31977R2856

No L 329/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 12. 77

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2856/77 of 21 December 1977 fixing the special levy applicable to New Zealand butter imported into the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas with regard to the other detailed rules of COMMUNITIES, application of Regulation (EEC) No 1655/76, Commis­ sion Regulation (EEC) No 465/73 of 31 January 1973 Having regard to the Treaty of Accession , and in parti­ laying down detailed rules for the application of the cular Protocol 18 thereto, special system for the import of New Zealand butter Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No and cheese into the United Kingdom (3) may continue 1655/76 of 29 June 1976 extending the transitional to be applied to butter imported on or after 1 January 1978 . arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom ( ] ), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, tion (EEC) No 1655/76, a special levy is applied to New Zealand butter imported into the United Kingdom pursuant to this Regulation ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, under Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1655/76, the special levy is fixed on the basis of the difference between : Article 1 — the market price of New Zealand butter in the United Kingdom, and The special levy referred to in Article 3 of Regulation — the cif price fixed under Article 2 of Council Regu­ (EEC) No 1655/76 shall be 103-86 units of account lation (EEC) No 2157/77 of 27 September 1977, per 100 kilograms of butter. fixing the price to be observed at the cif stage for imports of New Zealand butter and cheese into the United Kingdom (2), plus the total costs Article 2 between the cif stage and the stage of initial sale ; Regulation (EEC) No 465/73 shall apply to importa­ Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1655/76 tions of New Zealand butter under Regulation (EEC) lays down that in order to ensure an effective turnover No 1655/76. of yearly quantities, the special levy must be fixed at a level permitting the sale of butter at a consistent rate ^ without disrupting the market in Community butter ; Article 3 Whereas the application of these rules to the situation on the British market results in the special levy being This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January fixed at the level given below ; 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1977.

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 185, 9 . 7. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 250, 30. 9 . 1977, p. 12. (3 ) OJ No L 53, 26. 2. 1973 , p. 36.