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REGULATION (EEC)No229/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of31January1973
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesystemofcompensatory amountsforcerealsand
fixingtheseforcertainproducts
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthepossible
introduction ,shouldthenecessityarise,ofasystem
ofrulesforadvancefixingofthecompensatory
amount;
WhereasArticle55(3)oftheActprovidesthatthe
compensatory amountsapplicableintradebetween
thenewMemberStatesshallbedeterminedbydirect
referencetothecompensatoryamountsfixedforeach
ofthoseStates;whereastheseprovisionsshouldbe
clarifiedbyspecifyingthatineachcasetheamount
shouldbeequaltothepricedifferencebetweenthe
MemberStatesinquestionusedfordeterminingthe
compensatory amountsapplicableintradewiththe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyconcerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity(*),signedatBrusselson22
January1972,andinparticularArticle55(6)and
Article62(1)oftheActannexedthereto;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticles51and52oftheActprovidethat
thepricestobeappliedinthenewMemberStates
shallbefixedataleveldifferentfromthatofthe
commonprices;whereasunderArticle55oftheAct
thedifferencesinpricelevelsaretobecompensated
byasystemofcompensatory amounts;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle73oftheAct,Articles
51and52oftheActapplytothederived
interventionpricesforcereals;
Whereasthecompensatory amountsfixedforthe
productsinquestionandapplicableintradebetween
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenew
MemberStates,andbetweenthenewMemberStates
andthirdcountries,areequaltothedifference
betweenthepricesfixedforthenewMemberStatein
questionandthecommonprices;
Whereastherulesfordeterminingthelevelof
compensatory amountsforothercerealsmust,inthe
lightofArticle74(1)oftheAct,besodrawnupas
toachieveaprogressivealignmentonthepriceratio
intheCommunity ;
Whereasitshouldbemadeclearthattheapplication
ofArticle55(1)(b)oftheActinvolvesdeductionof
thecompensatory amountfromthelevyorrefund;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle74(2)oftheAct,
thecompensatory amountsforproductscoveredby
CouncilRegulationNo120/67/EEC(2)of13June
1967onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
cereals,aslastamendedbytheAct,arederivedfrom
thecompensatory amountforthecerealstowhich
theyrelatewiththeaidofthecoefficientsorrulesused
indeterminingthelevy,orthevariablecomponentof
thelevy,ontheseproducts;whereasthecoefficients
inquestionweredeterminedinCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No968/68(3)of15July1968onthe
systemtobeappliedtocereal-basedcompound
feedingstuffs ,inCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1052/68(4)of23July1968ontheimportandexport
systemforproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfrom
rice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1529/71(5),andinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1397/69(6)of17July1969fixingthestandard
qualitiesforcertaincerealsandcategoriesofflour,
groatsandmealandtherulesforfixingthethreshold
pricesofthesecategoriesofproducts;whereasitis,
however,necessarytospecifythattheyareapplicable
incertaincases;
(2)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(3)OJNoL166,17.7.1968,p.2.
(4)OJNoL179,25.7.1968,p.8.
(5)OJNoL162,20.7.1971,p.11.
(6)OJNoL179,21.7.1969,p.6. (!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.

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deflectionsintradecaused,inparticular,by
differencesintheirlevels;
WhereasforthesakeofclaritytheCommission
shouldbeauthorizedtopublishthecompensatory
amountsfixedbytheCouncilintheAnnexlisting
thosefixedbytheCommission ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thecompensatory amountsapplicableuntil31July
1973intradebetweentheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedandthenewMemberStates,andbetween
thenewMemberStatesandthirdcountries,shall,for
thefollowingproducts,beasfollows:Whereas,sincethepurposeofcompensatory amounts
inintra-Community tradeistopromotethe
satisfactorycirculationofproductsbetweenMember
Stateswithdifferentpricelevels,acompensatory
amountshouldbeleviedonimportstoaMember
Statewithahigherpriceleveland,conversely,such
anamountshouldbegrantedonexportstoa
MemberStatewithalowerpricelevel;
Whereas,therefore,itfollowsfromArticle55(1)(a)
oftheAct,accordingtowhichcompensatory
amountsareleviedbytheimportingMemberStateor
grantedbytheexportingMemberState,thatitisfor
theMemberStatewiththehighestpriceleveltogrant
orlevytheseamounts;
WhereasArticle56oftheActprovidesthat
appropriatemeasuresmaybetakenwithaviewto
ensuringtheproperfunctioningofthecommon
organizationofmarketsiftheworldmarketpriceis
higherthanthepriceusedincalculatingtheimport
chargeintroducedunderthecommonagricultural
policy,lessthecompensatory amount;whereasthe
measuresaforesaidmayinparticularprovideforthe
limitedchargeorgrantofcompensatory amounts,
dependingonthefluctuationsinpricesOntheworld
market;whereasthetermsonwhichthesearetobe
limitedmustbefixed;whereasthelimitationshould
bereflectedequallyinthecompensatory amounts
applicabletoproductsprocessedfromcereals;
Whereasappropriatemeasuresmustbetakento
avoiddeflectionoftradewhere,intradebetweena
newMemberStateandthirdcountries,the
compensatory amountistobedeductedfromthe
refundorwheretherefund,iffixedatall,islower
thanthecompensatory amount;
Whereasdetailedrulesforlevyingandgranting
compensatory amountsshouldbesuchastoavoidTradewith
Denmark
u.a./metrictonIreland
u.a./metrictonUnitedKingdom
u.a./metricton
Common
wheat 9-95 7-50 44-31
Barley 8-68 14-86 42-33
Article2
1.Thecompensatory amountsapplicableuntil31
July1973intradebetweentheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedandthenewMemberStates,
andbetweenthenewMemberStatesandthird
countries,shallbecalculatedbyapplyingthe
followingcoefficientstothecompensatory amounts
forthereferencecereals:
Coefficientsapplicableintradewith
Compensatory amountsfor Referencecereal
Denmark IrelandUnitedKingdom
Durumwheat Commonwheat 1-095 2-817 1-476
Rye Barley— 1-110 1-250
Oats Barley 0-969 0-957 0-855
Maize Barley— 1-548 0-872
Millet Barley— 0-964 0-882
Grainsorghum Barley— 1-682 0-882

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Article5 2.Forsubsequentcalculations,thedifferencein
thepriceratiobetweenthereferencecerealandeach
ofthecerealsinquestioninthenewMemberStates
ontheonhandandtheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedontheothershallbegraduallyeliminated
attheratespecifiedinArticle52(2)oftheAct.
Thepriceratesonwhichthecalculationisbased
shall,foreachnewMemberState,bethatresulting
fromtheapplicationofthecompensatoryamountfor
theprecedingmarketingyearand,forthe
Community,thatusedforfixingthethresholdprices
forthenewmarketingyear.IntradebetweennewMemberStatesandbetween
thoseStatesandtheCommunity asoriginally
constituted,thecompensatory amountsshallbe
leviedorgrantedbythatoneofthetwoMember
Statesinquestionwhosepricelevelusedin
determiningthecompensatoryamountsisthehigher.
IntradebetweennewMemberStatesandthird
countries,thecompensatory amountsshallbe
deductedfromthelevyorrefund.
Article6
1.Thecompensatory amountapplicableshallbe
thatrulingonthedayofimportationorexportation .
2.However,shouldthenecessityarise,the
decisionmaybemade,inaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle9(1),toinstitutea
systemofadvancefixingofthecompensatory
amount.3.Thecompensatory amountforcommonwheat
renderedunfitforhumanconsumptionbydenaturing
asspecifiedinArticle7ofRegulationNo
120/67/EECshallbethatapplicabletobarley.
Nocompensatory amountshallbefixedfor
products:
(a)FallingwithinsubheadingsNos10.07AandDof
theCommonCustomsTariff;
(b)FallingwithinheadingNo10.02andsubheadings
Nos10.05Band10.07BandCoftheCommon
CustomsTariffintradebetweentheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedandDenmark.Article7
Article3
Thecompensatory amountsapplicableintrade
betweentwonewMemberStatesshallbeequalto:
—thecompensatory amountsapplicableintrade
with'theCommunity asoriginallyconstituted
wherethereisnocompensatoryamountfixedin
tradebetweentheCommunityandoneofthe
MemberStatesinquestion;
—thedifferencebetweentheamountsapplicablein
tradebetweeneachofthesenewMemberStates
andtheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedin
othercases.1.IfforanyproductreferredtoinArticle1or
Article2(1)thelevyislowerthanthecompensatory
amountfixedforthatproductorcalculatedin
respectthereofbyapplyingArticle2,theCommission
shallapplythescalesetoutintheAnnexto
determinetheamountapplicablebywayof
compensatory amountintradebetweenthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenew
MemberStatesandbetweenthoseStatesandthird
countries.
Where,however,theamountoflevylieswithinthe
rangeofvalueswhichincludesthecompensatory
amountfixedinArticle1orresultingfromthe
applicationofArticle2,thatcompensatory amount
shallcontinuetoapply.
2.FortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(c)of
Regulation120/67/EEC,theamountapplicableby
wayofcompensatoryamountshallbedeterminedby
theCommission inaccordancewiththetermsandon
theconditionssetoutintheforegoingparagraph,the
amounttobetakenforpurposesoflevybeinginthis
casethelevychargeableinrespectoftheproductin
questionreducedbytheamountrepresentingthe
componentforprotectionoftheprocessingindustry
referredtoinRegulation (EEC)No1397/69.
3.FortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(d)of
RegulationNo120/67/EEC,theamountapplicable
bywayofcompensatoryamountshallbedetermined
bytheCommissionbyreferencetothevariationsin
theamountoramountsdeterminedunderparagraph1
forthebasiccerealsconcerned .Article4
Thecompensatory amountsapplicabletothe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(c)and(d)of
RegulationNo120/67/EECshallbedeterminedwith
theaidofthecoefficientsgiveninRegulations
(EEC)Nos968/68,1052/68and1397/69.

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4.TheprovisionsofArticle3shallapplyto
determination oftheseamountsinrespectoftrade
betweentwonewMemberStates.
Article8possibledeflectionsoftradeanddistortionsof
competition,andadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulationNo
120/67/EEC.
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation,
andinparticularthecompensatory amountsother
thanthosedeterminedinArticle1,shallbeadopted
bythesameprocedure.
TheCommissionshallbeauthorizedtopublishthe
compensatory amountstogetherwiththosefixedin
Articles1and2(3).Where,foragivenproduct,acompensatoryamount
isfixedandtherefund,iffixedatall,islowerthan
thecompensatoryamount,then,whentheproductin
questionisexportedtoathirdcountry,anamount
notexceedingthedifferencebetweenthe
compensatory amountandtherefundor,asthecase
maybe,notexceedingthecompensatory amount
maybeleviedinthenewMemberStateinquestion.
Article10
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Detailedrulesforgranting,levyingandrecovering
compensatory amountsshallbesuchastoavoid
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS

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ANNEX
AmountofCommunitylevy
u.a./tonAmountsapplicablebywayofcompensatory
amount
u.a./ton
from100-00to96-01 98-00
from96-00to92-01 94-00
from92-00to88-01 90-00
from88-00to84-01 86-00
from84-00to80-01 82-00
from80-00to76-01 78-00
from76-00to72-01 74-00
from72-00to68-01 70-00
from68-00to64-01 66-00
from64-00to60-01 62-00
from60-00to56-01 58-00
from56-00to52-01 54-00
from52-00to48-01 50-00
from48-00to44-01 46-00
from44-00to40-01 42-00
from40-00to36-01 38-00
from36-00to32-01 34-00
from32-00to28-01 30-00
from28-00to24-01 26-00
from24-00to20-01 22-00
from20-00to16-01 18-00
from16-00to12-01 14-00
from12-00to8-01 10-00
from8-00to4-01 600
from4-00to0-01 2-00
0 0