CELEX: 31973R3494
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3494/73 of the Commission of 21 December 1973 defining additional measures to be taken in agriculture following the fixing, with effect from 1 January 1974, of a new representative rate for the Italian lira

28 . 12 . 73                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 357 35
                                     REGULATION (EEC) No 3494/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 21 December 1973
                 defining additional measures to be taken in agriculture following the fixing, with effect
                                 from 1 January 1974, of a new representative rate for the Italian lira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            June 1974, at the level, expressed in lira, valid on 31
COMMUNITIES ,                                                              October 1973 , while the activating price for table
                                                                          wine will remain, until 15 December 1974, at the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                        level, expressed in lira, valid on 31 December 1973 ;
pean Economic Community ;
                                                                          Whereas the said Articles stipulate that the incidence
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/                            of the measures referred to above must be taken
EEC (*) of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of                      into account when the amounts to be paid by Italy
a common organization of the market in oils and fats,                     under the agricultural market regulations in respect
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1707/73 (2 ) ;                      of other forms of intervention on the internal market
                                                                           are being fixed ; whereas appropriate steps should
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 974/                        be taken to ensure that other amounts applicable in
71 (3) of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of con­                         connection with the organization of markets in the
junctural policy to be taken in agriculture following                     various agricultural products are, where this is ren­
the widening of the margins of fluctuation for the                        dered necessary by the special economic situation of
currencies of certain Member States , as last amended                     Italy, maintained at the level, expressed in Italian lira,
by Regulation ( EEC ) No 3450/73 (4), and in parti­                       valid on 31 December 1973 ;
cular Article 6 thereof ;
                                                                           Whereas this aim can be achieved, by applying to
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1569/                       amounts fixed in units of account and expressed in
73 (5) of 20 July 1972 laying down special measures                       Italian lira a coefficient reflecting the relationship
for colza and rape seed, as last amended by Regu­                         between prices expressed in Italian lira resulting from
lation (EEC) No 3477/73 ( (i), and in particular Ar­                      the application of the different conversion rates ap­
ticle 7 thereof ;
                                                                          plicable on 31 December 1973 and 1 January 1974 ;
                                                                          whereas, however, when the coefficient is being cal­
Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           culated allowance must be made for the fact that for
2958/73 (') of 31 October 1973 , as amended by Regu­                       a series of products a 1 °/o increase has been applied
 lation ( EEC) No 2996/73 (8), a representative rate                       pursuant to the old Article 4b of Regulation (EEC)
 applicable in agriculture with effect from 1 January                      No 974/71 and the old Article 5a of Regulation ( EEC)
 1974 has been fixed for the Italian lira ; whereas the
                                                                           No 1569 / 72 ;
new Article 4b of Regulation ( EEC) No 974/71 , and
 the new Article 5a of Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72
 in the case of colza and rape seed, stipulate that the                    Whereas the measures provided for this Regu­
economic effects of this measure shall , in the case of                    lation are in accordance with the Opinions of the
products for which a marketing year is fixed be de­                        Management Committees for Oils and Fats, Cereals,
 layed until the beginning of the 1974/75 marketing                        Milk and Milk Products, Seeds, Wine, Fruit and Ve­
 year, whereas to this end , in accordance with these                      getables, and Sugar,
Articles the intervention or buying-in prices valid in
 Italy are, until the end of the 1973 /74 marketing
 year, fixed at the level , expressed in lira, resulting
 from provisions in force on 31 December 1973 ;                             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 whereas, however, pursuant to the said Article 4b ,
 the intervention price for sugar and the minimum
 prices for beet valid in Italy will remain , until 30                                              Article 1
 ( l ) OJ No 172 , 30.9 . 1966 , p . 302.5 / 66 .                          1 . This Regulation shall apply only until the be­
 (») Oj No L 175 , 29 . 6 . 1973 , p . 5 .                                 ginning of the 1974/75 marketing year for the rele­
 (*) OJ No L 106 , 12 . 5 . 1971 , p . 1 .                                 vant product and until 15 December 1974 for wine .
 (4)   OJ  No   L 353 , 22 . 12 . 1973 , p . 25 .
 (•)   OJ  No   L 167 , 25 . 7 . 1972 , p. 9 .
  (")  See p. 6 of this Official Journal .                                 2.    It shall apply only to conversions into or out of
 (7)   OJ  No   L 303 , 1.11 . 1973 , p . I.
  (8)  OJ  No   L 305 , 1.11 . 1973 , p . 7 .                              Italian lira .
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                         Article 2                               E. For seeds :
                                                                      — The aid for certain varieties of seed granted
The following shall be multiplied by 0-9587 :                               under Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No
                                                                            2358 /71 .
A. For oils and fats :
                                                                                               Article 3
    1 . The monthly increases in intervention prices
        for olive oil and oil seeds .                            The following shall ( be multiplied by 0-9683 :
    2. The increases and reductions applicable to the
        intervention price for olive oil .                       A. For oils and fats :
    3 . The supplementary aid for colza and rape seed                 1 . The subsidy for processing of colza, rape and
        processed in Italy .                                               sunflower seed .
                                                                      2 . The olive oil subsidy.
B. For cereals :
                                                                 B. For cereals :
    1 . The monthly increases in intervention prices.
                                                                      — The production aid for durum wheat.
   2. The increases and reductions applicable to in­
        vention prices .
                                                                 D. For fruit and vegetables :
    3 . The denaturing premium .
                                                                      — The financial compensation provided for in
   4. The production refund .                                               Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2511 /69 and
                                                                            Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2601 /69 .
   5 . The minimum price to be paid for potatoes by
        by starch manufacturers and the minimum
        price to be received by the producer.                    E. For wine :
                                                                      — The private storage aid provided for in Article
   6. The standard amounts specified in Article 3                           6 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 .
        of Regulation ( EEC ) No 376/70.
C. For rice :                                                    F. For milk and milk products :
                                                                      — The aid for skimmed-milk powder.
    1 . The monthly increases in intervention prices .
   2. The increases, reductions and corrective                                                Article 4
        amounts applicable to the intervention price .
                                                                 1 . In the sugar sector :
D. For milk and milk products ;
   1 . The amounts specified in Article 6 (2 ), Article              A. The following shall be multiplied by 0-9218 :
        8 (2) and Article 24 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC)
        No 685 /69 .                                                      ( a ) The amounts fixed in connection with in­
                                                                                tervention buying.
   2 . The transport costs specified in Article 5 (2 )
        of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1107/68 .                                (b) The levy and the reimbursement fixed in
                                                                                connection with arrangements for offset­
   3 . The aid specified in Article 17 ( 1 ) of Regul­
        ation (EEC) No 1107/68 .
                                                                                ting of storage costs .
   4. The security specified in :                                         ( c) The denaturing premium .
        — Article 12(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No                         ( d ) The production refunds.
             1259/72 .
        — Article 15 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No                       ( e ) The subsidies referred to in Article 34 of
            1519 /72 .                                                          Regulation No 1009/67/EEC.
   5 . The amounts appearing in the Annex to Regu­                        ( f) The production levy and the amount re­
        lation ( EEC ) No 757 /71 , as last amended by                          ferred to in Article 6 (2) of Regulation
        Regulation ( EEC) No 1278/73 .                                          ( EEC ) No 700/73 .
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         (g) The amount payable by sugar manufactu­                 2. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1634/73 of 19
               rers to beet growers under Article 27 (4) of                June 1973 (2)
               Regulation No 1009/67/EEC.
                                                                    3 . Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1766/73 of
         (h) The producers' contribution to storage                        29 June 1973 (3)
               costs in the event of a carryover.
                                                                    4. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1770/73 of
         ( i ) The subsidy for refining sugar from the                     29 June 1973 (4)
               French overseas departments.
                                                                    5 . Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2111 /73 of
                                                                           1 August 1973 (5)
     B. The following shall be increased moreover by
         158 lira per 100 kg :                                      6 . Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2722/73 of
         — The denaturing premium.
                                                                           5 October 1973 (6)
         — The production refunds.                                  7. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2991/73 of
                                                                           31 October 1973 (7)
2. Prices for beet quoted in Italian lira in delivery               8 . Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2993/73 of
    contracts shall remain at their 31 October 1973                        31 October 1973 (8).
     level expressed in Italian lira.
                                                                                                    Article 6
                            Article 5
The following are hereby repealed :                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                                                                    of its publication in the Official Journal of the
1 . Commission Regulation (EEC ) No 1266/73 of                      European Communities. It shall take effect on 1
      14 May 1973 (*)                                               January 1974.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 21 December 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
                                                                     (•) OJ No L 164, 21 . 6. 1973, p. 16.
                                                                     (3) OJ No L 177, 30.6. 1973, p. 11 .
                                                                     (4) OJ No L 177, 30. 6. 1973, p. 17.
                                                                     ( 5)   OJ No   L 214, 2. 8 . 1973, p . 14.
                                                                      (fl)  OJ  No  L 280, 6 . 10. 1973 , p. 16.
                                                                      (')   OJ  No  L 303 , 1 . 11 . 1973, p. 80.
 (J) OJ No L 130, 17. 5 . 1973 , p. 21 .                              (8)   OJ  No  L 303 , 1 . 11 . 1973 , p . 83 .