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ProposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)¡
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ThepurposeofthisdraftRegulationistemporarilytosuspendtheinward
processingarrangements forwhey,asisalreadythecaseuntil31March1980
forbutterandskimmedmilkpowder.
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IConsiderable quantitiesofpowderedwheyhavebeenimportedintotheCommunity j
recentlyforincorporation incompoundanimalfeedingstuffs,amongother j
things.Sincemoreandmorepowderedwheyisbeingusedinanimalfeedinstead ;
ofskimmedmiIkpowder,importsofpowderedwheyundertheIPTarrangements j
havenotonlyreplacedpowderedwheyofCommunityoriginbutalsohavelimited
outletsontheworldmarketforskimmedmilkpowderofthisorigin. i
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InviewofthesurplussituationintheCommunityasregardsthemilksector
andinorderthatanyexportpossibility shouldbereservedforproductsof
Communityorigin,itisproposedtosuspendinwardprocessingtradeinthe
caseofwheyuntil31March1980. !
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IInordertoallowpersonsconcernedtofulfilundertakings enteredinto,this !
measuredoesnotaffectoperationscarriedoutduringonemonthafterits
entryintoforce,providedthattheywerealreadyauthorised onthatdate. !

proposal fora !
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) ' * '
prohibiting the use ofinward processing arrangements for whey
THE COUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Raving regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No804/63of27Juni 1968 onthe
common organization ofthemarket inmilk andmilk products (l),aslast
amended byRegulation (EEC)No /79(2),andinparticular Article 18
(1)thereof ,
Having regard tothe proposal from the Commisfcicn ,
Whereas ,under Article 18(1 )ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,theuseofinward
processing arrangements mayinspecial cases ,totheextent necessary forthe
proper working ofthecommon orgeni zationofthemarket inmilk andmilk
products ,hewholly orpartly prohibited forproducts listed inArticle 1of
that Regulation intended forthemanufacture ofproducts listed inthat Article
orintheAnnex totheRegulation ;whereas Directive 69/73/EEC (3),aslast
amended "byDirective 76/lX9/EEC (4),provides fortheharmonization of
provisions laid down "bylaw ,regulation oradministrative action inrespect of
inward processing ;
Whereas surpluses ofskimmed-milk powder have built upintheCommunity ;whereas
available outlets ontheworld market arevery limited andthere istherefore
little scope forexports ofskimmed-milk powder ;whereas allavailable capacity
forabsorbing surpluses must therefore bereserved forCommunity production ;
whereas tothis endCouncil Regulation (EEC )No1961/75 (5),aslast amended by
Regulation (EEC )No875/76 (6), ,
(1}0JNoL148 ,28.6.1968 ,p.13
(2)0JNOL
(3)OJNoL58,9*3.1969 ,P-1
(4)0J5oL24,30.1.1976 ,p.58
(5)OJNoL200 ,31.7-1975 ,P.6
(6)OJNoL106 ,29.4.1977 ,p.23

prohibited ,theuseofinwardprocessingarrangements forskimmed-milk powder;
Whereasthescopefordisposingontheworldmarketofskimmed-milk powder
exportedintheformofproductsnotcovered "byAnnexIItotheTreatyandof
skimmed-milk powderincorporated inproductslistedinArticle 1ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68can"beincreased "byprohibitingtheCommunityprocessingindustry
fromusingwheyfromoutsidetheCommunity,subsequently processedintoskimmed-
milkpowderunderinwardprocessingarrangements ,forthemanufacture ofthese
products;
WhereasthesurplussituationintheCommunitymeansthatCommunityskimmed-milk
powdercanbemadeavailabletotheindustryinquestion;whereastheuseofwhey
fromoutsidetheCommunityisthereforeunnecessary andlikelytodisturbthe
properworkingofthecommonorganization ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts
whereastheuseofinwardprocessingarrangements forwheyshouldthereforebe
temporarilyprohibited ; !
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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
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Forwheyfallingwithinsubheading04.02AIoftheCommonCustomsTariffinten–.
dedforthemanufactureof.productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68ofintheAnnexofthatRegulationtheuseofinwardprocessingarrange­
mentsisprohibedfromthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingtheentryintoforoe
ofthisregulationto31MarchI98O . ; I
Article2
1.Article1shallnotapplytoimportseffected .underinwardprocessing '
arrangements withinthirtydaysfromthedateof i '

entry into force ofthis Regulation ,provided that they arecovered by
anauthorization valid onthat date .
2.Member States shall inform the Commission ofthe authorizations issued .*
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force ontheday ofitspublication inthe
Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall "be "binding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council