EEC Council: Regulation No 7a adding certain products to the list in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community

REGULATION No 7a adding certain products to the list in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
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Having regard to the provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 38 (3) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas the addition of certain products to Annex II to the Treaty, on which the Council must take a decision within the period and under the conditions laid down in Article 38, will make applicable to those products the special and exceptional arrangements provided for in Articles 38 to 46 of the Treaty ; whereas only agricultural products for which these arrangements are considered necessary should therefore be added to the Annex;
Whereas the colouring or flavouring of sugars, syrups and molasses does not change these products sufficiently for there to be no risk of serious disturbances or fraud, which would be difficult to detect, if the products were made subject to arrangements differing from those governing non-coloured and non-flavoured sugars, syrups and molasses;
Whereas the processing of certain agricultural products into ethyl alcohol has distinct economic implications for these products, whose value it serves to increase substantially ; whereas the arrangements governing ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin cannot be separated from those governing basic products and must be taken into account when a common agricultural policy is established;
Whereas the vinegar market cannot be dissociated from the ethyl alcohol market or from the wine market;