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MODIFIEDPROPOSALUNDERARTICLE149PARA­
GRAPH2(EEC)OPCOUNCILREGULATION EXTENDINGTHETRADI­
TIONALARRANGEMENTS FORTHEIMPORTOFNEW-ZEALAND BUTTER
INTOTHEUNITED-KINGDOM
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(76)301final.

Modified proposal under article 149paragraph 2
(EEC)ofCouncil Regulation
of
extending thetransitional arrangements forthe import ofNew-Zealand "butter
: into theUnited-Kingdom
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheActofAccession ^^andinparticular Article 5(2)ofProtocol
N°18,hereinafter called "Protocol ",annexed totheActwhich isannexed tothe
Baid Treaty ,
Having regard totheproposal oftheCommission ,
Whereas thesaid Protocol hasprovided ,asatransitional measure ,that the
United Kingdom isauthorized toimport from 1973 until 1977 »certain quantities
ofNew–Zealand butter atspecial conditions ;whereas ,under Article 5(2)ofthe
Protocol ,appropriate measures toensure themaintenance after 31December 1977 of
theexceptional arrangement inrespeot ofimports ofbutter from New–Zealand ,
including thedetails ofsuoh arrangement shall bedetermined inthelight ofthe
review specified inparagraph 1oftheabove mentioned Article ; " .
Khereas theEuropean Council ,initsmeeting inDublin on10Maroh 1975 1hasalready
fixed acertain framework forthesaid measures ;whereas ,asregards theannual
Tuantities tobefixed within theframework ofthespecial system beyond 1977 and
upto19S0 ,ithasbeen stated that ,depending upon future markets development ,they
could remain close tothequantities delivered in1974 under Protocol 16andthe
quantities envisaged for1975 byNew-Zealand inMaroh 1975 ?
Whereas these quantities amounted to117,350 tons and125,000 tons ;
/ • .
"hereas inorder toensure balanced market supplies inrespect ofbutter intended
fordirect consumption intheUnited Kingdom ,itisnecessary todetermine apercen­
tagetobeobserved forNew–Zealand butter jwhereas apercentage of25$corresponds
'0theaverage reoorded inthepreceding years ;whereas appropriate measures must be
i™lcentoensurethatquantitiesinexcessofthispercentagemaybeusedforpurposesherthan direct consumption .
ereas ,fofixing theCIFprice ,theobservance ofwhich must beguaranteed by
v-Zealand ,thecriteria envisaged bytheEuropean Council inDublin arenot
II)0JN«L73,27.3.1972 ,p.
400JN°L73,27.3.1972 ,p.173

jited only tothemanufaoturing oosta inNew-^Zealand andthetransport costs
jetween New-Zealand andtheUnited-Kingdom hutalso have totake into aocount
thesupply anddemand developments inthemajor producing andconsuming countries
intheworld aswell -asthelevel andevolution ofprioes intheCommunity tincluding
intervention prices )
Whereas thespecial levies applicable ontheimportations ofbutter from New–Zealand
into theUnited-Kingdom arefixed soasto,ontheonehand ,effectively sell the
imported quantities ontheUnited Kingdom market ,without ,ontheother hand ,
disturbing thedisposal ofCommunity butter ;
Whereas ,theCouncil ,onthebasis ofareport submitted bytheCommission before
S1Deoember 1978 ,should determine ,inaccordance with thesame procedure asthat
mentioned inArticle 5(2)ofProtocol 18,appropriate measures asregards imports
ofbutter from New-Zealand after 1980 ;
Whereas ,sofarasneeded andinthemain ,theother rules applicable until
31December 1977 "tothesystem inquestion andprovided forinCouncil Regulation
(EEC)N°226/73of31January 1973 laying down general rules forimport of
New–Zealand butter andoheese intotheUnited Kingdom ,^2slastamended byRegulation
(ESC)N°3067/75*shall apply :
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION s
a0JN®L27,1.2.1973 ,p.17
0JN®L307 ,27.11 .1975 ,p.4

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Article 1
,TheUnited-Kingdom isauthorized toimport certain quantities ofbutter
from New-Zealand onthefollowing terms andasatransitional measure *
2*Thequantities specified inparagraph 1shall amount to
–125*000 metrio tons for1978 ,
–120.000 metrio tons for1979 1
–115*000 metrio tons for1980 »
3#Without prejudice tothedetailed rules ,determined "by-theCouncil ,acting unanimously
onproposal from theCommission ,thecutter imported -into theUnited Kingdom pursuant
totheprovisions of-this Regyilation may~not-fc&come the_.suoject ofintra–Community
trade orofreexportation tothird countries .
Article 2
1*Thequantities ofbutter specified inArticle 1(2)shall beimported into
theUnited-Kingdom ataprioe »theobservance ofwhich must beguaranteed at
theCIFstage byNew-Zealand .That price shall befixed bytheCounoil ,aqting
byaqualified majority ,onaproposal from theCommission .
*
2.Onthebasis ofaperiodical review ,theprice referred toinparagraph 1
shall beadjusted asnecessary having regard tothesupply anddemand
developments inthemajor producing andconsuming countries oftheworld ,
andalso tothelevel endevolution ofprices intheCommunity –inoluding
intervention prioes –andinNewZealand talcing inxo acoount ,moreover ,the
oost developments inNewZealand andtrends infreight charges *
Article 3
1*Aspeoial levy shall beapplied onimportation ofthequantities ofbutter
specified inArticle 1(2)*
2.Thespeoial levy shall bedetermined onthebasis ofthedifference between the
GIFprioe referred toinArtiole 2(l),increased bytheamount ofcosts between
theCIFstage and t!.ofirst sale stage ,ontheonehand ,andbythemarket
price ofNewZealand "butter intheUnited Kingdom ,ontheother hand .
3.Thespeoial levy sb'1befixed ,inorder tosecure theeffective marketing of
theannual quantityisspecified inArtifcle 1(2),atalevel permitting thesale
ofbutter ataconsistent rate without prejudicing themarketing ofCommunity
butter *

4.Thespeciallevychargedshall "bethatrulingonthedayofimportation
intheUnitedKingdom.
Artiole4
Only"butterforwhioh.proofhas"beengiventhatitisofNew-Zealandorigin
aridthattheprioefixedinArticle2(l)has"beenobserved,maybenefitfrom
thespecialtermssetoutinArticle1*
Article5
1.Itcanbedecidedthatthequantitiesofbutterimported,accordingtothis
Regulation,exceeding25$ofthetotalquantityofbuttersoldfordirect
consumptionintheUnited-Kingdom duringtheprecedingyear,havetobesold,
undertheconditionstobedetermined,forusesotherthandirectconsumption .
2.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle2(l)andArticle3(3),the
conditionsreferredtoinparagraph1mayprovideforadifferentiation of
thespeciallevyaccordingtothedestinationofthebutter,whether "for
directconsumption ,orforotheruses#
3*Inordertoguaranteethatthisbutterisusedforpurposesotherthandirect
consumption ,itmaybeforeseenthat,whenimported,thisbuttermustmeet
therequirements tobedefined#
Article6
TheUnited-Kingdom shallcommunicateallinformationnecessaryfortheapplication
ofthisRegulationtotheCommissionwhichshalllbnformtheotherMemberStates
thereof-
Article7
TheCommissionshallsubmittotheCouncilbefore15Kayeachyearandforthefirst
timebefore1?Hey1979areportonthemannerinwhichtheprovisionsofthis
Regulationhavebeenappliedduringtheprecedingyear.

Article8
Detailedrulesfortheapplication ofthisRegulation,anaparticularly
thespeciallevyaswellastheconditionsmentionedinArticle5(l)shall
headoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30of
Regulation(EEC)N°804-/68#
Article
TheCouncil,onthebasisofareportsubmittedbytheCommissionbefore-.
31December1978,shalldetermine,*inaooordancewiththesameprocedureas
thatmentionedinArticle5(2)ofProtocol18,appropriatemeasuresas
regardsimportsofbutterfromNew–Zealandafter1980:
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
«
Itshallapplyfrom1January1978.
.}.
t
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates#
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil