15.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL68/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No571/76
of15March1976
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No557/76
ontheexchangeratestobeappliedinagricultureandrepealingRegulation (EEC)
No475/75
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
557/76of15March1976ontheexchangeratestobe
appliedinagricultureandrepealingRegulation (EEC)
No475/75(*),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjunctural policytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuationforthecurrenciesofcertainMember
States(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
557/76,andinparticularArticle6thereof,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No557/76broughtinto
operationtheprovisionsofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1134/68of30July1968layingdownrules
fortheimplementation ofRegulation (EEC)No
653/68onconditionsforalterationstothevalueof
theunitofaccountusedforthecommonagricultural
policy(3);whereasArticle4thereofprovidesthatany
personconcernedwhohasobtainedanadvance
fixingforaspecifictransactionmayonapplication
obtaincancellationoftheadvancefixingandofthe
relevantdocumentorcertificate;whereas,however,
Article5(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No557/76provides
thatthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle4(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1134/68shallapplyonlyifthe
applicationofthenewrepresentative ratescreatesa
disadvantage ;whereas,therefore,theconditionsfordecidingwhetheradisadvantagehasbeencreated
shouldbelaiddowntakingintoaccountallthe
factorsthatcouldjustifysuchacancellation ;
Whereasthenewconversionratesshallonlyapply
fromthedatesspecifiedinArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No557/76;whereastherelevantcancellations
shouldonlybepermittedwhentheamountsfixedin
advancehaveactuallysufferedasaresultthereof;
whereas,however,acancellationcanonlybejustified
ifthealterationaffectingtheamountfixedinadvance
wasnotforeseeable ;whereastherighttocancel
advancefixingshouldthereforebelimitedtothose
applicationswhichweresubmittedbeforethe
alterationoftherelevantamountwasforeseeable ;
Whereasthepricestobepaidbyintervention
agenciesinconnectionwiththesystemofdistillation
ofby-productsofwine-makingarefixedforthewine
year;whereasthelatteryeardoesnotcoincidewith
theperiodofapplicationofthepricesfixedforwine;
whereasitishoweveradvisabletoensurethatthe
pricestobepaidbytheinterventionagenciesforany
oneharvestshouldnotbesubjecttochanges;
WhereasArticle9(3)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1380/75of29May1975layingdownrules
fortheapplicationofmonetarycompensatory
amounts(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2819/75(5),providesthatnomonetary
compensatory amountshallbegrantedorleviedin
tradebetweenIrelandandtheUnitedKingdom;
whereasthefixingofanewrepresentative ratefor
theIrishpoundinvolvesdifferentdatesforthe
applicationofmonetarycompensatory amountsin
tradebetweenthesetwocountries;whereasthesaid
HOJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(3)OJNoL188,1.8.1968,p.1.(4)OJNoL139,30.5.1975,p.37.
(5)OJNoL280,31.10.1975,p.33.

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Article9(3)shouldthereforeonlyapplyuntilthose
dates;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No557/76providesthat
theremaybeanincreaseof2-81%forthose
amountsfixedinunitsofaccountwhicharenot
linkedtopricefixings;
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
Regulationareinaccordancewiththeopinionsofthe
relevantmanagementcommitteesandtheStanding
CommitteeonAgriculturalStructures,applytotheproductsandMemberStatesconcerned
witheffectfromthedatessetoutinArticle2(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No557/76.
2.Thesaidprovisionsshallapplyonlytoadvance
fixingandtotherelevantdocumentsorcertificates
issuedbefore15March1976withinthemeaningof
Article9(1)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
193/75of17January1975layingdowncommon
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
importandexportlicencesandadvancefixing
certificatesforagriculturalproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No499/76(2).
Article3
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Thefollowingcoefficientsshallbeappliedfrom
1Septemberuntil15December1976tothebuying-in
pricestobepaidbyinterventionagenciesunderthe
systemofdistillationofby-productsofwine-making :Article1
—inFrance0-98598,
—inItaly1-05601.1.Withrespecttoproductsforwhichamonetary
compensatory amountisfixed,cancellationofthe
advancefixingandtherelevantdocumentor
certificateasprovidedinthelastsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1134/68maybe
appliedonly:
—inthecaseofimportlicencesissuedinIreland
andItaly,
—inthecaseofexportlicencesissuedinGermany,
Belgium,LuxembourgandtheNetherlands .Article4
Article9(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No1380/75shall
ceasetoapplywitheffectfrom:
—15March1976toproductsinthemilkandmilk
productssector,thebeefandvealsector,the
pigmeatsectorandtogoodscoveredbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1059/69of28May1969
layingdownthetradearrangementsapplicableto
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingof
agriculturalproducts(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3058/75(4);
—1July1976toproductsinthesugarsector;
—1August1976toproductsinthecereals,eggsand
poultrymeatsectors,andtoalbumin.2.Inrespectoftransactionstowhichmonetary
compensatory amountsarenotapplicable,
'disadvantage'forthepurposesofArticle5of
Regulation (EEC)No557/76shallmeananalteration
intermsofnationalcurrencytoalltheamounts
applicabletoaparticulartransaction,andwhich
leads,afteranyappropriateoffsetting,following
applicationofthenewrepresentativerateto:
—thelevyingofagreateramount,or
—thegrantingofalesseramount
Article5
thanthatapplicablebeforeentryintoforceofthe
saidrate.1.TheamountslistedintheAnnexshallbe
amendedasspecifiedtherein.
Article2(!)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.
(2)OJNoL59,6.3.1976,p.18.
(3)OJNoL141,12.6.1969,p.1.
(4)OTNoL306,26.11.1975,p.3.1.Theprovisionsofthelastsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1134/68shall

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representative ratesforthecurrenciesofcertain
MemberStates(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)'No124/76(2),isherebyrepealed.2.AsregardstheamountssetoutintheAnnex,
MemberStatesshallbringintoforceallnecessary
measurestocomplywiththeprovisionsofpara­
graph1withinsixmonthfromthedateofentryinto
forceofthisRegulation .
3.AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
540/75of28February1975layingdownadditional
measurestobetakeninagriculturefollowingthe
fixing,witheffectfrom3March1975,ofnewArticle6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15March
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
OJNoL57,3.3.1975,p.29.
HOJNoL13,22.1.1976,p.13.

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ANNEX
A
AmountsspecifiedintheCouncilDirectiveof
17April1972onthemodernization of
agriculturalholdings0)Existingamount Tobereplacedby
Article8(2) 40908u.a.
perMWU42060u.a.
perMWU
Article9(2) 10227u.a.
40908u.a.
perinvestment10520u.a.
42060u.a.
perinvestment
Article10andArticle1oftheCouncil
Directiveof15May1973(2) 46u.a./ha
31u.a./ha
15-50u.a./ha
4600u.a./farm
3100u.a./farm
1550u.a./farm47u.a./ha
32u.a./ha
16u.a./ha
4700u.a./farm
3200u.a./farm
1600u.a./farm
Article11(1) 460u.a. 473u.a.
Article12 2557u.a.
7670u.a.2630u.a.
7890u.a.
C)OJNoL96,23.4.1972,p.1.
(*)OJNoL153,9.6.1973,p.24.
B
AmountsspecifiedintheCouncilDirectiveof
28April1975onmountainandhillfarming
andfarminginlessfavouredareasExistingamount Tobereplacedby
Article7(1)
Article7(1)(a)
Article7(1)(b)15-50u.a./ABU
orha
51u.a./ABU
51u.a./haofarea
underforage
51u.a./ha16u.a./ABU
orha
52-50u.a./ABU
52-50u.a./haof
areaunderforage
52-50u.a./ha
Article10(2) 10227u.a./holding10520u.a./holding