CELEX: 31973R0646
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-06 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 646/73 of the Commission of 6 March 1973 relating to the suspension of advance fixing in various sectors of the common organization of the agricultural markets

7. 3 . 73                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 61 / 17
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 646/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 6 March 1973
                relating to the suspension of advance fixing in various sectors of the common
                                                 organization of the agricultural markets
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Article 15 (7) and the first subparagraph of Article
COMMUNITIES,                                                            16 (7) ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                      Having regard to Council Regulation No 122/
pean Economic Community ;                                               67/EEC ( 10) of 13 June 1967 on the common organi­
                                                                         zation of the market in eggs, as last amended by the
                                                                        Act ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/
66/EEC (*) of 22 September 1966 on the establish­
ment of the common organization of the market in                        Having regard to Council Regulation No 175/
oils and fats, as last amended by the Act ( 2)                          67/EEC ( n ) of 27 June 1967 laying down general
concerning the conditions of Accession and the                          rules for granting export refunds on eggs and the
Adjustments to the Treaties, hereinafter referred to                    criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds, as
as 'the Act' ;                                                          last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2683/72 ( 12),
                                                                         and in particular the first subparagraph of Article
                                                                         5 (4) thereof ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 142/
67/EEC (3) of 21 June 1967 on export refunds on                          Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/
colza, rape and sunflower seeds as last amended by                       67/EEC ( 13 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organi­
Regulation ( EEC) No 2429/72 (4), and in particular                      zation of the market in poultrymeat, as last
the first subparagraph of Article 4 (3 ) thereof ;                       amended by the Act ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 171 /                             Having regard to Council Regulation No 176/
67/EEC (5 ) of 27 June 1967 on export refunds and                        67/EEC ( 14) of 27 June 1967 laying down general
levies on olive oil as last amended by Regulation                        rules for granting export refunds on poultrymeat
( EEC) No 2429/72, and in particular the first sub­                      and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds,
paragraph of Article 7a (4) thereof ;                                    as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                         2689/72 (15), and in particular the first subpara­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No                            graph of Article 5 (4) thereof ;
 19/69 ( 6) of 20 December 1968 on the advance
fixing of the levy on imports of olive oil, as last                      Havin ?              to Council Regulation No 359/
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72, and in                           67/EEC ( 16) of 25 July 1967 on the common organi­
particular the first subparagraph of Article 1 (2)                       zation of the market in rice, as last amended by the
thereof ;                                                                Act and in particular the first subparagraph of
                                                                         Article 13 (7) thereof and the first subparagraph of
 Having regard to Council Regulation No                                  Article 17 (7) thereof ;
 2114/71 (7 ) of 28 September 1971 on the subsidy for
 oil seeds as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2730/                      Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/67/
 71 (8), and in particular the first subparagraph of                     EEC ( 17) of 18 December 1967 on the common
 Article 8 (3 ) thereof ;                                                organization of the market in sugar, as last
                                                                          amended by the Act, and in particular the first
                                                                          subparagraph of Article 15 (7) and the first subpa­
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                           ragraph of Article 17 (5 ) thereof ;
 EEC ( 9) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
 tion of the market in cereals as last amended by the
  Act, and in particular the first subparagraph of                        Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 804/
                                                                          68 ( 18) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
  (*) OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966 , p . 3025/66 .                            ( 10) OJ No 117, 19.6. 1967, p. 2293/67.
  (2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p. 14 .                               (") OJ No 130, 26 . 6 . 1967, p . 2610/67.
  (3) OJ No 125 , 26 . 6. 1967, p . 2461 /67.                             ( 12 ) OJ No L 289, 27. 12 . 1972, p . 33 .
  {*) OJ No L 264 , 23 . 11 . 1972 , p. 1 .                               ( 1S) OJ No 117, 16 . 6. 1967, p. 2301/67 .
  (5)  OJ No   130, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2600/67.                             ( 14 ) OJ No 130, 26. 6 . 1967, p. 2612/67 .
  («)  OJ No   L 3 , 7. 1 . 1969, p. 3 .                                  ( 15 ) OJ No L 289 , 27. 12 . 1972, p . 41 .
  (7)  OJ No   L 222, 28 . 9 . 1971 , p. 2 .                              ( ,6 ) OJ No 174, 31.7 . 1967 , p. 1 .
  (8 ) OJ No   L 282 , 23 . 12 . 1971 , p . 18 .                          ( 17 ) OJ No 308 , 18 . 12 . 1967, p . 1 .
  ( 9) OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/67.                             ( 18 ) OJ No L 75 , 28.3 . 1968 , p. 4 .
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tion of the market in milk and milk products, as                     is therefore essential to extend the suspension for a
last amended by the Act ;                                            furthur period in the present circumstances ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 876/                  Whereas however it is appropriate to exempt from
68 (*) of 28 June 1968 laying down general rules                     this suspension refunds for sugar fixed in accor­
for granting export refunds on milk and milk                         dance with Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 1897/
products and criteria for fixing the amount of such                  72 (4) of 1 September 1972 on a standing invitation
refunds as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                       to tender to determine the export refund for white
2429/72, and in particular the first subparagraph of                 sugar, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No
Article 5 (4) thereof ;                                              2847/72 (5), in view of the fact that the tendering
                                                                     procedure enables the avoidance, in the present sit­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 865 /                   uation, of serious difficulties ;
68 (2) of 28 June 1968 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in products processed from fruit                  Whereas it is also necessary to suspend the advance
and vegetables, as last amended by the Act, and in                   fixing of the subsidy for oil seeds as its amount
particular the first subparagraph of Article 5 (5 )                  depends on the world market price and is subject to
thereof ;                                                            the same threats of speculative operations
                                                                     obstructing the orderly operation of the organiza­
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                        tion of the market ;
2682/72 ( 3) of 12 December 1972 laying down                         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­
general rules for granting export refunds on certain                 tion are in accordance with the Opinions of the
agricultural products exported in the form of good;?                 Management Committees for Oils and Fats, Cereals,
not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, and the                       Poultrymeat and Eggs, Sugar, Milk and Milk
criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds, and                  Products , and Fruit and Vegetables ;
in particular the first subparagraph of Article 5 ( 3 )
thereof ;                                                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the present monetary situation involving                                                 Article 1
the prolonged closure of all the exchange markets
in the Community has lead to serious difficulties in                  1.      The advance fixing of levies and refunds for
the appraisal of monetary developments and their                     oils and fats, cereals, eggs, poultrymeat, rice, sugar,
influence on the Common Market in Agricultural                       milk and milk products , products processed from
Products ; and whereas the application in the long                   fruit and vegetables as well as for products
term of the present amounts arising from the                         exported in the form of goods not covered by
 advance fixing of levies and refunds would involve                   Annex II to the Treaty is suspended from 6 to 13
 serious threats to the orderly working of the                       March 1973 inclusive .
 Community organization of prices of and trade in
the products concerned because of the possibility of                 2.       The provisions of paragraph 1 are not appli­
 speculative operations ;                                            cable to refunds for sugar fixed in accordance with
                                                                     Regulation ( EEC ) No 1897/72 by tendering proce­
Whereas accordingly the advance fixing of levies                      dure .
 and refunds for various products governed by the                                                Article 2
 Common Organization of the Agricultural Markets
 has been suspended by Commission Decision of 5                      The advance fixing of the subsidy for oil seeds is
 March 1973 from 6 to 8 March 1973 ( inclusive) ;                     suspended from 7 to 13 March 1973 inclusive .
 whereas however this period is not long enough to                                               Article 3
 combat the difficulties which threaten the common
 organization of the agricultural markets taking into                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
 account that the re-opening of the money markets                     its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­
 can only be anticipated in the following week and it                 pean Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 6 March 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 H OJ No L 155 , 3 . 7. 1968 , p. 1 .
 (2 ) OJ No L 153 , 1 . 7 . 1968 , p. 8 .                              (4 ) OJ No L 201 , 2.9 . 1972 , p. 7 .
 (3) OJ No L 289 , 27 . 12 . 1972 , p . 13 .                           ( 5 ) OJ No L 299 , 31 . 12 . 1972 , p. 4