CELEX: 31975R0241
Language: en
Date: 1975-01-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 241/75 of the Council of 30 January 1975 extending the treatment applicable to certain agricultural products originating in the Associated African States, Madagascar and Mauritius, in the overseas countries and territories, and in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya

31.1.75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 26/5
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 241 /75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 30 January 1975
             extending the treatment applicable to certain agricultural products originating in the
             Associated African States, Madagascar and Mauritius, in the overseas countries and
             territories, and in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the
                                                       Republic of Kenya
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           — Council Regulations (EEC) No 517/70 (4) of
                                                                        17 March 1970 and (EEC) No 625/71 (5) of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                            30 March 1971 on the treatment applicable to beef
European Economic Community, and in particular                          and veal originating in the Associated African
Article 43 thereof;                                                     States and Madagascar (AASM) or the overseas
                                                                        countries and territories (OCT), and in the
Having     regard     to    the    proposal       from    the           United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of
Commission ;                                                            Uganda and th^ Republic of Kenya;
                                                                   — Council Regulations (EEC) No            522/70 (6)  of
Having regard to the Opinion of the European                            17 March 1970 and (EEC) No           653 /71 (7) of
Parliament ;                                                            30 March 1971 on the treatment       applicable  to
                                                                        processed cereal and rice products   originating in
Whereas the Convention of Association (*) between                       the AASM or the OCT and in the United
the European Economic Community and the African                         Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda
States and Madagascar associated with that                              and the Republic of Kenya, as last amended by
Community signed at Yaounde on 29 July 1969                             Council Regulation (EEC) No 1036/72 (8) of
provides that for such agricultural products as come                    18 May 1972;
under a common organization of the market and
where the Associated States           have     an economic         — Council Regulations (EEC) No 519/70 (9 ) of
interest in exporting such products, the Community                      17 March 1970 and (EEC) No 654/71 ( 10) of
shall lay down import arrangements for the products                     30 March 1971 on the treatment applicable to
originating in those States which shall be more                         processed fruit and vegetable products
favourable than the general treatment applied to                        originating in the AASM or the OCT and in the
identical products originating in third countries ;                     United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of
                                                                        Uganda and the Republic of Kenya ;
Whereas, pursuant to the Association Agreement on
the   accession    of    Mauritius       to   the   Yaounde        — Council Regulations (EEC) No 244/71 (n) of
Convention, sighed on 12 May 1972, the Yaounde                          1 February 1971 and (EEC) No 655/71 ( 12) of
Convention applies to Mauritius ;                                       30 March 1971 on the treatment applicable to
                                                                        unmanufactured tobacco originating in the
Whereas Council Decision No 70/549/EEC (2) of 29                        AASM or the OCT and in the United Republic
September 1970 on the association of the overseas                       of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the
countries and territories with the European Economic                    Republic of Kenya;
Community lays down identical provisions in respect                — Council Regulations (EEC) No 2738/73 ( 13) of
of agricultural products originating in those                           8 October 1973, amending Council Regulation
countries and territories ;                                             (EEC) No 859/72 ( 14) of 25 April 1972, and (EEC)
                                                                        No 2739/73 ( 15) of 8 October 1973 , amending
Whereas the Agreement (3)                  establishing an              Council Regulation (EEC) No 860/72 ( 16) of
association between the European Economic                               25 April 1972 on the treatment applicable to
Community and the United Republic of Tanzania,                          certain fruit and vegetables originating in the
the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya,
signed at Arusha on 24 September 1969, lays down                    (4)  OJ No L 65, 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 1 .
like provisions in respect of agricultural products                 (5)  OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 1 .
originating in those States ;                                       («)  OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3. 1970, p. 10.
                                                                    (7)  OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 2.
                                                                    (8)  OJ No L 118 , 20. 5 . 1972, p. 18 .
Whereas the following Regulations have been                         (9)  OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p, 4.
adopted pursuant to the undertakings entered into                  (10)  OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 3 .
by the Community :                                                 (")   OJ No L 29, 5 . 2 . 1971 , p. 1 .
                                                                   (12)  OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 5.
                                                                   (13)  OJ No L 282, 9 . 10. 1973 , p. 15 .
 H OJ No L 282, 28 . 12. 1970, p. 2.                               (w)   OJ No L 101 , 28 . 4. 1972, p. 5.
 (2) OJ No L 282, 28 . 12. 1970, p. 83 .                           (")   OJ No L 282, 9 . 10. 1973 , p. 16.
 (3) OJ No L 282, 28 . 12. 1970, p. 54.                            (16)  OJ No L 101 , 28 . 4. 1972, p. 7.
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     AASM or the OCT and in the United Republic of                 Whereas, by Council Decision No 75 / 89/EEC of 30
     Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the                      January 1975 on transitional measures to be applied
     Republic of Kenya ;                                           after 31 January 1975 in relation with the overseas
                                                                   countries and territories, the undertakings in respect
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 656/71 (x ) of                       of those countries and territories have been extended
     30 March 1971, as amended by Regulation (EEC)                 until the entry into force of the new provisions
     No 1446/72 (2) of 10 July 1972 on the treatment               relating to the same fields or until 31 July 1975,
     applicable to maize originating in the United                whichever is the earlier;
     Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda
     and the Republic of Kenya;                                   Whereas the reasons for according such a treatment
                                                                   are still valid ; whereas such a treatment should be
                                                                   maintained throughout the period during which the
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 1316/71 (3) of                       undertakings entered into by the Community in
     21 June 1971 on the treatment applicable to fish              respect of those associated states, countries and
     products originating in the AASM or the OCT;                 territories are valid,
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 518 /70 (4) of                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
     17 March 1970 on the treatment applicable to
     oleaginous products originating in the AASM or                                          Article 1
     the OCT;
                                                                  The second and third paragraphs
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 540/70 (5) of
     20 March 1970 on the treatment applicable to rice             —   of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 517/70,
     and broken rice originating in the AASM or the                —   of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 518/70,
     OCT;                                                          —   of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 519/70,
                                                                   —   of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 520/70,
— Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/70 (6) of                       —    of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 521/70,
     17 March 1970 laying down special provisions for             —    of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 522/70,
     the import of goods covered by Regulation (EEC)
     No 1059/69 originating in the AASM or the                    — of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70
     OCT;
                                                                   and the second paragraph
                                                                   —   of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 244/71 ,
— Council Regulations (EEC) No 521 /70 (7 ) of
     1 March 1970 and (EEC) No 245 /71 (8) of                      —   of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 245/71 ,
     1 February 1971 providing for special derogations             —   of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1316/71,
     in respect of imports into the French overseas                —   of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 652/71 ,
     departments of certain agricultural products                  —   of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 653/71 ,
     originating in the AASM or the OCT;                           —   of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 654/71 ,
                                                                   —   of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 655 /71 ,
"Whereas, following the Decisions of the Association               —   of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 656/71 ,
Council     of   the     Yaounde       Convention   and   the      —   of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 859/72,
Association Council of the Arusha Agreement on                     —   of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 860/72
transitional measures to be applied after 31 January
 1975, the undertakings entered into by the                        shall be replaced by the following paragraph :
 Community in respect of the Associated African
States and Madagascar and the United Republic of                       'It shall be applicable:
Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic                      — in respect of products originating in the
of Kenya have been extended until the entry into                            Associated African States and Madagascar
 force of the new provisions relating to the same                           and in the United Republic of Tanzania, the
fields or until 31 July 1975 , whichever is the earlier;                    Republic of Uganda and the Republic of
                                                                            Kenya, until the entry into force of the new
 H   OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 6.                                      provisions relating to the same fields, or until
 (2) OJ No L 156, 12. 7. 1972, p. 8 .                                       31 July'1975, whichever is the earlier;
 (3) OJ No L 139, 25 . 6. 1971 , p. 4.
 (4) OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 2.
                                                                       — in respect of products originating in the
                                                                            overseas countries and territories associated
 (5) OJ No L 68 , 25. 3 . 1970, p. 1 .
 (6) OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 6.                                      with the Community, until the entry into
 (7) OJ No L 65, 21. 3. 1970, p. 8.                                         force of the provisions which are to replace
 (8) OJ No L 29, 5. 2. 1971 , p. 3 .                                        the Council Decision of 29 September 1970
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        on the association of the overseas countries                                 Article 2
        and territories with the European Economic
        Community or until 31 July 1975, whichever            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
        is the earlier.'                                      1975 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 January 1975 .
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                            G. FITZGERALD