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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels.13June1973
MODIFICATION
oftheproposaloftheCouncilDirectiveconcerning
mutualassistance onthe.subjectofrecoveryofstuns
paid,inerrorinconnectionwiththeCommonAgricultural
Policy,andofagriculturalleviesandcustomsduties
(Presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil
pursuanttothesecondparagraphofArticle149of"theEECTreaty)
COM(73)936final

OUTLINE OFINTENTIONS
Following from theopinion given bytheEuropean Parliament (1)
ontheproposal oftheDirective concerning mutual assistance
onthesubject ofrecovery ofsuns paid inerror inconnection
with theCommon Agricultural Policy ,and ofagricultural levies
andcustoms duties (2),theCommission considers this tobean
opportune time tomodify its initial proposal inconformity
with Article 1^9second sub-paragraph oftheTreaty setting up
the European Economic Community .
Thegrounds fortheproposal arise from Article 6andArticle 9i
thesuggested modifications taking the form ofamore precise
text ,without basically changing theinitial Commission proposal .
With reference toArticle8andcorresponding considerations,'
theproposed modifications set out toallow thedebts due tothe
applicant Member State tobenefit from existing privileges in
respect ofsimilar debts due tothe ;xeeeiying Member .State .
(1)O.J. nrC19of12,4.1973 ,P.38
(2)COM (72)1578 final andfinal 2

^"KODIFrC.aTlOIT -
oftheproposal oftheCouncil Directive concerning
mutual assistance orithesubject ofrecovery ofsums
paid inerror inconnection with theCommon Agricultural
Policy ,and ofagricultural levies and customs duties .
(modification inapplication ofArticle 1^9second sub­
/
paragraph oftheEECTreaty )
The Commission modifies itsproposal asfollows i
Title ofthe Directive :-New version ;
"Proposal for aCouncil Directive concerning mutual assistance
onthesubject ofrecovery ofdebts due from sums paid inerror
inconnection with theCommon Agricultural Policy ,aswell as
agricultural levies and customs duties which have been evaded ."
Article 6,paragraph 1,first sub-paragraph :-Newversion :
"1.Inacase ofdispute ,theaction shall betaken bythe
interested party before thecompetent body oftheMember State
where theapplicant authority issituated ,inconformity with
theprovisions ofthelaws andregulations ofthat authority .
This action shall also benotified bythis party atthesame
time tothereceiving authority ."

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Article 8-New version :
"The debts due intheMember State where thereceiving authority
issituated shall enjoy privileges ofthesame order assimilar
debts due totheTreasury ofthat State :"
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Article 9-New version : ■ '
"Onarequest initiated bytheapplicant authority ,thereceiving
authority shall proceed totake protective measures .
Article 5and 6apply mutatis mutandis ."