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of20September1976
temporarilysuspendingtheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertainagricul­
turalproductsforusemainlyasfeedingstuffs
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,measurestobetakenandtheirtemporarynatureand
theabsenceofanyprovisionintheRegulationonthe
commonorganization ofthemarketincertain
productslistedinAnnexIItotheTreatyfordealing
withsuchasituationwiththenecessaryspeedmaybe
takentojustifyrecoursetoArticle103oftheTreatyas
anexceptionalmeasure,subjecttolaterintegrationof
thismeasureintothecommonagriculturalpolicy,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Until31March1977theCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesontheproductslistedintheAnnexshallbe
totallysuspended.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle103
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
827/68of28June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincertainproductslistedinAnnexIIto
theTreaty('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1067/74(2),andinparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereasthedroughtin1976hasseverelyreducedthe
availabilityintheCommunity ofanumberof
productsnormallyusedforanimalfeed;whereasthis
situationhasledtoanincreaseddemandforsubstitute
productsforuseinfeedinganimalsorforincorpora­
tionincompoundfeed;whereas,asaresult,the
pricesfortheseproductsontheCommunitymarket
haverisentoadegreewhichappreciablyincreases
productioncostsandisindirectlylikelytoincrease
thecostofliving;
Whereastoforestallsuchadevelopmentandincrease
suppliesoftheseproductsontheCommunitymarket,
itisnecessarythattheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesontheseproductsshouldbetotallyandtempor­
arilysuspended ;
Whereasthesuddenness ofthesituationwithwhich
theCommunity isconfronted ,theurgencyoftheArticle2
ThemeasurestobetakenpursuanttoArticle59(4)of
theActofAccessionfortheproductslistedinthe
Annexand,wherenecessary,thedetailedrulesforthe
applicationofthisRegulationshallbetakeninaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle38of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC(*).
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20September1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.vanderSTOEL
(')OJNoL151,30.6.196X,p.16.
(2)OJNoL120,1.5.1974,p.2. (3)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.

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ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescription
07.05 Driedleguminousvegetables,shelled,whetherornotskinnedorsplit:
B.Other:
I.Peas(includingchickpeas)andbeans(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)
II.Lentils
III.Other
07.06 Manioc,arrowroot,salep,Jerusalemartichokes,sweetpotatoesandothersimilar
rootsandtuberswithhighstarchorinulincontent,freshordried,wholeorsliced;
sagopith:
B.Other
12.08 Locustbeans,freshordried,whetherornotkibbledorground,butnotfurther
prepared;fruitkernelsandothervegetableproductsofakindusedprimarilyfor
humanfood,notfallingwithinanyotherheading:
A.Locustbeans
12.10 Mangolds,swedes,fodderroots;hay,lucerne,clover,sainfoin,foragekale,lupines,
vetchesandsimilarforageproducts :
A.Mangolds,swedesandotherfodderroots
23.02 Bran,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesifting,millingorworkingof
cerealsorofleguminousvegetables :
B.Ofleguminousvegetables
23.06 Productsofvegetableoriginofakindusedforanimalfood,notelsewherespecified
orincluded :
B.Other
23.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparationsofakindusedinanimalfeeding:
A.Fishormarinemammalsolubles
C.Other