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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(76)559final.
Brussels,25October1976.
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulations (EEC)Nos2682/72,2727/75-.765/68and3330/74,
concerningthedescription :ofcertainchemicals - :j
fallingwithinsub-heading 29.16AVIIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(76)559final

EXPLANATORY NOTE
Theimplementation oftheEFTAAgreementshasbroughtto
lightthef.^ctthattheterminologyofcertaingoodsfallinqundersub­
heading29.16AVIIIoftheCCTisdeficient.
Theversionsinthesixlnngu?geseitherdonotcorrespond
orelsedonotdescribeaknownchemicalproduct.
Thiwordingshavebeenexaminedbytheadhoc"Chemistry"
GroupoftheCommitteeontheCordonCustomsTariffNwnenclature ?nd
anreementhasbeenreachedonthechancesnecessary.
ThenurooseoftMsproposalistoamendtherelevant
Régulations .

Proposaif-^r
'C'OUTtILRI^GULiTIŒï '(ESC)''
amendingRegulations (H3C)Nos2682/72,"2727/73
■'-765/68and330/74"concerningthe
description ofcertainchemicalsfalling'idthin
sub-heading 29.16AVIIIoftheCommonCustoms
THECOUNCILOF.THEEUROPEANCOlllUNITIES, .. ■ _.
Having -regardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle43thereof,.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtothpOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament •,• • .
WhereascertainchemicalsfallingwithinCommonCustomsTariff .sub-heading •
29.16AVIIIareamongthegoodscoveredbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)ITo
2682/72of12December1972.layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagricultural productsexportedintheformofgoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamounts
ofsuchrefundj^aslastamendedbyRegulation(HEC)No_/75(2);,
WhereasthatRegulationappliestothesaidchemicalspursuanttoArticle
16ofCouncilRegulation(SEC)11°2727/75of-29October1975-on'-,:Gnthecommon
organisationofthemarketincereals^^,3lastemendedbyRegulation(E3C)
No1143/76(4),andpursuanttoArticle19ofCouncilRegulation (SEC)No
3330/74■/•of19December197^;onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
suga^PaslastamendedbyRegulation(SEC)No1487/76C6);
(1)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p."13
(2)OJIloL
(3)ΟΙΠοI,201,·.1:,11.1975,.Ρ*
(4)OJNoL13019.5.1976,S.1.
(5)OJNoL359,31.12.1974,P.1 .''-,,
.(6)OJNoL1.67.26,6.1976,S.9.

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Whereas "thesystemlaid,downinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No765/68of
ISJune1968,layingdowngeneralrulesfor.theproductionrefundonsugar
usedinthechemical,industr^7^sslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2477/74
(8).appliestothechemicalsinquestion;
Whereas -thesecheaioalsarelistedinAnnexBofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,
Annex3ofRegulation Pj'/f*tAnnexIofRegulation(ESC)NO765/68,
andAnnexIofRegulation(EEC)No3330/74$
Whereasaclocoexamination hasindicated thatthepresent ,textsof
subheading29.16AexVIIIareinsomecasesimpreciseregardscertainofthe
productstowhichtheyrefer,andinothercasesdonotcorrespondexactly
inthedifferentlanguageversions;whereas,...v.:inordertoachievea
correctanduniformapplicationoftheregulations concerned,
certainofthepresontordingsmustthoroforobeamended;*
Vihereasintheinterestsofsimplicity,"thelegalactsresultingfrota
thisamendmentshouldbocontainedinasingleRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThetextsOfsub-heading29«l6AexVIIIinAnnexBofRegulation(EEC)NO
2682/72,AnnexBofRegulation ^fAnnexIofRegulation(EEC)No
765/68andAnnexIofRegulation(EEC)NO3330/74shallbereplacedbythe
followingtexts!
Da:(unchanged)
D"Glycerinsäure ,Glykolsäure,Isozuckersäure,Heptazuckersäure?,
ihreSalzeundEster"..
E:"Glycericacid,glycolicacid,saccharicacid,isosaccharic
acid,heptassaccbaric acid,theirsaltsandesters".
/ «
' • '' 1
F:"Acideglycérique,acideglycolique,acide'saccharique ^acide
isosaccharique ,acideheptasaccharique ,leursselsetleursesters".
TTTÔJNoL143,18.6.1968,p.l ./.
(8)QJNoL2A4,1.10.1974,S.71

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I:"Acido glicerico ,acido glicolico ,acido saccarico ,acido
isosaccarico ,acido eptassaccarico ,loro sali eloro esteri ".
ÏT:"Glycerine zuur ,glycol zuur ,suiker zuur ,isosuiker zuur ,hepta -
suikerzuur .alsmede zouten enesters daarvan ".
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Article 2
Biis Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1977 .
This Regulation shall "bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
allMember States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council