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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHE
COUNCILANDTHEEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON
ACTIONTAKENTOSIMPLIFY THEAGRICULTURAL
LEGISLATION
DRAFTRESOLUTION OPTHECOUNCIL
CONCERNING MEASURES TOSIMPLIFY
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Simplification oftheagricultural legislation
Asstatedinthetwocommunications totheCouncildated27Februaryand5
Karch1975concerningthestocktakingofthecommonagricultural policyand
thesimplification programme,theCommissionintendstoproposeortoadopt,
inasmuchasitiscompetenttodoso,themeasuresneededtosimplifyCommu­
nityrules.
Asregardsagricultural legislationinparticular ,theCommissioninformed
theCouncilintheabove-mentioned communications thatitwasexaminingthe
criticisms madeofthislegislationindetail,withspecialreferencetothe
difficulties involvedinitsimplementation .Particularattentionwaspaid
tothecommentsmade2
a)intheMemorandumof20June1974-fromtheFederalRepublicofGermany
concerningthesimplification ofCommunitylegislation !
b)bytheDirectors-General ofCustomsintheMemberStates;
c)byparticipantsattheseminarheldbytheCommissionfrom24-27Septem­
ber1974thesubjectofCommunityagricultural legislation applying
totrade.
Thepurposeofthiscommunication istoinformtheCounciloftheaction
beingtakenbytheCommissiontosimplifytheagricultural legislation .The
Commissionhasagreedthatitwilltakeactionontwolevels;
-firstly,byintroducingthemeasuresrequiredtomakethelegislationit­
selfmorereliableandmoreeasilyapplicable,byclarifyingandcodifying
itsprovisions ,adopting,whereverpossibleanddesirable,commonrules
forthevarioussectorswhichwoahldreplacetheassortedrulesapplicable
toeachindividualsector,simplifyingtheproceduresforrecurrentlegis­
lationandattemptingtosimplifythenomenclature ofagricultural products,
-secondly,byadoptinganewmodusoperandi,associatingtherepresentatives
ofthebodieswhichwillhavetoapplytherulesnorecloselywiththepre­
parationofproposalsanddecisions,ensuringthatdraftsaresubmittedto
theexpertsingoodtimefortheirproperexamination andthat,areasonable
periodisallowedbetweenthedateofpublication ofRegulations andtheir
entryintoforce'-except,increasesgratified •igrc-comiScllin^:
economicnature­

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Details ofsuch action aregiven inannex I. . .
TheCommission would ,however ,draw theCouncil 'sattention tothedifficulties
itencounters inthis field .
Itisoften -impossible toobserve theprinciples outlined above because ofthe
very short time allowed totheCommission towork outthedetailed rules for
applying decisions taken bytheCouncil .Moreover ,apart from administrative
difficulties ,thedates laid down forthelegislation 'sentry into force
usually present operators with considerable problems .*/here noadvance filing -
ispossible ,theparties concerned canplan their operations onthebasis of
theexisting legislation .Although thelegislation inquestion hasnot
formally given operators anyrights inthis matter ,itwould seem appropriate
totake account ofthesituation asfaraspossible andeven incertain cases ,
thenecessary provisions should beadopted ,ashasbeen confirmed bythe
Court ofJustice oftheEuropean Communities .These provisions mayconsist
oftheadoption oftransitional measures applying tocontracts inforce atthe
ι
time .
Experience .has ,however ,shorn that such provisions maybeabused andpresent
great administrative difficulties .Wherever possible ,provision should be
made forareasonable period oftime between thedate ofpublication ofa
measure anditsentry into force ,sothat adequate consideration isgiven to
such interests .
Toconclude ,theCommission proposes :- r
-that itheperiod laid down between thedate ofpublication andthedate
ofentry into force ofCommon Agricultural Policy Regulations ,should take
account inevery case oftheperiods necessary :foradministrative application
andofthejustifiable position ofoperators ;
-that ,wherever anunforeseeable amendment totheexisting rules imposes a
burden onindividuals ,this period should beincreased soastoobviate havi:i
toadopt other transitional measures :forthis purpose aperiod ofonemont.i
might ,asageneral rule ,beconsidered satisfactory .
These rules would apply except incases ofademonstrable emergency andinthe
case ofrecurrent legislation (changes intherate oflevies andrefunds ,for
example ). '

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-Experience has shown that very often thenecessary coordination between
thevarious competent bodies intheMember States ,e.g. between thecustoms
andagricultural authorities ,hasnottaken place .
-Certain simplification measures maydepend onthemultilateral trade
negotiations now inprogress .
TheCommission requests the Council and theMember States totake note ofthe
problems posed and tosupport theaction taken .TheCommission has submitted
andwill shortly submit totheCouncil anumber ofproposals concerning such;-
action ,inallthose cases where aCouncil decision isrequired .
Lastly ,theCommission issubmitting totheCouncil adraft resolution
which takes account both oftheneed toimprove theagricultural legislation
andofthedifficulties involved (annex II).

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ЛШШХ I
Conclusions reached trytheCommission concerning
the simplification ofthe agricultural legislation
Forthesake ofclarity ,themain comments made regarding thecomplexity of
theagricultural legislation andthedifficulties towhich itsimplementation
maygive rise will beconsidered inturns ineach case ,theprogress made so
farandthe solutions adopted will heoutlined .
I. Problems common tothe various sectors
1.Codification andadapting ofthe legislation
Tomake thelegislation clearer andmore consistent ,anditsunderlying con­
cepts easier tounderstand ,work hasbegun onitslegal codification inac­
cordance with theguidelines laid down bytheCouncil meeting oftheMini­
sters ofJustice .Theadvantage ofsuch codification will betomake avai­
lable tousers theentire legislation governing agiven sector inoneandthe
same edition oftheOfficial Journal .Asregards Council legislation ,the
Commission hassubmitted proposals forthecodification oftheregulations
and cer,eal3
governing thepigmeat ,eggandpoult ryae at/sectors ,andwill shortly submit
proposals relating tor jzrlrice .Theba^ic regulation governing the
fruit andyegetable sector hasalready been codified .Inaddition ,theCom­
mission hasalready codified those regulations common tothevarious sectors
dealing with refunds ,export certificates ,import licences andadvance fixing ,
andhashadthese instruments published inasingle edition oftheOfficial ,
JourneJL .
Conclusion ;
Thework nowinprogress will bepushed forward .Moreover ,assoon asthe
Council hasadopted thecodification proposals nowbefore it,theCommission
will codify thelegislation forwhich itisitself responsible along the same
lines ,sector bysector .
Once this task isaccomplished ,itwill benecessary torepublish ,incodified
fonjt ,anyregulation which hasbeen amended sofrequently that itisbecoming
difficult touse .

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Hoviever,whereveraconstitutive codification wouldappearpremature
oruntimely,theCommissionreservesforitselfthepossibility ofusing
anothermethodofcodification suchasthatlaiddowninCouncilResolution
ofthe26November1974on"theCodificationofitsActs(OfficialJournal
oftheCommunities JfO'C20of23.1.1975)*

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2.Reducingthenunberofrégulations
TheCommissionstressesthattheprincipleofusingregulationsforthema­
nagementofthecommonagricultural policyc'.Qail/notbocalledintoquestion
oncemore;thissystemhelpstomakeplaintheactiontakenbytheCommunity,
sinceregulations mustbepublishedintheOfficialJournal,andmakesmat­
terssimplerforthoseconcerned,sincetheyaredirectlyapplicable;besides
innumerouscasesregulationsmustbeusedbecauseofthelegalprovisionsofthe
Trearty*–
TheCommissionbelieves,however,thatthenumberjof'regulaiions--<>aii_b© .re–'
ducesincertaincases:
-byattemptingtodealwithcertaintechnicaldetailsbyadministrative
actionbymeansof"circulars"whichwouldbeeithernotifiedtotheMem­
berStatesorpublishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommuni­
ties,asappropriateasisalreadythecaseforthedetailedrulesforap­
plyingthesystemofimportandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcerti­
ficates! ,
-byabandoningtheuseofregulationsinthefewcaseswherethisserves
simplytofixareferencevalue,aswiththewinepricesrecordedeach
week;.
-byabandoningtheuseofrecurrentlegislation whereverthisseemspossible
anddesirable;thiswouldparticularly applytolegislationforthesole
purposeoffixing,atrecurrentintervals,unchangedamounts-especially
"zero"amounts;moreover,wheretherecurrentlegislation changestherates
forcertainproductsonly,aspecialinformationprocedurewillbeintro­
ducedsothattheattentionofthebodiesresponsibleforimplementation
isdrawntothoseamountswhichhavebeenaltered.
3.Stabilityofthelerf.slation .;
TheCommissionnotesthatthemarketsinagricultural productsareparticu­
larlyunstableandthatthelegislationismerelyanticipating orfollowing
marketdevelopments .Withintheselimits,however,toachievemaximumstabi­
lityforthelegislation,theCommissionwilltrytoensurethattextsare
draftedwiththisinmind,finalizedinclosecooperationwithallthebo­
diesconcernedandforwardedtotheexpertsforexaminationingoodtime.
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4*TimelimitfortheentryintoforceofRegulations
ItfollowsfromCouncilResolutionof27June1974fconceffcihgmeasurestobe
takenwithaviewtosimplifyingthetaskofthecustomsauthoritiesthat,apart
fromexceptionalcasesjustifiedbycompellingreasonsofaneconomicorder,any
provisionintendedtobeappliedbytheCustomsAuthorities oftheMemberStates
shouldbepublishedintheOfficial'JournaloftheCommunities 6weeksatleast
beforethedate]a.d'downforitsapplication .Itshould,moreover,berecalled
thatArticle191ofthe'Treatyprovidesthat,unlessthereisaspecialprovision,
regulationsenterintoforceonthetirsntiethdayfollowingtheirpublication .
Ifincertaincases(forexample:measuresofadministrative technique,horizontal
regulations,codification )thesetimelimitscanberespected,therequirementsof
theCommonAgricultural Policydonotmostofthetiiaeallowtheirbeingrespected .
Notonlyintermsofpricesandquantitiesbutalsointermsoftrade,,development
onthemarketinagricultural productsaresorapidandtheirpoliticalor
financialconsequences soconsiderable thatnosuchdelaycanbepermittedin
adoptingthenecessarymeasures.Onthecontrary,thenationaldelegations which
participatsinCommunitydecision-making atCouncillevelandwithinthe
ManagementCommitteesgenerallyinsistthatsuchperiodsshouldbeasshortas
possible.Moreover,withregardtorecurrentlegislation (changingtheratesof
leviesandrefundsforexample)thenewratesmustsometimesbeappliedonthe
nextday.Theapplication ofrecurrentlegislation doesnototherwiseposegreat
problems,sincearefundandefficientproceduretodealwiththeserequirements
hasbeenputintoforcebytheCommissionandtheMemberState's.
•Conclusion
Areasonableperiodshouldbelaiddownbetweenthedateofpublicationof.Common
Agricultural PolicyActsandtheirentryintoforcebutthisperiodcould,inthe
majority'ofcases,onlybeperceptiblylessthantheperiodof6weeksmentioned
inCouncilResolutionof27Juno1974*Itshouldbefixed,case-bycase,-by
reasonoftheeconomicurgencyandtheimportanceoftheadministrative measures
tobetakennationallysoastoallowginefficientapplicationoftheseActs.
Nevertheless ,inanycaseexceptinthecaseofrecurrentlegislation,itshould
notinprinciplebelessthanoneweek.

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5«AlignmentoftextsinthevariousCommunitylanguages .
TheCommissionisawareofthedifficultiesinthisarea,and'intendsto
takethenecessaryinternalmeasurestoimprovethealignmentofthetexts
inthevariousCommunitylanguagessothatthevariousversionscannotsub­
sequentlybeinterpretedindifferentwaysandthusbeconethesubjectof
proceedingsbeforetheCommunityCourtofJustice,
TheCommunitywill,asfaraspossible,ensurethatthevocabularyusedin
thelegislationisharmonized.Itwishestostress,however,thattheuse
ofoneandthesametermtodenoteideaswhicharenotidenticalcanalso
beasourceofconfusion.
6.Legislation commontothevarioussectors
Toavoidtheproliferation cf.sectoralregulationscoveringthesameground
andconsequently givingrisetoawidevarietyofdifferingmeasures,the
Commissionhasbegunworkonregulations commontothevarioussectors.At
presentsuchregulationscovermosttradingarrangements ,includingthose
governingexportrefunds,importandexportlicences,advancefixingcerti­
ficatesand,sincfe1April1975»exportleviesandcharges.
Experiencehasshornthatsuch"horizontal"legislation ,talcingtheplaceof
thevariousexistingrulesandregulations ,hasconsiderablyfacilitatedthe
taskoftheauthoritiesresponsibleforapplyingthelaw,particularly the
customsbesidos'that ofeconomictransactions ;
Conclusion
TheCommissionwillcorrtinuetotakeactionalongtheselinesinanyfields
whëresuchlégislationprovesdésirableandpossible,particularly asregards
invitationstotenderanddestinationcontrol.Theproblemofthedetailedessentiallyrulesforapplyingandrecoveringimportleviesandchargesshould/bedealt
withbygenerallegislationrelatingtothefreecirculationofgoodsja
proposalforadirectivewasforwardedbytheCommissionto.theCouncil ,in
December1973andisnowunderexamination bythelatter.

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7»Productssubjecttothearrangements governing:importlicencesand
exportcertificates
TheCommissionhasadoptedanumberofmeasuresdesignedtoexclude,from
thearrangements governingimportlicencesandexportcertificates ,certain
transactionsinrespectofwhichsuchformalitiesarenot,intheCommis­
sion'sopinion,indispensable -forthemanagementofthemarkets;thesecom­
prisenon-commercial transactions ,transactions subjecttocustomsproce­
dureswherebythedutiesorotheramountsapplicableunderthecommonagri­
culturalpolicyaresuspended,deliveriesofgoodsforuseasships1and
aircraftstores,deliveriestotheinternational organizations established
intheCommunityandtoforeignarmedforcesstationedontheterritoryof
aMemberState.
TheCommissionhasalsopreparedalistoftheproductssubjecttothesy­
stemofimportlicencesandexportcertificates .
Conclusion
TheCommissionwilladopt,orpropose,themeasuresrequiredtoremove,from
thelistofproductssubjecttothissystem,thoseinrespect ,ofwhichthe
systemneednot,intheCommission'sopinion,beapplied;thisisparticu­
larlythecaseforcertainproductsinthewineandfatssectors.
Casesvrhereimportlicences,exportcertificates andadvance-fixing
certificates applytoproductsconingunderadjacenttariffsub-headings
Forthesakeofsimplification ,theCommissionhasalreadyprovidedthateach
certificateorlicenceshouldbevalidforoperationsinvolvingariyofthe
productscomingunderagiventariffsub-headingandnotmerelyforonesingle
typeofproduct.
Someexceptionshave,however,provednecessaryincaseswherethetariff
rclassification ofaproductdependontheresultsofitsanalysisorwere
\
changesinthechemicalstructureofcertainproductsduringtransporten­
tailstheirreclassification underadifferentsub-heading.

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Conclusions
Thescopeofthecertificates andlicenceshasalreadybeenextendedtocover
severaltariffsub–headingsinthecaseofcertainproductsbelongingtothe
grain,nilltandmilkproductswhichwereaffectedbythisproblem;inthe
winesector,moreover,thecertificates andlicencesnowcoverawiderrange
ofalcoholicstrength.
Ifdifficulties occurwithotherproducts,theCommissionwilltakethene­
cessarysteps.
9-■'Thenomenclature ofagricultural products
Itshouldbestressedattheoutsetthatoriginallyaspecialnomenclature
wasadoptedforthelegislation governingimportlevies:forthesakeof'
consistency,thisnomenclature wasadoptedfortheCommonCustomsTariffwhen
thelatterwasintroduced.Subsequently ,thenomenclature usedforthepur­
posesofthelegislation governingexportrefundswasdevelopedasrequired
onthebasisoftheCommonCustomsTariff.
Someyearsago,theinternational monetarysituationledtheCounciltoin­
troduceasystemofmonetarycompensatory amounts,theratesforwhichare
notalignedontheabovementioned nomenclatures ineverycaseforvalideco­
nomicreasonsJthetransitional arrangements providedforintheActofAc­
cessionhaveledcertainnewMemberStatestosuperimposethenomenclature
oftheCommonCustomsTariffontheirownoriginalnomenclature ,although
theActplacedthenundernoobligationtodoso.
Thedifficulties causedbythesystemofmonetarycompensatory amountswill
graduallydisappearasthelistofproductssubjecttothissystemis
shortened.Similarly,theproblemscausedbytheaccessionofthenewMember
Stateswillbesolvedoncethetransitional periodprovidedforintheAct
coaestoanend.
Thestudywas,therefore,restrictedtotheproblems ,posed "by:the'"perma-r
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TheCommon Customs Tariff nomenclature foragricultural products
TheCommission requested thecustoms authorities intheMember States tosupply
itwith alist ofthose tariff sub-headings which were difficult toapply ,showing
reasons ,with special reference toagricultural products ,andto .submit their
suggestions onthis matter .TheCommission hadacareful analysis made ofthe
comments and suggestions submitted .
Itwasnoted that anumber ofcriticisms putforward bytheCustoms Authorities
ofMember States related toprecisely those sub-headings which hadbeen introducer "
forpressing economic reasons attherequest oftheMember States towhom these
authorities belong .This situation seems toarise either from insufficient
coordination atnational level orfrom adivergence ofviews between the '
national authorities inquestion .Coordination ofthenational authorities shou '
therefore beimproved atnational level tohelp .theCommission initstask .
From anexamination ofthereports submitted bythecustoms authorities ofMember -
States itisclear that most problems relate tothose sub-headings forwhich the
rates have been consolidated bynegotiation .Asstated inthesimplification
programme adopted on26February 1975 »theCommission intends totake advantage of
coming multilateral trade negotiations tocarry outthesimplification measures
required inthis field .
The ;development ofthenomenclature forproducts subject tolevies is .areflectio :
ofthe fact that themode oftaxation isspecific totheindividual product ?used .
Inthis ^-stem ,where twoproducts have asubstantially different value -even if
similar innature ormade from cuts ofthe same animal -twotariff sub-headings ai
necessary sothat alevy taking account ofthevalue difference maybeapplied .
Tosimplify matters ,theCommission putbefore theCouncil on16January 1974
aproposal foraregulation containing certain measures described inthenemorandr
of31October 1973 concerning theimprovement ofthecommon agricultural policy ;
inthebeef andveal sector theeffect ofthese measures would have been .toreplar
thesystem ofspecific levies byasystem ofadvalorem levies .This proposal
could have greatly simplified thenomenclature ofproducts inthis sector ,where
implementation presents real difficulties .TheCouncil ,however ,reject the
proposal .Atthesame time ,theCommission isaware ofthedifficulties which
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Conclusion
TheCommissionwillcontinuetoworktoimprove,productsnomenclature "by-
reviewingthedefinitions whichmightgiverisetoproblemsinpracticeand
abolishingthosesub-headings whichseemunnecessaryforsoundmarketma­
nagement.
Inthewine,milkandmilkproductssectors,measurestotliiseffecthave
recentlybeenadoptedbytheCouncil,actingonproposalsfreetheCommis­
sion.Otherproposalswillfollow,ifpossible,inthecourseof1975»
dealingwiththeproductsofsecondaryprocessingspecifiedinRegulation
(KEX3)Ho1059/69withcertainproductsinthefats..and;cerealssectors.
Thenomenclature ofproductsqualifyingforexportrefunds
Thisnomenclature hadtobedevelopedfortworeasons;
(a),asinthecaseoftheCommonCustomsTariffnomenclatureitresultsfrom
thefactthattheamountspaidarefixedonaspecificbasis.Itshould,
hoifever,berecognizedthatfixingtheratesinthiswayhastwoadvan­
tages;itisfairandeasilyapplicableinthatitisbasedonweight
ornumberandinvolvesnoneoftheproblemsofassessingthevalueof
eachproductinrespectofwhichagivenoperationiscarriedout(such
assessmentcouldgiverisetoendlesslitigation,,inviewofthemany
factorsdeterminingthepriceofsuchproducts);
(b)fortheexportofeachcatagoryofproduct,anamounthastobepaid
..whichisascloseas'possibletothe.,differencebetweentheworldmarket
priceandtheCommunityprice.Achangeinthenomenclature wouldthere­
:foremeaneitherthatexcessiveamountswouldbepaidattheexpenseof
theCommunity,or-toavoidthisproblemthattheamountswouldbe
fixedatalevellowerthantheyshouldbetoallowCommunityproducts
tofindanexportmarket.
Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthepaymentofunjustified refundsshouldbe
'prevented andpublicopinionisrightlysensitiveonthisissue.

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Lastly,thestructureofthisnomenclatureissometimesdifferentfromthat•
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,sinceincertainsectors,particularly therailk
andnilkproductssector,theproductsimportedaredifferentinkindfron
thoseexportedandaccounthasto"betakenofthissituation.
Consideration wasgiventothepossibilityofunifyingthenomenclatures ap­
plicabletoexportsandimportsinordertofacilitatethetaskoftheautho­
ritiesresponsible.Astudycarriedoutinthemilkandmilkproductssector
showedthatsuchunification would,attheveryleast,triplethesizeofthe
nomenclature ,whichwouldthusbecomeanobscureaJidponderousinstrument,
withmanyofthesub-headings createdforexportpurposesbeingmeaningless
inthecontextofimports.Forthesereasonsitdoesnotseempossibleto
adoptthissolution.
Conclusion
Theessentialthingistoensurethatproductnomenclature providesclearly
wordeddefinitions ,ratherthanrearrangethesub-headings ,theexpensionof
whichisfrequentlyrequestedbyMemberStates.Thisprinciplewillguide
theCommissioninitstaskofattemptingtosimplifythenomenclature wher­
everpossible.
10.•Intervalsatwhichtradeinformation mustbesuppliedbytheMemberStates
Themanagementoftheagricultural marketsrequiresthatcertaindata,rela­
tingmainlytotrade,shouldbetakenintoconsideration .Suchdatamustbe
suppliedbyMemberStatesatregularintervalslaiddownbyregulation.Ex­
periencehasshownthat,inviewofthecharacteristics ofeachmarket&nd
topreventthelines'ofcommunication (telex)becomingcongested,theinter-
at,which,datamiistvals/anotner.Tnis
bodiesresponsibleforthecollectionandforwardingofthisdata.
Thus,theCommissionproposestofacilitatethetaskoftheauthorities conr-
cernedby:'.
-standardizing theintervalsinthecaseofdatausuallysuppliedbythe5
customsauthorities oftheMemberStates;
-harmonizing,asfaraspossible,thedatausuallysuppliedbynationalbo­
diesdealingwithagriculture,whiletakinganyrealneedsintoaccount;
-harmonizingtheprocedurefornotification .

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Qonclusion
TheC&ramissionisexminingthepossibilityofrationalizing thetransmission
ofdatasupplied "bystatistical means,andwillsubmitproposalstotheMa­
nagementCommittees,Atthesametime,itwilltrytoensurethattheregu­
larintervalsprovidedforarestrictlyobserved.
Moreover,inthelongrunthefinalsolutiontotheproblemcouldlieinthe
introduction ofnewmethodsandproceduresforthetransmission andproces­
singofdata.TheCommissionisnowhavingthenecessarystudiescarriedout
byspecialistfirms.
•11,Trjcationaccour.ts
Certaindelegations appeartohavedifficultyinmakingabreakdownofthe
datatobenotifiedtotheCommissionsothataccountscanbepreparedof
thecustomsdutiesandotheramountstobeleviedunderthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy.
Thedatarequestedareuseds
-forabreakdownoftheCommunity'soxmresources,makingiteasiertose­
lectwhichcategoriesofreceiptsorproductsshouldbechecked}
-toaidinthepreparation ofthebudgetestimatesfortheCommunity'sown
resources .
Conclusion
X-fcslfev4faB •.earn®st"WisterosftMfoGfi&kdfcsfeioar-th&£Member"-'Stated possible
•stepsstoinclude?ij^.ttodrtinonthly"' declarat'i"cms~ ,,aP'b3r«a'kPdt^P^f^^rik^&so&irces
Buffxdiontu.y^vjid'è '.to?priaÎ5ïe Hjhfc àftcfc*i£îpolk>b^Éîb^''ciï^'thedifférentresources
availabletotheCommunitytobeseen(forexampletodistinguishimportleviesand
exportlevies).
12,Destination control
Ithasbeennotedthatbothfortradewithnon-membercountriesandforthe
internalmanagementofthemarkets,manyproductsaresubjecttodestination
control,whichmaytendtocomplicatethetaskofthebodies.responsiblefor
applyingtherules,hasalreadyadootedcertainprovisions (inparticularTolimittheextraworkwhichmayresultfromsuchcontrols,theCommission/
is^aiingnaiii'o2o?fwo^ci^dsf^epending onwhetherthedestinationofthe
productgivesentitlementtoatariffconcessiononimportsortointernal
financialaid.

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Conclusion
In-theformercase,-theCommissionwillproposea-single_all^urpose^xcocedure.
forsuchcontrols;inthelatter.-casejJthe^Qaciissioirvill-alsoirTy-to .stan­
dardizethe-ooniroL pz»cedxLEa »-- *

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II.Problemspeculiartocertainsectors'
A.Cereais
1.Fixingthecarry-overpaymentsforcereals(monthlyincreasesinthe
interventionprices)(itenIfo25intheGermanMemorandum)
Itwouldnotbedesirablefortheactualcostsoftemporarilyoffsetting
supplyanddemandtobealmostfullycovered.Atthepresentveryearly
stageintheachievementofeconomicandmonetaryunion,theorganization
ofthesinglemarketincerealscanonlyfunctionwithinahighlyflexible
framework.
TheactualcostofstoringcerealsvariesgreatlyfromoneMemberStateto
another.Thisbeingthecase,ithasbeennecessarytorestrictthesizeof
themonthlyincreasesintheintervention pricesandtostressthatsuch
increasesaremeantasanincentivetofacilitatethesaleofstocksinac­
cordancewiththerequirements ofthemarket.
Thevariouscomponentsofthecostofstoringcereals(financing,wastage,
treatment,storage,etc.)varynotonlyfromonMemberStatetoanotherbut
alsofromontimeofyeartoanother.Theuseofacoefficientreflecting
theinterestrateappliedbythevariousMemberStateswouldonlycomplicate
theCommunityruleswithoutprovidingasatisfactory solutiontotheproblem
ofcoveringtheactualcosts.
Theannualincreasemustbesufficienttoencouragestorageandtodissuade
theholderofstocksfromanysuddenincursionontothemarket,butshould
notcoveralloftheactualcosts,sothatholdersareencouragedtoseakto
recoveronthemarkettheactualcostsincurred..Any.monthlyincreasewhich
coveredorexceededtheactualcostswouldtendtomakestorageanendin
itself,whichitmustneverbe.
Conclusion •*•. ■■-
ThesolutionadoptedbytheCommission,namely:
-adequate'minimumflat-ratecoverforthecostsoffinancingandstorage;
representative-applicationof^atesfortheconversionoftheunitofaccountintonatio-
'•nalcurrencies,;■1 * *
makesitpossibletodealwiththeproblemsarisingfromdivergenttrendsin
theeconomiesofthevariousMemberStates. '

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Increase intheminimum quantities acceptable forintervention inthe
cereals sect or
(item 26intheGerman Memorandum )
Itwould bedifficult inthis case tofixauniform minimum quantity ata
very high level ,since "thesituation'of certain Member States such as .Luxem­
bourg hastobetaken into account .Bytheadoption ofaminimum quantity of
80metric tons forcpmmon wheat ,rye,barley andmaize ,and40metric tons
fordurum wheat ,Member States areleft free tofix .theminimum quantity at
ahigher level .Thus ,France andDenmark have fixed aminimum quantity of500
metric tons forcommon wheat andbarley 6TheNetherlands have adopted the
figure of250metric tons forcommon v.heat andloometric tons forbarley .
There isnothing toprevent aMember State from stipulating atonnage consi­
derably higher thai theminimum .
Itwould seem ,however ,that iftheprices guaranteed toproducers arenot
tobeexcessively low ,then theminimum quantities must notbetoohigh .The
figure of500metric tons seems tobeanacceptable level formost Member
States .
1 i 1
Conclusion
TheCommission sees noneed ,toamend theexisting rules ;those .Member States
which have fixed aminimum lower than ^00metric tons could increase itto­
wards that level .
3.,Increases andreductions intheintervention price totake account of
thespecific weight ofcereals -.
(item 27intheGerman Memorandum ) .
Asregards theincreases andreductions intheintervention price forcere­
alstotake account oftheir specific weight ,theCommission isready tocon­
sider possible amendments totherules nowinforce sothat theprocedures
forpurchases andpayments bytheintervention agencies maybesimplified .
However ,no .consideration could begiven toanyproposal toamend therules
governing cereals (Commission Regulations (EEC)No1492/71and .1493/71)which
sought toexclude weight perhectolitre asa ,criterion ofquality ,unless a
thorough study ofthetechnical andeconomic consequences wasfirst made by
aworking party .

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Conclusion
Anyamendmentstothelegislation mustbedesignedtoestablishasimpler
andmoreefficientmethodforassessingthequalityofcereals,bothforin­
tervention andonthefreemarket.Suchistheaimofthemeasurestobe
takenbytheCommission.
4«ChantTingthesyptemofpricereductionsforimpuritiesincereals
(itemHo28oftheGermanMemorandum)
Intheeventthatthecalculationofthereductionsapplicableforimpurities
intenthsof1%provestooexacting,mahingitdifficulttoapplytherules
incertainMemberStates,provisionscouldbeincludedincurrentlegislation
(CommissionRegulation(EEC)Ho1493/71)"toenableinterventionagenciesin
theMemberStatesconcerned ,toadoptacoarserscale..
Conclusion
TheCommissionisnowstudyinganamendmenttobesubmittedtothecompetent
ManagementCommittee.
5.Sales^cfintervention stocksontheinternalmarketoftheCommunity
(item29intheGermanMemorandum)
The.publicationofthequalitycriteria(specificweight,-moisturecontent,
impurities,yearofharvest)providesimportantinformationfor.thoseten­
deringforcontracts.Thereshouldbenodoubt^surroundingthequalityofce­
realsofferedforsale,sincethiscanonlyimpair ,anyassessmentmadebythe
tradersconcerned.
Conclusion
TheCommissiondoesnotenvisageanyamendmentstotheexistinglegislation.

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"V-Sale on 5ii+erventicn stocks for eTOort
– I'llT«>»■ .11 »– IIIPIW IIII
(itenNo30oftheGerman Memorandum )
(a.)'Therules "governing invitations totender .for -export were designed ,to
ensure that intervention stocks can "besold under optimum market condi­
tions and with the minimum loss for the EAGGF .These rules include the
provisions ofArticle 5(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No376/70,pursuant to
which itmaybestipulated that thotender should "beaccompanied byan
applicati<Dn foranexport licence Kith advance fixing ofthe' ^.vport re­
fund orlevy .Thus ,thetenderer mist .state thelevel ofrefnad orlevy
atwhich heisable toexport , 1hat amore accurate assessment can
bemade ofthetenders submitted .,-Anycontrols oradministrative forma­
lities required -under such provisions arejustified bytheobjective
pursued , .
(b)Thesubmission oftenders hasbeen simplified bytheissue ofanewver­
sion ofthelist ofthewarehouses t/here thecereals offered arebeing
held .
■ .
(c)TheCornmission intends inthenear future' topropose achange inthe
current system oflodging deposits after theaward ofexport contracts .
Preliminary talks onthis subject have already been held with thena­
tional experts .-. \"
(d)Forsome time thetrade hasbeenur^ng that counter-bids should bepos-
<sible .TheCommission isnotoppotsd tothis inprinciple .Taefact re­
mains ,however ,that thecounter -bidisacommercial instrument which
can -only beused ifaccount istaken ofthe specific requirements ofthe
procedure fortheaward ofcontracts involving intervention stocks .
\
Conclusion
The'Commission will shortly submit appropriate amendments tothesystem now
inforce !tothecompetent Management Committee .

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i
B.VTTIEPRODUCTS
1.Ifa.ltiplicityoftherulesgoverningwineimports
(item4-2in"theGermanMemorandum)-
(a)Custonsdutios
'i'he ■methodsofanalysisend,inparticular,theminimumtemperatureatwhich
certainanalysesmust"bemade,arelaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No1539/71
whichreferstothemethodsdescribedintheinternational compendiumissued
"bytheII'JO(international WineOffice),assupplementedunderthe1954Con­
vention.CertainMemberStateshavefailedtoratifythisconvention,thus
creatingsomeconfusionregardingtheimplementation ofthesemeasures *
Conclusion
TheCommissionvailshortlytakethenecessarymeasurestoincludetheme­
thodsapplicable"inextenso"inaCommunityact.
0»)Monotarycompensâtoryamounts
Inthewinesector,themonetarycompensatory amountsweresuspendedfrom
24March1975»exceptforthoseappliedinGermany,whichhaveremainedin
forceuncha-ngednotonlyinrespectofCommonCustomsTariffsubheadings
22.05CIandCIIbutalsoinrespectoftheproductdescriptions .Monetary
compensatory :amountsareapplicabletoallwinesfromnon-membercountries,
nodistinctionbeingmadebetweentablewinesandqualitywines.Inthe-case
ofCommunitywines,theamountsapplyonlytotablewinescoming -underta­
riffsubheadings 22.05CIandCII..Thedistinction madebetweenthelatter
andqualitywinesshouldposenoproblems,,sincethereisadifferentaccom­
panyingdocumentforthequalitywines.
2.Simplification ofRegulations (EEC)I'To1769/72>1599/71and1770/72
(requestbytheUnitedKingdom)
(a)Simplification ofthedocunentsrequiredinintrar-Community trade
(TdocumentsandVAdocuments).

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Ontheoccasion ofthegeneral reformation ofCommunity transit documents
undertaken within theframework ofsimplifying Community procedures applied "by
theCustoms Administrations ,theefforts made with aview tocombining ;
C'_:.:nunity transit documents (document ?)with theaccompanying documents (document :
VA)will becontinued .Difficulties lieinthefact that theaccompanying
documents arerequired tocheck each consignment oftheproducts ,inquestion ^
between theconsignor andtheconsignee ,even within aMember State .Onthe
other hand Tdocuments areonly required forintra-Conmurity trc.de -which accoui ,;
foronly 6jooftotal Community wine production .
Itshould be'stressed that this simplification isearnestly desired bycertain
professional organizations which have putforward concrete suggestions inthis
field .- •
Conclusion :
Dfespite thedifficulties theCommission particularly within theframework ofthe
work ofreformulating theTforms ,will examine thepossibility ofmerging
Community transit documents andtheaccompanying documents .
(b)Simplification ofthedocuments required forimports (VIdocuments andcertificate
oforigin ). • .
TheVIdocuments arenotrequired forliqueur wines ;adesignation -of-origin
certificate must ,however ,accompany liqueur wines which have aregistered
designation oforigin ,.such asPort ,Madeira ,Sherry ,Tokay (Aszu and •
Szamorodni ),Samos Muscat ,Setubal I'aiscatel ,Boberg andMalaga .TheCommission
ifill shortly take thenecessary measures tobring thecertificate into line with
aCommunity model .Inpoint offact itisonly inthe'case oftheSpanish wines
t.*
Jumilla ,Valdepenas Rioja andPriorato that both docunents arerequired -the
VIdocument asforallother wines intended fordirect human consumption ,and
adesignation -of-origin certificate togive entitlement ,tothe .tariff .preference
granted bytheCommunity within theframework of ."thetariff quota .
Conclusion .. ,
Given thecircumstances described above ,theCommission isnotconsidering
anyamendment totheexisting lcgMatxon .

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C.FRUITANDVEGETABLES
1.Possibleabolitionof-.qualitycontrolonconsignment^
movingwithinIlemberStates(item^5intheGermanLIemorandui,ij '
TheCommissionputthismatterbeforetheIlemberStatesatthemeetingof
theadhocWorkingParty.Subsequentdiscussionindicatedthatthestrict
applicationofRegulation(EEC)n°2638/69didindeedpoaecertainproblems
inse^'veralIlemberStates,butnoeasysolutionwasathand.
2.Possibleeasingofqualitycontrolonfruitandvegetablesexported
insmallquantitiestonon-membercountries
TheexpertsfromtheMemberStatesalsodiscussedthequestionofcompul­
sorychecksonconsignments offruitandvegetablessubjecttocommonquality
standardswhichareexportedtocountriesoutsidetheCommunity,Itwasnoted
that,withtheexceptionofGermany,IlemberStateshadnodifficultyinapplying
CommissionRegulation(EEC)n°496/70of17march1970,sothatitseemed
psferabl *-toretaintheexistinglegislation.Itshouldbepointeddutthat
bothcorrealsorychecksonexportsoffruitandvegetablessubjecttoquality
standardscadtheissueofcertificates forthoseletsconsideredtomeetthe
standardsinquiredfortheproductsinquestionhavebeenadoptedbytheOECD
underthearrangements fortheapplicationofinternational standardstofruit
andvegetables,bytwoDecisionsoftheCouncildated28July1964(76thsession)
and40July1973(49"thsession)respectively.
Thisbeingthecase,itwouldbediffioultfortheCommunitytotakeunilateral
actiontolimitcontrolstoexportconsignments ,ofsubstantialsize.
Conclusion :AsTegardsPoint1above,theCommissionisnowstudyingsolutions
wherebyeffectivequalitycontrolcouldbecarriedoutwithoutinfringingthe
rulesconcerningtheestablishment ofthecommonmarketandwilltakethe
necessary measures.
AsregardsPoint2,however,theCommissiondoesnotenvisageanyamendments
totheexistinglegislation. ■ -
D.PATS'• --'
TheManagementCommitteeforOilsandFatsisnowmakingastudywithaview
tothesimplificationoftheprovisionsgoverningtheorganisationofmarkets,
involvinginparticular,changesintheprocedurewherebyoilseedsandolive
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E.raCDTTCTSNOTCOVEREDBYimm.71
1*Complexityofthesystemofvariablecomponentschargeable ORimports
(itemnu41intheGermanmemorac/luri)- ;■"
(a)toavoidfixingthevariablecomncaentsattrivialamountsof~oecono­
micsignificance andsimplifythetaskoftheauthoritiesresponsiblefor
collecticatheCommissionsubmittedtotheCouncillastmonthac'.'aftregu­
lationreining -thethresholdbelowwUi-.hnovariablecomponatischarged.
Conclusion : •.
Theproposedmeasuresail,inpraotirfa,havetheeffectofabolishingabout-
5fooftheva1.'.tablecomponentschargedonimportedproductsand507°"ofsuoh
componentschargedontrade,betweeniheoriginalCommunityandthenewMember
Statesandontradebetweenthelatter.
(b)IthasMenproposedthatamarginof1u.a,/lOOlegshouldbeintroduced,
withinwhichtherateofthevariablecomponentwouldbeafixedone,toavoid
excessivelyfrequentchangestotheaate. •
Thisproblemhasbeenexaminedbythe,"Article235"GroupofExperts,who
concludedthaitheadvantagesoftheproposedsolutionwpuldinfactbeminimal;
onthewhole,therefore,theexpoertswerenotinfavourofthismeasure.
Conclusion:TheCommissiondoesnotenvisageanyamendmenttotheexisting
legislation. "'
(c)withthesamepurposeinmind,thaCommissionhasexaminedthepossibility
ofincreasingtheintervalatwhichthenewratesforthevariablecomponents
arefixedfrom3to4..months,onsetdates.Itwaspointedout,however,that
thisproblemiscloselyconnectedwithohangesinthethresholdpricefor
basicagricultural products,,s '■
Conclusion;Itwillbeproposedthattheintervalbetweenohangesinthe
variablecomponentsshouldbeincreasedsothatthedatesofsuch<faanges
correspond,whereverpossible,to£i;hedatesonwhichthethresholdprices
applicabletobas&oproductsarechangedtoavoidtheneedforafurtherfixing
forthevariablecomponsis.
2.Simplification of.themachineryforgrantingrefunds(itemn°44'intheGerman
mémorandum).
TheCommissionhasexaminedthisproblemwiththeassistanceofexpertsfromthe
MemberStates.Noagreementhasbeenreachedonariamendmenttotherulesnowin.
Conclusion: force.
TheCommissiondoesnotenvisageanyamendmenttotheexistinglegislation.

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RW/gr/nc
•шмII .
DRAFTRESOLUTION OFTHECOUNCIL
concerningmeasurestosimplifytheagricultural
législation
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES , ;
Havingregardtothedraftprepared t>3rtheConmissionj
A\*areofthedifficulties facing "bothCommunityandnationalauthoritiesin
connectionwiththemanagementandimplementation of.thecommonagricultural
policy,.particularly inviewoftheneedtoreactwithincreasingrepidity
tomarketdevelopmentsj
Desiring,nevertheless ,toimprovethesituationasfaraspossible } ■
HASADOPTEDTHISRESOLUTIONS '
I.
TheCouncilstressestheneedtoensurethattheagricultural legislation
canbeimplementedwithoutexcessivedifficultybothbythenationalautho­
ritiesandbythetradeinterestsconcerned#
II.
TheCounciltakesnoteoftheworkundertakenbytheCommissionwithaview
tosimplifying Communitylegislation onagriculture andrequeststheCommis­
siontocontinueitseffortsinthisdirection.
III.
TheCouncilrequeststheMemberStatestoimprovecoordination betweenall
thenationalbodiesconcernedwithimplementation oftheagricultural legis­
lation,and^particularbetween'tlxe"customsauthoritiesandtheoifyerr
bodies.

~2-
The Council notes that
acts tobeadopted under thecommon agricultural policy must inthe
.."rjority ofcases ,asregards thetine limit tobeallowed before their
entry into force ,beregarded asrelating tomeasures justified by
compelling reasons ofaneconomic nature within themeaning ofthe
Resolution of27June 1974 concerning measures tobetaken with aview
tosimplifying thetask ofthecustoms authorities ;whereas this is
mainly duetotheoperational requirements ofthecommon agricultural policy .
> ' '."
Consequently ,asregards theentry into force ofagricultural legislation ,
theCouncil noting that thetime limit ofsixweeks laid down inits
Resolution of27June 1974 cannot always beobserved ?
«•considers that areasonable time limit should nevertheless beprovided
soastotake acoount ineach case ofthetime limits which inpractice
arenecessary fortheadministrative application ofthis legislation ;
this time limit should notinprinciple beless than oneweek ;
■–will ensure that ,Khan adopting itsacts ,itleaves theCommission'
adequate time forthepreparation ,under normal conditions ,ofthe
Inpleaenting -provisions arising therefrom andwill request the
Commission tosubmit itsproposals ingood time .