CELEX: 31978R1205
Language: en
Date: 1978-06-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1205/78 of 2 June 1978 fixing the special levy applicable to New Zealand butter imported into the United Kingdom

No L 147/ 18                        Official Journal of the European Communities                              3 . 6 . 78
                               COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1205/78
                                                    of 2 June 1978
             fixing the special levy applicable to New Zealand butter imported into the
                                                   United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 Whereas the application of these rules to the situation
COMMUNITIES,                                                   on the British market results in the special levy being
                                                               fixed at the level given below ;
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession, and in parti­
cular Protocol 18 thereto,                                     Whereas, under Article 2 of Commission Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   (EEC) No 2856/77 of 21 December 1977 fixing the
1655/76 of 29 June 1976 extending the transitional             special levy applicable to New Zealand butter
arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter              imported into the United Kingdom (3), Commission
into the United Kingdom ('), and in particular Article         Regulation (EEC) No 465/73 of 31 January 1973
8 thereof,                                                     laying down detailed rules for the application of the
                                                               special system for the import of New Zealand butter
Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­         and cheese into the United Kingdom (4) is to be appli­
tion (EEC) No 1655/76, a special levy is applied to            cable to butter imported under Regulation (EEC) No
New Zealand butter imported into the United                    1655/ 76 ;
Kingdom pursuant to this Regulation ;
                                                               Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and
Whereas, under Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No            Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the
1655/76, the special levy is fixed on the basis of the         time limit set by its chairman,
difference between :
— the market price of New Zealand butter in the
    United Kingdom, and                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
— the cif price fixed under Article 2 of Council Regu­
    lation (EEC) No 2157/77 of 27 September 1977
    fixing the price to be observed at the cif stage for                               Article 1
    imports of New Zealand butter and cheese into
    the United Kingdom (2), plus the total costs               The special levy referred to in Article 3 of Regulation
    between the cif stage and the stage of initial sale ;      (EEC) No 1655/76 shall be 80-66 units of account per
                                                                100 kilograms of butter.
Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1655/76
lays down that in order to ensure an effective turnover
of yearly quantities, the special levy must be fixed at a                              Article 2
level permitting the sale of butter at a consistent rate
without disrupting the market in Community butter ;            This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 June 1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 2 June 1978 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                             Vice-President
(>) OJ No L 185, 9. 7. 1976, p. 1 .                            (3) OJ No L 329, 22. 12. 1977, p. 34.
(2) OJ No L 250, 30. 9. 1977, p. 12.                           (4) OJ No L 53, 26. 2. 1973, p. 36.