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Brussels.11April1978»
REPORTFROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
ontheoutcomeoftheconsultations withSpainconcerning
certaincheesesundertheEEC-SpainAgreementof5June.1970
RECOMMENDATION FORREGULATION OFTHECOUNCIL
ontheconclusionoftheAgreementamendingtheAgreementof
5June1970betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSpain
oncertaincheeses
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(78)138final

CONSULTATIONS WITHSPAINCONCERNING CERTAINCHEESESUNDERTHEEEC-SPAIN
AGREEMENT .OF5JUNE1970CONCLUDED UNDERARTICLEXIXOFTHEGATT
(Commlsslpn CommunicfltlpiìtothfCouncil)
TheCommissionherewithpresentstotheCouncil:
1.Areportontheoutcomeoftheconsultations whichithasheldwithSpain
(AnnexI). >
2.Arecommendation foraCouncilRegulation onthe'conclusion ofthe
Agreementintheformof.twoexchangesoflettersamendingtheAgreement •
of5June1970betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandSpainon
certaincheeses(AnnexII).
ν·■'· ·,'·' ■■ .·■:ν '-'!
AtitsmeetinginGenevaon16February1978,theArticle113Committee ;
delivered afavourableopinionontheoutcomeoftheconsultations .
TheCommission recommendsthattheCounciladopttheabovementionedRegulation

ΑηηεχI
REPORT
ontheoutcomeoftheconsultationswithSpainconcerningcertaincheeses
undertheEEC-SpainAgreementof5June1970concludedunderArticleXIX
oftheGATTt – '
Theconsultations whichhadbegunon15February1978attherequestofthe
SpanishDelegationundertheAgreementof5June1970betweenSpainand
EuropeanEconomicCommunityendedinagreementbetweentheSpanishDelegation
andtheEECDelegationonthefollowingarrangements,subjecttoapprovalby
theirrespectiveauthorities .
I.Modification ofthresholdprices
ThetwoDelegationsagreedthatthethresholdpricesfortheSpanis
milkyearwouldbefixedonthebasisofthepricesindicatedinthe
attachedlistandadjustedinlinewithvariationsinthepriceofmilkin
Spainbytheapplicationofthecoefficientsindicatedinthesamelist.
ThetwoDelegationsrecognizedthatitwasadvisabletopayspecial
attentiontothetrendoftradein1978inordertoevaluate,inparticular,
theincidence*ofthecoefficients applicableto:
-blue-veinedcheesesfallingwithinsubheading0404C2oftheSpanish
CustomsTariff;
-Edamcheesefallingwithinsubheading0404G1b3oftheSpanish
CustomsTariff;
-softcheesefallingwithinsubheadings0404G1b5,G1b6,G1c1,
G1c2orG2oftheSpanishCustomsTariff.
Thesystemofcoefficientscouldbeextendedunchangedforthe1979/80
milkyear,unlessoneofthetwopartiesrequestedpriorconsultations.

-2-
/
II.Preferential margin-andinclusionofcertaincheesesintheAgreementof
'5June1970
' ''
TheSpanishDelegationformallyundertook:
(-toapplyforthe1978/79milkyear,thepreferential marginof6.30%for
*thethresholdpriceofEdamcheesefallingwithinsubheading0404G1b3
oftheSpanishCustomsTariff;
-toincludeintheSpanishCustomsTariffthecheesesofthethreenew
MemberStates-andinparticularElbo,Molbo,TyboandEsrom-among
thecheesesfallingwithinsubheading0404G1b3ofthatTariff.
ν ι
III.AmendmentoftheAgreementof5June1970
ThetwoDelegations agreedtoproposetha;ttheAgreementofJ>June1970
beamendedtotakeaccountofalltheamendments madesincethatdate.
Adraftofthenewtextwouldbesubmittedtotherelevantauthorities
onbothsidesassoonaspossible.,-

-3-
Spamsh
Customs
TariffWo.ProductsBasicprice
(Pesetas/100kg)
A1al
A1a2
A1b1
A1b2
A1cl
A1c2
A2
C2
D1aandb
D1c
D2a
D2b
D2C
D3
61a1
61a2
61bl
61b1
61b2
61b3
61b3
61b4
61b5
61b6
61c1
61c2
62WholeEmmentaler cheeses
WholeEmmentaler cheeses
Emmentaler pieces
Emmentaler pieces
Emmentaler pieces
Emmentaler pieces
Emmentaler,other
Blue-veined cheeses
ProcessedEmmentaler cheese
ProcessedEmmentaler cheese
Otherprocessedcheese
Otherprocessedcheese
Otherprocessedcheese
Otherprocessedcheese
Parmigiano,Grana
Othercheese(exceptParniigiano)
Cheddar
Cheddar(processed)
Provolone ,.Asiago
Edam(ergaomnes)
Edam(EEC)
Softcheese(Camembert,etc.)
Othersoftcheese
Othercheese
Freshcheese
Otherfreshcheese
Other25570.29
26623.24
27026.42
27904.34
27746.24
28715.81
26623.24
24558.82
24012»66
24387.51
23217.65
23621.32
24015.60
26775.00
25413.82
27410.80
25056.00
22944.00
24743.82
25288.58
23789.82
26677.83
26677.83
26677»83
26677.83
26677.83Coefficient
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12.25
13
.13
13
13
13
13
17
17
13
13
14
13.02
12.25

AnnexII(a)
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILREGULATION
ontheconclusion oftheAgreement
amendingtheAgreementof5June1970betweentheEuropeanEconomic
Community andSpainoncertaincheeses
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES /
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean ,EconomicCommunity/and
inparticularArticle113thereof/
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission/
WhereasattherequestofSpaintheCommissioninitiatedconsultations with
thatcountrywithaviewtore-examining thepricesofcertaincheesescovered
bytheAgreementof5June1970betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity and
1.. .. 2Spain/aslastamendedon22July1975;whereastheCommissionDelegation
andtheSpanishDelegation have-reachedanAgreement andwhereastheprovisions
thereofareacceptable/
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheAgreementintheformoftwoexchangesoflettersamendingtheAgreement
of5June1970betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andSpainoncertain
cheesesisherebyconcluded onbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextoftheAgreementisannexedtothisRegulation .
Article 2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtosigntheexchangesoflettersreferredtoinArticle1andto
conferonhimthepowersrequiredinordertobindtheCommunity.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels/ For,theCouncil
ThePresident
0JNo-L245/11.11.1970/p.22
2OJNoL198/29.7.1975/p.1

AnnexII(b)
AGREEMENT
intheformoftwoexchangesof
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand_Sgajin_o|l_^
Geneva,
Sir,
Upontheconclusionoftheconsultationswhichwereinitiatedattq
theSpanishDelegationwithaviewtomodifyingthethresholdpricesfor.p
intoSpainofcertaincheeseslaiddownintheAgreementof5June1970between^
SpainandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity/.InotethattheSpanishueg
theCommissionoftheEurop'eanCommunitieshaveagreedonthefo.log
1.Thedescriptionoftheproducts("articulos")fallingwithinsubheading
04.04G1b>3oftheSpanishCustomsTariffshallbeamendedasfollows:
04.04G1b)3
Butterkase,Cantal,Edam,Fontal,
Fontina,Gouda,Italico,Kernhem,
Mimolette,StNectaire,StPaulin
Tilsit,Havarti,Danbo,Samsoe,
Fynbo,Maribo,Elbo,Molbo,Tybo
andEsrom.

2.ThethresholdpricesappliedbySpaintoimportsofcheesesforthe1978/79
marketingyearwillbefixedonthebasisofthepricesindicatedinthe•
.. '• \
followinglistanaadjustedinlinewithvariationsinthepriceofmilk
inSpainbytheapplicationofthecoefficients indicatedinthesamelist:
Spanish
Customs
TariffNo.Products Basicprice'
(Pesetas/100kg)Coefficient
A1a1 WholeEmmentaler cheeses 25570.29 14
A1a2 WholeEmmentaler cheeses 26624.24 14
A1b1 Emmentaler pieces 27026.42 14
A1b2 Emmentaler pieces 27904.34 14
A1c1jEmmentalerpieces ■'27746.24 ■.14
A1c2 IEmmentalerpieces -28715.81 14
A2 Emmentaler/other, j26623.2414
C2 Blue-veined cheeses 24558.82 12.25
D1aandbProcessedEmmentaler cheese '24012.66 !"13
D1C; Processed Emmentaler cheese 24387.51 13
D2a Otherprocessed cheese 23217.65 13
D2brOtherprocessed cheese 23621.32 j13
■02c Otherprocessed cheese 24015.60V |13 .
D3 Otherprocessed cheese - 26775.00 13
G1a1 Parmigiano,Grana 25413.82 17
G1a2 Othercheese(exceptParmigiano ) 27410.80 17
G1b1 iCheddar 25056.00 13
G1b1 Cheddar(processed) 22944.00 13
G1b2 jProvologne,Asiago 24743.82 14
G1b3 Edam ■. 25288.58 13.02
G1b4 Softcheese(Camembertetc.)- -
G1b5 Othersoftcheese, 26677.83 11.25
G1b6 Othercheese 26677.83 11.25 ,
G1c1 Freshcheese 26677.83 11.25
G1c2 Otherfreshcheese 26677.83 11.25
I«Otherj26677.8311.25
/

3.ThetwoDelegationsrecognizedthatitwasadvisabletopayspecial
attentiontothetrendoftradein1978inordertoevaluate,inparticul
theincidenceofthecoefficients applicableto:
-blue-veinedcheesesfallingwithinsubheading0404C2oftheSpanish
CustomsTariff;
-Edamcheesefallingwithinsubheading0404G1b3oftheSpanish
CustomsTariff;
-softcheesefallingwithinsubheadings0404G1b5,61b6,G1d,
G1c2orG2oftheSpanishCustomsTariff.
Thesystemofcoefficients couldbeextendedunchangedforthe1979/80
milkyear,unlessoneofthetwopartiesrequestedpriorconsultations .
4.ThetwoDelegationsagreedtoproposethattheAgreementof5June1970
beamendedtotakeaccountofalltheamendments madesincethatdate.
Adraftofthenewtextwouldbesubmittedtotherelevantauthorities
onbothsidesassoonaspossible.
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmwhetheryouareinagreementwith
theforegoing.
Pleaseaccept.Sir.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .

Geneva.
Sir, • •
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletter,thecontentofwhich
isasfollows: ',
Geneva, ,
■•--/'•
' 1 * - '
Sir, •- ■:
Upontheconclusionoftheconsultations whichwereinitiatedattherequestof
theSpanishDelegationwithaviewtomodifyingthethresholdpricesforimports
intoSpainofcertaincheeseslaiddownintheAgreementof5June1970between
SpainandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,InotethattheSpanishDelegationof
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities haveagreedonthefollowing :
1.Thedescriptionoftheproducts("articulos")fallingwithinsubheading -
04.04G1b)3oftheSpanishCustomsTariffshallbeamendedasfollows
04.04G1b)3'
Butterkase,Cantal,Edam,Fontal,
Fontina,Gouda,Italico.Kernhem.
Mimolette,StNecteiie,StPaulin,
Tilsit,Havarti,Danbo,Samsoe,
Fynbo,Maribo,Elbo,Molbo,Tybo ^.1
andEsrom. '• .

ir
?. *
' 2.ThethresholdpricesappliedbySpaintoimportsofcheesesforthe1978/79
Imarketingyearwillbefixedonthebasisofthepricesindicatedinthe followinglistandadjustedinlinewithvariationsinthepriceofmilk
i inSpainbytheapplication ofthecoefficients indicatedinthesamelist:
P
)
Spanish
Customs
TariffNo.Products BasicPrice
(Pesetas/100kg)Coefficient
A1a1 WholeEmrnentaler cheeses 25570.29 14
A1a2 WholeEmrnentaler cheeses '
I26624.24I14
A1b1 Emrnentaler pieces 27026.42 14
A1b2 Emrnentaler pieces 27904.34 14
A1c1 Emrnentaler pieces 27746.24 14
Alc2 Emrnentaler pieces 28715.81 14
A2 Emrnentaler,other 26623.24 14
C2/ jBlue-veined cheeses !24558.82 ]12.25
D1aandbProcessed Emrnentaler cheese 24012.66 13
D1c Processed Emrnentaler cheese 24387.51 13
D2a Otherprocessed cheese 23217.65 13
°2b Otherprocessed cheese 23621.32 13
02c Otherprocessed cheese 24015.60 13
D3 Otherprocessed cheese 26775.00 13
<51a1 IParmigiano,Grana 25413.82 17
G1a2 Othercheese(exceptParmigiano ) 27410.80 17
G1b1 Cheddar 25056.00l
•13
G1b1 Cheddar(processed ) 22944.00 13
G1b2 Provologne,Asiago 24743.82 14
G1b3 Edam 25288.58 , 13.02
G1b4 Softcheese(Camembertetc.)
G1b5 Othersoftcheese 26677.83 11.25
G1b6 Othercheese 26677.83 , 11.25
G1c1 Freshcheese 26677.83 11.25
G1c2 Otherfreshcheese 26677.83 11.25
IG2'Other 26677.83 11.25
ιI

6.
3.ThetwoDelegationsrecognizedthatitwasadvisabletopayspecial
attentiontothetrendoftradein1978inordertoevaluate,inparticular,
theincidenceofthecoefficients applicableto:
-blue-veined cheesesfallingwithinsubheading0404C2oftheSpanish
ν
CustomsTariff;
-Edamcheesefallingwithinsubheading0404G1b3oftheSpanish
CustomsTariff;
*
-softcheesefallingwithinsubheadings 040461b5,61b6,61c1,
G1c2or62oftheSpanishCustomsTariff.
«
Thesystemofcoefficients couldbeextendedunchangedforthe1979/80
milkyear,unlessoneofthetwopartiesrequestedpriorconsultations .
*
4.ThetwoDelegations agreedtoproposethattheAgreementof5June1970
beamendedtotakeaccountofalltheamendments madesincethatdate.
Adraftofthenewtextwouldbesubmittedtotherelevantauthorities
onbothsidesassoonaspossible.
Ishouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmwhetheryouareinagreementwith
theforegoing."
IamabletoconfirmonbehalfofSpainmyagreementwiththecontentsofyour
letter.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .

AnnexIIc
Geneva
Sir,
WithreferencetotheexchangeofLettersinitialledthisdaybyourdelegations
concerningthefixingofthebasicpricesandtheadjustmentcoefficients for
theSpanish1978/79milkyearinrespect ,ofcertaincheesesandtheamendment
ofcertainSpanishCustomsTariffheadings,Inotethatwithregardtotariff
subheading04.04G1b)3,thenewwordingofwhichisasfollows,'Butterkase,
Cantal,Edam,Fontal,Fontina,Gouda,Italico,Kernhem,Mimolette,St.Nectaire,
St.Raulin,Tilsit,Havarti,Danbo,Samso,Fynbo,Maribo,Elbo,Molbo,Tybo
andEsrom',thepreferential marginseparatingthethresholdprice'ergaomnes'
fromthatapplicabletotheCommunityischangedfrom6.69pesetasperkgto
ι
6.30percent.Abasicpriceof23789.82pesetas/100kgandanadjustment
coefficient of12.25areconsequently applicabletoimportsfromtheCommunity.
Iwouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmwhetheryouareinagreementwith
theforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .

2.
' Geneva
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletter,thecontentofwhich
isasfollows :>
"Withreferencetotheexchangeoflettersinitialledthisdaybyourdelegation
concerningthefixingofthebasicpricesandtheadjustmentcoefficients for
theSpanish1978/79milkyearinrespectofcertaincheesesandtheamendment
ofcertainSpanishCustomsTariffheadings,Inotethatwith,regardtotariff
y
subheading04.0461b)3,thenewwordingofwhichisasfollows,'Butterkase,
Cantal,Edam,Fontal,Fontina,Gouda,Italico,Kernhem,Mimolette,St.Nectaire,
St.Paulin,Tilsit,Havarti,Danbo,Samso,Fynbo,Maribo,Elbo,Molbo,Tybo
andEsrom',thepreferential marginseparatingthethresholdprice'ergaomnes'
fromthatapplicabletotheCommunityischangedfrom6.69pesetasperkgto
6.30percent.Abasicpriceof23789.82pesetas/100;kgandanadjustment
coefficient of12.25areconsequently applicabletoimportsfromtheCommunity.
Iwouldbegratefulifyouwouldconfirmwhetheryouareinagreementwith
theforegoing."
Iamabletoconfirm,onbehalfofSpain,myagreementwiththecontentsti
yourletter.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .