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COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITY
COM(73)17final
Brussel,January161973
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
onCommunityrulesapplicableinthematterof
agricultural productstotheChannelIslandsandtheIsleofMan
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)17final

.EXPLANATORY MEMQRAJTOUM
Article .1(2)ofProtocol No3ontheChannel Islands andtheIsle ofMan
annexed totheActconcerning theConditions ofAccession andtheAdjust­
ments totheTreaties provides that ,inrespect ofagricultural products
andproducts processed therefrom which are thesubject ofaspecial trade
regime ,thelevies and .other import measures laid down inCommunity rules
andapplicable to .third countries bytheUnited Kingdom shall beapplied
totheChannel Islands and theIsle ofMan .Also applicable tothese islands
are theCommunity rules which arenecessary toallow free movement and ob­
servance ofnormal .conditions ofcompetition intrade inthese products .
Itfollows therefore from theinterpretation ofthis Protocol that while
provisions relating totrade are ,orcanbemade ,applicable tothese islands ,
those relating tofinancing (ownresources ,EAGGF )arenot .However ,asfar
asown .resources areconcerned ,care must betaken toensure that non-
application ofthese provisions does notlead todeflections inthe
Communities takings .
Further on,asthenature oftheownresources arenottied tothewaythey
are spent ,itshould.be made sure that theislands does not profit ftdn
other expenses inthefuture ,here also included theexpenses fortheoperation
oftheinstitutions .In-fact theownresources do nothave a<special affectation .
This ispositively indicated intheDecision of21April 1970 on .theown ,re­
sources .
I
Jnthis connection ^theCommission will keep aclose watch notonly onthe
evolution ofthetrade between theislands andthird countries ,butalso on
thegeneral effect oftherelations these islands arelikely toestablish
with themechanisms oftheCommunity .
Finally ,itremains toregulate thepractioal methods forcollecting ofthe
levies andother laws fortheAnglo –Norman islands ,andinparticular to
solve theproblems raised bythepresent mechanism concerning theIsle of
Han .
Trade arrangements affecting imports from third countries must apply under
thesame conditions asintheUnited Kingdom .Community rules which involve
anycontrol orrestriction oftrade (export charges ,safeguard clauses ,
export licences )need tobeapplied toexports since such measures are
essential ifthere aretobenoobstacles tofree movement atintra-Community
level .Ontheother hand measures topromote trade (export refunds )oannot

bemade compulsory since they will' -not"befinanced bytheEAGGF .However ,
toensure fair conditions ofcompetition ,Community refunds will serve r.sa
ceiling foranymeasures taken bytheislands topromote exports tothird
countries .
Asfar asarrangements governing intra-Coniiaunity trade areconcerned ,the
principle isthat arrangements inforce fortrade with theUnited King­
domshould apply ,thecompensatory amounts granted bytheUnited Kingdom
serving asaoeiling foranyaids topromote exports .
Asfar asaids other than aids topromote exports areconcerned ,itwould
beenough tomake provision forthese tobenotified toandreviewed bythe
Commission which would befree tomake observations .Proposals forextending
theapplication ,oftheprovisions oftheTreaty could besubmitted tothe
Council ifthis proved necessary .
Other provisions onthecommon organization ofmarkets ,with particular
reference totheprice system andintervention arrangements ,will not
apply totheislands since their application isnotneeded toensure
free movement given thelevel ofproduction inthese islands .
Finally ,other rules applicable totheproducts referred toinArticle 1(2)
oftheProtocol andrelating tocomposition ,quality orpresentation (veterinary
legislation ,plant health legislation ,legislation onfeedings tuffs andfood ,
standardisation )need only apply toproducts traded between theCommunity and
theislands orimported from third countries .Community rules will notapply
todomestio production consumed locally .

Proposal for a
REGULATION (EEC) ,' .0?THECOUNCIL
■onCommunity rules applicable inthematter of
agricultural products totheChannel Islands andtheIsle ofMan
THECOUNCIL 03?THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty (l)concerning theAccession ofn«wMember
States totheEuropean Community andtheEuropean Atomic Energy Community
signed inBrussels on22January 1972 ,andinparticular thethird sub­
paragraph' ofArticle 1("2)ofProtocol Wo3oftheAct (2)annexed thereto ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission !•
Whereas trade arrangements inrespect oftheagricultural products covered
byAnnex IItotheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community and
ofthose ,covered ,byCouncil Regulation woif'O/67/EEC (3)of27June 1967 on
thecommon system oftrade forovalbumin andlactalbumin andrepealing
Regulation No48/67/ESC,amended byRegulation (EEC)No108l/7-l(4)1 -!?
andbyCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1059/69(5)of28May1969 laying down
thetrade arrangements applicable tocertain goods resulting from the
processing ,ofagricultural products ^.aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)
No609/72(6),(hereinafter called "products ")applicable totheChannel
Islands and ,theIsle ofMan (hereinafter called ."islands ")must allow free
movement andobservance ofnormal conditions ofcompetition ;
'aiereas toallow free movement ,therules relating tothese trade arrange­
ments applicable intheUnited Kingdom should ,asageneral rule ,beappli­
cable ,theUnited Kingdom andtheislands being treated asasingle Member
State forthepurpose ,of .applying these rules | , .
Whereas ,however ,suns charged inthese d'slandB •7 •
forcustoms duties ,'charges ,levies orother' amounts are riotpart ofthe :
Community budget fwhereas Conunuriity financing ofthe'common agricultural :::
policy isnotapplicable }whereas ,therefore' ,rules' tdpromote' exports should
(1)OJNoL73V27March 1972 ,p.5.
(2)OJNoL73,27March 1972 ,p.14» ./.
(3)OJNoL-130,-20June 1967 ,p.2596/67.
(4)OJNoL116,28May1971 ,p.9
(5)0JNoL141 ,12June 1969 ,p.1
(6)OJNoL75,23March 1972 ,p.6

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notbeapplied ,theamounts granted bytheCommunity serving only asa
ceiling fortheaids which canbegranted bytheislands ;
Whereas steps should betaken toprevent products originating inthese
islands being exported tothird countries byaMember State with aview
tobenefiting from therefund financed from theCommunity(s budget ;
Whereas Community rules onintra-Community trade provide ,incertain cases ,
forthegranting ofanounts onexports from theUnited Kingdom toother Mem­
berStates ;wheias these amounts should serve asaceiling fortheaids
which canbegranted bytheislands ;whereas ,asfarasother aids granted
intrade areconcerned ,application ofCommunity rules canbeconfined to
notification arrangements ,theCommission being free tomake oofeservations ;
Whereas ,toensure that there arenoobstacles tofree movement ,other
rules -onveterinary and plant health legislation ,onmarketing
ofseeds andseedings ,onfood' legislation ,onfeedingstuffs legislation ,
onquality andmarketing standards -must beapplied butonly insofar as
these affect trade ;
Whereas ,asfarasveterinary matters '-axe conc&rned ,thelegislation applied
inthe islands isidentical tothat applied inNorthern Ireland ;whereas
the islands cantherefore beallowed tofollow the :.-arrangements tobe
applied inthis matter byNorthern Ireland without giving rise toanydiffi­
culties intrade ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.Community rules applicable intheUnited Kingdom totrade inagricultural
products covered byAnnex IItotheTreaty andingoods covered byRegula­
tion n°I70/67/EECandRegulation (EEC)n°1059/691shall apply tothe
Channel Islands andtheIsle ofMan ,with theexception ofrules onrefunds
andoncompensatory amounts granted onexports .
2.Forthepurpose ofapplying therules referred toinparagraph 1,theUnited
Kingdom andtheislands shall betreated asasingle -Member State .
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3.Norefund shall begranted ,inrespect oftheproducts referred toinpara­
graph 1,originating inthese islands ,inrespect ofwhich customs formali­
ties arecompleted inaMember State .
4»Where theproducts referred toinparagraph 1areexported tothird countries ,
theislands maynotgrant aids inexcess oftherefunds granted bytheUnited
Kingdom onexports tothird countries *
5.Where theproducts referred toinparagraph 1areexported toMember
States ,theislands maynotgrant aids inexcess ofanyamounts granted by
theUnited Kingdom onexports "toother Member States .
Article 2
Asfar asaids other than those referred tomArticle 1areconcerned ,the
provisions ofArticle 93(l)andthefirst sentence ofArticle 93(3)ofthe
treaty establishing theEuropean Atomic Energy Community shall apply .
TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from theCommission ,
shall make theother provisions ofArticle 92to94oftheTreaty applicable
should this prove necessary .
Article 3
TheCommunity rules applicable inthematter of :
-veterinary tagi slation
-animal health legislation
-plant health legislation
-marketing ofseeds andseedlings
-food legislation
-feedingstuffs legislation
–quality andmarketing standards
shall apply under thesame conditions asintheUnited Kingdom tothepro­
ducts referred toinArticle 1imported into theislands orexported from
theislands totheCommunity ,Theveterinary legislation shall apply under
the same conditions asin Northern Ireland .
Article 4
Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Regulation ,notably rules topre­
vent deflections oftrade ,shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure
laid down inArticle 26ofRegulation n°I20/67/EECorinthecorresponding
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Article ofother Regulations onthecommon organization ofmarkets asthe
case ,maybe.
Article 5
This regulation shall enter into force on1February 1973 •
This regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
r
Bone atBrussels , FortheCouncil ,
The President