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No L 76/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 31.3.71

REGULATION (EEC) No 653/71 OF THE COUNCIL

of 30 March 1971 on the treatment to be accorded to products processed from cereals and rice originating in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, to the Community processing industry, and by re­ ducing the import levy on manioc roots and pro­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European ducts manufactured therefrom by an additional Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 amount; thereof; Whereas the Partner States of the East African Com­ Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­ munity , by letter of 17 March 1971 from the Mission sion; of the East African States , renounced the right to be consulted prior to the entry into force of this Re­ Having regard to the Opinion of the European Par­ gulation, liament1 ;

Whereas the Agreement2 establishing an Association HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : between the European Economic Community and the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic cif Article 1 Uganda and the Republic of Kenya provides that, 1 . The levy applicable to imports of products listed for those agricultural products covered by a common in Annex A to Regulation Np 120/67 / EEC and of organization of the market which these States have products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No an economic interest in exporting, the Community 359/ 67 / EEC which originate in the United Repub­ shall determine the treatment to be accorded to im­ lic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the ports of products originating in these States, this Republic of Kenya shall be reduced by the fixed treatment to be more favourable than the general component prescribed for each of these products. treatment applied to like products originating in third countries ; 2. In addition the variable component of the levy shall be reduced : Whereas Council Regulation No 120/67/EEC3 of 13 June 1967 on the common organization of the (a) by 0-12 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes market in cereals, as last amended by Regulation for products falling within subheading No (EEC) No 2434/ 704, and Council Regulation No 07.06 B of the Common Customs Tariff; 359/67 / EEC5 of 25 July 1967 on the common orga­ (b) by 0-18 unit of account per 100 kilogrammes nization of the market in rice, as last amended by for products falling within heading. No 11.06 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2434/ 70, introduced a system the Common Customs Tariff; of levies on imports into the. Community; (c) by 50% for products falling within subheading No 11.08 A V of the Common Customs Tariff. Whereas the Community's obligation towards the This percentage may be revised every 12 United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Ugan­ months by the Council acting in accordance da and the Republic of Kenya may be fulfilled by with the voting procedure laid down in Article reducing the import levy on products covered by the 43 (2) of the Treaty on a proposal from the Regulations referred to above originating in these Commission. States by an amount equal to the protection granted

Article 2 1 O J No C 129, 26.10.1970, p . 8. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2 OJ No L 282 , 28.12.1970, p. 55 . 1971 . 3 OJ No 117 , 19.6.1967 , p . 2269/67. 4 OJ No L 262 , 3.12.1970 , p . 1 . 5 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 1 . It shall apply until 31 January 1975 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 March 1971 .

For the Council The President M. SCHUMANN