CELEX: 31974R0676
Language: en
Date: 1974-03-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 676/74 of the Council of 21 March 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 laying down general rules to be applied in the event of the market in cereals being disturbed

28 . 3 . 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 83 /3
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 676/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                         of 21 March 1974
             amending Regulation (EEC) No 1968/73 laying down general rules to be applied
                               in the event of the market in cereals being disturbed
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         whereas an increase in imports of this product would
COMMUNITIES,                                                         enable it to be used in the manufacture of animal
                                                                     feeding stuffs ; whereas this objective can only be
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                attained through a reduction of the charges on
Economic Community ;-                                                imports of this product, without endangering Commu­
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                          nity production ; whereas it is henceforth necessary to
67/EEC (^ of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                    provide for the partial suspension of the fixed compo­
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­              nent for this product, until 31 December 1974, at the
lation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2), and in particular the                   latest,
second subparagraph of Article 19 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                                                  Article 1
provides for the necessary measures to be taken when
the cif price of certain cereals is appreciably higher               Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 shall be amended as
than the threshold price for the same products ;                     follows :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 (3) of                  (a) the following indent shall be added to Article 2
19 July 1973, laying down general rules to be applied                    ( 1 ):
in the event of the cereals market being disturbed, as                   '— partial suspension of the fixed component of
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2632/73 (4),                                     the import levy on maize gluten falling within
adopted measures that may be taken pursuant to                                  subheading No 23.03 A I of the Common
Article 19 of Regulation No 120/67/EEC ; whereas it                             Customs Tariff until 31 December 1974 at the
appears necessary to extend the range of measures                               latest.'
which may thus be taken by the addition of a special                (b) the first indent of Article 4 (2) shall be replaced by
measure for maize gluten ;                                               the following :
Whereas by virtue of Article 14 ( 1 ) of Regulation No                   '— the laying down of the measures referred to in
120/67/EEC, the import levy on the product referred                             Article 2 and the abolition of the measures
to in this Article consists of two components, namely,                          referred to in the second , third and fifth
a variable component and a fixed component, the                                 indents of Article 2 ( 1 ) shall be decided upon .'
latter designed to protect the processing industry ;
                                                                                                Article 2
Whereas, to avoid disturbances on the Community
market in this product, it is necessary to ensure an                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
adequate supply thereof ; whereas the Community has                  following its publication in the Official Journal of
a shortage of maize gluten, a product rich in protein ;              the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 21 March 1974.
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                         J. ERTL
(!) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.
(2) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 .
(3) OJ No L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1973 , p . 10 .
(4) OJ No L 272, 29 . 9 . 1973 , p. 18 .