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( 1 ) OJ NO 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , P . 2553/62 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 106 , 29 . 4 . 1977 , P . 27 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 309 , 1 . 11 . 1978 , P . 13 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 318 , 18 . 12 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 125 , 19 . 5 . 1977 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 643/79

OF 29 MARCH 1979

AMENDING , AS REGARDS THE FRENCH FRANC , THE ITALIAN LIRA , THE POUND STERLING AND THE IRISH POUND , REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 ON THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 129 ON THE VALUE OF THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT AND THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS THE REPRESENTATIVE RATES CURRENTLY APPLICABLE WERE FIXED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 OF 26 APRIL 1977 ON THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2580/78 ( 4 ); WHEREAS CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS OF THE RATES TO THE ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF MEMBER STATES MAY BE CARRIED OUT IN FRANCE , IN IRELAND , IN ITALY AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , A REPRESENTATIVE RATE MORE CLOSELY REFLECTING ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD BE FIXED IN RESPECT OF THE CURRENCIES OF THESE MEMBER STATES ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THE PIGMEAT SECTOR MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO BRING FORWARD FOR FRANCE THE ENTRY INTO EFFECT OF THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE IN THE SECTOR IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS ADJUSTMENT OF THESE RATES MUST TAKE ACCOUNT OF ITS EFFECTS , PARTICULARLY ON PRICES , AND OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS REASON IN PARTICULAR , IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE NEW RATES SHOULD BE APPLIED GENERALLY WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD , LINKED IN PRINCIPLE TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MARKETING YEAR OR TO AN ALTERATION IN PRICES , WITHOUT , HOWEVER , RULING OUT THEIR ENTRY INTO IMMEDIATE EFFECT IN CERTAIN CASES ;

WHEREAS IT APPEARS NECESSARY , IN ORDER TO AVOID DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF INTERDEPENDENT PRODUCTS , TO PROVIDE THAT THE NEW RATES SHOULD APPLY TO SUGAR AND ISOGLUCOSE AS FROM THE SAME DATE ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 OF 9 DECEMBER 1969 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES FOR IMPROVING THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF COMMUNITY CITRUS FRUIT ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1034/77 ( 6 ), PROVIDED FOR ADDITIONAL AID TO SMALL FARMERS TO OFFSET PART OF THE LOSSES IN EARNINGS RESULTING FROM THE CONVERSION OF THEIR PLANTATIONS OF ORANGE AND MANDARIN TREES ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER NOT TO DELAY THE COMPLETION OF THE CONVERSION MEASURES OF THE PLANTATIONS IN QUESTION , THE DATE OF THE ENTRY INTO EFFECT OF THE REPRESENTATIVE RATES FOR THE ADDITIONAL AID SHOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD ;

WHEREAS THE MONETARY COMMITTEE WILL BE CONSULTED ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE URGENCY , IT IS NECESSARY TO ADOPT THE MEASURES ENVISAGED IN THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 129 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN ARTICLE 2A OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 , PARAGRAPH 3 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 3 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM PARAGRAPH 2 , AS REGARDS THE FRENCH FRANC :

( A ) THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE OF ONE FRENCH FRANC À 0.152417 UNIT OF ACCOUNT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM :

- 1 JULY 1979 FOR THE SUGAR AND ISOGLUCOSE SECTORS ,

- 1 AUGUST 1979 FOR THE CEREALS SECTOR ,

- 9 APRIL 1979 IN ALL OTHER CASES ; HOWEVER , IN THE WINE SECTOR , OTHER DATES MAY BE SET FOR THE DISTILLATION OPERATIONS ;

( B ) THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE OF ONE FRENCH FRANC À 0.144796 UNIT OF ACCOUNT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM :

- 9 APRIL 1979 FOR THE PIGMEAT SECTOR ,

- 1 JULY 1980 FOR THE ISOGLUCOSE SECTOR ,

- 1 AUGUST 1980 FOR THE EGGS , POULTRYMEAT , OVALBUMIN AND LACTALBUMIN SECTORS ,

- 16 DECEMBER 1980 FOR THE WINE SECTOR ; HOWEVER , OTHER DATES MAY BE SET FOR THE DISTILLATION OPERATIONS ,

- 1 JANUARY 1981 FOR THE FISHERY PRODUCTS SECTOR ,

- THE BEGINNING OF THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR FOR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE CASE OF WHICH A MARKETING YEAR EXISTS ,

- THE BEGINNING OF THE 1980/81 MILK MARKETING YEAR FOR ALL OTHER CASES NOT REFERRED TO ABOVE .

4 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM PARAGRAPH 2 , AS REGARDS THE ITALIAN LIRA , THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE OF LIT 100 À 0.0823045 UNIT OF ACCOUNT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM :

( A ) 9 APRIL 1979 FOR THE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , BEEF AND PIGMEAT SECTORS ;

( B ) 1 JULY 1979 FOR THE ISOGLUCOSE SECTOR ;

( C ) 1 AUGUST 1979 FOR THE EGGS , POULTRYMEAT , OVALBUMIN AND LACTALBUMIN SECTORS ;

( D ) 16 DECEMBER 1979 FOR THE WINE SECTOR ; HOWEVER , OTHER DATES MAY BE SET FOR THE DISTILLATION OPERATIONS ;

( E ) 1 JANUARY 1980 FOR THE FISHERY PRODUCTS SECTOR ;

( F ) THE BEGINNING OF THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THAT WHICH IS INDICATED UNDER ( H ), FOR OTHER PRODUCTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE MARKETING YEAR HAS NOT YET BEGUN AT THE DATE OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 643/79 ;

( G ) THE DATE OF THE FIXING OF THE AMOUNT OF AID TO PRODUCERS IN RESPECT OF THE 1978 CROP FOR THE HOPS SECTOR ;

( H ) 9 APRIL 1979 :

- FOR THE ADDITIONAL AID REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 ,

- IN ALL OTHER CASES NOT MENTIONED ABOVE .

HOWEVER , FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE FIXING OF AGRICULTURAL PRICES FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR , THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE OF LIT 100 À 0.0788644 UNIT OF ACCOUNT SHALL BE APPLICABLE :

- FROM THE DATE OF APPLICATION OF THE PRICES FOR THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR FOR BEEF AND VEAL AND FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS : FOR ALL THE PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE RATE REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH APPLIES ON THAT DATE ,

- FOR THE DATES REFERRED TO IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH : IN ALL REMAINING CASES .

5 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM PARAGRAPH 2 , AS REGARDS THE POUND STERLING , THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE OF ONE POUND STERLING À 1.49794 UNITS OF ACCOUNT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM :

( A ) 9 APRIL 1979 FOR THE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , BEEF , PIGMEAT , SUGAR AND ISOGLUCOSE SECTORS AND IN ALL OTHER CASES NOT MENTIONED BELOW ;

( B ) 1 AUGUST 1979 FOR THE EGGS , POULTRYMEAT , OVALBUMIN AND LACTALBUMIN SECTORS ;

( C ) 16 DECEMBER 1979 FOR THE WINE SECTOR ; HOWEVER , OTHER DATES MAY BE SET FOR THE DISTILLATION OPERATIONS ;

( D ) 1 JANUARY 1980 FOR THE FISHERY PRODUCTS SECTOR ;

( E ) THE BEGINNING OF THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR FOR OTHER PRODUCTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE MARKETING YEAR HAS NOT YET BEGUN AT THE DATE OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 643/79 ;

( F ) THE DATE OF THE FIXING OF AID TO PRODUCERS IN RESPECT OF THE 1978 CROP FOR THE HOPS SECTOR .

6 . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM PARAGRAPH 2 , AS REGARDS THE IRISH POUND , THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE OF ONE IRISH POUND À 1.26702 UNITS OF ACCOUNT SHALL APPLY AS FROM 9 APRIL 1979 IN ALL SECTORS . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 29 MARCH 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . MEHAIGNERIE