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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)458final.
Brussels,6September 1979
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Proposalfora ■
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1117/78onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketindriedfodderandRegulation (EEC)No827/68on
thecommonorganization ofthemarketincertainproductslisted
inAnnexIItotheTreaty
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(79)458final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Duringrecentyears,averysmallnumberoffactorieswithintheCommunity,
hasstartedtoproduceaquantity(estimatedat3,500tonnesatpresent)of
proteinconcentrates obtainedfromlucerneandgrass.In1978theCouncil
decidedthattheseconcentrates shouldqualifyforthesupportsystemprovided
forunderthecommonorganization ofthemarketindriedfodder(CouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1117/78),Atthetimeitwasfeltthattheseproductsshould
beclassified underheading23.07CoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
Productionof1kgofconcentratealsoproduces10kgofby-products Bndthe
manufacturing processis,incertainrespects,similartothatinvolvedinpro­
ductionofartificially heat-dried fodder;theycanbedistinguished fromthe
latteronlybymeansofsophisticated methodsofanalysisinspecialized labo­
ratories, •
Inthesecircumstances ,itwasfelthithertothattheseby-products couldbe
classifiedlikeartificially heat-dried fodder.
Recently,inspiteofthedifficulties inanalysisexplainedabove,theCommon
CustomsTariffNomenclature Committeereachedtheconclusionthatbothprotein
concentrates obtainedfromlucernejuiceandgrassjuiceandtheby-products
obtainedduringmanufacture ofthoseproteinconcentrates shouldbeclassified
undersubheading 23,06BoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
TheobjectofthisproposalforaRegulationistoamendRegulation (EEC)
No1117/78:
-byreplacing,withrespecttoproteinconcentrates,thenumberex23,07C
oftheCCTbythenumberex23,06B,inaccordancewiththeOphionoftheCCT
Nomenclature Committee and
-byprovidingforexpressinclusionoftheby-products obtainedwhenmanufactu­
ringproteinconcentrates inArticle 1oftheRegulationInquestion,since
theseproductsareusedforthesamepurposesastheotherproductsreferred
totherein.

proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC?
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1117/78onthecommonorganization ofthemarketin
driedfodderandRegulation (EEC)No827/68onthecommonorganization ofthemarket
incertainproductslistedinAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparti­
cularArticles42and43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
(1)HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ,
(2)HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee ,
Whereasproteinconcentrates obtainedfromlucernejuiceandgrassjuicearecovered
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1117/78of22May1978^onthecommonorganization of
themarketindriedfodder;whereastheseproductsappropriately fallundersubhea­
ding23.07CoftheCommonCustomsTariff;whereas,inviewoftheexperience gained,
theseproductsmustbeclassified undersubheading 23.06BoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;whereasinconsequence Regulation (EEC)No1117/78shouldbeamended;
Whereastheby-products frommnaufacture ofthesaidconcentrates represent anew
productwhich,onaccountofthesefeatures,should'beclassifiedwithinthesame
tariffsubheading asproteinconcentrates ;whereas,becauseofitsuse,thisproduct
mustfallwithinthescopeofRegulation (EEC)No1117/78;
Whereasthealterations refferedtoaboveinvolveanadaptation totheAnnextoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No827/68of28June1968onthecommonorganization ofthemarket
(4)incertainproductslistedinAnnexIItotheTreaty,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No/79(5);
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(1)0JNoC...
(2)0JNoC...
(3)0JNoL142,30.5.1978,p.1
(4)0JNoL...
(5)0JNoL...

f Article 1
Article1(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No1117/78isreplacedbythefollowingtext:
"c)ex23.06B-proteinconcentrates obtainedfromlucernejuiceandfromgrass
juice;
" -productsobtainedexclusively fromsolidresidueandunusedjuice
resultingfromthepreparation oftheconcentrates referredtoabove.
Article2
TheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No827/68isamendedasfollows:
"1.Thewordingofsubheading23.06Bisreplacedbythefollowingtext:
"exB:other,excluding:
"-proteinconcentrates obtainedfromlucernejuiceandfromgrassjuice;
"-productsobtainedexclusively fromsolidresidueandunusedjuice
resultingfromthepreparationoftheconcentrates referredtoabove."
"2.Thewordingofsubheading23.07exCisreplacedbythefollowingtext:
"CsOther."
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Date : 19.7.1979
1.BUDGET HEADING 734 APPROBATIONS : 49,3 MEUA
2.TITLE :Draft Council regulation (EEC)N).../79amendgng Reg.1117 /78onthecommor
organization ofthemarket indried fodder andReg.827/68onthecommon organizatior
ofthemarket inceetain products listed inAnnex IItotheTreaty
3.LEGALBASIS :Articles42and43ofthe Treaty
4.AIMS OFPROJECT JToassimilate theby-products oftheproduction ofprotein
concentrates made from lucerne and.grass into thesystem fordried fodder ,and
payaidforthis production .
5.FINANCIAI ^IMPLICATIONS
5.0 EKPEFOIÏURE
~CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
(HB&I£8INTERVENTIONS )
•NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
-OTHER
5.1RECEIPT ^
-OWNRESOURCES orTHEEC
(LEVIES /CUSTOMS DUTIES )
-NATIONALPERIOD OF12MONTHS
1,1MEUACURRENT FINANCIAL TEAR
120 2
p.nia(1)FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
L-gQ 1
1,1MEUA
1981
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1,1MEUA1982
1,1MEUA
S.2METHOD OFCALCULATION»OFCALCULATION Estimate ofproduction 35000 t
Rateoffixed aid 5ua/t ) £2,9ua/t
Rate ofvariable aid 17,9 ua/t ;
=27,7 ECU/t
= 0,97 MECU
= 1,14 MEUA
I6.0 CAN THE PROJECT BEFINANCED FROM APPROBATIONS ENTEREO INTHE RELEVANT CHAPTER OFTHE CURRENT BUDGET ?
YES /HB
6M slMlMMSi
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6ÏI !BSHBSiiiLB i&HJü Ii&MÂBifiiUiSi Βϋϊι ;
Ι «·IBflSI
86.3ilWILL FUTURE BUDGET APPR08IAT2ÛNS BENECESSARY ?«s'Bi
OBSERVATIONS :M) . ., , . . *r,->nIftheproposed regulation enters into force during 1979,
theexpenditure forthis exercise will beminimal .
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