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PROBLEM: Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 is hereby amended to read as follows:'Article 11. The common rules referred to in Article 7 (3) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 shall be laid down in writing. These rules shall comprise at least:      (a) as regards production:      (aa)  The use of one or more specified varieties when renewing plantations or creating new ones,(bb) compliance with certain methods of cultivation and plant protection,(cc)  harvesting, drying and, where appropriate, preparation for marketing;(b) as regards marketing, particularly where concentration and conditions of supply are concerned:    (aa) general provisions governing sales by the group,(bb) provisions relating to the quantities which the producers are authorized to sell themselves and the rules governing these sales,(cc)  the conditions under which the production aid granted to the group under the first subparagraph of Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 may be used for market stabilization measures.2. 'The first marketing stage' means the sale of hops by the producer himself or, in the case of a producers  group, the sale of hops by its members to the wholesale trade or to the user industries.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION: Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 on the recognition of producer groups for hops

PROBLEM: With regard to the subsidy referred to in Article 10 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, for each of the (1)OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. (2)OJ No L 165, 21.7.1972, p. 1. (3)OJ No 197, 29.10.1966, p. 3393/66. (4)OJ No 111, 10.6.1967, p. 2196/67. (5)OJ No 125, 26.6.1967, p. 2461/67. (6)OJ No L 275, 19.12.1970, p. 8. (7)OJ No 125, 26.6.1967, p. 2463/67. (8)OJ No L 220, 30.9.1970, p. 1. (9)OJ No L 22, 28.1.1971, p. 5. (10)OJ No 130, 28.6.1967, p. 2600/67. (11)OJ No L 54, 3.3.1972, p. 6. (12)OJ No L 244, 30.10.1971, p. 7. (13)OJ No L 249, 4.11.1972, p. 4. (14)OJ No L 186, 30.7.1969, p. 7.   qualities of olive oil corresponding to the definitions given in 1 and 4 of the Annex to that Regulation:    A. Producer Member States shall inform the Commission:      1. during the month following the final date fixed for each marketing year for lodging applications for subsidies to be granted, of the quantities of oil for which applications for subsidies have been lodged;2. during the month following that in which payment of the subsidy to be granted for each marketing year has been effected,        (a) of the quantities of oil for which application for subsidies have been lodged but which have not been recognized as eligible for the subsidy,(b) of the quantities of oil on which the subsidy has been paid and the amounts of such payments;3. where the full amount of the subsidy has not been paid during the marketing year, or at the latest by the end of the first month of the following marketing year,        (a) of the quantities of oil which have not been recognized as eligible for the subsidy,(b) of the quantities of oil on which the subsidy has been paid and the amounts of such payments;4. not later than 15 January of each marketing year, in a report covering previous marketing years,       (a) of the quantities of oil which have not been recognized as eligible for the subsidy,(b) of the quantities of oil on which the subsidy has not yet been paid.B. Italy shall inform the Commission each month of the quantities of oil for which applications for subsidies were lodged during the preceding month. With regard to the intervention measures referred to in Article 11 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, producer Member States shall notify the Commission:    A. With regard to buying-in:      (a) within 15 days of buying-in, of the quantities, qualities and place of taking over of the olive oil bought in by the intervention agencies ; however, if substantial quantities are offered, the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the Commission;(b) during the first month of each quarter, of the cases in which the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/67/EEC (1) of 30 October 1967 on the buying-in of olive oil by intervention agencies, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2501/71 (2), were applied during the preceding quarter.B. With regard to sales:within 15 days of sale, of the quantities and qualities of olive oil sold by the intervention agency, indicating where they were stored at the time of sale ; a distinction shall be made between sales on the Community market and sales for export. Member States shall communicate to the Commission all the information necessary for determining the cif price referred to in Article 13 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC and the free-at-frontier price referred to in Article 3 of Regulation No 162/66/EEC as soon as such information is available. 1. Member States shall notify the Commission:    (a) on the 5th and 20th of each month for the preceding fortnight, in the case of the products listed in Article 1 (2) (c) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC;(b) during the first month following the end of each marketing year, in the case of the products listed in Article 1 (2) (d) and (e) of that Regulation;of the quantities for which import or export licences were issued ; an indication shall be given of the quantities imported from Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain or Turkey and of the quantities for which advance fixing was approved.  (1)OJ No 264, 31.10.1967, p. 11. (2)OJ No L 258, 23.11.1971, p. 7.If a Member State considers that importation or exportation of the quantities covered by applications for licences or advance fixing lodged in that State threatens to disturb the market, that Member State shall immediately inform the Commission, indicating, in the manner already specified, the quantities for which licences or advance fixing have been applied for but not yet issued or approved and the quantities for which licences have been issued and applications for advance fixing approved during the current fortnight.2. For the purposes of this Article:    (a) 'the fortnight preceding the 5th of each month' means the period from the 16th to the end of the month preceding the date specified;(b) 'the fortnight preceding the 20th of each month' means the period from the 1st to the 15th of that month. With regard to the production refund referred to in Article 19 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, Member States shall inform the Commission during the first month of each marketing year of the quantities of olive oil subjected to control during the preceding marketing year. With regard to the import and export licences referred to in Article 17 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, Member States shall inform the Commission during the first month of each marketing year of the quantities for which the securities referred to in Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 (1) of 23 December 1970 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2256/71 (2), were forfeited during the preceding marketing year.PART B Oil Seeds With regard to the intervention measures referred to in Article 26 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, Member States shall inform the Commission:    (a) within 15 days of buying-in, of the quantities, quality and place of taking over of seeds bought in by the intervention agencies ; if substantial quantities are offered, the Member States concerned shall immediately inform the Commission;(b) within 15 days of sale, of the quantities and qualities of seeds sold by the intervention agencies, indicating where they were held at the time of sale ; a distinction shall be made between sales on the Community market and sales for export;(c) during the first month of each quarter, the cases in which the provisions of Article 6 (4) of Commission Regulation No 282/67/EEC (3) of 11 July 1967 on detailed rules for intervention for oil seeds, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1594/72 (4), were applied during the preceding quarter. 1. With regard to the subsidy referred to in Article 27 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, Member States shall notify the Commission:    (a) not later than Wednesday each week, of the quantities of seeds for which applications for the AP part of the Community subsidy certificate referred to in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2114/71 (5) of 28 September 1971 on the subsidy for oil seeds, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2730/71 (6), have been lodged during the preceding week;(b) not later than Wednesday each week, of the quantities of seeds for which application for the ID part of the Community subsidy certificate have been lodged during the preceding week, indicating:      - the quantities for which the amount of the subsidy was fixed in advance;- the quantities to which the subsidy in force on they day they were placed under control at the oil-mill applies;(c) not later than Thursday each week, of the quantities of seeds subjected during the preceding week to the control referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2114/71;  (1)OJ No L 283, 29.12.1970, p. 15. (2)OJ No L 237, 22.10.1971, p. 25. (3)OJ No 151, 13.7.1967, p. 1. (4)OJ No L 169, 27.7.1972, p. 18. (5)OJ No L 222, 2.10.1971, p. 2. (6)OJ No L 282, 23.12.1971, p. 18.(d) during the first month following the end of each marketing year, of the quantities of seeds subjected to the control referred to in Article 9 of Regulation No 2114/71/EEC which during that marketing year were found to be no longer eligible for the subsidy;(e) during the first month following the end of each marketing year, of the quantities for which the deposits provided for in Article 5 (2) and Article 9 (2) of Regulation No 2114/71/EEC were forfeited during that marketing year.2. However, if the quantities referred to in paragraph 1 (d) and (e) substantially exceed the quantities to be regarded as normal, the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the Commission.3. If a Member State considers that the quantities for which applications for the advance fixing of the subsidy are lodged in accordance with the procedure in force bear no relation to the normal disposal of seeds harvested within the Community, that Member State shall immediately inform the Commission, indicating the quantities for which applications for the advance fixing of the subsidy have been lodged but for which the certificates have not yet been issued and the quantities for which advance fixing certificates have been issued since the last notification. With regard to the measures on denaturing adopted pursuant to Article 27 (5) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, Member States shall notify the Commission, during the first month following the end of each marketing year, of the quantities of seeds or mixtures from third countries imported in a denatured form or subjected to the denaturing process during that marketing year.However, if a Member State considers that these quantities of seeds or mixtures bear no relation to the quantities which can normally be used for purposes for which denaturing is necessary, that Member State shall immediately inform the Commission. 01. With regard to the export refund referred to in Article 28 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, Member States shall notify the Commission:    (a) during the first week of each month, of the quantities for which applications for the advance fixing of the refund have been lodged during the preceding month in accordance with the procedure in force;(b) before the 16th of each month, of the quantities exported which benefited during the preceding month from the refund in force on the day of exportation;(c) during the first month following the end of each marketing year, of the quantities for which the guarantee referred to in Article 4 of Regulation No 142/67/EEC was forfeited during that marketing year.2. If a Member State considers that the quantities for which applications for the advance fixing of the refund lodged in that State in accordance with the procedure in force threaten to disturb the market, that Member State shall immediately inform the Commission. 1Member States shall communicate to the Commission all the information necessary for determining the world market price referred to in Article 29 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC as soon as such information is available. 2Member States shall communicate to the Commission all the information necessary for the assessment of the situation with a view to the application of Article 3 (6) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC as soon as such information is available. 3Regulation (EEC) No 1486/69 is hereby repealed. 4This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

SOLUTION: Regulation on communications between Member States and the Commission concerning oils and fats

PROBLEM: Article 4 (3) of Directive 72/464/EEC shall be replaced by the following:'3. At the final stage of harmonization of structures, the same ratio shall be established for cigarettes in all Member States between the specific excise duty and the sum of the proportional excise duty and the turnover tax, in such a way that the range of retail selling prices reflects fairly the difference in the manufacturers  delivery prices.' In Article 7 (1) of Directive 72/464/EEC the words 'period of 54 months' shall be replaced by 'period of 60 months'. The following Title shall be inserted in Directive 72/464/EEC:'TITLE IIaSpecial provisions applicable during the second stage of harmonization 0a 1. Without prejudice to the implementation of Article 1 (4), the second stage of harmonization of the structures of the excise duty on manufactured tobacco shall run from 1 July 1978 to 31 December 1980.2. During this second stage of harmonization Article 10b shall apply. 0b 1. The amount of the specific excise duty on cigarettes shall be established by reference to cigarettes in the most popular price category according to the information available at 1 January each year, beginning 1 January 1978.2. The specific component of the excise duty may not be less than 5 % or more than 55 % of the amount of the total tax burden resulting from the aggregation of the proportional excise duty, the specific excise duty and the turnover tax levied on these cigarettes.However, until 31 December 1978, Ireland may apply a specific element which may not be more than 60 % of the amount of the total tax burden.3. If the excise duty or the turnover tax levied on the price category referred to above is amended after 1 January 1978, the amount of the specific excise duty shall be established by reference to the new total tax burden on the cigarettes referred to in paragraph 1.4. Notwithstanding Article 4 (1), each Member State may exclude customs duties from the basis for calculating the proportional excise duty on cigarettes.5. The Member States may levy on cigarettes a minimum excise duty, the amount of which may not exceed 90 % of the sum of the proportional excise duty and the specific excise duty which they levy on the cigarettes referred to in paragraph 1. 0cBy way of derogation from Article 4 (2), the United Kingdom shall be authorized, for a period of 30 months from the date of entry into force of the second stage, to charge an additional excise duty on cigarettes whose tar yield is 20 mg or more.The total tax burden on the cigarettes to which this additional excise duty applies may not exceed by more than 20 % the total tax burden which would have been imposed if the additional excise duty had not been levied. The ratio between the specific components of the excise duty and the total tax burden must be within the limits determined by this Directive.Before the entry into force of the second stage, the United Kingdom shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of the method and the criteria used to determine the tar yield of cigarettes.' The following sentence shall be added to Article 12 (1) of Directive 72/464/EEC:'Denmark may refrain from enforcing these provisions in Greenland.' This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

SOLUTION:
Council Directive amending Directive 72/464/EEC on taxes, other than turnover taxes, which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco