CELEX: 31971R2521
Language: en
Date: 1971-11-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2521/71 of the Commission of 24 November 1971 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1643/71 introducing a system of minimum prices for imports of tomato concentrates from Greece

Official Journal of the European Communities                                       969
26.11.71                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 261/9
                                     REGULATION (EEC) No 2521 /71 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 24 November 1971
              amending Regulation (EEC) No 1643/71 introducing a system of minimum prices for
                                          imports of tomato concentrates from Greece
THE     COMMISSION          OF      THE  EUROPEAN      COM­        that, except in cases of force majeure, they will be re­
MUNITIES,                                                          exported from Community territory within a period
                                                                   of eight months commencing on that date ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community ;                                      Whereas, however, this possibility may only be
                                                                   admitted if imports of the products in the natural
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       state are effected at a price level equal to that usually
865/68 1 of 28 June 1968 on the common organisation                observed by the main exporting third countries ;
of the market in products processed from fruit and
vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 Whereas it should be made compulsory for the
1425/71 2;                                                         importer to pay a certain sum if the various
                                                                   provisions governing the system of customs
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       supervision are not complied with ;
1427/713 of 2 July 1971 introducing protective
measures for products processed from fruit and
vegetables, and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof;               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1643/714                                             Article 1
of 28 July 1971 introducing a system of minimum
prices for imports of tomato concentrates from                     The following shall be substituted for Article 2 of
Greece does not provide for a special system for                   Regulation (EEC) No 1643/71 :
tomato concentrates intended for re-exportation after
processing within the Community ; whereas
experience has shown that the lack of such a system                    '1.    The issue of the import licence shall be
is liable to cause imbalance in trade with Greece and                  subject to :
with other third countries; whereas provision should                   ( a) a written undertaking from the importer to
therefore be made for a system similar to the system                        ensure :
applicable to other third countries in respect ot
inward processing for these imports from Greece ;                           (aa) that importation of not more than 105%
                                                                                  less than 95% of the specified quantity
Whereas, to ensure the proper working of such a                                   of the product will be effected during
system, provision should be made for the possibility                              the period of validity of the licence,
of having products from Greece, intended for                                (bb) that this importation arises from a
re-exportation       after processing          within    the                      contract providing for the sale and
Community, placed, on the day on which they are                                   delivery free at Community frontier, or
put into free circulation within the Community, under                             at a place situated outside the
a system of customs supervision which will ensure                                 Community, at a price higher than that
                                                                                  shown in Annex I or, where paragraph
                                                                                  2 of this Article applies, at a price higher
1 OJ  No  L 153 , 1.7.1968 , p . 8 .                                              than that shown in Annex II, for the
2 OJ  No  L 151 , 7.7.1971 , p . 1 .                                              quality in question, and
3 OJ  No  L 151 , 7.7.1971 , p . 5 .
4 OJ  No  L 171, 30.7.1971, p. 2 .                                          (cc) that this price will actually be paid ;
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       (b ) the lodging by the importer of a deposit of 3                                   has not been furnished within nine months
             units of account per 100 kilogrammes net                                       following the expiry of the validity of the
             weight to guarantee the undertaking referred                                   import licence.
             to under ( a) ( aa), and
                                                                                     2. Products from Greece imported at a price
                                                                                     higher than that shown in Annex II, but equal to
       (c) a written undertaking from the importer to                                 or lower than that shown in Annex I, for the
             pay a sum of 12 units of 14 account per 100                             quality in question, and intended for
             kilogrammes net weight if proof of                                      re-exportation after processing within the
             compliance with the minimum price laid                                  Community may, on application from the
             down in Annex I has not been furnished in                               interested party, be placed, on the day on which
             accordance with the provisions of Article 8                             they are put into free circulation within the
             ( 1 ) within six months following the expiry of                         Community, under a system of customs
             the validity of the import licence, or                                  supervision which will ensure that they will be
                                                                                     re-exported from Community territory within a
       (d) where paragraph 2 applies, a written                                      period of eight months commencing on that date.
             undertaking from the importer to pay a sum                              As regards the supervision procedure and the rate
             of 8 units of account per 100 kilogrammes net                           of yield, , the products intended for processing
             weight if proof that :                                                  shall be subject to the same system as that
                                                                                     applicable, in respect of inward processing, to
             — the minimum price shown in Annex II- in                               products of the same kind.'
                    accordance with the provisions of Article
                   .8 ( 1 ) has been complied with and
                                                                                                                Article 2
             — the products have, except in case of force
                    majeure, been re-exported from Com­                         1.      The following Annex shall be added to
                    munity territory,                                           Regulation (EEC) No 1643/71 :
                                                                       'ANNEX II
                                       Price in u.a. per 100 kg net weight; not including customs duties
                                                            Immediate         Immediate             Immediate           Immediate
         Dry extract content
                                        In bulk or in       packings of       packings of          packings of         packings of    Immediate
                                          immediate       less' than 4 kg  less than 1-5 kg.     less than 0-7 kg   less than 0-25 kg packings of
   equal to or                            packings of      but equal to      but equal to          but equal to        but equal to    less than
                         but less than  4 kg or more       òr exceeding      or exceeding          or exceeding       or exceeding      0-15 kg
    more than
        ( %)                    ( %)                           1-S kg            0-7 kg               0-25 kg             0-15 kg
         —
                                 20          23-5               24-7              27-0                 28-2                32-9         »35-3
         20                      22          24-8               26-0              28-5                 29-8                34-7          37-2
         22                      24          26-1               27-4             30-0 . .              31-3                36-5    -     39-2
         24                   ' 26           27-4               28-8              31-5                 32-9                38-4          41-1 '
         26                      28          28-7               30-1              33-0                 34-4                40-2          43-1
         28                     30           30-0               31-5             34-5                  36-0                42-0          45-0
         30                      32          31-3               32-9             36-0     ·            3 7-6               43-8          47-0
         32                      34          32-6               34-2             37-5                  39-1                45-6          48-9
         34 *                    36          33-9               35-6             39-0                  40-7                47-5          50-9
         36                  , 38       •    35-2               37-0             40-5                  42-2                49-3          52-8
      , 38                       40          36-5 '             38-3              42-0                 43-8                51-1          54-8
  -..    40                .     42          37-8               3 9-7         ■   43-5                 45-4                52-9          56-7
         42                      —           39-1               41-1             45-0                  46-9                54-7          58-7'
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2.    The sole Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1643/71 shall become Annex I.
                                         Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth day following 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, 24 November 1971
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                     The President
                                                                 Franco M. MALFATTI