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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of20December 1974
fixingtherateofthecountervailing chargeswhichmaybeleviedinsteadof
minimumpricesonimportsofseedpotatoesintotheFrenchRepublicandon
importsofcertainvinegarintotheFederalRepublicofGermany
(OnlytheGermanandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(75/56/EEC)
Whereasinviewoftheforegoing,andgiventhatdeve­
lopmentofintra-Community tradeintheproductsin
questionhasbeensatisfactory ,themaximumratesof
thechargesconcernedshouldbekeptatthelevels
fixedbytheCommissionDecisionof21December
1973(->)fixingtherateofthecountervailing charges
whichmaybeleviedinsteadofminimumpricesby
theFederalRepublicofGermanyandtheFrench
Republic,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
Havingregard,totheCouncilDecisionof20
December1969(')onthesystemofminimumprices,
aslastamendedbytheDecisionof17December
1974(2),andinparticularArticle2(4)thereof;
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1WhereastheCouncil,bytheabovementioned Deci­
sion,authorizedthelevyingofcountervailing charges
onimportsfromotherMemberStatesfirstly,ofseed
potatoesintoFrance,andsecondly,ofvinegarand
substitutesthereforwithexceptionofwinevinegar,
intoGermany,untilmeasuresforthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketintheproductsinquestionare
implemented ,andnotlaterthan31December1975
inanyevent;
WhereastheFederalRepublicofGermanyandthe
FrenchRepublicwere,attheirrequest,authorizedby
theCommission Decisionsof11December1974,on
thebasisofArticle26oftheTreaty,tocontinueto
postponetheloweringofcustomsdutiestobepaid
pursuanttoArticle23(3),untilmeasuresforthe
commonorganizationofthemarketsfortheproducts
inquestionareimplemented ,andnotlaterthan31
December1975inanyevent;1.Therateofthecountervailing chargeswhichthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyisauthorizedtolevyby
Article2(1)oftheCouncilDecisionof20December
1969onthesystemforminimumpricesisfixedin
AnnexAtothisDecision.Suchratesshallonlyapply
whereGermanyuses,totheextentofatleast80%,
theauthorizationgrantedbytheCommissionDeci­
sionof11December1974tocontinuetopostpone
theapplicationofCommonCustomsTariffdutiesto
theproductsinquestion.
(')OJNoL328,30.12.1969,p.11.
(-')OJNoL349,28.12.1974,p.60. (■')OJNoL62,4.3.1974,p.5.

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Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
GermanyandtheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,20December1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission2.Therateofthecountervailing chargedwhichthe
FrenchRepublicisauthorizedtolevybyArticle2(2)
oftheCouncilDecisionof20December1969onthe
systemforminimumpricesisfixedinAnnexBto
thisDecision.Suchratesshallonlyapplywhere
Francemakesfulluse,withregardtotheproductsin
question,oftheauthorizationgrantedbytheCommis­
sionDecisionof11December1974tocontinueto
postponetheapplicationofCommonCustomsTariff
tothoseproducts.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyfortheyear1975.
ANNEXA
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoodsRateof
countervailing
dutyDM/hl
22.10 Vinegarandsubstitutesforvinegar:I
B.Other,incontainerscontaining :
I.Twolitresorless 23-04
II.Morethantwolitres 14-04
ANNEXB
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods%ofvalue
atcustoms
07.01 Vegetables,freshorchilled:
A.Potatoes :\.I
I.Seedpotatoes(a):\
—Underthequota 1-25
—Other 5-95
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.