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Date: 1974-11-25
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EEC) No 960/68 on the Common Customs Tariff as regards the exchange rate to be applied in respect of the tariff classification of certain cheeses (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                  Proposal for a
                         REGULATION ( SEC ) OF THE COUNCIL
                   amending Regulation ( SEC ) No 960/68 on the
                 Common Customs Tariff as regards the exchange
                   rate to "be applied in respect of the tariff
                       classification of certain cheeses
                 ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
COM(74) 17r 0 final
 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPIJJTATORY ISI'ÏORÂT^UÎÏ
Pursuant to General Rule C 3 in Part I , Section I , of the Common Customs
Tariff , the par value communicated to the International Monetary Fund is
applied in respect of that Tariff for the purpose of calculating customs
duties expressed in units of account and of defining the seeps of certain
headings or subheadings .
As a result of current fluctuations in exchange rates , appreciable
differences arise by reason of that provision in the application of the
Co.nrrou Customs Tariff in the various Member States which mpy cause
deflection of trade .
Therefore f in order to remedy this situation , the Commission started work
on a proposal for an amendment to the above-mentioned rule , which it hopes
to place before the Council as soon as possible .
                                        urgent solution
The situation retires , however , 'an . as regards the importation of cheeses
into certain Meuber States , since the price of such cheese on importation
from third countries is considerably lower than the price of like products
rranufactured within the Community . The tariff classification of these
products , and hcnco the rate of the levy , is closely licked to a minimum
price which is no longer capable of having the intended effects .
Therefore , in view of the urgency of the situation , the Commission ,
pending its submission of a proposal for an overall solution , proposes that
the Council settle the problem raided by these products . The proposed solution
is to apply to them , for CCT purposes , the representative rate which applies
in respect of such operations by virtue of              instruments implementing
tlie C' -r. uuon agricultural policy .
Since it in based on Article 43 of the EEC Treaty , the European Parliament
must be consulted on this proposal for a Regulation.
This proposal has no financial consequences as regards the Community
budget .
 ---pagebreak---                                        PROPOSAL FOR A
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                     amending Regulation (EEC ) No 960/68 on the
                Common Customs Tariff as regards the exchange rate
              to be applied in respect of the tariff classification
                                  of certain chooses
TES COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEEN CŒEUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 43 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ;
Whereas General Rule C 3 in Part I , Section I , of the Annex to Council
Regulation (EEC ) No 950/63 ^ of 28 June 1968 on the Common Customs Tariff,
                                                    2
as last amended "by Regulation (EEC ) HO              , provides that tho unit
of account (TJA) by reference to which certain specific customs duties are
expressed or the scope of certain headings or subheadings is defined has a
value of O . 88867O88 g of fine gold;
                                                3)
Whereas , under Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account
and tho exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
tural policy, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) NO 2543/73 ^ ^ , derogations
may be made from the principle of using par values to convert one currency
into another;
Whereas , if the exchange rate used to convert one eeETeswy                       i-8 wot
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various Member States :
 ( 1 ) OJ No L 172 ,   22 . 7.1968 , p. 1
 ( 2 ) OJ No
 (3 ) OJ No 106 , 30, 10,1962 , p. 2553/62
 (4) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9.1973 , P. 1
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the situation is particularly serious in the case of imports of
certain cheeses falling within heading No 04.04 of the Common Customs
Tariff ;  whereas in respect of these products the exchange rate to he
applied should therefore he that fixed pursuant to Council Regulation
No 129 Î
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 8
                                   Article 1
The Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff is
amended as follows :
- in respect of heading No 04.04 «
  - after the description " cheese and curd" there is inserted a footnote
    reference "( a)";
  - in column 4 , giving the conventional rate of duty , the footnote
    reference "( a)" is replaced "by "( c)".
- at the "bottom of the page on which heading No 04 . 04 appears s
  - the following footnote is inserted !
    "( a)  The exchange rate to "be applied in converting into national
           currencies the unit of account referred to in the subdivisions
           of this    -heading shall "be the representative rate if any fixed
           pursuant to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit
           of account and the exchange rates to he applied for the purposes
           of the oommon agricultural policy :
- the present footnote ( a) he comes note ( c).
                                   Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1 97 5 •
This Regulation shall he binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                   For the Council