CELEX: 31974R1180
Language: en
Date: 1974-05-10 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1180/74 of the Commission of 10 May 1974 on limiting monetary compensatory amounts in eggs and poultrymeat

11 . 5 . 74                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 129 / 19
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 1180/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 10 May 1974
                      on limiting monetary compensatory amounts in eggs and poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas this would lead to the consequence that
COMMUNITIES,                                                           imports from such third countries, even though they
                                                                       respect the sluice-gate price, would be subject to the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  same actual import charge as all other third countries ;
Economic Community ;
                                                                       Whereas such an application would make a mean­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           ingful management of the import provisions in rela­
974/71 ( ! ) of 12 May on certain measures of conjunc­                 tion to third countries impossible, and might lead to
tural policy to be taken in agriculture following the                  distortions either of trade with third countries or of
temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for                   intracommunity trade and to other disturbances of the
the currencies of certain Member States, as last                       market -;
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3450/73 (2), and in
particular Article 6 ( 1 ) thereof ;                                   Whereas it is therefore appropriate to understand by
                                                                       'import charge' in the terms of the provision
Whereas it is provided for in Article 4a (2) of Regula­                mentioned only the amount of the levy, and therefore
tion (EEC) No 974/71 that the compensatory amounts                     to limit for eggs and poultrymeat the compensatory
applicable due to the decrease in value of a currency                  amount applied because of the decrease in the value
may not be higher than the import charge on                            of a currency ;
products from third countries ;
                                                                       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Whereas Article 8 of Council Regulation No 122/                        are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
67/ EEC (3) and Article 8 of Council Regulation No                     ment Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
123/67/ EEC (4) both of 13 June 1967, on the
common organization of the market in eggs and on                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the common organization of the market in poultry­
meat respectively, both as last amended by the Act (5),                                          Article 1
provide the possibility of introducing supplementary
amounts ;                                                              The compensatory amount applied because of the
                                                                       decrease in the value of a currency may not exceed
Whereas inclusion of these supplementary amounts in                    the amount of levy fixed according to the provisions
the 'import charge', would nullify the effect of these                 of Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation Nos 122/67/ EEC
amounts ; whereas, furthermore , different import                      and 123 / 67/ EEC .
charges would have to be charged because, depending
on the country of origin , supplementary amounts may                                             Article 2
be fixed at different levels, or need not be charged at
all if the products come from a third country which                    This Regulation shall come into force the day after its
has adopted the guarantee to respect the sluice-gate                   publication in the Official Journal of the European
price ;                                                                 Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 10 May 1974 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                 Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')  O)  No  L 106, 12 . 5 . 1971 , p . 1 .
(2 ) OJ  No  L 353 , 22 . 12 . 1973 , p. 25 .
(3 ) OJ  No  117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2293 / 67 .
(4 ) OJ  No  117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2301 /67 .
(5 ) OJ  No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p. 14 .