31976R1667

No L 185/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 9 . 7. 76

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1667 /76 of 8 July 1976 laying down protective measures applicable to exports of fodder products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in order to ensure the uniform administra­ COMMUNITIES , tion of this system, the products referred to above should be subject to the system introduced by Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commission Regulation (EEC) No 645/75 of 13 Economic Community, March 197£ laying down detailed rules for the applica­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No tion of export levies and charges on agricultural 827/68 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization products (5), of the market in certain products listed in Annex II to the Treaty ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : No 1 067/74 (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 1067/74 of 30 April 1974 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in dehydrated fodder (3), as A charge shall be levied on exports to non-member amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 420/75 (4) and in countries of products falling within subheading 12.10 B of the Common Customs Tariff. particular Article 7 (2) thereof,

Whereas the serious drought affecting the Community The amount of this charge shall be : has caused a considerable reduction in fodder-produc­ — five units of account per 100 kg of lucerne, sain­ tion ; whereas there is a shortage of these products on foin, clover, lupines, vetches and similar forage the market ; whereas this situation is already causing products, dehydrated, by artificial heat-drying, sharp increases in the price of fodder ; whereas, more­ except hay and kale forage, over, supply difficulties have appeared in large areas of — three units of account per 100 kg for the other the Community ; products falling within subheading ex 12.10 B of Whereas this situation could be aggravated by exports the CCT. to non-member countries where in some cases prices are even higher than those obtaining for Community Article 2 products ; The products specified in Article 1 shall be subject to Whereas an assessment of the market situation , the the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 645/75. main features of which are as stated above, leads to the conclusion that as a result of exporting fodder the Article 3 Community is threatened with serious disturbances which could endanger the objectives of Article 39 of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its the Treaty ; whereas therefore protective measures publication in the Official Journal of the European should be taken ; Communities. It shall apply to transactions in respect Whereas a system of charges should be applied to of which export customs formalities are completed on exports of these products to non-member countries ; and after the day following its entry into force .

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

Done at Brussels , 8 July 1976 . For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 151 , 30 . 6 . 1968 , p. 16. ( : ) OJ No L 120, 1 . 5 . 1974, p. 2 . (3 ) OJ No L 120 , 1 . 5 . 1974, p. 2 . (5 ) OJ No L 67 , 14 . 3 . 1975 , p. 16 . (■*) OJ No L 141 , 3 . 6 . 1975 , p. 1 .