NoL281/104 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.75
REGULATION (EEC)No2757/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of29October1975
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesystemofaccessioncompensatory amountsfor
cereals
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthepossible
introduction ,shouldthenecessityarise,ofasystem
ofrulesforadvancefixingofthecompensatory
amount . 1
WhereasArticle55(3)oftheActprovidesthatthe
compensatory amountsapplicableintradebetween
thenewMemberStatesshallbedeterminedbydirect
referencetothecompensatory amountsfixedfor
eachofthoseStates;whereastheseprovisionsshould
beclarifiedbyspecifyingthatineachcasethe
amountshouldbeequaltothepricedifference
betweentheMemberStatesinquestionusedfor
determiningthecompensatory amountsapplicablein
tradewiththeCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(*)concerningthe
accessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,signedon22January1972,and
inparticularArticles55(6)and62(1)oftheAct
annexedthereto;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasArticles51and52oftheActprovidethat
thepricestobeappliedinthenewMemberStates
shallbefixedataleveldifferentfromthatofthe
commonprices;whereasunderArticle55ofthe
Actthedifferencesinpricelevelsaretobe
compensatedbyasystemofcompensatory amounts;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle73oftheAct,Articles
51and52oftheActapplytothederivedintervention
pricesforcereals;
Whereasthecompensatory amountsfixedforthe
productsinquestionandapplicableintradebetween
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenew
MemberStates,andbetweenthenewMemberStates
andthirdcountries,areequaltothedifference
betweenthepricesfixedforthenewMemberState
inquestionandthecommonprices;
Whereastherulesfordeterminingthelevelof
compensatory amountsforothercerealsmust,inthe
lightofArticle74(1)oftheAct,besodrawnupas
toachieveaprogressivealignmentonthepriceratio
intheCommunity­
Whereasitshouldbemadeclearthattheapplication
ofArticle55(1)(b)oftheActinvolvesdeductionof
thecompensatory amountfromtheimportlevyor
exportrefund;Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle74(2)ofthe
Act,thecompensatory amountsforproductscovered
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2727/75(2)of
29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals,arederivedfromthecompensatory
amountforthecerealstowhichtheyrelatewiththe
aidofthecoefficientsorrulesusedindetermining
thelevy,orthevariablecomponentofthelevy,on
theseproducts;whereasthecoefficientsinquestion
weredeterminedinCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2743/75(3)of29October1975onthesystemto
beappliedtocereal-basedcompoundfeedingstuffs ,
inCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2744/75(4)of
29October1975ontheimportandexportsystem
forproductsprocessedfromcerealsandfromrice,
andinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2734/75(5)of
29October1975fixingthestandardqualitiesfor
certaincerealsandcategoriesofflour,groatsand
mealandtherulesforfixingthethresholdpricesof
thesecategoriesofproducts;whereasitis,however,
necessarytospecifythattheyareapplicableincertain
cases;
(2)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.
(3)Seepage60ofthisOfficialJournal.
(4)Seepage65ofthisOfficialJournal.
(5)Seepage34ofthisOfficialJournal. (!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.

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Whereasappropriatemeasuresmustbetakento
avoiddeflectionoftradewhere,intradebetween
anewMemberStateandthirdcountries,the
compensatory amountistobedeductedfromthe
exportrefundorwherethatrefund,iffixedatall,
islowerthanthecompensatoryamount;
Whereasdetailedrulesforlevyingandgranting
compensatory amountsshouldbesuchastoavoid
deflectionsintradecaused,inparticular,bydiffer­
encesintheirlevels;
WhereasforthesakeofclaritytheCommission
shouldbeauthorizedtopublishthecompensatory
amountsfixedbytheCouncilintheAnnexlisting
thosefixedbytheCommission,Whereas,sincethepurposeofcompensatory
amountsinintra-Community tradeistopromotethe
satisfactorycirculationofproductsbetweenMember
Stateswithdifferentpricelevels,acompensatory
amountshouldbeleviedonimportstoaMember
Statewithahigherpricelevel,andconversely,such
anamountshouldbegrantedonexportsto
aMemberStatewithalowerpricelevel;
Whereas,therefore,itfollowsfromArticle55(1)(a)
oftheAct,accordingtowhichcompensatory
amountsareleviedbytheimportingMemberState
orgrantedbytheexportingMemberState,thatitis
fortheMemberStatewiththehighestpricelevelto
grantorlevytheseamounts;
WhereasArticle56oftheActprovidesthat
appropriatemeasuresmaybetakenwithaviewto
ensuringtheproperfunctioningofthecommon
organizationofmarketsiftheworldmarketprice
ishigherthanthepriceusedincalculatingtheimport
chargeintroducedunderthecommonagricultural
policy,lessthecompensatory amount;whereasthe
measuresaforesaidmayinparticularprovideforthe
limitedchargeorgrantofcompensatory amounts,
dependingonthefluctuationsinpricesontheworld
market;whereasthetermsonwhichthesearetobe
limitedmustbefixed;whereasthelimitationshould
bereflectedequallyinthecompensatory amounts
applicabletoproductsprocessedfromcereals;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thecompensatory amountsapplicableuntil31July
1976intradebetweentheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedandthenewMemberStates,andbetween
thenewMemberStatesandthirdcountries,shall,
forthefollowingproducts,beasfollows:ITradewith
Denmark
u.a./metrictonIreland
u.a./metrictonUnited
Kingdom
u.a./metricton
Commonwheat 6-00 4-50 26-62
Barley 5-15 8-80 25-08
Article2
1.Thecompensatory amountsapplicableuntil31July1976intradebetweenthe
CommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenewMemberStates,andbetweenthe
newMemberStatesandthirdcountriesshallbecalculatedbyapplyingthefollowing
coefficientstothecompensatoryamountsforthereferencecereals:

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Compensatory amountsforReference
cerealCoefficientsapplicablein
tradewith
Denmark IrelandUnited
Kingdom
Durumwheat Common
wheat 1-266 2-126 1-456
Rye Barley— 1-097 1-168
Oats Barley 0-960 0-953 0-902
Maize Barley— 1-269 0-931
Millet Barley— 0-966 0-925
Grainsorghum Barley— 1-329 0-930
—thedifferencebetweentheamountsapplicablein
tradebetweeneachofthesenewMemberStates
andtheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedin
othercases.
Article4
Thecompensatory amountsapplicabletothe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(c)and(d)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2727/75shallbedeterminedwiththe
aidofthecoefficientsgiveninRegulations (EEC)
No2743/75,(EEC)No2744/75and(EEC)No2734/
75.2.Forsubsequentcalculations,thedifferenceinthe
priceratiobetweenthereferencecerealandeachof
thecerealsinquestioninthenewMemberStateson
theonehandandtheCommunity asoriginally
constitutedontheothershallbegraduallyeliminated
attheratespecifiedinArticle52(2)oftheAct.
Thepricelevelsonwhichthecalculationisbased
shall,foreachnewMemberState,bethatresulting
fromtheapplicationofthecompensatoryamountfor
theprecedingmarketingyearand,fortheCom­
munity,thatusedforfixingthethresholdpricesfor
thenewmarketingyear.
3.Thecompensatory amountforcommonwheat
renderedunfitforhumanconsumptionbydenaturing
asspecifiedinArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75shallbethatapplicabletobarley.
Nocompensatory amountshallbefixedfor
products:
(a)fallingwithinsubheadings10.07AandDofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;
(b)fallingwithinheadingNo10.02andsubheadings
10.05Band10.07BandCoftheCommon
CustomsTariffintradebetweentheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedandDenmark.Article5
IntradebetweennewMemberStatesandbetween
thoseStatesandtheCommunity asoriginally
constituted,thecompensatory amountsshallbe
leviedorgrantedbythatoneofthetwoMember
Statesinquestionwhosepricelevelusedin
determiningthecompensatory amountsisthehigher.
IntradebetweennewMemberStatesandthird
countries,thecompensatory amountsshallbe
deductedfromtheimportlevyorexportrefund.
Article3
Thecompensatory amountsapplicableintrade
betweentwonewMemberStatesshallbeequalto:
—thecompensatory amountsapplicableintrade
withtheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
wherethereisnocompensatory amountfixedin
tradebetweentheCommunityandoneofthe
MemberStatesinquestion,Article6
1.Thecompensatory amountapplicableshallbe
thatrulingonthedayofimportationorexportation .
2.However,shouldthenecessityarise,thedecision
maybemade,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
referredtoinArticle9(1),toinstituteasystemof
advancefixingofthecompensatoryamount.

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theproductinquestionisexportedtoathird
country,anamountnotexceedingthedifference
betweenthecompensatory amountandtherefund
or,asthecasemaybe,notexceedingthe
compensatory amountmaybeleviedinthenew
MemberStateinquestion.
Article9
Detailedrulesforgranting,levyingandrecovering
compensatory amountsshallbesuchastoavoid
possibledeflectionsoftradeanddistortionsof
competition,andadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75.
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegulation,
andinparticularthecompensatory amountsother
thanthosedeterminedinArticle1,shallbeadopted
bythesameprocedure.
TheCommissionshallbeauthorizedto'publishthe
compensatory amountstogetherwiththosefixed
inArticles1and2(3).Article7
1.IfforanyproductreferredtoinArticle1or
Article2(1)theimportlevyislowerthanthe
compensatory amountfixedforthatproductor
calculatedinrespectthereofbyapplyingArticle2,
theCommissionshallapplythescalesetoutinthe
Annextodeterminetheamountapplicablebywayof
compensatory amountintradebetweenthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenew
MemberStatesandbetweenthoseStatesandthird
countries.
Where,however,theamountofimportlevylies
withintherangeofvalueswhichincludesthe
compensatory amountfixedinArticle1orresulting
fromtheapplicationofArticle2,thatcompensatory
amountshallcontinuetoapply.
2.FortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(c)of
Regulation (EEC)No2727/75theamountapplicable
bywayofcompensatory amountshallbedetermined
bytheCommissioninaccordancewiththetermsand
ontheconditionssetoutintheforegoingparagraph,
theamounttobetakenforpurposesofimportlevy
beinginthiscasethelevychargeableinrespectof
theproductinquestionreducedbytheamount
representingthecomponentforprotectionofthe
processingindustryreferredtoinRegulation (EEC)
No2734/75.
3.FortheproductsreferredtoinArticle1(d)of
Regulation (EEC)No2727/75theamountapplicable
bywayofcompensatory amountshallbedetermined
bytheCommissionbyreferencetothevariationsin
theamountoramountsdeterminedunderpara­
graph1forthebasiccerealsconcerned.
4.TheprovisionsofArticle3shallapplyto
determination oftheseamountsinrespectoftrade
betweentwonewMemberStates.Article10
1.CouncilRegulation (EEC)No229/73(*)of
31January1973layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
systemofcompensatory amountsforcerealsand
fixingtheseforcertainproducts,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1602/75(2),ishereby
repealed.
2.ReferencestotheRegulationrepealedbyvirtue
ofparagraph1shallbeconstruedasreferencesto
thisRegulation .
Article8
Where,foragivenproduct,acompensatoryamount
isfixedandtheexportrefund,iffixedatall,is
lowerthanthecompensatory amount,then,whenArticle11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
1November1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,29October1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA
(*)OJNoL27,1.2.1973,p.25.
(2)OJNoL164,27.6.1975,p.2.

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ANNEX
AmountofCommunityimportlevy
(u.a./metricton)Amountsapplicablebywayofaccession
compensatory amount
(u.a./metricton)
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
from40-00to,36-01 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 6-00
from4-00to0-01 2-00
0 0