CELEX: 51973PC0936
Language: en
Date: 1973-06-13
Title: MODIFICATION of the proposal of the Council Directive concerning mutual assistance on the subject of recovery of sums paid in error in connection with the Common Agricultural Policy, and of agricultural levies and customs duties (Presented by the Commission to the Council pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                             COM(73 ) 936 final
                                                             Brussels . 13 June 1973
                                     MODIFICATION
              of the proposal of the Council Directive concerning
              mutual assistance on the . subject of recovery of stuns
            paid, in error in connection with the Common Agricultural
             Policy , and of agricultural levies and customs duties
                    (Presented "by the Commission to the Council
       pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of "the EEC Treaty)
  COM(73 ) 936 final
 ---pagebreak---                         OUTLINE OF INTENTIONS
Following from the opinion given by the European Parliament ( 1 )
on the proposal of the Directive concerning mutual assistance
on the subject of recovery of suns paid in error in connection
with the Common Agricultural Policy , and of agricultural levies
and customs duties ( 2 ), the Commission considers this to be an
opportune time to modify its initial proposal in conformity
with Article 1^9 second sub-paragraph of the Treaty setting up
the European Economic Community .
The grounds for the proposal arise from Article 6 and Article 9i
the suggested modifications taking the form of a more precise
text , without basically changing the initial Commission proposal .
With reference to Article 8 and corresponding considerations,'
the proposed modifications set out to allow the debts due to the
applicant Member State to benefit from existing privileges in
respect of similar debts due to the ; xeeeiying Member. State .
( 1 ) O.J. nr C 19 of 12 , 4. 1973 , P. 38
( 2 ) COM (72 ) 1578 final and final 2
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       of the proposal of the Council Directive concerning
       mutual assistance ori the subject of recovery of sums
    paid in error in connection with the Common Agricultural
      Policy , and of agricultural levies and customs duties .
     (modification in application of Article 1^9 second sub­
                                                           /
                paragraph of the EEC Treaty )
The Commission modifies its proposal as follows i
Title of the Directive : - New version ;
"Proposal for a Council Directive concerning mutual assistance
on the subject of recovery of debts due from sums paid in error
in connection with the Common Agricultural Policy , as well as
agricultural levies and customs duties which have been evaded ."
Article 6 , paragraph 1 , first sub-paragraph : - New version :
" 1 . In a case of dispute , the action shall be taken by the
interested party before the competent body of the Member State
where the applicant authority is situated , in conformity with
the provisions of the laws and regulations of that authority .
This action shall also be notified by this party at the same
time to the receiving authority ."
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Article 8 - New version :
"The debts due in the Member State where the receiving authority
is situated shall enjoy privileges of the same order as similar
debts due to the Treasury of that State :"
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Article 9 - New version :            ■            '
"On a request initiated by the applicant authority , the receiving
authority shall proceed to take protective measures .
Article 5 and 6 apply mutatis mutandis ."