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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(16)498final.
Brussels.20September197".
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
temporarily suspendingapplicationoftheCommonCustomsTariff
dutiesoncertainagricultural productsforuseasfeedingstuffs .
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(submittedtotheCounciltoytheCommission)
COM(76)498final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
As-theCommissionhasalreadypointedouttotheCouncil^,asa
resultofthedroughtduringthe1976season,thereisaserioussupply
problemintheCommunityregardingproducts"foruseasanimalfeed.
Inadditiontothemeasuresalreadyadoptedandinparticularthose
t-1\
designedtodiscourageexportsofstrawandfodderproducts ,the
CommissionconsidersitnecessarytofacilitatetheaccesstotheCommunity
marketofsubstituteproductswhichcanbeusedforanimalfeedingorbe
incorporated incompoundfeedingstuffs .Atemporarytotalsuspensionofthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesapplicabletothoseproductsmayease
theCommunitysupplysituationandtherebypreventfurtherincreasesin
productscosts,whichconstitute oneofthecausesofariseinthe
costofliving.
'Dieproposedmeasureisthereforeintendedtooffsettemporarily the
harmfuleffectsofthedroughtinthesectorinquestion;suchameasure
ofanessentiallyprovisionalnatureshouldnormallyhavebeentakenunder
thf.powersconferredupontheCouncilbyArticles40and43andinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninthoseArticles,inparticularafter
consultingtheEuropeanParliament.Itshouldbepointedout,hovfever,that
theproposedCommissionprocedurewhich,inemergencies suchasthis,
wouldenablothenecessarymeasurestobetakenrapidly,hasnotyetbeen
adopted^
Inthesecircumstances theCommissionconsidersthatitshouldproposeto
thoCouncilthetariffmeasurecontainedintheattachedRegulation,subject
toitsbeingsubsequently insertedinthecommonagricultural policy.
(1)CommissionCommunication totheCouncilconcerningtheconsequenceof
the:droughtinagriculture (R/2096/76(AGRI6ll)(FIN55l)*
(2)CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1667/76of8July1976(OJECNo185,
9.7.1976,p.26layingdownprotectivemeasuresapplicabletoexports
offodderproducts,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No203l/76
(OJRCNoL233,24.8.1976,p.26)
(3)ProposalforaCouncilRegulationconcerningtheprocedureforthe
notification andsuspensionofcustomsdutiesapplicabletoagricultural
productssubjecttothecommonorganizationofmarkets(OJECNoC
25/Hof14.3.1972).

.PROPOSAL
forCouncilRegulation(EEC)~^
temporarily suspendingapplicationofthe
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesoncertain
agricultural productsforuseas
feedingstuff 3
TfiECOUÏICILOPTOEEUROPEANCOMMUKITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle103thereof,
HavinrregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereasthedroughtin1976hasseverelyreducedtheavailability inthe
Ceonunityofanumberofproductsnormallyusedforcattlefeed;v;'nereas
thi3situationhasledtoanincreaseddemandforsubstituteproducts
foruceinfeedinganimalsorforincorporation incompoundfeed;whereas
asaresultthepricesfortheseproductsontheCommunitymarkethave
risentoadegreewhichappreciablyincreasesproductioncostsandis
indirectlylikelytoincreasethecostofliving;
Whereastoforestallsuchadevelopment andincreasesuppliesofthese
productsontheCommunitymarket,iti6necessarythattheCommonCustoms
Tariffdutiesontheseproductsshouldbetotallysuspended;
WhereasthesuddennessofthesituationwithwhichtheCommunityis
confronted,theurgencyofthemeasurestobetakenandtheirtemporary
natureand.theabsenceofanyprovisionintheRegulationonthe
consnonorganization ofthemarketincertainproductslistedinAnnexII
totheTreatyfordealingwithsuchasituationwiththenecessaryspeed
maybetakentojustifyrecoursetoArticle103oftheTreatyasanexceptional
nearrure,subjecttolaterintegration .ofthismeasureintothecommon
agricultural policy,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
/

Article 1
Until 31March 1977 theCommon Customs Tariff duties ontheproducts
listed intheAnnex hereto shall betotally suspended .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council

ANNEXI
CCTheadingNo Description
I *
07.05 Driedleguminousvegetables,shelled,whether
ornotskinnedorsplit:
B.Other(thanthoseforsowing):
I.Peas(includingchickpeas)and"beans
(ofthespeciesPhaseolus)
II.Lentils
III.Other
O7.O6 Manioc,arrowroot,salep,Jerusalemartichokes,
sweetpotatoesandothersimilarrootsand
tuberswithhighstarchorinsulincontent,
freshordried,wholeorsliced;sagopith:
B.Other
12.00 Locustbeans,freshordried,whetherornot
kibbledorground,butnotfurtherprepared;
fruitkernelsandothervegetableproductsof
akindusedprimarilyforhumanfood,not
fallingwithinanyotherheading:
A.Locustbeans
•12.10 Mangolds,swedes,fodderroots;hay,lucerne,
clover,sainfoin,foragekale,lupines,vetches
andsimitarforageproducts:
A.Mangolds,swedesandotherfodderroots
23.02 Bran,sharpsandotherresiduesderivedfrom
thesifting,millingorworkingofcerealsor
ofleguminousvegetables :
B.Ofleguminousvegetables
23.06 Productsofvegetableoriginofakindusedfor
animalfood,notelsewherespecifiedor
inoluded:
B.Other(thanacorns,horsechestnutsand
pomaceormarcoffruit)
23.07 Sweetenedforage;otherpreparations ofakind
usedinanimalfeeding:
A.Pishormarinemammalsolubles
C.Other(containingnostarch,glucoseor
glucosesyrupfallingwithinsubheadings
17.02Band17*05normilkproducts)

FINANCIAL STATEMENT _]
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datbt15September1976«#
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asanimalfeed. w I
3.legalda';is«Temporarysuspensionofcustomsdutyfor
alleviatetheeffectsofthedrought.certainanimalfoodstuffs to
4.OBJECTIVES I
5.FINANCIALCCNSEQ'JIJICE
5.0K.xr~:niTUHE
-CHARGEDTOTIIBECBUDGET
(RKVUNir>/lHT."HVENTIONS)
–CHARGL'DTONATIONALADKINISTR.
-CHARCEDTOOTHERNATIONALGROUPS
5.1RECEIPTS
-o>r,in:r:ctmcLSoprrsec
(LEVIETj/CUST0H5DUTIES)
-NATIONALFORTIEKARKETItIGYEARCURRENTPINANCIAL YEAH
UL1
-8-10Mu.a.I-2-3Mu.a.FCLLOWINC FINANCIAL YEAR
(II)
-2-3Mu.a.
TEAR YEAR YEAR
5.0.1PLURIANNUALPATTERNOKEXFEVDIT1JRE
5.1.1PLURIANNUAL PATTERNOKRECEIPTS ..Measurelimitedtotheperiodending1/4/197T*
,.2kkt.iodOKcalculaticnImportvaluefigurefor1974withdutyCalculatedatautonomous
andconventionalrates;theresulthasbeenreducedby50^takeaccount,firstly,
ofthedurationlimitedto6months,andseoondly,oftheexpectedexemptionforall
theproductswhenconsignedfromACPcountriesandformostoftheproductsfromGS;
6.0FINANCINGPOSSIBLEKITHCREDITSINSCRIBEDINRELEVANTCHAPTEROFCURRENTBUDGCT? KES/»r».
6.1FINANCINGP0:>31BLL'i)YTi!ANStrJ<BiT/.'ilMCHAPTERSOFCUIUENTBUDCET? ZUi/HC
6.2ULOiZZlTIFOHASUPf'LEi.il.'TAilY BUDGET1 WT./HQ.
6.3CR^jlTSTOBEWHITITiJINTOFUTUREBL'WiTO? IHUi
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