31976R0890

No L 101 /40 Official Journal of the European Communities 15 . 4. 76

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 890/76 of 14 April 1976 providing for exemption in certain cases from the tax on exports of potatoes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (2) of Regula­ COMMUNITIES, tion (EEC) No 348/76, the Member States have been consulted concerning this measure, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 348/76 of 17 February 1976 on measures to be taken Article 1 owing to the difficulties affecting potato supplies (*), Member States are authorized to exempt from the and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof, export tax laid dov.'n in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 348 /76 exports of the products described in Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 348 /76 introduced a that Regulation to the non-member countries or terri­ tax on exports of certain categories of potatoes to non­ tories listed in the Annex hereto effected before 30 member countries ; whereas, in order to permit Member States to maintain certain traditional trade May 1976, provided that such exports are effected pursuant to contracts concluded before 17 February flows, they should be authorized to exempt from that 1976 . tax, for a limited period, exports to the non-member countries or territories in question effected pursuant Article 2 to contracts concluded before the adoption of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 348 / 76 ; whereas there is no risk that This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its the quantities will exceed these traditional trade publication in the Official Journal of the European flows ; Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 April 1976. For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

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(i ) OJ No L 43 , 19 . 2. 1976, p. 14.