CELEX: 51979PC0168
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Date: 1979-04-05
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) prohibiting the use of inward processing arrangements for whey (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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The purpose of this draft Regulation is temporarily to suspend the inward
processing arrangements for whey , as is already the case until 31 March 1980
for butter and skimmed milk powder .
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Considerable quantities of powdered whey have been imported into the Community j
recently for incorporation in compound animal feedingstuffs , among other             j
things .  Since more and more powdered whey is being used in animal feed instead ;
of skimmed mi Ik powder , imports of powdered whey under the IPT arrangements        j
have not only replaced powdered whey of Community origin but also have limited
outlets on the world market for skimmed milk powder of this origin .                i
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In view of the surplus situation in the Community as regards the milk sector
and in order that any export possibility should be reserved for products of
Community origin , it is proposed to suspend inward processing trade in the
case of whey until 31 March 1980.                                                 !
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In order to allow persons concerned to fulfil undertakings entered into , this   !
measure does not affect operations carried out during one month after its
entry into force , provided that they were already authorised on that date .     !
 ---pagebreak---                                 proposal for a                                        !
                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) '              *                          '
          prohibiting the use of inward processing arrangements for whey
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Raving regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 804/63 of 27 Juni 1968 on the
common organization of the market in milk and milk products ( l ), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC ) No            /79 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 18
( 1 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commisfcicn ,
Whereas , under Article 18(1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 804/68 , the use of inward
processing arrangements may in special cases , to the extent necessary for the
proper working of the common orgeni zat i on of the market in milk and milk
products , he wholly or partly prohibited for products listed in Article 1 of
that Regulation intended for the manufacture of products listed in that Article
or in the Annex to the Regulation ; whereas Directive           69/73/EEC ( 3 ), as last
amended "by Directive 7 6/lX9 /EEC ( 4 ), provides for the harmonization of
provisions laid down "by law , regulation or administrative action in respect of
inward processing ;
Whereas surpluses of skimmed-milk powder have built up in the Community ; whereas
available outlets on the world market are very limited and there is therefore
 little scope for exports of skimmed-milk powder ; whereas all available capacity
 for absorbing surpluses must therefore be reserved for Community production ;
 whereas to this end Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1961/75 ( 5 ), as last amended by
 Regulation (EEC ) No 875/76 ( 6 ),                ,
 (1 }  0J No L  148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 13
 (2 )  0J NO L
 ( 3)  OJ No L   58 , 9*3.1969 , P - 1
 (4)   0J 5o L    24 , 30.1.1976, p. 58
 (5)   OJ No L  200 , 31.7-1975 , P. 6
 (6)   OJ No L  106 , 29.4.1977 , p. 23
 ---pagebreak--- prohibited, the use of inward processing arrangements for skimmed-milk powder ;
Whereas the scope for disposing on the world market of skimmed-milk powder
exported in the form of products not covered "by Annex II to the Treaty and of
 skimmed-milk powder incorporated in products listed in Article 1 of Regulation
 ( EEC ) No 804/68 can "be increased "by prohibiting the Community processing industry
 from using whey from outside the Community , subsequently      processed into skimmed-
milk powder under inward processing arrangements , for the manufacture of these
product s ;
Whereas the surplus situation in the Community means that Community skimmed-milk
powder can be made available to the industry in question ; whereas the use of whey
from outside the Community is therefore unnecessary and likely to disturb the
proper working of the common organization of the market in milk and milk products
whereas the use of inward processing arrangements for whey should therefore be
temporarily prohibited ;                                                             !
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                 Article 1
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For whey falling within subheading 04.02 A I of the Common Customs Tariff inten– .
ded for the manufacture of . products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC ) No
804/68 of in the Annex of that Regulation the use of inward processing arrange­
ments is prohibed from the first day of the month following the entry into foroe
of this regulation to 31 March I98O                    .      ;                     I
                                 Article 2
1 . Article 1 shall not apply to imports effected . under inward processing        '
     arrangements within thirty days from the date of        i                     '
 ---pagebreak---     entry into force of this Regulation , provided that they are covered by
    an authorization valid on that date .
2 . Member States shall inform the Commission of the authorizations issued . *
                               Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall "be "binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                  For the Council