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COMMISSION 0FTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(72)1462final
Brussels,27november1972
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
onmeasurestoovercometheshortageofpotatoes
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(72)1462final

EXPIA.NATOPY MEMORANDUM
Thepurpose ofthedraft proposal for aRegulation is
toadopt measures toovercome theshortage ofpotatoes and to
restrict therise inprices .
Total potato production for the1972 harvest is
provisionally estimated at33-3^million metric tons ,showing
afall ofabout 6%compared with the1971 harvest (35536000
metric tons )-.
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Thedrop insupply hasled toacontraction ofthemarket
andthus prices have increased onallCommunity markets .
TheCommission isoftheopinion that insuch amarket
situation itisnecessary tosuspend allquantitative restrictions
andmeasures having equivalent effect onimports from third
countries ofpotatoes forhuman consumption for theperiod from
1December 1972 to15February 1973 -
This provision would ineffect give themaximum incentive
toimports from third countries .

.Proposai
for a
REGULATION (EEC )• oftheCOUNCIL
onMeasures toovercome theShortage ofPotatoes
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
/
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas there isashortage ofpotatoes intheCommunity ;
Whereas insuch asituation thequantitative restrictions
imposed onpotatoes from third countries bycertain Member States
should besuspended temporarily ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
All quantitative restrictions andmeasures having equivalent
effect onimports from third countries ofpopatoes falling
within Bubheading No07.01 AIII (b)oftheCommon Customs
Tariff shall besuspended for theperiod from 1December 1972
to15February 1973 *
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirely anddirectly
applicable inallMember States .
Done at For the Council
The Président