CELEX: 51984PC0020(50)
Language: en
Date: 1984-01-24
Title: PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) OF AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) N. 1223/83 ON THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE

5. 3. 84                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No C 62/79
             Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1223/83 on the
                                       exchange rates to be applied in agriculture
                                                      (84/C 62/48)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                     the Member States concerned; whereas, for that
COMMUNITIES,                                                    reason, provision should be made for the new rates
                                                                to enter into effect within a reasonable period, nor-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro-              mally linked to the beginning of the marketing year
pean Economic Community,                                        or a change in prices, although immediate entry into
                                                                force in some cases should not be ruled out;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the
value of the unit of account and the exchange rates             Whereas, in order to avoid differing treatment of
to be applied for the purposes of the common agri-              interdependent products, provision should be made
cultural policy ('), as last amended by Regulation              for the new rates to apply in the cereals and the eggs
(EEC) No 2543/73 (2), and in particular Article 3               and poultrymeat, ovalbumin and lactalbumin sec-
thereof,                                                        tors with effect from the same date;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis-                  Whereas for reasons of clarity it should be specified
sion,                                                           that representative rates decided previously are still
                                                                applicable, unless this Regulation includes a provi-
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-               sion to the contrary,
liament,
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Com-
mittee,
Whereas the respresentative rates currently applic-                                     Article 1
able were fixed by Council Regulation (EEC)
No 1223/83 (3), as last amended by Regulation                   1. The Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 1223/83
(EEC) No 1877/83 ( 4 ); whereas new representative              shall be replaced by the Annexes to this Regulation.
rates closer to present economic circumstances
should be fixed for the German mark, the Dutch                  2. Previously adopted provisions fixing the repre-
guilder, the Danish krone, the pound sterling, the              sentative rates shall continue to apply unless they
 French franc and the Greek drachma; whereas,                   are in contradiction with the provisions of this
moreover, for reasons of clarity, all the representa-           Regulation.
tive rates should be republished;
 Whereas the rates must be adjusted with proper                                         Article 2
regard to the effects on prices and the situation in
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on . . . .
(') OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
(2) OJ No L 263, 19.9. 1973, p. 1.
(34) OJ No L 132, 21.5. 1983, p. 33.                           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
( ) OJNoL186,9. 7. 1983, p. 24.                                 directly applicable in all Member States.
                                                         ANNEX I
                                               BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG
             1 ECU = 44,9008 Belgian francs/Luxembourg francs.
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                                                        ANNEX II
                                                       DENMARK
           1 ECU = 8,14104 Danish kroner.
           This rate shall apply from:
           —    1 April 1984 for the milk and milk products sector,
           — 2 April 1984 for the beef and veal sector,
           — 2 April 1984 for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector,
           —    1 July 1984 for the sugar and isoglucose sector, for durum wheat and durum wheat groats
                and meal,
           —    1 August 1984 for the cereals sector (with the exception of durum wheat and durum wheat
                groats and meal), and the eggs and poultrymeat, ovalbumin and lactalbumin sectors,
           —    1 November 1984 for the pigmeat sector,
           —    1 January 1985 for the fishery products sector,
           —    1 July 1986 for the seeds sector,
           — the beginning of the 1984/85 marketing year for other products for which there is a market-
                ing year which has not yet started by 1 April 1984,
           —    1 April 1984 in all other cases.
                                                       ANNEX III
                                        FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
           1 ECU = 2,37039 German marks.
           This rate shall apply from:
           —     1 April 1984 for the milk and milk products sector,
           — 2 April 1984 for the beef and veal sector,
           — 2 April 1984 for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector,
           —     1 July 1984 for the sugar and isoglucose sector, and for durum wheat and durum wheat
                groats and meal,
           —     1 August 1984 for the cereals sector (with the exception of durum wheat and durum wheat
                groats and meal), and the eggs and poultrymeat, ovalbumin and lactalbumin sectors,
           —     1 November 1984 for the pigmeat sector,
           —     1 January 1985 for the fishery products sector,
           —     1 July 1986 for the seeds sector,
           — the beginning of the 1984/85 marketing year for other products for which there is a market-
                 ing year which has not yet started by 1 April 1984,
           —     1 April 1984 in all other cases.
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                                                    ANNEX IV
                                                     FRANCE
       1.   1 ECU = 6,71049 French francs.
            This rate shall apply from 1 April 1984 for the milk and milk products sector.
       2.   1 ECU = 6,87456 French francs.
            This rate shall apply from:
            —    1 September 1984 for the wine sector,
            —    1 November 1984 for the pigmeat sector.
       3.   1 ECU = 6,67790 French francs.
            This rate shall apply from:
            — 2 April 1984 for the beef and veal sector,
            — 2 April 1984 for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector,
            —     1 July 1984 for the sugar and isoglucose sector, and for durum wheat and durum wheat
                 groats and meal,
            —     1 August 1984 for the cereals sector (with the exception of durum wheat and durum
                 wheat groats and meal), and the eggs and poultrymeat, ovalbumin and lactalbumin sec-
                 tors,
            —     1 July 1986 for the seeds sector,
            — the beginning of the 1984/85 marketing year for other products which have a marketing
                  year,
            —     1 April 1984 in all other cases.
                                                    ANNEX V
                                                     GREECE
       1 ECU = 78,8003 Greek drachmas.
       This rate shall apply from:
       —    1 April 1984 for the milk and milk products sector,
       — 2 April 1984 for the beef and veal sector,
       — 2 April 1984 for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector,
            1 July 1984 for the sugar and isoglucose sector, and for durum wheat and durum wheat
            groats and meal,
       —    1 August 1984 for the cereals sector (with the exception of durum wheat and durum wheat
            groats and meal), and the eggs and poultrymeat, ovalbumin and lactalbumin sectors,
       —    1 November 1984 for the pigmeat sector,
       —    1 January 1985 for the fishery products sector,
       —     1 July 1986 for the seeds sector,
       — the beginning of the 1984/85 marketing year for other products for which there is a market-
            ing year which has not yet started by 1 April 1984,
       —     1 April 1984 in all other cases.
                                                    ANNEX VI
                                                    IRELAND
       1 ECU = 0,72569 Irish pound.
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                                                      ANNEX VII
                                                        ITALY
           1 ECU = 1 341,00 Italian lire.
                                                      ANNEX VIII
                                                    NETHERLANDS
            1 ECU = 2,61464 Dutch guilders.
           This rate shall apply from:
           —    1 April 1984 for the milk and milk products sector,
           — 2 April 1984 for the beef and veal sector,
           — 2 April 1984 for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector,
           —    1 July 1984 for the sugar and isoglucose sector, and for durum wheat and durum wheat
                groats and meal,
            —   1 August 1984 for the cereals sector (with the exception of durum wheat and durum wheat
                groats and meal), and the eggs and poultrymeat, ovalbumin and lactalbumin sectors,
            —   1 November 1984 for the pigmeat sector,
            —   1 January 1985 for the fishery products sector,
            —   1 July 1986 for the seeds sector,
            — the beginning of the 1984/85 marketing year for other products for which there is a market-
                ing year which has not yet started by 1 April 1984,
            —   1 April 1984 in all other cases.
                                                       ANNEX IX
                                                   UNITED KINGDOM
            1 ECU = 0,593946 pound sterling.
           This rate shall apply from:
           —    1 April 1984 for the milk and milk products sector,
            — 2 April 1984 for the beef and veal sector,
            — 2 April 1984 for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector,
            —   1 July 1984 for the sugar and isoglucose sector, and for durum wheat and durum wheat
                groats and meal,
            —   1 August 1984 for the cereals sector (with the exception of durum wheat and durum wheat
                groats and meal), and the eggs and poultrymeat, ovalbumin and lactalbumin sectors,
            —    1 November 1984 for the pigmeat sector,
            —    1 January 1985 for the fishery products sector,
            —    1 July 1986 for the seeds sector,
            — the beginning of the 1984/85 marketing year for other products for which there is a market-
                ing year which has not yet started by 1 April 1984,
            —    1 April 1984 in all other cases.