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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)675 final
Brussels »10December 1976
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
temporarily andtotally suspending the
autonomous Common Customs Tariff duty
ondried ,dehydrated orevaporated
onions ofsubheading 07.04 A
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(76 )675final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.TheUnited Kingdom government hasmade anurgent request totheCommission
tosuspend totally from 1January to30June 1977 theautonomous Common
Customs Tariff duty ondried ,dehydrated orevaporated onions of
subheading 07.04 A(CCT-duty :18%).TheUKhaspointed outthat the
needs oftheUKprocessing industry alone for thefirst three months
of1977 are2,250 twith avalue of3,707,000 UA.
2.Because ofthedrought in1976 Community producers canatpresent ,not
even partly ,cover theneeds ofCommunity users .
3.Inview ofthis situation theprice oftheonions inquestion hasincreased
considerably intheCommunity .
4.Tofacilitate thesupply oftheCommunity market andtoreduce thetendancy
towards arise inprice theCommission thinks itisappropriate topropose
atotal duty suspension for theonions concerned .But itbelieves that the
interests oftheonion driers ,especially inFrance have also tobetaken
into account andlimits thevalidity ofthis tariff measures totheperiod
from 1January to31March 1977 .
5.This isthesubject oftheattached proposal ofaregulation . *

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULA !ION (EEC) . 1:.
temporarily andtotally suspending theautonomous
Common Customs Tariff duty ondried ,dehydrated or
evaporated onions ofsubheading 07.04 A
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 103thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas because ofthedrought during 1976 Community producers ofdried ,
dehydrated orevaporated onions areatpresent innoposition tocover ,
even partially ,theneeds oftheCommunity consumers ofthis product j
Whereas this situation endangers thesupply ofthese onions intheCommunity ;
whereas inview oftherisk oftheincrease inthecost ofliving towhich
this situation maygive rise ,theautonomous Common Customs Tariff duty
onthese onions should "betotally suspended from 1January until
31March 1977 ;
Whereas thesuddenness ofthesituation with which theCommunity isconfronted ,
theurgency ofthemeasures tobetaken andtheir temporary nature and
theabsence ofanyprovisions intherules onthecommon organization ofthe
market inprocessed fruit andvegetables fordealing with such asituation
with thenecessary speed maybetaken tojustify recourse toArticle 103
oftheTreaty asanexceptional measure ,subject toitslater integration
into thecommon agricultural policy ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
From 1January until 3iMarch 1977 ,theautonomous Common Customs Tariff duty
ondried ,dehydrated orevaporated onions falling within subheading 07.04 A
shall betotally suspended .

Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1977 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels . For the Council
The President

FINANCIAL SHEET
»Annex todoc *GUD/1262 /76
Date 1December 1976
I. Budget line concerned :Chap .12,art .120
2.Title ofactivity ;Council Regulation temporarily andtotally suspending
theCommon Customs Tariff duties fordried ,dehydrated
orevaporated onions ofsubheading 07.04A
3.Legal basis -:Art .103Treaty ofRome
4.Objectives oftheactivity :
Suspension ofCCTduties forgoods mentioned under 2,
5.0 Costs oftheactivity
totheaccount oftheECbudget
bynoncollection ofduties1977
667.260 UA