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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)841final
Brussels.30May1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
onthetarifftreatmentapplicabletoagricultural
productscontainedintravellers *personalluggage
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
CO!î(73)841final

Vl/1031/73-E
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Council Regulation (iCEC)Ho1544/69of23July 1969 on tariff
treatment applicable toagricultural products contained intravellers *
personal luggage made provision foranexcemption from duties under the
Common Customs Tariff forthese products ,totheextent that the
importations concerned have nocommercial character .
Forreasons identical tothose which lead totheadoption of
Regulation (EEC)1544/^9»thepresent proposal foraRegulation aims to
extend theprovisions oftheabove mentioned Regulation totheamounts
which areimposed within theframework oftheApplication oftheCommon
Agricultural Policy ,aswell asthose under Regulation (EEC)NO1059/69-
Inview ofthefield inwhich theexemption concerned applies the
financial implications which will result from itcannot bequantified .

PROPOSAL FOR A
REGULATION fEEC)07THE OOTITOTL
onthetariff treatment applicable toagricultural
products contained intravellers' personal luggage
THE COUIIC ILOPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community and inparticular Articles 43aM235thereof :
Having regard totheproposal from theCommissions
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament 5
Whereas Article 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1544/69(l)of
23July 1969 provides that goods contained intravellers' personal
luggage shall "beexempt from eomnon oustoms duties ;
Whereas ,forthesame reasons asledtotheadoption ofRegulation (EEC)
No1544/69,theexemption setoutinthat Regulation should "be
extended toamounts to "belevied within the framework ofthe common
agricultural policy andtothose established byCouncil Regulation (EEC)
No1059/69(2)of28May1969 1laying down thetrade arrangements
applicable tocertain goods resulting from theprocessing of
agricultural products ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No609/72(3)5
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 1
Article 1
Regulation (EEC)No1544/69shall beapplicable tothelevies ,duties
andother amounts imposed onthecrossing ofafrontier within the
framework ofthecommon agricultural policy ortherules relating to
trade incertain goods resulting from theprocessing ofagricultural
products .
TheRegulation shall also apply toamounts levied onthecrossing of
frontiers between twomember states .
2)
(3)(1)OJNoL191»5August 1969
(2)OJNoL141.12June I969
(3)OJNoL75»28Farch 1972

2
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing the
.. • ■ 1 -,
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Cocmtmities .
This Regulation shall bobinding initsentirety anddireotly
applicable inallMember States ,
Done atBrussels . ' For theCommission
The President