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( 1 ) OJ NO L 141 , 12 . 6 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO 135 , 30 . 6 . 1967 , P . 2888/67 .

( 3 ) OJ NO 183 , 5 . 8 . 1967 , P . 5 .

( 4 ) OJ NO 195 , 28 . 10 . 1966 , P . 3361/66 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 139 , 22 . 6 . 1968 , P . 4 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1267/69 OF THE COUNCIL OF 30 JUNE 1969 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM GREECE OF GOODS COVERED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 ( 1 ) OF 28 MAY 1969 LAYING DOWN THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN GOODS RESULTING FROM THE PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

WHEREAS , PENDING THE INTRODUCTION OF ARRANGEMENTS TO BE AGREED BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND GREECE , THE COUNCIL HAS , BY REGULATION NO 214/67/EEC ( 2 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION NO 407/67/EEC ( 3 ) , ADOPTED SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR GOODS COVERED BY REGULATION NO 160/66/EEC WHICH ENTER INTO TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND GREECE ;

WHEREAS THOSE SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONSIST ESSENTIALLY IN THE APPLICATION BY MEMBER STATES TO THE GOODS IN QUESTION , IF THEY SATISFY THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 7 AND 8 OF THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND GREECE , OF THE FIXED COMPONENT APPLIED BY MEMBER STATES IN THEIR TRADE WITH ONE ANOTHER , AND OF THE VARIABLE COMPONENT DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 12 OF REGULATION NO 160/66/EEC ( 4 ) ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THE AMOUNT OF THE VARIABLE COMPONENT IS SUBJECT TO A REDUCTION OF 40 % ON IMPORTS OF TURKISH DELIGHT AND HALVA , OF MACARONI , SPAGHETTI AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS AND OF FOOD PREPARATIONS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 21.07 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , CONTAINING SUGAR , MILK PRODUCTS , CEREALS OR CEREAL-BASED PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS , ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION NO 407/67/EEC LAYS DOWN THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED WHERE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE ARRANGEMENTS WOULD GIVE RISE TO SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES FOR ONE OR MORE MEMBER STATES ;

WHEREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 760/68 ( 5 ) OF 18 JUNE 1968 FURTHER EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF REGULATIONS NOS 214/67/EEC AND 407/67/EEC , THOSE PROVISIONS SHALL APPLY UNTIL THE INTRODUCTION OF ARRANGEMENTS TO BE AGREED BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND GREECE AND UNTIL 30 JUNE 1969 AT THE LATEST ;

WHEREAS THE PROCESS OF INTRODUCING SUCH ARRANGEMENTS HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED ; WHEREAS , THE ORIGINAL REASONS FOR THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS MENTIONED ABOVE STILL HOWEVER APPLY ; WHEREAS THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE RULES CURRENTLY IN FORCE SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED ;

WHEREAS FROM 1 JULY 1969 THE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS INTRODUCED BY REGULATION NO 160/66/EEC WILL BE REPLACED BY THOSE LAID DOWN IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 ; WHEREAS , TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT , THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO GOODS IMPORTED INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM GREECE SHOULD BE RESTATED IN A SINGLE TEXT ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . ON THE IMPORTATION INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM GREECE OF GOODS , WHICH ARE COVERED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 AND WHICH SATISFY THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 7 AND 8 OF THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND GREECE :

( A ) NO FIXED COMPONENT SHALL BE LEVIED ;

( B ) A VARIABLE COMPONENT SHALL BE LEVIED , WHICH SHALL BE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATION .

2 . HOWEVER , THE AMOUNT OF THE VARIABLE COMPONENT MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 1 ( B ) SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A REDUCTION OF 40 % ON IMPORTS OF THE FOLLOWING GOODS :

CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION

17.04 * SUGAR CONFECTIONERY , NOT CONTAINING COCOA

* EX D . OTHER : - TURKISH DELIGHT ; HALVA

19.03 * MACARONI , SPAGHETTI AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS

EX 21.07 * FOOD PREPARATIONS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED , CONTAINING SUGAR , MILK PRODUCTS , CEREALS OR CEREAL-BASED PRODUCTS

ARTICLE 2

IF SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES FOR COMMUNITY PRODUCTION RESULT FROM THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) , THE COMMISSION SHALL , ON ITS OWN INITIATIVE OR AT THE REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE MEMBER STATES , MAKE A REPORT ON THE SITUATION TO THE COUNCIL INCLUDING , WHERE APPROPRIATE , PROPOSALS FOR AMENDMENT OF THOSE PROVISIONS ; SHOULD THE COMMISSION RECEIVE SUCH A REQUEST , IT SHALL MAKE ITS REPORT TO THE COUNCIL WITHIN FOUR WORKING DAYS FROM THE RECEIPT OF THAT REQUEST .

THE COUNCIL SHALL STUDY THE REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION WITHOUT DELAY AND , ACTING UNDER ARTICLE 12 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1059/69 , SHALL DECIDE AS NECESSARY , ON THE PROPOSALS MADE BY THE COMMISSION .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1969 .

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE AGREED BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND GREECE UNTIL 30 JUNE 1970 AT THE LATEST .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 30 JUNE 1969 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J.P . BUECHLER