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REGULATION (EEC)No749/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of19March1973
onproductionsubsidieswhichtheUnitedKingdomisauthorizedtoretaininrespect
ofcertainagriculturalproducts
Whereasinrespectofcertainproductstheguaranteed
pricewillreachthecommonpriceinthemoreor
lessnearfuture;whereasinthatcase,theconditions
inwhichthesystemofguaranteedpricesforthese
productswillbediscontinuedbeforetheexpiryof
thetransitionalperiodshouldbelaiddown;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThisRegulationlaysdowntherulesfortheimple­
mentationofArticle54oftheAct.Itshallapplyto
wheat,barley,oats,rye,sugarbeet,pigcarcases,
beefandveal,eggsandliquidcows'milkforcon­
sumption .
Article2THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(x)concerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticle54(4)oftheAct
annexedthereto,hereinaftercalled'theAct';
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
WhereasArticle54oftheActprovidesthatduring
thetransitionperiodtheUnitedKingdomisauthor­
izedtoretainproductionsubsidiesforsolongas
thereisadifferenceinthisMemberStatebetween
pricesobtainedunderthenationalsystemofguaran­
teedpricesandmarketpricesresultingfromthe
applicationofthearrangements ofthecommon
agriculturalpolicyandtheprovisionsofTitleIIof
theAct;whereasthesesubsidiesmaynothavethe
effectofincreasingthereturnsofproducersabove
thelevelwhichwouldhaveresultedfromtheappli­
cationtothesereturnsoftherulesforthealignment
ofprices;
Whereastheimplementation ofthoseprovisions
requiresthatthedifferentfeaturesofthesystem,and
inparticularthepricesobtained,thereturns,and
thelevelwhichthereturnsshouldultimatelyattain,
shouldbedefined;whereasthatlevelmustbefixed
insuchawayastoensurethattheguaranteedprices
arecomparablewithCommunityprices;
Whereasinrespectofcertainproductsitisessential,
inordertoavoiddistortionincompetition ,tolay
downspecialmeasureshavingregardtothesystem
ofguaranteedpricesforthoseproducts;1.AsregardstheproductslistedinArticle1and
withoutprejudicetoArticle4,thepricesobtained
underthesystemofguaranteedpricesreferredtoin
Article54(1)oftheActaretheguaranteedprices
fixedforthemarketingyearinquestionwithinthe
frameworkofthesystemlaiddownintheAgri­
cultureActs,1947/1957oftheUnitedKingdom.
2.TheproductionsubsidiesreferredtoinArticle
54oftheActarethosegrantedunderthesystem
ofguaranteedprices.
Article3
1.AsregardstheproductsreferredtoinArticle1,
withtheexceptionofmilk,thereturnsreferredtoin
Article54(3)oftheActarethosewhichonthe
dateofentryintoforceofthisRegulationresult
fromtheapplicationofthesystemofguaranteed
prices.
2.IntheapplicationofArticle54(3)oftheAct,
thealignmentofthepricesobtainedunderthe (*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.

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ofthecommonagriculturalpolicy,andinparticular
theoommonorganizationofthemarketineggs.
Article6
Themethodsused,underthesystemsofguaranteed
prices,toascertainorcalculatetheaverageprices
obtainedbyproducersonmarketsshallnotbe
alteredsoastobringthecalculatedpricesdowntoa
levellowerthanthatwhichwouldresultfromthe
applicationofthemethodsusedbefore1February
1973.systemofguaranteedpricesdefinedinArticle2of
thisRegulationshallbeestablishedwithreferenceto:
(a)inthecaseofwheatandbarley,thecommon
interventionpricevalidatDuisburgeffectivein
Januaryofeachyear,lessanamounttobe
determined,accountbeingtakenbothofregional
differentiation ofinterventionpricesintheUnited
Kingdomandofthedifferencebetweenthe
wholesaleandthefarmgateprice(hereinafter
referredtoas'adjustedinterventionprice'),this
amountbeingfixedat6unitsofaccountper
metrictonfortheremainderofthe1972/73
marketingyearandforthe1973/74marketing
year;
(b)inthecaseofoatsandrye,theadjustedinter­
ventionpriceforbarleyreferredtoin(a)multi­
pliedbyacoefficientcalculatedonthebasisof
therelationshipbetweenthethresholdpricefor
oatsandryerespectivelyandthethresholdprice
forbarleyobtainingforthemarketingyearin
question;
(c)inthecaseofpigcarcases,thecommonbasic
price;
(d)inthecaseofbeefandveal,theguidepricefor
adultbovineanimalsincreasedby3-41unitsof
accountper100kgliveweight ;
(e)inthecaseofsugarbeet,theminimumprice
ofbeet.Article7
1.Thesysftemofguaranteedpricesshallbediscon­
tinuedassoonaspossibleand,inanycaseassoon
as:
(a)inthecaseofwheatandbarley,theadjusted
interventionpriceeffectiveintheUnitedKing­
dom;
(b)inthecaseofoatsandrye,theadjustedinter­
ventionpriceforbarleyeffectiveintheUnited
Kingdom,multipliedbythecoefficientreferred
toinArticle3(2)(b);
(c)inthecaseofpigcarcasses,thecommonbasic
price,lessthecompensatory amount;
(d)inthecaseofbeefandveal,theguidepricefor
adultbovineanimalseffectiveintheUnited
Kingdom,increasedby3-41unitsofaccountper
100kgliveweight,
isequaltoorexceedstheguaranteedpriceappli­
cabletotheseproducts.
2.Thesystemofguaranteedpricesmaynotbe
appliedafter:
—30June1974inthecaseofsugarbeet;
—31March1974inthecaseofeggs.Article4
1.Article54oftheActshallapplytoproduction
subsidiesprovidedforwithintheframeworkofthe
systemofguaranteedpricesformilkwithinastan­
dardquantity.
2.Theguaranteedpriceofmilkapplicabletothe
standardquantitymaybeincreasedtothemaximum,
inkeepingwiththedecrease,arisingoutofthealign­
mentofprices,byanamountequaltothedifference
betweenthesupportlevelofmilkresultingfromthe
interventionpriceseffectiveintheUnitedKingdom
andthatresultingfromtheinterventionpriceseffec­
tiveintheCommunity .
3.When,inagivenmilkyear,theaverageprice
receivedbyUnitedKingdomproducersequalsor
exceedsthemarketpriceresulting,inthemilkyear
inquestion,fromtheapplicationofthemechanisms
ofthecommonorganizationofthemarketinmilk
products,thesystemofguaranteedpricesshallbe
revokedwitheffectfromthefollowingmilkyear.Article8
EachyeartheUnitedKingdomshallnotifytheCom­
missioningoodtimeoftheguaranteedpriceswhich
itproposestofix.
Article9
ArticleS
DetailedrulesofapplicationofthisRegulationshall
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofCouncilRegulationNo120/Theguaranteedpriceforeggsshallbefixedinsuch
awayastoavoiddisruptingtheproperfunctioning

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Article10 67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorga­
nizationofthemarketincerealsaslastamendedby
theAct,orinthecorresponding Articlesoftheother
Regulationsonthecommonorganizationofagricul­
turalmarkets,whicheverisappropriate .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil31December1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19March1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS
(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.