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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)209final.
Strasbourg.12Kay1976*
Draft
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
extendingthetransitional arrangements fortheimportofNew-
ZealandbutterintotheUnited-Kingdom
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
/
COM(76)209final.
/

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUMCOM (76)209
1.Article 5(l)ofProtocol 18totheAotofAccession provides forareview
ofthe "butter situation inthelight ofsupply anddemand developments in
themajor producing andconsuming countries intheworld ,particularly inthe
Community andNewZealand ,inorder todetermine appropriate measures to
*ensure themaintenance ofexceptional arrangements inrespect ofimports
ofbutter from NewZealand after 31.12.1977 .
Among theconsiderations tohetaken into account ares
a)progress towards aneffective world arrangement inmilk products towhich
the Community andother major producing andconsuming countries
would beparties ;
b)theextent ofNewZealand 'sprogress towards diversification ofits
economy andexports .
2*InitsDocument (COM (75)437 )final of23July 1975 1"theCommission has
submitted totheCouncil acommunication concerning special arrangements
forimports ofbutter from NewZealand after 19T7»andoutlined .,ontheonehand ,
are thenecessary factors for examining thesituation and ,ontheother
hand ,therecommendations forthearrangements toapply after 1977 «
3.Onthebasis oftheabovementioned Document ,theCouncil hasproceeded tothe
review inquestion . Inthelight ofthis review and inaccordance
with Article 5(2)ofProtocol 18theCouncil should nowtake itsDecision
onappropriate measures toensure themaintenance oftheexceptional arrangements
after 1977 «
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4.This proposal ,which follows thecommunication totheCommissions ,of
23July 1975 takes into account the declaration issued bytheHeads of
Government inDublin on10March 1975 &ncLtho review that took place
within theCouncil .Theprovisions indicated arebased onProtocol 18
ontheonehand andonCouncil Regulation (EEC)No226/73ontheother 1and
inconsideration ofthenecessary -changes ofthenewsituation . .

Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)NOH6
of
extendingthetransitional arrangements fortheimportofNew-Zealand "butter
intotheUnited-Kingdom
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THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession^,andinparticularArticle5(2)of
(2)ProtocolNo18V,hereinaftercalled"Protocol",annexedtotheActwhichis
annexedtothesaidTreaty,
WhereastheBaidProtocolhasprovided,asatransitional measure,thatthe
UnitedKingdomisauthorizedtoimportfrom'1973until1977»certainquantities
ofNew-Zealandbutteratspecialconditions ;whereas,underArticle5(2)ofthe
Protocol,appropriate measurestoensurethemaintenanceafter31December1977
oftheexceptionalarrangementinrespectofimportsofbutterfromNew-Zealand ,
includingthedetailsofsucharrangementshallbedeterminedinthelightofthe
reviewspecifiedinparagraph1oftheabovementioned Article;
WhereastheEuropeanCouncil,initsmeetinginDublinon10March1975ihas
alreadyfixedacertainframeworkforthesaidmeasures;whereas,asregardsthe
annualquantitiestobefixedwithintheframeworkofthespecialsystembeyond
1977andupto1900,ithasbeenstatedthat,dependinguponfuturemarkets
development ,theycouldremainclosetothequantitiesdeliveredin1974under
Protocoll8andthequantitiesenvisagedfor1975byNew-ZealandinMarch1975?
whereasthesequantitiesamountedto117,350tonsand125,000tons;
V/hereas,forfixingtheCIPprice,theobservanceofwhichmustbeguaranteedby
New-Zealand ,thecriteriaenvisagedbytheEuropeanCouncilinDublinarenot
limitedonlytothemanufacturing costsinNew-Zealandandthetransportcosts
betweenNew-Zealand andtheUnited-Kingdom butalsohavetotakeintoaccount
thesupplyanddemanddevelopments inthemajorproducingandconsumingcountries
intheworldaswellasthelevelandevolutionofpricesintheCommunity,
inoludingintervention prices;
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(1)OJ'NoL73,27.3.1972,p»
(2)0JNoL73,27-3.1972,p.173 •./.

Whereas thespecial levies applicable ontheimportations of
butter from New-Zealand into theUnited-Kingdom arefixed so
asto,ontheonehand ,effectively sell theimported quantities
ontheUnited Kingdom market ,without ,ontheother hand ,
disturbing thedisposal ofCommunity butter ; #
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Whereas ,theCouncil ,onthebasis ofareport submitted by •v
theCommission before 31December 1978 ,should determine tin
accordance with thesame procedure asthat mentioned inArticle .
5(2)ofProtocol 18,appropriate measures asregards imports
ofbutter from New-Zealand after I98O ;.
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Whereas ,sofarasneeded andinthemain ,theother rules
applicable until 31December 1977 "tothesystem inquestion and
provided forinCouncil Regulation (EEC)No226/73of31January
1973 laying down general rules forimport ofNew-Zealand butter
3)andcheese into theUnited Kingdom ,aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC)No3067/75^\shall apply ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION s
(3)OJHoI,27»1.2.1973 »P.17 »
(4)OJNoL307 ,27,11.1975 »P®4

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Article 1-3-
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1,TheUnited Kingdom isauthorized toimport certain quantities
ofbutter from New-Zealand onthefollowing terms andasa
transitional ,measure .
2.Thequantities specified inparagraph 1shall amount to
metric tons for197° »
metric tons for1979 i
metric tons for1980 .
3.Thebutter imported into theUnited Kingdom pursuant tothe
provisions ofthis Regulation maynot "become thesubject of
intra-Community trade orofre-exportation tothird countries .
1.Thequantities ofbutter specified inArticle 1(2)
shall beimported into theUnited Kingdom ataprice ,
theobservance ofwhich must beguaranteed atthe
CIFstage byNewZealand .That price shall befixed
bythe Council ,acting byaqualified majority ,ona
proposal from theCommission ,
2.Onthebasis ofaperiodical review ,theprice
referred toinparagraph 1shall beadjusted as
necessary having regard tothesupply anddemand
developments inthemajor producing andconsuming countries
oftheworld andalso tothelevel andevolution ofprices
inthe Community -including intex*vention prices -and
inNew Zealand taking into account ,moreover ,thecost
developments inNewZealand andtrends infreight charges .
1.Aspecial levy shall beapplied onimportation ofthequantities
ofbutter specified inArticle 1(2),Article 2
Article 3
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2.Thespecial levy shall bedetermined onthebasis of
thedifference between the CIFprice referred toin
Article 2(1),increased bytheamount ofcosts between
theCIFstage andthefirst sale stage ,ontheonehand ,
andbythemarket price ofNewZealand butter inthe
United Kingdom ,ontheother hand . . ■-x ■
3.The special levy shall befixed ,inorder tosecure the
veffective marketing oftheannual quantities specified in
Article 1(2),atalevel permitting thesale ofbutter at
aconsistent rate without prejudicing themarketing of
Community butter .
Article 4
Only "butter for .which proof hasbeen given that itisofNew-Zealand ,
origin andthat theprice fixed inArticle 2{l)has "beenobserved ,
may "benefit from thespecial terms setoutinArticle 1.
Article 5
Thespecial levy charged shall hethat ruling onthedayofimportation
intheUnited Kingdom#
Article 6
TheUnited Kingdom shall communicate allinformation necessary forthe
application ofthis Regulation totheCommission which shall inform
theother Member State3 thereof . ..
Article 7
TheCommission chall submit to *&heCouncil before 13fasyeach year and xor
thefirst tims before 15Hay 197oareport onthe rn,--^.:<er inwhich the
provisions ofthis Jiegulation hiiVO been applied during theprecerUn ;;yo-iv.

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Article 8
Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Regulation ,and .inparticular
theamount ofthespecial levy ,shall "beadopted inaccordance with the
procedure laid down inArticle 30ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68.
Article 9
TheCouncil ,onthebasis ofareport submitted bytheCommission before
31December 1978 ,shall determine ,inaccordance with thesame procedure
asthat mentioned inArticle 5(2)ofProtocol 18,appropriate measures as
regards imports ofbutter from New-Zealand after 1980 :
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply from 1January 1978 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For theCounoil