7.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL61/17
REGULATION (EEC)No646/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of6March1973
relatingtothesuspensionofadvancefixinginvarioussectorsofthecommon
organizationoftheagriculturalmarkets
Article15(7)andthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle
16(7);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/
66/EEC(*)of22September1966ontheestablish­
mentofthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
oilsandfats,aslastamendedbytheAct(2)
concerningtheconditionsofAccessionandthe
AdjustmentstotheTreaties,hereinafterreferredto
as'theAct';
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/
67/EEC(3)of21June1967onexportrefundson
colza,rapeandsunflowerseedsaslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2429/72(4),andinparticular
thefirstsubparagraph ofArticle4(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo171/
67/EEC(5)of27June1967onexportrefundsand
leviesonoliveoilaslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2429/72,andinparticularthefirstsub­
paragraphofArticle7a(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
19/69(6)of20December1968ontheadvance
fixingofthelevyonimportsofoliveoil,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2429/72,andin
particularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle1(2)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
2114/71(7)of28September1971onthesubsidyfor
oilseedsasamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2730/
71(8),andinparticularthefirstsubparagraph of
Article8(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(9)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincerealsaslastamendedbythe
Act,andinparticularthefirstsubparagraph ofHavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo122/
67/EEC(10)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketineggs,aslastamendedbythe
Act;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo175/
67/EEC(n)of27June1967layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoneggsandthe
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2683/72(12),
andinparticularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle
5(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo123/
67/EEC(13)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinpoultrymeat ,aslast
amendedbytheAct;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo176/
67/EEC(14)of27June1967layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonpoultrymeat
andcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2689/72(15),andinparticularthefirstsubpara­
graphofArticle5(4)thereof;
Havin?toCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(16)of25July1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Actandinparticularthefirstsubparagraph of
Article13(7)thereofandthefirstsubparagraph of
Article17(7)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/67/
EEC(17)of18December1967onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinsugar,aslast
amendedbytheAct,andinparticularthefirst
subparagraphofArticle15(7)andthefirstsubpa­
ragraphofArticle17(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(18)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
(*)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.(10)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67.
(")OJNo130,26.6.1967,p.2610/67.
(12)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.33.
(1S)OJNo117,16.6.1967,p.2301/67.
(14)OJNo130,26.6.1967,p.2612/67.
(15)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.41.{*)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
(5)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2600/67.
(«)OJNoL3,7.1.1969,p.3.
(7)OJNoL222,28.9.1971,p.2. (,6)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(8)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.18.
(9)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.(17)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(18)OJNoL75,28.3.1968,p.4.

NoL61/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.3.73
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,as
lastamendedbytheAct;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No876/
68(*)of28June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonmilkandmilk
productsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refundsaslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2429/72,andinparticularthefirstsubparagraph of
Article5(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No865/
68(2)of28June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables,aslastamendedbytheAct,andin
particularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle5(5)
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72(3)of12December1972layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertain
agriculturalproductsexportedintheformofgood;?
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andthe
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,and
inparticularthefirstsubparagraph ofArticle5(3)
thereof;
Whereasthepresentmonetarysituationinvolving
theprolongedclosureofalltheexchangemarkets
intheCommunityhasleadtoseriousdifficultiesin
theappraisalofmonetarydevelopments andtheir
influenceontheCommonMarketinAgricultural
Products;andwhereastheapplicationinthelong
termofthepresentamountsarisingfromthe
advancefixingofleviesandrefundswouldinvolve
seriousthreatstotheorderlyworkingofthe
Communityorganizationofpricesofandtradein
theproductsconcernedbecauseofthepossibilityof
speculativeoperations ;
Whereasaccordinglytheadvancefixingoflevies
andrefundsforvariousproductsgovernedbythe
CommonOrganization oftheAgriculturalMarkets
hasbeensuspendedbyCommissionDecisionof5
March1973from6to8March1973(inclusive);
whereashoweverthisperiodisnotlongenoughto
combatthedifficultieswhichthreatenthecommon
organizationoftheagriculturalmarketstakinginto
accountthatthere-openingofthemoneymarkets
canonlybeanticipatedinthefollowingweekanditisthereforeessentialtoextendthesuspensionfora
furthurperiodinthepresentcircumstances ;
Whereashoweveritisappropriatetoexemptfrom
thissuspensionrefundsforsugarfixedinaccor­
dancewithCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1897/
72(4)of1September1972onastandinginvitation
totendertodeterminetheexportrefundforwhite
sugar,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2847/72(5),inviewofthefactthatthetendering
procedureenablestheavoidance,inthepresentsit­
uation,ofseriousdifficulties ;
Whereasitisalsonecessarytosuspendtheadvance
fixingofthesubsidyforoilseedsasitsamount
dependsontheworldmarketpriceandissubjectto
thesamethreatsofspeculativeoperations
obstructingtheorderlyoperationoftheorganiza­
tionofthemarket;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionsofthe
ManagementCommitteesforOilsandFats,Cereals,
Poultrymeat andEggs,Sugar,MilkandMilk
Products,andFruitandVegetables ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theadvancefixingofleviesandrefundsfor
oilsandfats,cereals,eggs,poultrymeat ,rice,sugar,
milkandmilkproducts,productsprocessedfrom
fruitandvegetablesaswellasforproducts
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreatyissuspendedfrom6to13
March1973inclusive .
2.Theprovisionsofparagraph 1arenotappli­
cabletorefundsforsugarfixedinaccordancewith
Regulation (EEC)No1897/72bytenderingproce­
dure.
Article2
Theadvancefixingofthesubsidyforoilseedsis
suspendedfrom7to13March1973inclusive.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6March1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
HOJNoL155,3.7.1968,p.1.
(2)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(3)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.(4)OJNoL201,2.9.1972,p.7.
(5)OJNoL299,31.12.1972,p.4