CELEX: 31976R2670
Language: en
Date: 1976-10-25 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2670/76 of 25 October 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1059/69 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products

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31976R2670

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2670/76 of 25 October 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1059/69 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products  

Official Journal L 302 , 04/11/1976 P. 0001 - 0002 Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 16 P. 0149 

++++ ( 1 ) OJ N C 259 , 4 . 11 . 1976 , P . 47 .   ( 2 ) OJ N L 141 , 12 . 6 . 1969 , P . 1 .   ( 3 ) OJ N L 306 , 26 . 11 . 1975 , P . 3 .  COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2670/76  OF 25 OCTOBER 1976  AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1059/69 LAYING DOWN THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN GOODS RESULTING FROM THE PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 14 ( 7 ) , 28 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 113 TO 116 , 227 AND 235 THEREOF ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,  HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,  WHEREAS BY VIRTUE OF ARTICLE 6 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1059/69 OF 28 MAY 1969 LAYING DOWN THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN GOODS RESULTING FROM THE PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ( 2 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 3058/75 ( 3 ) , THE AMOUNTS OF THE VARIABLE COMPONENTS CHARGED ON IMPORTATION OF THESE GOODS SHALL BE FIXED FOR EACH QUARTER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , VARIABLE COMPONENTS MUST BE FIXED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7 OF THE SAID REGULATION IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT INTER ALIA OF NEW THRESHOLD PRICES WHICH ARE FIXED DURING A QUARTER ; WHEREAS THESE CORRECTIONS ARE FREQUENTLY NECESSARY IN PRACTICE , THEREBY CREATING ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLICATIONS FOR THE MEMBER STATES AND A CLIMATE OF INSTABILITY FOR IMPORTERS ;  WHEREAS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS POSSIBLE , WITHOUT ECONOMIC DRAWBACKS , TO ABOLISH THE RULE WHICH IMPOSES CORRECTED VARIABLE COMPONENTS SO AS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF FIXINGS PER YEAR TO FOUR , ALWAYS AT A FIXED DATE KNOWN IN ADVANCE ; WHEREAS AT THE SAME TIME , IT IS DESIRABLE TO PUT BACK BY ONE MONTH THE DATES ON WHICH EACH THREE-MONTHLY PERIOD BEGINS , SO THAT THESE DATES FALL SHORTLY AFTER THE DATES ON WHICH THE NEW THRESHOLD PRICES ARE FIXED ;  WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO LEAVE OPEN THE POSSIBILITY , EXCEPTIONALLY , OF CORRECTING THE VARIABLE COMPONENTS WHEN THE EFFECT OF A PRICE CHANGE DURING A THREE-MONTHLY PERIOD IS SUCH THAT TRADE IS SERIOUSLY DISTURBED , OR IS IN DANGER OF BEING SERIOUSLY DISTURBED ; WHEREAS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE SHOULD BE LAID DOWN TO ALLOW FOR THE TRANSITION FROM THE PRESENT SYSTEM TO THE NEW METHOD OF FIXING THE VARIABLE COMPONENT ,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :  ARTICLE 1  ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1059/69 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " 1 . THE COMMISSION SHALL FIX THE AMOUNT OF THE VARIABLE COMPONENT FOR ALL GOODS FOR THREE-MONTHLY PERIODS BEGINNING ON 1 FEBRUARY , 1 MAY , 1 AUGUST AND 1 NOVEMBER . "  ARTICLE 2  ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1059/69 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :   " 2 . WHEN THE FACTOR WHICH WAS NOT AVAILABLE IS DETERMINED , THE COMMISSION MAY FIX CORRECTED VARIABLE COMPONENTS IF , BY REASON OF THE APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPH 1 , TRADE IS SERIOUSLY DISTURBED OR IS IN DANGER OF BEING SERIOUSLY DISTURBED . "  ARTICLE 3  AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE , THE VARIABLE COMPONENTS , COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DUTIES APPLICABLE DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF 1976 SHALL REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL 31 JANUARY 1977 .  ARTICLE 4  THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 DECEMBER 1976 .  THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .  DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 25 OCTOBER 1976 .  FOR THE COUNCIL  THE PRESIDENT  A . P . L . M . M . VAN DER STEE