CELEX: 51983PC0431
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Date: 1983-07-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1223/83 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                         COM(83) 4 3 1 f i n a l
                                                         Brussels,  4 July       1983
                                                Proposal  fora
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION    (EEC)
       amending     Regulation  ( E E C ) No 1223/83   on the exchange      r a t e s t obe a p p l i e d i n
                                                  agriculture
                           (submitted      t ot h e Council by the   Commission)
COM(83) 4 3 1 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                                     EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. At t h e t i m e t h e 1 9 8 3 / 8 4 a g r i c u l t u r a l p r i c e package was d e c i d e d , a new
    r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e f o r t h e Greek drachma was a g r e e d b a s e d on t h e t h e n
   p r e v a i l i n g market r a t e f o r t h i s c u r r e n c y .       T h i s new r a t e was i n t r o d u c e d
    i m m e d i a t e l y f o r t h o s e p r o d u c t s whose m a r k e t i n g y e a r had a l r e a d y s t a r t e d , and
   was due t o be i n t r o d u c e d l a t e r f o r t h o s e p r o d u c t s whose m a r k e t i n g y e a r
   1983/84 had y e t t o s t a r t .                Thus t h e new r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e was t o be
   i n t r o d u c e d on 1 November 1983 f o r t h e p i g m e a t s e c t o r and on 16 December 1983
   f o r t h e wine s e c t o r .
2. M e a n w h i l e i m p r o v e m e n t s i n t h e market r a t e o f t h e drachma have h a d t h e r e s u l t
   t h a t t h e n e g a t i v e m o n e t a r y c o m p e n s a t o r y amounts i n G r e e c e , r e m a i n i n g i n
   t h o s e s e c t o r s where t h e new r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e has y e t t o e n t e r i n t o f o r c e ,
   have b e e n m a t e r i a l l y r e d u c e d , and p o s i t i v e m o n e t a r y c o m p e n s a t o r y amounts
   have b e e n i n t r o d u c e d i n t h o s e s e c t o r s where t h e new r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e
   already a p p l i e s .
3. G r e e c e had a s k e d f o r t h e d a t e o f i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e new r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e
   t o be b r o u g h t f o r w a r d i n t h e wine and p i g m e a t s e c t o r s .             In view o f r e l a t e d
   d e c i s i o n s and i n o r d e r t o p u t o f f t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f p o s i t i v e m o n e t a r y
   c o m p e n s a t o r y a m o u n t s , t h e Commission p r o p o s e s t h a t t h e C o u n c i l s e t , f o r
   t h e s e two p r o d u c t s , a r e v i s e d r a t e a p p l i c a b l e i m m e d i a t e l y and t o a p p l y u n t i l
   t h e end o f t h e c u r r e n t m a r k e t i n g y e a r .         This revised rate w i l l cancel
   t h e c u r r e n t m o n e t a r y gap b e t w e e n t h e market r a t e and t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e
   t h e n e g a t i v e m o n e t a r y c o m p e n s a t o r y amounts w i l l , t h e r e f o r e , d i s a p p e a r .
 ---pagebreak---                                                Proposal f e r a
                                     C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC)
                                                                    n t n c
              amending Regulation (EEC) No'|223/ft'?                        exchange rates to be applied in
                                                             agfiOTture
T H E COUNCIL O F T H E EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to
be applied for the purposes of the common agricul­
tural policy ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                J
No 2543/73 ( ), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the representative rates currently applicable
were fixed by C o u n c i L R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No 1223/83 ( 3 ) , as l a s t
amended by Regulation (EEC) No'l 6 2 6 / 8 3 (');
whereas t h a t R e g u l a t i o n p r o v i d e s t h a t t h e new representative r a t e f o r t h e drachma i s to
enter      i n t o f o r c e on 16 December 1983 f o r t h e wine and piqmeat s e c t o r s ; whereas
the new r e ' p r e s e n t a f i v e 'rate in .these'sectors, s h o u l d be introduced i n .
two s t a g e s , t h e f i r s t     i m m e d i a t e l y and t h e second on '16" December 1 9 8 3 ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5
February 1979 on the common organization of the market in w e (*), as last amended by Regulation
                                                                (EEC) No 21*. '82 0, provides for certain distillation
                                                                operations and ' : whereas the date of application of
                                                                these new rates a lying in its context may differ from
                                                                                  ;
                                                                the other date of application of the new rates in the
                                                                wine sector;
Whereas the Monetary Committee w i l l be consulted; whereas, as this is an urgent matter
      measures envisaged should be adopte'd in accordance''"wTtF'tFe* conditions Laid down in
Article 5 (Z) of                          RegulationHsfoTzT;                                                "
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                              Article 1
                                                                      Annex V to Regulation (EEC) Nol 2 2 3 / 8 3 ,
                                                                      replaced by the Annex hereto. "™~————
                                                                                              Article 2
                                                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 J u l y is hereby
                                                                       1983.                                   '
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
            .Done at Brussels,                      1983.
                                                                                 For the Council
(') OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
0 O J No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1.
(3)   OJ No L 132,          21.     5.1983, p .            33.         O O J No L 54, 5. 2. 1979, p. 1.
                                                                       (') OJ No L 227, 3. 8. 1982, p. 1.
T4TOJ      NO L 1 6 0 /     18.     671983,        p^       6.
 ---pagebreak---                                               ANNEX V
                                               GREECE
1. 1 E C U = 77,2479 Greek drachmas.
    This race shall apply from:                                                                   . .
    — 23 May 1983 for the milk and milk products sector,
    — 23 May 1983 for the beef and veal sector,
    — 23 May 1983 for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector,
    —   1 July 1983 for the sugar and isoglucose sector, and for durum wheat and durum wheat groats
        and meal,
    — 1 August 1983 for the cereals sector, with the exception of durum wheat and durum wheat
        groats and meal, and for the eggs and poultrymeat, ovalbumin and lactalbumin sectors,
    —   1 November 1983 for the pigmeat sector,
    — 16 December 1983 for the wine sector,
    — 1 January 1984 for the tobacco and fishery products sectors,
    —   1 July 1984 for the seeds sector,
    — the beginning of the 1983/84 marketing year for other products for which there is a marketing
        year which has not yet started by 23 May 1983,
    — 23 May 1983 in all other cases.
2.   However, with            regard      t o t h e wine s e c t o r :
     - t h e a p p l i c a b l e r a t e f r o m 11 J u l y 1 9 8 3 t o 15 D e c e m b e r 1 9 8 3 i n c l u s i v e s h a l l b e :
         1 E C U = ^.iJOTTTree^                'drachmas                       — — —                                             ——.
     and     with    regard      t o t h e pigmeat         sector :
     - t h e a p p l i c a b l e j ^ a t e from      11 Jul_y_ 1 9 8 3 t o 31 O c t o b e r 1 9 8 3 i n c l u s i v e s h a l l b e :
         1 E C U ^TT^77TreeT"drachmas.                                                                                       '
3.   U n t i l t h e dates given            i n points       1 o r 2, t h e f o l l o w i n g   rates  s h a l l apply :
   1 E C U = 71,5619 Greek drachmas except for the olive oil sector wher* the following rate shall
   apply:
   1 ECU    = 66,5526 Greek drachmas.
 ---pagebreak---                         FINANCIAL                                   STATEMENT
                                                                                                                              Date :
  1. B U D G E T H E A D I N G   :
                                                                            1983 budget                                                              14.087 M i o ECU
                                      Titles 1 and 2
                                                                             1984 p r e l i m i n a r y d r a f t b u d g e t :                      16.543 M i o ECU
 2. T I T L E :          Council              Regulation               amending             Regulation           ( E E C ) No 1 2 2 3 / 8 3 o n t h e r a t e s o f
                         exchange t o be a p p l i e d i n a g r i c u l t u r e
 3. L E G A L B A S I S :           Council             Regulation                No 1 2 9
 H. A I M S OF P R O J E C T :          Alignment,, with e f f e c t                         f r o m 18 J u l y 1 9 8 3 , o f t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
                                        rate f o r t h e drachma, f o r wine a n d pigmeat, with t h e market                                                        rate
 5. F I N A N C I A L I M P L I C A T I O N S                           P E R I O D OF 1 2 MONTHS       CURRENT FINANCIAL          YEAR  FOLLOWING F I N A N C I A L YEAR
                                                                                                                  ( 1983 )                         ( 19K4        )
 5.0   EXPENDITURE
      - C H A R G E D TO T H E EC B U D G E T
           (REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)
                                                                                                                      + 1                       Token         entry
      -    VTHtK
 5.1  RECEIPTS
      - OWN R E S O U R C E S OF T H E E C
           (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)                                                                                    - 1                       Token         entry
      - -NA-T-IWAfc
 5.0.1    ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
 5.1.1    ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
 5.2 M E T H O D O f C A L C U L A T I O N -          See        Annex
6.0  CAN T H E P R O J E C T B E F I N A N C E D FROM A P P R O P R I A T I O N S E N T E R E D     IN THE RELEVANT          CHAPTER  OF T H E C U R R E N T BUDGET
                                                                                                                                                                     VfcS/NO
6.1  CAN THE P R O J E C T BE F I N A N C E D BY T R A N S F E R             BETWEEN       CHAPTERS   O F T H E C U R R E N T BUDGET ?
                                                                                                                                                                     WS/NO
6.2  WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY                   B U D G E T BE      NECESSARY
                                                                                                                                                                     YES«K)
6.3  WILL       FUTURE      B U D G E T A P P R O P R I A T I O N S BE N E C E S S A R Y ?
                                                                                                                                                                     YES/WO
OBSERVATION
 ---pagebreak---                                                           A N N E X
I.   INITIAL SITUATION AND LEVEL OF AGRI-MONETARY EXPENDITURE AND INCOME
     RESULTING FROM CHANGES IN THE MONETARY SITUATION OF THE DRACHMA AS REGARDS
     WINE AND PIGMEAT
1.   F o r t h e drachma, the 1983 budget made no p r o v i s i o n f o r MCAs and the double
     r a t e c o e f f i c i e n t was e q u i v a l e n t t o 1.
     For the p r e l i m i n a r y d r a f t 1984 budget, no MCAs a r e p r o v i d e d f o r and the
     double r a t e c o e f f i c i e n t has been f i x e d a t 0,985»
     The a p p r o p r i a t i o n s entered i n the 1983 budget and i n t h e 1984 preliminary-
     d r a f t budget f o r wine and pigmeat amount t h e r e f o r e t o :
Table I
                                                                                                   Mio ECU
                                                                    :   1983                   1984
   Expenditure
   MCAs                                                             :        0          :        0
   Double r a t e on common market o r g a n i s a t i o n          :        0          :      - 0,2
   MCAs to be deducted from refunds                                 :        0          :        0
                           TOTAL                                            0          :       - 0,2
   Income
   Double r a t e and MCAs on l e v i e s                           :        0                 - 0,1
                           TOTAL                                    :        0                 - 0,1
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2.   The monetary s i t u a t i o n s i n c e the p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e 1983 budget and t h e
     1984 p r e l i m i n a r y d r a f t budget has produced the f o l l o w i n g agri-monetary
     expenditure f o r wine and pigmeat:
Table I I
                                                                                                         Mio ECU
                                                                                1983           :    1984
   Expenditure
   MCAs                                                               :         + 2,2         :     - 1,0
   Double rate on common market o r g a n i s a t i o n                         - 0,9               + 0,2
   MCAs to be deducted from refunds                                       token e n t r y        token e n t r y
                         TOTAL                                                    + 1,3       "     - 0,8
   Income
   Double rate and MCAs on l e v i e s                                            - 0,9             + 0,5
                         TOTAL                                                    - 0,9             + 0,5
3»   The proposed R e g u l a t i o n , which a l i g n s , i n the case o f wine and pigmeat,
     the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e w i t h the market r a t e w i t h e f f e c t from 18 J u l y 1983
     f o r the drachma, reduces the agri-monetary e x p e n d i t u r e and income shown i n
     p o i n t 2 t o the f o l l o w i n g l e v e l :
Table I I I
                                                                                                         Mio ECU
                                                                                1983           :    1984
   Expenditure
  MCAs                                                                          +
                                                                                    1,8                0
   Double r a t e on common market o r g a n i s a t i o n                      - 0,7                  0
  MCAs to be deducted from refunds                                        token e n t r y              0
                         TOTAL                                                    + 1,1       •        0
   Income
   Double r a t e and MCAs on l e v i e s                                         - 0,8                 0
                         TOTAL                                                    - 0,8                 0
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I I . CONCLUSION
1.    I n r e l a t i o n t o the budget adopted f o r 1983 and to the 1984 preliminary-
      d r a f t budget, changes i n the drachma and the measure proposed produce the
      following costs:
Table IV = Table I I I - Table I
                                                                                         Mio ECU
                                                                   1983              1984         :
    Expenditure
    MCAs                                                    :      + 1,8                0         :
    Double r a t e on common market o r g a n i s a t i o n        - 0,7             + 0,2        :
    MCAs t o be deducted from refunds                          token e n t r y          0
                          TOTAL                                     + 1,1            + 0,2        :
    Income
    Double r a t e and MCAs on l e v i e s                   :       - 0,8     :      + 0,1        :
                          TOTAL                              :       - 0,8     :      + 0,1        :
2.    The c o s t o f the proposed measure as such can be e s t i m a t e d a t :
Table V = Table I I I - Table I I
                                                                                          Mio ECU
                                                                   1983              1984
    Expenditure
    MCAs                                                           - 0,4             +
                                                                                         1,0
    Double r a t e on common market o r g a n i s a t i o n  :      + 0,2       :      - 0,2
    MCAs t o be deducted from refunds                          token e n t r y    token e n t r y
                          TOTAL                                      - 0,2     :     + 0,8
    Income
    Double r a t e and MCAs on l e v i e s                   :       + 0,1           - 0,5
                          TOTAL                              :       + 0,1           - 0,5