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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)1859final
Brussels,9November1973
PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILDECISION
extendingthesystemofminingprices
(submittal!totheCouncilbytheCommission
COi:(73)1859final

VI/3329/73-E
EXPLANATORY NOTE
1.TheCouncil,byitsDecisionof4April1962underArticle44(3)
oftheEECTreaty,laiddownobjectivecriteriafortheestablishment
ofasystemofminimumpricesandforthefixingofthoseprices.
22.TheCouncil,byitsDecisionof20December1969pursuanttothe
secondsentenceofArticle44(6)oftheESCTreaty,extended,forthe
MemberStatesconcerned,thesystemofminimumpriceseffectiveon
31December1969»Itauthorizedhoweverthelevyingofcountervailing
charges,toreplacetheminimumprices,onimportsintoGermanyof
ediblevinegarsandediblesubstitutestherefor,ajidonimportsinto
Franceofseedpotatoesandcertainproductsinthefisheriessector.
3.Theabovementioned CouncilDecisionof20December1969whichwas
applicableuntil31December1970atthelatest,wasextendedbythe
Decisions"1'^'^of15December1970,20December1971and-19December1972
respectively .
Whentheabovementioned extensionsweremadeinDecember1970and
December1971»"theCounciltookintoaccountthefactthatforwine
vinegarandthefisheriesproductsreferredtointheabovementioned
Decisionof20December 19^9»"theauthorization fortheMemberStates
concernedtolevycountervailing chargestoreplacetheminimumprices
expiredon1June1970and1February1971respectively ,thesebeingthe
6datesofimplementation ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO816/70,of
28April1970,layingdownadditionalprovisionsforthecommon
organizationofthemarketinwineandofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2142/70^of20October1970onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
infisheryproducts.
4.Atpresent,thesystemsprovidedforinArticle44oftheEECTreaty
onlyapply;(a)asregardschargestoreplaceminimumprices;to
0JNo30,20April1962,p.995
20JNoL328,30December1969,p.11
^OJNoL281,27December1970,p.25
^0JNoL2,4January1972,p*23...
50JNoL291,23December1972,p.152
0JNoL99,5Hay1970,p.1
'0JNoL236,27October1970,p.5

potato plants in"-"Prance andinGermany toedible vinegars andedible
substitutes therefor ,other than wine (Thelevels ofthese charges were
ftfixed "byCommission Decision (EEC)No483/72of29December 1972);
(b)asregards applying minimum prices ?topreserved potatoes inPrance and
tonewpotatoes inPrance ,Germany ,Belgium andLuxembourg .The
minimum price system forpreserved potatoes isnowbeing applied inPrance
throughout theyear ;fornewpotatoes itapplies inPrance from
15Hay to30June ,intheBLEU from 1June to31July andinGermany from
10June to10August .
5.Itshould benoted that application oftheminimum price system orof
charges relating thereto has ,inthepast ,alleviated difficulties which
have arisen concerning theproducts inquestion .Onaccount ofthe
relatively high price ofpotatoes during 1973 application ofthe
above .mentioned systems ofminimum prices didnotlead totheclosure of
frontiers inanyoftheMember States concerned .
6.Theabovementioned Council Decision of19December 1972 extended the
Eystem ofminimum prices andcountervailing charges levied toreplace
minimum prices until thedate ofimplementation ofmeasures forthe
common organization ofmarkets intheproducts concerned anduntil the
31December 1973 atthelatest .Although aproposal forthecommon
organization ofthemarket inalcohol which includes alcohol vinegar
isbeing discussed bytheCouncil andpreparations areinhand tosubject
vinegar made from neither wine noralcohol tocommon market provisions ,
ithasnotyetbeen possible tomake aproposal totheCouncil fora
regulation onthecommon organization ofthemarket inpotatoes .
Moreover ,itshould beremembered that ,atthetime ofitslast proposal
forextending thesyetem ofminimum prices ,theCommission asked the
Council tofixtheduration oftheextension ,taking into account the
period which would appear tobenecessary inorder toimplement provisions
forthecommon organization ofthemarket inthesector concerned ,namely
until 31December 1974 «However ,since both theCouncil andtheParliament
opposed anextension until such date ,theexpiry date oftheaforementioned
Council Decision of19December 1972 wasfixed for 31December 1973 .
OJNoL303 ,31December 1972 ,p.58

Itshouldbementionedthatcneyearwasinsufficientinwhichtoprepare
aproDOsalforthecommonorganization cfthemarketintheproducts
concerned,and.particularly inpotatoes.
Inieed,thedifficxilties encounteredinthisfieldhavebeenaggravated
bytieenlargenentoftheCommunity.TheCoumisGionhopesthatthis
coraaonorganization canbeproposedtotheCouncilearlyenoughtobe
adoptedbythelatterbeforetheendof1974»
7.Inthesecircumstances thevalidityofprovisionsatpresentinforce
andadoptedbytheCouncilonthebasisofArticle44(6)oftheTreatyshould
beextendeduntil31December1974atthelatest.

VI/3329/73-E
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
extending the system ofminimm prices
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN CC1EIUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 44(6 )thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal oftheCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
1Whereas initsDecision of4April *1962 onminimum prices theCouncil laid
down objective criteria fortheestablishment ofasystem .ofminimum prices ,
andforthefixing ofthose prices ;
2Whereas theCouncil ,initsDecision of20December 19o2 extended ,forthe
Member States concerned ,thesystem ofminimum prices effective on
31December 1969 ;Kheroas itauthorized thelevying ofcov.ntervailing charges
toreplace theminimum prices onimports into Germany ofedible vinegars and
edible substitutes thorefor ,andonimports into France ofseed potatoes and
certain products inthefisheries sector ;
Whereas theDecision of20December 1969 »which wasapplicable until
31December 1970 atthelatest ,wasextended bytheDecision of
15December 1970"^and "theDecision of20December 1971^andtheDecision of
19December 1972 successively ;whereas ,when these extensions were made
inDecember 1970 andDecember 1971 »"theCouncil took into account thefact
that forwine vinegar andthefisheries products referred tointhe
Decision of20December 19^9 *"theauthorization fortheMember States
concerned tolevy countervailing charges toreplace theminimum prices -
expired on1June 1970 and 1February 1971 these being therespective
dates ofentry into force ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No816/70of
28April 1970^,laying downadditional provisions forthecommon
organization ofthemarket inwine andofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2142/70,
0JNo30,20April 1962 ,p.995/62
0JNoL328 ,30December 1969 ,p.11
30JNoL281,27December 1970 ,p.25
^0JNoL2,4January 1972 ,p.23
50JNoL291,23January 1972 ,p.152
60JNoL99,5Ilay1970 ,?.1

7 ■:- - ■■ ;■■
of20October 1970 onthecommon organization ofthemarket infishery
products ;
Whereas inrespect oftheproducts towhich that Decision continues toapply ,
■namely potatoes ,including seed potatoes ,andedible vinegars andedible
substitutes therefor ,other than wine .vinegars ,measures forthecommon
organization ofmarkets will still notboapplicable on31December 1973 »
whereas thevalidity oftheDecision of20December 19^9 should be
extended fortheperiod necessary toimplement thesaid measures anduntil
31December 1974 atthelatest ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION ;
Article 1
InArticle 3oftheCouncil Decision of20December 19°9 onthesystem of
minimum prices ,aslast amended bytheDecision of19December 1972 ,thedate
31December 1973 isreplaced by31December 1974 *
Article 2
This Decision isaddressed totheMember States .
Done atBrussels , 1973
For the Council
The President