CELEX: 51985PC0370
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-12
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) AMENDING REGULATION (EEC) NO 2681/74 ON COMMUNITY FINANCING OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED IN RESPECT OF THE SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AS FOOD AID

No C 202/8                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                 10. 8. 85
                                                     COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) abolishing certain postal charges for customs pres-
                                                                entation
                                                          COM(85) 356 final
                                    (Submitted to the Council by the Commission on 11 July 1985)
                                                            (85/C 202/11)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               other consignments of Community goods sent from
                                                                       another Member State;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  Whereas it is essential to strengthen the Community's
Economic Community, and in particular Article 235                      internal market by reducing and, where possible,
thereof,                                                               removing formalities and charges which apply to trade in
                                                                       Community goods between Member States; whereas the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                     final abolition of postal charges for customs presentation
                                                                       in trade within the Community would make a major
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                      contribution to the achievement of this aim in that it
liament,                                                               would have a visible and immediate effect on such trade
                                                                       for the benefit of the citizens of Europe; whereas,
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and                       however, the Treaty does not provide for the necessary
Social Committee,                                                      powers of action to this end; whereas it therefore
                                                                       appears necessary to base the provisions of this Regu-
                                                                       lation on Article 235,
Whereas Decision 79/8/EEC of the representatives of
the Governments of the Member States of the European
Economic Community meeting within the Council, of 18                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
December 1978, on the abolition of certain postal                                                 Article 1
charges for customs presentation (x) put an end to the
levying of customs presentation charges in respect of                  Postal charges shall no longer be levied for the pres-
consignments of goods sent from another Member State                   entation to customs of consignments of goods sent from
and benefiting on importation from relief from turnover                another Member State which fulfil the conditions laid
taxes and excise duties;                                               down in Articles 9 and 10 of the Treaty.
                                                                                                  Article 2
Whereas the authorities of some Member States
consequently continue to levy such charges in respect of               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986.
                                                                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
O O J N 0 L 6 , 10. 1. 1979, p. 26.                                    directly applicable in all Member States.
              Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 on
              Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products
                                                              as food aid
                                                          COM(85) 3 70 final
                                    (Submitted to the Council by the Commission on 23 July 1985)
                                                            (85/C 202/12)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 83 and                  Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-
209 thereof,                                                           liament,
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Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors,             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas the Community grants food aid to developing                                           Article 1
countries and countries suffering natural disasters, for
which it provides financing;                                       Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 is hereby amended as
                                                                   follows:
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation               1. The following subparagraph is hereby added to
(EEC) No 2681/74 ('), expenditure on Community                        Article 1 :
food-aid operations is financed from the Guarantee
Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and                      'The said expenditure shall be met from Title 9 of the
Guarantee Fund in respect of the export refunds                        Community budget, Chapter "Food aid and food
associated with food aid and from Title 9 of the                       projects in place of food aid".'
Community budget, Chapter 'Food aid and food projects              2. Article 2 is hereby repealed.
in place of food aid', in respect of the remaining cost;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas experience has shown that this division of the
expenditure has various drawbacks with regard to                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
managing Community budget appropriations; whereas                  following its publication in the Official Journal of the
the total cost of food aid should accordingly be charged           European Communities.
solely to Title 9 of the budget, Chapter 'Food aid and
food projects in place of food aid' and Regulation (EEC)           It shall apply to expenditure to be charged to the
No 2681/74 should be amended accordingly,                          Community budget from 1 January 1986.
                                                                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
O OJ No L 288, 25. 10. 1974, p. 1.                                 directly applicable in all Member States.