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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)259final
Brussels,19February1973
Proposalfora
REGULATION (ESC)OFTHECOUNCIL
onproductionsubsidieswhichtheUnitedKingdomisautho­
rizedtoretaininrespectofcertainagricultural products
(SubmittedbytheCounciltotheCommission)
COM(73)259final

Propos-1fora
REGULATION (EEC).OFTHECOUNCIL
onproductionsubsidieswhichtheUnitedKingdomisauthorized
toretaininrespectofoertainagricultural products
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreaty^concerningtheaccessionofnewmemberStates
totheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommu­
nity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,andinparticularArticle54(4)
(2)oftheActannexedthereto;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
WhereasArticle54of"theActprovidesthatduringthetransitionperiod
theUnitedKingdomistoretainproductionsubsidiesforsuchtimeasthere
isadifferencebetweenpricesobtain-edunderthenationalsystemofguaran­
teedpricesandmarketpricesresultingfromtheapplication -ofthemechanisms
ofthecommonagricultural policyandtheprovisionsofTitleIIoftheAot;
whereasthesesubsidiesshouldnothavetheeffectofraisingthereturnsof
producersabovethelevelwhichwouldhaveresultedfromtheapplicationto
thesereturnsoftherulesforthealignmentofprices;
Whereasthe-implementation ofthoseprovisionsrequiresthatthedifferent
elementsofthesystem,inparticularthepricesobtained,thereturns,and
thelevelwhichthereturns.,shouldultimatelyattain,shouldbedefined;.as/whereasthatlevelshouldbesofixedtoensurethattheguaranteedprices
comparewithCommunityprices;
(1)OJN°L73,27March1972,p.5
(2)OJN°L73»27ïîarch1972,p.14
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Iliereastheguaranteed ,pricesystemformilkincludesaprocedureformaking
financialadjustmentsasbetweenregionsinordertoequatethedifferences
arisingfromtherelativeimportanceattachedtomilkforconsumption andto
milkforprocessing ;whereasspecialprovisionsarethereforerequiredfor
milk;
Whereasithasfurthermore becomeapparentthat,inthecaseofcertain
products,specialprovisionscorrelatingpricesobtainedintheUnited
KingdomandintheCommunitymustbelaiddowninordertopresentdistorsions
ofcompetition ;
Whereastheguaranteedpriceofcertainproductswillinthemoreorless
nearfuturereachCommunitylevel;whereas,consequently ,subsidiesshould
thenbewithheld;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :'" " '''
Article1
Thisregulationlays-downrulesfortheapplicationofarticle54'C-f,theAct.
It.shallapplytowheat,barley,oats,rye,sugarbeet,pigcarcases,,beefand
veal-eggsandmilk.
Article2
1.AsregardstheproduotslistedinArticle1,exceptingmilk,theprices
obtainedunderthesystemofguaranteedpricesreferredtoinArticle
54(l)oftheActaretheguaranteedpricesfixedinrespectofthe
marketingyearinquestionunderthesystemlaiddownintheUnitedKingdom
Agricultural Acts,of1947and1957•
2.TheproductionsubsidiesreferredinthatArticlearethosegrantedunder
thatsystem.
Article3
1.AsregardstheproductslistedinArticle1,exceptingmilk,thereturns
referredtoinArticle54(3)oftheActarethosewhichresultfromthe'■
applicationoftheguaranteedpricesoperativeonthedateofentryinto
forceofthisRegulation,

-3-
2.ForthepurposesofapplyingArticle54(3)>"thepricesobtainedunder
thesystemofguaranteedpricesdefinedinArticle2ofthisRegulation
shallbealigned:
a)inthecaseofwheat,"barleyandrye:onthecommoninterventionprice
applyingatDuisburgwhichisapplicableinJanuaryofeachyear,less
anamounttobedetermined,accountbeingtakenbothofregional
differentiation ofintervention pricesintheUnitedKingdomandof
thedifferencebetweenthewholesaleandtheproducerprice-(herein­
afterreferredtoas"adjustedinterventionprice").Forthe'
remainderofthe1972/73marketingyearandforthe1973/74marketing
year,thisamountisfixedat6unitsofaccountpermetricton;
b)inthecaseofoats:6ritheadjustedinterventionpriceforbarley
definedin(a)multipliedbyacoefficientequaltoone-hundredth of
thepercentageratioofthethresholdpriceforoatstothethreshold
priceforparleyinrespectofthemarketingyearinquestion;
c)inthecaseofpigcarcases:onthecommonbasicprice*
•d)inthec~seofbeefendve^l:ontheguidepriceforfdultbovine-nim~ls
plus3,41u.3•per100kgliveweigiit.
Article4
Themethodsused,underthesystemofguaranteedprices,toascertainor
calculatetheaveragepricesobtainedbyproducersonmarketsshallnotbe
alteredinanywaywhichwouldbringthecalculatedpricesdowntoalevel
lowerthanthatresultingfrom-theapplication ofthemethodsusedbefore
1February1973.'" v ■'
Article5 r...
1.Article54shallapplytotheprocedure,usedundertheguaranteedprice
systemformilk,formakingfinancialadjustments asbetweencertain
regions.
2.Theguaranteedmilkpricemaybe'rais'edCrnlytotheextentofthereduction,
resultingfrompricealignment,inthedifferencereferredtointhe
followingsubparagraph .HowevertheUnitedKingdomproducerpriceformilk
shallnotexceedthetargetpriceformilkforthemarketingyearin
question.
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-4-
Thedifferencereferred ,tointheprecedingsubparagraphisthedifference
betweenthelevelsofmilksupportresultingfromtheinterventionprices
applicableintheUnitedKingdomandfromtheinterventionpricesapplicable
intheCommunity.
Article6
1.Thesystemofguaranteedpricesshallceaseto.applyafter:
-30June1973inthecaseofsugarbeet,
-31March1974inthecaseofeggs.
2.Theguaranteedpriceforeggssh->.llbesofixed».stoavaiddisruptingthe
propofunctioningofthecommonagricultural policy,andinparticularthe
commonorganisation ofthemarketineggs.
Article6
Thesystemofguaranteedpricesshallberetainedonlyforsolongas:
a)inthecaseofwheat,barleyandrye:theinterventionpriceapplicable
intheUnitedKingdom,
b)inthecaseofoats:theinterventionpriceforbarleyapplicableinthe
UnitedKingdom,multipliedbythecoefficientreferredtoinArticle3
(2)(b), ^
c)inthecaseofpigcarcases:thecommonbasicprice,lessthe.compensatory
amount,
d)inthecaseofbeef*ndve~l:theguidepriceforadultbovinesnim-ls
"pplicableintheUnitedKingdom,plus3*41u.per100kgliveweight
islessthantherelevantguaranteedprice.
Articleu
TheUnitedKingdomshalleachyearnotifytheCommissionwithina
reasonabletimeoftheguaranteedpricedwhichitproposestofix.
Article9
Rulesfortheimplementation ofthisRegulation maybeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle25ofRegulationN°120/57/EECor
inthecorresponding ArticlesoftheotherrelevantRegulations onthe
commonorganisation ofagricultural markets,whichevermaybeappropriate .
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Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication in
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
Itshallapplyuntil31December1977atthelatest.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallIlemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident