CELEX: 51976PC0542
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Date: 1976-10-06
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the autonomous and special arrangements for beef and veal products originating in some signatory States of the ACP-CEE Convention of Lomé (Submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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                        PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                    • on the autonomous and special arrangements       /
                   for "beef an/l veal products originating in soma
                 signatory States of the ACP-CEE Convention of Lomé
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                           ( Submitted by the Commission to the Council )
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COM ( 76 ) 542 final
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY HEIiOllAITDUM
1 . In accordance with the declaration of intent regarding beef made by the
    Community upon the signature of the ACP-EEC Lome Convention on 28 Februa­
    ry 1975 , the Community introduced special short term provisions to allow
    ACP beef exporting States to maintain their exports to the Community
     ( 27.532 tons per annum ) despite the problems this sector is experiencing
    in the Community .   These provisions , the period of validity having been
    extended upon three occasions , expire on 31 December 1976 .
2 . Experience obtained since the entry inLo force of the Convention and
    data gathered , show that these measures were fully justified to allow
    the countries in question to maintain their exports and thereby to pro­
    vide a certain revenu for the producers . Nonetheless , because of the
    short duration            of these provisions ( six months ) certain problems
    have arisen , notably for production plans for subsequent export to the
    Community and also for transport and sales arrangements . The problem is
    most acute for Botswana . For this country its geographic position and
    the political events in neighbouring regions give rise to additional pro­
    blems , especially of transport «• In normal circumstances a delay of at
    least six weeks is already necessary to ensure the transportation of beef
    to the Community .
3 . For these reasons and in viexir of the declared intentions made upon the
    sir-nature of the Lome Convention , it is proposed to maintain , with some
    adjustments the special provisions currently applied. The attached pro­
    posed reflation provides for such steps . Principally the proposal is
    that the provisions are valid for 18 months , this period being compensated
    for by a progressive reduction in the advent ages of the reduced import
    charges other than customs duties .
 ---pagebreak---                                      proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                  on the autonomous and special arrangements
               for beef and. veal products originating in some
            signatory States of the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN CailUNITIES ,
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 ( l );
Uherea.s some signatory States of the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome ( 2 ) are tra­
ditional suppliers of beef to the ■ Community ; whereas the production of this
product is an essential factor of their economies which are closely linked
with this kind of exports ; whereas the States in question being the least
developed among the States exporting beef to the Community special measures
might contribute to maintain a regular flow of imports ;
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC ) NO 3328/75 ( 3 ) renewing the arrangements
for the reduction of import charges on beef and veal products originating
in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States as last amended by Regulation
( EEC ) WO 1466/76 (4 ), which follows a transfer to Botswana , Kenya , Iladacas-
car and Swaziland of the amounts of reduction of import charges other than
customs duties for the products referred to in the first article under a )
of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 805/68 ( 5 ) of 27 June 1968 on the common
organisation of the market in beef and veal , at last amended by Regulation
( EEC ) NO 568/76 ( 6 ) has taken into account this situation , that the arran­
gements established by this regulation expire 31 December 1976 ;
( 1 ) OJ No
(2)   OJ No  L   25 , 30.1.1976 , p. 2
( 3)  OJ No  L  329 , 23.12.1975 , P. 4
(4 1) OJ No  L  165 , 25.6.1976 , p. 9
(5)   OJ No  L  148 , 28.6.1968 , p. 24
(6)   OJ No  L   67 , 15.3.1976 , p. 28 .
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    Whereas to take into account the vital importance which the "beef sector
    has for the abovementioned countries and to remove at the same time some
    difficulties encountered during the first periods of application of the
    special arrangement s , these measures should be extended with some adjus-
   ments involving especially a longer period of validity of the arrangements
   and a slight decrease of the amounts of reduction of the import charges ;
   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION" :
                                       Article 1
                         The charges on imports of the products originating in
   some signatory States of the AOP-i'lEO Convention of Lome referred to in
   Article 1 ( a ) of Regulation ( EEC ) Wo 805/68 shall be reduced under the
   conditions provided for by this reflation .
                                       Article 2
                         The amount of reduction in charges on import corres­
   pond to
   a ) 85 io during the period from 1 January until 30 June 1977 »
   b ) 80 c/o during the period from 1 July until 31 December 1977 »
   c ) 75 i° during the period from 1 January until 30 June 1978
   of the average of the import charges applicable during a reference period.
   It is fixed cruarterly by the Commission .
                                      Article 3
                         The reduction of charges are limited to the following
   quantities , expressed in teims of boneless meat :
        P E R I 0 D          I.I. /3O.6.I977       I.7. /3I.I2.I977     I.I. /3O.6.I978
                              metric tons             metric tons          metric tons
      ;3ot swana                  10.416                  6.944              10.416
 t    Kenya                           78                ,    52                     78
      Madagascar                   4.174                  2.782                4.174
 t    Swaziland                    1.851                 1.235                 1.851
i
| TOTAL                           16.519       1
                                               i
                                                        11.013               I6.519
i
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 ---pagebreak--- For the application of this regulation 100 kilogrammes of boneless meat
 correspond to 130 kilogrammes of bone-in meat .
                                  Article 4
                    The reduction of the charges on imports shall apply
only to imports for which the importer proves that an export tax of an
amount corresponding to the reduction has been charged by the exporting
country .
                                  Article 5
                    Detailed rules for the application of this regulation
shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article
27 of the Regulation ( EEC ) No 805/68 .
                    Under the same procedure derogation may be made from
the principle of quarterly fixing and from the rules concerning the refe­
rence period if a change in the representative rate of the currency of a
Member State or the transition from one marketing year to the next so re­
quires .
                                  Article 6
                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1977 •
                    This Regulation shall be binding in tis entirety and
directly applicable in all Member States .
Done ax                                    For the Council
                                           The President .
 ---pagebreak---                          FINANCIAL                             STATEMENT
                                                                                                        BATE I     October 1976
     l. BUDGET UN'S CONCERNED t Chapter 10 ( own resources )
     2. ACTION • Draft proposal for a Council ReATi.lB.tion ( jj)KC3 ) on tho autonomous and r;pa-
                     cial arrangements for beef and veal products originat ing in some signatory
                     States of the ACP-BEC Convention of Lome .
     3 . LEGAL BASIS » Article 43
     4. OBJECTIVES s Partial compensation of import charges for beer' and veal originating
                             in ACP States , through a degressive reduction in non-tariff import
                             charges , conditional upon the application of an equivalent export tax.
     5 . FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE                                       FOR THE MARKETING YEAH CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR     FCLLOWINC FINANCIAL YEAR
     5.0 EXFEHDITURE                                                                              ( 7n )                      ( 77 )
          -CHARGED TO TLFFI EC BUDGET
           ( R15FUHLFI/L TITERVKNTI ONS )
          -CHARGED TO NATIONAL ADMINISTR .
          –CHARGED TO OTHER NATIONAL CROUPS
    5.1 RECEIPTS
          -OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
           ( LEVI ES/CUASOKSVIOIDL^                (1 )               12-19 1- JUC                                        12 - 19 I3JC
          -NATIONAL
                                                                   YEAR .                   YEAR •••••••• 1^2 7£i ••   YEAR      •
    5.0,1 PLURI A.VNUAL PATTERN OP EXPENDITURE
    5.1.1 PLURI ANNUAL PATTERN OF RECEIPTS                         6-9 MUC ( six months )
    5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION Upon the oasis ox Z'(. jL uO xons imported during iy'( l into tae
        Community and 17.900 tons in the 1st half of 1978 and on the basis of the' import
        charges established for the last quarter of 1976 .
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