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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)27final
Brussels,29January1982
Recommendation fora
COUNCIL DECISION
concerning amendmentoftariffconcessions for
certaincheeses
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COr ,(82)27final

EXPLANATORY ME'iORAIvDUil
1.Onaccountofitspreoccupation concerningtheimportsystemforcheesesdn
Sweden,the'Community ,duringrecentnegotiations underArticleXXVIIIof
GATTconcerningplantsandfreshandprocessedfruitandvegetables ,stated
itskeendesireforSwedentoincludeaconcession forcheeseswithinits
compensations .
Swedenhadstatedthatcompensation coveringcheeseswithinthese
ArticleXXVIIInegotiations wouldnot"bepossiblebutthatitwasprepared
toundertakenegotiations with'theCommunityonthesubjectofanagreement
ontradeincheeses,providedthatthiswasonastrictlyreciprocalbasis.
Denmarkhad,atthetimetheCounciladoptedtheagreementbetweenthe
CommunityandSwedenunderArticleXXVIIIconcerningprocessedfruitand
vegetables ,madeadeclaration intheminutesinvitingtheCommission to
undertakeconsultations withSwedenonthesubjectofacheeseagreement.
2.TheexistingpricespolicyfollowedbySwedenresultsinserious
difficulties inexportsofcheesesfromtheCommunitytothatcountry.
Furthermeasurestakenrecently,on1July1981'andon1January1982
(increaseintheguaranteedproducerpricesinSweden,abolitionof
subsidieshithertograntedonconsumption andonimport,togetherwiththe
effectofrecentdevaluation (10$)andtheincreaseinthelevy)have
seriouslyaffectedconsumption ofcheesesingeneral,particularly imported
cheesesand,thereby,haveaffectedimportsthemselves .
SwedenhasalsoconcludedoutlineagreementswiththeEFTAcountrieswhich
makeprovisionforstimulating andfacilitating exportofcheesestoSweden
3-ItisintheCommunitysinteresttoseekanagreementwithSwedenontrade
incheesewith-aviewtomaintaining or,ifpossible,increasingitssales
tothatcountry. •»

TheCommissionaccordingly recommendsthattheCouncilauthorizeit,under
Article113(3)oftheTreaty,toxmdertakenegotiations onareciprocal
basiswithSwedenformutualtariffconcessions forcheeses.
TheArticle113CommitteewillassisttheCommission intheconductof
negotiations .
TheCommissionherebyplacestheattacheddraftdecisionbeforetheCouncil.

RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION
CONCERNING THEAMENDMENT OFTARIFFCONCESSIONS FORCERTAINCHEESES
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,and
inparticularArticle113thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ,
Whereas,inrecentyears,CommunitycheeseexportstoSwedenhavenot
developedtotheCommunity'ssatisfaction ,
WiereasthemeasuresrecentlytakenbySwedeninrespectofcheeseshavehada
prejudicial effectonCommunityexportsto.Sweden
WiereasSwedenispreparedtoenterintonegotiations withtheCommunityon
thesubjectoftradeincheese,providedthatthisisonareciprocalbasis;
WhereasitisintheCommunity'sinteresttoseekanagreementwithSwedenin
relationtocheese, 1
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
SoleArticle
TheCommissionisherebyauthorized toundertakenegotiations withSwedenona
reciprocalbasisconcerning mutualtariffconcessions forcheeses.