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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2412/87

of 7 August 1987

amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/86 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 on inward processing relief arrangements

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1999/85 of 16 July 1985 on inward processing relief arrangements (1) hereinafter called the basic Regulation, and in particular Article 2, paragraph 4 thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/86 (2) as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3957/86 (3), laid down rules for the implementation of the basic Regulation;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3957/86 prohibits recourse to equivalent compensation of certain common and durum wheats;

Whereas, for commercial reasons, the possibility should be provided to derogate from this prohibition; whereas, in order to do that, it is necessary to assure that the Commission can take the decision necessary from the said prohibition under the best possible conditions;

Whereas it is appropriate, for reasons of clarity, to consolidate in this Regulation the appropriately amended provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3957/86 while repealing the last mentioned Regulation;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for customs processing arrangements,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following text shall be added to Annex IV to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3677/86:

Wheat

Equivalent compensation may not be used between common wheat falling within subheading 10.01 B I of the Common Customs Tariff and harvested in the Community or durum wheat falling within subheading 10.01 B II of the Common Customs Tariff and harvested in the Community and imported wheat falling within the same subheadings of the Common Customs Tariff and harvested in a third country.

However, after consulting a group of experts consisting of representatives of the Member States meeting in the framework of the Committee for customs procedures with economic impact, the Commission may decide to derogate from the prohibition of recourse to equivalent compensation for the abovementioned products.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 3957/86 is repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 August 1987.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 August 1987.

For the Commission

Manuel MARÍN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 188, 20. 7. 1985, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 351, 12. 12. 1986, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 365, 24. 12. 1986, p. 58.