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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION ;
of23Match1977
authorizingIrelandtotakeprotectivemeasuresinrespectofcertainprocessed
agriculturalproductsunderArticle135ofthe!ActofAccession
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(77/289/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,andinparti­
culartoArticle135thereof,
HavingregardtotheapplicationbyIrelandof15
March1977forauthorization totakemeasurestoelim­
inatethedistortionintradebetweenIrelandandthe
UnitedKingdomarisingfromexistingagricultural
monetaryarrangements inthefollowingproducts:ladesfallingWithintariffsubheadingsex20.05Band
C;whereasindeedfromboththetradeaspectand
thatoftheeconomicincidenceofthepricesofthe
basicproduct^,itisnotpossibletoconcludethatthere
existseriousdifficultiesordifficultieswhichcould
bringabouta:seriousalterationinaregionaleconomic
situation;whereasasfarastradeintheseproductsis
concerned,itmustbepointedoutthatIrishexportsto
theUnitedKingdomdonotevenamountto10%of
totalexports;whereasimportsfromtheUnited
KingdomrepresentonlyasmallpartofIrishproduc­
tion; ;
Whereas,moreoverthedifferenceinthepricein
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomofsugar,thebasic
productfortl)egoodsinquestion,giventhemonetary
compensatoryamountswhichapply,cannotbeconsid­
eredafactoroflargedistortionsinviewofthesmall
economicincidencewhichthisdifferencerepresents
inrelationtotheaveragevalueofthefinished
products;
WhereastheIrishrequestseemsequallyunjustifiedin
thecaseofchewinggumfallingwithintariff
subheading17.04Binviewofthelowincidenceof
thepricesofthebasicproductsconcerned,maizeand
sugar,onthepriceofthefinishedproduct;
Whereastradeintheremainingproductbetween
IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomin1976amounted
toabout£15millionineachdirection;whereas,
howeverthecurrenttrendintradeisinIreland'sdisfa­
vour,asthefollowingfiguresshow:Common
CustomsTariff
headingProduct
17.04B Chewinggum
17.04D Sugarconfectionery
18.06C Chocolate
19.08B Flourconfectionery including
biscuits
18.06BjIcecream 21.07C
ex20.05BandCJamsandmarmalades
WhereastheIrishrequesttobeabletoapplysafe­
guardmeasuresintradewiththeUnitedKingdom
doesnotseemjustifiedinthecaseofjamsandmarma­

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tonnes
December 1975December1976
to to %change
January1976 January1977
IrishimportsfromUK *2457 3981 +62%
IrishexportstoUK 2070 2153 +4%
exportsintheIrishmarketandconcomitantly the
disadvantagesufferedbyIrishexportsontheUnited
Kingdommarket;whereastheeffectintradeofan
incidenceoftheorderofmagnitudeindicatedwill
varyaccordingtothemarketforparticularproducts;
Whereasthissituation,initspresentacute*formsince
November1976,hasgivenrisetoseriousdifficulties
forthesectorsconcernedinIrelandwhichareliable
topersistintheforeseeablefuture,failingafunda­
mentalrealignmentofthecurrenciesinvolved;
whereasinordertoavoidthelossofthepredomi­
natlyimportantUKexportmarketandtomaintain
employment tothegreatestextentpossible,Irish
manufacturers havemaintainedasfaraspossibletheir
normalexportlevelswiththeconsequencesthatsuch
actioninevitablyentailsinpricingpolicy;whereasa
similarpolicyhasbeenadoptedtodefendthe
domesticmarketinthefaceofthemorecompetitive
UKimportswithsimilarconsequences ;whereasthe
accumulatedeffectsofsuchpoliciespursuedsince
November1976areatpresentcausingrepercussions
notonlyonemploymentwhere250personshavelost
theiremploymentoutofatotalworkforceof6000
forthesectorsconcernedbutalsoonthemarket
sharesofIrishmanufacturers bothdomesticallyandin
theUK.WhereasalthoughexportstoIrelandrepresentonly
±10%oftotalUKexportsintheproducts
concernedtheyconstitute±90%oftotalIrish
imports;whereasalthoughIrishexportstotheUK
amountto±33%oftotalUKimports,theyrepre­
sent±85%ofIrishexportsand±15%oftotal
Irishproduction ;
WhereasbyvirtueofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
974/71of12May1971(')MemberStateswereautho­
rizedtotakecertainmeasuresinthecaseofthewide­
ningofthemarginsoffluctuationofMemberStates
currenciessoastoavoiddisruptionoftheintervention
systeminagriculture ;whereasthesemeasuresrequire
MemberStates,asthecasemaybe,tochargeorgrant
onexportsfromotherMemberStatesandthirdcoun­
triesandtochargeorgrantonexportstoother
MemberStatesandthirdcountriescompensatory
amountsforcertainbasicproductscoveredbyinter­
ventionarrangements ;
Whereastheagriculturalrawmaterialsusedinthe
manufactureoftheproductsreferredtointheIrish
applicationareproductscoveredbythecommon
organizationofthemarketinagriculturalproducts
andinrespectofwhichthesystemofcompensatory
amountsapplies;
Whereasinthelightoftheexistingmonetarysitua­
tionandthemarginsbetweencurrenciesthecompen­
satoryamountschargedorgranted,expressedasa
percentageoftheinterventionpricesofsuchbasic
products,wouldamountto34-7%inthecaseofthe
UnitedKingdomandto10-4%inthecaseof
Ireland;whereasthissituation,entailingarelative
disadvantage tothemanufacturers concernedin
Irelandonthecostofthebasicproductsof24-3%,
mayleadtodistortioninthetermsofcompetitionin
tradeintheprocessedagriculturalproductsreferredto
intheIrishapplicationbetweentheMemberStates
concerned ;whereasalthoughtheincidenceofsuch
disadvantagevariesaccordingtotheproportionofthe
basicproductsusedinthemanufacture ofthe
processedproductsconcerned,itmaybesituated
between2-7%and12-4%ofthetotalcostofagiven
product;whereassuchincidencerepresentsinprin­
cipletheextentoftheadvantageenjoyedbyUKWhereastorectifythesituationandadjustthesectors
concernedtotheeconomyofthecommonmarketit
isnecessarytointroduceamechanismsuitableto
eliminateboththecostdisadvantageofIrishexports
intheproductsconcernedtotheUnitedKingdom
andthecostadvantageofsimilarUnitedKingdom
exportstoIrelandsoastore-establishequitablecondi­
tionsofcompetitioninthesectors;whereasitis
appropriatetothisendtoauthorizeIrelandtolevya
chargeonimportsofsuchprocessedagricultural
productsofUnitedKingdomoriginandtogranta
paymentontheexportofsuchproductsofIrish
origintotheUnitedKingdom,suchamountsbeing
identicalforthesameproductthoughvaryingfrom
producttoproductandcalculatedsoastoneutralize
theeffectsofcurrentmonetaryarrangements inagri­
cultureastheyaffectthebasisproductsinvolvedin
themanufactureofthedifferentprocessedagricultural
products, (')OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.

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HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Irelandisauthorizeduntil31December1977tolevy
achargeonimportsofthoseprocessedagricultural
productsofUnitedKingdomoriginspecifiedinthe
Annexandtograntapaymentontheexporttothe
UnitedKingdomofsuchproductsofIrishorigin.
Article2
1.Theamountofthechargeandthepaymentauth­
orizedinArticle1foreachoftheproductsisspecified
intheAnnex.
2.Theseamountsmaybeamendedfromtimeto
timebytheCommissioninthelightof:
(i)subsequentmovementsinthecurrenciesofthe
MemberStatesconcerned ,insofarassuchmove­
mentsleadtoachangeinthemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsonthebasicproducts,or
(ii)subsequentchangesintheproportionsofthe
basicproductsemployedinthemanufacture of
theproductssetoutintheAnnex,
andshallbecommunicated toIreland.Article3
Irelandshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytocontrolthe
originoftheproductstowhichArticle1refers.
Article4
IrelandshallnotifytheCommissionwithoutdelayof
thosemeasurestakeninapplicationofArticles1,2
and3.
Article5
TheCommissionmaymodifyorrevokethisDecision
inparticularifitdeterminesthattheconditions
whichledtoitsadoptionhavechangedorthatits
effectsprovetobemorerestrictivethanitspurpose
requires.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,23March1977.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
RoyJENKINS

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ANNEX
CCTheadingNoAmount
£/100kgCCTheadingNoAmount
£/100kg
17.04DIa) 2-411 19.08Bla) 2-080
17.04DIb)1 1-428 19.08Bib) 3-744
17.04pib)2 2037 19.08BIIa) 0-728
17.04DIb)3aa) 2-648 19.08BIIb)1 1-768
17.04DIb)3bb) 2-703 19.08BIIb)2 4-088
17.04DIb)4 3-160 19.08BIIc)1 2-184
17.04DIb)5 3-383 19.08BIIc)2 4-504
17.04DIb)6 3-605 19.08BIId)1 2-808
17.04DIb)7 3-730 19.08BIId)2 5-127
17.04DIb)8 3-953 19.08Bìlia)1 1-274
17.04DIIa) 4-661 19.08BUIa)2 4-173
17.04DIIb)1 4-308 19.08BIIIb)1 1-898
17.04DIIb)2 5-127 19.08BIIIb)2 4-217
17.04DIIb)3 5-044 19.08BIIIc)1 2-938
J7.04PIIb)4 4-481 19.08BIIIc)2 4-777
18.06BI 2-188 19.08BIVa)1 1-820
18.06BIIa) 4-145 19.08BIVa)2 3-366
18.06BIIb) 5-873 19.08BIVb)1 2-262
18.06CI 4-138 19.08BIVb)2 4-256
18.06ÇIIa)1 1-873 19.08BVa) 2-184
18.06CIIa)2 2-289 19.08BVb) 2-418
18.06Clib)1 3-873 21.07CI 2-188
18.06CIIb)2 4-593 21.07CIIa) 4-145
18.06ÇIIb)3 5-249 21.07CIIb) 5-873
18.06CIIb)4 6-113