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COMMISSION OiFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1673final
Brussels,5October1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulations (ESC)No237/73andNo235/73asto
fixingtheamountsapplicableascompensatory amountsfor
eggsandpoultrymeat
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1673final

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Article 4ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No237/73laying down general rules
forthesystem ofcompensatory amounts foreggs andarticle 3ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No235/73laying down general rules forthesystem ofcom­
pensatory amounts forpoultrymeat provide themonthly adaptation ofthe
amounts applicable ascompensatory amounts onthebasis oftheamounts
actually applied forfeed-grain included inthefood ration byapplication
ofArticle 7ofRegulation (SEC)No229/73laying down general rules forthe
system ofcompensatory amounts forcereals .
Theimplementation ofthese provisions ,recruiering themonthly review of
thecompensatory amounts fortheeggandpoultry sectors ,contribute toan
accentuated atmosphere ofuncertainty onthemarket forthese products .
Itcould beobserved during thefirst months ofapplication oftheabove
provisions that theelements ofuncertainty resulting from thepossibility
ofamonthly variation inthe 'accession 1compensatory amounts hinder trade .
Theexperience ofthefirst months following theaccession hasshown that
itisnotnecessary tomaintain theschedule ofmonthly fixations .
Theproposal hasforitsobject ,intheinterest ofanuniform application
ofthesystem ,toprolong thetime ofvalidity fortheamounts applicable
ascompensatory amounts andtofixthem onthesame dates asthesluice-gate
prices and the levies .

PROPOSAL FORA
-REGULATION |EEC>CPTHE ,COUNCIL
emending Regulaticnk(ESC )No237/73andNo235/73asto
fixing theamounts applicable ascompensatory amounts for
eggs andpoultrymeat
THECOUNCIL 07THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard totheTreaty concerning theAccession ofnewMember States
totheEuropean Economic Community and tctheEuropean Atomic Energy Commu­
nity andinparticular Article 62(l)oftheActannexed thereto
Having regard totheproposal frcia theCommission ;
Whereas Article 4(l)cfCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO237/73 of31
January 1973 laying down general rules forthesystem ofcompensatory amounts
foreggs andArticle 3(l)cfCouncil Regulation (EEC)No235/73 of31
January 1973 laying down general rules cfthesystem ofcompensatory amounts
forpoultrymeat provide that lcwer amounts applicable ascompensatory amounts
shall befixed wherever such amounts areapplied forfeed grain ,when its
levy islower than thecompensatory amount ;
Whereas thepossibility ofchanges inthese amounts attheend ofeach month
have ledtouncertainty onthemarket ineggs andpoultrymeat ,which disturbs
theflow oftrade ;
Whereas theapplication ofthese amounts inthefirst months since theaccession
hasshown ,that itisnotnecessary tomaintain themonthly fixing ."Whereas for
thepurpose ofauniform application ofthesystem theamounts applicable as
compensatory -amounts -should therefore befixed quarterly onthesame date as
thesluice-gate prices andthelevies ;
^OJNoL73,27.3.1972 ,p.5 "^OJNoL73,27.3.1972 ,p.14^OJNoL29,1.2.1973 ,p.9 .../...^OJNoC29,1.2.1973 ,-p.4

HAS ADOPTED THIS .REGULATION :
Article 1
Article 4ofRegulation (EEC)NO237/73isreplace !bythefollowing : .
"Article 4
IfArticle 7ofRegulation (EEC)No229/73isapplied foroneormore days
during thefirst seventy-five days ofanyquarter preceding 1August ,
.1November ,1 .February or1May ,theamount applicable inthefollowing
quarter asthecompensatory amount fortheproducts referred toinArticles
1and 2shall bedetermined quarterly andfor thefirst tine on1November
1973 byreference totheaverage oftheamounts determine !during the
first seventy-five days oftheprevious quarter forthecereals included
inthequantity offeed grain referred toinArticle 1ofRegulation No
145/67/EEC ."
However ,iftheamount varies byless than 5%from theaisount determined
fortheprevious quarter ,itshall remain unaltered ."
Article 2
Article 3ofRegulation (EEC)No235/73isreplaced bythefollowing :
"Article 3 ■■•
IfArticle 7ofRegulation (ESC)No229/73isapplied foroneormore days
during thefirst seventy-five days ofanyquarter preceding 1August ,
1November ,1February of1May ,theamount applicable inthefollowing
quarter asthecompensatory amount fortheproducts referred toinArticles
1and2shall bedetermined quarterly andforthefirst time on1November
1973 byreference totheaverage oftheamounts determined during thefirst
seventy-five days oftheprevious quarter forthecereals included inthe
quantity offeed grain referred toinArticle 1ofRegulation No146/07/SEC
However ,iftheamount varies byless than 5%from theamount determined
fortheprevious quarter ,itshall remain unaltered ." •••

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Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on1November 1$73 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Commission