NoL286/14[EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.11.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2145/96
of7November 1996
fixingtheagricultural conversion rates
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92
of28December 1992ontheunitofaccountandthe
conversion ratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagricultural policy('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No150/95(2),andinparticularArticles3(2)
and12thereof,
Whereastheagricultural conversion rateswerefixedby
Commission Regulation (EC)No2112/96(3);
WhereasArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No3813/92
providesthat,subjecttoconfirmation periodsbeingtrig­
gered,theagricultural conversion rateforacurrencyisto
beadjustedwherethemonetarygapbetweenitandthe
representative marketrateexceedscertainlevels;
Whereasmonetary gapswereinexcessoffivepointson
severaloccasionsduringthemonthofSeptember forthe
Irishpunt;
Whereasundertheseconditions itisappropriate to
reducerapidlythemonetarygapsrecordedinrelationto
representative marketrates;whereas anewagricultural
conversion rateshouldbefixedfortheIrishpuntonthe
basisofamarkedreductionwithinthemeaningofArticle
1ofRegulation (EEC)No3813/92;
WhereasArticle15(2)ofCommission Regulation (EEC)
No1068/93of30April1993ondetailedrulesfordeter­
miningandapplyingtheagricultural conversion rates(4),
aslastamended byRegulation (EC)No1482/96(■*),
providesthatanagricultural conversion ratefixedin
advanceistobeadjustedinthegapbetweenthatrateand
theagricultural conversion rateinforceatthetimeoftheoperative eventapplicable fortheamountconcerned
exceedsfourpoints;whereas,inthatevent,theagricul­
turalconversion ratefixedinadvanceisbroughtmore
closelyintolinewiththerateinforce,uptothelevelofa
gapoffourpointswiththatrate;whereastheratewhich
replacestheagricultural conversion ratefixedinadvance
shouldbespecified ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation are
inaccordance withtheopinionoftheManagement
Committee concerned ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
Theagricultural conversion ratesarefixedinAnnexI
hereto.
Article2
InthecasereferredtoinArticle15(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1068/93,theagricultural conversion ratefixed
inadvanceshallbereplacedbytheecurateforthe
currencyconcerned ,showninAnnexII:
—TableA,wherethelatterrateishigherthantherate
fixedinadvance ,
—TableB,wherethelatterrateislowerthantherate
fixedinadvance .
Article3
Regulation (EC)No2112/96isherebyrepealed .
Article4
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels ,7November 1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(2)OJNoL22,31.1.1995,p.1.
1OJNoL282,1.11.1996,p.62.
(4)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.
(s)OJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22.

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ANNEXI
Agricultural conversion rates
ECU1=39,6411
7,49997
1,92441
311,761
198,202
6,61023
6,02811
2,15852
0,812908
1973,93
13,5396
165,198
8,64446
0,809915Belgianand
Luxembourg francs
Danishkroner
German marks
Greekdrachmas
Portuguese escudos
Frenchfrancs
Finnishmarks
Dutchguilders
Irishpunt
Italianlire
Austrianschillings
Spanishpesetas
Swedish kroner
Poundsterling
ANNEX II
Agricultural conversion ratesfixedinadvanceandadjusted
TableA TableB
ECU1=38,1164 Belgianand ECU1=41,2928 Belgianand
Luxembourg francs Luxembourg francs
7,21151 Danishkroner 7,81247 Danishkroner
1,85039 German marks 2,00459 German marks
299,770 Greekdrachmas 324,751 Greekdrachmas
190,579 Portuguese escudos 206,460 Portuguese escudos
6,35599 Frenchfrancs 6,88566 Frenchfrancs
5,79626 Finnish marks 6,27928 Finnishmarks
2,07550 Dutchguilders 2,24846 Dutchguilders
0,781642 Irishpunt 0,846779 Irishpunt
1898,01 Italianlire 2056,18 Italianlire
13,0188 Austrianschillings 14,1038 Austrianschillings
158,844 Spanishpesetas 172,081 Spanishpesetas
8,31198 Swedish kroner 9,00465 Swedish kroner
0,778764 Poundsterling 0,843661 Poundsterling