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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)61final.
Brussels,17February1976.
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
onmeasurestobetakenowingtothedifficulties affecting
potatosupplies
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM176).61final.
1

PROPOSAL
for
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)NoH6
!
of
\
onmeasuresto.be.takenowingtothe
difficulties affectingpotatosupplies
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
Whereas,owingtotheverypoorpotatoharvestintheCommunityin1975»
thatproductisatpresentinshortsupplyonthemarket;whereasthat
situationiscausingaverysharpincreaseinpotatopricesandsupply
difficulties insomeregionsoftheCommunity;
WhereasthesaidsituationiBappravatedthroughtheexportofpotatoesto
non-membercountries,insomecasesencouragedbyimportsubsidies;whereas,
inordertoensurethattheCommunityissupplied,ataxshouldbetemporarily
imposedonexportsofpotatoestononr-membercountries;whereas,furthermore,
provisionshouldbemadeforadjustingtheamountofthattaxtotakeaccount
ofchangingpricesontheCommunitymarketandtheworldmarketandofany
importsubsidiesgrantedbynon-membercountries;whereas,inaddition,that
taxshouldbemadesubjecttotheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No643/75of13March1975layingdowncommondetailedrulesfortheapplication
oftheexportleviesandchargesonagriculturalproducts^^;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Ataxshallbeleviedonexportstonon-membercountriesofpotatoes
fallingwithinsubheading No07-01A.IlloftheCommonCustomsTariff.The
(1)OJNoL67,14.3.1975,P.16

amountofthattaxshall"be18unitsofaccountper100kilograms.
However,theCommissionmayadjustthatamounttotakeaccountofchanging
pricesontheCommunitymarketandtheworldmarketandofsubsidiesgranted
"bynon-membercountriesonimportsoftheproductsdescribedinthfefirst
subparagraph .TheCommissionmayalsotakeanyinterimactionnecessaryfor
theapplicationofthisRegulation.
\\
2.TheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)Ho645/75shallapplytotheexport
taxreferredtointhefirstparagraph.
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Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .Itshall
applytooperationsinrespectofwhichcustomsexportformalities havebeen
completedfrom(followingday)until30June1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil