31979R2700

No L 305/70 1 . 12. 79 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2700/79 of 30 November 1979 fixing the special levy applicable to New Zealand butter imported into the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN industrial purposes at a lower price level than that of COMMUNITIES, butter of Community origin intended for the same purposes, it should be laid down that the New Zealand butter in question may be used only for Having regard to the Treaty of Accession, and in parti­ direct consumption ; cular Protocol 18 thereto,

Whereas, under Article 2 of Commission Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No (EEC) No 2856/77 of 21 December 1977 fixing the 1655/76 of 29 June 1976 extending the transitional special levy applicable to New Zealand butter arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter imported into the United Kingdom (4), Commission into the United Kingdom ('), and in particular Article Regulation (EEC) No 465/73 of 31 January 1973 8 thereof, laying down detailed rules for the application of the special system for the import of New Zealand butter Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­ and cheese into the United Kingdom (5) is to be appli­ tion (EEC) No 1655/76, a special levy is applied to cable to butter imported under Regulation (EEC) No New Zealand butter imported into the United 1655/76 ; Kingdom pursuant to this Regulation ; whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas, under Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 1655/76, the special levy is fixed on the basis of the ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, difference between :

— the market price of New Zealand butter in the United Kingdom , and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — the cif price fixed under Article 2 of Council Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2157/77 of 27 September 1977 fixing the price to be observed at the cif stage for Article 1 imports of New Zealand butter and cheese into 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 (EEC) No 1655/76 shall be 83-68 ECU per 100 kg of butter. Whereas Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1655/76 provides 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 The United Kingdom shall take the measures neces­ aid granted in the United Kingdom to Community sary to ensure that New Zealand butter imported butter under Regulation (EEC) No 1 269/79 (3), which under the levy fixed in Article 1 is not used for affects the selling prices of this butter in that Member State ; processing but only for direct consumption, within the meaning of Article 1 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1269/79, on the territory of the United Kingdom. Whereas the application of these rules to the situation on the United Kingdom market results in the special levy being fixed at the level given below ; Article 3 Whereas, in order to prevent New Zealand butter qual­ ifying for the said special levy from being used for This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 1979 . (») OJ No L 185, 9 . 7. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 250, 30 . 9 . 1977, p. 12. (4) OJ No L 329, 22. 12. 1977, p. 34. (3) OJ No L 161 , 29 . 6. 1979, p. 8 . (5) OJ No L 53, 26 . 2. 1973, p. 36.

1 . 12. 79 No L 305/71 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 30 November 1979 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President