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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
temporarily andpartiallysuspendingtheautonomous CommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesonpreserved "beansinpod.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Thisyear1sdroughthaslea,throughareducedofferoffreshbeans
totheprocessingindustries ,toasignificantreductioninproductionofthe
tinnedproduct.Thissituationcouldcreatesupplyproblemsandleadtohigh
pricesforconsumers.
IntheseconditionstheCouncilhasagreedtoareductionofthecustoms
dutyfrom24to16$until31December1976.
ThedraftregulationhasbeenelaboratedbyvirtueoftheCouncil
décision.

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
temporarily andpartiallysuspendingtheautonomous CommonCustomsTariffduties
onpreservedbeansinpod
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEA.ilCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article103thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereasthedroughtduring1976andtheconsequentreductioninthesupplyof
beansinpodtotheprocessingindustryhaveledtoaconsiderable declinein
theproductionofpreservesofthisproduct;whereasthissituationendangers
thesupplyofthesepreservesintheCommunity;whereasinviewoftherisk
oftheincreaseinthecostoflivingtowhichthissituationmaygiverise,the
autonomous CommonCustomsTariffdutiesonthepreservesinquestionshouldbe
partiallysuspendedfiralimitedperiod;
WhereasthesuddennessofthesituationwithwhichtheCommunityisconfronted ,
theurgencyofthemeasurestobetakenandtheirtemporarynatureandthe
absenceofanyprovisionsintherulesonthecommonorganization ofthemarket
inprocessedfruitandvegetablesfordealingwithsuchasituationwiththe
necessaryspeedmaybetakentojustifyrecoursetoArticle103oftheTreaty
asanexceptional measure,subjecttoitslaterintegrationintothecommon
agricultural policy,
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IIAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;
Article 1
I'roa "thedate ofentry into force ofthis Regulation until 31December
1976 jtheautonomous duties onpreserved beans inpodfalling within Common Customs
Tariff subheading ex20.02 Gshall besuspended atthelevel of16
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe dayfollowing that o±
itspublication intheOfficial Journal cftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bobinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done a.tBrussels ,
For the Council
The President