CELEX: 31971R0656
Language: en
Date: 1971-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 656/71 of the Council of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be accorded to maize originating in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya

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  26                                    Official Journal of the European Communities
  No L 76/6                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            31.3.71
                                    REGULATION (EEC) No 656/71 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 30 March 1971
                       on the treatment to be accorded to maize originating in the United Republic of
                                 Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas the Community's obligation towards the
                                                                   United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Ugan­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             da and the Republic of Kenya may be fulfilled by
  Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                 reducing the import levy on maize originating in
  thereof;                                                        those States;
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;              Whereas the Partner States of the East African Com­
                                                                  munity, by letter dated 17 March 1971 from the Mis­
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European Par­                sion of the East African States, renounced the right
 liament1;                                                        to be consulted prior to the entry into force of this
                                                                  Regulation,
 Whereas the Agreement2 establishing an Association
 between the European Economic Community and                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of
 Uganda and the Republic of Kenya provides that,                                          Article 1
 for those agricultural products covered by a common
 organization of the market which those States have               The levy on imports of maize falling within heading
 an economic interest in exporting, the Community                 No 10.05 of the Common Customs Tariff, originat­
 shall determine the treatment to be accorded to im­              ing in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Repub­
ports of products originating in those States, this               lic of Uganda or the Republic of Kenya, shall be the
 treatment to be more favourable than the general                 levy fixed pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation No
treatment applied to like products originating in                 120/67/EEC, less 0-75 unit of account per metric
                                                                  ton.
third countries;
                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 120/67/
EEC3 of 13 June 1967 on the common organization                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April
of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regula­              1971 .
tion (EEC) No 2434/704, introduced a system of
levies on imports into the Community;                             It shall apply until 31 January 1975.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 30 March 1971 .
                                                                                      For the Council
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                       M. SCHUMANN
1  OJ  No C 129, 26.10.1970, p. 8.
1  OJ  No L 282 , 28.12.1970, p. 55 .
3  OJ  No 117 , 19.6.1967 , p. 2269/67.
4  OJ  No L 262, 3.12.1970, p. 1 .