CELEX: 31976R1667
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1667/76 of 8 July 1976 laying down protective measures applicable to exports of fodder products

No L 185/26                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              9 . 7. 76
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1667/76
                                                           of 8 July 1976
                 laying down protective measures applicable to exports of fodder products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas, in order to ensure the uniform administra­
COMMUNITIES,                                                         tion of this system, the products referred to above
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                should be subject to the system introduced by
Economic Community,                                                  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 645/75 of 13
                                                                     March 197£ laying down detailed rules for the applica­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         tion of export levies and charges on agricultural
827/68 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization                    products (5),
of the market in certain products listed in Annex II to
the Treaty ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
No 1 067/74 (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                                    Article 1
1067/74 of 30 April 1974 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in dehydrated fodder (3), as                      A charge shall be levied on exports to non-member
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 420/75 (4) and in                   countries of products falling within subheading 12.10
particular Article 7 (2) thereof,                                    B of the Common Customs Tariff.
Whereas the serious drought affecting the Community                  The amount of this charge shall be :
has caused a considerable reduction in fodder-produc­
tion ; whereas there is a shortage of these products on              — five units of account per 100 kg of lucerne, sain­
the market ; whereas this situation is already causing                    foin, clover, lupines, vetches and similar forage
sharp increases in the price of fodder ; whereas, more­                   products, dehydrated, by artificial heat-drying,
                                                                          except hay and kale forage,
over, supply difficulties have appeared in large areas of
the Community ;                                                      — three units of account per 100 kg for the other
                                                                          products falling within subheading ex 12.10 B of
Whereas this situation could be aggravated by exports                     the CCT.
to non-member countries where in some cases prices
are even higher than those obtaining for Community                                              Article 2
products ;
Whereas an assessment of the market situation , the                  The products specified in Article 1 shall be subject to
main features of which are as stated above, leads to                 the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 645/75.
the conclusion that as a result of exporting fodder the
                                                                                                Article 3
Community is threatened with serious disturbances
which could endanger the objectives of Article 39 of                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
the Treaty ; whereas therefore protective measures                   publication in the Official Journal of the European
should be taken ;
                                                                     Communities. It shall apply to transactions in respect
Whereas a system of charges should be applied to                     of which export customs formalities are completed on
exports of these products to non-member countries ;                  and after the day following its entry into force .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 8 July 1976 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
(')  OJ No L  151 , 30 . 6 . 1968 , p. 16.
(: ) OJ No L  120,  1 . 5. 1974, p. 2.
(3)  OJ No L  120 , 1 . 5 . 1974, p. 2 .
(■*) OJ No L  141 , 3 . 6 . 1975 , p. 1 .                            (5 ) OJ No L 67 , 14 . 3 . 1975 , p. 16 .