1.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL29/9
REGULATION (EEC)No237/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of31January1973
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesystemofcompensatoryamountsforeggs
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereastheeconomicsituationofeggproduction
inthenewMemberStatesshouldalsobetakeninto
account;
Whereasthecompensatory amountsfortheother
productsspecifiedinCouncilRegulationNo122/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs,aslastamendedbythe
Actmustbederivedfromthecompensatory amount
foreggsinshellwiththehelpofthecoefficients
usedincalculatingthelevy;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle47(1)oftheActthe
compensatoryamountforovalbuminandlactal­
buminmustbecalculatedonthebasisofthecom­
pensatoryamountforeggsinshellinaccordance
withtheruleslaiddowninArticle2ofCouncil
RegulationNo170/67/EEC(5)of27June1967
onthecommonsystemoftradeforovalbumin
andlactalbuminandrepealingRegulationNo
48/67/EEC,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1081/71(•);
Whereasthecompensatory amountsforcerealsare
applicableuntil31July1973;whereasthesame
periodofapplicabilityshouldthereforebeprovided
forinrespectofeggs;
Whereas,inpursuanceofArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No229/73,thelevyingorgrantingofcom­
pensatoryamountsforcerealscanbelimitedin
ordertodealwiththesituationreferredtoinArticle
56oftheAct;itisnecessarytotakethisrestriction
intoaccountforeggproducts,viewedasproducts
derivedfromcereals,inordertoensuretheproper
functioningofthecommonorganizationofthe
markets;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(l)concerningtheac­
cessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticles47(5)and62
(1)oftheActannexedthereto;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle55oftheActthedif­
ferencesinpricelevelsforagriculturalproducts
betweentheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted
andthenewMemberStatesaretobecompensated
bythelevyingorgrantingofcompensatory amounts
applicableintradebetweenthem,andbetweenthe
newMemberStatesandthirdcountries;whereas
suchcompensatory amountforeggsmustbecalcu­
latedinaccordancewithArticle77oftheAct;
Whereasthecompensatoryamountperkilogramme
ofeggsinshellmustbecalculatedonthebasisof
thecompensatoryamountapplicabletothequantity
offeedgrainrequiredfortheproductioninthe
Communityof1kilogrammeofeggsinshell;where­
asthisquantityoffeedgrainwasfixedbyCouncil
RegulationNo145/67/EEC(2)of21June1967laying
downgeneralrulesforcalculatingthelevyandthe
sluice-gatepriceforeggs;
Whereasthecompensatory amountpereggfor
hatchingiscalculatedinaccordancewiththesame
criteria;Whereassincetheaimofthecompensatory amounts
inintra-Community tradeistoprovidesatisfactory
conditionsforthemovementofproductsbetween
twoMemberStateswithdifferentpricelevels,a
compensatory amountmustbeleviedforimports
intoaMemberStatehavingahigherpricelevelfor
feedgrain,and,conversely,mustbegrantedfor
exportstoaMemberStatehavingalowerprice
levelforfeedgrain;Whereasthecompensatory amountsforfeedgrain
werefixedinaccordancewithCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No229/73(3)of31January1973layingdown
generalrulesforthesystemofcompensatoryamounts
forcereals;
(l)OJL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(»)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2467/67.
(')OJNoL27,1.2.1973,p.25.(«)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67.
(»)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2596/67.
(•)OJNoL116,28.5.1971,p.9.

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Article4 Whereas,consequently ,Article55(1)(a)oftheAct,
underwhichcompensatory amountsaretobelevied
bytheimportingMemberStateorgrantedbythe
exportingMemberState,meansthatthetaskof
levyingorgrantingtheseamountsfallstotheMem­
berStatehavingthehigherpricelevel;
Whereasrulesmustbelaiddownforthelevying
andgrantingofcompensatory amountsinsucha
wayastoavoiddeflectionoftrade;1.IfononeormoredaysinamonthArticle7
ofRegulation (EEC)No229/73isapplied,the
amountapplicableinthefollowingmonthascom­
pensatoryamountfortheproductsreferredtoin
Articles1,2and3shallbefixedeachmonthinrela­
tiontotheaverageoftheamountsfixedduringthe
first25daysoftheprecedingmonthforthecereals
includedinthequantityoffeedgrainsreferredto
inArticle1ofRegulationNo145/67/EEC.
However,iftheamountshowsavariationofless
than5%fromtheamountfixedfor.theprevious
month,itshallbemaintainedunchanged .
2.TheamountsapplicableduringFebruary1973
shallbeequaltothecompensatory amountsfixed
inaccordancewithArticles1,2and3,lessthedif­
ferencebetweenthosecompensatory amountsandthe
amountscalculatedfromtheaverageforthelevies
duringthefirst25daysofJanuary1973forthe
cerealsconcerned .HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thecompensatory amountsforeggsinshell
applicableuntil31July1973intradebetweenthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenew
MemberStates,andbetweenthoseStatesandthird
countries,shallbeasshownintheAnnex.
2.Thecompensatory amountsapplicablefrom
1August1973shallbecailcullatedonthebasisofthe
amountsreferredtoinparagraph 1,accordingto
thevariationinthecompensatoryamountsapplicable
tothequantityoffeedgrainnecessaryforproduction
intheCommunityof1kgofeggsinshellorone
hatchingegg.Article5
Thecompensatory amountsapplicableintrade
betweentwonewMemberStatesshallbeequalto
thedifferencebetweenthecompensatory amounts
applicableintradebetweeneachofthoseStatesand
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted .
Article2
Article6Thecompensatoryamountsfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)(b)ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC,
applicableintradebetweentheCommunityasorigi­
nallyconstitutedandthenewMemberStates,and
betweenthoseStatesandthirdcountries,shallbe
derivedfromthecompensatoryamountforeggsin
shell,otherthaneggsforhatching,withthehelp
ofthecoefficientsexpressingtheratiospecifiedin
Article5(2)oftheRegulationaforesaid.IntradebetweenthenewMemberStatesandbetween
thoseStatesandtheCommunityasoriginallycon­
stitutedthecompensatory amountsshallbegranted
orleviedbythatoneoftheMemberStatesinquestion
inwhichthepricelevelforthequantityoffeed
grainspecifiedinAnnexItoRegulationNo
145/67/EECisthehigher.
Article3
Article7 Thecompensatoryamountsfortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1ofRegulationNo170/67/EEC,
applicableintradebetweentheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedandthenewMemberStates,
andbetweenthoseStatesandthirdcountries,shall
bederivedfromthecompensatoryamountforeggs
inshell,otherthaneggsforhatching,withthehelp
ofthecoefficientsspecifiedinArticle2(1)ofthe
Regulationaforesaid.1.IntradebetweenthenewMemberStatesand
thirdcountries,thecompensatory amountsshallbe
deductedfromtheleviesorrefunds.
2.Ifacompensatoryamountisfixedforagiven
productandtherefundislowerthanthatcompen­

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satoryamountorhasnotbeenfixed,then,whenthe
productinquestionisexportedtoathirdcountry,
thenewMemberStateinquestionmaylevyan
amountequaltoandnotmorethanthedifference
betweenthecompensatoryamountandtherefundor,
asthecasemaybe,tothecompensatory amount.andshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle17ofRegulationNo
122/67/EEC.
2.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegula­
tionandinparticularthecompensatory amounts
otherthanthosefixedinArticle1(1)shallbe
drawnupaccordingtothesameprocedure.
3.TheamountsreferredtoinArticle4shallbe
fixedbytheCommission .ArticleS
Thecompensatory amountapplicableshallbethat
inforceonthedayofimportationorexportation .
Article9 Article10
1.Detailedrulesforthegranting,levyingand
recoveryofthecompensatory amountsshallbe
suchastoprevent,inparticular,deflectionoftradeThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS
ANNEX
Tradewith:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
Denmark IrelandUnited
Kingdom
1 2 3 4 J
u.a./100piecesu.a./100piecesu.a./100pieces
04.05Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,
driedorotherwisepreserved,
sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpre­
served:
1.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a)00830 0·4485 0·8829
u.a./100kgu.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other 0·8556 4·6210 9·0982
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­munitiesarceligibleforentryunderthissubheading .