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C O M M I S S I O N  O F  T H E  E U R O P E A N  C O M M U N I T I E S
C0M (83) 549 final 
Brussels, 20 September 1983
Proposal for a  
C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T IO N  (EEC )
derogating from Regulation (EEC ) N o  2915/79 in respect of the 
annual ta r iff  quotas for certain types of cheese from Finland
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C0M (83) 549 final

E X P L A N A T O R Y  M E M O R A N D U M
Regulation (EEC) N o  2915/79, in Annex II (c), f ir s t indent under (b), 
provides for an annual ta r if f  quota for Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz 
and Bergkase from Finland of 2 950 tonnes.
O n  1 1  M ay 1983, Finland and the Community agreed to increase, for 1983, 
the quantities laid down in the temporary arrangement for a concerted 
discipline concerning recriprocal trade in cheese.
In order that the Community can f u lf il its  undertakings as regards the 
amount of the Emmentaler quota for 1983, a temporary derogation must be 
made from the quantity lim its currently valid.

Proposal for 
C O U N C IL  R E G U L A T IO N  (EEC)
derogating from Regulation (EEC) N o  2915/79 in respect of the annual ta r iff  
quotas for certain types of cheese from Finland
T H E  C O U N C IL  O F  T H E  E U R O P E A N  C O M M U N IT IE S ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N o  804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the
1com m on organization of the market in milk and milk products , as last amended
2by Regulation (EEC) no 1600/83 , and in particular Article 14(6) thereof. 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N o  2915/79 of 18 December 1979 determining 
the groups of products and the special provisions for calculating levies on
milk and milk products and amending Regulation (EEC) N o  950/68 on the
3 4C o m m o n  Customs Tariff , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N o  1206/83 ,
provides u n d e r (b ) in  the first indent of A n n e x  II (c) for a n  an n u al tariff
quota of 2  950 tonnes for Emmentaler, Gruyère, Sbrinz and Bergkâse cheeses
from Finland; whereas Finland and the Community have agreed to increase the
quota for 1983 with the aim of developing reciprocal trade;
w hereas, to enable the C o m m u n ity  to fulfil the undertakings it h as m a d e ,
derogations should b e  m a d e'fro m  the provisions governing the an n u al tariff
quotas allotted to F inland in  respect of the said cheeses,
H A S  A D O P T E D  THIS R E G U L A T IO N :
0J N o  L  148, 28. 6.1968, p. 13
20J N o  L  163, 22. 6.1983, p. 56
30J N o  L  329, 24.12.1979, p. 1
40J N o  L  132, 21. 5.1983, p. 3

Article 1
(or 1983, notwithstanding ,  Annex II C c) to Regulation (EEC) N o  2915/79, 
tre quantity of 2  950 tonnes of products originating in Finland appearing 
in the fir s t indent under (b) is hereby replaced by 3 250 tonnes.
A rticle 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its  
publication in the O fficial Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its  entirety and d irectly 
applicable in all M em ber States.
Done at Brussels, For the Council