
pricesystemforcerealswithintheCommunityleads
totheestablishment ofasinglemarketinpoultry­
meatonthatdate;
Whereastheaimofthecommonagriculturalpolicyis
toattaintheobjectivessetoutinArticle39ofthe
Treaty;whereas,inthepoultrymeatsector,inorder
tostabilisemarketsandtoensureafairstandardof
livingfortheagriculturalcommunityconcerned,pro­
visionshouldbemadeformeasurestofacilitatethe
adjustmentofsupplytomarketrequirements ;Whereasthecreationofasinglemarketforpoultry­
meatinvolvestheintroductionofasingletradingsys­
temattheexternalfrontiersoftheCommunity,this
systemtoincludeleviesandexportrefunds;
Whereastoachievethisaimitshouldasageneral
rulebesufficienttointroduce,inrespectofimports
fromthirdCountries,levieswhichtakeaccountof
theincidenceonfeedingcostsofthedifferencebe­
tweenpricesforfeedgrainwithintheCommunity
andontheworldmarket,andoftheneedtoprotect
theCommunityprocessingindustry;
Whereasitisnecessarytoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarketcausedbyoffersmadeonthe
worldmarketatabnormallylowprices;whereasto
thisendsluice-gatepricesshouldbefixedandlevies
shouldbeincreasedbyanadditionalamountwhen
free-at-frontier offerpricesarelowerthanthese
prices;
Whereasprovisionforgrantingarefundonexports
tothirdcountriesequaltothedifferencebetween
priceswithintheCommunityandontheworldmar­
ketwouldservetosafeguardCommunitypartici­
pationininternationaltradeinpoultrymeat ;
Whereas,inadditiontothesystemdescribedabove,
andtotheextentnecessaryforitsproperworking,
provisionshouldbemadeforregulatingor,whenthe
situationonthemarketsorequires,prohibitingthe
useof'inwardprocessingarrangements';
Whereasthelevysystemmakesitpossibletodispense
withallotherprotectivemeasuresattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity ;whereas,however,the
levymachinerymay,inexceptionalcircumstances ,
provedefective;whereas,insuchcases,soasnotto
leavetheCommunitymarketwithoutdefenceagainst
disturbanceswhichmayarisetherefromaftertheim­
portbarrierswhichexistedpriviouslyhavebeenre­
moved,theCommunityshouldbeenabledtotakeall
necessarymeasureswithoutdelay;1OJNo103,2.6.1967,p.2084/67.
2OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.959/62.

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
(a)01.05Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,
ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea
fowls
(b)02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,
ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea
fowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(ex­
ceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen
(c)02.03Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,
saltedorinbrine
(d)ex02.05Unrenderedpoultryfat,fresh,chilled,
frozen,salted,inbrine,driedor
smoked
(e)15.01BRenderedpoultryfat
(f)ex16.02BIOtherpreparedorpreservedpoultry­
meatorpoultryoffalWhereastheestablishment ofasinglemarketin
poultrymeatinvolvestheremovalattheinternal
frontiersoftheCommunityofallobstaclestothe
freemovementofthegoodsinquestion;
Whereastheestablishment ofasinglemarketwould
bejeopardisedbythegrantingofcertainaids;
whereas,therefore,theprovisionsoftheTreatywhich
allowtheassessmentofaidsgrantedbyMember
Statesandtheprohibitionofthosewhichareincom­
patiblewiththecommonmarketshouldbemadeto
applytopoultrymeat ;•
Whereasthetransitionfromthesystemprovidedin
RegulationNo22tothatestablishedbythisRegu­
lationshouldbeeffectedassmoothlyaspossible;
whereasproductsmarketedduringthefirstweeks
followingthedateonwhichthisRegulationbeginsto
applywillhavebeenobtainedfromcerealspurchased
atthenationalpricesrulingintheproducingcountry
beforethatdateanddifferingfromthecommon
prices;whereas,therefore,theproductioncostsof
suchproductswillstillbeinfluencedbydifferences
betweenthenationalpricesforcerealsrulingbefore
thatdate,andbetweenthesepricesandthecommon
prices;whereasdifferencesinproductioncostsmay
leadtocertaindisturbancesintradebetweenMember
Statesandwiththirdcountries;whereas,inorderto
avoidsuchdisturbances ,provisionshouldbemade
forintra-Community leviesandsupplementary levies
inrespectofthirdcountriesonimportsoftheprod­
uctsinquestionforacertaintransitionalperiod;
whereas,moreover,othertransitionalmeasuresmay
provenecessarytofacilitatethetransitionfromthe
systemprovidedinRegulationNo22tothesystem
establishedbythisRegulation;
Whereas ,thecommonorganisationofthemarketin
poultrymeatmusttakeappropriateaccount,atthe
sametime,oftheobjectivessetoutinArticles39and
110oftheTreaty;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateimplementation ofthe
proposedmeasures,aprocedureshouldbeprovided
forestablishingcloseco-operationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommissionwithinaManagement
Committee;2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)'livepoultry'meanslivefowls,ducks,geese,tur­
keysandguineafowlseachweighingmorethan
185grammes;
(b)'chicks'meanslivefowls,ducks,geese,turkeys
andguineafowlseachweighingnotmorethan
185grammes;
(c)'slaughteredpoultry'meansdeadfowls,ducks,
geese,turkeysandguineafowls,whole,withor
.withoutoffal;
(d)'derivedproducts'meansthefollowing:
(1)productsspecifiedinparagraph1(a),exlud-s
ingchicks;
(2)productsspecifiedinparagraph1(b),exclud­
ingslaughteredpoultryandedibleoffals,
knownas'poultrycuts';
(3)edibleoffalsspecifiedinparagraph1(b);
(4)productsspecifiedinparagraph1(c);
(5)productsspecifiedinparagraph1(d)and(e);
(6)productsspecifiedinparagraph1(f);
(e)a'quarter'meansaperiodofthreemonthsbegin­
ning1February,1May,1Augustor1Novem­
ber.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thecommonorganisationofthemarketin
poultrymeatshallcoverthefollowingproducts:

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Article2
1.Inordertoencourageactionbytradeandjoint
tradeorganisationstofacilitatetheadjustmentof
supplytomarketrequirements ,withtheexceptionof
actionrelatingtowithdrawalfromthemarket,the
followingCommunitymeasuresmaybetakeninre­
spectoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1):
—measurestopromotebetterorganisationofpro­
duction,processingandmarketing;
—measurestoimprovequality;
—measurestopermittheestablishment ofshort­
andlong-termforecastsonthebasisofthemeans
ofproductionused;
—measurestofacilitatetherecordingofmarket
pricetrends.
Generalrulesconcerningthesemeasuresshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle43(2)oftheTreaty.ThepricesforfeedgrainwithintheCommunity
shallbedeterminedonceayearforaperiodof
twelvemonthsbeginning1August,onthebasis
ofthethresholdpricesforsuchgrainandthe
monthlyincreasethereof.
Thepricesforfeedgrainontheworldmarket
shallbedeterminedquarterlyonthebasisofthe
pricesforsuchgrainforthesixmonthspreceding
thequarterduringwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated .
However,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeing
fixed,trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeed
grainshallbetakenintoaccountonlyifatthe
timeanewsluice-gatepriceisbeingfixed.
(b)onecomponentequalto7%oftheaverageof
thesluice-gatepricesrulingforthefourquarters
preceding1Mayofeachyear.
Thiscomponentshallbecalculatedonceayear
foraperiodoftwelvemonthsbeginning1Au­
gust.
2.Thelevyonchicksshallbecalculatedinthe
samewayasthelevyonslaughteredpoultry.
However,thequantityoffeedgraintobeusedshall
bethatrequiredfortheproductionintheCommunity
ofonechick;thesluice-gatepriceshallbethatap­
plicabletochicks.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevot­
ingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall:
—determinethequantityoffeedgrain,variedac­
cordingtokindofpoultry,whichisrequiredfor
theproductionofonekilogrammeofslaughtered
poultryandthequantityoffeedgrainrequired
fortheproductionofonechidc,andthepercent­
agesofthevariousfeedgrainsincludedinthese
quantities;
—adoptrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle.2.Marketingstandards:
—shallbeadoptedforoneormoreoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)(b);
—maybeadoptedfortheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(a),(c),(d),(e)and(f).
Thesestandardsmayrelateinparticulartograding
byqualityandweight,packaging,storage,transport,
presentationandmarking.
Standards,theirscopeandthegeneralrulesfortheir
applicationshallbeadoptedbytheCouncil,actingin
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromthe
Commission .
Article3
Alevy,fixedinadvanceforeachquarterinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle17,shall
bechargedonimportsintotheCommunityofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1).Article5
Article4 1.AsregardstheproductslistedinArticle1(2)
(d)-,thelevyshallbederivedfromthelevyonslaugh­
teredpoultry,onthebasisoftheweightratioofthese
variousproductstoslaughteredpoultryand,where
necessary,oftheaverageratiobetweentheirmarket
values.
2.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
paragraph1,forproductsfallingwithinCommon
CustomsTariffheadingsNos02.03,15.01Bandex
16.02BI,inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhas1.Thelevyonslaughteredpoultryshallbecom­
posedof:
(a)onecomponentequaltothedifferencebetween
priceswithintheCommunityandontheworld
marketforthequantityoffeedgrain,variedac­
cordingtokindofpoultry,whichisrequiredfor
theproductionintheCommunityofonekilo­
grammeofslaughteredpoultry.

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beenboundwithinGATT,theleviesshallbelimited
totheamountresultingfromthatbinding.
3.Thecoefficientsexpressingtheratiosmentioned
inparagraph1shallbefixedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle17.Theinformation
usedinfixingthecoefficientsshallbereconsideredat
leastonceayear.tityoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbethe
priceforthequantityrequiredfortheproductionin
thirdcountriesofonechickandthestandardamount
shallbetheamountrepresentingotherfeedingcosts
andoverheadcostsofproductionandmarketingin
respectofonechick.Thequantityoffeedgrainand
thestandardamountarenotvariedaccordingto
kind.
4.AsregardstheproductslistedinArticle1(2)
(d),thesluice-gatepricesshallbederivedfromthe
sluice-gatepriceforslaughteredpoultryonthebasis
ofthecoefficientsfixedforsuchproductsunder
Article5(3).
5.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevot­
ingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle.Article6
WhenasubstantialpriceriseisrecordedontheCom­
munitymarketandthissituationislikelytocontinue,
therebydisturbingorthreateningtodisturbthemar­
ket,thenecessarymeasuresmaybetaken.
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladoptgen­
eralrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle. Article8
Article7 1.Wherethefree-at-frontier offerpriceforaprod­
uctfallsbelowthesluice-gateprice,thelevyonthat
productshallbeincreasedbyanadditionalamount
equaltothedifferencebetweenthesluice-gateprice
andthefree-at-frontier offerprice.
2.However,thelevyshallnotbeincreasedbythis
additionalamountasregardsthirdcountrieswhich
arepreparedandinapositiontoguaranteethatthe
priceforimportsintotheCommunityofproducts
originatinginandcomingfromtheirterritorywillnot
belowerthanthesluice-gatepricefortheproductin
questionandthatanydeflectionoftradewillbe
avoided.
3.Thefree-at-frontier offerpriceshallbedeter­
minedforallimportsfromallthirdcountries.
However,ifexportsfromoneormorethirdcountries
areeffectedatabnormallylowprices,lowerthanthe
pricesrulinginotherthirdcountries,asecond
free-at-frontier offerpriceshallbedeterminedforex­
portsfromtheseothercountries.
4.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadopted >inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle17.
Theadditionalamountsshallbefixed,whereneces­
sary,inaccordancewiththesameprocedure.1.Sluice-gatepricesshallbefixedinadvancefor.
eachquarterinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle17.
2.Thesluice-gatepriceforslaughteredpoultry
shallbecomposedof:
(a)anamountequaltothepriceontheworldmar­
ketforthequantityoffeedgrain,variedaccord­
ingtokindofpoultry,whichisrequiredforthe
productioninthirdcountriesofonekilogramme
ofslaughteredpoultry;
(b)astandardamountrepresentingotherfeeding
costsandoverheadcostsofproductionandmar­
keting,variedaccordingtokindofpoultry.
Thepriceforthequantityoffeedgrainontheworld
marketshallbedeterminedquarterlyonthebasisof
thepricesforsuchgrainforthesixmonthspreceding
thequarterduringwhichthesluice-gatepriceis
fixed.
However,whenthesluice-gatepriceapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayisbeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshallbe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainshowsaminimumvariationfromthatused
incalculatingthesluice-gatepriceforthepreceding
quarter.Theinformationusedinfixingthestandard
amountmentionedin(b)shallbereconsideredat
leastonceayear.
3.Thesluice-gatepriceforchicksshallbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
slaughteredpoultry;however,thepriceforthequan­Article9
1.Totheextentnecessarytoenabletheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)tobeexportedonthebasisof
pricesforthoseproductsontheworldmarket,the
differencebetweenthosepricesandpriceswithinthe
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4.ForthepurposesofthisArticle'inwardprocess­
ingarrangements'meansallthoseprovisionsdeter­
miningtheconditionsunderwhichproductsfrom
thirdcountriesareusedwithintheCommunityinthe
manufactureofgoodsforexportandenjoyexemp­
tionfromtheleviesapplicabletothem.
Article112.Therefundshallbethesameforthewhole
Community .Itmaybevariedaccordingtouseor
destination .
Therefundshallbegrantedonapplicationbythe
partyconcerned.
Whentherefundisbeingfixedparticularaccount
shallbetakenoftheneedtoestablishabalancebe­
tweentheuseofCommunitybasicproductsinthe
manufactureofprocessedgoodsforexporttothird
countriesandtheuseofthirdcountryproducts
broughtinunderinwardprocessingarrangements .
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladoptgen­
eralrulesforgrantingexportrefundsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds.
Refundsshallbefixedatregularintervalsinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle17.
WherenecessarytheCommissionmay,attherequest
ofaMemberStateoronitsowninitiative,alterthe
refundsintheinterveningperiod.
3.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle17.1.Thegeneralrulesfortheinterpretation ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandthespecialrulesforits
applicationshallapplytothetariffclassificationof
productscoveredbythisRegulation;thetariffno­
menclatureresultingfromapplicationofthisRegu­
lationshallbeincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tarifffromthedateonwhichthelatterisfullyap­
plied.
2.SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulationor
wherederogationtherefromisdecidedbytheCoun­
cil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonapro­
posalfromtheCommission,thefollowingshallbe
prohibited:
—thelevyingofanycustomsdutyorchargehaving
equivalenteffect;
—theapplicationofanyquantitativerestrictionor
measurehavingequivalenteffect,subjecttothe
provisionsoftheProtocolontheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg .
Therestrictionofimportorexportlicencestoaspeci­
fiedcategoryofthoseentitledtoreceivethemshall
beoneofthemeasuresconsideredashavingeffect
equivalenttoaquantitativerestriction.Article10
Article121.Totheextentnecessaryfortheproperworking
ofthecommonorganisationofthemarketinpoultry­
meat,theCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,may
prohibit,inwholeorinpart,theuseofinwardpro­
cessingarrangements inrespectofproductslistedin
Article1(1)whichareintendedforthemanufacture
ofproductslistedinthatparagraph.
2.Communityprovisionstoregulatetheinward
processingtradeintheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
shallbeadoptednotlaterthan1July1968.
3.Rulestobeapplieduntiltheprovisionsmen­
tionedinparagraph2enterintoforceshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredto
inparagraph1;theyshallapplyinrespectof:
(a)therateofyieldtobetakenwhendetermining
thequantityofArticle1(1)productsusedinthe
manufactureofprocessedgoodsforexport;
(b)thedetermination ,forthepurposeofapplying
thelevy,ofthequantityofproductsusedinthe
manufactureofprocessedgoodsputintofreecir­
culation.1.IfbyreasonofimportsorexportstheCom­
munitymarketinoneormoreoftheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)experiencesoristhreatenedwith
seriousdisturbanceswhichmayendangertheob­
jectivessetoutinArticle39oftheTreaty,appropriate
measuresmaybeappliedintradewiththirdcountries
untilsuchdisturbanceorthreatofdisturbancehas
ceased.
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladoptde­
tailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisparagraphand
definethecasesinwhichandthelimitswithinwhich
MemberStatesmaytakeprotectivemeasures.
2.Ifthesituationmentionedinparagraph1arises,
theCommissionshall,attherequestofaMember
Stateoronitsowninitiative,decideupontheneces­
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2."WithintheCommitteethevotesofMember
StatesshallbeweightedinaccordancewithArticle
148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.
Article17totheMemberStatesandshallbeimmediatelyappli­
cable.IftheCommissionreceivesarequestfroma
MemberState,itshalltakeadecisionthereonwithin
twenty-fourhoursfollowingreceiptoftherequest.
3.ThemeasuresdecideduponbytheCommission
maybereferredtotheCouncilbyanyMemberState
withinthreeworkingdaysfollowingthedayon
-whichtheywerecommunicated .TheCouncilshall
meetwithoutdelay.Itmayamendorrepealthe
measuresinquestioninaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty.
Article131."WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleis
tobefollowed,theChairman ,shallreferthematterto
theCommitteeeitheronhisowninitiativeoratthe
requestoftherepresentativeofaMemberState.
2.'Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsub­
mitadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.TheCom­
mitteeshalldeliveritsOpiniononsuchmeasures
withinatime-limittobesetbytheChairmanaccord­
ingtotheurgencyofthequestionsunderconsider­
ation.AnOpinionshallbeadoptedbyamajorityof
twelvevotes.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhich
shallapplyimmediately .However,ifthesemeasures
arenotinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCom­
mittee,theyshallforthwithbecommunicated bythe
Commission totheCouncil.InthateventtheCom­
missionmaydeferapplicationofthemeasureswhich
ithasadoptedfornotmorethanonemonthfromthe
dateofsuchcommunication .
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
maytakeadifferentdecisionwithinonemonth.1.Thefollowingshallbeprohibitedintheinternal
tradeoftheCommunity :
—thelevyingofanycustomsdutyorchargehaving
equivalenteffect;
■—anyquantitativerestrictionormeasurehaving
equivalenteffect,subjecttotheprovisionsofthe
ProtocolontheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg ;
—recoursetoArticle44oftheTreaty.
2.GoodslistedinArticle1(1)whicharemanu­
facturedorobtainedfromproductstowhichArticle
9(2)andArticle10(1)oftheTreatydonotapply
shallnotbeadmittedtofreecirculationwithinthe
Community .
Article14
Article18
SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulation,
Articles92to94oftheTreatyshallapplyto'the
productionofandtradeintheproductslistedin
Article1(1).TheCommitteemayconsideranyotherquestionre­
ferredtoitbyitsChairmaneitheronhisowninitia­
tiveorattherequestoftherepresentative ofaMem­
berState.
Article15
Article19
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcommuni­
catetoeachothertheinformationnecessaryforim­
plementingthisRegulation .Rulesforthecommuni­
cationanddistributionofsuchinformationshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle17.Attheendofthetransitionalperiod,theCouncil,
actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
•downinArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposal
fromtheCommission ,shall"decideinthelightofex­
periencewhethertoretainoramendtheprovisionsof
Article17.
Article16
Article201.AManagementCommitteeforPoultrymeatand
Eggs(hereinaftercalledthe'Committee')shallbees­
tablished,consistingofrepresentatives ofMember
Statesandpresidedoverbyarepresentative ofthe
Commission .ThisRegulationshallbesoappliedthatappropriate
accountistaken,atthesametime,oftheobjectives
setoutinArticles39and110oftheTreaty.

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Article21 Article24
TheadditionalamountprovidedforinArticle8shall
beconsideredasalevyinrelationtothirdcountries
withinthemeaningofArticle11(4)ofCouncil
RegulationNo130/66/EEC1of26July1966onthe
financingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy.Shouldtransitionalmeasuresbenecessarytofacilitate
thetransitionfromthesystemprovidedinRegulation
No22tothatestablishedbythisRegulation,inpar­
ticulariftheintroductionofthenewsystemonthe
dateprovidedforwouldgiverisetosubstantialdiffi­
cultiesinrespectofcertainproducts,suchmeasures
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle17.Theyshallbeapplicableun­
til31December1967atthelatest.Article22
ShouldItalyhaverecoursetotheprovisionsof
Article23ofCouncilRegulationNo120/67/EEC2of
13June1967onthecommonorganisationofthe
marketincereals,theCouncil,actinginaccordance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,
shalltakethenecessarymeasurestoavoiddistortions
ofcompetition .Article25
Thelevyandthesluice-gatepriceshallbefixedfor
thefirsttimefortheperiodfrom1Julyto31Octo­
ber1967.
Article23
Article26 1.Inordertooffsetthedifferencesinfeedingcosts
betweenMemberStatesresultingfromdifferencesbe­
tweenfeed-grainpricesexistingbefore1July1967,a
levyonimportsintooneMemberStatefromanother
MemberStateshallbechargedduringtheperiod
ending13August1967inrespectoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1).
2.Inordertooffsetthedifferencesinfeeding
costsbetweenthirdcountriesandMemberStates
whosefeed-grainpricesarehigherthanthecommon
prices,suchdifferencesresultingfromdifferencesin
suchpricesexistingbefore1July1967,asupplemen­
tarylevy,inadditiontotheleviessetoutinArticles4
and5increasedwhereappropriateinpursuanceof
Article8,shallbechargedduringtheperiodending
13August1967onimportsfromthirdcountriesof
theproductslistedinArticle1(1).
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shallfix
theamountsoftheleviesandsupplementary levies
providedinparagraphs1and2.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfol­
lowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThesystemestablishedbythisRegulationshallapply
from1July1967,exceptforthemeasuresprovided
forinArticle24whichmaybemadetoapplyfrom
thedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
RegulationNo22andtheprovisionsadoptedinim­
plementationthereofshallberepealedwitheffect
from1July1967,exceptfortheprovisionsofRegu­
lationNo3/63/EEC3andtheprovisionsinforceon
thatdatefixinganadditionalamountorrelatingto
thenon-fixingofsuchanamount,totheextentthat
suchprovisionsarecompatiblewiththisRegulation
andthemeasuresadoptedinpursuancethereof.Such
provisionsshallremaininforceuntilamendedorre­
pealedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthis
Regulationandthemeasuresadoptedinpursuance
thereof.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13June1967.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HÉGER
1OJNo165,21.9.1966,p.2965/66.
2OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67. 3OJNo14,29.1.1963,p.153/63.