CELEX: 31975R0540
Language: en
Date: 1975-02-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 540/75 of the Commission of 28 February 1975 laying down additional measures to be taken in agriculture following the fixing, with effect from 3 March 1975, of new representative rates for the currencies of certain Member States

3 . 3 . 75                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 57/29
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 540/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                   of 28 February 1975
               laying down additional measures to be taken in agriculture following the fixing, with
               effect from 3 March 1975 , of new representative rates for the currencies of certain
                                                      Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   account but applied in national currencies by a
COMMUNITIES ,                                                    coefficient reflecting the relationship in the national
                                                                currency between the prices resulting from
                                                                 application of the conversion rates valid before 3
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                     March 1975 and those valid from that date ; whereas,
European Economic Community ;                                    however, account must be taken of the fact that, for
                                                                 products in respect of which there are monetary
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     compensatory amounts, that price difference will be
475/75 ( x ) of 27 February 1975 on the exchange rates           taken into account when such compensatory amounts
to be applied in agriculture, and in particular                  are fixed ;
Article 4 thereof;
                                                                Whereas the necessary amendments must be kept to a
Whereas       Regulation     ( EEC )  No     475 /75   has       minimum so as to avoid complicating the system to
introduced, in respect of certain Member States, new             an excessive extent ; whereas it has been found
representative rates to be used where transactions               appropriate to leave unaffected amounts of a purely
carried    out   under   instruments   of   the   common         standard nature and those not having a practical
agricultural policy or specific rules adopted under             application or which are of limited economic
Article 235 of the Treaty require national currencies            significance ;
to be expressed in other currencies or in units of
account ;
                                                                Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1967/74 (2 ) of
                                                                 23 July 1974, as last amended by Regulation (EEC )
Whereas, however, under Article 2 of the same                    No 462/75 (3 ), introduced a system of premiums for
Regulation, the intervention prices and buying-in                the orderly marketing of certain adult bovine animals
prices fixed for the common agricultural policy are              for slaughter which was originally intended to apply
generally to be adjusted at the beginning of the                 during the 1974/75 marketing year and whose
1975/76 marketing year or of the period for which                validity was extended until 30 April 1975 ; whereas
the prices are to apply, in so far as such periods have         Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2504/74 (4 ) of 20
not already begun ; whereas under Articles 3 ( 1 ) and           October 1974, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
4 of that Regulation the amounts to be paid out by              462/75 , laid down the rules for financing that system ;
Member States under the Regulations on the                      whereas the representative rates applicable from 3
common organization of agricultural markets in                   March 1975 , the date on which the 1975/76 beef and
respect of other measures of intervention on the                 veal marketing year begins, would in principle lead to
internal market are to be fixed in the light of the             a reduction in Germany and in the Benelux countries
effect of that Regulation while the other prices and            of the amounts up to which expenditure incurred
amounts fixed for the common agricultural policy by              under the said premium system is to be financed ;
specific provisions adopted under Article 235 of the             whereas, since the measure in question represents an
Treaty are to be adjusted as necessary ; whereas a              extension of limited duration of the system applicable
2-27 % increase may be provided for as regards                  for the previous marketing year, it appears
amounts fixed in units of account but not related to            appropriate, as a transitional measure, to provide
the fixing of prices ;                                          for the said amounts as expressed in national
                                                                currency before the start of the marketing year to
                                                                be kept at their former level until the system ceases
Whereas, as regards amounts other than those                    to apply ;
increased by 2-27 % , the necessary adjustments may
be made by multiplying amounts fixed in units of
                                                                (2) OJ No L 206, 27. 7. 1974, p. 1 .
                                                                (3) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 197.5 , p. 2 .
H OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975, p. 28 .                            (4) OJ No L 269 , 4 . 10 . 1974, p. 1 .
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Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 475/75 has brought                — until 31 December 1975, in the case of fishery
into operation the provisions of Council Regulation               products and tobacco in Germany and the
( EEC) No 1134/68 of 30 July 1968 laying down rules               Benelux countries ;
for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No
653 /68 on conditions for altering the value of the           — until the beginning of the 1975/76 marketing year
unit of account used for the common agricultural                  for all other products, be multiplied by the
                                                                  coefficients :
policy ; whereas Article 4 of that Regulation provides,
inter alia, that any person having applied for and                (a ) in the Benelux countries         1-00725
obtained the advance fixing of an amount for a given
transaction may have that advance fixing and the                  (b ) in Germany                       1-02271
relevant document or certificate cancelled ;                      (c) in France                         0-98598
Whereas the changes in the conversion rates will have             ( d) in Ireland                       0-95536
effect in practice only from the dates specified in
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 475 /75 ; whereas                (e) in Italy                          0-97199
it should be provided that the right of cancellation as
aforesaid shall be available only when the amounts                (f) in the United Kingdom             0-97830
fixed in advance are actually affected ; whereas,
moreover, cancellation is justified only if the change                                  Article 2
in the amount fixed in advance was unforeseeable ;
 whereas the right to cancellation should therefore           1.     The amounts set out in Annex II shall be varied
 apply only to amounts in respect of which advance            as specified therein.
 fixing was applied for before the change in the
 relevant amount became foreseeable ;                         2.     As regards the amounts set out in section A of
                                                              Annex II, the Member States shall within three
 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation         months of the entry into force of this Regulation put
 are in accordance with the Opinions of all the               into force the measures required to comply with
 relevant Management Committees and also with that             paragraph 1 .
 of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Products,
                                                                                        Article 3
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                              1 . The last subparagraph of Article 4 ( 1 ) of
                                                              Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 shall apply in respect
                         Article 1                            of the relevant products and Member States with
 The various items listed in Annex I shall :                  effect from the dates specified in Article 2 ( 1 ) of
                                                               Regulation (EEC) No 475/75 .
 — until 30 April 1975 , in Germany and the Benelux
     countries, in the case of certain adult bovine           2.     It shall apply only to amounts fixed in advance
     animals for slaughter;                                   and documents or certificates relating thereto issued,
 — until 31 July 1975 , in the case of pigmeat, eggs,         within the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation
      poultrymeat and ovalbumin and lactalbumin ;              (EEC) No 193 /75 H , before 3 March 1975.
 — until 15 September 1975, in the case of milk and
      milk products in the Benelux countries ;                                          Article 4
 — until 15 December 1975 , in the case of wine               This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March
      products ;                                               1975 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 28 February 1975 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                             Member of the Commission
                                                              (!) OJ No L 25, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 10.
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                                                            ANNEX 1
                                                       A. OILS AND FATS
               I. Oil seeds
                    1 . intervention prices
                    2. monthly increases in the intervention prices
                   3 . increases and reductions in the intervention prices
                   4. aids
                   5 . export refunds
                    6 . accession compensatory amounts
              II . Olive oil
                    1 . intervention prices
                    2. monthly increases in the intervention prices
                    3 . increases and reductions in the intervention prices
                   4. aids, subject as provided in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1847/74 (*)
                   5. import levies
                   6. export levies
                    7. export refunds
                                                           B. CEREALS
              1 . intervention prices
              2 . monthly increases in the intervention prices
              3 . special price increase for rye of bread-making quality
              4 . production refunds
              5 . minimum prices for potatoes to be paid by the starch manufacturer and minimum prices to
                   be received by the producer
              6. standard amounts under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 376/70 (2)
              7. minimum selling price under Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 376/70
              8 . storage premiums under special intervention measures
              9. production aids for durum wheat, subject to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1847/74
            10. where no monetary compensatory amount is applicable :
                  — import levies
                  — export levies
                  — export refunds
                  — accession compensatory amounts
                  — premiums to be added to the import levies
                  — corrective amounts applicable to export refunds
                  — components for protection of the processing industry under Article 61 of the Act of
                        Accession (3), in intra-Community trade
           (l) OJ No L 195 , 18 . 7 . 1974, p . 1 .
           (') OJ No L 47, 28 . 2 . 1970, p . 49 .
           (s) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p . 14 .
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                                                              C. RICE
               1 . intervention prices
              2 . monthly increases in the intervention prices
              3 . corrective amounts applicable to intervention prices
              4. standard amounts under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 471/67 (*)
              5 . minimum selling price under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 471/67
              6. import levies
              7. export levies
              8 . export refunds
              9 . accession compensatory amounts
            10 . premiums to be added to import levies
            11 . corrective amounts applicable to export refunds
            12. components for protection of the processing industry under Article 61 of the Act of
                   Accession (2), in intra-Community trade.
                                                            D. PIGMEAT
            1 . buying-in prices
           2. private storage aids
            3 . sluice-gate prices, where converted into national currencies to ensure compliance with
                  obligations entered into by third countries
           4. where no monetary compensatory amount is applicable :
                  — levies
                  — accession compensatory amounts
                                                    E. EGGS AND POULTRYMEAT
            1 . sluice-gate prices, where converted into national currencies to ensure compliance with
                  obligations entered into by third countries
           2. where no monetary compensatory amount is applicable:
                  — levies
                  — accession compensatory amounts
                                                F. OVALBUMIN AND LACTALBUMIN
           Sluice-gate prices, where converted into national currencies to ensure compliance with
           obligations entered into by third countries.
                                                             G. SUGAR
              1 . intervention prices
              2. increases and reductions in intervention prices
           (') OJ No 204 , 24 . 8 . 1967, p . 12.
           (!) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14 .
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               3 . amounts fixed under the intervention system to cover packing costs
               4. minimum prices for beet
               5 . contributions and reimbursements under the arrangements for offsetting storage costs
               6. production refunds
               7. subsidies under Article 34 of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC (*)
               8. production levy
               9. amounts under Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 700/73 (2)
             10. premium granted for the production of sugar from molasses under Regulation (EEC) No
                    260/75 (3)
             11 . maximum selling price for sugar imported under tendering procedures
                                                           4 . MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
             1 . intervention prices
            2. aids for skimmed-milk powder and skimmed milk for animal feedingstuffs
            3. aid for skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates
            4. the amounts specified in :
           5. (a) Articles 2 (2) and 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1108/68 (4)
                  (b)   Articles 6 (2), 8 (2) and 24 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (5)
                  (c)   the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 757/71 (6)
                  (d)   Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1282/72 (7)
                  (e)   Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1717/72 (8)
                   (f)  Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 71/73 (9)
                  (g)   Articles 2 ( 1 ) and (3 ) and 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 349/73 (10)
                  (h)   Articles 11 ( 1 ) and 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 232/75 (n )
                  (i) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1365/74 (12)
                  (j ) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2121/74 (13)
            6. maximum and minimum amounts fixed in connection with tendering procedures
            7. where no monetary compensatory amount is applicable:
                  — import levies
                  — export refunds
                  — accession compensatory amounts
              (l) ,OJ  No  308 , 18 . 12 . 1967, p . 1 .
              (l)  OJ  No  L 67, 14 . 3 . 1973 , p . 12 .
             (»)   OJ  No  L 27, 1 . 2 . 1975 , p . 39 .
             («)   OJ  No L 184 , 29 . 7 . 1968 , p . 34 .
             (5)   OJ  No L 90 , 15 . 4 . 1969 , p . 12 .
             («)  OJ   No L 83 , 8 . 4 . 1971 , p . 53 .
             C)    OJ  No L 142 , 22 . 6. 1972 , p . 14 .
             (8)  OJ   No L 181 , 9 . 8 . 1972, p . 11 .
             (•)  OJ   No L 12 , 13 . 1 . 1973 , p . 14 .
           H      OJ   No L 40, 13 . 2 . 1973 , p . 1 .
           (»)    OJ   No L 24 , 31 . 1 . 1975 , p . 45 .
           (")    OJ   No L 147, 1 . 6. 1974, p . 46 .
           ( 1S)  OJ   No L 222 , 12 . 8 . 1974 , p . 10 .
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                                                          I. BEEF AND VEAL
           The amounts set out in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2504/74 (1).
                                                                 J. WINE
           1 . activating prices
           2. minimum purchasing prices to be paid by distillers
           3 . aid granted to distillers
           4 . private storage aid for table wines
           5 . until 31 August 1975, buying-in prices to be paid by intervention agencies under the
                arrangements for distilling wine by-products
           6 . reference prices, where converted into national currencies to ensure compliance with
                obligations entered into by third countries
           7 . where no monetary compensatory amount is applicable:
                — countervailing charges on imports
                — export refunds
                                                     K. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
            1 . basic prices and buying-in prices under Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (2), where
                used for determining the withdrawal price and buying-in prices
           2 . minimum buying-in prices under Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2601 /69 (8),
           3 . financial compensation under Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2601/69
           4. financial compensation under Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511 /69 (4 )
            5 . countervailing charge on importation
            6. export refunds
            7 . accession compensatory amounts
                                                              L. TOBACCO
            1 . intervention price for leaf tobacco
           2. derived intervention price for baled tobacco
            3 . premium granted to purchasers of leaf tobacco
            4. export refunds
                                                         M. FLAX AND HEMP
            Standard aid
            (!) OJ No L 269 , 4 . 10 . 1974 , p. 1 .
           (l) OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , p. 1 .
           (>) Q-J No L 324, 27. 12. 1969, p. 21 .
           ") 0J No L 318 , 18 . 12 . 1969 , p. 1 .
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                                                  N. FISHERIES
           Where used to determine financial compensation :
           1 . guide prices
           2. withdrawal prices
           3 . standard values
                                                    O. SEEDS
           Production subsidies
                                                 P. SILKWORMS
           Standard aid
                                                   Q. COTTON
           Standard aid
                                           R. DEHYDRATED FODDER
           Standard aid
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                                                               ANNEX II
            A. Amounts specified in the Council
                Directive of 17 April 1972 (!) on the
                modernization of agricultural holdings             Existing amount       To be replaced by
                Article 8 (2 )                                         40 000 u.a .           40 908 u.a.
                                                                       per MWU                per MWU
                Article 9 (2 )                                         10 000 u.a .           10 227 u.a .
                                                                       40 000 u.a .           40 908 u.a .
                                                                     per investment        per investment
                Articles   1     and 10 of the Council
                Directive of 15 May 1973 (2)                           45 u.a. /ha            46 u.a. /ha
                                                                       30 u.a. /ha            31 u.a./ha
                                                                       15 u.a./ha            15-50 u.a./ha
                                                                    4 500 u.a./farm        4 602 u.a./farm
                                                                    3 000 u.a./farm       3 068 u.a./farm
                                                                    1 500 u.a./farm        1 534 u.a./farm
                Article 11 ( 1 )                                        450 u.a .              460 u.a .
                Article 12                                             2 500 u.a .            2 557 u.a .
                                                                       7 500 u.a .            7 670 u.a.
            B. In Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No
                1696/71 (3 ), and in Article 10 of
                Regulation (EEC) No 879/73 (4), the
                expression '1 500 units of account per
                hectare' is replaced by '1 534 units of .
                account per hectare'.
           (>) OJ No  L 96, 23 .  4. 1972 , p. 1. .
           (») OJ No  L 153 , 9 . 6. 1973 , p. 24 .
           (») OJ No  L 175 , 4 . 8. 1971 , p. 1.
           (4) OJ No  L 86, 31 .  3. 1973 , p. 26 .