NoL9114 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.4.73
REGULATION (EEC)No943/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of6April1973
onthemethodandtherateofinteresttobeusedforcalculatingthecostsoffinancing
interventionmeasuresontheinternalmarketforunmanufactured tobacco
ofthepricesofdifferentvarietiesofleaftobaccoor
packagedtobaccoandontheotherhandremains
easilyapplicable ;
WhereasthisRegulationistoapplyfromtheintro­
ductionofthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inunmanufactured tobaccoandinsofaras
measurestakeninpursuanceofRegulationNo
17/64/EECremaininforce;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
CommitteeoftheFund;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
17/64/EEC(1).of5February1964onconditionsof
aidfromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFund,aslastamendedbytheAct(2)
annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningtheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No729/
70(4)of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
CommonAgriculturalPolicy,asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2788/72(5);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1697/71(6)of26July1971onthefinancingofinter­
ventionmeasuresforunmanufactured tobacco,and
inparticularArticle4(1)(h)thereof;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1697/71anaccountisdrawnupforeach
MemberStateandforeachyearshowingthenet
lossessustainedbytheinterventionagenciescon­
cerned:
Whereasthefactorsmakinguptheseaccounts
includefinancingcostswhicharetobecalculated
byamethodandatarateofinterestadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
13ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70;
Whereastherateofinteresttobefixedmustbe
representative ofthefinancingcostsbornebythe
MemberStatesasaresultofinterventions carried
out;
Whereasfinancingcostsshouldbecalculated
accordingtoamethodwhichontheonehandtakes
accountoftheimportanceofstoragecontractsandArticle1
TherateofinterestreferredtoinArticle4(1)(h)of
Regulation (EEC)No1697/71isfixedat6°/oper
annum .
Article2
1.TheamountreferredtoinArticle4(1)(h)of
Regulation (EEC)No1697/71sha'llbecalculated
foreachvarietyofleaftobaccoandforeachvariety
ofpackagedtobaccobyapplyingtheratefixedin
Article1totheaveragevalueperkilogrammeofthe
productandmultiplyingtheyieldthusobtainedby
theaverageannualstock.
2.Theaveragevalueperkilogrammeofthe
productshallbecalculatedbydividingthesumof
thevaluesofproductsinstockonthefirstdayof
theyearandofproductspurchasedinthecourseof
thatyearbythetotalnumberofkilogrammesof
productsinstockonthefirstdayoftheyearandof
kilogrammesofproductspurchasedinthecourseof
thevear.
(*)OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
{»)OJNoL73,27.3-1972,p.14.
(*)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(5)OJNoL295,30.12.1972,p.1.
(«)OJNoL175,4.8.1971,p.8.3.Theaveragestockfortheyearshallbecalcu­
latedbyaddingthetotalstocksatthebeginningof
eachmonthtothetotalstocksattheendofeach

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monthanddividingthetotalthusobtainedbya
figureequaltotwicethenumberofmonthsinthe
year.
Forthepurposeofmakingthiscalculation,leaf
tobaccoprocessedinthecourseoftheyearshallbe
takenintoaccountatitsinitialweightinleaves.Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities ■»
Itshalltakeeffecton29April1970.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6April1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI