CELEX: 31975R0404
Language: en
Date: 1975-02-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 404/75 of the Commission of 19 February 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3348/73 concerning the levying of a tax on the exportation of certain goods covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1059/69

20 . 2 . 75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                       No L 46/ 15
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 404/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 19 February 1975
              amending Regulation (EEC) No 3348 /73 concerning the levying of a tax on the
                    exportation of certain goods covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1059/69
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the complete text of the Annex to Regula­
COMMUNITIES,                                                        tion (EEC) No 3348 /73 in its amended form should
                                                                    be published anew with, in the interests of clarity,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               certain changes in presentation ;
Economic Community ;
                                                                    Whereas, in accordance with the second paragraph of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        Article 9a of Regulation (EEC) No 1059/69, the
1059/69 (') of 28 May 1969 laying down the trade                    Member States have been consulted on this measure,
arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting
from the processing of agricultural products, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 49 1 /73 (2), and in               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
particular Article 9a thereof ;
                                                                                           Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3348/73 (3) of 12 December 1973 as amended by                       The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3348 /73 is
Regulation (EEC) No 344/74 (4) created an export tax ;              replaced by the Annex to this Regulation .
Whereas it appears appropriate, in order to take into                                      Article 2
account the interests of the sugar processing industry,
to exclude from the application of this tax certain                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
habitually traded processed products put up in pack­                following its publication in the Official Journal of
ings of a net capacity not exceeding 3-5 kg ;                        the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 19 February 1975.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(')   OJ No L 141 , 12. 6. 1969, p. 1 .
 (2 ) OJ No L 151 , 7. 6 . 1973 , p. 1 .
 (3 ) OJ No L 342, 13 . 12 . 1973, p . 16 .
 (■») OJ No L 40, 12 . 2. 1974, p. 6 .
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                                                   ANNEX
                   CCT
                  heading                                     Description
                    No
            18.06              Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa :
                                ex A. Cocoa powder, not otherwise sweetened than by the addition
                                      of sucrose, close wrapped in immediate packings of a net
                                      capacity of more than 2-5 kg
                                ex D. Other, containing 50 °/o or more by weight of sucrose
                                      (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose), close wrapped
                                      in immediate packings of a net capacity of more than 2-5 kg,
                                      with the exception or :
                                      a) Preparations for the manufacture of ice-cream, flavoured
                                         and/or coloured
                                      b) Chocolate milk crumb
            21.07              Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included :
                                ex F. Other, containing 60 %> or more by weight of sucrose
                                      (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose), close wrapped in
                                      immediate packings of a net capacity of more than 2-5 kg,
                                      with the exception of :
                                      a) Preparations for the manufacture of ice-cream, flavoured
                                          and/or coloured
                                      b) Improvers for baking
                                      c) The following preparations, close wrapped in immediate
                                         packings of a net capacity not exceeding 3-5 kg :
                                         1 . Jelly crystals or powders, whether or not flavoured or
                                             coloured, containing glucose solids, agar-agar or other
                                             jelling agent, and edible acid, and containing not more
                                             than 85 % by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar
                                             expressed as sucrose)
                                         2. Preparations for making macaroon biscuits and cake
                                             fillings, containing ground almonds or other nuts,
                                             ground or broken rice, and one or more other
                                             ingredients, and containing not more than 65 % by
                                             weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as
                                             sucrose)
                                         3 . Plasticized pastes for use as coating for cakes or other
                                             bakers' wares, containing vegetable fat, glucose,
                                              emulsifier, flavouring, colouring and one or more other
                                             ingredients, and containing not more than 80% by
                                             weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as
                                             sucrose)