CELEX: 51973PC1859
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Date: 1973-11-09
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION extending the system of mining prices (submitted to the Council by the Commission

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                                                            COM(73 ) 1859 final
                                                            Brussels , 9 November 1973
                                   PROPOSAL FOR A
                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                      extending the system of mining prices
                  ( submittal! to the Council by the Commission
  COi:(73 ) 1859 final
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                               EXPLANATORY NOTE
1.     The Council , by its Decision of 4 April 1962 under Article 44(3 )
of the EEC Treaty , laid down objective criteria for the establishment
of a system of minimum prices and for the fixing of those prices .
                                       2
2.     The Council , by its Decision of 20 December 1969 pursuant to the
second sentence of Article 44(6 ) of the ESC Treaty , extended , for the
Member States concerned , the system of minimum prices effective on
31 December 1969 »      It authorized however the levying of countervailing
charges , to replace the minimum prices , on imports into Germany of
edible vinegars and edible substitutes therefor , ajid on imports into
France of seed potatoes and certain products in the fisheries sector .
3.     The abovementioned Council Decision of 20 December 1969 which was
applicable until 31 December 1970 at the latest , was extended by the
Decisions"1 '^' ^ of 15 December 1970 , 20 December 1971 and- 19 December 1972
respectively .
When the abovementioned extensions were made in December 1970 and
December 1971 » "the Council took into account the fact that for wine
vinegar and the fisheries products referred to in the abovementioned
Decision of 20 December 1 9^9 » "the authorization for the Member States
concerned to levy countervailing charges to replace the minimum prices
expired on 1 June 1970 and 1 February 1971 respectively , these being the
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dates of implementation of Council Regulation (EEC ) NO 816/70 , of
28 April 1970 , laying down additional provisions for the common
organization of the market in wine and of Council Regulation (EEC )
No 2142/70^ of 20 October 1970 on the common organization of the market
in fishery products .
4.     At present , the systems provided for in Article 44 of the EEC Treaty
only apply ;    ( a) as regards charges to replace minimum prices ;  to
   0J No 30 , 20 April 1962 , p. 995
2  0J No L  328 , 30 December 1 969 , p. 11
^  OJ No L  281 , 27 December 1970 , p. 25
^  0J No L  2 , 4 January 1972 , p * 23 . .
5  0J No L  291 , 23 December 1972 , p . 152
   0J No L 99 , 5 Hay 1970 , p. 1
 ' 0J No L 236 , 27 October 1970 , p. 5
 ---pagebreak--- potato plants in"-"Prance and in Germany to edible vinegars and edible
substitutes therefor , other than wine (The levels of these charges were
                              ft
fixed "by Commission Decision (EEC ) No 483/72 of 29 December 1972 );
(b ) as regards applying minimum prices ? to preserved potatoes in Prance and
to new potatoes in Prance , Germany , Belgium and Luxembourg.   The
minimum price system for preserved potatoes is now being applied in Prance
throughout the year ; for new potatoes it applies in Prance from
15 Hay to 30 June , in the BLEU from 1 June to 31 July and in Germany from
10 June to 10 August .
5.     It should be noted that application of the minimum price system or of
charges relating thereto has , in the past , alleviated difficulties which
have arisen concerning the products in question .    On account of the
relatively high price of potatoes during 1973 application of the
above. mentioned systems of minimum prices did not lead to the closure of
frontiers in any of the Member States concerned .
6 . The abovementioned Council Decision of 19 December 1972 extended the
Eystem of minimum prices and countervailing charges levied to replace
minimum prices until the date of implementation of measures for the
common organization of markets in the products concerned and until the
31 December 1973 at the latest . Although a proposal for the common
organization of the market in alcohol which includes alcohol vinegar
is being discussed by the Council and preparations are in hand to subject
vinegar made from neither wine nor alcohol to common market provisions ,
it has not yet been possible to make a proposal to the Council for a
regulation on the common organization of the market in potatoes .
Moreover , it should be remembered that , at the time of its last proposal
for extending the syetem of minimum prices , the Commission asked the
Council to fix the duration of the extension, taking into account the
period which would appear to be necessary in order to implement provisions
for the common organization of the market in the sector concerned , namely
until 31 December 1974« However , since both the Council and the Parliament
opposed an extension until such date , the expiry date of the aforementioned
Council Decision of 19 December 1972 was fixed for 31 December 1973 .
   OJ No L 303 , 31 December 1972 , p. 58
 ---pagebreak--- It should be mentioned that cne year was insufficient in which to prepare
a proDOsal for the common organization cf the market in the products
concerned , and. particularly in potatoes .
Inieed , the difficxilties encountered in this field have been aggravated
by tie enlargenent of the Community .   The CoumisGi on hopes that this
coraaon organization can be proposed to the Council early enough to be
adopted by the latter before the end of 1974 »
7.    In these circumstances the validity of provisions at present in force
and adopted by the Council on the basis of Article 44(6 ) of the Treaty should
be extended until 31 December 1974 at the latest .
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                            PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                       extending the system of minimm prices
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN CC1EIUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 44(6 ) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ,
                                          1
Whereas in its Decision of 4 April *1962 on minimum prices the Council laid
down objective criteria for the establishment of a system . of minimum prices,
and for the fixing of those prices ;
                                                            2
Whereas the Council , in its Decision of 20 December 19o2 extended , for the
Member States concerned , the system of minimum prices effective on
31 December 1969 ; Kheroas it authorized the levying of cov.ntervailing charges
to replace the minimum prices on imports into Germany of edible vinegars and
edible substitutes thorefor , and on imports into France of seed potatoes and
certain products in the fisheries sector ;
Whereas the Decision of 20 December 1969 » which was applicable until
31 December 1970 at the latest , was extended by the Decision of
15 December 1 970"^ and "the Decision of 20 December 1971 ^ and the Decision of
19 December 1972 successively ; whereas , when these extensions were made
in December 1970 and December 1971 » "the Council took into account the fact
that for wine vinegar and the fisheries products referred to in the
Decision of 20 December 1 9^9 * "the authorization for the Member States
concerned to levy countervailing charges to replace the minimum prices -
expired on 1 June 1970 and 1 February 1971 these being the respective
dates of entry into force of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 816/70 of
28 April 1970^, laying down additional provisions for the common
organization of the market in wine and of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 2142/70 ,
  0J No 30 , 20 April 1 962 , p. 995/62
  0J No L 328 , 30 December 1969 , p . 11
3 0J No L 281 , 27 December 1970 , p. 25
^ 0J No L 2, 4 January 1972, p . 23
5 0J No L 291 , 23 January 1972 , p. 152
6 0J No L 99, 5 Ilay 1970 , ?. 1
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 of 20 October 1970 on the common organization of the market in fishery
 products ;
 Whereas in respect of the products to which that Decision continues to apply ,
■namely potatoes , including seed potatoes , and edible vinegars and edible
 substitutes therefor , other than wine . vinegars , measures for the common
 organization of markets will still not bo applicable on 31 December 1 973 »
 whereas the validity of the Decision of 20 December 19^9 should be
 extended for the period necessary to implement the said measures and until
 31 December 1974 at the latest ;
 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION;
                                  Article 1
 In Article 3 of the Council Decision of 20 December 19°9 on the system of
 minimum prices , as last amended by the Decision of 19 December 1972 , the date
 31 December 1973 is replaced by 31 December 1974 *
                                  Article 2
 This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
 Done at Brussels ,                 1973
                                                         For the Council
                                                         The President