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COM(74)1700final
Brussels,25November1974
Proposalfora
REGULATION (SEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation (SEC)No960/68onthe
CommonCustomsTariffasregardstheexchange
rateto"beappliedinrespectofthetariff
classification ofcertaincheeses
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(74)17r0final

EXPIJJTATORY ISI'ÏORÂT^UÎÏ
PursuanttoGeneralRuleC3inPartI,SectionI,oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,theparvaluecommunicated totheInternational MonetaryFundis
appliedinrespectofthatTariffforthepurposeofcalculating customs
dutiesexpressedinunitsofaccountandofdefiningtheseepsofcertain
headingsorsubheadings.
Asaresultofcurrentfluctuations inexchangerates,appreciable
differencesarisebyreasonofthatprovisionintheapplicationofthe
Co.nrrouCustomsTariffinthevariousMemberStateswhichmpycause
deflection oftrade.
Thereforefinordertoremedythissituation,theCommissionstartedwork
onaproposalforanamendmenttotheabove-mentioned rule,whichithopes
toplacebeforetheCouncilassoonaspossible.
urgentsolution
Thesituationretires,however,'an.asregardstheimportationofcheeses
intocertainMeuberStates,sincethepriceofsuchcheeseonimportation
fromthirdcountriesisconsiderably lowerthanthepriceoflikeproducts
rranufactured withintheCommunity.Thetariffclassification ofthese
products,andhcncotherateofthelevy,iscloselylickedtoaminimum
pricewhichisnolongercapableofhavingtheintendedeffects.
Therefore,inviewoftheurgencyofthesituation,theCommission,
pendingitssubmissionofaproposalforanoverallsolution,proposesthat
theCouncilsettletheproblemraidedbytheseproducts.Theproposedsolution
istoapplytothem,forCCTpurposes,therepresentative ratewhichapplies
inrespectofsuchoperationsbyvirtueofinstruments implementing
tlieC'-r.uuonagricultural policy.
SinceitinbasedonArticle43oftheEECTreaty,theEuropeanParliament
mustbeconsultedonthisproposalforaRegulation.
Thisproposalhasnofinancialconsequences asregardstheCommunity
budget.

PROPOSAL FOR A
ECCTiLA'Han (mr.)o?$hfcouettcl
amending Regulation (EEC)No960/68onthe
Common Customs Tariff asregards theexchange rate
tobeapplied inrespect ofthetariff classification
ofcertain chooses
TESCOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEEN CŒEUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas General Rule C3inPart I,Section I,oftheAnnex toCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No950/63^of28June1968ontheCommon Customs Tariff ,
2aslast amended "byRegulation (EEC)HO ,provides that thounit
ofaccount (TJA)byreference towhich certain specific customs duties are
expressed orthescope ofcertain headings orsubheadings isdefined hasa
value ofO.88867O88 goffine gold ;
3)
Whereas ,under Council Regulation No129onthevalue oftheunit ofaccount
andthoexchange rates tobeapplied forthepurposes ofthecommon agricul­
tural policy ,aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)NO2543/73^^,derogations
maybemade from theprinciple ofusing parvalues toconvert onecurrency
into another ;
Whereas ,iftheexchange rate used toconvert oneeeETeswy i-8wot
irept aaelese pouslT-ûs *Lolàaâo%oa .\raie ,%î.4bkriM fiw ï*i^e tedS.e-
toy"?anacftyade aisftcause pys&ioie tobe intee "
various Member States :
(1)OJNoL172,22.7.1968 ,p.1
(2)OJNo
(3)OJNo 106 ,30,10,1962 ,p.2553/62
(4)OJNoL263 ,19.9.1973 ,P.1

Whereasthesituationisparticularly seriousinthecaseofimportsof
certaincheesesfallingwithinheadingNo04.04oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff;whereasinrespectoftheseproductstheexchangeratetohe
appliedshouldthereforehethatfixedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation
No129Î
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION 8
Article 1
TheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariffis
amendedasfollows:
-inrespectofheadingNo04.04«
-afterthedescription "cheeseandcurd"thereisinsertedafootnote
reference"(a)";
-incolumn4,givingtheconventionalrateofduty,thefootnote
reference"(a)"isreplaced "by"(c)".
-atthe"bottomofthepageonwhichheadingNo04.04appearss
-thefollowingfootnoteisinserted!
"(a)Theexchangerateto"beappliedinconvertingintonational
currencies theunitofaccountreferredtointhesubdivisions
ofthis -headingshall "betherepresentative rateifanyfixed
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation No129onthevalueoftheunit
ofaccountandtheexchangeratestoheappliedforthepurposes
oftheoommonagricultural policy:
-thepresentfootnote(a)hecomesnote(c).
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January 1975•
ThisRegulationshallhebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil