CELEX: 31974R0343
Language: en
Date: 1974-02-11 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 343/74 of the Commission of 11 February 1974 supplementing Regulation (EEC) Nos 269/73 and 1463/73 as regards the time limit for the payment of compensatory amounts

No L 40/4                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  12 . 2. 74
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 343/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 11 February 1974
               supplementing Regulation (EEC) Nos 269/73 and 1463/73 as regards the time
                                    limit for the payment of compensatory amounts
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
COMMUNITIES,                                                        243/73 ( n) of . 31 January 1973 laying down general
                                                                    rules for the system of compensatory amounts for rice
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               and fixing these for certain products, and in particular
Economic Community ;                                                Article 7(l)(c) thereof ;
Having regard to the Treaty (l ) concerning the Acces­
sion of new Member States to the European Economic                  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
Community and the European Atomic Energy                            241 /73 (12) of 31 January 1973 laying down general
Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972 ;                  rules for the system of compensatory amounts for
                                                                    sugar following the Accession of new Member States
                                                                    to the Community, as amended by Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        No 1638 /73 (u), and in particular Article 4(1 )
974/71 (2) of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of                    thereof ;
conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture
following the temporary widening of the margins of
fluctuation    for    the   currencies     of certain  Member
States, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
3450/73 (3), and in particular Article 6 thereof ; .                233/73 (H) of 31 January 1973 laying down general
                                                                    rules for the system of compensatory amounts for
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    milk and milk products, and in particular Article 6 ( 1 )
                                                                    thereof :
229/73 (4) of 31 January 1973 laying down general
rules for the system of compensatory amounts for
cereals and determining these for certain products, as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1967/73 (5), and in                   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
particular Article 9(1 ) thereof ;                                   181 /73 ( I5) of 23 January 1973 laying down general
                                                                     rules for the system of compensatory amounts for beef
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         and veal, and in particular Article 14(1 ) thereof ;
234/73 (6) of 31 January 1973 laying down general
 rules for the system of compensatory amounts for
 pigmeat, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                          Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2879/73 (7), and in particular Article 8(1 ) thereof ;              185/73 ( 16) of 23 January 1973 laying down general
                                                                     rules for the system of compensatory amounts appli­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        cable, by virtue of the various forms of added sugar, to
 237/73 (8) of 31 January 1973 laying down general                   products processed from fruits and vegetables
 rules for the system of compensatory amounts for                    following the Accession of new Member States to the
 eggs, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2880/73 (9),                Community, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 and in particular Article 9 ( 1 ) thereof ;                         1330/73 (17), and in particular Article 5 ( 1 ) thereof ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 235/73 ( 10) of 31 January 1973 laying down general                 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 rules for the system of compensatory amounts for                    228 /73 (18) of 31 January 1973 laying down general
 poultrymeat, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 rules for the system of compensatory amounts for fruit
 2880/73, and in particular Article 8(1 ) thereof ;                  and vegetables, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      1365/73 (19), and in particular Article 9 thereof ;
 (!) OJ No   L  73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .
 (2  OJ No   L  106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p. 1 .                            11 ) OJ No   L 29, 1 . 2. 1973 , p. 26 .
 P)  OJ No   L  353, 22. 12. 1973, p . 25 .                           1 2) OJ No   L 29, 1 . 2. 1973 , p. 19 .
 (4) OJ No   L  27, 1 . 2. 1973, p. 25.                               »)   OJ No   L 165, 22. 6. 1973, p. 4.
 (®) OJ No   L  201 , 21 . 7. 1973, p. 8 .                            ")   OJ No   L 28 , 1 . 2. 1973, p . 37.
 b) OJ No L 29, 1 . 2. 1973, p. 1 .                                   ■ 5) OJ No   L 25, 30. 1 . 1973, p. 9.
 (7) OJ No L 297, 25. 10. 1973, p. 3.                                 ")   OJ No   L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 19 .
 (») OJ No L 29, 1 . 2. 1973, p. 9.                                   1 7) OJ No   L 136, 23 . 5 . 1973, p . 3 .
 (9) OJ No L 297, 25. 10 . 1973, p. 4.                                 is) OJ No   L 27, 1 . 2. 1973, p. 20.
 H OJ No L 29, 1 . 2. 1973, p. 4.                                      19) OJ No   L 137, 24. 5 . 1973, p. 1 .
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Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             'Article 15a
274/73 (*) of 31 January 1973 laying down detailed
rules for the application of the system of compensa­                     Payment of compensatory amounts which have
tory amounts to goods covered by Article 47 ( 1 ) of the                 been granted shall be made within two months
Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and the                       from the day of deposit of sufficient supporting
Adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Article                   evidence except in cases :
1 thereof ;
                                                                         — of force majeure ; or
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 269/73 (2)
of 31 January 1973 laying down detailed rules for the                    — where administrative enquiries have been
application of the system of accession compensatory                          commenced owing to doubts concerning the
amounts, amended by Regulation (EEC) No                                      accuracy of the evidence produced.'
1466/73 (3), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No
1463/73 (4) of 30 May 1973, laying down detailed rules
for the application of monetary compensatory                                                  Article 2
amounts, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3482/73 (5) made provision for the deposit of                        Article 11a is inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 269/73
supporting evidence of the payment of compensatory                   as follows :
amounts which had been granted ;
Whereas in order to avoid distortion of competition                       Article 11a
between those in the trades concerned in the Member
States it is appropriate to fix a time limit for the                     Payment of compensatory amounts which have
payment of compensatory amounts which have been                          been granted shall be made within two months
granted ; whereas, however, account must be taken of                     from the day of deposit of sufficient supporting
the fact that in exceptional cases this time limit                       evidence except in cases :
cannot be respected ;
                                                                         — of force majeure ; or
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the Opinions of all the manage­                   — where administrative enquiries have been
ment committees for agriculture,                                             commenced owing to doubts concerning the
                                                                             accuracy of the evidence produced.'
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                              Article 3
                           Article 1
Article 15a is inserted in Regulation (EEC) No                       This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February
 1463/73 as follows :                                                1974 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 11 February 1974.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                   The President
                                                                              Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (!)  OJ No L 29, 1 . 2. 1973, p . 30 .
(2)   OJ No L 30, 1 . 2. 1973, p. 73 .
 (3)  OJ No L 146, 4. 6 . 1973 , p . 13 .
 (4)  OJ No L 146, 4. 6 . 1973 , p . 1 .
 (s ) OJ No L 357, 28 . 12. 1973 , p . 14.