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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)492final
Brussels.11October1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC). , i
onleviesapplicabletoimportsofcertainadult
"bovineanimalsandbeeffromYugoslavia
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)492final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
*
1.TheEEC-Yugoslavia Agreement'laysdown,bywayofderogationfromRegulation
(EEC)No805/68onbeefandveal,specialprovisionsforyugoslavexportsof
babybeefcomprisingareductioninthelevyapplicable.
2.Underthesystemofleviesapplieduntiltheentryintoforce(lApril1977)
**)ofthenewsystemforimportsofbeef,'thereductionwaseffectedas
follows:
Situationofthe
Communitymarket
priceinrelation
totheguidepriceNormallevySpeciallevyforbabybeeffromYugos­
laviaundertheAgreement*)
t 1
I 1
'106%orover J1
I
I0 !l t
r 1
1 0 ;
;104-106% ;!25% ;! 5
102-1047Ó;!50% j! 15$
J100-102io J!75% !! 50i
98-100%
1100% 75>'thefirst
fouryearsoftheAgreementand
80%forthefifth
year
**)Thenewsystemforimportsinforcesince.April1977»unlikethe
previoussystem,providesfortheapplicationofleviesexceeding100cjowherethe
Communitymarketpriceislessthan98%oftheguideprioe.
•••I•••
*)CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2170/73of31July1973-OJNoL224,13August
1973,page1
**)CounoilRegulation(EEC)No425/77of14February1977-OJNoL61,
5March19771page1

Although thenew import system does not runcounter totheprovisions
ofAnnexe ItotheEEC-Yugoslavia Agreement ,itnevertheless hasrepercussions
onexports ofmeat from Yugoslavia totheEEC .
Since theCommunity market price isless than 98%oftheguide price ,
the special provisions contained intheAgreement are notapplicable andowing
totherelatively high offer price applied "byYugoslavia ,the levies resulting
from thepresent system donot enable Yugoslavia toexport totheCommunity .
3*Consequently ,Yugoslav exports in1977 are likely tobeatadistinctly
lower level than that which resulted from the special measures adopted under the
*)safeguard clause '•
4.This situation islikely tothwart thepolitical intentions which were
expressed bythe Cour.cil when theAgreement wasconcluded in1973 andthe Joint
Declaration wassigm.~ _tBelgrade on2December 1976 »andwhich were confirmed
atthemeeting ofthe .JC-Yugoslavia Joint Committee held on28and29March
1977 -
Politically ,Yugoslavia 'sdifficulties arefurther aggravated bythe
fact that most other supplier countries canplace apart oftheir traditional
exports ontheCommunity market under special arrangements *
5.Inthese circumstances andpending therenegotiation ofthepresent
Agreement ,which expires on31August 1978 »itisnecessary tofind atransi­
tional ,unilateral solution comprising ,inthe same spirit astheAgreement in
force ,amoderate reduction inthe levy applioable toYugoslavia when thewhole
levy exceeds 100$,combined with voluntary restraint onyugoslav exports set
cnamonthly basis ,thequantity *ofwhich corresponds totheaverage monthly -
exports in1976 .
•••I•••
from Yugoslavia during theapplication oftheprotective measures
follows :
17-000 t
15.000 t
22.000 t
4.627 t(first four months )sports
?eas
1974
1975
1976
1977

These exports would bephased asfollows :
-amonthly average of1.500 tonnes (from 1.000 tonnes permonth when
themarket price isless than 90%oftheguide price to2.000 tonnes when the
market price is96%ormore oftheguide price ).
6.Furthermore ,when theCouncil adopted regulation (EEC)no425/77»"the
Commission stated ilia-until theendof1977 itwould suspend by50$thelevy
r.aie
applicable toai^young /00vine animals forfattening imported under thesystem
laid down in >-icle x3ofthe said Regulation .
Inthe light ofthedifficulties encountered inimporting young male
bovine animals of220to300kg,theCommission intends ,bytheManagement
Committee procedure ,toraise thesuspension forthis category ofbovine animals
to70 ofthe levy applicable foramaximum quantity of12*000 head perquarter .
This provision would commence Juanuary 1 1978#

PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
onlevies applicable toimports ofcertain adult bovine
animals and beef from Yugoslavia
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomic Community ,and in
particular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard tothe proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas thesystem applicable toimports ofoeef c.iveal products was Laid down
byCouncil Regulation (EEC)No805/68of27June 196r onthecommon organization
ofthemarket inbeef andveal(1 ),aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No425/77(2 );
Whereas Article VoftheTrade Agreement between theEuropean Economic Community an;
theSocialist Federal Republic ofYugoslavia annexed t_Council Regulation (EEC)
Jo2170/73of31July 1973 (3)provides foraspeoial system forimports ofcerta ...
j»dult bovine animals andcertain categories ofbeef laid down inAnnex Itothe
Agreement ;whereas theAgreement isvalid until 31August 1978 }
Whereas thesystem forimports ofbeef andveal products hasbeen amended with efT*
from 1April 1977 ;whereas theamendments involve increasing thelevy toalevel
greater than thedifference between theguide price andthefree-at-Community front
price plus theamount ofthecustoms duty ,which provision didnotexist when the
said Agreement wasconcluded j
...ereas this situation should therefore betaken into account bysupplementing the
listing provisions inaccordance with the spirit oftheTrade Agreement ;
,OJNoL148 ,28.6.1968 ,p.24
)OJNoL61,05.03.1977 ,P*1
J)OJNoL224 ,13*8 .1973 »p.1

Whereas theprovisions ofthis Regulation donotaffect thecontent oftheTrade
Agreement andapply on"-oproducts imported under thesaid Agreement ;
Whereas theSocially iw>u.eral Republic ofYugoslavia isprepared tolimit itsexports
under this Regulation toamonthly average of1500tonnes expressed asunboned meat ;
Whereas this limit ajidthepractical procedures forthemonthly phasing ofexport s
will form the subject ofanExchange ofLetters between theSooialist Federal
Republic ofYugoslavia andtheCommission ,
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Bywayofderogation from Article 12(2)ofRegulation (EEC)N.o805/68,andin
addition totheprovision :.ofAnnex ItotheTrade Agreement between theEuropean
Economic Community anu .socialist Federal Republic ofYugoslavia annexed to
Regulation (EEC)No2-70/73,thex&vies applicable toimports from that country of
theproducts listed inthe said Annex shall belixed ,inrelation tothebasic levy ,
-90$where the .,..^rket price isless than yJ%anu . Less than 96%of
theguide price :
-95 where themarket price isless than yo rfoandnot Less than 90%of
theguide price :
70where themarket price isless than 9070oftheguide price#
Article 2
tenth
..lisRegulation shall enter into force onthe/dayfollowing itspublication inthe
Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities andapplyuntil31August
1978.
Tftis Regulatio ..shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inall
caber States .
.0atBrussels , 1977 1.'orthe Counoil
The President

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DATE.H.7.1977
1.BUDCLTLINSCONCERNEDtOwnres.EOuroes }chapter10
2.ACTION:ProposalforCouncilregulationonleviesapplicabletoimportsofcertainadultbovineanimalsandbeeffromYugoslavia
3.LEGALBASIStArticle43oftheTreaty
4.OBJECTIVEStBeduotionofthelevyapplioabletoYugoslavia
5.FINANCIAL CCNSEQUUJCE
5.0EXFEI'DITUHE
–CHARGEDTOTHEECBUDGET
(RKRAIJUS/LNTERVENTIONS)
–CHARGEDTONATIONALADMINISTR.
–CHARGEDTOOTHERNATIONAL GROUPS
5.1RECEIPTS
-OVTORESOURCES OFT!!EEC
(LEVI
NATIONALFORTHEMARKETING YEARCURRENTEINAMCIAL TEAR wnntou itiAAOl) :FOLLOWINGJGHAFLCIALYEAR|
Maximum
-2,7MioUAMaximum
-0,^MioUAMaximum
-ZAMioUA
*
YEAH YEAR YEAR
5.0.1PLURIANNUALPATTERNOFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1PLURIANNUALPATTERNOFRECEIPTS Measurelimiteduntil31•8.1978
5.2KETiiODOFCALCULATION
20.000tx138UC/t(■hypothesisofthereduotioninthelevy)
6.C:;NAHCINGPOSSIBLEKITHCREDITSINSCRIBEDINRELEVANTCHAPTEROFCURRENTBUDGET?
!6.1YES/XK
ygygsnc
6.2arcycwx
6.3CREDITSTOBEUR1TIEHINTOFUTUREBUDGETS? YES/CJI
COHXQJTS 1