NoL62/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.3.73
COMMISSION DECISION
of5March1973
relatingtothesuspensionofadvancefixingofleviesandrefundsinvarioussectorsof
thecommonorganizationoftheagriculturalmarkets
(73/20/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicTreaty;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/
66/EECof22September1966ontheestablishment
ofthecommonorganizationofthemarketinoils
andfats(*),aslastamendedbytheActconcerning
theconditionsofaccessionandtheadjustmentsto
•theTreaties(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/
67/EECof21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,
rapeandsunflowerseeds(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2429/72(4),andinparticular
thesecondparagraphofArticle4(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo171/
67/EECof27June1967onexportrefundsand
leviesonoliveoil(5)aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2429/72andinparticularthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle7a(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
19/69of20December1968ontheadvancefixing
ofthelevyonimportsofoliveoil(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2429/72,andin
particularthesecondparagraphofArticle1(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EECof13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(7)aslastamendedby
theAct,andinparticularbysubparagraph 2of
Article15(7)andsubparagraph 2ofArticle16(7);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo122/67/EEC
of13June1967onthecommonorganizationof
themarketineggs(8),aslastamendedbytheAct;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo175/67/EEC
of27June1967lavingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsandthecriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(9),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2683/72(10)andinparticular
bysubparagraph 2ofArticle5(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo123/67/EEC
of13June1967onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinpoultrymeat (n),aslastamendedbythe
Act;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo176/67/EEC
of27June1967layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonpoultrymeatandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(12),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2689/72(13)and
inparticularsubparagraph 2ofArticle5(4)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EECof25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(14),aslastamendedby
theActandinparticularthesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle13(7)thereofandthesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle17(7)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EEC(15)of18December1967onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinsugar,aslast
amendedbytheAct,andinparticularthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle15(7)andthesecondsub­
paragraphofArticle17(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(16)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,as
lastamendedbytheAct;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No876/
68(17)of28June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonmilkandmilk
productsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2429/72,andinparticularthesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle5(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No865/
68(18)of28June1968ontheCommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables,aslastamendedbytheAct,andin
HOJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.(10)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.33.
(")OJNo117,16.6.1967,p.2301/67.
(12)OJNo130,26.6.1967,p.2612/67. (s)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(13)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.41.
(14)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(15)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(16)OJNoL75,28.3.1968,p.4.4)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
•)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2600/67.
6)OJNoL3,7.1.1969,p.3.
7)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
8)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67.
(9)OJNo130,26.6.1967,p.2610/67.(17)OJNoL155,3.7.1968,p.1.
(18)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.

8.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL62/21
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Theadvancefixingofleviesandrefundsforoils
andfats,cereals,eggs,poultrymeat ,rice,sugar,milk
andmilkproductsproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables,aswellasforproductsexportedin
theformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIIofthe
Treaty,issuspendedfrom6March1973to8March
1973inclusive .particularthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle5(5)
•thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72(*)of12December1972layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertain
agriculturalproductsexportedintheformofgoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthe
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,and
inparticularthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle5
(3)thereof;
Whereasthepresentmonetarysituationwhichhas
ledtotheclosingofalltheExchangeMarketsin
theCommunitynecessitatesasamatterofurgency
thetakingofmeasurestoprotecttheoperationof
thecommonorganization oftheagricultural
market;
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytosuspendimmedi­
atelytheadvancefixingofleviesandrefunds;Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,5March1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
HOJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.