31972R1296

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23.6.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 143/23

REGULATION (EEC) No 1296/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 June 1972

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1579/70 laying down special conditions for the export of certain cheeses to Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ t;' The prices must' be not less than : MUNITIES , — 143-29 units of account per 100 kg net weight for Emmentaler and Gruyere whole cheeses, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the falling within subheading 04.04 A 1 ( a) 1 European Economic Community ; of the Spanish customs tariff; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No — 157-14 units of account per 100 kg net weight 804/681 of 27 June 1968 on the common for Emmentaler and Gruyere cheeses in organization of the market in milk and milk vacuum-packed pieces of a weight exceeding 1 products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No kg falling within subheading 04.04 A I (b) 1 of 141 1 /71 ,2 and in particular the first subparagraph of the Spanish customs tariff; Article 17 (4) thereof; — 166-29 units of account per 100 kg net weight Whereas, following an increase in the price of milk in for Emmentaler and Gruyere cheeses in Spain, that country has found it necessary to seek the vacuum-packed pieces of a weight not Commission 's agreement to an increase in the exceeding 1 kg but exceeding 75 g falling Spanish threshold prices for certain cheeses ; whereas, within subheading 04.04 A 1 (c) 1 of the following negotiations within GATT, the Community Spanish customs tariff; has agreed to a certain increase ; — 140-67 units of account per 100 kg net weight for cheeses processed from Emmentaler or Whereas the higher threshold prices mean that the Gruyere falling within subheadings 04.04 free-at-Spanish-frontier price to be observed if certain D 1 ( a) and 04.04 D 1 (b ) of the Spanish cheeses are to benefit from a fixed regulatory duty on customs tariff; importation into Spain are higher; whereas, consequently, footnote three of ' Annex IV to Com­ — 143-50 units of account per 100 kg net weight mission Regulation (EEC ) No 1579 /70 3 of 4 August for cheeses processed from Emmentaler or 1970 laying down special conditions for the export of Gruyere falling within subheading 04.04 D certain cheeses to Spain, as last amended by *1 ( c) of the Spanish customs tariff; Regulation (EEC) No 2160/70,4 should be amended ; — 121-57 units of account per 100 kg net weight for other processed cheeses falling within Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation subheading 04.04 D 2 ( a) of the Spanish are in accordance with the Opinion of the customs tariff; Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products ; — 124-64 units of account per 100 kg net weight HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : for other processed cheeses falling within subheading 04.04 D 2 ( b ) of the Spanish Article 1 customs tariff;

— 127-64 units of a-ccount per 100 kg net weight The following shall be substituted for footnote three for other processed cheeses falling within of Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 1579/70 : subheading 04.04 D 2 '(c) of the Spanish customs tariff;

1 OJ No L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 13 . — 115-54 units of account per 100 kg net weight 2 OJ No L 148 , 3.7.1971 , p . 4. for Cheddar cheese ripened for less than three OJ No L 172 , 5.8.1970, p. 26. months falling within subheading 04.04 G 4 OJ No L 237, 28.10.1970, p. 15 . 1 ( b ) 1 of the Spanish customs tariff;

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— 126-36 units of account per 100 kg net weight dry matter of 40% and ripened for seven to for Cheddar cheese ripened for three or more eight weeks falling within subheading 04.04 months falling within subheading 04.04 G 1 G 1 (b ) 3 of the Spanish customs tariff.' (b) 1 of the Spanish customs tariff; Article 2 — 118-71 units of account per 100 kg net weight for first quality Dutch Edam cheese of a This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 June minimum fat content by weight referred to 1972 .

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

Done at Brussels, 22 June 1972.

For the Commission The President

S. L. MANSHOLT