31974R3165

14. 12 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 334/ 51

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3165 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 13 December 1974 introducing an export charge on certain milk products containing sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the rules necessary for the application of this COMMUNITIES, export charge are specified in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 31 62/74 (4) of 13 December 1974 laying down detailed rules for the imposition in the event of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European sugar supply difficulties of an export charge on certain Economic Community ; cereal, rice, milk, fruit and vegetable-based products containing added sugar ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2) ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 603/74 (3) of 25 June 1974 on the imposition of an export charge on certain cereal, rice and milk-based HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : products containing added sugar in the event of sugar supply difficulties, and in particular Article 1 (3) thereof ;

Article 1 Whereas under Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1603/74 where a levy exceeding five units of account 1 . An export charge shall be levied on products per 100 kilogrammes is charged on exports of white falling within subheading 04.02 B of the Common sugar, a decision may be taken to impose a charge on Customs Tariff which contain more than 35 % by exports of the products specified in Article 1 of Regu­ weight of added sucrose (including invert sugar lation (EEC) No 804/68 containing a minirrium of expressed as sucrose). 20 % sucrose or other sugars expressed as sucrose ;

Provided that no such charge shall be levied on Whereas the export levy on white sugar at present products falling within subheading 04.02 B II of a fat exceeds 100 units of account per 100 kilogrammes ; content by weight exceeding 6-9 % but not exceeding 9-5 % and containing not less than 15 % by weight of non-fatty milk solids . Whereas experience of the operation of this measure has shown that its effectiveness may be impaired where sugar is exported in the form of certain milk 2. The export charge shall be 20 units of account products coming under Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 ; per 100 kilogrammes of added sucrose (including whereas this is particularly so in the case of products invert sugar expressed as sucrose). with a relatively high sugar content ; whereas an export charge, determined on the basis of the export 3 . Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3162/74 levy on sugar, should therefore be applied to such shall apply where, for any product coming within para­ products ; graph 1 , only one of the two components of the refund has been fixed in advance . Whereas the aim of the export charge is to safeguard Community sugar supplies ; whereas in view of that aim and of the situation on the sugar markets and of Article 2 production and marketing conditions for the relevant milk products, the export charge should be fixed at 20 units of account per 100 kilogrammes of added sugar ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 1974 . (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (2) OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 . (3) OJ No L 172, 27 . 6 . 1974, p. 9 . (4) See page 44 of this Official Journal .

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

Done at Brussels, 13 December 1974. For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI