26.1.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL22/53
REGULATION (EEC)No214/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of25January1974
definingadditionalmeasurestobetakeninagriculturefollowingthefixingofa
newrepresentative ratefortheItalianliraandthefloatingoftheFranchfranc
andamendingRegulation (EEC)No3494/73
turalmarketregulationinrespectofotherformsof
interventionontheinternalmarketarebeingfixed;
whereasappropriatestepsshouldalsobetakento
ensurethatotheramountsapplicableinconnection
withtheorganizationofmarketsinthevariousagricul­
turalproductsare,wherethisisrenderednecessaryby
thespecialeconomicsituationofItaly,maintainedat
thelevel,expressedinlira,validon31December
1973,oron31October1973inthecaseofsugar;
whereas,tothisend,CommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3494/73(9)of21December1973definedaddi­
tionalmeasurestobetakeninagriculturefollowing
thefixingofanewrepresentative ratefortheItalian
lira;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthatRegulation
weretailoredtothesituationresultingfromthefixing
ofarepresentative rateapplicablefrom1January
1974;whereashoweverRegulation (EEC)No197/74
introducedanewrepresentative rateforthelirawhich
willapplyfrom28January1974;whereastheprovi­
sionsofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3494/73
andofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2300/73(10)
of23August1973ondetailedrulesforapplyingthe
differentialamountsforcolzaandrapeseed,asboth
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3491/73(u);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/
66/EEC(')of22September1966ontheestablish­
mentofacommonorganizationofthemarketinoils
andfats,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(3)of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjunctural policytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuation forthecurrencies ofcertainMember
States,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3450/73(4),andinparticularArticle6thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1569/72(5)of20July1972layingdownspecial
measuresforcolzaandrapeseed,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3477/73(6),andinparticular
Article7thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2958/73(7)of
31October1973,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No197/74(8),fixedarepresentative rateforthe
Italianliraapplicableinagriculturewitheffectfrom
28January1974;whereashoweverArticle4bofRegu­
lation(EEC)No974/71,andArticle5aofRegulation
(EEC)No1569/72inthecaseofcolzaandrapeseed,
stipulatethattheinterventionorbuying-inprices
validinItalyare,untiltheendofthe1973/74
marketingyear,fixedatthelevel,expressedinlira,
resultingfromtheprovisionsinforceon31
December1973;whereastherearehoweversome
exceptionstothisrule;
WhereasthesaidArticlesrequiretheincidenceofthe
measuresreferredtoabovetobetakenintoaccount
whenamountstobepaidbyItalyundertheagricul­Whereas,inviewofthefactthattheFrenchfrancis
floating,themostrepresentative spotmarketrates
shouldbeusedforthepurposeofcalculatingcompen­
satoryamounts;whereastothisendCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1463/73of30May1973(12)
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
'monetary'compensatoryamounts,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3482/73(13)andNo2300/73
mustbesupplemented ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommittees forOilandFats,forCereals,for
MilkandMilkProducts,forSeeds,forWine,forFruit
andVegetablesandforSugar,(i)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.
POJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(«)OJNoL353,22.12.1973,p.25. HOJNoL357,28.12.1973,p.35.
(10)OJNoL236,24.8.1973,p.28.
01)OJNoL357,28.12.1973,p.31.
(12)OJNoL146,4.6.1973,p.1.(5)OJNoL167,25.7.1972,p.9.
(*-)OJNoL357,28.12.1973,p.6.
(7)OJNoL303,1.11.1973,p.1.
(8)Seepage2ofthisOfficialJournal. (»3)OJNoL35728.12.1973,p.14.

NoL22/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.1.74
Article2
ThefollowingisherebyaddedtoArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1463/73andtoArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No2300/73:
'(c)fortheFrenchfranc:themeanoftheofficial
ratesfixedeachworkingdayduringofficial
dealingsontheParisforeignexchangemarket.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Regulation (EEC)No3494/73ishereby
amendedasfollowswitheffectfrom28January1974:
1.Thecoefficient0-9587appearinginArticle2is
replacedby0-9129;
2.Thecoefficient0-9683appearinginArticle3is
replacedby0-9221;
3.Thecoefficient0-9218appearinginArticle41(A)
isreplacedby0-8778.
2.Witheffectfrom28January1974thecoefficient
0-9683appearinginArticle8aofRegulation (EEC)
No2300/73isreplacedbythecoefficient0-9221.ArticleJ
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI