58 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
30.8.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ■NoL195/1
REGULATION (EEC)No1871/71OFTHECOMMISSION
of27August1971
amendingRegulation(EEC)No1013/71asregardsthedetailedrulesofapplicationtobe
adpptedinagriculturefollowingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsoffluctuationforthe
currenciesofBelgiumandLuxembourg
menfmadewithintheframeworkoftheregionalunion
betweenBelgium,LuxembourgandtheNetherlandscan­
notoperateproperlyunlessthecompensatory amounts
applicableinthesethreeMemberStatesareidentical;
whereasanarrangementshouldthereforebemade,pur­
suanttoArticle233oftheTreaty,wherebyuniform
compensatory amountscouldbefixedforthesethree
MemberStates.
Whereas,moreover,anumberoftechnicalamendments
mustbemadetothecustomsprovisions;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManagement
CommitteesforFruitandVegetables,Wine,Oils"and
Fats,Cereals,Pigmeat,PoultrymeatandEggs,Sugar,
Milk.andMilk'Products,BeefandVeail,ProductsPro­
cessedfromFruitandVegetables,Tobacco,Flaxand
Hefnp,andFisheryProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No974/
711of12May1971oncertainmeasuresofconjunctural
policytobetakeninagriculturefollowingthetemporary
wideningofthemarginsoffluctuationforthecurrencies
ofcertainMemberStates,andinparticularArticle6
thereof; : : ,
WhereasBelgiumandLuxembourg haveinformedthe
Commissionthattheyare,foralimitedperiod,widening
themarginsoffluctuationoftheexchangeratesfortheir
currenciesinrelationtotheiractualparities;whereasthe
provisionsofRegulation(EEC)No974/71aretherefore
applicabletotheseMemberStates;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No^1013/712
of17May1971layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofRegulation(EEC)No974/71oncertain-meas­
uresofconjuncturalpolicytobetakeninagriculturefol­
lowingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsoffluctua­
tionforthecurrenciesofcertainMemberStatesonly:,
takesaccountofmeasurestakenbyGermanyandthe
Netherlands ;whereasthisRegulationmustthereforebe
supplemented byanalogousprovisionsforBelgiumand
Luxembourg ;
WhereastheBelgo-Luxembourg EconomicUnionand
theNetherlandshaveagreedtomaintainbetweentheir
currenciesthemarginsoffluctuationvalidbefore9May
1971;whereas,therefore,fortheseMemberStatesthe
wideningofthemarginsoffluctuationonlyaffectstrade
withotherMemberStatesandthirdcountries,intra­
BLEUtradeandtradebetweenBLEUandtheNether­
landsbeingunaffected;whereastheMemberStatesin
questionhaveforthisreasondeclaredtheirunwilling­
nesstoapplycompensatory amountsintradewitheach
other;whereas,asfarastradeisconcerned,thisarrange­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingissubstitutedforArticle1(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1013/71:
'2.However :
(a)ForGermanyandtheNetherlands :
-thespotmarketratesusedtofixthecompensa­
toryamountsapplicablefrom12May1971
shallbethoserecordedduringtheperiod11to
13May1971;
-thereferenceperiodforthefirstofanychanges
inthecompensatory amountsshallbe12to18
May1971.
(b)ForBelgiumandLuxembourg :
-thespotmarketrateusedtofixthecompensa­
toryamountsapplicablefrom24August1971
shallbethatrecordedon24August1971;
-thereferenceperiodforthefirstchangeinthe
compensatory amountsshallbe23to25
August1971.'1OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.l.
2OJNoL110,18.5.1971,p.8.

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Article2
Thefollowingsubparagraph isaddedtoArticle2of
Regulation(EEC)No1013/71:
'(c)FortheBelgianfrancandtheLuxembourgfranc:
theaverageofficialratefixedeachworkingday
duringofficialdealingsontheBrusselsforeign
exchangemarket.'propriate.Thisentryshallbeauthenticated by
'thestampofthecustomsofficeofdeparture.'
2.Thefollowingparagraph4isaddedtoArticle3of
Regulation(EEC)No1013/71:
'4.ForthepurposesofapplyingthisArticle,BLEU
andtheNetherlandsshallbetreatedasasingle
MemberState.'
Articles
Article5
ThefollowingArticleisaddedtoRegulation(EEC)No
1013/71:
Article2aArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1013/71isre­
placedbythefollowing:
'1.TheMemberStatesreferredtoinArticle .1of
Regulation(EEC)No974/71shallnotapplythe
compensatory amountsreferredtointhatArticle
toimportseffectedundercontracts:
(a)concludedbefore1.Forthepurposeofcalculatingthecompensatory
amountsapplicableinBLEUandtheNetherlands ,
thepercentagereferredtoinArticle2(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No974/71shallbeestablishedon
thebasisofthearithmeticmeanofthedifference
referredtointhatparagraphfortheBelgianfranc
andthesamedifferencefortheDutchguilderdur­
ingtheperiodinquestion.
2.Compensatory amountsshallnotapplyinintra­
BLEUtradeorintradebetweenBLEUandthe
Netherlands .'-10May1971,forGermanyandtheNether­
lands
-23August1971,forBelgiumandLuxembourg ,
and
(b)registeredbefore
Article4-12May1971,forGermanyandtheNether­
lands
-24August1971,forBelgiumandLuxembourg
withtheauthoritiesoftherelevantMemberStates;or
whichcanbeprovedbyofficialdocumentstohave
beenconcluded .
Article61.Thefollowingparagraph2aisaddedtoArticle3of
Regulation(EEC)No1013/71:
'2a.WhereCommission Regulation (EEC)No
304/711of11February1971onsimplification
oftheCommunitytransitprocedureforgoods
carriedbyrailappliestocarriageoftheproducts
inquestion,theentryrequiredunderparagraphs
1and2aboveshallbemadeinthe"Description 1
ofgoods"sectionoftheInternationalConsign­
mentNote(CIM)orontheInternational Ex­
pressParcelsConsignmentNote(TTEx)asap­
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
DoneatBrussels,27August1971.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
2.Itshalltakeeffectasfrom24August1971.
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
FrancoM.MALFATTI
1OJNoL35,12.2.1971,p.31.