CELEX: 31973R0440
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 440/73 of the Commission of 16 February 1973 fixing the amount of the subsidy on oil seeds

17. 2. 73                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 45/27
                                    REGULATION (EEC) No 440/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 16 February 1973
                                           fixing the amount of the subsidy on oil seeds
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      261 /73 to the information at present available to
 COMMUNITIES ,                                                       the Commission that the amount of the subsidy at
                                                                     present in force should be altered as shown in the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                   Annex to this Regulation ;
 pean Economic Community ;
                                                                     Whereas in the absence of the indicative price for the
Having      regard         to     Council     Regulation    No       1973/74 marketing year for colza and rape seed in
 136/66/EEC (*) of 22 September 1966 on the esta­                    case of pre-fixation for the month of July 1973 the
blishment of a common organization of the market                     amount of subsidy on these products has been
 in oils and fats, as last amended by the Act (2)                    obtainable only on the basis of the indicative price
 annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession of new                   for the month of July 1972, this amount may,
Member States to the European Economic Com­                          therefore, be applied only on a temporary basis and
munity and the European Atomic Energy Com­                           should be confirmed or replaced when the indicative
munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and                   price for the 1973/74 marketing year is known ;
 in particular Article 27 (4) thereof ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Committee ;
                                                                                            Article 1
Whereas the amount of the subsidy referred to in
Article 27 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC was fixed                     1.     The amount of the subsidy referred to in Article
 by Regulation (EEC) No 261 /73 (4 ) and subsequent                  27 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC is hereby fixed as
 amending Regulations ;                                              shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation.
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,                 2. The amount of the subsidy for the month of
levies should be calculated on the basis of an
                                                                    July 1973 will, however, as for colza and rape seeds,
exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies
                                                                     be confirmed or replaced as from 19 February 1973
which are floating or whose central rate differs from                to take into account the indicative price which is
the official parity, on the effective rate or the                   fixed for these products for the 1973/74 marketing
central rate of these currencies and, in the case of
                                                                    year .
the US dollar, on the change in parity announced
on 13 February 1973 ;                                                                       Article 2
Whereas it follows from applying the rules and                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 February
other provisions contained in Regulation (EEC) No                    1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 16 February 1973 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(»)  OJ No  172 , 30. 9 . 1966 , p . 3025/66.
(2)  OJ No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 .
(3 ) OJ No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .
(4)  OJ No  I, 30, 1 . 2 . 1973 , p. 41 .
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 16 February 1973 fixing the amount of the subsidy on
                                                       oil seeds
           Subsidy applicable from 19 February 1973 to colza and rape seeds (CCT heading No ex 12.01 )
                             and sunflower seeds (CCT heading No ex 12.01 ) (u.a./lOO kg)
                                                                 Colza and rape seed      Sunflower seed
           Subsidy                                                         4-592               4-111
           Subsidy in the case of advance fixing :
           — for the month of February                                     4-592               4-111
           — for the month of March                                        4-786               4-268
           — for the month of April                                        5-283               4-250
           — for the month of May                                          5-283               4-216
           — for the month of June                                         5-490                 —
           — for the month of July                                         4-146                 —