CELEX: 51983PC0201
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Date: 1983-04-19
Title: Amended Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Commission Directive 75/349/EEC egarding detailed rules on equivalent compensation and prior exportation under the inward processing arrangements (submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                                         COM( 8 3 )     201    fin a l
                                                                         B ru s s e ls ,  19    A p r i l 1 983
                                          Amended Proposal for a
                                               COUNCIL_DIRECT IVE
         a m e n d in g  C o m m is s io n   D ire c tiv e     7 5 /3 4 9 /E E C     e g a rd in g    d e ta ile d
              ru le s   on   e q u iv a le n t   c o m p e n s a tio n    and p r i o r     e x p o r ta tio n
                          under      th e   in w a rd   p ro c e s s in g    a rra n g e m e n ts
          ( s u b m itte d   to    th e   C o u n c il  by   th e     C o m m is s io n   p u rsu a n t   to   th e
                  second      p a ra g ra p h   of    A r tic le     149    of   th e    EEC T r e a t y )
  COM( 83) 201 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                                             ΕΧΡΙ.ΑΝΑΤΟΚΥ ΜΕΜΟΚΑΝΟυΜ
1 . Οη 4 Ρθ6ηΐ3Γχ 1983 ΐ Ηε Οοπιππδδΐοη δυβιηΐΐΐεεΙ (1) ΐ ο ΐΗβ                              ΟουηεΐΙ
      3 ρ τ ο ρ ο δ θ I ί ο τ 3 Ο Ϊ Γ ε ε ΐ ΐ ν β βιηεηοΐιηθ Οοιηππεδΐοη Ρ ΐ Γ β ε ΐ ΐ ν ε 75/349/ΕΕΟ
      Γβ93Γθϋη9 ΐ Ηε τ υ ΐ θ δ ί ο τ ΐΗε β ρ ρ ί ΐ ε β ΐ ΐ ο η ο ί β ς υ ΐ ν β ί β η ΐ εοιηρεηεβΐΐοη
      3ηά ί ο τ        ρ γιο γ   ε χ ρ ο Γ ί β ί ΐ ο η υηάθΓ ΐ Ηε ίΓ3ΓπεΜθΓΐ< ο ί ΐΗε ιηΜβΓεΙ
      ρΓθεθδδΐη9 Γ β Ι ΐ ε ί 3ΓΓ3η9ειηβηί ε ( 2 ) .
      Αδ ΐΗβ Οοιηηπεδΐοη Ηβε ε ΐ τ ε ε ε ε ε ί ΐ η ΐ Η ΐ ε ρ το ρ οε βΐ , ΐΗε εχεΐειη οι
      ε ς υ ΐ ν β ί ε η ΐ εοΓηρεηεβΐΐοη ε ο η ε ΐ ϊ ΐ υ ΐ ε ε βη ε χ ε ε ρ ΐ ΐ ο η ί ο ΐ Ηε θ εηετ βΐ
       τ υ ί ε ο ί Γ θ θ χ ρ ο Γ ΐ 3 ΐ ι ο η , ΐ η ΐ Ηε ίοπη ο ί οοπιρβηεβΐΐηθ ρτοείυεΐδ οί
      9οοεΙε ΐΓπροΓίεά ίΓοηι ΐΗΐι~ά οου ηί Γΐ εε υηάετ ΐ Η ε ΐηΝ3ΓθΙ                     ρτοεβεεΐηθ
       3ΓΓ3η9επΐθηΐδ. Βεοβυεε ο ί ΐ Η ΐ ε , ΐ Ηε ρ Γ ο νΐ ε ΐ ο ηε              Γε1.3ΐΐη9 ί ο ΐ Η ΐ ε
       ε / ε ΐ ε ι η πιυεΐ τ ε ε ε ΐ ν ε 3 ε ί τ ι ε ΐ     ΐηΐβΓρΓεΐβΐΐοη.
       ΤΗΐ ε ρτοροεβΐ «βε ευβππΐΐβεΙ ΐ ο ΐ Ηε ΟοΓπτηΐΐΐβε ί ο τ Ουεΐοπιε ΡΓοεεεεϊη9
       ΑΓΓ3η9ειηεηΐε ΐη οοηίοπτηίχ υ ΐ ί Η ΐ Ηε ρτοεεεΙυΓε ρτονΐεΐεεί ί ο τ ΐη
       Α τ ί τ ε Ι β 28 ο ί Οουηεΐί Ο ΐ Γ ε ο ΐ ΐ ν ε 69/73/ΕΕΟ ο ί Α ΜβτοΗ 1969 (3) βηεΙ
       πιοτε ε χ β ε ί ΐ γ υηάετ ί ήθ ίΓ3ΓηβΜθτΙ< οί ΐΗε εεεοηεΙ ε ί 3 9 ε ο ί ΐ Η ΐ ε
       ρτοεεεΙυΓε, ΐ Ηε ΟοΓηππΐΐεε ηοΐ Η3νΐη9 9 ϊ νε η                    θπ   ορΐηΐ οη οη ΐΗε ρτοροεβΐ
        κΗΐοΗ ΐ Ηε Γ ε ρ τ ε ε ε η ΐ β ΐ ΐ ν ε οί ΐΗε Οοιηιτπεεΐοη Ηβοΐ ευΗιτπΐΐεά Ηεοβυεε οί
        ί ή θ β&εεηεε ο ί 3 ρ υ β ί τ ί τ ε ά (ηβ ΐοτ τί γ.
 2. Ϊ3ΐ<ΐη9 βεεουηΐ οί ίήθ 3 Γ 9 υιηεηίε βάνβηεεεΙ ΐη ΐΗε εουτεε οί ΐΗε
        θχβιτη'ηβΐϊοη ο ί ΐΗβ εβΐ ά ρτοροεβΐ                        ΐΗβ ΟουηεΐΙ β ο ά ΐ ε ε , ΐΗε Οοιηππεεΐοη
        εοηεΐεΙθΓε ΐ ί           3ρρΓορΓΪ 3ΐ ε ΐ ο ΐ ηΐΓοάυοε ΐ η ΐ ο ΐΗε ρτοροεβί ευβππίίεοΙ
        οη Α Ρθ&ΓυβΓ/ 1983 ε θ Γ ί θ ϊ η η ο η - ε υ β ε ΐ β η ΐ ΐ 3 1 εΗβηθεε ΐη οτάετ ΐ ο
        ρ ε η η ΐ ΐ ΐ Ηε ΟουηεΐΙ ί ο 3 ε ί κ ΐ ΐ Η ΐ η ΐ Ι ι ε ΐΐηιβ Ι ΐ ι ηΐ ΐ ρτονΐεΙεεΙ ί ο τ ΐη
         Α τ ΐ ΐ ε Ι ε 2 8 , ρ3Γ39ΓβρΗ 3 , ευβρ3Γ39Γ3ρΗ ο) ο ί Ρ ΐ Γ ε ε ί ΐ ν ε 69/73/ΕΕΟ             ογ
         ί ο τ ΐ Ηε Οοιτκηΐεεΐοη ί ο ε ΐ β τ ΐ ΐ Ηε ΐήττεΙ ε ΐ 3 9 ε ο ί ΐΗε ρτοεεεΙυΓε ΐη
         ς υ ε ε ΐ ΐ ο η ί 3ΐ <ΐ η9 βεεουηΐ ο ί ΐΗε εΗβηθεε ρτοροεεεΙ.
         ΤΗΐ ε ΐ ε ΐ Ηε οΗ]'εεί οί ΐ Ηε βηεηεΐεεί ρτοροεβΐ ί ο τ 3 ΰ ΐ τ ε ε ΐ ΐ ν ε 3ΐί3εΗεεΙ
         ΗθΓ8ΜΪίΗ.
   ( 1)     Doc. SG( 8 3 ) D/ 1757 of 8 . 2 . 1 9 8 3 - C0M(83)41 f i n a l
   ( 2) OJ No. L 156 of 1 8 . 6 . 1 9 7 5 , p. 25
   ( 3 ) OJ No. L 58 of 8 . 3 . 1 9 6 9 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak---    Am ended       P ro p o sa l      fo r    a
   COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
   a m e n d in g   C o m m is s io n      D ire c tiv e        7 5 /3 4 9 /C E E     re g a rd in g      d e ta ile d       r u le s    on
   e q u iv a le n t     c o m p e n s a tio n      and     p r io r    e x p o rta tio n       under        th e    in w a r d    p ro c e s s in g
  a rra n g e m e n ts
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN C O M M U N IT IE S ,
  H a v in g    re g a rd     to     th e    T re a ty     e s ta b lis h in g        th e    E u ro p e a n    E c o n o m ic
  C o m m u n ity ,
  H a v in g    re g a rd     to    C o u n c il      D ire c tiv e      6 9 /7 3 /E E C     of     4 M a rch       1969 on         th e
  h a rm o n iz a tio n       of    p r o v is io n s       la id    down      by     la w ,    r e g u la tio n       or
  a d m in is tra tiv e          a c tio n     in     re s p e c t   of     in w a r d   p r o c e s s in g      C 1 ),   as     la s t
  amended b y           th e     Act     of    A c c e s s io n    of    G re e c e ,    and      in    p a r tic u la r      A r tic le s
  24    and    28 t h e r e o f ;
  H a v in g   re g a rd      to    th e    p ro p o s a l     fro m     th e    C o m m is s io n ;
 W hereas        in    a cco rd a n ce        w ith      th e    p r o v is io n s     of    A r tic le       24 o f      D ire c tiv e
 6 9 /7 3 /E E C     th e     c o m p e te n t     a u th o ritie s        m ay,     by    v ir tu e      of    an    e x c e p tio n     "
 w ith     re g a rd      to    th e    p r in c ip le       of    c o m p e n s a tio n     fo r     id e n tic a l      goods,
 when      th e    c ir c u m s ta n c e s      so     ju s tify ,       c o n s id e r    as     c o m p e n s a tin g    p ro d u c ts
 th o s e    p ro d u c ts      r e s u ltin g       fro m     th e   p ro c e s s in g      of     goods      of     th e    sam e
 q u a lity      and     h a v in g     th e    sam e t e c h n i c a l        c h a r a c te r is tic s       as    th o s e     of
 th e    im p o r te d     goods;
W h ereas       D ire c tiv e         7 5 /3 4 9 /E E C      (2 )    has     la id     down      c e r ta in     p r o v is io n s
n e ce ssa ry       fo r     th e     a p p lic a tio n       of    A r tic le s       24 a n d      25    of    D ire c tiv e
6 9 /7 3 /E E C     and      under        th e s e    p r o v is io n s      th e   c o m p e n s a tio n      goods       m ust     fa ll
w ith in      th e     sam e t a r i f f        s u b h e a d in g ,    be    of    th e    sam e      c o m m e rc ia l     q u a lity
and      possess         th e     sam e t e c h n i c a l       c h a r a c te r is tic s        as    th e    im p o r t    goods;
W h e re a s    r e lia b le       and     u n ifo rm       a p p lic a tio n       in    th e     C o m m u n ity     of    A r tic le s     24
and      25   of    D ire c tiv e        6 9 /7 3 /E E C      w o u ld    be    e n s u re d    by     fix in g ,      at    C o m m u n ity
le v e l,     c r ite r ia       a llo w in g       th e    c o m p e te n t    a u th o r itie s        to    e s ta b lis h      w ith
s u ffic ie n t       s e c u r ity      th e     id e n tity       of    th e    c o m m e rc ia l      q u a lity      and o f       th e
te c h n ic a l     c h a r a c te r is tic s         b e tw e e n    c o m p e n s a tin g     p ro d u c ts     and      im p o rte d
goods;
C1)0J n° L 58 o f 8 March 1 9 6 9 , p . 1
( 2 ) 0 J n° L 156 o f 18 J u n e 1 9 7 5 , p . 25
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W h e re a s   th e    c o m m e rc ia l    q u a lity     and t e c h n i c a l        c h a r a c te r is tic s       of    d iffe re n t
v a r ie tie s    of     common w h e a t s        a re    d e te rm in e d       by    d iffe r e n t      fa c to rs       and
n o ta b ly    by    th e    s p e c ific     w e ig h t   of    th e    g r a in s ,     th e ir     h u m id ity ,      th e ir
c o lo u r,    th e ir     p h y s ic a l   s tru c tu re      and t h e i r        c h e m ic a l    c o m p o s itio n ,       th e ir
p e rc e n ta g e    of    g e rm ,   g lu te n ,a s h     and p r o t e in s         and th e        p e rc e n ta g e      of
im p u r itie s      w h ic h    th e y   c o n ta in ;    w h e re a s    th e s e     fa c to rs      e x e rt    a d e c is iv e
in flu e n c e    on     c o m m e rc ia l    tra n s a c tio n s      c o n c e rn in g       common w h e a t s ,          as    w e ll
as on      th e    tre a tm e n ts      to    w h ic h   th e y    m ust      be    s u b m itte d      b e fo re     m illin g ;
w h e re a s   because         of   th is     fa c t,    e ve ry    q u a n tity        of     common w h e a t          is    tra d e d ,
s to c k e d   and     used      s e p a ra te ly    and     account          is    ta k e n    of    c h a r a c te r is tic s
a p p ro p ria te      to    each     q u a lity     in    o rd e r    to     o b ta in     th e    p ro d u c t     re q u ire d ;
W h e re a s   th e    v a lu e s   of    th e   a fo re m e n tio n e d        fa c to rs       a re   e x tre m e ly       v a r ia b le
fro m     one    common w h e a t         to   a n o th e r;     w h e re a s     th e s e     v a ria tio n s       a re    of    an
in c o n te s ta b le      im p o rta n c e     fo r   th e    c o rre c t      and     u n ifo rm      a p p lic a tio n        of
th e    e q u iv a le n t    c o m p e n s a tio n   s y s te m    w h ic h     is    p ro v id e d     fo r    by     D ire c tiv e s
6 9 /7 3 /C E E    and 7 5 /3 4 9 /C E E        fo r   th e    goods       in     q u e s tio n ;
W hereas       in    o rd e r    to   a llo w    th e    e q u iv a le n t      c o m p e n s a tio n     s y s te m    to     o p e ra te
as b e tw e e n      tw o    common w h e a t s ,        w h e re    th e     c ir c u m s ta n c e s      so    ju s tify ,       th e
c o m p e te n t   a u th o r itie s      may     not    base      th is      o n ly    on t h e      id e n tify       of     th e
ta riff      s u b - h e a d in g   of    th e    w h e a ts   in    q u e s tio n      but      m ust    of     n e c e s s ity
ta k e    account        of    th e   v a r ia tio n s      of   th e     fa c to rs       s p e c ifie d      above;
W h e re a s   by    re a s o n s   of    th e   m u ltip lic ity ,           d iv e rs ity        and     v a r ia b ility        of
th e    s a id   fa c to rs ,      th e re    no    lo n g e r   e x is t     th e    m eans       to    c o n c lu d e     fro m    th e
id e n tity      of    th e    c o m m e rc ia l   q u a lity      and t e c h n ic a l          c h a r a c te r is tic s        of
common w h e a t s         c r ite r ia     p e r m ittin g      th e       r e lia b le       and     u n ifo rm      a p p lic a tio n
of    th e   p r o v is io n s     of   D ire c tiv e s      6 9 /7 3 /E E C      and 7 5 /3 4 9 /E E C          r e g a rd in g
e q u iv a le n t    c o m p e n s a tio n ;    w h e re a s   e x p e rie n c e      no     lo n g e r    a llo w s ,     at    th e
p re s e n t   tim e ,     d e te r m in a tio n     of     w h e th e r   th e s e      c r ite r ia     may b e        re a ch e d ;
w h e re a s   as    a   s tro n g e r    re a s o n ,    it   is    no     lo n g e r    p o s s ib le      to    change,         on·
a   C o m m u n ity    le v e l,     s im ila r     c r ite r ia      in to      le g a l    r u le s ;
                                                                                                                                            ì
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Whereas         under       these      c o n d itio n s ,     th e    com petent          a u th o ritie s       c o u ld   not
a u th o riz e       e q u iv a le n t   c o m p e n s a tio n     fo r    th e    common w h e a t s        in    q u e s tio n ,
ta k in g     account         o n ly   of    th e    id e n tify      of     th e    ta r iff     s u b -h e a d in g    and
not     a p p re c ia tin g       th e    id e n tity      of    th e    c o m m e rcia l     q u a lity     and o f       the
te c h n ic a l      c h a ra c te ris tic s ;       w hereas       even       to    the    e x te n t   th a t    such      an
a p p re c ia tio n       wa s    made o n       th e    b a s is   of     la b o ra to ry      a n a ly s e s ,   th e
re s u lts      of     such     a n a ly s e s   w ere     not    of     a n a tu re      g u a ra n tin g     th e
u n ifo rm       a p p lic a tio n     of    th e    p ro v is io n s      in    q u e s tio n ;
W hereas         it    is   th e re fo re      th e    o c c a s io n    to    e x a m in e   in    some     d e ta il     th e
a p p lic a b ility         of    th e   e q u iv a le n t     co m p e n sa tio n      system        betw een       common
w heats        h a rve ste d      in   th e    C o m m u n ity     and     common w h e a t s         h a rve ste d      in
th ird       c o u n trie s     in    ord e r    to    research          the     p o s s ib ilitie s       of    e n a c tin g ,
at    C o m m u n ity      le v e l,    ru le s    p e rm ittin g       th e     re lia b le      and    u n ifo rm
a p p lic a tio n        of   th is     syste m ;
W hereas         common w h e a t s        h a rve ste d       in   a    co u n try     o rig in a te      in    th a t
c o u n try      in    c o n fo rm ity     w ith     th e    common        d e fin itio n       of    th e   n o tio n     of
o rig in      of    goods;
W h e r e a s t h e s i t u a t i o n d e s c r i b e d a b o v e a r i s e s e q u a l l y in r e s p e c t of
durum wheats;
W hereas         it    is   a d v is a b le    at    th is     tim e    to     s p e c ify   th a t    th e    common
w heats       and      durum      w heats      o rig in a tin g       in     th e    C o m m unity     may     n o t,    in   th e
present          c irc u m s ta n c e s ,    be    c o n s id e re d    as     co m p e n sa tio n     goods       in   th e
sense       of     A rtic le      2,   p a ra g rap h      1,    firs t      in d e n t   of    D ire c tiv e      7 5 /3 4 9 /E E C ;
Whereas          in   th e    absence        of   an    o p in io n     from       th e   C o m m itte e     on    C ustom s
P ro c e s s in g     A rra n g e m e n ts     th e    C o m m issio n       has     been    u n a b le    to    adopt      th e
p ro v is io n s      e n v is a g e d   on    th is     s u b je c t   pursuant          to   th e    p roced ure         la id
down      in    A rtic le       28 (3 )(a )      of    D ire c tiv e       69/73/E E C ,
HAS     ADOPTED         T H IS    D IR E C T IV E
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                                                                A r tic le        1
The     fo llo w in g       p a ra g ra p h     is    h e re b y     added to            A r tic le     2 of      D ire c tiv e
7 5 /3 4 9 /E E C     :
2.    U n til     th e     a d o p tio n    of    new p r o v i s i o n s ,         th e       common w h e a t s         p ro p e r  to
      s u b - h e a d in g     1 0 .0 1    B I     of   th e    Common C u s to m s T a r i f f               o r ig in a tin g      in
      th e    C o m m u n ity ,      as    w e ll    as   durum        w h e a ts       p ro p e r   to   s u b - h e a d in g
      1 0 .0 1    B II       of    th e    Common        C u s to m s T a r i f f         o r ig in a tin g     in     th e
      C o m m u n ity      may n o t       be    c o n s id e re d ,      in    th e      sense      of   p a ra g ra p h     2,
      fir s t     s u b -p a ra g ra p h ,       as    c o m p e n s a tio n       goods        of   wheat      p ro p e r    to
      th e     sam e     s u b -h e a d in g s     of    th e    CCT a n d o r i g i n a t i n g          in    th ir d      c o u n tr ie s .
                                                                  A r tic le 2
                                                    i            --------------------
 M ember       S ta te s      s h a ll    la y   down t h e         m e a su re s        n e ce ssa ry     to     c o m p ly   w ith
 th is     D ire c tiv e        not     la te r    th a n     1 June         1983.
 The     M ember        S ta te s     s h a ll    im m e d ia te ly        n o tify        th e    C o m m is s i o n o f    th e
 p r o v is io n s      it    m ake     fo r    im p le m e n tin g        th is       D ire c tiv e .
  The     C o m m is s io n     s h a ll    c o m m u n ic a te      th e     in fo rm a tio n        to    th e    o th e r    M em ber
  S ta te s .
                                                                   A r tic le         3
  T h is    D ire c tiv e        is    a d d re s s e d    to    th e     Member          S ta te s .
   D one a t       B ru s s e ls ,
                                                                                                                        For th e      C o u n c il
                                                                                                                          The P r e s i d e n t