CELEX: 51972PC1462
Language: en
Date: 1972-11-27
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL on measures to overcome the shortage of potatoes (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                             COM(72 ) 1462 final
                                             Brussels , 27 november 1972
                               Proposal for a
                      REGULATION ( EEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
              on measures to overcome the shortage of potatoes
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM(72 ) 1462 final
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPIA.NATOPY MEMORANDUM
       The purpose of the draft proposal for a Regulation is
to adopt measures to overcome the shortage of potatoes and to
restrict the rise in prices .
       Total potato production for the 1972 harvest is
provisionally estimated at 33 - 3^ million metric tons , showing
a fall of about 6% compared with the 1971 harvest ( 35 536 000
metric tons )-.
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       The drop in supply has led to a contraction of the market
and thus prices have increased on all Community markets .
       The Commission is of the opinion that in such a market
situation it is necessary to suspend all quantitative restrictions
and measures having equivalent effect on imports from third
countries of potatoes for human consumption for the period from
1 December 1972 to 15 February 1973-
       This provision would in effect give the maximum incentive
to imports from third countries .
 ---pagebreak---                                   . Proposai
                                   for a
             REGULATION ( EEC ) •            of the COUNCIL
        on Measures to overcome the Shortage of Potatoes
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                  /
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas there is a shortage of potatoes in the Community ;
Whereas in such a situation the quantitative restrictions
imposed on potatoes from third countries by certain Member States
should be suspended temporarily ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                               Article 1
All quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent
effect on imports from third countries of popatoes falling
within Bubheading No 07.01 A III (b ) of the Common Customs
Tariff shall be suspended for the period from 1 December 1972
to 15 February 1973 *
                               Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirely and directly
applicable in all Member States .
Done at                                        For the Council
                                                The Président