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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(74)530Final
Brussels,23April1974
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (SEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
alteringtheintervalsatwhichthestandardvaluesarefixed
tobeusedincalculatingfinancialcompensation in
respectoffisheryproducts
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(74)530Final

EXPLANATORY MEKORAIJBUK
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)adjustingtheintervalsatwhich
thestandardvaluesusedincalculatingthefinancialcompensationforfisheryproductsaretobefixed.
ThesecondsubparagraphofArticle10(3)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)n°214^74of20October1970onthecommonorganisationofthe
marketinfisheryproductsprovidesthatthefinancialcompensation
grantedtoproducers'organisations mustbereducedbythestandard
valuesfixedatthebeginningofthefishingyear,forproductsfor
purposesotherthanhumanconsumption ,orbynetreceiptsfromsales
ofproductsforhumanconsumptioneffectedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticles10(2)ofthatRegulation.
Sincetheintroduction oftheorganisation ofthemarketin
fisheryproductson1February1971Commissiondepartments havebeen
awareofslightvariationsinthepricesobtainedforproductsintended
forpurposesotherthanconsumptionduringtheperiodwhenstandardvalues
arebeingfixed.Duringthisperiod,however,therehasbeenasubstantial
increaseinthepriceofproteins,oneofthemostimportantofwhichisfish
meal.Giventhatitisunknownwhetherthesituationasregardsthe
presentshortageofproteinswillchangeinthenearfuturesandthat
forthisreasonatendencytowardshigherpricesforproductswithdrawn
fromthemarketandintendedforpurposesotherthanconsumptionitto
beexpected,asinglefixingofstandardvaluesatthebeginningofthe
fishingyearisnolongerconsistent withtheactualmarketsituation.
Onthataccountitisproposedthatthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle
10(3)shouldbeamendedinsuchawsyastoretainthepriorstandard
fixingoftheamountusedincalculatingthefinancialcompensation but
toallowfortheadjustmentofthatamountincaseswheretherehave
beensubstantialpricevariationsduringthefishingyear.

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Financialeffects
Itshould "benotedthatitisdifficulttoassessthefinancial
effects.Thestandardvalueisafactorusedincalculatingthe
financialcompensation grantedtoproducers'organizations for
productswithdrawnfromthemarketincaseswheretheCommunity
withdrawalpricewasnotreached.Furthermore ,theectentofthe
financialeffectdependsmainlyonthequantitieswithdrawn.
Thisproposalprovidesthatthestandardvaluewhichuntilha3
beenfixedannuallyfortheentirefishingyearfromiJanuaryto
31Decembermay,ifnecessary,beadjustedduringthecoursecfthe
year.
SuchanamendmentwouldresultinareductioninEAGGPexpenditure
incaseswheretherehasbeenanadjustmentofpricesobtainedfor
productswithdrawnandintendedforpurposesotherthanhumanconsumption
orwouldresultinanincreaseinthereversecase.Itmusthoweverbe
statedthatthepresentshortageofproteins,ofwhichmealisan
importantvariety,isunlikelytoimproveinthenearfuture.The
adjustmentofthestandardvaluewillthereforehelptoreduceEAGGP
expenditure .Takingintoconsideration theCommunitysupplysituation
asregardsfreshfishthereductioninEAGGPexpenditurewillbeeven
greater.
However,forthecurrentyearandfutureyearsthefinancial
effects,althoughdifficulttoforecast,willbelimitedandwillnot
requirechangestobemadetoannualreserves.
BudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities i^rt.711HeadingN°7110
1973Crédit1375000u.a.Créditexpenditure 61461880u.a.
1974Crédit2000000u.a.
Pluri-annual prevision 2000000u.a.

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RECJUJATION (EEC'OFTFT?COUNCIL
altering "theintervalsatwhichtheetandardvaluesarefixed
tobeusedincalculatingfinancialcompensationinrespect
offisheryproducts
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOLMTNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andtoparticularArticle43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
Whereas,underthesecondsub-paragraph &f.Articlelo(3)ofCouncil'Regulation
(EEC)No2142/70of20October1970onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
infisheiyproducts,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3159/73»"the
financialcompensation grantedtoproducers'organizations istobereduced
bythestandardvalues,fixedatthebeginningofthefishingyear,for
productsforpurposesotherthanhumanconsumption ,orbynetreceiptsfrom
salesofproductsforhumanconsumptioneffectedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle10(2)ofthatRegulation;
Whereasthefishingyearcoversthewholecalendaryear;
WhereasasharpincreasehasbeenrecordedonCommunitymarketsintheprices
paidforproductsforpurposesotherthanhumanconsumptionduringthelast
periodforwhichastandardvaluewasfixed;whereasthistrendcanbe
expectedtocontinue;
WhereasitisunlikelythattheCommunityshortageofhigh-protein products,
amongstwhichfishmealisanimportantproduct,willchangeinthenear
future:
OJKoL236,27October1970,p.5.
20JHoL322,23November1973,p.4.

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"Jhereas theprices ofproduct swithdrawn irom themarket andintended for
purposes other than hunuin consumption can,.iherefore heexpected torise :
)
whereas thestandard value fixed once atthebeginning ofthefishing year
isthus nolonger adequate totake account oftheactual market situation ;
whereas provisions should therefore "bemade foraltering thestandard value :
thefishing year inthelight ofthemarket situation ;
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Thesecond sub-paragraph ofArticle 10(3 )ofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70is
amended toread asfollows :
"This amount shall hereduced "bythestandard values forproducts for
purposes other than human consumption ,such values tohefixed atthe
"beginning ofthefishing year andsubsequently whenever major variations
arerecorded intheprices onCommunity markets ,orbythenetreceipts
from .sales ofproducts forhuman consumption effected inaccordance with l
the :provisions ofparagraph 2."
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1January 1975#
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMember States .
Done atBrussels , 19 •
For the Council
The President