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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)1824 final
Brussels .7November 197^
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION (EEC )
authorizing theNetherlands ,following theraising of
thecentral rate for theDutch guilder ,togrant
temporary aid inrespect ofagricultural products
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0>i(7 ^)182 *+final

EfPLAÎftTOHT MEM0RAÏÎ3UM
On17September1973"theNetherlands Governmentraisedthecentralratefor
theguilder,asaresultofwhichtheCounciladoptedRegulation(EEC)
Ho.2544/73whichhadtheeffectoffixingcommonagriculturalprices
expressedinguildersonthe"basisofanewconversionrate.
Consequently ,therehs.sbeenadropinconinonagriculturalpricesexpressed
inguildersandinreturnsfromDutchagriculture .
Tooffset-thefinancialdrawbacksforfarmerstheCouncilauthorized the
Netherlandstograntaidtoagricultural producersuntil30April1974»
Thisaidwasgrantedforaperiodofsevenmonths.Inviewoftheadverse
effectwhichaloweringofagricultural priceshastemporarily onproduction
levelsitappearsdesirabletomaintainforoneyeartheaidsdestinedto
compensatefortheloweringofpriceswhichhasoccurredintheNetherlands ,
suchaidsaretobedefinitelyterminatedby30April1975•
Itshould,moreover,bepointedoutthattheCouncil,byitsDecisionof
21January1974onadditionalmeasurestotetakeninagriculturefollowingthe
revaluationoftheGermanmark,authorizedtheFederalRepublicofGermanyto
extendtemporarilythefinancialcompensation paidsince1970"toagricultural
producers.
TheCommissionbelievesthatanextensionoftheaidgrantedbytheNetherlands
governmentcouldhelpspeeduptheadjustmentofagriculturetotheimpact
oftherevaluationofSeptember1973andthatitshould,therefore,beauthorized
tocontinuegrantingsuchaid.
TheattachedproposalforaDecisionhasthisobject.

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILDECISION(EEC)
authorizingtheNetherlands,followingtheraisingof
thecentralratefortheDutchguilder,togrant
temporaryaidinrespectofagricultural products
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles42and43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
WhereastheraisingofthecentralratefortheDutchguilderon17September
1973hasled,byvirtueoftheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No.2544/73^ontheexchangeratetobeappliedinagriculturefortheDutch
guilder,toareductioninagricultural pricesexpressedinguildersby
reasonoftheconversionofsuchprices,fixedinunfeofaccountforthe
purposesofthecommonagricultural policy,tothenewrate;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO.3141/73^^of19November1973onmeasures
tobetakeninagriculturefollowingtheriseinthecentralrateforthe
DutchguilderauthorizedtheNetherlandstograntaidtoagricultural producers
foraperiodofsevenmonthsendingon30April1974;
Whereas,inviewoftheadverseeffectwhichaloweringofagricultural prices
temporarily hasonproductionlevelstheNetherlands Governmentshouldbe
authorizedtomaintain,forthe1974/75marketingyear,theaidsdestinedto
compensatefortheloweringofprices,whichhasoccurredintheNetherlands,
suchaidsshouldhoweverbedefinitelyterminatedby30April1975»
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
(2)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.2
OJNoL321,22.11.1973,p.1

Article1
1.TheKingdomoftheNetherlandsisherebyauthorizedtocontinueto
granttoagricultural producerstheaidprovidedforinRegulation
(EEC)No.3141/73.
2.Theaidreferredtoinparagraph1Daynot,inrespectofanygivenproduct
sector,exceed2$ofthevalueoftherelevantproductsmarketedby
producersduringtheperiod1May1974to30April1975*
3.Theaidreferredtoinparagraph1may"begrantedintheformofa
singlelump-sunpayment.
4.Thetotalamountofaidreferredtoin.paragraph 1naynotexceed135
millionguilders.
Article2
TheKingdomoftheNetherlandsshallinformtheConmissionbefore28February
1975of"themethodsadoptedforgrantingtheaidreferredtoinArticle1.
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomoftheNetherlands .
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident