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16 Official Journal of the European Communities

No L 65 /8 Official Journal of the European Communities 21.3.70

REGULATION (EEC) No 521 /70 OF THE COUNCIL of 17 March 1970 on exceptional measures in respect of imports into the French overseas departments of certain agricultural products originating in the Associated African States and Madagas­ car or in the Overseas Countries and Territories

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, and, veal originating in the Associated African States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ " Territories exempts these products from customs pean Economic Community, and in particular Ar­ duties; ticle 43 thereof; Whereas Council Regulation No 404/67/EEC6 of 25 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; July 1967 on the treatment to be accorded to rice and broken ricc originating in the Associated Afri­ Having regard to the Opinion of the European Par­ can States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Coun­ liament1 ; tries and Territories, as last extended by Regula­ Whereas the Convention of Association between the tion (EEC) No 989/697, provides for a reduction in European Economic Community and the Associated the levy on imports of husked rice , paddy rice and African States and Madagascar signed on 29 . July broken rice originating in the AASM and the OCT 1969 provides that, for those agricultural products and, in the case of imports of milled rice originating covered by a common organization of the market in the AASM and the OCT, for a reduction in the which the Associated States have an economic in­ levy corresponding to the reduction applicable to terest in exporting, the Community shall determine husked rice and a further reduction equal to the the treatment to be accorded to imports of products amount of protection provided for Community in­ dustry ; originating in these States, this treament to be more favourable than the general treatment applied to like Whereas there have always been trade flows between products originating in third countries; the associated States, countries and territories and Whereas the Decision to be adopted by the Council the French overseas departments and whereas, pur­ on the Association of the Overseas Countries and suant to Article 57 of the Convention, Title I of the Territories with the European Economic Commu­ Convention applies to these trade flows; nity must make identical provision for agricultural Whereas the treatment to be accorded to beef and products originating in these Countries and Territo­ veal and to rice and broken rice under the above­ ries; mentioned Regulations may therefore be supplemen­ Whereas Regulation No 359/67 /EEC2, as last amen­ ted by exempting these products from levies when ded by Regulation (EEC) No 2463 /693, introduced they originate in the Associated African States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Terri­ a system of levies on imports of rice into the Com­ munity; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 805/684, as tories and are imported into the French overseas de­ last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2463 /69, in­ partments ; troduced a trade system for third countries, in re­ Whereas it must be possible to apply those measures spect of beef and veal which involves the charging until 31 January 1975 , the date on which the Con­ of customs duties and levies on imports; vention of 29 July 1969 will expire if it enters into force not later than 1 January 1971 ; Whereas Council Regulation No 517/705 of 17 March 1970 on the treatment to be accorded to beef Whereas the Associated States have been consulted,

1 OJ No C 139 , 28.10.1969, p. 51 . HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967 , p . 1 . 3 OJ No L 312 , 12.12.1969, p . 3 . 4 OJ No L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 24 . 6 OJ No 183 , 5.8.1967, p . 1 . 5 OJ No L 65 , 21.3.1970, p . 1 . 7 OJ No L 130, 31.5.1969, p. 2 .

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Article1¶

Levies shall not be applied to the products listed be­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April low when they originate in the Associated African 1970 . States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Countries and Territories and are imported into the French It shall apply until 31 December 1970. overseas departments :

CCT heading No Description of goods It shall, however, continue to apply until 31 January 1975 to products originating in the Associated Afri­ 01.02 A II Live animals of the domestic bovine can States and Madagascar or in the Overseas Coun­ species, other than pure-bred breed­ tries and Territories if the Convention of Associa­ ing animals tion signed at Yaounde on 29 July 1969 and the 02.01 A 11(a) Meat of domestic bovine animals, Decision to be substituted for Council Decision of fresh, chilled or frozen 25 February 19641 on the Association of the Over­ 10.06 Rice seas Countries and Territories with the Community enter into force not later than 1 January 1971 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 March 1970.

For the Council The President Ch. HEGER

1 OJ No 93, 11.6.1964, p . 1472/64.