CELEX: 51977PC0014
Language: en
Date: 1977-02-01
Title: Draft COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) temporarily and totally suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on potatoes falling within subheadings 07.01 A II a) and III b) (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                       Draft
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                      temporarily and totally suspending the
                      autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties
                       on potatoes falling within subheadings
                           07.01 A II a) and III b)
                       ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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COM? 77 ) .14 final
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    Q^he situation in the potato sector continues to "be difficult .
    ])n spite of professional opinion that production is higher than
forecast , considerable price rises have occurred on certain markets
lik*i those of Rotterdam and Arras . Quoted prices are higher than
the already high prices at the "beginning of 1976 .
     Sjjtccks continue to "be insufficient and are of poor quality, especially
in -\,erms of calibration. As a result , the processing industry is obliged
to import from abroad .
       In order to ease the future supply of the Community market and at
 the same time to restrain the forecast trend towards higher prices ,
       ) the prolongation of the total suspension of OCT duties until
          the 15 April 1977 for
           - ware potatoes , sub-position 07.01 , A III b ,
 b ) the prolongation of the total suspension of CCT duties until the
       31st Maroh 1977 "or
           - new potatoes , sub-position 07«01 Alla .
 ---pagebreak---                                COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                     temporarily and totally suspending the autonomous Common Customs
                     Tariff duties 0n potatoes falling within subheadings
                      07.01 A II a ) and III b )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 28 thereof .
Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission ,
Whereas , in view of the risk of increases in the cost of living as a result
of the present inadequate supplies of potatoes in the Community , the suspension
of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties currently applying pursuant to
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Regulation ( EEC ) No 2894/ 76 and expiring on 28 February 1977 , should be
extended from 1 March until 31 March 1977 for potatoes falling within subheading
 07.01 A II a ) and from 1 March until 15 . April 1977 for potatoes falling within
 subheading 07.01 A III b ) ,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                           Article 1
 The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on the following goods shall be
 totally suspended for the period indicated in respect of each of them :
                                 Description of goods                 Period
 CCT heading No
 07.01 A  II a )                 New potatoes              from 1 March until 31 March 197 ^
  07.01 A III b )                Other potatoes            from 1 March until 15 April 197f
                                           Article 2
  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1977 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
             applicable in all Member States .
  Done at Brussels ,                                            For the Council
                                                                 The President
   0J No L 332 , 1.12.1976 , p. 1 .
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          fINANCIAL                         S H E E T
                                                                           Date              24 janvier 1977 _
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1.             Budget tine concerned :             Chap . 12* art . 120
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2f             Titlt of activity ! Counc H Regulation temporarily anqj totally suspending
                                              the Common Customs Tariff duties for potatoes of
                                              subhe?4^ngp 07.01        A ZZ a ) itnd III b )
3.             Legal basis :             Art . 28      Treaty of Rome
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4.             Objectives of the activity :
               Suspension of CCT duties for goods mentioned under 2 .
                                                                                                                  1977
5.0            Costs of the activity                                                                                            –7~
               to the account of the EC budget                                                             1,286,21.5 UA
               by non collection of duties
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