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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)597final
Brussels,20September 1982
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULAIION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC)No2915/79withregardtothe
application ofareducedlevyinrespectofcertain cheeses
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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Explanatory Memorandum
1.TheCommunity andNorway have concluded atemporary arrangement for a
concerted discipline concerning reciprocal trade incheese .The
arrangement enters into force on 1January 1983 .
2.Inorder toimplement thearrangement itisnecessary toamend Council
Regulation (EEC)No2915 /79of18December 1979 determining thegroups of
products and thespecial provisions forcalculating levies onmilk and
milk products andamending Regulation (EEC )No950/68ontheCommon
Customs Tariff ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC )No1463 /82,viz.:
-fixthelevy at55ECUper 100kgnetweight asagreed andinclude a
reference totheproduct inArticle 11(2)ofthesaid Regulation ;
-supplement Annex IIbyincluding thecheese 'sdescription agreed inthe
arrangement .
3.Inthis connection ,"ex"should beadded totheCommon Customs Tariff
subheadings listed ijiAnnex IIsince thedescription ofthegoods covers
only part ofthesubheading referred to.
4.Since theRegulation istoapply asfrom 1January 1983 provision must be
made foritsadoption bytheCouncil and itspublication intheOfficial
Journal atleast twomonths beforehand sothat theCommission canadjust the
implementing Regulations and thecustoms authorities intheMember
States cantake thenecessary measures fortheentry ofthecheese into
theCommunity .

Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)No2915 /79with regard totheapplication of
areduced levy inrespect ofcertain cheeses
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )No804/68of27June 1968 onthe
common organization ofthemarket inmilk andmilk products' ,aslastamended
2byRegulation (EEC )No1183 /82 ,and inparticular Article 14(6 )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No2915 /79of18December 1979 determining
thegroups ofproducts and thespecial provisions forcalculating levies on
milk andmilk products andamending Regulation (EEC )No950/68ontheCommon
3 . .. ,-.4Customs Tariff ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC )No1463 /82 ,lays down
certain conditions for theentry into theCommunity ofcertain cheeses falling
within heading No04.04 oftheCommon Customs Tariff ;whereas themost recent
amendment was required following bilateral agreements concluded under GATT •
whereas ,inthecase ofthe
agreement with Finland ,thescope oftheundertakings given concerning the
"Finlandia "cheese quota should bemore preci sely -specified ;
Whereas theCommunity hasconcluded with Norway atemporary arrangement for a
concerted discipline concerning reciprocal trade incheese ;whereas the
20JNoL148 ,28.6.1968 ,p.13.
30JNoL140 ,20.5.1982 ,p. 1.
,0JNoL329 ,24.12.1979 ,p. 1.
OJNoL159 ,10.6.1982 ,p. 1.

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implementation of ?hearrangement ,which enters into force on 1January 1983 ,
also requires theamendment ofRegulation (EEC )No2915 /79;
Whereas thearrangement provides for arestriction onthequantities of
Jarlsberg cheese onimportation into theCommunity for athree-year period and
onthe levy applicable ;whereas ,accordingly ,Article 11(2 )OT
Regulation (EEC)No2915 /79andAnnex IIthereto should besupplemented ;
Whereas thedescriptions ofthegoods inAnnex IItothesaid Regulation cover
only part oftheproducts which fall within theCommon Customs Tariff
subheadings referred totherein ;whereas theAnnex inquestion should be
amended byadding "ex"infront ofeach subheading ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Regulation (EEC)No2915 /79ishereby amended asfollows :
1.Article 11(2 ) is replaced bythefollowing :
"2.The levy on100kilograms oftheproducts listed under (n)and
(r)inAnnex IIshall be55ECU ifitisestablished that the
products correspond tothedescription therein ."
2.InAnnex II,point (q) is replaced bythefollowing :
"(q)ex04.04 EIb)2 Finlandia ofaminimum fatcontent of45%by
weight inthedrymatter ,matured for atleast
]00days ,inrectangular blocks ofanetweight
ofnot less than 30kg,within anannual tariff
^nr,™ originating inFin.lartd .quota of2900 tonnes /Any quantities ofthe
product which arenot imported may bereplaced
additional .. ..by /corresponding quantities ofEmmentaler
cheese specified in (b)ofthefirst indent of
(c)."

3.The following i.s added toAnnex II :
CCT
heading
No
(r)ex04.04 EIb)2Description
Whole Jarlsberg cheeses with rind ,ofaminimum
fatcontent of45%byweight inthedrymatter
and ofadrymatter content of58% ormore ,
matured foratleast three months ,originating
Norway ,within anannual tariff quota of:
-1500 tonnes for 1983
-1600 tonnes for 1984
-1700 tonnes for 1985 "
InAnnex II,ex is inserted before every Common Customs Tariff
subheading listed from (a)to(p).
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe third day following its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply from 1January 1983 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date;.9.19di£
1.BUDGET HEADING 100(levies) APPROPRIATIONS.1.55o,5mioECU
(A.P.Budjet1933)
2.title:DraftCouncilRegulation amending Regulation (EEC)No2915/79with
regardtotheapplication ofareducedlevyinrespectofcertain cheeses .
3.legalBASIS:Regulation (EEC)N°804/68-art.14§6.
4.aimsofproject :Determination ofareduced levyapplicable tocertain
cheesesinaccordance withtheagreement enteredintobetweentheCommunity
andNorwayconcerning mutualexchanges ofcheese.
5.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
5>0<EXPENDITURE^""tH&RGED TOTHEE£^-etlOGET
(REFTTftft$/INJ£fl\7ENTI0NS )
-NATJ^MÂCAD^TNÍJTRATION
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5.1RECEIPTS
-OWNRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LEVIES/C*5ÍWHX#HWXS :*
-xswxowiixxPERIOD OF12MONTHS CURRENT IALYEAR FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
(1983 >
-
-0,575mioECU
5.0.1ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1ESTIMATED RECEIPTS1984 ....im
-0,52mioECU-0,465mioE :u
5.2METHOD OFCALCULATION
Levyreceipts
presentpositionLevyreceipts
undertheproposed
regimeMargiη
1983
1984
1985ƒ
7900t.X1506ECU/t=1,4mioECU1500t.à550=0,825mioECU
1600t.à550=0,880mioECU
1700t.à550=0,935mioECU0,575mio ECU
0,52mioECU
0,465mio ECU
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6.3WILLFUTURE 6'JCGET APPROPRIATIONS BENECESSARY ?
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