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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C(76)114final.
Brussels,24March1976
DRAFT
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
extendingthetotalsuspensionoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesonnewpotatoesfallingwithinsub­
heading07»01AIIa)andpotatoesfallingwithinsub­
heading07.01AIIIb)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
c^76)114final.

EXPLANATORY MEMOR/CÏIÎUM
Themarketsituationinthewarepotatosectorremainsdifficult.
Inthelastfewdays,theRotterdammarkethasexperienced apricerise
forthevarietyBintje+50mmfrom30fl/lOOkg(23,84UA)to88fl/lOOkg
(26,22UA).
Themarketfornewpotatoes(Munich)has"begunwithhighpricelevels:
152DM/lOOkg(47,21UA)fortheSyracusanvarietySPUNTA.
ImportsfromMediterranean states(especiallyMoroccoandSpain)areat
thesamelevelastheItalianprices.
Inresponsetothissituation,theCommissionproposestoprolongthe
suspensionx>ftheCommonCustomsTariffdutiesuntilthe30thJune1976
forwarepotatoes(sub-heading07.01AIIIboftheCCT)anduntilthe
25thApril1976fornewpotatoes(sub-heading07.01AIIaoftheCCT).

DRAFT
REGULATION (EEC)No.../76OFTHECOUNCIL
of...... .
extending thetotal suspension oftheautonomous duties
intheCommon Customs Tariff onnewpotatoes of
subheading 07.01 AIIa)and
potatoes ofsubheading 07.01 AIIIb)
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 28thereof ;
Having regard totheDraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ;
Whereas Regulations (EEC)Nos288/76(1)and 128/76 (2)have suspended
until 28March 1976 theautonomous duties intheCommon Customs Tariff on
inter alia newpotatoes ofsubheading 07.01 AIIa)andpotatoes of
subheading 07.01 AIIb);
Whereas there isstill ashortage ofthese potatoes intheCommunity and
accordingly thesuspension oftheCommon Customs Tariff duties onthese
products should beextended foralimited period ;
i
RAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Thedate 28March 1976 given inArticle 1oftheRegulation (EEC)No288/76
shall bereplaced bythedate 25April 1976 .This modification refers only
tothesuspension oftheduties intheCommon Customs Tariff onnew
potatoes ofsubheading 07.01 AIIa).
Article 2
Thedate 28March 1976 given inArticle 1oftheRegulation (EEC)No128/76
shall bereplaced bythedate 30June 1976 .
. •••/•»•
(1)OJNoL37of12.2.1976 ,p.3
(2)OJNoL14of23»1.1976 ,p.6.

Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29March1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
.DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePrésident