CELEX: 51983PC0379
Language: en
Date: 1983-06-13
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL 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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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE                              EUROPEAN                   COMMUNITIES
                                                                  COM(85) 579    final
                                                                  Brussels,  13 J u n e 1983
                                   Proposal         for a
                       REGULATION           ( E E C ) OF T H E C O U N C I L
      amending R e g u l a t i o n  ( E E C ) No 1223/83 o n t h e e x c h a n g e  rates
                           to be a p p l i e d       i n agriculture
              (submitted         t othe C o u n c i l     by the     Commission)
COM(83) 379  final
 ---pagebreak---                                                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
When t h e d e c i s i o n s w e r e b e i n g a d o p t e d o n t h e p r i c e s p a c k a g e , t h e
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e f o r t h e B e l g i a n and Luxembourg f r a n c s and f o r t h e I r i s h
pound w e r e a l t e r e d i n s u c h a way t h a t t h e m o n e t a r y c o m p e n s a t o r y               amount
a p p l i c a b l e i n t h o s e Member S t a t e s d i s a p p e a r e d .              However, t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
r a t e s w e r e n o t a l i g n e d w i t h t h e c e n t r a l r a t e s f o r t h e two c u r r e n c i e s i n
q u e s t i o n , w i t h t h e r e s u l t t h a t t h e r e i s a s l i g h t d i f f e r e n c e a t t h e moment
w h i c h means t h a t t h e d u t y - f r e e           e n t r y must be o b s e r v e d when c a l c u l a t i n g t h e
monetary          c o m p e n s a t o r y amount.         The p u r p o s e o f t h e a t t a c h e d     proposal     i s to
a l i g n the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e rates with               the c e n t r a l rates f o r the currencies
concerned.
Following           t h e a d j u s t m e n t o f t h e c e n t r a l r a t e ("pound e f f e c t " ) a n d t h e
a b o l i t i o n o f t h e m o n e t a r y c o m p e n s a t o r y amount f o r w i n e i n I t a l y w h i c h t o o k
e f f e c t o n 23 May 1 9 8 3 , t h e m o n e t a r y             c o m p e n s a t o r y amount a p p l i c a b l e t o w i n e i n
F r a n c e was i n c r e a s e d        by 2,5 p o i n t s t o 6,4 p o i n t s w i t h o u t         any monetary o r
economic event h a v i n g                a f f e c t e d the trend o f the market.                   I n these      exceptional
circumstances,                i t i s appropriate             t o a l i g n the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e system
a p p l i c a b l e t o wine w i t h t h a t decided                 u p o n o n 23 May 1983 f o r t h e p i g m e a t
sector i n France.                    The e f f e c t o f t h i s i s a n i m m e d i a t e f a l l       i n the monetary
c o m p e n s a t o r y amounts t o a l e v e l o f - 2,2 p o i n t s a n d t h e i r a b o l i t i o n on 16
December 1983·
The e f f e c t s o f t h e p r o p o s e d c h a n g e s a r e shown i n t h e a t t a c h e d                Table.
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                                            Representative r a t e             :      Monetary <jLlfference                 :
    Member          Central rate :    old          new         revaluat ion/:        before     :         after             :      KCA.S          : E f f e c t on
    State             (1 ECU =»>   (1 ECU =)    (1 ECU «) :    devaluation :      revaluation/ :    r e v a l u a t i o n / : to be a p p l i e d : p r i c e s
                                                                   ( i n %>       devaluation :     devaluation :                                     (in X )
  Belgium/           44,9008       44,3662      44,9008          - 1,191           - 1,205                  0                        0                + 1,205
  Luxembourg
  France :
  Wine (1)            6,87456       6,37174      6,62985         - 3,893           - 7,891            - 3,691                :     - 2,2              + 4,051
           (2)                      6,62985      6,77297         - 2% 113       :   - 3,691           - 1,50                         0             :   + 2,159
  Ireland             0,725690      0,716950     0,725690        - 1,204        :   - 1,219      :         0                         0             :   + 1,219
(1> V a l i d from
(2) V a l i d from 16.12.1983
 ---pagebreak---                                               Proposal        for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION ( E E C )
a m e n d i n g R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) No 1223/83 o n t h e e x c h a n g e r a t e s t o b e a p p l i e d
in    agriculture
THE COUNCIL OP T H E EUROPEAN                     COMMUNITIES,
H a v i n g r e g a r d t o t h e T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e E u r o p e a n E c o n o m i c Community,
H a v i n g r e g a r d t o C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n No 129 o n t h e v a l u e o f t h e u n i t o f a c c o u n t
a n d t h e e x c h a n g e r a t e s t o b e a p p l i e d f o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h e common a g r i c u l t u r a l
policy (l),             a s l a s t amended b y R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) Ho 2543/?3 ( 2 ) , a n d i n
particular Article                 3 thereof,
H a v i n g r e g a r d t o t h e p r o p o s a l from t h e Commission,
Whereas t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e s c u r r e n t l y a p p l i c a b l e w e r e f i x e d b y R e g u l a t i o n
(EEC)       No 1223/83 ( 3 ) ,
W h e r e a s new r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e s c l o s e r t o p r e s e n t    economic         circumstances
s h o u l d be f i x e d f o r t h e I r i s h pound a n d t h e B e l g i a n f r a n c / L u x e m b o u r g f r a n c ,
W h e r e a s , t h e F r e n c h MCA. a p p l i e d i n t h e w i n e s e c t o r h a v e s h a r p l y i n c r e a s e d
f o l l o w i n g t h e monetary measures t a k e n i n t h e c o n t e x t o f t h e p r i c e f i x i n g f o r
t h e I982/83 m a r k e t i n g         year*, w h e r e a s t h i s c o n s e q u e n c e was n o t j u s t i f i e d b y
r e a l economic c i r c u m s t a n c e s ;      whereas i n o r d e r t o reduce t h e i n c r e a s e t h e
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e t o be u s e d i n F r a n c e    s h o u l d be a d j u s t e d f o r t h e wine
sector;
Whereas t h e M o n e t a r y C o m m i t t e e w i l l b e c o n s u l t e d ; w h e r e a s , a s t h i s i s a n
urgent matter,              t h e measures envisaged               should be adopted i n accordance w i t h
t h e c o n d i t i o n s l a i d down i n A r t i c l e       3 (2) o f R e g u l a t i o n No 129,
HAS ADOPTED T H I S REGULATION:
                                                                                                                      ./.
(1) O J N 1 0 6 , 3°·10.1962, p . 2=353/62.
                 0
(2) O J No L 263, I9.9.I973, p . 1.
(3) O J No L 132, 21.5.1983, p . 33.
 ---pagebreak---                                                       - 2 -
                                                    Article ;
Annexes I , IV and V I t o R e g u l a t i o n            (EEC) No 1223/83 s h a l l be r e p l a c e d          by
t h e Annexes       hereto.
                                                    Article     2
This Regulation           shall     e n t e r i n t o f o r c e on t h e d a y o f i t s p u b l i c a t i o n i n
the O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f the European            Communities.
This Regulation           s h a l l be b i n d i n g i n i t s e n t i r e t y a n d d i r e c t l y applicable
i n a l l Member S t a t e s .
Done a t
                                                                                      For      the Council
                                                                                             President
 ---pagebreak---                                         ANNEX I
                                BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG
1. 1 ECU = 44,9008 B e l g i a n       francs/Luxembourg              francs.
   This rate s h a l l   a p p l y from :
   - 1 J a n u a r y 1984 f o r t h e f i s h e r y p r o d u c t s    sector,
                           in a l l other cases.
2. U n t i l t h e date gii/en i n point           1, t h e f o l l o w i n g r a t e s h a l l  apply
   1 ECU = 44,3662 §e> gjan   r        francs/Luxembourg              f r a n c s , except      for the
                         f i s h e r y p r o d u c t s s e c t o r where t h e f o l l o w i n g r a t e s h a l l apply
   1 ECU = 44,9704 { j a i g i a n f r a n c s / L u x e m b o u r g   francs.
 ---pagebreak---                                          ANNEX IV
                                         FRANCE
 1. 1 ECU = 6,49211 F r e n c h            francs.
     This      rate s h a l l  apply     from :
     - 23 May 1983 f o r t h e b e e f a n d v e a l             sector,
     - 23 May 1983 f o r t h e sheepmeat and g o a t m e a t                    sector,
     - 1 J u l y 1983 f o r t h e s u g a r and i s o g l u c o s e        s e c t o r , and f o r durum wheat
         and    durum wheat g r o a t s       and m e a l ,
     - 1 A u g u s t 1983 f o r t h e c e r e a l s        sector, with        the exception           o f durum wheat
         and    durum wheat g r o a t s       and m e a l , and f o r t h e eggs and p o u l t r y m e a t , o v a l ­
         bumin and l a c t a l b u m i n     sectors,
    - 1 J a n u a r y 1984 f o r t h e f i s h e r y p r o d u c t s      sector,
    - 1 J u l y 1984 f o r t h e s e e d s            sector,
    - t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e 1983/84 m a r k e t i n g y e a r f o r o t h e r p r o d u c t s f o r
        which there         i s a m a r k e t i n g y e a r , w h i c h has n o t y e t s t a r t e d b y 23 May 1 9 8 3 ,
    - 23 May 1983 i n a l l o t h e r              cases.
 2. However,
     (a) w i t h   regard      t o the milk          and m i l k  products sector           :
             - the applicable rate               f r o m 23 May 1983 s h a l l be 1 ECU = 6,5540                  French
                                                                                                                 francs,
     (b) w i t h   regard      t o t h e pigmeat s e c t o r        :
             - the applicable          rate      f r o m 23 May 1983 u n t i l         31 O c t o b e r 1983 s h a l l  be
                1 ECU = 6,62985          French         francs,
             - the a p p l i c a b l e rate      f r o m 1 November 1983 s h a l l be 1 ECU = 6,77297                     French
                                                                                                                         francs
    (c) with       regard      t o t h e wine s e c t o r      :
             - the applicable          rate     from         '    1983 u n t i l     15 December 1983 s h a l l         be
                1 ECU = 6,62985          French         francs,
            - the a p p l i c a b l e  rate     from 16 December 1983 s h a l l               be
                1 ECU = 6,77297 F r e n c h             francs
3. U n t i l   the dates given          i n points        1 and 2, t h e f o l l o w i n g     rate s h a l l  apply :
   1 ECU = 6,19564            French f r a n c s , except          f o r the pigmeat, o l i v e o i l , wine,
   f i s h e r y products, milk          and m i l k p r o d u c t s , b e e f a n d v e a l a n d s h e e p m e a t a n d
   goatmeat s e c t o r s       f o r which the f o l l o w i n g r a t e s h a l l      apply :
   1 ECU = 6,37174            French      francs.
 ---pagebreak---                                          ANNEX VI
                                         IRELAND
1. 1 ECU = 0,72569 I r i s h           pound.
   This rate shall           apply     from
   - 1 January          1984 f o r t h e f i s h e r y p r o d u c t s sector
                       1983     in a l l other      cases
2. U n t i l t h e d a t e g i v e n i n p o i n t 1, t h e f o l l o w i n g rate shall apply
   1 ECU = 0,71655 J l r i s h         pound.
 ---pagebreak---                             FINANCIAL                        STATEMENT
                                                                                                                 Date
    1. B U D G E T   HEADING           :   Titles        1 and  2                                               APPROPRIATIONS      ; 14.087         million
                                                                                                                    1983                                      ECU
    2. T I T L E    :      c o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n a m e n d i n g R e g u l a t i o n ( E E C ) No         1223/83       on the
                           exchange r a t e s 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       129
        AIMS      O F P R O J E C T . - To d e v a l u e   the representative rate f o r the Belgian franc, the
          L u x e m b o u r g f r a n c a n d the- I r i s h p o u n d a g a i n s t t h e new c e n t r a l r a t e f r o m
       • 2 0 J u n e 1983 a n d t o d e v a l u e t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e r a t e . f o r t h e 'French f r a n c i n o r d e r |
          t o L i m i t t h e MCAs t o 2 > 2 p o i n t s f r o m 20 J u n e .1983 a n d t o . a b o l i s h them f r o m ,
                                                            ;
          16 December 1983.                                                  ·                                                      ·»,iin "cni     n n
                                                                                                                                        mi 111 o n ECU
   5.   FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                                  PERIOD O F 1 2 MONTHS             CURRENT  FINANCIAL  TEAR    FOLLOWING    FINANCIAL       YEAR
   5.0    EXPENDITURE
                                                                                                                   )                 <M              >         _
         - CHARGED TO THE E C BUDGET
    .   . (REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS)                                                                         +. 4                        +     23 •'•
        •XX)X*8ftXXX             ,.
  5.1 R E C E I P T S .                    =
      . - OWN R E S O U R C E S O F T H E E C                                                             +   4                    . ,+        4
            (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
  5.0.1     ESTIMATED           EXPENDITURE
  5.1.1     ESTIMATED          RECEIPTS
  5.2 METHOD O F C A L C U L A T I O N         ,$  e e  Annex
 6.0   C A N T H E P R O J E C T 8 E FINANCED FROM A P P R O P R I A T I O N S E N T E R E D I N THE RELEVANT  CHAPTER   O F T H ECURRENT   BUDGET ?
6.1    CAN THE PROJECT B E FINANCED BY TRANSFER                   BETWEEN        CHAPTERS      OF T H ECURRENT  BUDGET ?
6.2    WILL      A SUPPLEMENTARY           BUDGET    BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                                             ··;::<-:'.·' res/*«.
6.3   WILL'FUTURE            BUDGET      APPROPRIATIONS    BE NECESSARY ?
                                                                                                                                                         .YES/W
                                     1
OBSERVATION           :        .                                        .'                     ,   '.                  ;·.·".•'      ';..·'       '•'
 The i n c r e a s e i n e x p e n d i t u r e o f + 4 m i l l i o n ECU a n d t h e i n c r e a s e i n ow'rV r e s o u r c e s
 o f + 4 m i l l i o n ECU. r e f e r t o t h e 1983 b u d g e t                                  .                                   ·.. .'. ,'•.·
 ---pagebreak---                                                            ANNEX
I. I N I T I A L SITUATION AND L E V E L OF AGRI-MONETARY EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS
   BASED ON THE TREND OF THE MONETARY SITUATION FOR THE BELGIAN FRANC, THE
   LUXEMBOURG FRANC, THE I R I S H POUND AND THE FRENCH FRANC AS REGARDS WINE
   1. F o r t h e B e l g i a n f r a n c a n d t h e L u x e m b o u r g f r a n c t h e 1983 b u d g e t   provided
         f o r a m o n e t a r y c o m p e n s a t o r y amount o f - 2,5 a n d a d o u b l e r a t e
         coefficient         o f 0,962;          f o r t h e I r i s h pound and t h e F r e n c h f r a n c , i n t h e
         c a s e o f w i n e , t h e 1983 b u d g e t p r o v i d e d f o r a m o n e t a r y   compensatory
         amount o f 0 a n d a d o u b l e r a t e c o e f f i c i e n t     o f 1.
         For    those currencies             the portion o f the appropriations                  entered i n the
         1983 b u d g e t was t h e r e f o r e :
         Table I
                                                                              M i l l i o n ECU
                                                                                      1983
                        :   Expenditure                                      :
                        :   Monetary compensatory                 amounts :           -    3
                        :   Double rate on common                 market     :
                        :       organization                                 :        - 26
                        :   Monetary compensatory                 amounts
                        :       to be deducted from              refunds              - 14
                        :       TOTAL                                                 - 43
                        : Receipts
                        : Double rate and monetary com-
                        :       pensatory amounts on l e v i e s             :         - 19
                        : Double rate on sugar l e v i e s                   :         - 3
                        :     TOTAL                                          :         - 22
 ---pagebreak---                                                           - 2 -
 2. The m o n e t a r y t r e n d s i n c e t h e a d o p t i o n o f t h e 1983 b u d g e t h a s e n t a i l e d
     the f o l l o w i n g a g r i - m o n e t a r y e x p e n d i t u r e :
     Table I I
                                                                                                     Million ECU
                                                                               :    1983           :       1984       :
           : Expenditure
           : Monetary compensatory amounts                                     :    -    4         :       - 3        :
           : Double rate on common market
           :          organization                                             :    - 37           :       - 25
           : Monetary compensatory amount to
           :         be deducted from refunds                                  :    - 7            :           0     :
           :     TOTAL                                                             - 48                   - 28       :
          :      Receipts
          :      Double rate and monetary com-                                 :
          :          pensatory amounts on l e v i e s                          :   - 17           :       -    3     :
          :      Double rate on sugar l e v i e s                              :   - 2            :      -     1
                    TOTAL                   ,                                 :    - 19           :      -     4     :
3. The p r o p o s e d R e g u l a t i o n ,     which a l i g n s the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e   rate f o r the
   Belgian          f r a n c , t h e Luxembourg f r a n c and t h e I r i s h pound w i t h               t h e new
   central rate with                 e f f e c t f r o m 20 J u n e 1983 a n d w h i c h d e v a l u e s , f o r
   wine, the representative                      rate f o rthe French franc i n order to l i m i t
   t h e m o n e t a r y c o m p e n s a t o r y amounts t o 2,2 p o i n t s        f r o m 20 J u n e 1983 a n d
   t o a b o l i s h them f r o m 16 December 1983» r e d u c e s t h e a g r i - m o n e t a r y
   e x p e n d i t u r e a n d r e c e i p t s shown i n p o i n t 2 t o t h e f o l l o w i n g       level:
   Table I I I
                                                                                  1983           :      1984
         : Expenditure
         : Monetary compensatory amounts                                      :   - 3                   -    0
         : Double rate on common market
        :          organization                                               :   - 29           :       - 5
        : Monetary compensatory amount to
        :          be deducted from refunds                                   !   - 7            !           0
        :     TOTAL                                                              - 39                  -     5
        :     Receipts
        :     Double rate and monetary com-                                  :
        :         pensatory amounts on l e v i e s                           :   - 16           :taken entry :
        :     Double rate on sugar l e v i e s                               :   - 2            :taken entry :
                 TOTAL                                                       :   - 18           :taken entry :
 ---pagebreak---                                                         - 3-
II. CONCLUSION.
    1. I n r e l a t i o n t o t h e b u d g e t a d o p t e d f o r 1 9 8 3 , t h e t r e n d o f t h e B e l g i a n
       f r a n c , t h e Luxembourg f r a n e e ,        t h e I r i s h pound a n d t h e F r e n c h f r a n c i n
       t h e c a s e o f w i n e , and t h e p r o p o s e d measure produce t h e f o l l o w i n g             costs:
       Table IV        - Table I I I - Table I
                                                                              M i l l i o n ECU
                                                                                      1983
                       :   Expenditure
                       :   Monetary compensatory              amounts s               -    0
                       :   Double rate on common               market
                       :     organization                                   :         -    3
                       :  Monetary compensatory               amounts
                       :     to be deducted from              refunds ;               +    7
                       :     TOTAL                                          :         +    4
                       : Receipts
                       : Double rate and monetary com-
                       :     pensatory amounts on l e v i e s                         + 3
                       : Double rate on sugar l e v i e s                             + 1
                       :    TOTAL                                            :         + 4
    2. The c o s t o f t h e p r o p o s e d m e a s u r e a s s u c h c a n be e s t i m a t e d a t :
       Table V = Table I I I - Table I I
                                                                                                   Million ECU
                                                                             :        1983       :      1984           :
             :     Expenditure
             :    Monetary compensatory acounts                              :         + 1       :      +     3        :
             :    Double rate on common market
             :        organization                                                    +    8     :      +20            :
             :    Monetary compensatory amount to
             :       be deducted from refund                                               0     :           0         :
             :    TOTAL                                                               + 9        :      +23            :
             :    Receipts
             :    Double rate and monetary com-
             :       pensatory amounts on l e v i e s                                 + 1               +    3         :
             :    Double rate on sugar l e v i e s                          : taken       entry         +    1         :
            :        TOTAL                                                            +    1            +    4         :