31974R1854

18 . 7 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 195/ 13

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1854/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 16 July 1974 prohibiting the use of inward processing arrangements in respect of pigmeat products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the Community surplus will enable those COMMUNITIES, industries to obtain supplies of pigmeat of Commu­ nity origin, thus relieving the Community market in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European those products ; whereas the use of pigmeat from third Economic Community ; countries is therefore liable to jeopardize gravely the Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 / proper working of the - common organization of the 67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ market in pigmeat, tion of the market in pigmeat, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 652/73 (2), and in particular Article 16 ( 1 ) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Article 1 Whereas Article 16 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 121 /67/EEC provides that, to the extent necessary for the proper The use of inward processing arrangements is hereby working of the common organization of the market in prohibited in respect of products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) pigmeat, the use of inward processing arrangements of Regulation No 121 /67/EEC which are intended for may be prohibited in whole or in part in respect of the manufacture of products listed in that paragraph . products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation which are intended for the manufacture of products listed in that paragraph ; whereas Directive No Article 2 69/73/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive No 72/242/ EEC (4), provides for the harmonization of the 1 . Article 1 shall not apply to imports made under provisions laid down by law, regulation or administra­ inward processing arrangements within the 30 days tive action in respect of inward processing ; following the date on which this Regulation enters •into force provided they are made pursuant to authori­ Whereas there is a surplus of pigmeat at present in zations which are valid on this date . the Community ; whereas there are few outlets on the world market, which considerably limits the possi­ 2 . The Member States shall send the Commission a bility of exporting pigmeat ; whereas all capacity for list of all authorizations granted . absorbing surpluses must therefore be devoted to Community production ; Article 3 Whereas the world market does, however, offer some outlets for certain processed products ; whereas the This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Community processing industries have until now following its publication in the Official Journal of largely obtained pigmeat for the manufacture of such the European Communities. products from third countries and processed it under inward processing arrangements ; It shall apply until 31 March 1975.

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

Done at Brussels , 16 July 1974. For the Council The President Christian BONNET

( i ) OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2283 /67 . (2) OJ No L 166, 23 . 6 . 1973, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 58 , 8 . 3 . 1969, p. 1 . (") OJ No L 151 , 5 . 7 . 1972, p. 16 .