CELEX: 31974R1708
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-02 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1708/74 of the Commission of 2 July 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1661/73 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 228/73 laying down general rules for the system of compensatory amounts for fruit and vegetables

No L 180/ 14                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                3 . 7 . 74
                            REGULATION ( EEC) No 1708 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 2 July 1974
              amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1661 /73 laying down detailed rules for the appli­
              cation of Regulation ( EEC) No 228 /73 laying down general rules for the system
                                 of compensatory amounts for fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
COMMUNITIES,                                                      are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                  ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Treaty (') concerning the acces­
sion of new Member States to the European Economic
                                                                                             Article 1
Community and the European Atomic Energy
Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972 ;                An Article la as follows is inserted in Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                     ( EEC) No 1661 / 73 :
228 /73 (2 ) of 31 January 1973 laying down general                    ' Article hi
rules for the system of compensatory amounts for fruit
and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                     1.    In the case of apples other than cider apples
No 1428 /74 (-'), and in particular Article 9 thereof ;                originating in a Member State or in a third
                                                                       country, imported into a new Member State and
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation ( EEC) No 228 /73                       re-exported to a Member State or to a third
provides that the detailed rules for granting, levying                 country during the month of August or September
and collecting compensatory amounts must be such as                     a compensatory amount shall be granted on re­
to avoid deflection of trade ;                                         exportation only if a compensatory amount was
                                                                        levied on the initial importation .
Whereas as regards apples deflection of trade may
occur in respect of consignments traded on dates on                     2.    Proof that the amount referred to in para­
or about those on which compensatory amounts take                      graph 1 was in fact levied shall be provided by
effect ; whereas in order to avoid any such deflection                 .production of the customs import document .'
it should be provided that in the event of the
re-exportation during the months of August and                                               Article 2
September of apples imported into a new Member
State, the compensatory amount applicable is to be                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
paid only on presentation of proof that a compensa­                following its publication in the Official Journal of
tory amount was levied on importation ;                            the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 2 July 1974.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                  The President
                                                                             Francois-Xnvier ORTOLI
(') OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 5 .
(*) OJ No L 27, I. 2. 1973 , p. 20 .
b) OJ No L 151 , 8 . 6. 1974, p. 2.