CELEX: 31974R1569
Language: en
Date: 1974-06-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1569/74 of the Commission of 21 June 1974 on limiting monetary compensatory amounts in the pigmeat sector

No L 167/28                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            22. 6. 74
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 1569/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 21 June 1974
                       on limiting monetary compensatory amounts in the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     mentioned only the amount of the levy, and to limit
COMMUNITIES,                                                       the compensatory amount applicable because of the
                                                                   decrease in the value of a currency to this amount ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                               Whereas this Regulation takes over the disposition of
                                                                   Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   1071 /74 (5) of 30 April 1974 on fixation of additional
974/71 ( ! ) of 12 May 1971 on certain measures on
                                                                   amounts and stating the reasons for monetary compen­
conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture
                                                                   satory amounts for pigmeat products ; whereas,
following the temporary widening of the margins of                 because the additional amounts fixed in the same
fluctuation    for the    currencies     of certain  Member
                                                                   Regulation have been fixed once more by Commis­
States, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   sion Regulation (EEC) No 1499/74 (6) of 14 June
3450/73 (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) thereof ;
                                                                   1974, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1071 /74
Whereas it is provided for in Article 4a (2) of Regula­            are without object and consequently ought to be re­
tion (EEC) No 974/71 that the compensatory amounts                 pealed ;
applicable due to the decrease in value of a currency
may not be higher than the import charge on                        Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
products from third countries ;                                    are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                   ment Committee for Pigmeat,
Whereas Article 13 of Council Regulation No 121 /
67/EEC (3) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
tion of the market in pigmeat, as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1 652/73 (4), provides the possi­
bility of introducing additional amounts ;                                                    Article 1
Whereas inclusion of these additional amounts in the               The compensatory amount applied because of the
import charge mentioned in Article 4a (2) of Regula­               decrease in the value of a currency may not exceed
tion (EEC) No 974/ 71 may nullify the effect of these              the amount of levy fixed according to the provisions
amounts ; whereas this may also lead to a different                of Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation No 121 /67/EEC.
import charge, depending on the origin of the
products either from any third country, for which no                                          Article 2
additional amount is fixed, because it respects the
sluice-gate price, or from any other third country, in             Regulation (EEC) No 1071 /74 is repealed .
this way a meaningful management of the import
provisions in relation to third countries can be made                                         Article 3
impossible and distortions of trade can be caused ;
                                                                   This Regulation shall come into force the day after its
Whereas it is therefore appropriate to understand by               publication in the Official Journal of the European
the 'import charge' in the terms of the provisions                  Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 21 June 1974.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                 The President
                                                                            Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ 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. 2283/67.'                          (5 ) OJ No L 120 , 1 . 5 . 1974, p. 12.
(4) OJ No L 166 , 23 . 6 . 1973, p. 1 .                            (o) OJ No L 158 , 15 . 6 . 1974, p. 27 .