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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)31final.
Bmissels.22February1977*
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
concerningimportsofrice
fromtheArabRepublicofEgypt
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)NO
concerningimportsofbran,sharpsandotherresidues
derivedfromthesifting,millingorotherworking
ofcerealsoriginatingintheArabRepublicofEgypt.
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
CCM(77)31final.

VI/419/77-E
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheiCooperation AgreementandtheInterimAgreementsigned
on18January1977betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
ArabRepublicofEgyptandtheexchangesoflettersconcerninginports
ofriceandimportsofbranandsharpsfromE&yptnecessitate the
adoptionofmeasuresforimplementing thearrangements forimports
intotheCommunity.TheCommissionthereforeproposesthatthe
CounciladoptthefollowingRegulations :
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)No/77of concerning
importsofricefromtheArabRepublicofEgypt
-CouncilRegulation(EEC)No/77of concerning
importsofbrantsharpsandotherresiduusderivedfromthesif­
ting,millingorotherworkingofcereal?originatingintheArab
RepublicofE^jypt.
I

VI/419/77-S
COUNCILREGULATION' (EEC)Nohi
OF
concerningimportsofrice
fromtheArabRepublicofE&ypt.
THECOUNCILC(PTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCom­
munity,andinparticularArticles43and.113thereof,
Havingregartj,totheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament(l),
WhereastheCooperation AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munityandtheArabRepublicofEgyptandtheInterimAgreementon
theadvanceimplementation ofoertainprovisionsoftheCooperation
Agreementrelatingtotradeweresignedon18January1977?
WhereasunderArticle19oftheCooperation AgreementandArticle12ofthe
InterimAgreement,providedthatthe
ArabRepublicofEgyptleviesaspecialexportchargeonrice
fallingwithinheadingNo10.06oftheCommonCustomsTariff,the
importlevyshallbereducedby25%oftheaverageleveloflevies
applicableduringareferenceperiod,subjecttoafixedannuallimit
of32000tonnes;
Whereasthisspecialexportchargemustbereflectedintheimport
priceoftheseproductsintheCommunity ;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheseAgreementsarecorrectlyap­
plied,measuresshouldbeadoptedrequiringtheimporter,atthetime
whenthericeisimported,toftrnishproofthatthespecialexport
chargehasbeenleviedbytheArabRepublicofEgypt;
Whereas,pursuantinteraliatotheexchangeoflettersannexedto
theAgreementsaforesaid,thesearrangements requirerulesfortheir
implementation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(1)0JNo•••••

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Article1
ThelevyonimportsintotheCommunityofricefalling
withinheadingNo10.06oftheCommonCustomsTarifforiginatingin
theArabRepublicofEgyptshallbethelevycalculatedinaccor­
dancewithArticle11ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO1418/76of21
June1976onthecommonorganization ofthemarketinrice(2),less
anamount,tq"befixedbytheCommissionqachquarter,equalto25%
oftheaverageoftheleviesappliedduringthereferenceperiodre­
ferredtoinArticle4*
Article2
Article1shallapplyto
theimportercanfurnishproofthat
beenleviedbytheArabRepublicof
19(2)ofthqCooperation Agreement
rimAgreement.allimportsinrespectofwhich
thespecialexportchargehas
EgyptinaccordancewithArticle
andArticle12(2)oftheInte-
Article3
WhereinanyyeartheCommissionfindsthatimportseffec­
tedundertheforegoingprovisionsduringthatyearhavereacheda
totalof32.000tonnes,itshallsuspendapplication ofArticle1for
theremainderoftheyearinquestion.
Article4
Rulesfortheapplication ofthisRegulation,inparticu­
larasregardsthereferenceperiodtobetakenintoconsideration
forthepurposeoffixingtheamountbywhichthelevyistobere­
duced,shallbeadoptedundertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle27ofRegulation(EEC)NoI418/76.
Article5
1,CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1434/76of21June1976concerning
importsofricefromtheArabRepublicofEgypt(3)ishereby
repealed.
2,References )totheRegulationrepealedbyparagraph1shallbe
construedasreferencestothisRegulation *
\)O.J.NoL166,25.6.1976,p.1
•>)O.J.NoL166,25.6.1976,p.45

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Article6
ThparrangementsprovidedforinthisRegulationshall
applyfromtheentryintoforceoftheInterimAgreement "betweentheEuropeanEconomioCommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt,
Article7
ThiqRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOffioialJournaloftheEuropean
aoumunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyana.
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DopeatBrussels. For"theCouncil,
ThePresident.

VI/419/77-E
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )No /77
OP
concerning imports of "bran ,sharps andother residues
derived from thesifting ,milling orother working
ofcereals originating intheArab Republic ofEgypt .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Com­
munity ,andinparticular Articles 43and113thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament (l),
Whereas theCooperation Agreement between theEuropean Economic Com­
munity andtheArab Republic ofEgypt andtheInterim Agreement (2)
ontheadvance implementation ofcertain provisions oftheCoopera­
tion Agreement were signed on18January ^977 »
Whereas ,undor Article 20oftheCoope ration Agreement andArticle
13oftheInterim Agreement ,provided that theArab Republic ofEgypt levies a
special charge onexports ofbran ,sharps andother residues derived from
thesifting ,milling orother working ofcereals falling within
subheading 2^.02 AoftheCommon Customs 'fariff ,thevariable com­
ponent ofth«import levy shall bereduced byajiamount equivalent
to60%oftheaverage ofthevariable components ofthelevies on
theproduct fynquestion forthethree months preceding themorvth in
which such anamount isfixed ;
Whereas this special export charge must boreflected inthe impOi-t
price ofthe#e products intheCommunity ]
Whereas ,inorder toensure that these Agreements arecorrectly ap­
plied ,measures should beadopted requiring theimporter ,atthe
time when th«bran ,sharps andother residues areimported ,tofur­
nish proof that thespecial export charge hasbeen levied bytheArab Republic
ofEgypt ;
Whereas ,pursuant inter alia totheexchange ofletters relating to
Article 20oftheCooperation Agreement andArticle 13oftheInte­
rimAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheArab
Republic ofEgypt concerning theimport into theCommunity ofbran ,
andsharps originating intheArab Republic ofEgypt ,these Agree­
ments requira detailed rules fortheir application ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
p)Opinion dalivered onOJ NoL

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Article 1
Tftevariablecomponentofthelevyonimportsintothe
Communityofbran,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfromthesif­
ting,millingorotherworkingofcerealsfallingwithinsubheading
2^.024of"M*®CommonCustomsTarifforiginatingintheArabRepu-
b],iaofEgyp^shallbethatcalculatedinaccordancewithArticle2
ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2744/75of29October1975°n"theim­
portandexpprtsystemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
rj.ce(3)lesipanamountequivalentto60%oftheaverageofthe
variablecomponentsoftheleviesontheproductinquestionforthe
threemonthsprecedingthemonthinwhichsuchanamountisfixed.
Article2
Article1shallapplytoallimportsinrespectofwhich
theimportercanfurnishproofthatthespecialexportchargehas
beenleviedbytheArabRepublicofE^yptinaccordancewithArticle
20oftheCooperation AgreementorwithArticle13oftheInterim
Agreement.
Article3
Ifnecessary,detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Regulation,J.nparticularasregardsthefixingoftheamountby
whichthelevyistobereduced,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
(4).
Article4
Thearrangements providedfor^nthisRegulationshall
applyfromtheentryintoforceoftheInterimAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheAyahRepublicofEgypt.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterinljoforceonthethirdday
followingitifpublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Cunmunities ..
■hO.J.NoL281,1.11.1975,P.65 •–/•••
4jO.J.NoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddi­
rectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
BogieatBrasspis. FortheCouncil,
ThePresident.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DA72,19.1.1977
x.BUDcurUKscoïîcurrsoiChapter10(levies)
2.actioniCouncilregulationsrelatingtoimportsofriceand.ofbranandsharps
originatinginEgypt.
3.lecalbasisiArticles43and113oftheTreaty.
4.objectivesiPartialreductionoftheleviesonrice(foraquotaof32.000t.)
andon"branand.sharpsprovidedthatEgyptappliesanexportcharge
ofanequivalent amountonthoseproducts.
J.FIHA.VCIALCOÎJSEÇUtfiCE
>.0EXIErDITUHS
-CIURCEDTOTttEECBUDGET
(RO-UHlS/lllT-fiVL.VTIONS)FORTHEKARKETIHG TEARCURRENTFINANCIAL YEAS
(77) ;FCLLOWIKS FINANCIAL TEAR
(1978)
[-.CHARCEDTOKATION'ALASKZNJSTR.
I^CIIAjtCEH)TOOTHERNATIONALCROUPS
15.1RECEIPTS-GVNR1T
(LEWE3-C'/nRirounr-s OFr;sEC
(LEnESJOQPCKXXKXXSQC -l,2"_million u.L-'J.,2million-1,2million
Ι-ΝΑΤΙΟίίΑΙ,"1Ηp■' »l»'ilfim|iM■11nuli"W111'Iu,a.
■ »u.a.
YEAR••••••••TEAR• TSAR
i.o.ipluria.vmuai.TATTipnofe);pí:íditure
5.1.1puiriA.vinj|jLl'ATTJpiforMic&rm-12millionu.a.-*,2millionu.a.
ir^pM ■nr–1-
5.2»;jirao»opc,ilwu,tiokn^-cpllectionoflevies
Rice}32.'POOt.x0,25x150u.a./t.»1.200.000u.a.Thereisnonew
"budgetaryimplication,thesearrangements havingbeeninexis-
tenpesince1973
Branandsharps:onthebasisof1974and1975imports(131.000EURand73.000
EUR)theamountwhichnon-collection oftheleviesinvolvesisnegligible
6.0FINANCINGPOSSIBLEKITHCREDITSK3X3333CIN RELEVANTCHAPTER0?CURRENTBUDGET?writtenintoÏES^ÛCX
6.1
6.2SSejHfâœûC
6.3CR^OITSTOBEWRITrEMINTOFUTUREBUDGETS?TES/OI
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