31979R1424

11 . 7 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 173 / 5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1424/79 of 10 July 1979 fixing the special levy applicable to New Zealand butter imported into the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN butter under Regulation (EEC) No 1 269/79 (3), and COMMUNITIES, which affects the selling prices of this butter in that Member State ; Having regard to the Treaty of Accession, and in parti­ cular Protocol 18 thereto , Whereas the application of these rules to the situation on the British market results in the special levy being Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No fixed at the level given below ; 1655/76 of 29 June 1976 extending the transitional arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter Whereas, under Article 2 of Commission Regulation into the United Kingdom ('), and in particular Article (EEC) No 2856/77 of 21 December 1977 fixing the 8 thereof, special levy applicable to New Zealand butter imported into the United Kingdom (4 ), Commission Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ Regulation (EEC) No 465/73 of 31 January 1973 tion (EEC) No 1655/76, a special levy is applied to laying down detailed rules for the application of the New Zealand butter imported into the United special system for the import of New Zealand butter Kingdom pursuant to this Regulation ; and cheese into the United Kingdom (5) is to be appli­ Whereas, under Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No cable to butter imported under Regulation (EEC) No 1655/ 76 ; 1655/76, the special levy is fixed on the basis of the difference between : Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and — the market price of New Zealand butter in the Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the United Kingdom , and time limit set by its chairman , — the cif price fixed under Article 2 of Council Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2157/77 of 27 September 1977 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : fixing the price to be observed at the cif stage for imports of New Zealand butter and cheese into Article 1 the United Kingdom (2), plus the total costs between the cif stage and the stage of initial sale ; The special levy referred to in Article 3 of Regulation Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1655/76 (EEC) No 1655/76 shall be 59-40 ECU per 100 kg of butter. lays down that in order to ensure an effective turnover of yearly quantities, the special levy must be fixed at a level permitting the sale of butter at a consistent rate Article 2 without disrupting the market in Community butter ; to this effect, it is necessary to take account also of the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 1 July 1979 . aid granted in the United Kingdom to Community

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

Done at Brussels, 10 July 1979 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

Q) OJ No L 161 , 29 . 6. 1979, p. 8 . (>) OJ No L 185, 9 . 7 . 1976, p . 1 . («) OJ No L 329, 22 . 12. 1977, p . 34. n OJ No L 250, 30 . 9 . 1977, p . 12. (5) OJ No L 53 , 26 . 2. 1973 , p . 36 .