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COMMISSION CFTHE!EUP.OEHAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)329final
Brussels,27May1974
Proposalfora
REGULATIONofthecouncil
layingdownspecialprovisionsapplicabletotradein
tomatoconcentrates "betweentheCommunityasoriginally
constituted andthenewMemberStates
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CCM(74)329final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Inanormalmarketsituation,thepricesfortomatoconcentrates
inthenewMemberStateswouldbesubstantially lowerthanthoseinthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted.
2.Inordertoprotectthecompetitivepositionofproducersinthe
oldMemberStatesonthemarketsinthenewMemberStates,itwasagreed,
whenacompromise wasreachedconcerningtheestablishment ofacommontrade
systemforproductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables,thattheCommission
woulddrawupaproposalmakingprovisionforthegrantofrefundsonexports
oftomatoconcentrates tothenewMemberStates.Therefunds,tobegran­
tedintheformofcompensatory amounts,wouldbephasedoutinannualstages
overthecourseofthetransitional period.
3. Aprovisionmustbeincludedtospecifyhowthecompensatory
amountsaretofitintothepresentfinancingarrangements.Asregards
compensatory amountsgrantedorleviedintradebetweenoldandnewMember
States,itisproposedthat,forthepurposesofthefinancingofthecommon
agricultural policy,suchamountsshouldberegardedasintervention inten­
dedtostabilisethemarket.Asregardsexportstothirdcountries,itis
proposedthatthecompensatory amountbedeductedfromthecorresponding
exportrefund(wheretherefundisequaltoorgreaterthanthecompensatory
amount).Itshouldbenotedthatthereisnoprovisionforacompensatory
amounttobeleviedonimportsfromthirdcountries.
4. As_rc_gardsthe_J'in^cialjsffects,inpracticeonlyexportsof
tomatoconcentrates fromtheoldtothenewMemberStatesareofanyimpoi*-
tanceAssumingannualexportsof5«000"tandacompensatory amountof9
u.a./lOOkg(presentleveloftherefundadditional),expenditurewould
amountto450*000u.a.fora12monthperiod(andinfactthisfigurecorres­
pondstotheexpenditureonrefundbefore1February1973)*Allowingfor
theproposedreductionofcompensatory amounts(80$from1July1974»etc.),
additionalexpenditureisexpectedtoamounttosome400.000u.a.in1974

2»
andtosome3o»C00u.a.in1$75»Thisexpenditurecouldbecharged
againstChapter68-Fruitand'VegafblegfArticle"5&12-Otherinter­
ventions,oftheBudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities# .
Chapter68t1973Appropriations –63*460.000u.a.''"
Utilization •34*490.348u.a#
1974Appropriaiions.-68.100.000u.a. ,
i
Theexpenditure whichwouldresultfromtheproposedmeasurerepresents
only0,7$oftheappropriations providedfortinderthisChapterandis
thuswellwithinthemarginallowedforinthemultiannual "budgetary -
estimates.

Pfropos&lfora
REGULATION OPTHECOUNCIL
layingdownspecialprovisionsapplicabletotradeintomatoconcentrates
betweentheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted andthenewMemberStates
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMIUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
Whereasinnormalcircumstances thepricefortomatoconcentrates inthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedissubstantially higherthanonthe
worldmarket;whereasthisdifferenceinpricescouldharmthecompetitive
positiononthemarketsofthenewMemberStatesofproducersintheCom­
munityasoriginallyconstituted ;
Whereasthesituationislikelytojeopardizetheaimsofthecommonagri­
culturalpolicyaslaiddowninArticle39oftheTreaty;whereas,to
remedytheposition,specialmeasuresmustbetakentosafeguardthecom­
petitivepositiononthemarketsofthenewMemberStatesofproducersin
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :

vJli'-rec-scompensatory amountsshouldtherefore "beintroducedfortomatocon­
centrates,tobegrantedorleviedintradebetweenthenewMemberStates
andtheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedorthirdcountries;whereas,'
however,itwillsufficeifsuchcompensatory amountsareappliedonly
wherearefundisgrantedpursuanttoarticle3aofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No865/68*'of28June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinpro­
ductsprocessedfromfruitandvegetables :
1
whereasthecompensatory amountsshouldbephasedoutastheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesareprogressively introducedinthenewMemberStates;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthesaidamountsareaccounted
forunderthearrangements forthefinanoingofthecommonagricultural
policy;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
.Whereinrespectoftomatoconcentratesfallingwithinsubheading
No20,02oftheCommonCustomsTariffanexportrefundisgrantedpursuant
toArticle3aofRegulation(EEC)No865/68,thenfinojwIqj?to
tooffsetexistingpricedifferencesintradebetweenthenewMemberStates
and'theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedorbetweenthehewliember
Statesaridthirdcountries,assystemofcompensatory amountsassetout
inthefollowingArticlesshallbeapplied.
Article2
Inintrar-Community trade,theMemtrerStatesoftheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedshall- t"
–levycompensatory amountsonimportsfromthenewMemberStates;
–grantcompensatory amountsonexportstothonewKemberStates# ..,■.
(1)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8

3.
Article3
Intheo.-seofexportsfromthenewMemberStatestothirdcountries,
theexportrefundshall "beequaltothedifferencebetweentherefundrefer­
redtoinArticle1andthecompensatory amount•
Article4
Until30June1974»thecompensatory amountshallbeequaltothe
exportrefundreferredtoinArticle1.Afterthatdate,thecompensatory
amountshallbeprogressively reducedinfivestages.
Thefivereductionsshallbesuchastoreduce "thelevelofthecompensatory
amountsto80,60,40,20and0$respectivelyofthesaidrefundsandshall
bemadeon:
1July1974
1July1975
1July1976
1July1977
1January1978
Article5
Thecompensatory amountapplicableshallbethatinforceonthe
dayofimportationorexportation.
Article0
Suchdetailedrulesasmaybenecessaryfortheapplicationofthis
Regulationshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article15ofRegulation(SEC)No865/68.
Article1
1.Thecompensatory amountsasprovidedforinArticle1,whichareleviedor
grantedintradebetweentheMemberStates,shallberegardedforthepur­
posescfthefinancingofthecommonagricultural policyasintervention
intendedtostabilisetheagricultural markets.
2.Suchdetailedrulesasmaybenecessaryfortheapplicationofthis
Articleshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No729/70^^of21April1970
(1)OJNoL94,28April1970,p.13

4.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities#
ThisRegulationshallbe
applicableinallMemberStates.bindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
DoneatBrussels,
PbrtheCouncil
ThePresident