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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1157/77

OF 17 MAY 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2749/75 ON THE REDUCTION IN THE LEVY APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN IMPORTS OF FEED GRAIN INTO THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC AS FROM THE 1973/74 MARKETING YEAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1151/77 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 23 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2749/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE REDUCTION IN THE LEVY APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN IMPORTS OF FEED GRAIN INTO THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC AS FROM THE 1973/74 MARKETING YEAR ( 3 ) PROVIDED FOR A PHASED REDUCTION IN THE LEVY APPLICABLE TO FEED GRAIN IMPORTED BY SEA INTO ITALY IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE ITALIAN MARKET TO ADJUST TO THE COMMON SYSTEM ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IN SPITE OF THE EFFORTS MADE , THE PORT STRUCTURES IN ITALY HAVE NOT BEEN IMPROVED AS EARLY AS EXPECTED ; WHEREAS IN THEREFORE APPEARS ADVISABLE TO MAINTAIN FOR A FURTHER YEAR THE MEASURE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPEALED AT THE END OF THE 1976/77 MARKETING YEAR AND TO POSTPONE THE DATE ON WHICH THE COMMON SYSTEM SHOULD BE APPLIED IN FULL ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE SECOND SENTENCE IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2749/75 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

" THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE REDUCED SUCCESSIVELY TO :

- 4,50 UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR THE 1974/75 MARKETING YEAR ,

- 3,00 UNITS OF ACCOUNT FOR THE 1975/76 , 1976/77 AND 1977/78 MARKETING YEARS .

THERE SHALL BE NO FURTHER REDUCTION AFTER THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR . "

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 AUGUST 1977 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 MAY 1977 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . SILKIN

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

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 281 . 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 88 .

Amendments and corrections
July 31, 1979
August 1, 1977	Application - See Art 2
June 5, 1977	Entry into force - Date pub. + 3 See Art 2

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1157/77 of 17 May 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2749/75 on the reduction in the levy applicable to certain imports of feed grain into the Italian Republic as from the 1973/74 marketing year