CELEX: 31978R0889
Language: en
Date: 1978-04-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 889/78 of 28 April 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1579/70 laying down special conditions for the export of certain cheeses to Spain

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29 . 4. 78                            Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 117/41
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 889/78
                                                     of 28 April 1978
              amending Regulation (EEC) No 1579/70 laying down special conditions for the
                                           export of certain cheeses to Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      *(3) The prices per 100 kg net weight must not be
COMMUNITIES,                                                             less than :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    — 1 8 305 pesetas for Emmentaler and
Economic Community,                                                          Gruyere whole cheeses falling within
                                                                             subheading 04.04 A I a) 1 of the Spanish
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                 customs tariff ;
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last                     — 19 501 pesetas for Emmentaler and
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (2), and in                           Gruyere cheese in vacuum-packed pieces
particular the first subparagraph of Article 17 (4)                          of a weight exceeding 1 kilogram falling
thereof,                                                                     within subheading 04.04 A I b) 1 of the
                                                                             Spanish customs tariff ;
Whereas footnote 3 to Annex IV to Commission Regu­                       — 20 273 pesetas for Emmentaler and
lation (EEC) No 1579/70 of 4 August 1970 laying                              Gruyere cheese in vacuum-packed pieces
down special conditions for the export of certain                            of a weight not exceeding 1 kilogram but
cheeses to Spain (3), as last amended by Regulation                          exceeding 75 grams falling within
(EEC)      No      1380/76 (4),     contains     the   free­                 subheading 04.04 A I c) 1 of the Spanish
at-Spanish-frontier prices which must be observed for                        customs tariff ;
certain cheeses from the Community if they are to be
subject to a fixed regulatory duty on their entry into                   — 1 5 529 pesetas for blue-veined cheeses
Spain ;                                                                      falling within subheading 04.04 C 2 of the
                                                                             Spanish customs tariff ;
Whereas, following an increase in the price of its
milk, Spain has had to seek the Community's agree­                       — 1 6 934 pesetas for cheeses processed from
ment to an increase in the Spanish threshold prices                          Emmentaler or Gruyere falling within
for certain cheeses ; whereas, following negotiations                        subheading 04.04 D I a) or D I b) of the
within GATT, the Community has agreed to a certain                           Spanish customs tariff ;
increase ;
                                                                         — 17 185 pesetas for cheeses processed from
                                                                             Emmentaler or Gruyere falling within
Whereas higher threshold prices mean that higher                             subheading 04.04 D I c) of the Spanish
free-at-Spanish-frontier prices must be observed ;                           customs tariff ;
whereas footnote 3 to Annex IV to Regulation (EEC)
No 1 579/70 must therefore be amended accordingly ;                      — 14 764 pesetas for other processed cheeses
                                                                             falling within subheading 04.04 D 2 a) of
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                         the Spanish customs tariff ;
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,                               — 15 008 pesetas for other processed cheeses
                                                                             falling within subheading 04.04 D 2 b) of
                                                                             the Spanish customs tariff ;
                                                                         — 1 5 247 pesetas for other processed cheeses
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                             falling within subheading 04.04 D 2 c) of
                                                                             the Spanish customs tariff ;
                           Article 1                                     — 16 338 pesetas for Parmigiano Reggiano,
                                                                             Grana Padano, Pecorino and Fiore Sardo
Footnote 3 to Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No                                cheeses falling within subheading 04.04 G
 1 579/70 is replaced by the following :                                     I a) 1 of the Spanish customs tariff ;
                                                                         — 14 599 pesetas for Cheddar cheese ripened
(') OJ  No  L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ  No  L 303, 28. 11 . 1977, p. 1 .                                     for less than three months falling within
(3) OJ  No  L 172, 5. 8. 1970, p. 26.                                        subheading 04.04 G I b) 1 of the Spanish
(4) OJ  No  L 156,  17. 6. 1976, p. 14.                                      customs tariff ;
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     — 15 875 pesetas for Cheddar cheese ripened                      fatty matter exceeding 62 % but not
        for more than three months falling within                     exceeding 72 % falling within subheading
        subheading 04.04 G I b) 1 of the Spanish                      04.04 G I b) 5 of the Spanish customs
        customs tariff ;                                              tariff ;
     — 15 748 pesetas for Provolone, Asiago Cacio­                — 16 748 pesetas for cheeses of a water
        cavallo and Ragusano cheeses falling                          content calculated by weight of the non-
        within subheading 04.04 G I b) 2 of the                       fatty matter exceeding 72 % in packings of
        Spanish customs tariff ;                                      a net capacity not exceeding 500 grams
     — 1 5 064 pesetas for first quality Dutch Edam                   falling within subheading 04.04 G I c) 1 of
        cheese of a minimum fat content by                            the Spanish customs tariff.'
        weight in the dry matter of 40 % and
         ripened for seven to eight weeks falling                                  Article 2
        within subheading 04.04 G I b) 3 of the
        Spanish customs tariff ;                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
     -— 16 748 pesetas for cheeses of a water              following its publication in the Official Journal of
         content calculated by weight of the non           the European Communities.
           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
            Done at Brussels, 28 April 1978 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                        Vice-President