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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)253 final .
Brussels ,12June 1978
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V.;..
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) ,
ontheprocedure foramending thetariff nomenclature used ,
foragricultural products
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COM(78 )253final .

Explanatory Memorandum
Theaimofthisproposalistosimplifytheprocedureinthosecaseswhere
basicRegulationsestablishing acommonmarketorganization mustbeamended
asaconsequence ofamendmentsinthenomenclature oftheCommonCustomsTariff
orwhenthenomenclature usedinsuchRegulations mustbeamended.
TheamendmentstobemadeinthebasicRegulations concernreferencesto
subheadings ordescriptions ofproductsandareofpurelytechnicalnature.
Theproposalwouldallowsuchamendmentstobemadeinaccordance withthe
Management Committeeprocedure.
AsregardsproductscoveredbyRegulation (EEC)Nr.827/68forwhichno
ManagementCommitteeexists,theManagement Committeeforoilsandfatsis
designatedascompetentforthepurposesoftheproposedmeasures.Itisnot
consideredappropriate todesignatedifferentCommitteesdealingwith
assimilatedproducts,becausethetaskoftheproposedCommitteewillbeof
apurelytechnicalnature.
SincetheproposalisbasedonArticleA3oftheTreaty,theEuropean
Parliament mustbeconsulted.
Therearenofinancialrepercussions ontheCommunitybudget.

COUNCIL REGULATION (SEC )
ontheprocedure foramending thetariff nomenclature used
foragricultural products
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Artiole 43thereof ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO827/68of28June 1968 onthe
common organization ofthemarket incertain products listed inAnnex IIto
1-.--_ ../–\––y#*–2theTreaty ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No2560/77 1andinparti­
cular Article 6thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas thetariff nomenclature foragricultural products isbased onthe
nomenclature oftheCustoms Cooperation Council ;whereas nomenclatures are
instruments which need tobeadjusted regularly ,inthelight ofexperience
inorder toensure their uniform application ;whereas itisalso necessary
toensure that the tariff nomenclature isatall times asuitable means of
implementing thecommon agricultural policy ;whereas ,therefore ,thesaid
nomenclature requires frequent amendment ,andwhereas ,although such amend­
ments donotaffect customs duties ,incertain cases they have tobeintrod­
uced byRegulations based onArticle 43oftheTreaty ;
Whereas inmany Council Regulations thetariff nomenclature isused asameans
ofdistinguishing between different categories ofgoods andofdescribing
produots ;
Whereas amendments tothenomenclature maynecessitate amendments tothetext
ofthese Regulations ;
•OJNoL151 ,30.6.1968 ,p.16.
20JNoL303,28.11.1977 ,P.1.

Whereas *theexisting procedures donotalways allow theRegulations involved
to "beamended ,sufficiently rapidly ;whereas itshould therefore "bepossible
forsuch amendments to "bemade inaccordance with theprocedure laid down
inArticle 38ofCouncil Regulation No136/66/EECof22September1966 on
theestablishment ofacommon organization ofthemarket inoils andfats t
aslast amended "byRegulation (EEC)No2560/77,orthecorresponding
provisions oftheother Regulations oncommon organizations ofthemarkets for
agricultural products ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION s
♦
Sole Article
1.Without prejudice toexisting provisions ,theCommission may ,inaccordance
with theprocedure laid down inArticle38ofRegulation No136/66/EEC
andthecorresponding articles oftheother Regulations oncommon organi­
zations ofthemarkets ,amend thenomenclature oftheCommon Customs
Tariff applicable toagricultural products covered byacommon organization
ofthemarket ,andalso thetext ofother Council Regulations when such
amendments arethe consequence ofamendments tothe said nonienol ature .
2.Forthepurposes ofthis Regulation ,theCommittee established byArticle
37ofRegulation No136/66/EECishereby designated ascompetent inrespect
ofproducts covered byRegulation (EEC)No827/68.
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inall
Member States *
Done atBrussels ,
30JNoL172,30.9.1966 ,p.3025/66.