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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)342final.
Brussels.July15»1977
Proposalfora
•COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheprice-tob«observedattheelfstagefarimportsofNew
ZealandbutterandcheeseintotheUnited.Kingdomapplicablefrom
1January1978andamendingRegulation(SK)V226/73
(submitted -feetheCounciltheCommission)
CCMC77)342final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.TheHeads ofGovernment oftheCommunity ,meeting within ,the
European Council inDublin on10March 1975 »stressed theimportance
which they attach totheProtocol .With regard tothespecial cif
price referred tointheProtocol ,they stated that theCommunity , <
which continues tostrive foranequitable implementation ofthe t
Protoool ,isprepared periodically toreview and ,should theneed \
arise ,toadjust theprices inthelight ofsupply anddemand j
developments inthemajor producing andconsuming countries ofthe
world andinthelight ofthelevel anddevelopment ofprices inthe f
Community –including intervention prices -andinNewZealand , j
taking into account ,moreover cost developments inNewZealand and i
trends infreight charges .
I
>
2.Inthelight ofthese considerations ,itshould berecalled that , i
with effect from 1January 1976 ,thespecial cifprice wasfixed ,in j
relation toitsformer level ,at : ;
107*16u.a./lOOkginrespect of "butter ; j
92.52 u.a./lOOkginrespect ofcheese . j
!
I
3.Having noted thepoints referred tointhedeclaration oftheHeads
ofGovernment ,theCommission oonsiders that thelevel ofthespecial i
oifprioe should onoemore "beadjusted .Itproposes thattheCouncil j
fixtheleVel ,with effect from 1August 1977 1at : j
1
I
117.88 u.a./lOOkginrespect of "butter ; j
101.77 u.a./lOOkginrespect ofoheese . ;
«

i,.aft
:UNOIXREGULATION (I^C)Vo
of
fixing +!ierri -3tobeobsferv ;-latthecifetage forimports ofNewZealand
"butter andcheese into the sJj .•v-t1Zix^' -■>>applicable from 1January 1978 and
amending Regulation\.3E(j)r'of'li/n
THE COUKC -.IiOFTHEEUROrEM COMHONrTISS ,
E'aving regard totheTreaty ertaoliahing th«,European Economic Community j
Hr.ving regard totheTreaty concerning theaccession ofnevMember States
totheEuropean Ecor .oP .ioConnpyutfty and tofieEuropean Atomic Energy
(1) ..J2 )Community ,andinpartioular Article 3ofProtocol 18^'totheActannexed
thereto {
Having regard toRegulation (EEC)No1635/76extending thetransitional
arrangements fortheimport ofNewZealand "butter intotheUnited Kingdom^\
and inpartioular Article 2thereof ,-
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission 5
Whereas ,under Protocol 18,certain quantities of "butter andcheese may "be
imported into theUnited Ki <.gdom from NewZealand onspecial terms }whereas
NewZealand irrust inter alia guarantee theobservance ofaspecified cifprice
for suoh imports ;
Whereas Article 3ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No226/73of31January 1973
laying down gereisl rules forimports of§\=wZealand butter andcheese into
theUnited Kingdom' ^,aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No3067/75^*^»
fixed theprices tobeobserved atthecifstage at107*16 u.a./lOOkgfor
butter and92*52 u.a .''00 kgforcheese ?
(1)OJNoL73,27.3.1 p.5
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.19 ;p.173
(3)OJNoh185 ,9»7.197 'Vp.1
(4)OJNoL27,1.2.1973 ,P.17
(5)OJNoL307 ,27.11.1975 ,p.4
•»«/•••

Wh-i-ens,einr-ethatmst :nd»-Jient,therehaUer.c:int;.a
level&.-•Ie^utionofpricesia'K?Ccm^mity-inc'iud:^ntrver-i.'-:n
p.i^of,–andin<'^eal&nu,e.»x■fi^oinooBtiSIT.He*'.!-■*";<••Adnd"<&nd.in
freightrates;
&fhe?«ar »,inthesecircumstances ,anahavirgregrv:;J.totheyapplve-id
demandu.evelopmentsinthemajorproducingandconsumingo-Tur.triesofth«?
world,theoifpricesshouldbemodifiedinthelie^htofthesechanges
Whereas,witheffectfrom1January1978,importsofNewZealandbvtter
aresubjecttotheconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)NOI655/76;
Whereas,giventheforeseeabledevelopmentoftheabovementioned factors,
thenewoifprioemay"bemaintainedbeyond31December1977.
Article1
InArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No226/73»theprice107.16u.a./lOOkg
under(a)isreplacedby117.88u.a./lOOkg,andtheprice92.52u.a./lOOk
under(b)isreplacedby101.77u.a./lOOkg.
Article2
ThepricereferredtoinArticle2ofRegulation(EEo)No16^5/
guaranteedatthecifstagebyNewZealandforiciportsofbutte-intoth*
UnitedKingdomfrom1January1978,isfixedtvt117.83u.a./lOOkg.
Articis3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August1977.
ThisRegulationshallbindinginitsentiretyanddirectly^.p^cabl' -
inail*13minerStates^
I>orsatBxiiBBelsFortheCouncil

FJP.APiC9STATEMENT
DATE,8.7.1977~3F
·>*
1,Relevantbndgstheading.code:Ownresources,chapter10
"2-litl®ofmeasure:ProposalfurCouncilRegulationfixingthepricetobe
observedatciflevelforimportsofNewZealandbutterandcheeseintothe
IUnitedKingdomapplicable from1stJanuary1978andamendingRegulation(EEC)
""I■IIIHI–^IIBI–■1■m1I–!■H–––––––W■–11w»–––––––––
13.LEGALBASIStProtocol18toth.j~tannexedtotheAccessiontreatyandArticle2
4.Objective(s):FixingofnewcifpricesforimportsofNewZealandbutterand
cheeseintotheUnitedKingdom
5.FINANCIALimplications
5.0EXPEÎ.'DITORE
-CHARGEDTOTHEECBUDGET
(REtUIlUS/lNTERVENTIOHS)
-CHAFLGEDTONATIONALADKINISTR.
-CHARCEDTOOTHERNATIONAL GROUPS
5.1RECEIPTS-OWNRESOURCES OPT!!EEC
(LEVIES)
-NATIONALTORTHEMARKETING YEAH
–13.4mti.aCURRENTPINAHCIAL TEARL221
-1FCLLOWINC FINANCIAL TEAR
(78?
-13.4mu.a,
5.0.1PLURIANNUALPATTKRBOPEXPENDITURE
5.1.1PLURIANNUALPATTERNOFRECEIPTSTEAR...A7X7 TEART/.VT TEAR
-12.9mu.a.-12.3mu.a.
5.2METHODOFCALCULATION
1978*125*000tonnesofbutterx107.2u.a«/t■13»4®u»a.
1979*120.000tonnesofbutterx107«2u.a./t■12.9»u.a.
1980:115«000tonnesofbutterx107.2u.a./t■12.3mu.a.
X*GtMt6iK31«m38®li&dítmí8m!mciÍÍ?2 ^^
I6.3Appropriationstobeenteralintofuturebudgets?TES/®
conxons11)Sincetheincomertiltingfromthecollectionofthese
leviesispaidtoth.UnitedKingdomTreasuryuntiltheend
ofthetransitionalpriod,thisproposalhasnofinancial
implicationsfortheGemmunitybudgetin1977*