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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Proposalfor-aII
.COUNCILREGULATION (EEC?
onmeasuresapplicabletoimportsofpreservedmushrooms
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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Thepricesatwhichpreservedmushroomsareofferedinthemainsupplier
countriesaremuchbelowtheCommunitycostpriceandthequantities
availableforexportin"thosecountriesaresuchthattheyareLiableto
disturbtheCommunitymarket*
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Confrontedwiththissituation,theCommission hassince1978hadtotake
variousprotective measures.
Ithasnowbecomeapparentthatthecircumstances whichledtothetakingof
thoseprotective measuresarenotlikelytochangeinthenearfuture.Those
measuresdonottherefore,inthemselves/constitute anadequatemeansof
remedyingthesituation.
Inthecircumstances ,provisionshouldbemadeforameasureofmarketmanagement
todealwiththesituation.ThepurposeofthisRegulationistointroduce such
ameasure,consistinginthelevyingofanadditional amountonallimports
intotheCommunityexceedingthequantitiestraditionally traded.

jjProposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onmeasuresapplicabletoimportsofpreservedmushrooms
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No516/77of14March1977on
thecommonorganization ofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
1 2andvegetables,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3454/80,andin
particularArticle13(2)thereof/
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereasthepricesatwhichpreservedmushroomsareofferedinthemain
suppliercountriesaresubstantially lowerthanthecostpriceofthe
Communityindustryandthequantitiesavailableinthosecountriesare
suchthattheyareliable'todisturbtheCommunitymarket;
Whereas,confrontedwiththissituation,theCommissionhasonseveral
occasionssince1978hadtotakeprotectivemeasureswithregardto
4»importsofpreservedmushrooms;
10JNoL73of21.3.1977,p.1.;
20JNoC360of31.12.1980,p.16.

2.
Whereasitappearsthatthisstateofaffairsisnotlikelytochange
inthenearfutureandthattheprotective measureswhichhavebeentakendo
not/inthemselves,constitutethe-mostsuitablemeansofremedyingthe
situation;
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Whereasprovisionshouldtherefore bemadeformeasuresofmarketmanagement
consistinginthelevyingofanadditional amountonallimportsintothe
Communityexceedingthequantitiestraditionally traded; 1
Whereasinviewofthecharacteristics ofnon-membercountries' suppliesto
theCommunity,itsmarketmaybeprotected byfixingtheadditional amount
atalevelcorresponding tothatofthecostofproduction intheMemberState
whichisthemostrepresentative ofCommunityproduction;
Whereas,giventheverysmallvolumeofimportsofproductsoriginating in
theMaghrebcountries andtheACPStatesandthepreferential treatment
whichtheCommunityoffersthosecountriesandStates,noadditional amount
shouldbeleviedonthose.,imports,,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
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SaveinthecasesreferredtoinArticle4,anadditional amountshallbe
leviedonallpreserved mushrooms,fallingwithinsubheading 20,02Aofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,enterihgintofreecirculation intheCommunity,
inexcessofthequantitiesestablished pursuanttoArticle3.
Article2
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1.Theadditional amountisherebyfixed-at175ECUper100kilogramsnet.

2. This amount shall ,asnecessary ,beadjusted inthe light ofthetrend
inthequantities imported inexcess ofthose determined inaccordance with Article 3
and ofthetrend intheproduction cost ofCommunity products .
Article 3
Thequantities referred toinArticle 1shall each year befixed and
allocated among thesupplier countries ,account being taken oftraditional
Community trade flows and,inanappropriate manner ,ofanynewsuppliers .
Article 4
All imports from Maghreb' countries andfrom AC.PStates shall beexempt
from theapplication ofthis Regulation oncondition that theproduct originates
inthe country orState concerned andisaccompanied bythemovement certificate issued
inaccordance with theprovisions oftheProtocol concerning thedefinition
oftheconcept of"originating products "andmethods ofadministrative cooperation
annexed tothePreferential Agreements concluded with those countries andStates .
However ,should there beasubstantial increase inimports ,adecision
may betaken inaccordance with theprocedure provided for inArticle 20of
Regulation (EEC)No516/77tOTapply tothose imports thearrangements provided
forinthis Regulation subject totheagreements concluded with those countries
and States ., ;
Article 5
Detailed rules fortheapplication ofthis Regulation ,inparticular as
regards thefixing ofthequantities referred toinArticle 1andtheir
allocation ,shall belaid down inaccordance with theprocedure provided for
inArticle 20ofRegulation (EEC)No516/77.Anyadjustment oftheadditional
amount shall bemade inaccordance with the same procedure .
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on1 1981 .
This Regulation shall bebinding inItsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States.'
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Done atBrussels ,

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Oitt t
5.3.1981
1.HUOGCT HEADING130APPROPRIATIONS t627^million EC
'*nV'Proposal foraCouncil Regulation onmeasures applicable on
import ofpreserved mushrooms
j.LEGAL BASIS :Article 1?ofCouncil Regulation (EEC )N°516/77
4.AIMS OFPROJECT IReplacement oftheprotective measures byamarket management
measure adapted toth$preserved mushroom import situation
5.FINANC IALIMPLICATIONS
S.QOPFNDITuRE
-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET ,
(REFUNDS /INTERVENTIONS )
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mushrooms subject tothe additional amount v
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