Council Regulation (EEC) No 310/78 of 14 February 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 as regards the exchange rates to be applied for tomato concentrates and isoglucose

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 310/78
OF 14 FEBRUARY 1978
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 AS REGARDS THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES AND ISOGLUCOSE
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 129 ON THE VALUE OF THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT AND OF THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 ( 5 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 878/77 OF 26 APRIL 1977 ON THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION  ( EEC ) NO 179/78 ( 4 ), A NEW REPRESENTATIVE RATE APPLIES IN ITALY TO SKINNED TOMATOES FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1978 ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF TOMATO CONCENTRATES FOR WHICH A MARKETING YEAR EXISTS , THE NEW RATE SHOULD APPLY ONLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SAID MARKETING YEAR , THAT IS FROM 1 JULY 1978 ;
WHEREAS THIS DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS IN THE SAME SECTOR IS CONTRARY TO THE SOUND MANAGEMENT OF THE MARKETS OF THESE PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS TO AVOID THIS INCONVENIENCE , THE NEW RATE FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES SHOULD BE APPLIED FROM A DATE WHICH IS AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THAT ADOPTED FOR SKINNED TOMATOES ;
WHEREAS , AS REGARDS THE MINIMUM PRICE TO BE OBSERVED ON IMPORTATION , SUCH MEASURES SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO OPERATIONS IN RESPECT OF WHICH IMPORT LICENCES HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPLIED FOR BEFORE THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION ;
WHEREAS THE ISOGLUCOSE SECTOR IS CLOSELY LINKED WITH THE SUGAR SECTOR ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , NO MARKETING YEAR EXISTS IN RESPECT OF THE FORMER ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT WORDING OF ARTICLE 2 ( 6 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 , IT WOULD FOLLOW THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF A MARKETING YEAR , THE NEW REPRESENTATIVE RATE FIXED FOR THE POUND STERLING WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE TWO ABOVEMENTIONED SECTORS FROM THE SAME DATE ; WHEREAS SUCH DIFFERENTIATION SHOULD BE AVOIDED ;
WHEREAS THE MONETARY COMMITTEE WILL BE CONSULTED , AND , IN VIEW OF THE URGENCY INVOLVED , THE ENVISAGED MEASURES SHOULD BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 129 ,