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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77

OF 14 MARCH 1977

ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 42 AND 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

WHEREAS SINCE THEIR ADOPTION THE BASIC PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES HAVE BEEN AMENDED A NUMBER OF TIMES ; WHEREAS BY REASON OF THEIR NUMBERS , THEIR COMPLEXITY AND THEIR DISPERSAL AMONG VARIOUS OFFICIAL JOURNALS , THESE TEXTS ARE DIFFICULT TO USE , AND THUS LACK THE CLARITY WHICH SHOULD BE AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OF ALL LEGISLATION ; WHEREAS THEY SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONSOLIDATED IN A SINGLE TEXT ;

WHEREAS THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES INVOLVES SETTING UP A SINGLE TRADING SYSTEM AT THE FRONTIERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH A VIEW TO STABILIZING THE COMMUNITY MARKET BY PREVENTING PRICE FLUCTUATIONS ON THE WORLD MARKET FROM AFFECTING PRICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS IN THIS CONTEXT QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND MEASURES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN TRADE WITH NON-MEMBER STATES ;

WHEREAS SUGAR , GLUCOSE AND GLUCOSE SYRUP HAVE A DIRECT AND SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT ON THE COST PRICE OF CERTAIN PROCESSED PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS THE TRADING SYSTEM FOR THE LATTER MUST THEREFORE BE BROUGHT INTO LINE WITH THOSE FOR SUGAR AND CEREALS ;

WHEREAS PROVISIONS MUST THEREFORE BE ADOPTED TO ENSURE THAT A LEVY IS CHARGED ON THE SUGAR COMPONENT INCORPORATED IN PROCESSED PRODUCTS UNDER CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE OPERATIVE UNDER COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR ( 2 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3138/76 ( 3 ) ; WHEREAS AN IDENTICAL IMPORT CHARGE SHOULD ALSO BE LEVIED ON THE GLUCOSE AND GLUCOSE SYRUP COMPONENTS INCORPORATED AS SUGAR SUBSTITUTES IN THE PROCESSED PRODUCTS CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS THIS METHOD OF CALCULATION CALLS FOR FREQUENT ALTERATIONS TO THE LEVY IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE NATURE OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED , IT IS ADVISABLE TO PROVIDE THAT THIS LEVY ONLY BE FIXED ONCE A QUARTER ;

WHEREAS SPECIAL PROVISIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR OCCASIONS WHEN ONE OF THE ELEMENTS FOR CALCULATING THE LEVY IS NOT KNOWN ;

WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE IN RESPECT OF SENSITIVE PRODUCTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF IMPORT CERTIFICATES OR A MINIMUM PRICE SYSTEM WHICH IMPORTERS MUST UNDERTAKE TO OBSERVE ; WHEREAS FOR THE PROPER WORKING OF THESE SYSTEMS IT IS NECESSARY TO LAY DOWN THAT THE ISSUE OF IMPORT CERTIFICATES MUST INVOLVE THE LODGING OF A SECURITY GUARANTEEING THE UNDERTAKING TO IMPORT DURING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATES , AND THAT A FURTHER SECURITY SHALL BE LODGED GUARANTEEING THAT THE MINIMUM PRICE WILL BE RESPECTED BY THE IMPORTERS ; WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD FURTHERMORE BE MADE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A FLOOR PRICE SYSTEM ;

WHEREAS , SIMILARLY , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR GRANTING A REFUND ON SUGAR INCORPORATED IN PROCESSED PRODUCTS FOR EXPORT TO NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES , DESIGNED TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRICES FOR SUGAR RULING OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS TO ENABLE PROCESSED PRODUCTS WITHOUT ADDED SUGAR TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE MARKETS OF NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE GRANTING OF AN EXPORT REFUND ; WHEREAS FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR THIS GENERAL REFUND SHOULD BE GRANTED ONLY IN CASES WHERE THE REFUND IN RESPECT OF THE ADDED SUGAR CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCTS WOULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT THEIR EXPORTATION ;

WHEREAS , IN THE INTERESTS OF STABILITY IN COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS , CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ALLOWING THOSE CONCERNED TO HAVE THE AMOUNTS OF THE LEVIES AND REFUNDS FIXED IN ADVANCE ; WHEREAS , IN THE INTERESTS OF SOUND ADMINISTRATION , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATES , AND FOR THE LODGING OF A SECURITY IN RESPECT OF THESE CERTIFICATES AND OF THE IMPORT CERTIFICATES GUARANTEEING THE COMMITMENT TO IMPORT OR EXPORT DURING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATE ;

WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD ALSO BE MADE , WHERE NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE SYSTEM OUTLINED ABOVE , FOR REGULATING OR , IN SO FAR AS THE SITUATION ON THE MARKET REQUIRES , PROHIBITING IN WHOLE OR IN PART , THE USE OF INWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS ; WHEREAS , MOREOVER , REFUNDS SHOULD BE SO FIXED THAT COMMUNITY BASIC PRODUCTS USED BY PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A VIEW TO EXPORT ARE NOT PLACED AT A DISADVANTAGE BY INWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS WHICH MIGHT INDUCE THOSE INDUSTRIES TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO BASIC PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM NONMEMBER COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS THE COMMON PRICE AND LEVY MACHINERY MAY PROVE INADEQUATE IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES ; WHEREAS TO ENSURE THAT IN SUCH CASES THE COMMUNITY MARKET IS NOT LEFT COMPLETELY EXPOSED TO THE DISTURBANCES WHICH MIGHT RESULT , THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ;

WHEREAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SINGLE MARKET WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED BY THE GRANTING OF CERTAIN AIDS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY WHICH ALLOW THE ASSESSMENT OF AIDS GRANTED BY MEMBER STATES AND THE PROHIBITION OF THOSE WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE COMMON MARKET SHOULD BE MADE TO APPLY TO PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED MEASURES , A PROCEDURE SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR ESTABLISHING CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION WITHIN A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ;

WHEREAS THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES MUST TAKE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT , AT THE SAME TIME , OF THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLES 39 AND 110 OF THE TREATY ;

WHEREAS THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY MEMBER STATES AS A RESULT OF OBLIGATIONS ARISING OUT OF THE APPLICATION OF THIS REGULATION IS FINANCED BY THE COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 2 AND 3 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 729/70 OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2788/72 ( 5 ) ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES SHALL COVER THE FOLLOWING :

CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*

EX 07.02*VEGETABLES ( WHETHER OR NOT COOKED ) , PRESERVED BY FREEZING , EXCLUDING OLIVES*

EX 07.03*VEGETABLES PROVISIONALLY PRESERVED IN BRINE , IN SULPHUR WATER OR IN OTHER PRESERVATIVE SOLUTIONS , BUT NOT SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION , EXCLUDING OLIVES*

EX 07.04*DRIED , DEHYDRATED OR EVAPORATED VEGETABLES , WHOLE , CUT , SLICED , BROKEN OR IN POWDER , BUT NOT FURTHER PREPARED , EXCLUDING POTATOES DEHYDRATED BY ARTIFICIAL HEATDRYING AND UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION , AND ALSO EXCLUDING OLIVES*

08.10*FRUIT ( WHETHER OR NOT COOKED ) , PRESERVED BY FREEZING , NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR*

08.11*FRUIT PROVISIONALLY PRESERVED ( FOR EXAMPLE BY SULPHUR DIOXIDE GAS , IN BRINE , IN SULPHUR WATER OR IN OTHER PRESERVATIVE SOLUTIONS ) , BUT UNSUITABLE IN THAT STATE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION*

08.12*FRUIT , DRIED , OTHER THAN THAT FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 08.01 , 08.02 , 08.03 , 08.04 , OR 08.05*

08.13*PEEL OF MELONS AND CITRUS FRUIT , FRESH , FROZEN , DRIED OR PROVISIONALLY PRESERVED IN BRINE , IN SULPHUR WATER OR IN OTHER PRESERVATIVE SOLUTIONS*

EX 13.03 B*PECTIC SUBSTANCES AND PECTINATES*

20.01*VEGETABLES AND FRUIT , PREPARED OR PRESERVED BY VINEGAR OR ACETIC ACID , WITH OR WITHOUT SUGAR , WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING SALT , SPICES OR MUSTARD*

20.02*VEGETABLES PREPARED OR PRESERVED OTHERWISE THAN BY VINEGAR OR ACETIC ACID*

20.03*FRUIT PRESERVED BY FREEZING , CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR*

20.04*FRUIT , FRUIT-PEEL AND PARTS OF PLANTS , PRESERVED BY SUGAR ( DRAINED , GLACE OR CRYSTALLIZED ) *

20.05*JAMS , FRUIT JELLIES , MARMALADES , FRUIT PUREE AND FRUIT PASTES , BEING COOKED PREPARATIONS , WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR*

20.06*FRUIT OTHERWISE PREPARED OR PRESERVED , WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR SPIRIT*

CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*

EX 20.07*FRUIT JUICES ( EXCLUDING GRAPE JUICE AND MUST ) AND VEGETABLE JUICES , WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR , BUT UNFERMENTED AND NOT CONTAINING SPIRIT*

EX 20.07*GRAPE JUICE ( INCLUDING GRAPE MUST ) NOT CONTAINING SPIRIT , WITH AN ADDED SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT ( 1 )*

( 1 ) FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 THIS HEADING IS SUBJECT TO THE SYSTEM LAID DOWN IN COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 OF 28 APRIL 1970 LAYING DOWN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN WINE ( OJ NO L 99 , 5 . 5 . 1970 , P . 1 ) .

ARTICLE 2

1 . IN ADDITION TO CUSTOMS DUTY , AN IMPORT LEVY CALCULATED AS DESCRIBED IN THE PARAGRAPHS WHICH FOLLOW SHALL BE CHARGED ON THE VARIOUS ADDED SUGARS CONTAINED IN THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I .

2 . FOR 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF IMPORTED PRODUCT , THIS LEVY SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN :

( A ) THE AVERAGE OF THE THRESHOLD PRICED FOR ONE KILOGRAM OF WHITE SUGAR FOR EACH MONTH OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE DIFFERENCE IS BEING DETERMINED , AND

( B ) THE AVERAGE OF THE CIF PRICES FOR ONE KILOGRAM OF WHITE SUGAR USED IN FIXING THE LEVIES ON WHITE SUGAR , CALCULATED FOR A PERIOD CONSISTING OF THE FIRST 15 DAYS OF THE MONTH PRECEDING THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE DIFFERENCE IS BEING DETERMINED AND THE TWO MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THAT MONTH , THIS DIFFERENCE BEING MULTIPLIED BY THE FIGURE FOR THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION APPEARING IN COLUMN 1 OF ANNEX I .

NO LEVY SHALL BE CHARGED IF THE AMOUNT AT ( A ) IS HIGHER THAN THE AMOUNT AT ( B ) .

3 . THE DIFFERENCE PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 2 SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION FOR EACH QUARTER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR .

4 . SHOULD THE THRESHOLD PRICE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 ( A ) CHANGE DURING A QUARTER , THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SHALL DECIDE WHETHER THERE IS ANY NEED TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND , IF NECESSARY , DETERMINE THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO THAT END .

5 . SHOULD ONE OF THE ELEMENTS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN CALCULATING THE DIFFERENCE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 NOT BE KNOWN BY THE 15TH DAY OF THE MONTH PRECEDING THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE DIFFERENCE IS TO BE DETERMINED , THE COMMISSION SHALL PROCEED TO CALCULATE THE DIFFERENCE , SUBSTITUTING FOR THE MISSING ELEMENT OF THE CALCULATION THE ELEMENT WHICH WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN CALCULATING THE DIFFERENCE FOR THE CURRENT QUARTER .

THE DIFFERENCE SHALL BE CORRECTED BY THE COMMISSION AND MADE TO APPLY NOT LATER THAN THE 16TH DAY FOLLOWING THE DATE ON WHICH THE MISSING INFORMATION COMES TO HAND .

THE CORRECTION SHALL NOT BE MADE HOWEVER IF THE INFORMATION ONLY BECOMES AVAILABLE AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST MONTH OF THE QUARTER IN QUESTION .

6 . IF THE ADDED SUGAR CONTENT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET WEIGHT OF IMPORTED PRODUCT ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 8 IS TWO KILOGRAMS OR MORE BELOW THE CONTENT EXPRESSED BY THE FIGURE FOR THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION APPEARING IN COLUMN 1 OF ANNEX I , THE LEVY SHALL , AT THE IMPORTER'S REQUEST , BE CALCULATED PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF IMPORTED PRODUCT BY MULTIPLYING THE DIFFERENCE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 BY A FIGURE REPRESENTING THE ADDED SUGAR CONTENT DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 8 .

7 . IF THE ADDED SUGAR CONTENT PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET WEIGHT OF IMPORTED PRODUCT ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 8 IS THREE KILOGRAMS OR MORE ABOVE THE CONTENT EXPRESSED BY THE FIGURE APPEARING IN COLUMN 1 OF ANNEX I , THE LEVY SHALL BE CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 6 .

8 . " ADDED SUGAR CONTENT " SHALL MEAN THE READING OBTAINED BY USING A REFRACTOMETER AS DESCRIBED IN ANNEX III , MULTIPLIED BY 0,93 IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 20.06 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND BY 0,95 IN THE CASE OF OTHER PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I AND REDUCED BY THE FIGURES FOR THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION APPEARING IN COLUMN 2 OF ANNEX I .

9 . DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF PARAGRAPHS 1 TO 8 SHALL BE ADOPTED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

10 . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , MAY AMEND ANNEX I .

ARTICLE 3

1 . A MINIMUM IMPORT PRICE FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE FIXED EACH YEAR BEFORE 1 APRIL FOR THE SUBSEQUENT MARKETING YEAR .

2 . THE MINIMUM PRICE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT :

- AVERAGE PRODUCTION COST FOR THE COMMUNITY PRODUCT DURING THE PERIOD FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND YEAR PRECEDING THE YEAR OF ITS FIXING UNTIL THE DATE OF SUCH FIXING ,

- FREE-AT-FRONTIER PRICES FOR IMPORTS DURING THE PERIOD FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND YEAR PRECEDING THE YEAR OF ITS FIXING UNTIL THE DATE OF SUCH FIXING , DISREGARDING IMPORT PRICES WHICH , IN COMPARISON WITH NORMAL FLUCTUATIONS , ARE EXCESSIVELY HIGH OR LOW ; THESE PRICES SHALL BE INCREASED BY WHATEVER COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ARE APPLICABLE ,

- THE PRICES FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ON THE MAIN WORLD MARKETS ,

- THE NEED TO PREVENT THE APPLICATION OF THE MINIMUM PRICE FROM HAVING A MORE RESTRICTIVE EFFECT ON TRADE THAN MEASURES PREVIOUSLY APPLIED BY THE MEMBER STATES ,

- THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE MINIMUM PRICE CONTRIBUTES TO THE NORMAL AND HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITION WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES .

3 . A SPECIAL MINIMUM PRICE SHALL BE FIXED FOR IMPORTS INTO THE NEW MEMBER STATES UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 , AT THE SAME TIME AS THE MINIMUM PRICE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 . THE SPECIAL MINIMUM PRICE SHALL BE DETERMINED INITIALLY ON THE BASIS OF THE PRICE LEVEL RESULTING FROM THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS RELATING TO ARTICLE 3 OF PROTOCOL 8 TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL ( 6 ) .

THIS SPECIAL MINIMUM PRICE SHALL BE ALIGNED BY STAGES ON THE MINIMUM PRICE MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 1 .

THE ALIGNMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE EACH YEAR ( THE FIRST ALIGNMENT HAVING TAKEN PLACE ON 1 JULY 1976 ) BY INCREASING THE SPECIAL MINIMUM PRICE BY ONE THIRD AND ONE HALF , SUCCESSIVELY , OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS PRICE OBTAINING BEFORE EACH ALIGNMENT AND THE MINIMUM PRICE APPLICABLE FOR THE COMING MARKETING YEAR .

THE MINIMUM PRICE REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL APPLY IN THE NEW MEMBER STATES BY 1 JANUARY 1978 AT THE LATEST .

4 . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SHALL FIX THE MINIMUM PRICE AND THE SPECIAL MINIMUM PRICE FOR A PRODUCT WITH GIVEN COMMERCIAL CHARACTERISTICS , IN PARTICULAR IN RESPECT OF VARIETY , QUALITY , COMPOSITION , PREPARATION , PACKAGING AND SIZE , AND SHALL ALSO FIX THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH PRICES ARE TO APPLY .

5 . THE COEFFICIENTS TO BE APPLIED TO THESE PRICES IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR ANY VARIATION FROM , IN PARTICULAR , THE VARIETY , QUALITY , COMPOSITION , PREPARATION , PACKAGING AND THE SIZE FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN FIXED , SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

6 . IF REQUIRED , DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

ARTICLE 4

1 . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , MAY DECIDE TO INTRODUCE A FLOOR PRICE SYSTEM .

2 . WHERE PARAGRAPH 1 IS APPLIED , THE FLOOR PRICE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT :

- FREE-AT-FRONTIER PRICES FOR IMPORTS DURING THE PERIOD FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND YEAR PRECEDING THE YEAR OF ITS FIXING UNTIL THE DATE OF SUCH FIXING , DISREGARDING IMPORT PRICES WHICH , IN COMPARISON WITH NORMAL FLUCTUATIONS , ARE EXCESSIVELY HIGH OR LOW ; THESE PRICES SHALL BE INCREASED BY WHATEVER COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES ARE APPLICABLE ; HOWEVER , AS REGARDS THE NEW MEMBER STATES THESE PRICES SHALL BE INCREASED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 BY THE DUTIES APPLIED BY THOSE MEMBER STATES TO NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 59 OF THE ACT OF ACCESSION ,

- THE PRICES FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ON THE MAIN WORLD MARKETS ,

- THE NEED TO PREVENT THE APPLICATION OF THE FLOOR PRICE FROM HAVING A MORE RESTRICTIVE EFFECT ON TRADE THAN MEASURES PREVIOUSLY APPLIED BY THE MEMBER STATES ,

- THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE FLOOR PRICE CONTRIBUTES TO THE NORMAL AND HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITION WITH NONMEMBER COUNTRIES .

ARTICLE 5

1 . A REFUND SHALL BE GRANTED TO PERMIT EXPORTS TO NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES OF SUGARS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 17.01 , OF GLUCOSE AND OF GLUCOSE SYRUP FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 17.02 B II ( WHETHER OR NOT IN THE FORM OF PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 17.02 B I ) INCORPORATED IN THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II .

THE REFUND SHALL BE GRANTED ON APPLICATION .

2 . FOR 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF EXPORTED PRODUCT THE AMOUNT OF THE REFUND GRANTED SHALL BE EQUAL :

- IN THE CASE OF RAW SUGAR AND WHITE SUGAR , TO THE AMOUNT OF THE REFUND PER KILOGRAM OF SUCROSE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 19 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 AND WITH THE PROVISIONS ADOPTED FOR ITS APPLICATION FOR THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) ( D ) OF THAT REGULATION , MULTIPLIED BY A FIGURE EXPRESSING THE QUANTITY OF SUCROSE USED PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF FINISHED PRODUCT ,

- IN THE CASE OF GLUCOSE AND GLUCOSE SYRUP , TO THE AMOUNT OF THE REFUNDS FIXED FOR EACH OF THESE PRODUCTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 16 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 ( 7 ) AND WITH THE PROVISIONS ADOPTED FOR ITS APPLICATION , MULTIPLIED BY A FIGURE EXPRESSING THE QUANTITY OF GLUCOSE OR GLUCOSE SYRUP USED PER 100 KILOGRAMS NET OF FINISHED PRODUCT .

THE FIGURES EXPRESSING THE QUANTITIES OF SUCROSE , GLUCOSE OR GLUCOSE SYRUP SHALL BE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE DECLARATION REFERED TO IN ARTICLE 7 .

3 . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SHALL ADOPT GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING REFUNDS .

4 . DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADOPTED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

ARTICLE 6

1 . TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE PRODUCTS NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 TO BE EXPORTED IN ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES ON THE BASIS OF PRICES FOR THOSE PRODUCTS IN THE WORLD MARKET , THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE PRICES AND PRICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY MAY BE COVERED BY AN EXPORT REFUND .

2 . THE REFUND SHALL BE THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY . IT MAY BE VARIED ACCORDING TO USE OR DESTINATION .

THE REFUND SHALL BE GRANTED ON APPLICATION .

THE REFUNDS SHALL BE FIXED AT REGULAR INTERVALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

WHERE NECESSARY THE COMMISSION MAY , AT THE REQUEST OF A MEMBER STATE OR ON ITS OWN INITIATIVE , ALTER THE REFUND IN THE INTERVENING PERIOD .

3 . WHERE THE REFUND FIXED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 5 IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT EXPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 , THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE INSTEAD OF THOSE OF ARTICLE 5 SHALL APPLY TO THESE PRODUCTS .

4 . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SHALL LAY DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING REFUNDS AND CRITERIA FOR FIXING THE AMOUNT OF SUCH REFUNDS .

5 . DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

ARTICLE 7

1 . TO QUALIFY FOR THE REFUNDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 , THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX II MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A DECLARATION FROM THE APPLICANT INDICATING THE AMOUNTS OF SUCROSE , GLUCOSE AND GLUCOSE SYRUP INCORPORATED THEREIN .

2 . WHERE THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 2 ( 6 ) OR ( 7 ) APPLY , THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A DECLARATION FROM THE IMPORTER INDICATING THE ADDED SUGAR CONTENT ESTABLISHED BY THE METHOD DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE 2 ( 8 ) .

IF THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT MET , ARTICLE 2 ( 6 ) SHALL NOT APPLY .

3 . THE ACCURACY OF THE DECLARATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPHS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CONTROL BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATE CONCERNED .

4 . DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADOPTED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

ARTICLE 8

1 . THE LEVY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) AND THE REFUNDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 5 ( 1 ) AND 6 SHALL BE THOSE APPLICABLE ON THE DAY OF IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION .

2 . HOWEVER , THE LEVY OR REFUND , CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 2 OR 5 AND APPLICABLE ON THE DAY ON WHICH THE APPLICATION FOR THE ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 9 WAS LODGED , MAY BE APPLIED , IF THE PARTY CONCERNED SO REQUESTS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE APPLICATION FOR THE CERTIFICATE IS MADE , TO A TRANSACTION EFFECTED DURING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATE .

THE LEVY SHALL BE ADJUSTED ON THE BASIS OF THE THRESHOLD PRICE FOR WHITE SUGAR IN FORCE ON THE DAY OF IMPORTATION .

3 . DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPHS SHALL BE ADOPTED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

4 . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SHALL ADOPT MEASURES TO BE APPLIED IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES .

5 . WHEN EXAMINATION OF THE MARKET SITUATION SHOWS THAT THERE ARE DIFFICULTIES DUE TO THE APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ADVANCE FIXING OF THE LEVY OR THE EXPORT REFUND , OR THAT SUCH DIFFICULTIES MAY OCCUR , A DECISION MAY BE TAKEN , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 , TO SUSPEND THE APPLICATION OF THESE PROVISIONS FOR THE PERIOD STRICTLY NECESSARY .

IN CASES OF EXTREME URGENCY , THE COMMISSION MAY , AFTER EXAMINATION OF THE SITUATION , DECIDE ON THE BASIS OF ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO IT TO SUSPEND ADVANCE FIXING FOR A MAXIMUM OF THREE DAYS .

APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES ACCOMPANIED BY APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCE FIXING LODGED DURING THE PERIOD OF SUSPENSION SHALL BE REJECTED .

ARTICLE 9

1 . IN TRADE WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES , ALL IMPORTS INTO OR EXPORTS OUT OF THE COMMUNITY OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE ADVANCE FIXING SYSTEM FOR LEVIES OR REFUNDS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 8 SHALL BE MADE CONDITIONAL ON THE SUBMISSION OF AN ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY MEMBER STATES TO ANY APPLICANT IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PLACE OF HIS ESTABLISHMENT IN THE COMMUNITY .

2 . THE ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATE SHALL BE VALID THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY .

THE ISSUE OF ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATES SHALL BE CONDITIONAL ON THE PROVISION OF A SECURITY GUARANTEEING THE COMMITMENT TO IMPORT OR EXPORT DURING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATE ; THE SECURITY SHALL BE FORFEITED IN WHOLE OR IN PART IF THE TRANSACTION IS NOT EFFECTED , OR IS ONLY PARTIALLY EFFECTED , WITHIN THAT PERIOD .

3 . THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATES , THE AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY AND THE OTHER DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

ARTICLE 10

1 . ANY IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX IV SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF AN IMPORT CERTIFICATE WHICH SHALL BE ISSUED BY MEMBER STATES TO ANY APPLICANT WHO APPLIES FOR SUCH CERTIFICATE , IRRESPECTIVE OF HIS PLACE OF ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY .

THE CERTIFICATE SHALL BE VALID THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY .

2 . THE ISSUE OF AN IMPORT CERTIFICATE SHALL BE CONDITIONAL UPON THE FOLLOWING :

- WITH RESPECT TO ALL PRODUCTS , THE LODGING OF A SECURITY TO GUARANTEE THE UNDERTAKING TO EFFECT CERTAIN IMPORTS FOR AS LONG AS THE CERTIFICATE IS VALID , WHICH SECURITY , EXCEPT IN CASES OF FORCE MAJEURE , SHALL BE FORFEIT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IF THE IMPORTS ARE NOT EFFECTED OR ARE EFFECTED ONLY IN PART WITHIN THE PERIOD ,

- FOR TOMATO CONCENTRATES , THE LODGING OF AN ADDITIONAL SECURITY TO GUARANTEE THAT THE FREE-AT-FRONTIER PRICE OF THE PRODUCTS TO BE IMPORTED UNDER COVER OF THE CERTIFICATE PLUS THE CUSTOMS DUTY PAYABLE THEREON SHALL TOGETHER BE EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN THE MINIMUM PRICE OR THE SPECIAL MINIMUM PRICE , WHICHEVER IS APPROPRIATE . THE SECURITY SHALL BE FORFEIT IN PROPORTION TO ANY QUANTITIES IMPORTED AT A PRICE LOWER THAN THE MINIMUM PRICE OR THAN THE SPECIAL MINIMUM PRICE ; HOWEVER , THE LODGING OF SUCH ADDITIONAL SECURITY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH UNDERTAKE , AND ARE IN A POSITION , TO GUARANTEE THAT THE PRICE ON IMPORT INTO THE COMMUNITY SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE MINIMUM PRICE FOR THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION , AND THAT ALL DEFLECTION OF TRADE WILL BE AVOIDED .

3 . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , MAY DECIDE TO AMEND ANNEX IV .

THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATES AND THE OTHER DETAILED RULES OF APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE WHICH MAY , IN PARTICULAR , MAKE PROVISION FOR A TIME LIMIT FOR THE ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES , SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

ARTICLE 11

WHERE THE LEVY ON VARIOUS ADDED SUGARS IS FIXED IN ADVANCE FOR ONE OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ANNEX IV , SUCH ADVANCE FIXING SHALL BE MENTIONED ON THE IMPORT CERTIFICATE WHICH IS THE BASIS THEREOF .

WHERE THIS IS THE CASE , ARTICLE 9 SHALL NOT APPLY .

ARTICLE 12

1 . TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER WORKING OF THE COMMON ORGANIZATIONS OF THE MARKETS IN CEREALS , SUGAR , AND FRUIT AND VEGETABLES , THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , MAY , IN SPECIAL CASES , PROHIBIT , IN WHOLE OR IN PART , THE USE OF INWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS IN RESPECT OF RAW SUGAR , WHITE SUGAR , GLUCOSE , GLUCOSE SYRUP , AND FRUIT AND VEGETABLES , WHICH ARE INTENDED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE GOODS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 .

2 . THE QUANTITY OF RAW MATERIALS WHICH , UNDER INWARD PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS , IS EXEMPTED FROM CUSTOMS DUTY , LEVY OR CHARGE HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE PROCESSING OPERATION IN QUESTION IS EFFECTED .

ARTICLE 13

1 . THE GENERAL RULES FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND THE SPECIAL RULES FOR ITS APPLICATION SHALL APPLY TO THE TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS REGULATION ; THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM APPLICATION OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE INCORPORATED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .

2 . SAVE AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS REGULATION OR WHERE DEROGATION THEREFROM IS DECIDED BY THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

- THE LEVYING OF ANY CHARGE HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT TO A CUSTOMS DUTY , AND

- THE APPLICATION OF ANY QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTION OR MEASURE HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT ,

SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN TRADE WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES .

3 . HOWEVER , FOR CITRUS FRUIT JUICES FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 20.07 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GRAPEFRUIT JUICE , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 , MEMBER STATES MAY MAINTAIN THE MEASURES WHICH WERE APPLICABLE UNTIL 1 JANUARY 1975 CONCERNING IMPORTS OF SUCH PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES , BUT WITHOUT MAKING THEM MORE RESTRICTIVE . BY THE END OF THIS PERIOD , THE COUNCIL SHALL DECIDE ON THE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE LAID DOWN SUBSEQUENTLY . IF NO DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THAT DATE , THE PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENTS SHALL REMAIN APPLICABLE .

4 . FOR PRUNES FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 08.12 C OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , MEMBER STATES MAY MAINTAIN , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 , THE MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF SUCH PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH WERE APPLICABLE ON 1 JANUARY 1975 , BUT WITHOUT MAKING THEM MORE RESTRICTIVE . FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 , PARAGRAPH 2 SHALL APPLY AND IMPORTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF AN IMPORT CERTIFICATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 10 .

5 . THE POTATO PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF PARAGRAPH 2 .

ARTICLE 14

1 . IF , BY REASON OF IMPORTS OR EXPORTS , THE COMMUNITY MARKET IN ONE OR MORE OF THE PRODUCTS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 IS OR IS LIKELY TO BE EXPOSED TO SERIOUS DISTURBANCES WHICH MIGHT ENDANGER THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 39 OF THE TREATY , APPROPRIATE MEASURES MAY BE APPLIED IN TRADE WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES UNTIL SUCH DISTURBANCES OR THE THREAT THEREOF HAS CEASED .

THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SHALL ADOPT RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND SHALL DEFINE THE CASES AND THE LIMITS WITHIN WHICH MEMBER STATES MAY TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES .

2 . SHOULD THE SITUATION ENVISAGED IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARISE , THE COMMISSION , ACTING EITHER AT THE REQUEST OF A MEMBER STATE OR ON ITS OWN INITIATIVE , SHALL DECIDE WHAT MEASURES ARE NECESSARY AND COMMUNICATE THEM TO THE MEMBER STATES ; SUCH MEASURES SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY APPLICABLE .

REQUESTS RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSION FROM MEMBER STATES SHALL BE ACTED UPON WITHIN 24 HOURS OF RECEIPT .

3 . ANY MEASURE DECIDED ON BY THE COMMISSION MAY BE REFERRED TO THE COUNCIL BY ANY MEMBER STATE WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS FOLLOWING THE DAY ON WHICH THEY WERE COMMUNICATED . THE COUNCIL SHALL MEET WITHOUT DELAY . IT MAY , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY , AMEND OR ANNUL THE MEASURE IN QUESTION .

ARTICLE 15

1 . THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 109/70 ( 8 ) SHALL BE EXTENDED TO COVER THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 IMPORTED FROM ALL THE COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THAT ANNEX .

2 . THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMON LIST OF LIBERALIZED PRODUCTS IN ANNEX I TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1439/74 ( 9 ) .

3 . PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 13 ( 3 ) , ( 4 ) AND ( 5 ) .

ARTICLE 16

PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 WHICH ARE MANUFACTURED OR OBTAINED FROM PRODUCTS TO WHICH ARTICLES 9 ( 2 ) AND 10 ( 1 ) OF THE TREATY DO NOT APPLY SHALL NOT BE ADMITTED TO FREE CIRCULATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY .

ARTICLE 17

SAVE AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS REGULATION , ARTICLES 92 , 93 AND 94 OF THE TREATY SHALL APPLY TO THE PRODUCTION OF AND TRADE IN THE PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 .

ARTICLE 18

MEMBER STATES AND THE COMMISSION SHALL COMMUNICATE TO EACH OTHER THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS REGULATION . RULES FOR THE COMMUNICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 20 .

ARTICLE 19

1 . A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( HEREINAFTER CALLED " THE COMMITTEE " ) SHALL BE ESTABLISHED , CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER STATES AND PRESIDED OVER BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION .

2 . WITHIN THE COMMITTEE THE VOTES OF MEMBER STATES SHALL BE WEIGHTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 148 ( 2 ) OF THE TREATY . THE CHAIMAN SHALL NOT VOTE .

ARTICLE 20

1 . WHERE THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN THIS ARTICLE IS TO BE FOLLOWED , THE CHAIRMAN SHALL REFER THE MATTER TO THE COMMITTEE EITHER ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF A MEMBER STATE .

2 . THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT A DRAFT OF THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN . THE COMMITTEE SHALL DELIVER ITS OPINION ON SUCH MEASURES WITHIN A TIME LIMIT TO BE SET BY THE CHAIRMAN ACCORDING TO THE URGENCY OF THE QUESTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION . AN OPINION SHALL BE ADOPTED BY A MAJORITY OF 41 VOTES .

3 . THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT MEASURES WHICH SHALL APPLY IMMEDIATELY . HOWEVER , IF THESE MEASURES ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE , THEY SHALL FORTHWITH BE COMMUNICATED BY THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL . IN THAT EVENT THE COMMISSION MAY DEFER APPLICATION OF THE MEASURES WHICH IT HAS ADOPTED FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE MONTH FROM THE DATE OF SUCH COMMUNICATION .

THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY , MAY TAKE A DIFFERENT DECISION WITHIN ONE MONTH .

ARTICLE 21

THE COMMITTEE MAY CONSIDER ANY OTHER QUESTION REFERRED TO IT BY ITS CHAIRMAN EITHER ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE OR AT THE REQUEST OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF A MEMBER STATE .

ARTICLE 22

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE SO APPLIED THAT APPROPRIATE ACCOUNT IS TAKEN , AT THE SAME TIME , OF THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLES 39 AND 110 OF THE TREATY .

ARTICLE 23

1 . COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 865/68 OF 28 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 10 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1164/76 ( 11 ) , AND COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1927/75 OF 22 JULY 1975 CONCERNING THE SYSTEM OF TRADE WITH THIRD COUNTRIES IN THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 12 ) , ARE HEREBY REPEALED .

2 . ANY REFERENCE TO THE REGULATIONS REPEALED BY PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS A REFERENCE TO THIS REGULATION .

CITATIONS AND REFERENCES TO ARTICLES OF THE SAID REPEALED REGULATION SHALL READ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CORRELATION TABLE IN ANNEX V .

ARTICLE 24

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 APRIL 1977 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 14 MARCH 1977 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . SILKIN

( 1 ) OJ NO C 30 , 7 . 2 . 1977 , P . 25 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1974 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 354 , 24 . 12 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 13 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 295 , 30 . 12 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 62 , 7 . 3 . 1975 , P . 6 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 8 ) OJ NO L 19 , 26 . 1 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 9 ) OJ NO L 159 , 15 . 6 . 1974 , P . 1 .

( 10 ) OJ NO L 153 , 1 . 7 . 1968 , P . 8 .

( 11 ) OJ NO L 135 , 24 . 5 . 1976 , P . 38 .

( 12 ) OJ NO L 198 , 29 . 7 . 1975 , P . 7 .

ANNEX I

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20.03*FRUIT PRESERVED BY FREEZING , CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR : ***

A*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 13 % BY WEIGHT*20*13*

20.04*FRUIT , FRUIT-PEEL AND PARTS OF PLANTS , PRESERVED BY SUGAR ( DRAINED , GLACE OR CRYSTALLIZED ) : ***

B*OTHER : ***

I*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 13 % BY WEIGHT*57*13*

20.05*JAMS , FRUIT JELLIES , MARMALADES , FRUIT PUREE AND FRUIT PASTES , BEING COOKED PREPARATIONS , WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR : ***

A*CHESTNUT PUREE AND PASTE : ***

I*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 13 % BY WEIGHT*47*13*

B*JAMS AND MARMALADES OF CITRUS FRUIT : ***

I*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT*55*13*

II*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 13 % BUT NOT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT*10*13*

C*OTHER : ***

I*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT : ***

B ) *OTHER*55*13*

II*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 13 % BUT NOT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT*10*13*

20.06*FRUIT OTHERWISE PREPARED OR PRESERVED , WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR SPIRIT : ***

B*OTHER : ***

I*CONTAINING ADDED SPIRIT : ***

B ) *PINEAPPLES IN IMMEDIATE PACKINGS OF A NET CAPACITY : ***

1*OF MORE THAN 1 KG : ***

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 17 % BY WEIGHT*6*13*

2*OF 1 KG OR LESS : ***

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 19 % BY WEIGHT*6*13*

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20.06 B I C ) *GRAPES : ***

1*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 13 % BY WEIGHT*9*13*

D ) *PEACHES , PEARS AND APRICOTS IN IMMEDIATE PACKINGS OF A NET CAPACITY : ***

1*OF MORE THAN 1 KG : ***

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 13 % BY WEIGHT*10*9*

2*OF 1 KG OR LESS : ***

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 15 % BE WEIGHT*10*9*

E ) *OTHER FRUITS : ***

1*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 9 % BY WEIGHT*10*9*

F ) *FRUIT MIXTURES : ***

1*WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 9 % BY WEIGHT*10*9*

II*NOT CONTAINING ADDED SPIRIT : ***

A ) *CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR , IN IMMEDIATE PACKINGS OF A NET CAPACITY OF MORE THAN 1 KG : ***

2*GRAPEFRUIT SEGMENTS*10*9*

3*MANDARINS ( INCLUDING TANGERINES AND SATSUMAS ) ; CLEMENTINES , WILKINGS AND OTHER SIMILAR CITRUS HYBRIDS*10*9*

4*GRAPES*9*13*

5*PINEAPPLES : ***

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 17 % BY WEIGHT*6*13*

6*PEARS : ***

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 13 % BY WEIGHT*10*9*

7*PEACHES AND APRICOTS : ***

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 13 % BY WEIGHT*10*9*

8*OTHER FRUITS*10*9*

9*MIXTURES OF FRUIT*10*9*

B ) *CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR , IN IMMEDIATE PACKINGS OF A NET CAPACITY OF 1 KG OR LESS : ***

2*GRAPEFRUIT SEGMENTS*10*9*

3*MANDARINS ( INCLUDING TANGERINES AND SATSUMAS ) ; CLEMENTINES , WILKINGS AND OTHER SIMILAR CITRUS HYBRIDS*10*9*

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20.06 B II B ) 4*GRAPES*9*13*

5*PINEAPPLES :

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 19 % BY WEIGHT*6*13*

6*PEARS : ***

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 15 % BY WEIGHT*10*9*

7*PEACHES AND APRICOTS : ***

AA ) *WITH A SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 15 % BY WEIGHT*10*9*

8*OTHER FRUITS*10*9*

9*MIXTURES OF FRUIT*10*9*

20.07*FRUIT JUICES ( INCLUDING GRAPE MUST ) AND VEGETABLE JUICES , WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR , BUT UNFERMENTED AND NOT CONTAINING SPIRIT : ***

A*OF A SPECIFIC GRAVITY EXCEEDING 1,33 AT 15 * C : ***

I*GRAPE JUICE ( INCLUDING GRAPE MUST ) : ***

B ) *OF A VALUE NOT EXCEEDING 22 U.A . PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT : ***

1*WITH AN ADDED SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT*49*15*

*THIS SUBHEADING IS VALID ONLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 . FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 THE SYSTEM LAID DOWN IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 SHALL APPLY***

II*APPLE AND PEAR JUICE ; MIXTURES OF APPLE AND PEAR JUICE : ***

B ) *OF A VALUE NOT EXCEEDING 22 U.A . PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT : ***

1*WITH AN ADDED SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT : ***

* - APPLE JUICE*49*11*

* - PEAR JUICE AND MIXTURES OF APPLE AND PEAR JUICE*49*13*

III*OTHER : ***

B ) *OF A VALUE NOT EXCEEDING 30 U.A . PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT : ***

1*WITH AN ADDED SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT : ***

* - LEMON JUICE AND TOMATO JUICE*49*3*

* - OTHER FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES INCLUDING MIXTURES OF JUICES*49*13*

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20.07 B*OF A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 1,33 OR LESS AT 15 * C : ***

I*GRAPE , APPLE AND PEAR JUICE ; MIXTURES OF APPLE AND PEAR JUICE : ***

B ) *OF A VALUE NOT EXCEEDING 18 U.A . PER 100 KG NET WEIGHT : ***

1*GRAPE JUICE : ***

AA ) *CONCENTRATED : ***

11*WITH AN ADDED SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT*49*15*

BB ) *OTHER : ***

11*WITH AN ADDED SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT*49*15*

*THIS SUBHEADING IS VALID ONLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1977 . FROM 1 JANUARY 1978 THE SYSTEM LAID DOWN IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 816/70 SHALL APPLY***

2*APPLE JUICE : ***

AA ) *WITH AN ADDED SUGAR CONTENT EXCEEDING 30 % BY WEIGHT*49*11*

3*PEAR JUICE : ***