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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATIONCOM(73 )2118 final
Brussels ,17December 1973
extending theperiod fortransitional measures for
agricultural products inthenewMember States
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )2118 final

VI/3912/73
Orig.E
EXPLAITATORY STATEHEM 1
Article630)oftheActofAccessionprovidesthatthetinelinitfor
transitional measurestofacilitatethepassagefromexistingarrangements
inthenewMemberStatestothoseresultingfromtheapplication ofthe
CommonOrganization oftheMarketsshallnotextendbeyond31January1974*
Ingeneral,theMemberStateswereabletoapplythecommonorganization of
themarketswithinthetimelimit.However,insomemarketsectors,
difficulties haveariseninafewcaseswhichmaynecessitate atransitional
periodexpiringlaterthan31January1974*
Thesecasesconcernproblemsoftechnicaladaptation,inthecerealssector
asregardsthemanufacturing processfronmaizeeligibleforaproduction
refund;inthemilksectorasregardsthedairyprocessingofskimmedmilk
fowxirhichanaidistobegranted;inthehopssectorthepaymentthrough
producergroupsofaidstobeusedforchangingtodifferentvarietiesof
hopsandforthere-organisation ofhopgardens,andpossiblyinthesugar
sectorinconnectionwiththemanufacturing ofproductsusedinthochemical
industryeligibleforaproductionrefundtobegrantedforwhitesugar.
Inordertomakeitpossibleforextendedtimelimitstobeadoptedinthese
cases,theCouncilisrequestedtoextendthetimelinitfortheoperation
ofArticle63(1)oftheActto31January1975inaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle63(2)ofthoAct.
IFoadditionalexpenditures willariseintheE.A.G.G.F.fromtheextension
ofthetimelimitnorfromtheextensionofthespecialmeasuresforeseen
inthisnote.

PROPOSALFORA
COUNCILREGULATIO ?1"
extendingtheperiodfbrtransitional measuresforagricultural productsin
thenewMemberStates
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
1)HavingregardtotheTreatyxconcerningtheAccessionofnewMemberStates
totheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtotheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity,
signedatBrusselson22January1972,andinparticularArticle63(2)ofthe
(2)Act'annexedthereto,hereinaftercalledthe"Act";
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
WhereasinArticle63(2)oftheActatransitionalperiodupto
31January1974isprovidedinordertotakeintoaccountthedifficulties
whichthenewMemberStatesmayexperienceinapplyingthecommon
organization ofthemarkets;
Whereasithasbeenshown,thatthesedifficulties cannotbeovercomein
somemarketsectorswithinthegiventimelimit;whereasitistherefore
appropriateto-taleeadvantageofthepossibilityprovidedbytheActforthe
extensionofthistimelimitforoneyear,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
SoleArticle
Thetimelimitfortransitional measuresprovidedinArticle63(1)oftheAct
isherebyextendedupto31January1975*■
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
I
DoneatBrussels, PorthQConnission
ThePresident
(1)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14