31.3.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL84/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No622/78
of30March1978
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3376/75asregardsthecalculationofthe
amountsbywhichimportchargesonbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginthe
African,CaribbeanandPacificStatesarereduced
Whereastheamountbywhichtheimportchargesare
reducedisfixedquarterly;whereasthisamountmay
varyduringthetimeoftransportation totheCommu­
nity;whereasatthetimeofexporttheexporting
country,whencalculatingtheexporttaxtobelevied,
canonlybaseitselfonthereductioninforce;whereas
theexporttaxmustbecomparedtothereduction
applicableatthetimeofexport;
Whereastheamountrepresentingimportchargesis
thatapplicableonthedayofacceptanceofthedeclara­
tionofputtingintofreecirculation ;whereasthese
chargesarereducedbythereductionapplicableon
thatdate;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheirurgency,themeasures
proposedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
conditionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofRegulationNo
129;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandontheexchangerates
tobeappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2543/73(2),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3328/75of18December1975renewingthearrange­
mentsforthereductionofimportchargesonbeefand
vealproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,Caribbean
andPacificStates(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2570/77(4),andinparticularArticle3(1)
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3376/75
of23December1975(5),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2771/77(6),laiddownthedetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofRegulation (EEC)No
3328/75;
Whereasatpresentthecalculationoftheamountsby
whichtheimportchargesontheproductsinquestion
arereducedisbasedonlyontwoCommunityregions;
whereasinviewofthemovementofthecurrenciesof
thevariousMemberStates,theamountbywhichthe
importchargesarereducedshouldinfuturebecalcu­
latedseparatelyforeachMemberStateonthebasisof
themonetarycompensatory amountapplicableto
importsintheMemberStateconcerned ;
Whereasthereductionconsistsoflevyandmonetary
compensatory amountcomponents ;whereas,more­
over,thefixingofthereductioninunitsofaccount
maycreateproblems,especiallyfortheexporting
countryasregardstheexchangeratetobeused;
whereasconsequently theamountbywhichthe
chargesarereducedshouldbefixedinnational
currencyforeachMemberStateofdestination ;
Whereasitappearsusefultooutlinethemannerin
whichtheamounttobeactuallyleviedonimportsis
calculated ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article4ofRegulation (EEC)No3376/75ishereby
amendedtoreadasfollows:
'Article4
1.TheamountprovidedforinArticle1(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3328/75foreachproduct
intendedforimportationintoaMemberState
shallbeequalto90%oftheamountresulting
fromthelevycorrected,asappropriate ,bythe
monetarycompensatory amountvalidforimports
intothatMemberStateduringtheweekpreceding
thatinwhichthequarterforwhichthereduction
iscalculatedbegins.
ThereductionshallbefixedforeachMember
Stateinitsnationalcurrency.(')OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(2)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.
(3)OJNoL329,23.12.1975,p.4.
(4)OJNoL300,24.11.1977,p.1.
(5)OJNoL333,30.12.1975,p.44.
(b)OJNoL320,15.12.1977,p.17.

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2.Thereductionshallbedeductedfromthe
levyvalidonthedayonwhichthecustoms
importformalitiesarecompletedintheMember
Stateconcerned,correctedinadvance,where
appropriate ,bythemonetarycoefficientlistedin
AnnexIItotheCommissionRegulationfixingthe
monetarycompensatory amountsandbythe
monetarycompensatory amountvalidinthe
MemberStateconcernedonthesamedate.'
i
Article2
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No3376/75ishereby
amendedtoreadasfollows:
''Article52.Whenthecustomsimportformalitiesfor
puttingintofreecirculationarecompleted ,the
amountoftheexporttaxleviedper100kilograms
shallfortheimportingMemberStatebecompared
totheamountfixedinaccordancewithArticle4
whichwasapplicableatthetimewhentheEUR.l
certificateforthemovementofgoodswasissued.
Iftheamountoftheexporttaxleviedisexpressed
inacurrencyotherthanthatoftheimporting
MemberState,theexchangerateusedshallbethe
mostrecentsellingraterecordedonthemost
representative exchangemarketormarketsofthat
MemberState.
Theexporttaxleviedshallbeconsideredascorres­
pondingtotheamountfixedinaccordancewith
Article4whenthecomparisonshowsthatthe
exporttaxexpressedinthecurrencyofthe
importingMemberStateisnotlowerthanthesaid
amount .
3.Theamountbywhichtheimportcharges
shallbereducedshallbethatapplicableonthe
dateonwhichthedeclarationofputtingintofree
circulationisaccepted.
4.TheapplicationofthisRegulationmayinno
eventgiverisetothegrantingofanamount.'
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1978.1.Theimportchargesshallbereducedbythe
amountfixedinaccordancewithArticle4onlyif:
(a)anexporttaxatleastequaltotheamountfixed
pursuanttoArticle4hasbeenlevied;
(b)themodeloftheEUR.lcertificateforthe
movementofgoodsreferredtoinArticle6of
Protocol 1totheConvention ofLomeindi­
cates:
—inbox7,theamountoftheexporttax
leviedper100kilograms,
—inbox8,thesubheadingoftheCommon
CustomsTarifffortheproductinquestion.
Aseparatecertificateshallbedrawnupfor
eachsubheadingoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President