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PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION OPTHECOUNCIL(EEC)
amendingRégulation(EEC)N°827/68and.makingconsquential
amendmentstoRégulations N°1009/67/EECt(EEC)No950/68
and(EEC)N°2358/71
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C0M(72)1386final

VI/3369/72-E
EXPLMATORY MCMORÂNTîTM
ThisproposalforaRegulationsedc.stoachievethefollowingobjects:
a)Regulation(EEC)IT0827/68oftheCouncilof30June1968onthe
commonorganization ofthemarketincertainproductslistedin
AnnexIItotheTreaty(OJN°L151,30June1968,p.16)doesnot;
provideforasystemofrefundstothirdcountries.
Becauseofthis,MemberStatesmayatpresentgrantnationalaid
fortheirsalesofpure-bredbreedinganimalsontheworldmarket,
onconditionthattheaid"isnotdevertedtowardsintra-Community
trade.
Thissituationhasledtodisparities betweenoperatorsofMember
Statestradingontheworldmarket.Itthereforeappearsnecessary
toharmonizethesystemsofaidforexporttothirdcountriesby
establishing aCommunitysystem,wherebyitwillbepossibletogrant
refundsallowingtheexportofpure-bredbreedinganimalsofthe
mainspecies(cattle,horses,sheep,pigsandgoats).Itgoes
withoutsayingthatrefundswill'onlybegrantedinthecases,and
totheextent,whichmaybestrictlynecessary.
b)Italsokppearsappropriatetoincludehoneywithinthescopeof
thatRegulation.Thisproducthasnotasyetbeenincludedinthe
commonorganization ofthemarkets,nordoesitseemnecessary
toestablishaspecificorganizationforit,becausenotonlyis
two-thirds ofthehoneyconsumedintheCommunityimportedfrom
thirdcountries,butthatproducedintheCommunitycomesmostly
fromproducersforwhombeekeepingisasecondaryactivity.Moreover
itshouldbestressedthattheCommonCustomsTariff,infixing
therateofdutyforthisproductat27$,doesaffordameasure
ofprotectionagainstimports:thisprotectionisfurther
consolidated bytheGATTarrangements.Finally,Article3of
Regulation(EEC)IT0827/68providesforcertainprotective
measureswhichcouldinfuturealsobeappliedforthebenefitof
theCommunityproducersconcerned.

VI/3369/72-E
c)InamendingRegulation(EEC)N°827/68asabove,itshouldbe
notedthattherearenolongeranygroundsforexemptingcoffee
fromthescopeofthatRegulation,giventhat,asfarasrawcoffee
isconcerned,allMemberStateswillinfutureapplytherateofduty
setout:KitheCommonCustomsTariff,suspendedatthelevellaid
downinCouncilRegulation (EEC)U°2634/70of14December1970»
amendingRegulation(SEC)N°950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff,
andsuspendingcertainautonomouscustomsdutiesthereof.
Thisproductshouldthereforebeincludedwithinthescopeof
Regulation(EEC)IT0827/68.
d)Itshouldbenotedthattheinclusionofbothhoneyandcoffeein
Regulation(EEC)N0827/68hasnerelyadeclaratoryeffectasfar
asArticles2and4areconcerned.
Moreover,sincethelistofproductsintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)
827/68hasbeenamendedseveraltimessincetheentryintoforce
ofthelatter,ithasseemedadvisabletorecastthislist,without,
howeverintroducing anysubstantial amendments.Thisinturnhas
necessitated amendmentstothe"textsofcertainotherCommunity
Regulations :itisproposedthattheCounciladopttheseconsequential
amendmentsaspartofthisRegulation.

VT/3369/72-P
PROPOSALFORA
REC-ULATIOIT07TIIECOUMCIL(EEC)
amendingRégulation(EEC)N°827/68andmakingconsquentialamendments
-toRégulations 1-1°IOO9/67/EEC,(EEC)ÎT°950/68and(EEC)N°2358/7I
THECOUITCILOPTEEEUROPEAHC0MKIMITIE3 ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomidCommunity,
andinparticularArticles42and43thereof;
HavingregardtotheProposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
/Whereas,inordertopromotetheharmoniousattainmentoftheobjectivesof
Article39of"theTreatythroughouttheCommunity,itisdesirablethat
inequalities betweenproducersarisingoutofdifferences betweennational
systemsofaidfortheexportofpure-bredbreedinganimalsshouldbe
eliminated;whereas,therefore,provisionshouldbemadeenablingthegrant
oftheCommunityaidnecessarytoallowpure-bredbreedinganimalsofthe
mainspeciestobeexported;
Whereas,itis.thereforedesirabletoamendCouncilRegulation(EEC)
H"°827/68of28June1968,onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
certainproductslistedin.AnnexIItotheTreaty,(l)asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)IT02727/7I(2),byaddingtoitprovisionscomparableto
thoseexistinginothersectorsofthecommonorganization ofmarkets;
»•#/•*•
81OJN°L151,30June1968,p.16.
OJL282,23December1971,p.8.

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"hereas,inviewoftherelativelyhighlevelofcustomsprotectionapplied
tohoney,andofthefaotthattheCommunity'sneedsofitarelargelymet
"byimports,bee-keeping "beingmostlyasecondaryactivityintheCommunity,
itdoesnotappearneoessarytoestablishaspeoificorganisation ofthe
marketforit\
Whereastherearenolongeranygroundsforexemptingcoffeefromthescope
ofthatRegulation,inviewofthefactthattheexceptionswhichwereprevious­
lymadeinthecaseofrawcoffeenolongerhaveeffectandthatall
MemberStatesnowapplytherateofdutyprescribedintheCommonCustoms
Tariff,suspendedatthelevellaiddowninCounoilRegulation(EEC)ITo2634/70
of14December1970»amendingRegulation "(EEC)ITo950/68ontheCommonCustoms
Tariffandsuspendingcertainautonomoussustomsdutiesthereof(3)1
Whereas,inviewofthemanyamendmentsmadetothelistofproductsinthe,
AnnextoRegulation(EEC)No827/68sincetheentryintoforceoftheRegulation,
itseemsadvisablethatreoastthelistbetherecastwhichaisonecessitates
consequential amendmentstocertainother-CommunityRegulations ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingArticle2aisinsertedafterArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)
No827/68:
"Article2a
1.Totheextentneoessarytoenablepure–bredbreedinganimalsofthe
bovine,horse,pig,goat,andsheepspecieswithinheadings01.01,
01.02,01.03and01.04respectively oftheCommonCustoms ■Tariff
tobeexported,anexportrefundmaybegranted.
./•
(3)0J110L283,29December1970,p.1

-3-
2.Therefund shall "bethesamefor "thevrhole Community .Itmay "bevaried
aooording todestination .Thefixed refund will begranted ontheapplication
oftheparty concerned .
3.TheCouncil ,acting inaccordance with thevoting procedure provided
forinArticle 43(2)oftheTreaty onaproposal from theCommission ,shall
lay down general rules forthefixing andgranting ofexport refunds .
4»Thelist ofproducts onwhich anexport refund isgranted andtheamount
ofsuch refund shall "befixed according totheprocedure laid down in
Article 6whenever this proves necessary .
T'Jhere neoossary ,theCommission may ,attherequest ofaMember State
oronitscwninitiative ,alter therefund foraperiod notexoeeding
three months .
5.Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis artiole chall belaid down
inaccordance with theprocedure provided forinArticle 6."
Article 2
TheAnnex toRegulation (EEC)31o827/68isreplaoed byAnnex Itothis
Regulation .
Artiole 3
InArticle I(l)(e )ofCouncil Regulation Fo1009/67/3ECof18December 19^7 »
onthecommon organization ofthemarket insugar (4)»aslast amended by
Regulation (SEC)Ho507/72(5)ithenumber oftheCommon Customs Tariff
"ex23.03 B"isreplaced by"23.03 3.1 .
Article 4
InArtiole 1ofCouncil Regulation (ESC)Eo2358/71of26October 1971 on
thecommon organization ofthemarket inseeds (6),thenumber ofthe
(4)OJîTo308,18Decenber 1967 ,p.1.
(5)OJÎToL75,28March 1972 ,p.4.
(6)OJHoL246,5November 1971 »P«!•

-4-
CommonCustomsTariffandthedescription "ex07.05driedleguminous
vegetablesforsowing"isreplaced "bythefollowing :
"07.05,driedleguminousvegetables,shelled,whetherornotskinnedorsplit,
intendedforsowing".
Artiole5
Regulation(EEC)ITo550/58oftheCouncilof28June1968ontheCommon
CustomsTariff(7)1aslastamended "byRegulation(EEC)IToL347/72(8),
isamendedinacoordanoewithAnnexIItothisRegulation.
Artide6■
ThisRegulationshall"bebindinginitsentiretyanddireotlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePrésident
(7)OJHoL172,22July1968,p.1.
(8)OJîloL148,30June1972,p.4.

AlflîSX
Financialimplications oftheproposalfora
RegulationoftheCouncilamendingRegulation
(3EC)ITO827/68andmakingconsequential amend­
mentstoRegulationsHosIOO9/67/ESC,(SSC)950/68
and(EEC)2358/71
Thefinancialconsequences ofthisproposalarelimitedtothefollowing
-thoinolusioninRegulation(5LDC)No827/68ofprovisionsallowing
forthegrajitofrefundstoenableofpure-bredbreedinganimalsof
themainspecies(bovineanimals,horses,pigs,sheepandgoats)to
-beezportedj
–theinclusionofhoneyandooffeewithinthoscopeofRegulation(3EC)
Ho827/68,
Thecostofthegrantingofrefundsdependsontheamountsofthogrants
fixedforthedifferentspeoiesandonthequantitiesexported.
Withregardtothequantities,thefollowingtableshowstheexporttrend
mthepastyears.
ExportsfromtheCommunityof"Six"tothird
oountries(notincludingtheacoedingcountries)
ofpuro–bredbreedingcattle(head)
Year,Bovine
animaisHorses Sheep ■Pigs!
!
1
1967,.8.702 305. .1.940 966
1963,12.810 313 4.224 1.605
196919.231 330 3.695 1.288
197017.771 379 3.865 3.093f
!
197116.625 427 2.347 2.265
Theavailablestatisticsforgoatsdonotincludedetailsconcerningpure­
bredbreedinganimals.Sincethetotalnumberofdomesticgoatsexported
hasvariedovertheyearsbetween33and156,thoexportofpure–bred
breedinganimalsothisspecieswillbenegligible.
./•

Itshould benoted that Germany isresponsible fortheincrease inthe
number ofbreeding cattle exported s
exports from Germany increased from 1.238 head in19&7 10.134 head in1971 *
Thestatistics available from theacceding countries present difficulties
ofcomparison andarelacking indetail thus preventing anestimate ofex­
ports ofpure–bred breeding animals ofthespecies inquestion .
Asfarastheamount oftherefund isconcerned ,itmust benoted that the
proposal merely enables thepossibility fixing ofanamount .Moreover ,
Article 1(3)oftheproposal provides that theCouncil shall laydown general
rules forthefixing andgranting ofexport refunds .Afurther proposal vrill
besubmitted concerning these general rules .Theabsence ofanycriteria for
fixing theamount oftherefunds ,aswell asthefact that ,inthepast ,the
amount oftherefunds granted bynational authorities hasvaried widely between
theIlember States (ranging from amaximum of273units foraccount perhead
ofbreeding cattle inonetothecomplete abzenoe ofexport refunds inothers ),
prevent anestimate oftheamounts ofrefunds tobefixed under this proposal
andoftheresulting total expenditure .Ifexpenses are incurred they should
beoharged toArticle 76Oofthe budget oftheEuropean Communities entitled
"Other common organizations ofthemarket ".Thetime-lag required forim­
plementation makes such expenses likely toarise only from 1973 onwards .
Inpractice theinclusion ofhoney andofcoffee inRegulation (EEC)Ho827/68
will not ,have anyfinancial implications :atthemost ,application ofthe
safeguard provisions provided forinArticle 3ofthat Regulation might in
Theory have repercussions ofuncertain financial effect .