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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 204 , 28 . 7 . 1978 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 329 , 24 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 136 , 1 . 6 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1361/80

OF 5 JUNE 1980

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2915/79 IN RESPECT OF THE CONDITIONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF CERTAIN CHEESES INTO CERTAIN TARIFF SUBHEADINGS , AND AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1761/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 ( 6 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ANNEX II TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2915/79 OF 18 DECEMBER 1979 DETERMINING THE GROUPS OF PRODUCTS AND THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CALCULATING LEVIES ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 3 ) LAYS DOWN CERTAIN CONDITIONS FOR ADMISSION INTO THE COMMUNITY OF EMMENTHAL , GRUYERE , SBRINZ , BERGKAESE AND APPENZELL CHEESES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 04.04 A I , OF CHEDDAR CHEESE FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 04.04 E I B ) 1 ( AA ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND OTHER CHEESES INTENDED FOR PROCESSING AND FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 04.04 E I B ) 5 ( AA ) SET OUT IN ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2915/79 ; WHEREAS THOSE CONDITIONS INCLUDE FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUES CORRESPONDING TO THOSE BOUND UNDER GATT ; WHEREAS THE SAID VALUES SHOULD BE ADAPTED TO THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK AND THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR GROUP 10 IN THE COMMUNITY AS FIXED FOR THE 1980/81 MILK YEAR ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO AVOID DIFFICULTIES ON IMPORT OF CERTAIN CHEESES OF A FORMAT NOT PROVIDED FOR IN NOTE ( 4 ) OF ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2915/79 , THAT NOTE SHOULD BE AMENDED ;

WHEREAS THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2915/79 IS ADOPTED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ;

WHEREAS THE ARRANGEMENT APPLICABLE UNTIL 31 MAY 1980 HAVING BEEN KEPT IN APPLICATION BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1390/80 ( 4 ), AS A PRECAUTION AND SUBJECT TO NEW PROVISIONS , THE NEW ARRANGEMENT SHOULD BE APPLIED WITH RETROACTIVE EFFECT AS FROM 1 JUNE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2915/79 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE DESCRIPTION OF THE GOODS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 04.04 A , 04.04 E I B ) 1 AND 04.04 E I B ) 5 ( AA ) ARE REPLACED BY THOSE GIVEN IN ANNEX I TO THIS REGULATION .

2 . THE TEXT OF THE SECOND INDENT OF NOTE ( 4 ) ( B ) IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' - CHEESES OF THE CONVENTIONAL FLAT CYLINDRICAL SHAPE OR CHEESES IN PARALLELEPIPED SHAPE , OF A NET WEIGHT OF 10 KG OR MORE . '

ARTICLE 2

THE ANNEX ' COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ' TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE GOODS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 04.04 A ARE REPLACED BY THOSE GIVEN IN ANNEX II TO THIS REGULATION .

2 . THE AMOUNT ' 199.48 ECU ' IN NOTE ( B ) TO SUBHEADING 04.04 E I B ) 1 IS REPLACED BY ' 208.53 ECU ' .

3 . NOTE ( B ) 2 TO SUBHEADING 04.04 E I B ) 1 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 2 . CHEESES OF THE CONVENTIONAL FLAT CYLINDRICAL SHAPE OR CHEESES IN PARALLELEPIPED SHAPE , OF A NET WEIGHT OF 10 KG OR MORE . '

4 . THE AMOUNT ' 175.30 ECU ' IN NOTE ( C ) TO SUBHEADING 04.04 E I B ) 1 IS REPLACED BY ' 184.35 ECU ' .

ARTICLE 3

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

IT SHALL APPLY AS FROM 1 JUNE 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . MARCORA

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ANNEX I

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CCT HEADING NO // DESCRIPTION //

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04.04 // CHEESE AND CURD : //

A . EMMENTALER , GRUYERE , SBRINZ , BERGKAESE AND APPENZELL , NOT GRATED OR POWDERED :

I . OF A MINIMUM FAT CONTENT OF 45 % BY WEIGHT , IN THE DRY MATTER , MATURED FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS ( 2 ):

A ) WHOLE CHEESES ( 4 ) OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT OF :

1 . 284.78 ECU OR MORE , BUT LESS THAN 308.96 ECU

2 . 308.96 ECU OR MORE

B ) PIECES PACKED IN VACUUM OR IN INERT GAS :

1 . WITH RIND ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE , OF A NET WEIGHT :

AA ) OF NOT LESS THAN 1 KG BUT LESS THAN 5 KG AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) OF NOT LESS THAN 308.96 ECU BUT LESS THAN 342.81 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT

BB ) NOT LESS THAN 450 G AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) OF NOT LESS THAN 342.81 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT

2 . OTHER , OF A NET WEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 75 G BUT NOT MORE THAN 250 G ( 6 ) AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) OF NOT LESS THAN 366.99 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT

II . OTHER

B . ( UNCHANGED )

C . ( UNCHANGED )

D . ( UNCHANGED )

E . OTHER :

I . NOT GRATED OR POWDERED , OF A FAT CONTENT , BY WEIGHT , NOT EXCEEDING 40 % AND A WATER CONTENT , CALCULATED BY WEIGHT OF THE NON-FATTY MATTER :

A ) NOT EXCEEDING 47 %

B ) EXCEEDING 47 % BUT NOT EXCEEDING 72 % :

1 . CHEDDAR :

( AA ) CHEDDAR , MADE FROM UNPASTEURIZED MILK , OF A MINIMUM FAT CONTENT OF 50 % BY WEIGHT , IN THE DRY MATTER , MATURED FOR AT LEAST NINE MONTHS ( 2 ):

( 11 ) IN STANDARD WHOLE SIZES ( 4 ) OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) OF NOT LESS THAN 214.57 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT ( 8 )

( 22 ) OTHER , OF A NET WEIGHT :

( AAA ) OF NOT LESS THAN 500 G AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) OF NOT LESS THAN 232.71 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT ( 8 )

( BBB ) OF LESS THAN 500 G ( 6 ) AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) OF NOT LESS THAN 244.80 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT ( 8 )

( BB ) WHOLE CHEDDAR CHEESES ( 4 ) OF A MINIMUM FAT CONTENT OF 50 % BY WEIGHT , IN THE DRY MATTER , MATURED FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) OF NOT LESS THAN 208.53 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT ( 2 ) ( 8 )

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E . I . B ) 1 . ( CC ) CHEDDAR FOR PROCESSING ( 9 ) OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) OF NOT LESS THAN 184.35 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT ( 2 ) ( 8 )

( DD ) OTHER

2 . ( UNCHANGED )

3 . ( UNCHANGED )

4 . ( UNCHANGED )

5 . OTHER :

( AA ) FOR PROCESSING ( 9 ) OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE ( 5 ) OF NOT LESS THAN 184.35 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT ( 2 ) ( 8 )

( BB ) ( UNCHANGED )

C ) ( UNCHANGED )

II . ( UNCHANGED )

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ANNEX II

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// // RATE OF DUTY //

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HEADING NUMBER // DESCRIPTION // AUTONOMOUS % OR LEVY ( L ) // CONVENTIONAL % //

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1 // 2 // 3 // 4 //

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04.04 // CHEESE AND CURD ( A ): //

// A . EMMENTALER , GRUYERE , SBRINZ , BERGKAESE AND APPENZELL , NOT GRATED ORPOWDERED : //

// I . OF A MINIMUM FAT CONTENT OF 45 % BY WEIGHT , IN THE DRY MATTER , MATURED FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS ( B ): //

// A ) WHOLE CHEESES OF THE CONVENTIONAL FLAT CYLINDRICAL SHAPE OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT OF : //

// 1 . 284.78 ECU OR MORE , BUT LESS THAN 308.96 ECU // 23 ( L ) // ( C ) //

// 2 . 308.96 ECU OR MORE // 23 ( L ) // ( C ) //

// B ) PIECES PACKED IN VACUUM OR IN INERT GAS : //

// 1 . WITH RIND ON AT LEAST ONE SIDE , OF A NET WEIGHT : //

// AA ) OF NOT LESS THAN 1 KG BUT LESS THAN 5 KG AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE OF NOT LESS THAN 308.96 ECU BUT LESS THAN 342.81 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT // 23 ( L ) // ( C ) //

// BB ) OF NOT LESS THAN 450 G AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE OF NOT LESS THAN 342.81 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT // 23 ( L ) // ( C ) //

// 2 . OTHER , OF A NET WEIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 75 G BUT NOT MORE THAN 250 G AND OF A FREE-AT-FRONTIER VALUE OF NOT LESS THAN 366.99 ECU PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT // 23 ( L ) // ( C ) //

// II . OTHER // 23 ( L ) // - //

( A ) THE EXCHANGE RATE TO BE APPLIED IN CONVERTING INTO NATIONAL CURRENCIES THE ECU REFERRED TO IN THE SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS HEADING SHALL , NOTWITHSTANDING GENERAL RULE C 3 CONTAINED IN PART I , SECTION 1 , BE THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE , IF SUCH RATE IS FIXED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY .

( B ) ENTRY UNDER THIS SUBHEADING IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES .

( C ) SEE ANNEX .