1.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL29/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
REGULATION (EEC)No234/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of31January1973
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesystemofcompensatoryamountsfor'pigmeat
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyconcerningtheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEcono­
micCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community^),signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularArticle62(1)oftheActannexed
thereto;(EEC)No229/73(3)of31January1973laying
downgeneralrulesforthesystemofcompensatory
amountsforcereals;
Whereastheeconomicsituationofpigproduction
inthenewMemberStatesshouldalsobetakeninto
account;
Whereasthecompensatory amountfortheother
productsspecifiedinCouncilRegulationNo121/
67/EEC(4)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinpigmeat,aslastamendedby
theActmustbederivedfromthecompensatory
amountforpigcarcaseswiththehelpoftheco­
efficientsusedincalculatingthelevy; HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle55oftheActthedif­
ferencesinpricelevelsforagriculturalproductsbet­
weentheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedand
thenewMemberStatesaretobecompensatedby
thelevyingorgrantingofcompensatory amounts
applicableintradebetweenthem,andbetweenthe
newMemberStatesandthirdcountries;whereas
suchcompensatory amountforpigmeatmustbe
calculatedinaccordancewithArticle75oftheAct;
Whereasthecompensatoryamountperkilogramme
ofpigcarcasemustbecalculatedonthebasisof
thecompensatoryamountapplicabletothequantity
offeedgrainrequiredfortheproductionof1kilo­
grammeofpigmeatintheCommunity;whereasthis
quantityoffeedgrainwasfixedinArticle1of
CouncilRegulationNo133/67/EEC(2)of13June
1967layingdowngeneralrulesforcalculatinga
componentofthelevyapplicabletopigcarcases;
Whereasthecompensatoryamountsforfeedgrain
werefixedinaccordancewithCouncilRegulationWhereasthecompensatory amountsforcerealsare
applicableuntil31July1973;whereasthesame
periodofapplicabilityshouldthereforebeprovided
forinrespectofpigmeat;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforaperiodof
adjustmentinordertopreventexcessivepricechanges
inthenewMemberStatesatthebeginningofthe
periodoftransition;
WhereasunderArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)
No229/73thechargingorgrantingofcompensatory
amountsforcerealsmaybelimitedinordertodeal
withthesituationreferredtoinArticle56ofthe
Act;whereassuchlimitationmustbetakeninto
accountforpigmeatproducts,inasmuchastheyare
derivedfromcereals,iftheproperfunctioningofthe
commonorganization ofthemarketsistobeas­
sured;whereaslard,whichissubjecttoparticular
marketconditionsincertainnewMemberStates,
shouldfurthermorebeexemptfromthislimitation
ofcompensatory amounts;
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(»)OJNo120,26.6.1967,p.2366/67.(s)OJNoL27,1.2.1973,p.25.
(«)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.

NoL29/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.73
Article2
Thecompensatory amountsfortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC
otherthanpigcarcases,applicableintradebetween
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandthe
newMemberStates,andbetweenthoseStatesand
thirdcountries,shallbederivedfromthecompen­
satoryamountapplicabletopigcarcaseswiththe
aidoftheco-efficientsexpressingtheratioreferred
toinArticle10(1)and(2)(a)oftheRegulation
aforesaid.Whereassincetheaimofthecompensatory amounts
inintra-Community tradeistoprovidesatisfactory
conditionsforthemovementofproductsbetween
twoMemberStateswithdifferentpricelevels,a
compensatory amountmustbeleviedforimports
intoaMemberStatehavingahigherpricelevelfor
feedgrain,and,conversely,mustbegrantedfor
exportstoaMemberStatehavingalowerprice
levelforfeedgrain;
Whereas,consequently ,Article55(1)(a)oftheAct,
underwhichcompensatoryamountsaretobelevied
bytheimportingMemberStateorgrantedbythe
exportingMemberState,meansthatthetaskof
levyingorgrantingtheseamountsfallstothe
MemberStatehavingthehigherpricelevelforfeed
grain;
Whereasrulesmustbelaiddownforthelevying
andgrantingofcompensatory amountsinsucha
wayastoavoiddeflectionoftrade;Article3
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :1.IfArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No229/73is
appliedforoneormoredaysinamonth,theamount
applicablethefollowingmonthascompensatory
amountfortheproductsreferredtoinArticles1
and2shallbedeterminedeachmonthbyreference
totheaverageoftheamountdeterminedduringthe
first25daysofthepreviousmonthforthecereals
includedinthequantityoffeedgrainreferredtoin
Article1ofRegulationNo133/67/EEC.
However,iftheamountvariesbylessthan5°/ofrom
theamountdeterminedforthepreviousmonth,it
shallremainunaltered.
2.TheamountsapplicableduringFebruary1973
shallbeequaltothecompensatory amountsfixedin
accordancewithArticles1and2,lessthedifference
betweenthosecompensatory amountsandthosecal­
culatedbyreferencetotheaverageofthelevies
operativeduringthefirst25daysofJanuary1973
forthecerealsinquestion.
3.Theprovisionsofparagraphs 1and2arenot
applicabletothecompensatory amountforproducts
fallingunderheadingNo15.01AoftheCommon
CustomsTariff.Article1
1.Thecompensatoryamountsfordomesticpig­
meat,intheformofcarcasesorhalf-carcases,with
orwithoutheads,feetorflarefat,referredtounder
02.01AIII(a)1oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
andhereinafterdesignated'pigcarcases',applicable
until31July1973intradebetweentheCommunity
asoriginallyconstitutedandthenewMemberStates,
andbetweenthoseStatesandthirdcountries,shall
beasshownbelow:
u.a./100kg Article4
February/
March1973April/
May1973June/
July1973Thecompensatory amountsapplicableintradebet­
weentwonewMemberStatesshallbeequaltothe
differencebetweenthecompensatory amountsappli­
cableintradebetweeneachofthoseStatesandthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted.Denmark
Ireland
UnitedKingdom206
8·50
20·211·79
7·36
17·501·36
5·60
13·30
Article5
2.Thecompensatoryamountsapplicablefrom
1August1973shallbecalculatedonthebasisof
theamountsreferredtoinparagraph1forthe
monthsofJuneandJulybyreferencetothevaria­
tioninthecompensatoryamountsapplicablefor
thequantityoffeedgrainsrequiredtoproduceone
kilogrammeofpigmeatintheCommunity.IntradebetweenthenewMemberStatesandbetween
thoseStatesandtheCommunityasoriginallycon­
stitutedthecompensatory amountsshallbegranted
orleviedbywhicheverMemberStatehasthehigher
pricelevelforthequantityoffeedgrainspecifiedin
Article1ofRegulationNo133/67/EEC.

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Article6 Article8
1.IntradebetweenthenewMemberStatesand
thirdcountries,the*compensatory amountsshallbe
deductedfromtheleviesorrefunds.
2.Ifacompensatory amountisfixedforagiven
productandtherefundislowerthanthatcompen­
satoryamountorhasnotbeenfixed,then,when
theproductinquestionisexportedtoathirdcountry,
provisionmaybemadeforalevyinthenewMember
Stateinquestionwhichshallnotexceedthedifference
betweenthecompensatory amountandtherefund
or,asthecasemaybe,tothecompensatoryamount.1.Detailedrulesforthegranting,levyingand
recoveryofthecompensatory amountsshallbe
suchastoprevent,inparticular,deflectionoftrade
andshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeproce­
durelaiddowninArticle24ofRegulationNo
121/67/EEC.
2.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegu­
lationandinparticularthecompensatory amounts,
otherthanthosefixedinArticle1(1)shallbedrawn
upbythesameprocedure .
3.TheamountsreferredtoinArticle3shallbe
determinedbytheCommission .
Article9
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peartCommunities .Thecompensatory amountapplicableshallbethat
inforceonthedayofimportationorexportation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS