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Brussels ,18March 1975
PROPOSAL FORAREGULATION (EEC)OPTOMCOUNCIL
amending Regulation (EEC)No823/68asregards theconditions forthe
entry ofcertain cheese under certain tariff headings ,andRegulation
(EEC)HO950/68ontheCommon Customs Tariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COII(75 )117final

EXPLA1TAT0RY ME±ORANI)U!I
1.Innegotiations underArticleX.XIV-6,theConmunitybasconcludedwith
CanadaanagreementconcerningtheentryofCheddarcheeseundercertain
conditions.Iftheseconditionsaremettheimportlevyisfixedat
15unitsofaccoxuitper100kgnetweight.
2.Theentryconditionsincludeinparticulartheobligationtoabideby
afree-at-frontiervalue,asinthecaseofItementalercheesewhichis
boundunderGATT.Thefree-at-frontiervaluesarelinkedtothetarget
priceformilkinthecaseofEriroentalerandtothetreahcldpricefor
Cheddar.
SincetheCouncilhasdecidedthatthepricesintheComnnmityforthe
1975/76milkyearwillberaisedasfrom16September1975itisdesirable,
inordertoavoidhavingtoamendRegulation(EEC)Ho823/63again,to
fixrightawaythefree-at-frontiervalueswhichwillbeapplicablecn
thatdate.
3.Regulation(EEC)No95^/68ontheCommonCustomsTariffhasbeenamended
asregardstheexchangeratetobeusedforconvertingintonational
currencytheunitofaccountbyreferencetowhichthesubheadingsfor
Enmentaler cheesearedetermined .Itisthereforealsodesirableinthe
interestsofclaritytoincorporatethisamendmentinRegulation (EEC)
No823/68.c

Proposal fora
REGULATION -(EEC )OF' -THE CCTCT?C"1 .
)anor£i-r.g Regulation (EEC)No823/68asregards theconditions forthe
entry ofcertain cheeses under certain tariff headings and (ii)Hs^.lation
(EEC )No950/68ontheCommon Customs Tariff .
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROFEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community t
(1)Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No80k/GS cf27June 1968
onthecommon ,organization ofthemarket inmilk andmilk products ,
aslastamended byRegulation .(EEC)No^65/75^^>andi*1particular
Article 1^(6 )thereof s
' t
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,ine*necaraageaent concluded vlUh .Casada on28Sklasiaay .1975 »it
isprovided .that theCommunity #hall establish ,intheframework ofits
autonomous policy ,special import arrangements forCheddar which meets
ce?tain conditions }whereas these arrangemenbs provide foralevy of
\
15units ofaccourt per 100kg»
\ (\t 1 a. V 1xAVJ/ _«Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No823/68 -of28June 1968deter­
mining thegroups ofproducts .andthe special provisions forcalculating
levies onmilk and'milk products ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)
(k) ... _ . .. >No467/75 tmust therefore beamended : i
i '
Whereas theprice formilk andthethreshold prices ss?etohe wi"th
effect from 16September 1975 ;whereas ths on^'i values ofErssenialer
Cbnyere ,.Sbrinz andAppensoll cheeses falling within ouTsheadisg Ho04*04 -A,X;
azdthg£peo-at-ft?oa,tier value ofCheA&ai ?falling within 04*04 E
I("o)1(aa)jiru.Su ire£02*9 "baa&jusied aocoi-diíiglj s
(1)OJNoL1^8,"25.6.1968 ,p.13 -A-.
(2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975 ,p. -8
(3)OJNoL151 ,30.6.1968 ,p.3
(b)OJNoL52,28.2.1975 ,P-10

WhereasCornellRegulation(EEC)NO950/68^'of28June1?68onth"9Ccraaoa
QmtccjBHasrLStwaslastamended "byRegulation(EEC)NO/T5^^iwhereas
intheinterestsofclaritythisamendmentshouldbeincorporatedinAo*vexII
toRegulation (E3C)No823/68; -
WhereasthetariffnomenclatureinAnnexIItoRegulation(HEG^!fo823/68is
usedintheCommonCustomsTariff......
HASADOPTSDTHISREGULATION ï
Article1
AnArticle6basfollowsisinsertedinRegulation(E7DC)No823/68;•
ob
■i1IIIII1i<iliW'1(1
ShaIqvyporltOOlegofapro&icbinQrcmp10a^.dlfalling .wi'ihjjioufehaadipg
d4a»04'BX('0)1(aa)shall"beetjaalto13turl^sofaccount®•
Article2
AnnexIIRegulation(EEC)No823/68isemendedasfollows:
(l)Thedescriptionat--the-goodsfallingwithinsubheading04«C4EI(£)1of
theCommonCustomsTariffisreplacedbythedescriptioninAnnexIto
Hhkr-Jl0guld /£ion« !
1 •••'
(2)The"textoffociaaote4isreplacedbythefollowing 1
"4(a).InthecaseofBnmentaler,Cruyere,Sbrinz,Eergk'dseandAppenzell,
"wholecheeses"meanswholecheesesoftheconventionalflat
cylindricalshapeofthefollowingnetweightss
-Emmentaler :notlessthan60kgbutnotmorethan130kg
-GruyereandSbrinz:notlessthan20kgbutnotmerethan45kg
-Eerglcdse -:notlessthan20kgbutnotmorethan60kg
'–Anpenzell :notlessthan6kgbutnotmorethan8kg.
(5)OJNi)L172,22.7.1968,,p.1
(6)OJNoL. p.

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vXb)ln_.th.G-caseofCheddar,"wholecheeses"means:
–whola.nheosestheroonu^rLtxonaltlat-cgrOin&ri©41ekape-of
anetweightofnotlessthan39kg"butnotmorethan44kg
–cubicblocksofcheeseofanetweightofnotlessthan16kg
"butnotmorethan21kgn"
Article3
Witheffectfrom16September1975"thedescriptions ofthegoodsfalling
withinsubheadings O4.0O4AIand04.04EI(b)1(aa)oftheCommonCustoms
TariffcontainedinAnnexIItoRegulationtSEC)No823/68arereplacedby
thosecontainedinAnnexIItothisRegulation.
Article4
ThefollowingtextisaddedafterthefootnotesattheendofAnnexIIto
Regulation(EEC)NO823/68J
"KB,ForthepurposesofheadingNo04-«04,theexchangeratetobeapplied
inconvertingintonationalcurrenciestheunitofaccountreferredtoin
thesubdivisions ofthisheadingshall,notwithstanding GeneralRuleC3
containedinPartI,SectionI,betherepresentative rate,ifsucharate
isfixedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation No129onthevalueoftheunit
ofaccountandtheexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(0JNo106,30o10.1962,p,2553/62)."
Article5
TheCommonCustomsTariffannexedtoRegulation(EEC)No950/68is
amendedinaccordancewithAnnexIIItothisRegulation.
Witheffectfrom16September1975CommonCustomsTariffannexedto
Regulation(EEC)No95^/68isamendedinaccordancewithAnnexIVtothis
Regulation.1.
2.
«/•*«

Artic]6
Thechangesmnomenclature providedforinArticles1,2,3apd4shallnot
affectimportorexportlicencesoresrtifio&bos ianued "beforethedatefrom
kMoJipaehchangesaretoapply.. -' .
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1975*
ThisRegulationshallbe"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates, •. .
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

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ANNEX I
Amendment toAnnex IItoRégulation (EEC )No823/63asfrom 1April 1975
Eeadirig
numberDescription
Ck,Ok
IE. (unchanged )
1»(unchanged )
(a)(unchanged )
(b)(unchanged )
1,Cheddar ,including Chester î
',X , V*)
(aa)Whole Cheddar cheeses cade from
unpasteurized milk ,ofaminimum fat
vcontent of50%byweight ,inthedry
• -matter ,matured foratleast 9months and
afree -at-frontier value ofnot leas
than 186.20 UAper100kgnetweight
(bb)Other
r - . ' '
li

Amendments toAnnex IItoRegulation (EEC )No823/63asfrom 16
September 1975 J -
Headinj
numberDescription
Cheese and curd :
A.Emmentaler ,Grujrere ,Sbrinz ,3ergkase andAppenzell ,
not grated orpowJered s
1.Ofaminimum fatcontent ofk-3%bywe^hc ,inthedrymatter ,matured foratleast 3months ^) *
(M .„ . .. , (5)(a)Whole cheeses ofafree-at-frontier value
per i00kgnetweight of î
(a)
(a)1.1S6.06 UA ormore ,butless than 216 .06UA(a)
2-216.06 UA ormore
(b)Pieces packed invaou$m orininert gas :
1.With rind onatleast oneside ,ofanetweights
(aa)Ofnotless than 1kgbutless thaij 5kg
and ofafree-at-frontier value(5 )
ofnot less than 216 .06UA (a)butless
than 2V*„0b UA(a)per100kgnetweight
(bb)Ofnotless than k$Cgand ofafree~at -
frontier values 5)ofnotless than
2M„0.6 UA (a)per100kgnetweight
2,Other ,of .anetweight ofnotless than $5g
butuotmore than 250gl'6)an%Dfafree-at -
frontier vilue(5 )ofnotless than 26'4.06 UA (a)
per100kgnetweight
11,""(smchângeS .) .......
va)i'orimports to.totheUnited Kingdom ^this free-at«»frontier value
shall bereduced by9,99 UAper 100kgnetweight -.
Headiag
îi&nber
^TTcT ""Description
E. (urichanged /
1.(unchanged )
(a)(unchanged )
(b)(unchanged )
1.Cheddar ,including Ches5ter ,ïv
(aa)Whole Cheddar cheeses ,made from unpasteu <
rized milk ,ofaminimum fatcontent of
30%byweight ,inthedrymatter ,matured
foratleast 9months and ofafree-at -
frontier value ofnot less than 193»10 UA
' per100kgnetweight'-'
(tb)Otheri

AffiTEX III
Amendments tothe Common Tariff asfrom 1April 1975 *
Chap+er 4oftheCommon Customs Tariff isamended asfollows :
1.Thetext ofAdditional Note 4isreplaced "bythefollowing :
"(a)Theexpression "whole cheeses ",asused insubheading 04.04AI(a),
shall "betaken toapply towhole cheeses oftheconventional flat
cylindrical shape ofthefollowing netweights :
-Bnmentaler :notless than 60kg "butnotmore than 130kg ;
-Gruyere .andSbrinz :notless than 20kghutnotmore than 45kg ;
-Bergkase :notless than 20kghutnotmore than 60kg ;
-Appenzell :notless than 6kgtautnotmore than 8kg.
(b)Theexpression "whole cheeses ",asused insubheading 04.04 EI(b)
1(aa),shall betaken toapply to:
-Whole cheeses ofthe conventional flat cylindrical shape ofanet
weight ofnotless than 39kgbutnotmore than 44kg ;
-cubic blocks ofcheese ofanetweight ofnotless than 16kgbut
notmore than 21kg."
2.Subheading 04.04 EI(b)isamended asfollows :
■I ... ■ jRate ofduty
Heading '
nimber1 ...
Description
yautonomous
*
orlevy (L)conven­
tional
%
D4.04 E.(unchanged )
1.(unchanged )I
I
1r (a)(unchanged )I
\
(b)(unchanged )I
!•Cheddar ,includi ngChestefr :
(iaa)Whole Cheddar cheeses ,
made from unpasteurized ,
milk ,ofa,minimum fat
content of50%byweight ,
inthedry .matter ,matu-
redforatleast 9months
; andofafree-at -frontier
! , value ofnotless than
186.20 UAper100kgnet
weight (b) '23(L)
(bb)Other 23(L)
(b)Entry under this subheading issubject toconditions tobedetermined
bythecompetent authorities .

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AfflîEXIV
AmendmentstotheCommonCustomsTariffasfrom16September1975.
InChapter4oftheCommonCustomsTarifftheentriesrelatingtosubheadings
04.04AIandEI(b)1(aa)areamendedasfollows:
I •. ..IRateofduty
Heading
number•'♦»■",i-.Description -*autonomous
*
orlevy(L)οοηνβη-
ίΊχοηβ,Ι
1ο
04.04Cheeseandcurd(a):
A.Snmentaler ,Gruyere,Sbrinz,Bergkase
andAppenzell,notgratedorpowdered:
1.Ofaminimumfatcontentof45/°
byweight,inthedrymatter,matured
foratleast3months(b):I
I
|
!■i
ii(a)Wholecheesesofafree-at-;
frontiervalueper100kgnet
weightof.:
,.(*)1.196.06UAormore,butlessthàn216..06Ua(*)
(%: '2.216.06UA'ormore l23(L)(0)
23(L)(c)
(b)Piecespackedinvacuumorin iinertgas...~ |
1
I
II
1.Withrind0:1atleastone J
•side,ofa-netweight:
I
i(aa)Ofnoblessthan.lkg
butiessLithan5kgand
ofatye2-at-frontier
'value'ofriotlessthan
216.06 ;hutless
..than244*06Ua(*)per
100kgnatweight j23(L)(c)
; .(bb)Ofriotlessthan
450gandofafree-
at-frontiervalueof
..notJessthan244*06UA
(*)per100kgnet
weight1
23(L)
;I;
(c)
i
I
!
I

AMEXIV(con-td)
1 2
!i
l3 4
2.Other,ofanetweightofnot
lessthan75S*>utnotmore
than250gandofafree-at-
frontiervalueofnotless
than264.O6UAv*)per100kg
netweight
II.(unchanged)23(L)
23(L)(c)
(c)
(*)ForimportsintotheUnitedKingdom,thisfree-at-frontiervalueshall
hereduced "by9,99UAper100kgnetweight.
Heading
numberRatesofduty
Descriptionautonomous
1"
orlevy(L)conven-
tional
fo
04.04E.(unchanged)
I.(unchanged)
(a)(unchanged)
(b)(unchanged)
1.Cheddar,mcludingChester:
i (aa)WholeCheddarcheeses.
madefromunpasteu-
rizedmilk,ofamini­
mumfatcontentof50$
"byweight,inthedry
matter,maturedforat
least9monthsandof 1
afree-at-frontier
valueofnotlessthan
193.10UAper100kg,
23(L) netweight(b)
(bh)Other 23(L)