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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)179 final
Brussels.2April1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No3661/81oninterimmeasuresconcerning
application ofthearrangements withAustriaandFinland
concerning cheeses
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2915/79inrespectoftheconditionsof
entryforcertainkindsofcheesefallingwithincertaintariffheadings
andamendingRegulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff
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(submittedtothe'•Council.;by,thevCommission )
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EXPLANATORY' MEMORANDUM
Subject :Draft Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC)No3661 /81on
interim measures concerning application ofthearrangments with Austria
and Finland concerning cheese .
Draft Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC )No2915 /75inrespect
oftheconditions ofentry forcertain kinds ofcheese falling within
certain tariff headings andamending Regulation (EEC )No950/68 .onthe
Common Customs Tariff .
^mong thedraft Regulations inthe "prices package "forthemilk andmilk products
Rector nowbefore theCouncil /istheCommission proposal foraRegulation amending
Regulation (EEC)No2915 /7f^in respect oftheconditions ofentry forcertain
kinds ofcheese falling within certain tariff headings andamending Regulation
(EEC )No950/68onthe Common Customs Tariff .
Jnrecent years these Regulations have been amended inconnection with thefixing
pfnewprices ;but this time theCommission hasproposed amore substantial
* ι
amendment following the bilateral agreements with Austria and Finland oncertain
kinds ofcheese and ajudgsment oftheCourt ofJustice of9July 1979 onthe
classification ofEmmental cheese .
Inprinciple ,theCCT isamended only twice ayear (1January and 1July ).If,in
exceptional cases ,anadjustment proves necessary inthe interim atleast six
weeks must beallowed for the customs authorities ofthe Member States to
implement theamendments tothetariff headings .
Inaddition ,theexpected delayed adoption oftheamendment toRegulation (EEC)No
2915 /79laying down thepermanent measures for theapplication ofthearrangements
concerning cheese with theabove-mentioned countries isalso liable tomake the
procedure take longer than thesix-week period mentioned .Thedeadline of16
April 1982 specified fortheentry into force ofthese permanent measures will not
therefore bemet .
Theabove-mentioned factors call for thefollowing amendments :
1.Deferment ofthedate ofapplication specified inthedraft Regulation
amending Regulation (EEC}No2915 /79andRegulation (EEC)No950/68,
currently before theCouncil (6July 1982 instead of16April 1982 );

Temporary amendment (fortheperiodupto5July1982)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2915/79relatingonlytothefree-at-frontiervalueswithaviewtoadjusting
themtothetargetpriceformilkandthethresholdpricesfortheforthcoming
milkyear.Itshouldbenotedthatitisproposedinthedraftreferredto
inparagraph 1thattheCommission beauthorized tomakethe.mathematical
adjustments totheminimumpricesinquestionfollowing changesinthetarget
priceinfuture;
»
ExtensionofthemandategivenbytheCounciltotheCommission toadopt
interimmeasuresfortheapplication ofthecheeseagreements withAustria
andFinland.Thismandateexpireson15April1982(seeCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No3661/81)andmusttherefore beextended'untiI5July1982soasnot
todeprivetheinterimmeasuresadoptedbytheCommissionforapplication of
thearrangements oftheirlegalbasis.

PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)No3661 /81oninterim measures concerning application
ofthearrangements with Austria andFinland concerning cheeses
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES /
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No804/68of27June 1968 onthecommon
(1)organization ofthemarket inmilk andmilk products ,aslast amended bythe
1979 ActofAccession ,and inparticular Article 14thereof ,
Having regard toCouncil Decision of19October 1981 ontheconclusion ofan
j&verall agreement resulting from thenegotiations andconsultations between
gustria and theEuropean Economic Community concerning trade invarious agricultural
3iroducts ,
J:-
é
a
iHaving regard totheCouncil Decision of3December 1981 ontheconclusion ofan
agreement resulting from thenegotiations andconsultations between theEuropean
Economic Community and theRepublic ofFinland concerning trade invarious
agricultural products ^, ■
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas the said agreements laydown special conditions for import oftheproducts
inquestion ;whereas they are toenter into force atthe same time ;whereas this
entry into force isscheduled for 1January 1982 ;
(1)0JNoL148,28.6.1968 ,p.13
(2)OJNoL359,15.12.1981 ,p.24

WhereasArticle 1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3661/81laysdownthatthe
interimmeasuresconcerningapplication ofthearrangements withAustriaand
FinlandaretobeadoptedbytheCommission;whereasArticle2ofthesaid
Regulation,layingdownasitdoesthattheprovisionsrelatingtotheinterim
measuresaretoapplyuntil15April1982,deprivestheCommission Regulation of
itslegalbasisafterthatdate;whereasthereislikelytobeadelayinthe
adoptionofthepermanent measures'fortheapplication ofthearrangements ,and
thecustomsauthorities maytherefore needextratimetoimplementtheprovisions
concerned;whereasadjustments totheCCTalsotakesometime;whereasthe
deadlineof15April1982shouldtherefore beextended,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Thedate15April1982referredtointhesecondsubparagraph ofArticle2of
Regulation (EEC)No3661/81isherebyreplacedby5July1982.
Article2
f
jThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom16April1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil

PROPOSAL FOH A
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC),No2915 /79inrespect oftheconditions of
entry forcertain kinds ofcheese falling within certain tariff headings
andamending Regulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommon Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean *Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No804/68 of27June 1968 onthecommon
(1)organization ofthemarket inmilk andmilk products ,aslast amended bythe
1979 Act ofAccession ,and inparticular Article 14(6 )thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Annex IItoCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2915 /79of18December 1979
determining thegroups ofproducts and thespecial provisions forcalculating
levies onmilkandmilkproducts ^,aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No
3268 /81 ,lays down certain conditions for theentry into theCommunity of
Emmentaler ,Gruyere ,Sbrinz ,Bergkase andAppensell cheeses falling within
subheading 04.04 A1oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,ofCheddar cheese falling
within subheading 04.04 EIb)1and ofother cheeses intended forprocessing and
falling within subheading 04^0^EIb)5aa);whereas those conditions include
the free-at-frontier values asbound under GATT ;whereas those values should be
adjusted tothetarget price formilk and thethreshold price forgroup 10inthe
Community asfixed for the1982 /83milk year ;
(1)0JNoL148,28.6.1968 ,p.13
(2)0JNoL329,24.12.1979 ,p.1
(3)0JNoL330,18.11.1981 ,p.1

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Whereas theminimum prices Listed inArticle 11ofRegulation (EEC)No2915 /79for
Tilsit ,Butterkase ,Kashkaval andcheese ofsheep 'smilk orbuffalo milk should
also beadjusted totake account ofworld price trends ;
Whereas thetariff nomenclature resulting from theapplication ofRegulation (EEC)
No2915 /79iscontained intheCommon Customs Tariff ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
I
t
Article 1
Article 11ofRegulation (EEC)No2915 /79shall bereplaced bythefollowing :
'Article 11
When itisobserved that theprice onimportation into theCommunity from
non-member countries ofproducts falling within group II,originating inand
coming from those non-member countries ,isnot less than :
221.34 ECUper100kilograms ,inthecase ofproducts falling within
subheading 04.04 EIb)2,or
221.34 ECUper100kilograms ,inthecase ofproducts falling within
subheading 04.04 EIb)3,or
233.43 ECUper100kilograms ,inthecase ofproducts falling within
subheading 04.04 EIb)4,
the levy applicable per100kilograms shall beequal :
(a)iftheproduct falls within subheading 04.04 EIb)2aa),tothe
threshold price less 221.34 ECU;
(b)iftheproduct falls within subheading 04.04 EIb)3orsubheading
04.04 EIb)4,tothethreshold price less 233.43 ECU;
(c)iftheproduct falls within subheading 04.04 EIb)2bb),tothesumof
the following components :
acomponent equal tothe levy calculated inaccordance with point 1;
acomponent equal to24.18 ECU.'
/

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Article 2
1.TheCommon Customs Tariff annexed toRegulation (EEC )No950/68shall
beamended asfollows :J
(a)asshown inAnnex Itothis Regulation :
(b)byreplacement of'241.58 ECU' innote b)relating tosubheading
04.04 EIb)1by'268.00 ECU' and
(c)byreplacement of'217.82 ECU' innote c)relating tosubheading
04.04 EIb)1by243.82 ECU' .
»
2.Subheading Q4„04 Aof„theCommon Customs Tariff annex shall beamended
asshown inAnnex IItothis Regulation .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe third day following its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply with effect from 1April 1982
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council

ANNEXI
1
Rateofduty
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionAutonomous
or
·/·levy
<L)Conventional
·/.
1 2 3 4
0444 Cheeseandcurd(a):
A.Emmentaler ,GruyèreSbrinz,Bergkäse,Appenzell,Vacherinfribourgeois
andTêtedemoine,notgratedorpowdered:
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45%byweight,inthedrymatter,
maturedforatleasttwomonthsinthecaseofVacherinfribourgeois
andatleastthreemonthsinthecaseoftheothers(b):
«)Wholecheesesofafree-at-frontiervalueper100kgnetweightt
1.Notlessthan3kà-ZSECU,butlessthan3fc7.4-¿ECU 23(L) (c)
2.Notless ECU 23(L) <C>
b)Piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweightofnotlessthan
1kgandofafree-at-frontiervalueper100kgnetweight:1
aa)Ofnotlessthan5fc7.^6ECUbutlessthanECU23(L) <c)
bb)OfnotlessthanECU
C^jjqyjüJLtH2.Other,ofanetweightoflessthan^ïSugandofafree-at-
frontiervalueofnotlesst}unECUper100kgnet
weight23(L)
23(L)(c)
(c)
II.Other 23(L)«■
B.(Unchanged) .
• »C.(Unchanged)
D.(Unchanged) ι
––-–---- 1■
...
. -23(L)«
-- – .
(a)TheexchangeratetobeappliedinconvertingintonationalcurrenciestheECUreferredtointhesubdivisionsofthisheading
shall,notwithstanding generalruleC3containedinPart1,Section1,betherepresentativerate,ifsuch•rateisfixedfor
purposesofthecommonagriculturalpolicy. ,
(b)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.
(c)SeeAnnex.

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ANNEXII
Description
Cheeseandcurd
A.Emmentaler ,Gruyére,Sbrinz,BergkåseandAppenzell,notgratedorpowdercd:
I.Ofaminimumfatconcentof45*/«byweight,inthedrymatter,maturedforat
leastthreemonths(a):
a)Wholecheeses(b)ofafree-at-frontiervalueper100kgnetweightof:
exI.Notlessthan1^1-45ECU,butlessthan171-37ECU(excluding
Appenzell(c)(d)
ex2.Notlessthan171-37ECU(excludingBergkase)(c)
b)Piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas:
'1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:
exaa)Ofnotlessthan1kgbutlessthan5kgandofafree-at-
frontierv*lueofnotlessthan165-63ECUbutlessthan
-205-52ECUper100kgnetweight(excludingAppenzell)(c)«
exbb)Notlessthan1kgandofafree-at-frontiervalueofnotless
than205*52ECUper100kgnetweight(excludingBergkase)
C
olwåxjoJLko
ex2.Other,ofanetweightofttA-SiUgandofafree-at-frontiervalue
ofnotlessthan229-70ECUper100kgnetweight(otherthan
Bergkase)(c)(e)Rateof
convention»!
duty
24-18ECU
per100kg
netweight
9-07ECU
per100kg
netweight
24-18ECU
per100kg
netweight
9-07ECU
per100kg
netweight
9-07ECU
per100kg
netweight
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.
(b)Theexpression'wholecheeses'shallbetaketfitoapplytowholecheesesofthefollowingweights:Emmentaler :notlessthan
-60kgbutnotmorethan130kg;Gruyefr^"5ndSbrinz:notlessthan20kgbutnotmorethan45kg;Berkase:notlessthan20
kgbutnotmorethan60kg;Appenzell :notlessthan6kgbutnotmorethan8kg.
(c)TheCommunityreservestherighttoapplyvaluelimitslowerthanthosespecifiedinthetextoftheconcessions.
Witheffectfrom1July1970thevaluelimitsshallbeadaptedautomaticallyonthebasisofchangesinthefactorsdetermining
theformationofpricesforEmmentalerintheCommunity .
Suchadjustmentshallbebasedonanincreaseorreductionof16-93ECUintheminimumvalueforanyupwardordownward
movementof1-21ECUper100kgofthecommontargetpriceformilkintheCommunity.
(d)TheCommunityreservestherighttoreducecustomsdutiesautonomously from24-18ECUto18-13ECUsubjecttoan
increaseof6-04ECUinthevaluelimits.
(e)Vacuum-packed piecesofanetweightoflessthan450gqualifyfortheconcessiononlyiftheirpackingsbearatleastthe
followingparticulars: ,
–descriptionofthecheese,–fatcontent.
–packerresponsible, »•–countryofmanufacture.