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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. Council Regulation (EC) No. 3610/93 of 22 December 1993/ relating to 
the continued import of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom on 
special terms, was adopted following the submission by the Commission 
firstly, of its report on the functioning of these arrangements and 
secondly, of its proposal on access for the period 1 January to 
31 December 1994 both contained in Com (93) 639 final dated 1 December 
1993. Taking into account the report and the state of the 
negotiations in the context of the Uruguay Round, the council agreed 
to maintain for 1994 the same volume and reduced levy as in 1993. 
2. Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 3610/93 provides that before 1 
October 1994 the Council acting unanimously on a proposal from the 
Commission, accompanied by a report, shall take a decision on the 
maintenance of the exceptional arrangements from 1 January 1995. 
During the period between the submission of the Commission's proposal 
in Com (93) 639 and its adoption by the Council, agreement was reached 
on the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations which included 
agreement on access for New Zealand butter to the European Union from 
1995. However, tarification for this product will only enter into 
force with effect from the beginning of the 1995/96 marketing year 
i.e. on 1 July 1995 thereby necessitating the extension of the 
existing New Zealand butter arrangements in order to avoid a rupture 
in this trade. 
3. There are no new significant elements to report to the Council on the 
functioning of these arrangements beyond those outlined in the report 
in Com (93) 639. It is expected that the full volume provided for in 
Regulation (EC) No. 3610/93 will be imported in 1994 without 
disrupting the UK market. Imports under this regime since 1973 are 
summarized in the attached annex. 
4. The Council is urged to adopt the attached proposal to amend council 
Regulation (EC) 3610/93 to enable the continuation of the import of 
New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom in the period 1 January to 
30 June 1995. 
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Annex 
QUANTITIES OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER ELIGIBLE 
UNDER PROTOCOL N* 18 AND VARIOUS IMPLEMENTING 
REGULATIONS AND THE QUANTITIES ACTUALLY IMPORTED (1) 
INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM OVER 22 YEARS 
QUANTITY CHANGE COMPARED 
TO PREVIOUS YEARS 
Year Quota 
(tonnes) Imported 
(tonnes) of which 
under IPAs(2) Quota 
(tonnes) Imports 
(tonnes) 
1973 
1974 
1975 
1976 
1977 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 165 811 
158 902 
151 994 
145 085 
138 176 
125 000 
120 000 
95 000 
94 000 
92 000 
87 000 
83 000 
81 000 
79 000 
76 500 
74 500 
64 500 
61 340 
58 170 
55 000 
51 830 
51 830 131 957 
131 805 
123 460 
122 626 
116 973 
122 003 
115 789 
100 495 
101 912 
87 847 
91 206 
85 145 
77 439 
82 576 
76 508 
73 647 
61 778 
62 148 
57 819 
45 740 
57 483 
n.a. n.a. 
n.a. 
n.a. 
n.a. 
n.a. 
7 
23 
33 
410 
279 
555 
442 
6 
17 
n.a 909 
908 
909 
909 
13 176 
5 000 
25 000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
500 
000 
10 000 
3 160 
170 
170 
170 
0 151 
8 345 
834 
5 653 
5 030 
6 214 
15 294 
1 417 
14 065 
3 349 
061 
706 
137 
518 
861 
11 869 
370 
4 329 
12 079 
11 743 
n.a. 
(1) In the early years the import allowance was not fully utilized 
partly due to a shortage of supply and partly because New 
Zealand wanted to maintain outlets other than the United 
Kingdom. 
(2) IPA : Inward Processing Arrangements; n.a. = not available. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
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amending Regulation (EC) No 3610/93 relating to the continuing of the import 
of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom on special terms 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United 
Kingdom, and in particular Articles 5(2) of the Protocol 18 thereto, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Regulation ( EC) No 3610/93<1) authorized the United Kingdom to 
import certain quantities of New Zealand butter on special terms during 
calendar year 1994. 
Whereas the agreement on agriculture concluded in the Uruguay Round of the 
GATT provides for continued access for New Zealand butter to the European 
Union; Whereas, since certain changes to the arrangements under the said 
agreement for this product will not enter into force until the beginning of 
the 1995/96 marketing year on 1 July 1995, it is opportune to extend the 
existing arrangements for the access of New Zealand butter on special terms 
for the period 1 January to 30 June 1995. 
Whereas the exceptional arrangements should continue in order to enable 
uninterrupted imports from New Zealand, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
(1) OJ No L 328, 29.12.1993 p.5 
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Article 1 
Regulation ( EC) No 3610/93 is hereby amended as follows: 
1. Article 2(1) is replaced by the following : 
'1. These arrangements shall apply during the period 1 January 1994 to 
30 June 1995. 
The quantities which may be imported shall be as follows: 
- 51 830 tonnes in 1994, 
- 25 915 tonnes for the period 1 January 1995 to 30 June 1995." 
2. Article 2(3) is deleted. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
all Member states. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Date: 
1. BUDGET HEADING: Chapter B1-20 APPROPRIATIONS: 
(LA 94) ECU 4 244 million 
2. TITLE: 
Draft Council Regulation relating to the continued import of New Zealand butter on special terms. 
LEGAL BASIS: 
Article 5 of Protocol 18 to the 1972 Act of Accession. 
4. AIMS: 
v To permit the import of certain quantities of New Zealand butter between 1 January 1995 and 30 June 1995 on special 
terms, particularly as regards the levy. 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: PERIOD OF 12 
MONTHS CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(94) FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
(95) 
.0. EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
- NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
-OTHER + ECU 49 million 
5.1. REVENUE 
-OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
-NATIONAL + ECU 10 million 
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1. ESTIMATED REVENUE 1996 1997 1998 1999 
5.2. METHOD OF CALCULATION: 
6.2. See Annex 
6.0. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT 
CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 
WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? YES/NO 
6.1, CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT 
BUDGET? YES/NO 
YES/NO 
6.3. WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? YES/NO 
OBSERVATIONS 
It has already been assumed in the draft budget for 1995 that 51 830 tonnes of New Zealand butter will be 
imported on special terms during the 12-month period concerned (i.e. 25 915 tonnes over six months). (See 
comments on page HI/335 of the 1995 draft budget, Vol. 4). 
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ANNEX 
1. The calculations are based on the following hypotheses: 
(a) The proposed Regulation extends the agreements with New Zealand for the period 
1 January 1995 to 30 June 1995. 
(b) If the normal levy were applied, there would be no imports of New Zealand butter. 
(c) If the reduced levy is applied, the quantities imported will be the quantity laid down; there 
will be receipts nom the levy but, given the surpluses on the market, an equal quantity of 
Community butter will have to be exported 
(d) The special levy is ECU 328.10/tonne and the export refund ECU 1 580/tonne. 
2. Calculation of receipts from the levy: 
1995 (6 months): 25 9151 x ECU328.1/t x 1.207 (DR) =+ ECU 10.3 million (B) 
3. Calculation of the cost of exporting equal quantities of Community butter: 
1995(6inonths): 25 9151 x ECU 1.580/1 x 1.207 (DR) =+ ECU 49.4 million (B) 
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