31975R0241

31.1.75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 26/5

REGULATION (EEC) No 241 /75 OF THE COUNCIL

of 30 January 1975

extending the treatment applicable to certain agricultural products originating in the Associated African States, Madagascar and Mauritius, in the overseas countries and territories, and in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, — Council Regulations (EEC) No 517/70 (4) of 17 March 1970 and (EEC) No 625/71 (5) of 30 March 1971 on the treatment applicable to beef Having regard to the Treaty establishing the and veal originating in the Associated African European Economic Community, and in particular States and Madagascar (AASM) or the overseas Article 43 thereof; countries and territories (OCT), and in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Having regard to the proposal from the Uganda and th^ Republic of Kenya; Commission ; — Council Regulations (EEC) No 522/70 (6) of Having regard to the Opinion of the European 17 March 1970 and (EEC) No 653 /71 (7) of Parliament ; 30 March 1971 on the treatment applicable to processed cereal and rice products originating in Whereas the Convention of Association (*) between the AASM or the OCT and in the United the European Economic Community and the African Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda States and Madagascar associated with that and the Republic of Kenya, as last amended by Community signed at Yaounde on 29 July 1969 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1036/72 (8) of provides that for such agricultural products as come 18 May 1972 ; under a common organization of the market and where the Associated States have an economic — Council Regulations (EEC) No 519/70 (9 ) of interest in exporting such products, the Community 17 March 1970 and (EEC) No 654/71 ( 10) of shall lay down import arrangements for the products 30 March 1971 on the treatment applicable to originating in those States which shall be more processed fruit and vegetable products favourable than the general treatment applied to originating in the AASM or the OCT and in the identical products originating in third countries ; United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya ; Whereas, pursuant to the Association Agreement on the accession of Mauritius to the Yaounde — Council Regulations (EEC) No 244/71 (n) of Convention, sighed on 12 May 1972, the Yaounde 1 February 1971 and (EEC) No 655/71 ( 12) of Convention applies to Mauritius ; 30 March 1971 on the treatment applicable to unmanufactured tobacco originating in the AASM or the OCT and in the United Republic Whereas Council Decision No 70/549/EEC (2) of 29 of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the September 1970 on the association of the overseas Republic of Kenya; countries and territories with the European Economic Community lays down identical provisions in respect — Council Regulations (EEC) No 2738/73 ( 13) of of agricultural products originating in those 8 October 1973, amending Council Regulation countries and territories ; (EEC) No 859/72 ( 14) of 25 April 1972, and (EEC) No 2739/73 ( 15) of 8 October 1973 , amending Whereas the Agreement (3) establishing an Council Regulation ( EEC) No 860/72 ( 16 ) of association between the European Economic 25 April 1972 on the treatment applicable to Community and the United Republic of Tanzania, certain fruit and vegetables originating in the the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, signed at Arusha on 24 September 1969, lays down (4) OJ No L 65, 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 1 . like provisions in respect of agricultural products (5) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 1 . («) OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3. 1970, p. 10. originating in those States ; (7) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 2. (8) OJ No L 118 , 20. 5 . 1972, p. 18 . Whereas the following Regulations have been (9) OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p, 4. adopted pursuant to the undertakings entered into (10) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 3 . by the Community : (") OJ No L 29, 5 . 2 . 1971 , p. 1 . (12) OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 5. (13) OJ No L 282, 9 . 10. 1973 , p. 15 . H OJ No L 282, 28 . 12. 1970, p. 2. (w) OJ No L 101 , 28 . 4. 1972, p. 5. (2) OJ No L 282, 28 . 12. 1970, p. 83 . (") OJ No L 282, 9 . 10. 1973 , p. 16. (3) OJ No L 282, 28 . 12. 1970, p. 54. (16) OJ No L 101 , 28 . 4. 1972, p. 7.

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AASM or the OCT and in the United Republic of Whereas, by Council Decision No 75 / 89/EEC of 30 Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the January 1975 on transitional measures to be applied Republic of Kenya ; after 31 January 1975 in relation with the overseas countries and territories, the undertakings in respect of those countries and territories have been extended — Council Regulation (EEC) No 656/71 (x ) of until the entry into force of the new provisions 30 March 1971, as amended by Regulation (EEC) relating to the same fields or until 31 July 1975 , No 1446/72 (2) of 10 July 1972 on the treatment whichever is the earlier; applicable to maize originating in the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda Whereas the reasons for according such a treatment and the Republic of Kenya; are still valid ; whereas such a treatment should be maintained throughout the period during which the — Council Regulation (EEC) No 1316/71 (3) of undertakings entered into by the Community in 21 June 1971 on the treatment applicable to fish respect of those associated states, countries and products originating in the AASM or the OCT; territories are valid,

— Council Regulation (EEC) No 518 /70 (4) of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 17 March 1970 on the treatment applicable to oleaginous products originating in the AASM or Article 1 the OCT ; The second and third paragraphs — Council Regulation (EEC) No 540/70 (5) of 20 March 1970 on the treatment applicable to rice — of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 517/70, and broken rice originating in the AASM or the — of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 518/70, OCT ; — of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 519/70, — of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 520/70, — Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/70 (6) of — of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 521/70, 17 March 1970 laying down special provisions for — of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 522/70, the import of goods covered by Regulation (EEC) — of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 540/70 No 1059/69 originating in the AASM or the OCT ; and the second paragraph

— of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 244/71 , — Council Regulations (EEC) No 521 /70 (7 ) of — of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 245/71 , 1 March 1970 and (EEC) No 245 /71 (8 ) of 1 February 1971 providing for special derogations — of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1316/71, in respect of imports into the French overseas — of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 652/71 , departments of certain agricultural products — of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 653/71 , originating in the AASM or the OCT; — of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 654/71 , — of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 655 /71 , "Whereas, following the Decisions of the Association — of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 656/71 , Council of the Yaounde Convention and the — of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 859/72, Association Council of the Arusha Agreement on — of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 860/72 transitional measures to be applied after 31 January 1975, the undertakings entered into by the shall be replaced by the following paragraph : Community in respect of the Associated African 'It shall be applicable: States and Madagascar and the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic — in respect of products originating in the of Kenya have been extended until the entry into Associated African States and Madagascar force of the new provisions relating to the same and in the United Republic of Tanzania, the fields or until 31 July 1975 , whichever is the earlier; Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Kenya, until the entry into force of the new provisions relating to the same fields, or until H OJ No L 76, 31 . 3 . 1971 , p. 6. 31 July'1975, whichever is the earlier; (2) OJ No L 156, 12. 7. 1972, p. 8 . (3) OJ No L 139, 25 . 6. 1971 , p. 4. — in respect of products originating in the (4) OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 2. overseas countries and territories associated (5) OJ No L 68 , 25. 3 . 1970, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 65 , 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 6. with the Community, until the entry into (7) OJ No L 65, 21 . 3 . 1970, p. 8 . force of the provisions which are to replace (8) OJ No L 29, 5. 2. 1971 , p. 3 . the Council Decision of 29 September 1970

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on the association of the overseas countries Article 2 and territories with the European Economic Community or until 31 July 1975, whichever This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February is the earlier.' 1975 .

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 1975 .

For the Council The President G. FITZGERALD