CELEX: 31973R0136
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 136/73 of the Council of 15 January 1973 on the levies fixed for cereals and altered as a result of the devaluation of the United States dollar

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31973R0136

Regulation (EEC) No 136/73 of the Council of 15 January 1973 on the levies fixed for cereals and altered as a result of the devaluation of the United States dollar  

Official Journal L 018 , 23/01/1973 P. 0002 - 0002

 REGULATION ( EEC ) No 136/73 OF THE COUNCIL    of 15 January 1973    on the levies fixed for cereals and altered as a result of   the devaluation of the United States dollar    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European   Economic Community ;    Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 653/68 ( 1 )   of 30 May 1968 on conditions for alterations to the values of   the unit of account used for the common agricultural policy ,   and in particular Article 6 thereof ;    Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;    Whereas the levies applicable to imports of cereals on and   after 9 May 1972 were increased by an amount taking account   of the alteration in the parity of the United States dollar ;   whereas that increase was extended to levies fixed in advance   prior to the aforementioned date by Commission Regulation   ( EEC ) No 1064/72 ( 2 ) of 24 May 1972 modifying the export   refunds and import levies fixed in advance for cereals and in   accordance with Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 1134/68 ( 3 )   of 30 July 1968 laying down rules for the implementation of   Regulation ( EEC ) No 653/68 , and whereas , the compensatory   amounts , fixed in accordance with Council Regulation ( EEC )   No 974/71 ( 4 ) of 12 May 1971 on certain short-term   economic policy measures to be taken in agriculture following   the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for the   currencies of certain Member States , payable at the time of   importation from third countries , have similarly been   lowered correspondingly ;    Whereas according to Article 4 of Commission Regulation   ( EEC ) No 1013/71 ( 5 ) of 17 May 1971 laying down detailed   rules for the application of Regulation ( EEC ) No 974/71 ,   the Member States do not apply the compensatory amounts where   cereals are imported under contracts referred to in that   Article ; whereas that provision has resulted in exemption   from payment of the compensatory amount on quantities in   respect of which such payment no longer permits execution of   the contract under the conditions which existed before the   temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for the   currencies of certain Member States ;    Whereas certain quantities eligible for exemption from   payment of the compensatory amount had not yet been imported   on 9 May 1972 ; and whereas it is apparent that certain of   these quantities had been the subject of contracts for the   period of the marketing year and providing for unrestricted   resale on the internal market of the Community ; whereas   proper attention should be paid to this particular   situation ;    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :    Article 1    Imports of cereals on which the Member State concerned ,   pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1013/71 , does   not collect the compensatory amount referred to in Article 1   of Regulation ( EEC ) No 974/71 , shall be eligible , on the   application of the parties concerned , to benefit under the   following provisions :    ( a ) Levies fixed in advance before 9 May 1972 shall not   be increased by the amount indicated in the Annex to   Regulation ( EEC ) No 1064/72 ;    ( b ) Other levies applicables to imports between 9 May and   31 July 1972 shall be reduced by the amount shown in the   Annex to Regulation ( EEC ) No 1064/72 .    Article 2    The Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure   that sums referred to in Article 1 and already collected at   the time of importation are repaid , on application , to   those parties entitled to benefit from the provisions of that   Article .    Article 3    This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day   following its publication in the Official Journal of the   European Communities .    This Regulation shall apply from 9 May 1972 .    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and   directly applicable in all Member States .    Done at Brussels , 15 January 1973 .    For the Council    The President    P. HARMEL    ( 1 ) OJ No L 123 , 31 . 5 . 1968 , p. 4 .    ( 2 ) OJ No L 120 , 25 . 5 . 1972 , p. 23 .    ( 3 ) OJ No L 188 , 1 . 8 . 1968 , p. 1 .    ( 4 ) OJ No L 106 , 12 . 5 .3 1971 , p. 1 .    ( 5 ) OJ No L 110 , 18 . 5 . 1971 , p. 8 .