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COMMISSION OETHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73 )1582 Final
Brussels .18September 1973
PROPOSAL FOR A
.REGULATION CFTHE COUNCIL
concerning measures to "betaken inagriculture in
vie :-/ofthe rise inthe central rate for
theDutch guilder
\
'submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
Cûl*(7 :)1582 Final

EXPLANATORY HEMDRAEHJM
InaTelex of15September 1973 »"theNetherlands government informed the
Commission ofaraising by5Percent ofthecentral rate fortheDutch
guilder totake effect asfrom 17September 1973 •Atthesame time the
Netherlands government requested that aspecial conversion rate befixed
fortheDutch guilder forthepurposes oftheCommon Agricultural Policy
atapproximately 105% oftheparity fortheGuilder notified totheIMP
andrecognized bythe latter .
TheCommission hassubmitted aproposal totheCouncil requesting that a
representative rate befixed fortheDutch guilder asfrom 17September ,
amounting toarevaluation of5Percent over andabove therate force until
nowfortheconversion offigures forthepurposes oftheCommon Agricultural
Policy .This will result inalowering ofCAPprices fixed inunits of
account andexpressed inguilders .Theeffect ofthis measure ,which also
hasananti-inflationary character ,will betoprevent afresh breakdown
intheunity oftheagricultural common market .
TheNetherlands government hasstated that itintends tocompensate producers
bygranting them aidforaperiod ofsixmonths bymeans ofanincrease in
therates ofValue Added Taxfrom 4«25 percent to6,25 Percent .The
Netherlands government estimates that this aidwill amount toaround
120million guilders .
Itappears advisable toauthorize theNetherlands government togrant this
compensation asrequested .Inview oftheprecedents and the importance
ofthemeasure fortheCommunity ,theCommission further proposes that the
EAGGF contribute about 15percent ofthetotal expenditure ,tobecharged
tothe1974 budget .
With reference tothefinancial aspect ofthematter ,under theterms of
Article 2ofthis proposal ,anadditional expenditure of5million units
ofaccount would becalled forfrom theGuarantee Section oftheEAGGF ,to
becharged totheBudget oftheEuropean Communities for1974 «
Inaddition tothis additional expenditure ,itshould bementioned that it
appears from theproposal foraCouncil Regulation concerning theexchange
rate tobeapplied inagriculture fortheDutch guilder ,that therepresent­
ative rate suggested inthis proposal would bring about thenon-
application ofthe5P9rcent revaluation oftheguilder under thesystem
provided forinRegulation (EEC)No974/71inDutch trade (both within and
andoutside theCommunity ).Inview ofthefact that Article 7ofRegulation .
(EEC)no.974/71provides forthefinancing ofCompensatory amounts bythe
Community ,this non-application will avoid additional expenditure and
revenue which /

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may "beestimated asfollows forthedifferent types oftrada over atwelve
month period :
-intra-Community trade :65million units ofaccount additional
expenditure
20million units ofaccount additional revenue
45million units ofaccount net additional
expenditure
(EAGGF guarantee )
(intervention )
export tothird
countries : 20million units ofaccount additional
expenditure
(refunds )
(EA^GF Guarantee )
export from third
countries :15million units ofaccount additional revenue
(levies tote
included inown
resources exclud­
ing10per cent
collection fees )

COM(73)1502 Pinal
PROPOSAL FOR AREGULATION OPTHE COUNCIL
concerning measures tobetaken inagriculture
inview ofthe rise inthe central rate for
theDutch guilder .
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 42and 43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas therise inthecentral rate for theDutch guilder on17September
1973 hasled ,pursuant toCouncil Regulation"' of
ontheexchange rate tobeapplied inagriculture fortheDutch guilder
toareduction inagricultural prices ,expressed inguilders ,which are
fixed inunits ofaccount under thecommon agricultural policy ;
Whereas theKingdom oftheNetherlands should beauthorized togrant
compensation uptoalimit of2%oftheselling price ofagricultural
products ;
Whereas theCommunity should contribute towards thefinancing oftheaids
provided forthrough theEAGGP ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1
OJNoL

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Article1
1)TheNetherlandsareherebyauthorizedtograntaidto.Dutch
agricultural producersforasixmonthperiod,underthefollowing
conditions ,
2)Thisaidshall"begrantedintheformofcompensationreceived "bythe
agricultural producerwhenhesellshisproductsuptoaceilingof2>o
ofthesellingpriceandmaybepaideitherbythepurchaserorbya
bodytobedesignatedbythecompetentnationalauthorities .
Article2
TheEAGGF,GuaranteeSection,shallcontributetowardsthefinancing
ofthemeasuresreferredtoinArticle1byapaymenttotheKingdomof
theNetherlands of5millionunitsofaccountundertheBudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesforthefinancialyoar(1974)«
Article3
ThicRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety
anddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, 19 TheCouncil