Regulation (EEC) No 1665/72 of the Commission of 28 July 1972 on detailed rules for determining the free-at-frontier offer prices and fixing the countervailing charge for hybrid maize for sowing

REGULATION (EEC) No 166S/72 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 July 1972 on detailed rules for determining the free-at-frontier offer prices and fixing the countervailing charge for hybrid maize for sowing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/711 of 26 October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds, and in particular Articles 6 and 9 thereof;
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 provides that for each type of hybrid maize for sowing for which a reference price is fixed a free-at-frontier offer price in respect of each country of provenance shall be determined on the basis of all available information;
Whereas, so that the free-at-frontier offer price may be determined as accurately as possible, the information to be taken into account should be specified, namely, in addition to the prices shown in customs and trade documents, any other information concerning the prices ruling in third countries;
Whereas free-at-frontier offer prices must necessarily be determined on the basis of the most favourable purchasing opportunities in international trade ; whereas, to ensure that the free-at-frontier offer prices are as representative as possible, it is important to exclude certain calculatory factors, particularly where the quantities concerned are insignificant;
Whereas, for comparison purposes, recorded prices should be adjusted where they do not apply free-at-frontier or, pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1578/722 of 20 July 1972 laying down general rules for fixing reference prices and for determining free-at-frontier offer prices for hybrid maize for sowing, where they apply to a product at a stage of preparation or marketing other than that used for fixing the reference price;
Whereas the conditions under which a countervailing charge should be fixed, amended or abolished should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Seeds;