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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)497final
Brussels,4April1973
Proposalfora
REGULATION (EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
amendingAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No823/68asregards
theconditionsforimportation ofcertaincheeses
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COF(73)497final

Ecplanatorv Mémorandum
1.AnnexIItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No823/68imposescertainconditions
onimportsintotheCommunityofEmmentaler ,Grayere,Sbrinz,Bergkaseand
Appefizellcheeses.Theseconditionsincludeanobligationtoobservethe
free-at-Communityfrontiervalues.
Thosevalues,however,aretoohighasregardstheBritishmarketvrhere
pricelevelsaregenerallylowerthanintheotherMemberStates,and
exportingthirdcountriescouldthusnotpenetratetheUnitedKingdommarket.
Thesevaluesmustthereforebeadjusted,especiallyasunderArticle55(5)
oftheActofAccession,nocompensatory amountisfixedwhichcouldbe
deductedfromtheimportlevy.
2.Packagingtechniquesarechangingandslicedprocessedcheeses,whichhitherto
werepackedinaluminiumfoil,arenowalsopackedinplasticwrappings.
3.Widerthemostfavourednationclause,Austriawasgrantedaconcessionin
respectof"AustrianEsrom"cheesefallingwithinsubheadingNo04.04EIb)2.
FollowingtheAccessionofDenmarktotheCommunity,themainbeneficiary
oftheautonomousconcessioninrespectof"Esrom",thisdesignation canbe
applied,undertheStrezaConvention ,onlytocheeseofDanishorigin.This
designation hasbeendeletedfromthedescriptionofgoods.ToenableAustria
tocontinueexportingtheterm"AustrianEsrom"canbereplacedby"Butterkase".
4.Inviewoftheserequirements,AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)NO823/68must
beamendedandtheamendmentsmustbeincorporated intheCommonCustoms
Tariff.

.REGULATION (3TJC)OFTH3COUNCIL .
amending Annex IItoRegulation (EEC)No823/68asregards theconditions for
importation ofcertain chesses . ' • ' :•
THECOUNCIL 0?THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Communityj
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No804/68(l)of27June 1968 on
thecommon organization ofthemarket inmilk andmilk products ,aslast
amended bytheAct (2)annexed totheTreaty (3)concerning theAccession of
newMember States totheEuropean Economic Community andtotheEuropean Atomic
3iergy Community ,andinparticular Article 14(7)thereof |
Hwing regard totheabove –mentioned Acljandinparticular Article 62(l)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from thoCommission ^
Whereas Annex IItoCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO823/68(4)of28June 1968
determining thegroups ofproducts andthespecial provisions forcalculating
levies onmilk andmilk products ,aslast amended bytheActaforesaid ,
specifies certain conditions forimportation into theCommunity ofElamentaler ,
Gruyere ,Sbrinz ,Berglcase andAppenzell cheeses falling within subheading No
O4.O4 AIoftheCommon Customs Tariff ;whereas these conditions include free-
at-frontier value .,corresponding tothose bound within GATTj
Whereas ontheUnited Kingdom market thelevel ofprices resulting from the
consolidation within GATT ishigher than thelevel ofprices forthese products
coming from theCommunity !whereas thedifference oftheprices during the
first years ofthetransitional period isofsuch importance astocreate ,
difficulties forthe sale ofcheeses under theconditions oftheconsolidation !
whereas ,consequently ,thefree-at-frontier values applicable toimports irto
theUnited Kingdom should .beadjusted byfixing them atlevels such that the
relevant products canbeimported into that newMember State ,since no
compensatory amount ,which could bededucted from thelevy onthose products ,
istobefixed under Article 55(5)of "theActs
(1)OJNoLI48 ,28.6»1968 ,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972 ,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972 ,p. 5.
(4)OJNoL151 ,30.6.19Ó8 ,p.3. 2/-

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Whereasnewtechniquesforpackingprocessedcheesefallingwithinsubheading
No04.04DIhavebeenintroduced 5whereasthesecheesesaxenowpresentedin
slicespacked,separatelynotonlyaluminiumfoilbutalsoplasticwrappings !
whereasfootnote7(c)toAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)Ho823/68shouldbe
rephrasedtoincludethisformofpacking;
WhereasunderthemostfavourednationclauseAustriawasgrantedaconcession
inrespectof"AustrianEsrom"cheesefallingwiflriinsubheadingNoO4.O4EIb)25
whereas,followingtheAccessiontotheCommunityofDenmark,themainbeneficiary
oftheautonomousconcessioninrespectof"Esrom",thisdesignation canbe
appliedonlytocheeseofDanishorigin;whereasthisdesignation hasbeen
deletedfromthedescriptionofgoods;whereastoenableAustriatocontinue
toexportitsproductstheterm"AustrianEsrom"canbereplacedby"Butterkase";
WhereasthetariffnomenclaturesetoutinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)NO
823/68isincorporatedintheCommonCustomsTariff;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :.
Article1
1.Thedescriptionofgoodsfallingwithinsubheadings NosO4.O4AIand
04.04EIb)2oftheCommonCustumstariff,setoutinAnnexIItoRegu-
lation(EEC)NO823/68,isreplacedbythatgiveninAnnexItothis
Regulation.
2..footnote7(c)toAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)NO823/68i3replacedby
thefollowing:
"(c)intheformofsliceswrappedseparatelyinaluminiumfoilorin
plasticwrappings,thenetweightofeachslicenotexceeding30g."
Article2
TheAnnex"CommonCustomsTariff"toRegulation(EEC)No950/63isamended
inaccordancewithAnnexIItothisRegulation.
3/-

Article3
Thenomenclative amendmentsprovidedforinArticle1shallnotapplyin
respectofimportandexportlicencesissuedbeforethedateofentryinto
forceofthisRegulation.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird,dayfollowingitspubli­
cationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1June1973*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil

AnnexI
Headmg
WumberDescriptionofgoods
04.04Cheeseandcurd:
A.Bnmentaler,Gruyere,Sbrinz,Ber^caseandAppenzel,notgratedor
powdered:
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45$°yweight,referredtodrymatter,
'maturedforatleast3months:
a)wholocheeses(4)ofafree-at-frontiervalue(5)per100kgnet
weightof:
,1.142.58UA/ir^more,"butlessthan162.58UA(a)
2.162.58UAormore(a)
b)Piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanetweight:(
aa)Ofnotlessthan1kgbutlessthan-5kgandofafree-
at-frontiervalue(5)ofnotlessthan162.58UA(a)
butlessthan190.58UA(a)per100kgnetweight
bb)Ofnotlessthan450Sofafree-at-frontiervalue(5)
ofnotlessthan190.58UA(a)per100kgnetweight
2.Other,ofanetweightofnotlessthan75g"butnotmorethan
250g(6)andofafree-at-frontiervalue(5)ofnotlessthan
210,58UA.(a)per100kgnetweight
II.unchanged
B.unchanged
C.unchanged
D.unchanged '
E.unchanged
I.unchanged
(a)unchanged
(b)unchanged
1.unchanged
2.TilsitandButterkase ,ofafatcontentbyweight,referredto
drymatter(2):
aa)unchanged
,bb)unchanged
3.unchanged
4*unchanged ^
5.unchanged
(c)unchanged
II.unchanged
(a)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontiervalueshallbe
reducedby16.21UA.per100kgnet.

Annex .II
Chapter4oftheCommonCustomsTariffisamendedasfollows:
1.AdditionalNote6(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:
"(c)intheformofsliceswrappedseparatelyinalumiunfoilorplastic
wrappings,theweightofeachslicenotexceeding30g".
2.Subheadings Nos04.04AIandO4.O4EIareamendedxtoreadasfollows:
Heading !
number !Description ofgooas[Rateofduty |
iautonomoua jconventialiiforLevyj%I/wvx
i'(l)
3
*ormore,butlessthan
*04.04,Cheeseandcurd:
|A.Etamentaler,Gruyere,Sbrins,BergkassandAppenzell ,
jnotgratedorpowdered:
I.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45byweight,
referredtodrymatter,maturedforatleast3
months(b):
a)Wholecheesesofafree-at-frontier-value
per100kgnetweightof:
1.142.58UA*ormore
162.58UA*
2.l62o8UA*ormore
b)Piecespackedinvacuumorininertgas:
1.Withrindonatleastoneside,ofanet
weight:
aa)Ofnotlessthan1kgbutlessthan
5kgandofafree-at-frontiervalue
ofnotlessthan162.58UA*but
lessthanI9O.58UA*per100kg
netweight
bb)Ofnotlessthan450gstnd.ofafree-
at-frontier valueofnotlessthan
190.58UA*per100kgnetweight
2.Other,ofanetweightofnotlessthan
75gbutnotmorethan25Ogandofnot
lessthan210.58UA*per100kgnet
weight
II.unchanged
B.unchanged
C.unchanged
D.unchanged
E.unchanged
I.unchanged
a)unchanged23(L)
23(L)
23(L)
23(L)
|23(L)
23(L)
23(L)
23(L)
23(L)
i23L)(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
12
*forimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontiervalueshallbe
reducedby16.21UAPe^100kgnet.

-2- AnnexII(contd.)
Headmg
Number
O4.O4
(contd.)Descriptionofgoods;RateofDuty
Autonomous Conventional
orLevy ,0,
:(L)
b)unchanged
1.unchanged
2.TilsitandButterkiise ,ofafatcontent
byv/eightreferredtodrymatter(l):
aa)unchanged
bb)unchanged
3.unchanged
4.unchanged
5.unchanged j
c)unchanged •j; I
i 1
23(L)
23(L)
23(L)
"23(L)
23(L)
23(L)
23(L)