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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No677/76
of26March1976
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemforcompulsory
purchaseofskimmed-milk powderprovidedforinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No563/76
Whereastheratesofthesecurityshouldbefixedat
levelswhichpermittheproperfunctioningofthe
systemsetupbyRegulation (EEC)No563/76;
whereas,inordertoeasetheworkoftheadminis­
tratingagencies,thesecurityshouldnotbedemanded
whereitsamountonlycorrespondstoaminimalquan­
tityofpowderedmilk;
Whereasinsomecasestheproductssubjecttothe
systemofcompulsorypurchaseofskimmed-milk
powderareintendedforpurposesotherthananimal
feed;whereasinsuchcasesthesecurityshouldbe
releasedonpresentationofproofthattheproducthas
beenusedforoneoftheseotherpurposes;whereas,
inordertomaintaintraditionalexportoutlets,the
securityshouldalsobereleasedwhentheproductis
exportedoutsidetheCommunity ;
Whereascertainproductsarebytheirnatureintended
exclusivelyforusesotherthananimalfeedandin
suchcasesthesecurityshouldbefixedatzero;
Whereascertainoperationsinvolvesmallquantities
and,foradministrative simplicity,shouldbeexempted
fromtherequirementtosubmitproteincertificates;
WhereastheprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
563/76shouldnotadverselyaffectthosewhoapplied
before19March1976foranimportlicencewith
advancefixingofthelevy;whereas,therefore,they
shouldbepermittedtoobtainthecancellationofthis
advancefixingandthecertificateattestingit;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionsofalltherelevant
managementcommittees,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
563/76of15March1976onthecompulsorypurchase
ofskimmed-milk powderheldbyinterventionagen­
ciesforuseinfeedingstuffs (1),andinparticular
Article9(1)thereof,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3thereofeveryputting
intofreecirculationwithintheCommunityofthe
productsreferredtoinArticle3(1)shallbesubjectto
thepresentationofaproteincertificate,theissueof
whichshallbesubjecttotheprovisionofasecurityor
thepresentationofthedocumentreferredtoin
Article6thereof;
Whereastheperiodofvalidityoftheproteincertifi­
catesshouldbedeterminedonthebasisofcommer­
cialpractices;
Whereas,toensurethatthesystemofcertificatesfunc­
tionsproperly,theyshouldonlybevalidinthe
MemberStateofissue;
Whereas,intheinterestsofadministrative simplicity,
theimportforms,thecertificatesandtheirextractsset
outinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
193/75of17January1975layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
importandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi­
catesforagriculturalproducts(2),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No499/76(3),shouldbeusedinthe
caseofapplicationsforproteincertificates ;whereas,
therefore,certainprovisionsofthatRegulationshould
beappliedinthecaseofproteincertificates ;
Whereas,furthermore ,thereshouldbespecialprovi­
sionstotakeintoaccountthecharacteristics ofthe
systemofproteincertificates ;
Whereas,toensurethatthesystemofgivingasecurity
workscorrectlyinthecaseoftheproductsreferredto
inArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No563/76,thetime
limitfortheprovisionofthissecurityandforthe
submission ofthedocumentreferredtoinArticle6
thereofshouldbelaiddownforthedifferent
products;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.The'proteincertificate'providedforinArticle
3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No563/76shallauthorize
theputtingintofreecirculation,underthecertificate,
ofthenetquantityoftheproductstatedinthecertifi­
cate,duringtheperiodofvaliditythereof.(')OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.18.
(2)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
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2.The'proteincertificateshallbevalidforthree
monthsfromitsdateofissue.
3.The'proteincertificate'shallnotbetransferable .
ItshallonlybevalidintheMemberStateofissue.
Forthepurposesofthisparagraph,theBLEUshallbe
regardedasasingleMemberState.
Article2
Applicationsfor'proteincertificates','proteincertifi­
cates'andextractstherefromshallbedrawnupon
formsconformingtothecorresponding specimens
relatingtoimportssetoutinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No193/75.
Article3
1.Articles:
-41),
—5(1)thirdsubparagraph ,5(4)firstsubparagraph ,
—»,-9(1),
—10(1)secondparagraph,10(2),(3),
—11,
—12,-13(2),(3),(4),(5),(6)and
—153.Applicationsfor'proteincertificatesshallbe
drawnupforacompletesubheadingoftheCommon
CustomsTariff.
However,whereseveralratesofsecurityarefixedfor
productsfallingwithinthesamesubheadingofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,applicationsforcertificates
andcertificatesshallbearinSection7thedescription
oftheproductsinrespectofwhichthesamerateof
securityisfixedandtheword'ex'shallbeinserted
beforethenumberoftheCommonCustomsTariff
indicatedinSection8.
Inthecasereferredtointheprevioussubparagraph ,if
theapplicationisnotcompletedinaccordancewith
thedispositionslaiddowninthatsubparagraph ,it
shallberefused.
4.Sections13,14and15shallnotbeusedfor
applicationsfor'proteincertificates'.
5.Sections3b,4b,13,14,15,17,18,19,23and24
shallnotbeusedfor'proteincertificates'.InSection
22,thefigure'0'shallbeinserted.
Article5
1.'Proteincertificates'shallbedrawnupatleastin
duplicate.Thefirstcopy,called'TitularHolder's
Copy'andmarked'No1',shallbeissuedwithout
delaytotheapplicantandthesecond,called'Issuing
Agency'sCopy'andmarked'No2'shallberetained
bytheissuingagency.
2.CopyNo1ofthe'proteincertificate'shallbe
submittedtotheofficewherethecustomsimport
formalitiesforputtingintofreecirculationare
completed.
3.Afterattributionofthequantityandendorse­
mentbytheofficereferredtointheprecedingpara­
graph,CopyNo1ofthe'proteincertificate'shallbe
returnedtothepartyconcerned.
Article6
1.Onapplicationbythetitularholderofthe
'proteincertificate'andsubmissionofCopyNo1of
thedocument,oneormoreextractstherefrommaybe
issuedbythecompetentagenciesoftheMember
States.
2.Whereanextractofthe'proteincertificate'is
issued,theissuingagencyshallattributethequantity
forwhichtheextracthasbeenissuedonCopyNo1
ofthecertificate .
Theword'extract'shallbeenteredbesidetheattri­
butedquantityshownonCopyNo1ofthe'protein
certificate'.ofRegulation(EEC)No193/75shallapplytoprotein
certificates',applicationsthereforandextractsthere­
from.
2.No'proteincertificate'shallberequiredin
respectoftheputtingintofreecirculationof
products:
—inimmediatepackagingswithanetcontentnot
exceeding5kg,or
—insuchquantitiesasrequiretheissueofacertifi­
catewithoutanysecurityunderthefirstinsetof
Article9(2).
Article4
1.Noapplicationfora'proteincertificate'shallbe
acceptedunless:
—asecurityhasbeengiveninfavourof,orproof
thatsuchsecurityhasbeengivenisfurnishedto,
thecompetentagencyonthedaytheapplication
issubmitted,or
—theapplicationisaccompaniedbythedocument
referredtoinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No
563/76orbyanextracttherefromcertifyingthata
quantityofskimmed-milk powdercorresponding
totheamountofthesecuritywhichhasnotbeen
providedhasbeenpurchasedanddenatured.
2.Applicationsfor'proteincertificates','protein
certificates'andextractstherefromshallbearin
Section12oneofthefollowingendorsements :
'proteincertificate',
'validin...(MemberStateofissue)'.
Thisendorsement shallbeeitherwrittenorunder­
linedinredontheoriginalofthecertificateandof
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totaloftheamountsofthesecurityfollowingthe
applicationoftheratesreferredtoinparagraph 1
exceeds54unitsofaccountinrespectofanyone
partyconcerned,thatpartyshallsubmitthedocument
referredtoinArticle6thereoforprovideasecurity
equaltothesumoftheabovementioned amounts.
4.Asecurityamountingto54unitsofaccount
shallcorrespond ^toanobligationtopurchase100kg
ofskimmed-milk powder,notincludingtheweightof
thedenaturingagent.
Article10
1.Thesecurityshallbereleased:
(a)inrespectofquantitiesforwhichtheparty
concernedrenounceshisrighttoputintofree
circulation ;inthiseventthe'proteincertificate'or
extracttherefromshallbereturnedbytheparty
concernedtotheissuingagency;or
(b)onpresentationofthedocumentprovidedforin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No563/76certi­
fyingthataquantityofskimmed-milk powder
corresponding totheamountofthesecurityhas
beenpurchasedanddenatured;
(c)forlinseedandsoyabeans,harvestedinthe
Community ,intendedforsowingandcertifiedto
beforthatpurpose;
(d)forgroundnutsintendedforhumanconsumption ,
onproductionofproofthattheyhavereached
suchastageofprocessingorpreparationthatthey
canonlybeusedforthatpurpose;
(e)forsoyausedtoproducesoyaflourintendedfor
humanconsumptionforthechemicalorpharma­
ceuticalindustry,onproductionofproofthatit
hasreachedsuchastageofprocessingthatitcan
onlybeusedforthatpurpose;
(f)onproductionofproofthatproductsofthesame
kindasthosereferredtoinArticles2and3of
Regulation (EEC)No563/76haveleftthegeogra­
phicalterritoryoftheCommunity ,withtheexcep­
tionofproductsfallingwithinsubheadings23.07
BandCoftheCommonCustomsTariffandthe
productsreferredtoinArticle2(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No563/76inrespectofwhicharefundhas
beenappliedfor.
2.ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStates
mayauthorizetheimportoftheproductsreferredto
inArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No563/76witha
viewtoprocessingthemunderasystemofcustoms
controliftheseproductsareintendedtobeexported
outsidethecustomsterritoryoftheCommunity
whollyorinpartintheformofcompensatory
products.
Theprocessingoftheproductsshallbecarriedoutin
accordancewiththesamerulesasthoselaiddown:
—inArticles2(3)and(4),4to6,9to21,24,31and
32ofCouncilDirective69/73/EECof4March
1969(i);Article7
1.Therighttoputproductsintofreecirculation
underthe'proteincertificate'shallbeconsideredto
havebeenexercisedonthedaywhichthecustoms
formalitiesforputtingintofreecirculationare
completed .
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulationthedayon
whichthecustomsformalitiesforputtingintofree
circulationarecompletedmeansthedayonwhichthe
customsauthoritiesacceptthedocumentbywhich
thedeclarantstateshisintentiontoputtheproducts
inquestionintofreecirculationor,wherethe
productsmaybeputintofreecirculationwithout
suchstatementofintention,thedayonwhichthe
productsareputintofreecirculation.
Article8
InthecaseoftheproductslistedinArticle2ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No563/76,thedocumentreferredtoin
Article6thereofshallbesubmitted,orthesecurity
shallbeprovided :
(a)forcolza,rapeandsunflowerseeds,atthelatestat
thetimeoflodgingtheapplicationfortheIDpart
oftheCommunityaidcertificate;
(b)forlinseedandsoyabeans,atthelatestatthetime
oflodgingtheapplicationforaid;
(c)fortheproductslistedinArticle1(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1067/74,atthelatestatthetimeof
leavingthedehydrationplant.
Article9
1.TherateofthesecurityreferredtoinArticles2
and3ofRegulation (EEC)No563/76foreach
productshallbethatsetoutintheAnnex.
2.Wheretheamountofthesecurityfollowingthe
applicationoftheratesreferredtoinparagraph 1is:
—6-75unitsofaccountorless,nosecurityshallbe
provided;
—13-50unitsofaccountorlessbutover6-75units
ofaccount,theamountshallbefixedat13-50
unitsofaccount.
Wheretheamountofthesecurityfollowingtheappli­
cationoftheratesreferredtoinparagraph 1isnota
multipleof13-50unitsofaccount,itshallbe
adjusted:
(a)tothenearesthighermultiple,ifthegapbetween
theamountofthesecurityandthenearesthigher
multipleislessthan6-75unitsofaccount,or
(b)to13-50unitsofaccountortothenearestlower
multiple,ifthegapbetweenthesaidamountand
thenearesthighermultipleis6-75unitsof
accountormore.
3.However,asregardstheproductsreferredtoin
Article2(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No563/76,wherein
anyMemberState,duringaperiodofonemonth,the(!)OJNoL58,8.3.1969,p.1.

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Bestemdomtewordenverwerkten/ofbereid
(Verordening (EEG)nr.677/76vande
Commissie)';
—inrespectofproductsreferredtoinArticle10(1)
(e):
'Intendedforhumanconsumption orforthe
chemicalorpharmaceutical industry(Commission
Regulation (EEC)No677/76)',
Bestemttilkonsumellerkemiskellerfarmaceu­
tiskindustri(Kommissionens forordning(EØF)nr.
677/76)',
BestimmtfürmenschlicheErnährungoderfürdie
chemischeoderpharmazeutische Industrie(Verord­
nung(EWG)Nr.677/76derKommission)',
'Destinéà1alimentation humaineouàl'industrie
chimiqueoupharmaceutique (règlement(CEE)n0
677/76delaCommission ),
'Destinatoallalimentazione umanaoallindustria
chimicaofarmaceutica (regolamento (CEE)n.
677/76dellaCommissione)',—intheDirectivesimplementing theArticleslast
referredto.
Whentheproductsreferredtointhefirstsubpara­
graphareputintofreecirculation,eitherunchanged
orafterprocessing,the'proteincertificate'shallbe
submittedwhichapplies,asappropriate,tothe
productwhichisinfactputintofreecirculation .
3.Thesecuritymaybereleasedattherequestof
thepartyconcernedininstalmentswhicharepropor­
tionaltothequantitiesofproductsforwhichproofof
oneofthemattersreferredtoinparagraph 1(b),(c),
(d),(e)and(f)hasbeenfurnishedorinrespectof
whichthepartyconcernedhasrenouncedhisrightto
putintofreecirculation.
4.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitwheretheparty
concerned :
(a)hasnotrenouncedhisrighttoputintofreecircula­
tion,or
(b)exceptinthecaseofforcemajeure,hasnot
furnishedproofofoneofthemattersreferredtoin
paragraph 1(b),(c),(d),(e)and(f)withinsix
monthsfollowingtheexpiryofthe'proteincertifi­
cate',orwithinninemonthsoftheprovisionof
thesecurityforproductsreferredtoinArticle2of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No563/76.
Article11
1.Whenproductsareusedinaaccordancewith
Article10(1)(d)and(e)inaMemberStateotherthan
inwhichthesecurityhasbeenprovided,proofofuse
orprocessingor,whereappropriate,ofpreparation
shallbefurnishedbythecontrolcopyreferredtoin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No2315/69(').
Amongthespecialendorsements onthecontrolcopy,
Sections101,103and104shallbecompleted .
Section104shallbecompleted,deletingwhereneces­
sary,andadding:
—inrespectofproductsreferredtoinArticle10(1)
(d):
'Intendedforprocessingand/orpreparation
(CommissionRegulation(EEC)No677/76)',Bestemdvoormenselijkevoedingofvoordeschei­
kundigeoffarmaceutische nijverheid(Verordening
(EEG)nr.677/76vandeCommissie)'.
2.WhereArticle10(1)(f)applies:
(a)proofofdeparturefromthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunitybyaMemberStateotherthan
thatoftheterritoryofwhichthecustomsexport
formalitieswerecompletedshallbefurnishedby
productionofthecontrolcopyreferredtoin
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No2315/69;the
followingsectionsofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed :
—101and103,
—104,withanynecessarydelection,and
—106,withoneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Productsforexportwithoutrefund(Commis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No677/76)',
Varerderudføresudenrestitution(Kommis­
sionensforordning(EØF)nr.677/76)',
ErzeugnisseohneErstattungauszuführen
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.677/76derKommis­
sion)', Bestemttilforarbejdning og/ellerforberedelse
(Kommissionens forordning(EØF)nr.677/76)', 'Produitsaexportersansrestitution(règlement
(CEE)n0677/76delaCommission)', BestimmtzurVerarbeitungund/oderAufberei­
tung(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.677/76derKommis­
sion)',Prodottidaesportaresenzarestituzione (regola­
mento(CEE)n.677/76dellaCommissione)',
'Destineaetretransformeet/ouconditionné (règle­
ment(CEE)n0677/76delaCommission)','Produktenuittevoerenzonderrestitutie
(Verordening (EEG)nr.677/76vande
Commissie)'. Destinatoadesseretrasformato e/ocondizionato
(regolamento (CEE)n.677/76dellaCommis­
sione)', TheendorsementappearinginSection106shall
beauthenticated bythestampoftheofficeof
departure. (»)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.

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Thecontrolcopyshallberetainedbytheagency
towhichtheinterestedpartysubmitsthedocu­
menttoobtainthereleaseofthesecurity;
(b)thequantityofproductsexportedshallgiveentitle­
menttothereleaseofthatamountofthesecurity
equaltothatobtainedbyapplyingtothequantity
therateofthesecurityvalidfortheproductin
accordancewiththeAnnex;
(c)wheretheproductsexportedfallwithina
CommonCustomsTariffsubheadingforwhich
severalratesofsecurityarefixedinaccordance
withtheAnnex,thecontrolcopyshallcontainthe
descriptionoftheproductcorresponding tothe
rateofsecurityinquestion.
Article12
Wherethe'proteincertificate'isnotsubmittedtothe
issuingagencywithinsixmonthsofexpiry,thequanti­
tiesofproductsforwhichthecertificatewasissued
shallberegardedashavingbeenputintofreecircula­tion,exceptforthosequantitieswhichhavenotbeen
attributedwhollyorinpartforwhichtheholder
submitsoneormoreextractsofthecertificate .
Article13
Anyinterestedparty,who,before19March1976,
appliedforanimportlicencewithadvancefixingof
thelevyforproductsfallingwithinsubheading23.07
BoftheCommonCustomsTariffshall,onrequest,
obtaincancellationoftheadvancefixingandthe
certificateattestingit.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1976.
However,inrespectoftheputtingintofreecircula­
tionoftheproductsreferredtoinArticle3(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No563/76,itshallapplywitheffect
from19March1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Levelofsecurities
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofproductsSecurity
(u.a./metricton)
12.01 B.Others,withtheexceptionofcastorbeans:
—Soyabeans 20.3
—Linseed 16.7
—Cottonseed 12.9
—Groundnuts 12.4
—Colzaandrapeseed 11.9
—Sunflowerseed 10.5
—Poppyseed,beech,camelina,illipes,mowrah,bassia,
karite,purghera,crotonandmustard 0
—Others 7.8
12.02 Flourormealsofoilseedsoroleaginousfruit,non-defatted (with
theexceptionofmustardandcastorbeanflour):
A.Ofsoyabeans 20.3
B.Others:
—Linseedflourormeal 16.7
—Cottonseedflourormeal 12.9
—Groundnutflourormeal 12.4
—Colzaandrapeseedflourormeal 11.9
—Sunflowerflourormeal 10.5
—Otherflourormeals 7.8
12.10 B.Others 4.5
23.03 A.II.Residuesfromthemanufacture ofstarchfrommaize
(excludingconcentratedsteepingliquors)ofaprotein
contentnotexceeding40%byweightcalculatedonthe
dryproduct 4.5
23.04 B.Others,withtheexceptionofcastorbeancakes:
—Oilcakes:
—Ofsoyaandlinseed 27.0
—Ofgroundnut,cottonandsunflowerseed 24.3
—Otheroilcakes 21.6
—Otherresiduesresultingfromtheextractionofvege­
tableoils 4.5
23.07 B.Otherscontaining,separatelyortogether,evenwhenmixed
withotherproducts,starch,glucoseorglucosesyrup,falling
withinsubheadings17.02Band17.05B,andmilkproducts 27.0
C.Notspecifiedorincluded 27.0