CELEX: 51980PC0515
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Date: 1980-09-10
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) AMENDING REGULATION (EEC) No 878/77 ON THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The representative rates applicable to agricultural products were
fixed by Regulation ( EEC ) No 878/ 77 . This Regulation has been much
amended and it is felt appropriate that all the representative rates
should be presented in a new form . This was the aim. of Regulation
( EEC ) No 1366 /80, which came into force on 1 June 1980 .
It has, however , been found that the Annexes introduced in that
Regulation have given rise to misunderstanding .
The object of this proposal is to alter the Annexes so that these
difficulties no longer arise .
A second aim is to correct an error which crept into Regulation ( EEC )
No 1175 / 80 ( which preceded Regulation ( EEC ) No 1366 / 80 ) with regard to
the Italian lire;     this error was repeated in Regulation ( EEC ) No
1366 / 80 . What happened was that the representative rate already in
force with effect from 17 December 1979 in some sectors ( for example
olive oil , tobacco, fruit and vegetables, etc ) was removed .
This proposal is therefore not aimed at effecting any alteration in
the representative rates in force but at clarifying the existing
situation .
In order to achieve this aim as quickly as possible, the Council
should take a decision at once .
 ---pagebreak---                                      PROPOSAL
                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
       amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 878 / 77 on the exchange rates to be
                              applied in agriculture
THE COUNCIL OF THE 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
agrciultural policy^, as Last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 2543/73 ^,
and in particular Article 3 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the representative rates applicable at present were fixed by
Regulation ( EEC) No 878/77 ^, as last amended by Regulations ( EEC ) No
1175/80 ^ and No 1366/80 ^?; whereas it seems that the form and layout of
the text in those two amendments may give rise to misunderstanding ; whereas
this situation should be rectified by providing the necessary clarification
             1
Whereas the Monetary Committee will be consulted ;      whereas, in view of the
urgency involved , the measures envisaged should be adopted in accordance
with the conditions laid down in Article 3(2 ) of Regulation No 129 ;
(1)  OJ No  106 , 30.10.1962 , p. 2553 /62
(2)  OJ No  L 263, 19 . 9.1973 , p. 1
(3)  0J No  L 106 , 29 . 4.1977, p. 27
( 4) 0J No  L 118 , 9 . 5.1980, p. 45
( 5) 0J  No L 140 , 5 . 6.1980, p. 19
 ---pagebreak---                                        - 2 -
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                     Article 1
 1.   Article 1(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1175 / 80 is hereby replaced by the
       following text :
      "1 .  The following text shall be added to Article 2a(4)(c ) of
            Regulation ( EEC ) No 878/77 :
            The representative rate 100 Italian lire = 0.0909533 ECU shall
            apply from 12 May 1980 for the pigmeat sector ."
2.    The Annexes to Regulation (EEC ) No 1366/ 80 are hereby replaced by the
      Annexes to this Regulation .
                                     Article 2
The provisions of Article 1 of this Regulation shall apply on application
by those concerned, with effect from 12 May 1980 for paragraph 1 and with
effect from 1 June 1980 for paragraph 2 .
                                     Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done -at Brussels .                                     For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                                  ANNEX I
                           BELGIUM / LUXEMBOURG
 a)     1 ECU = 40.5191 Belgian francs / Luxembourg francs .
       This rate shall apply from 1 June 1980 .
 b)     However , for the milk and milk products sector , the rate to apply
        from 1 June 1980 shall be 1 ECU = 40.7264 Belgian francs /
       Luxembourg francs .
The rate given under 1(a ) shall however apply from :
-      1 July 1930 for the sugar and isoglucose sector,
       1 August 1980 for the cereals, eggs and poultry, ovalbumin and
       lactalbumin sectors,
       1 November 1980 for the pigmeat sector ,
       16 December 1980 for the wine sector ;   other dates may however be
       fixed for distillation operations and for the aids specified in
       Articles 14 and 14a of Regulation ( EEC ) No 337/ 79 ,
-   ■ *1 January 1981 for the fishery products sector ,
       the beginning of the 1980 / 81 marketing year for other products
       for which there exists a marketing year which has not started by
       1 June 1980 .
Until the dates given above, the following rate will apply :
1 ECU = 40.5951 Belgian francs / Luxembourg francs , except for the seeds
sector , where 1 ECU = 40.8193 Belgian francs / Luxembourg francs .
 ---pagebreak---                                  ANNEX II
                                  DENMARK
1 ECU = 7.72336 Danish kroner .
This rate shall apply from 1 June 1980 .
 ---pagebreak---                                 ANNEX III
                       FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
1. a)   1 ECU = 2.75175 German marks .
        This rate shall apply from 1 June 1980 .
   b)   However , for the milk and milk products sector , the rate to apply
        from 1 June 1980 shall be 1 ECU = 2.78260 German marks .
2. The rate given under 1(a ) shall however apply from :
        1 July 1980 for the sugar and isoglucose sector ,
        1 August 1980 for the cereals, eggs and poultry, ovalbumin and
        lactalbumin sectors,
        1 November 1980 for the pigmeat sector ,
   -    16 December 1980 for the wine sector ;   other dates may however be
        fixed for distillation operations and for the aids specified in
        Articles 14 and 14a of Regulation ( EEC ) No 337/ 79 ,
        1 January 1981 for the fishery products sector ,
        1 July 1982 for the seeds sector ,
        the beginning of the 1980 / 81 marketing year for other products
        for which there exists a marketing year which has not started by
      , 1 June 1980 .                                               N
   Until the dates given above, the following rate will apply :
   1 ECU = 2.78341 German marks, except for the seeds sector , where
   1 ECU = 2.81432 German marks from 1 June until 30 June 1980 and
   1 ECU = 2.78341 German marks from 1 July 1980 until 30 June 1982 .
                                                         v
 ---pagebreak---                               ANNEX IV
                    •          FRANCE
 1 ECU = 5.84700 French francs .                ^
This rate shatl apply from 1 June 1980 .
The rate given under . 1 shall however apply from :
      1 July 1980 for the sugar and isoglucose sector,
      1 August 1980 for the cereals, eggs and poultry, ovalbumin and
      lactalbumin sectors,           1
      16 December 1980 for the wine sector ; other dates may however be
      fixed for distillation operations and for the aids specified in
      Articles 14 and 14a of Regulation ( EEC ) No 337/ 79,
      1 January 1981 for the fishery products sector ,
      the beginning of the 1980 /81 marketing year for other products
      for which there exists a marketing year which has not started by
      1 June 1980 *
Until the dates given above, the following rate will apply :
1 ECU : 5.56725 French francs .
 ---pagebreak---                                   ANNEX V
                                  IRELAND
1 ECU = 0.659274 Irish pounds .
This rate shall apply from 1 June 1980 .
 ---pagebreak---                                 ANNEX VI
                                   ITALY
   1 ECU : 1 157.79 Italian Lire .
  This rate shall apply from 1 June 1980 .
  The rate given under 1 shall however apply from :
       '1 July 1980 for the sugar and isoglucose sectors,
        1 August 1980 for the cereals, eggs and poultry, ovalbumin and
        lactalbumin sectors,
  -     1 November 1980 for the pigmeat sector ,
        16 December 1980 for the wine sector ;   other dates may however be
n       fixed for disti llation operations and for the aids specified in
        Articles 14 and 14a of Regulation ( EEC ) No 337/ 79 ,
        1 January 1981 for the fishery products sector ,
        the beginning of the 1980 / 81 marketing year for other products
        for which there exists a marketing year which has not started by
        1 June 1980 .            v
  Until the dates given above, the following rate will apply :
  1 ECU = 1 117.00 Italian lire, except
        for the pigmeat sector , where 1 ECU = 1 099.47 Italian lire
        for the sugar and isoglucose, cereals, eggs and poultrymeat .
                                            I
        ovalbumin and lactalbumin and wine sectors , where 1 ECU =
        1 060.73 Italian lire .
 ---pagebreak---                               ANNEX VII
                           THE NETHERLANDS
a)   1 ECU = 2.79391 Dutch gtnlders .
     This rate shall apply from 1 June 1980 .
b)   However , for the milk and milk products sector , the rate from 1
     June 1980 shall be 1 ECU = 2.80821 Dutch guilders .
The rate given under 1(a ) shall however apply from :
-  , 1 July 1980 for sugar and isoglucose sector , ,
     1 August 1980 for cereals, eggs and poultry, ovalbumin and
     lactalbumin sectors ,
     1 November 1980 for the pigmeat sector ,
     16 December 1980 for the wine sector ;   other dates may however be
     fixed for distillation operations and for the aids specified in
     Articles 14 and 14a of Regulation ( EEC ) No 337/ 79 ,
     1 January 1981 for the fisher products sector ,
     the beginning of the 1980 / 81 marketing year for other products
     for which there exists a marketing year which has not started by
     1 June 1980 .
Until the dates given above, the following rate will apply :
1 ECU = 2.79914 Dutch gui Iders, except for the seeds sector , where
1 ECU = 2.81459 Dutch guilders .
 ---pagebreak---                                 ANNEX VIII
                              UNITED KINGDOM.
1. 1 ECU = 0.618655 pounds sterling .
   This rate shall apply from 1 June 1980 .
2. The rate given under 1 shall however apply, from :
   -    1 August 1980 for the cereals, eggs and poultry, ovalbumin and
        lactalbumin sectors ,
        16 December 1980 for the wine sector ;   other dates may however be
        fixed for distillation operations and for the aids specified in
        Articles 14 and 14a of Regulation ( EEC ) No 337/ 79 .
   Until the dates given above, the following rate will apply :
   1 ECU = 0.587724 pounds sterling .
 ---pagebreak---                     FINANCIAL               STATEMENT
                                                     à
                                                                                     Date :    27.8.1980
   1 . BUDGET HEADING : M . . ,
                            Titles 6/- and, „7                                      APPROPRIATIONS :   „ .    „
                                                                                                       11 551 «   m EUA.
  2. TITLE : Council Regulation amending Regulation ( EEC ) N°' 878/77 on the
                 exchange rates to be applied in agriculture .
  3. LEGAL BASIS : Articie 3 of Council Regulation N° 129
  4 .- AIMS OF PROJECT : I BPROVING the layout of the Annexes to Council Regulation
                            ( EEC ) N° 878/77
 5 . FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                       PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR   FOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
                                                                              I        }             (          I
 5.0 EXPENDITURE
        - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
          ( REFUNDS / INTERVENTIONS )
        - NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
        - OTHER
 5.1 RECEIPTS
        - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
          ( LEVIES / CUSTOMS DUTIES )
        - NATIONAL
 5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
 5.1.1 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
 5.2 METHOD OF CALCULATION
                              FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
r      CAN THE PROJECT BE
                                                                                                                   YES / NO
E      CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCE© BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET ?
                                                                                                                   YES / NO
6.2 WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET 0E NECESSARY ?                                                                     YES/NO
                                                «
6.3 WILL FUTUFTE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                   YES / NO
OBSERVATIONS :
             The object of this Regulation is to improve the layout of the Annexes
             to Council Regulation ( EEC ) N° 878/77 ; there is accordingly no
             financial iapact .