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REGULATION (EEC)No471/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of31January1973
oncertaintransitionalmeasuresapplicableinthenewMemberStatesinrespectofcolza
andrapeseed
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereastheobjectivereferredtoabovemayalsobe
attainedifthesystemofdeclaringquantitiesheldon
31January1973andlodgingadepositisreplaced
byacontrolsystemforimportsofcolzaandrape
seed;whereasacontrolsystemofthiskindisbeing
appliedduringthe1972/73marketingyearinDenmark;
Whereasthesubsidyandexportrefundmustnotbe
grantedinrespectofseedsharvestedinthenew
MemberStatesduringthe1972/73marketingyear
forwhichanationalsubsidyhasbeengranted,nor
inrespectofseedsharvestedintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedandexportedbefore1February
tothenewMemberStates;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(x)concerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972;
HavingregardtotheAct(2)concerningtheConditions
ofAccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,
andinparticularArticle63(1)thereof;
Whereasarrangements shouldbemadetoensure
thatthetransitioninthenewMemberStatesfromthe
existingarrangements forcolzaandrapeseedto
thoseprovidedforbyCouncilRegulationNo136/66/
EEC(3)of22September1966onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinoilsandfatsisassmoothas
possible;
Whereas,topreventthesubsidyprovidedforin
Article27ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,orthe
refundprovidedforinArticle28thereof,frombeing
grantedirregularlyafter1February1973inrespect
ofseedsoriginatingoutsidethenewMemberStates
andimportedintoanewMemberStatebeforethat
date,provisionmustbemadeforallholdersofa
certainminimumquantityofseedstodeclaretothe
competentauthoritiesofthenewMemberStatein
questionthequantityheldon31January1973,and
tolodgeadepositinrespectofsuchquantitylessany
quantitywhichcanbeprovedtohavebeenharvested
inthenewMemberStatesduringthe1972/73market­
ingyear;whereasthisdepositshouldbereleasedupon
proofbeingsuppliedthattheseedshavebeenplaced
underthecontrolsystemprovidedforinArticle2of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2114/71(4)of28Sep­
tember1971onthesubsidyforoilseedsorhavebeen
renderedineligibleforthesubsidy;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
AllpersonsinIrelandandintheUnitedKingdom
whohold5000kgormoreofcolzaandrapeseed
shallnotlaterthan2Februarydeclaretothecompe­
tentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
seedsarelocatedthetotalquantityheldbythemas
at24.00hourson31January1973,specifying:
—thequantitiesofseedharvestedintheMember
Stateinquestionduringthe1972/73marketing
year,and
—thequantitiesofotherseed.
Article2
1.ThequantitiesreferredtoinArticle1whichare
locatedinanoilmillshallbeconsideredasimported
seed,saveasregardsthosequantitiesinrespectof
whichproofisadducedthattheywereharvestedin
thatMemberStateduringthemarketingyear1972/73.
2.SecurityshallbegivenintheMemberState
concernedinrespectofthequantitiesreferredto
inArticle1whicharenotlocatedinanoilmill,less
anyquantitiesinrespectofwhichproofisadduced
thattheywereharvestedinthatMemberStateduring
the1972/73marketingyear.(1)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(4)OJNoL222,2.10.1971,p.2.

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3.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph2shall,for
every100kgofcolzaandrapeseed,theweight
thereoftobedeterminedbythemethodlaiddownin
theAnnextoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1204/72(x)of7June1972layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofthesubsidysystemforoil
seeds,beequalto:
—12unitsofaccountforseedharvestedinIreland;
—6unitsofaccountforseedharvestedintheUnited
Kingdom.
4.Thesecurityshalltaketheform,atthechoiceof
theholder,eitherofcashorofaguaranteegivenby
aninstitutionwhichsatisfiescertaincriteriaprescribed
byeachMemberState.
5.Thesecurityshallbereleasedif,withinnine
monthsofitsbeingconstituted,proofisgiventhat
theseedsinrespectofwhichthesecuritywasconsti­
tuted:
—havebeenplacedunderthecontrolsystemprovided
forinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No2114/71,
or
—havebeenrenderedineligibleforthesubsidy
withinthemeaningofArticle31ofRegulation
(EEC)No1204/72.Article3
DuringFebruary1973,IrelandandtheUnitedKing­
domshallnotifytheCommissionof:
(a)quantitiesinrespectofwhichdeclarationshave
beenmadepursuanttoArticle1;
(b)quantitiesinrespectofwhichsecurityhasbeen
givenpursuanttoArticle2paragraph2.
Article4
ColzaandrapeseedharvestedintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedandinrespectofwhichcustoms
formalitiesforexporttothenewMemberStates
arecompletedbefore1February1973shallbecon­
sideredasseedscomingfromthirdcountries.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom1February1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
OOJNoL133,10.6.1972,p.1.