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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)1063final
Brussels,29June1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No229/73asregardsthe"accession **
compensatory amountsandcoefficients tobeapplied
theretoforcereals
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)1063final

EXPLATATCOT MEMORAJÏDUM
1.Under Article 55(2 )oftheActconcerning theConditions ofAccession
andtheAdjustments totheTreaties ,the "accession "compensatory amounts
forthose products forwhich derived intervention prices arefixed in
thenew Member States arctoequal thedifference between theprices
fixed forthenewMember State concerned andthecommon prices .As
regards cereals ,these provisions apply tocommon wheat andbarley for
which derived intervention prices arefixed inall thenewMember States .
Initsproposal for aRegulation determining themain marketing centres
forcereals ,thederived intervention prices applicable atthose centres
andthesingle intervention prices formaize ,durum wheat andrye ,the
Commission proposed themarketing centres andtheprices applicable
thereat forthemarketing year 1>73/1974 «Among these centres are
those where theprices ha/vealready served asabasis forthecalculation
ofthe "accession "compensatory amounts .
Inaccordance with therules laid down inArticle 52(2),(a)oftheAct ,.
andtaking into account theCouncil 'sdecision toprovide foraderogation
under Article 5^(3 )ofthe x\ctfortheUnited Kingdom ,these prices
should bealigned v/iththelevel ofcommon prices forthemarketing
year 1973/1974•Inaccordance with Article 55(2 )oftheActthe
difference between these prices andthecommon prioes ,thelatter being
increased by1/Jforthemarketing year 1973/l974 »equals the"accession "
compensatory amount which isapplicable forcommon wheat andbarley
during themarketing yecj ?1973/1974 *
2.Inrespect ofthose cereals forwhich noderived intervention prices have
been fixed inthenewMember States ,therules forthecalculation and
alignment ofcompensatory amounts ,were ,pursuant totheActofAccession ,
laid down byCouncil Regulation (EEC)Ho229/73(2 )whereby thecompensa ^
tory amounts forthese products aretobecalculated byapplying
coefficients tothecompensatory anounts that arevalid forthereference
cereal .These coefficients were determined onthebasis ofprices or
prico ratios inthenewMember States .Accordingly ,Article 2(2)of
thesaid Regulation provides foraprogressive adjustment ofthese
coefficients inaccordance with thetimetable laid down inArticle 52(2 )
oftheAct (6stages ),alignment ,that is,with theexisting ratio
•*•/•»•

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■betweenCommunitythresholdprices.Theapplicationofacoefficient
tothecompensatory amountwhichisfixedforthoreferencecereal,taking
intoaccountthevariationsincommonprices,andtheprogressivealign­
mentofthecoefficients withthethresholdpriceratioforthonew
marketingyear,constituterulestvhichenablethefirststageofalign­
menttobeachieved.

Proposal fora
amending Regulation (M!C)No229/73asregards the"accession "
compensatory amounts andcoefficients to "beapplied thereto forcereals
THECOUMCIL OFTHE EUROPEfilT CQElMUlTITIES ,
i .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard totheTreaty concerning theaccession ofnewMember States to
1theEuropean Economic Community andtotheEuropean Atomic Energy Community ,
signod on22January 1972 ,andinparticular Article 62(1 )oftheAct
annexed thereto ,hereinafter called the "Act";
Having regard totheproposal fror.i theCommission :
Ν
Whereas thecompensatory amounts which areapplicable until 31July 1973 for
common wheat andbarley were fixed "byArticle IofCouncil Regulation (EEC)
Ho229/73of31January 1973 laying down general rules forthesystem of
compensatory amounts forcereals anddetermining these forcertain products ;
-whereas ,in .accordance with Article .55(2 )oftheAct,those amounts correspond
tothedifference between prices established inthenewMember State concerned
andthecommon prices ;
Whereas ,inaccordance with Article 52oftheAct ,existing prices inthe
newMember States must bealigned with thelevel ofthecommon prices insix
stages ;whereas ,forthemarketing year 1973/1974 *theresult ofthis align­
ment istheprices forcommon wheat andbarley that aredealt with inCouncil
Regulation (EEC)Ifo /73of 1973^;whereas ,inaccordance with
Article 55(2 )oftheAct ,thedifference between these prices andthecommon
prices equals the "accession "compensatory amount that isvalid forthe ,new
marketing year ; /
•••
JojHoL73of27Iîarch 1972,p.5»
,QJNoL27of1February 1973 ,P«25»
Draft Regulation determining ,forthemarketing year 1973/1974 1themain
marketing centres forcereals ,thederived intervention prices applicable
atthose centres ,andthesingle intervention prices formaize ,durum wheat
andrye .

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WhereasCouncilRegulation(ESC)ITo229A3didnotdoterminecompensatory
amountsforthosecerealsforwhichnoderivedinterventionpricehasteen
fixed,butcoefficientsfor.thecompensatory amountapplicabletotherefer­
encecereal;whereasunderArticle2(2)oftheaboveRegulationtheseco­
efficientsaretobeprogressively aligned;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
•.• î
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No229/73isreplacedbythefollowing:
"Thecompensatory amountsapplicableuntil31July1974intradebetweenthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted andthenewMemberStates,andbetween
thenewMemberStatesandthirdcountries,shall,forthefollowingcereals,
beasfollows:
!Tradewi't'h''' I
Dcnraark
.u.a./tIreland
u.a./tUnitedKingdoau.a./t
Commonwheat 8.37 6.31 33.10
IBarley j7.31 12.51 36.39|
Article2
Article2(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No229/73(2)isreplacedbythe
following:
"1.Thecompensatory amountsapplicableuntil31Julyintradebetweenthe
Communityasoriginallyconstituted andthenewMemberStates,andbe­
tweenthenewMemberStatesandthirdcountries,shallbecalculatedby
applyingthefollowingcoefficients tothecompensatory amountsforthe
referencecereal:
I* ' '
; Ç 09•/•#•

Productforwhich
thecompensatory
amountis
applicableRcferer.ce
cerealsCoefficients applicableintradewith
Derunark IrelandUnitedKingdom
IDurumwheat iCommonwheal 1.107 2.542 1.425
Rye Barley I 1.103 1.220
IOats Barley 0.964 0.9540.869
!Maize Barley 1.453 ι0.889
Millet Barley 0.9620.893
jSorghuia jBarley |
! I1.563 !0.896
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August19T3-
ThisRegulationshall "bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident