CELEX: 51976PC0636
Language: en
Date: 1976-11-22
Title: Draft of a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) temporarily and totally suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on potatoes of subheadings 07.01 A I, II a) and III b) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COM (76) 636
Vol. 1976/0191
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                        COM(76)636 final.
                                        Brüssels , 22 November 1976»
                                Draft of a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
       temporarily and totally suspending the autonomous Common Customs
       Tariff duties on potatoes of subheadings 07.01 A I , II a) and III t>)
                ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
 COM ( 76) 636 final .
 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
       According to the most recent information , the 1976 harvest is
very poor . It is expected to be in the area of 28/29 mio t ., i.e.
14 - 15 % less in comparison with the 1975 harvest ( 33 » 5^9 mio t .)
which was already in deficit . It must "be added that the quantity
of stocks is unsatisfactory and there are problems in conservation .
        At present , the market is almost static , but at a level of
prices higher than last year . Up to the present , imports , especially
 from the USA and Canada , have permitted an effective response to stabi­
 lizing the Community market , both for ware potatoes and potato plants .
        In order to ease the future supply of the Community market and
 at the same time to restrain the forecast trend towards higher prices ,
 the Commission proposes :
 a the prolongation of the total suspension of CCT duties until the
   28th February 1977 for :
   - ware potatoes , sub-position 07-01 , A III b ,
   – potato plants , sub-position 07*01 , A. I.
 b the total suspension of customs duties until the 28th February 1977 for
   – nçw potatoes , sub-position 07.01 . II a*
 ---pagebreak---                                    Draft of a
                         COUNCIL. REGULATION ( EEC )
        temporarily and totally suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff
      duties on potatoes of subheadings 07.01 A I , II a) and III b )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Article 28 thereof ,
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission ,
Whereas^ in view of the risk of increases in the cost of living which
might result from the current shortage of potatoes in the Community ,
the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties
 on potatoes of subheadings 07.01 A I and III b ) , at present in
force and expiring on 31 December 1976 ( 1 ), should be extended from
1 January until 28 February 1977 and the autonomous Common Customs
Tariff duty on potatoes of subheading 07.01 A II a) should also
be totally suspended for the same period ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                  Article 1
From 1 January until 28 February 1977 the autonomous Common Customs
Tariff duties on the following goods shall be totally suspended :
CCT heading No                          Description of goods
07.01 A I                         Seed potatoes
07.01 A II a )                    New potatoes
07.01 A III b )                   Other potatoes
( 1 ) 0J No L 251 , 15.9.1976 , p. 3 and 4 .
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                              Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 1 January 1977 .
          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
          directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                For the Council
                                                     The President
                   I
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    FINANCIAL            SHEET
                                                       Date      18 November 1976
1.   Budget line concerned :    Chap . 12 , art . 120
2.   Title of activity : Council Regulation temporarily and totally suspending
                           the Common Customs Tariff duties for potatoes of
                           subheadings 07.01 A 1 , II a ) and III b )
3.   Legal basis :    Art . 28      Treaty  of Rome
4.   Objectives of the activity :
     Suspension of CCT duties for goods          loned under 2 .
5.0  Costs of the activity
                                                          1976      j        1977
     to the account of the EC budget                                     2 , 3 ?/, 000 UA
     by non collection of duties