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( 1 ) OJ NO L 246 , 5 . 11 . 1971 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 34 , 9 . 2 . 1979 , P . 2 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 172 , 27 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 335 , 1 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 684/79

OF 5 APRIL 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AS REGARDS THE NOMENCLATURE OF HYBRID MAIZE INTENDED FOR SOWING

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2358/71 OF 26 OCTOBER 1971 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SEEDS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 234/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2358/71 INVOLVES THE FIXING OF DIFFERENT COUNTERVAILING CHARGES ON IMPORT OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF HYBRID MAIZE INTENDED FOR SOWING ; WHEREAS EACH OF THESE TYPES MUST THEREFORE BE DESCRIBED SEPARATELY IN THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IN ORDER THAT THE CHARGES MAY BE CORRECTLY APPLIED ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 8A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2358/71 , THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF THAT REGULATION IS SET OUT IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ANNEXED TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 OF 28 JUNE 1968 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2800/78 ( 4 );

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SEEDS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ANNEXED TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

THE ENTRY IN RESPECT OF SUBHEADING 10.05 A IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

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// RATE OF DUTY //

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HEADING NO // DESCRIPTION // AUTONOMOUS % OR LEVY ( L ) // CONVENTIONAL % //

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1 // 2 // 3 // 4 //

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10.05 // MAIZE : //

// A . HYBRIDS FOR SOWING ( A ): //

// I . DOUBLE HYBRIDS AND TOP CROSS HYBRIDS // EXEMPTION ( B ) // 4 //

// II . THREE CROSS HYBRIDS // EXEMPTION ( B ) // 4 //

// III . SIMPLE HYBRIDS // EXEMPTION ( B ) // 4 //

// IV . OTHERS // EXEMPTION ( B ) // 4 //

( A ) ( RETENTION OF THE EXISTING NOTE ).

( B ) IN ADDITION TO THE CUSTOMS DUTY , THE APPLICATION OF A COUNTERVAILING CHARGE IS PROVIDED FOR UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 MAY 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 APRIL 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT