CELEX: 31973R3141
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3141/73 of the Council of 19 November 1973 on measures to be taken in agriculture following the rise in the central rate for the Dutch guilder

22 . 11 . 73                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 321 / 1
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                                             (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 3141 /73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 19 November 1973
              on measures to be taken in agriculture following the rise in the central rate for
                                                       the Dutch guilder
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        a period of seven months ending on 30 April 1974
COMMUNITIES,                                                       according to the conditions set out in paragraphs (2)
                                                                   and (3).
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42
and 43 thereof ;                                                   2. The aid referred to in paragraph ( 1 ) shall be
                                                                   granted in the form of compensation received by the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                agricultural producer on the sale of products up to
                                                                   2 % of the selling price. It may be paid either by the
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­               purchaser or by a body designated by the competent
ment ;                                                             national authorities .
Whereas the rise in the central rate for the Dutch
guilder on 17 September 1973 has led, pursuant to                  3.    The    European    Agricultural   Guidance    and
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2544/73 (') of 19                      Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section shall contribute to
September 1973, on the exchange rate to be applied                 the financing of the measures provided for in this
in agriculture for the Dutch guilder, to a reduction in            Article by paying to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
agricultural prices expressed in guilders, which are               an amount of five million units of account, chargeable
fixed in units of account for the purposes of the                  to the Budget of the European Communities for 1974.
common agricultural policy ;
Whereas the Kingdom of the Netherlands should be
authorized to grant compensation up to a limit of 2 %                                     Article 2
of the selling price of agricultural products ;
Whereas, in view of the special situation of certain               The Kingdom of the Netherlands is authorized to
traders who have concluded contracts with the inter­               grant, in respect of butter and cream which on 15
vention agency for the storage of butter, resulting                September 1973 was held under storage contracts
from the application of the new conversion rate laid               concluded with the intervention agency, a special aid
down in Regulation (EEC) No 2544/73 provision                      to offset the loss in value resulting from the applica­
should be made for the Kingdom of the Netherlands                  tion of Regulation (EEC) No 2544/73 .
to grant a special aid for these cases ;
Whereas the Community should contribute towards                    The European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee
the financing of the aids provided for through the                 Fund, Guarantee Section shall contribute to the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,                 financing of the measures provided for in this Article
Guarantee Section,                                                 by paying to the Kingdom of the Netherlands an
                                                                   amount of 3-5 million units of account, chargeable to
                                                                   the Budget of the European Communities for 1974.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                          Article 1                                                        Article 3
1 . The Kingdom of the Netherlands is hereby auth­
orized to grant aid to Dutch agricultural producers for            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                   following its publication in the Official Journal of
0) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p . 2.                            the European Communities.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 19 November 1973 .
                                                                      For the Council
                                                                       The President
                                                                     Ib FREDERIKSEN