31968R1600

Official Journal of the European Communities 33

16.10.68 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 253/1

REGULATION (EEC) No 1600/68 OF THE COUNCIL of 15 October 1968 on the financing by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund of the expendi­ ture arising from the special measures taken by the Italian Republic on the importation of feedgrain

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . 235/67/EEC7 of 30 June 1967 on the denaturing of sugar for animal feed, and Council Regulation No 172/ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 67/EEC8 of 27 June 1967 on general rules governing Economic Community , and in particular Article 43 the denaturing of wheat and rye of bread-making quality, thereof; provide for the granting of similar subsidies; whereas those five Regulations also lay down the method of de­ Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; termining such subsidies ;

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Whereas those measures taken as a whole allow the ob­ Parliament1 ; jectives of the common organization of markets to be achieved; whereas the European Agricultural Guidance Whereas Article 23(1) and (2) of Council Regulation and Guarantee Fund was set up for this purpose by Re­ No 120/67/EEC2 of 13 June 1967 on the common or­ gulation Nq 25 9 on the financing of the common agricul­ ganization of the market in cereals, as amended by Re­ tural policy ; whereas expenditure arising from those gulation (EEC) No 643/6 8\ provides that the Italian measures should therefore be made eligible for aid from Republic may reduce the import levies on feedgrain, on the Guarantee Section of the Fund, condition that deliveries of the same cereals from Mem­ ber States are granted and equal subsidy ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas the application of such a provision affects pro­ cessed products and certain denatured products which Article 1 can be substituted for them; whereas , in accordance with 1 . By way of derogation from the provisions of Articles Article 23(4) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC , the 5 to 8 of Council Regulation No 17/64/EEC 10 of 5 Council is responsible for taking the necessary measures February 1964 on conditions for granting aid from the to avoid distortions of competition with regard to trade European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, in those products ; the Guarantee Section of the Fund shall be financially responsible for the expenditure entailed by subsidies Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 of Council Re­ granted in pursuance of Article 23 ( 1), (2), (4) and (4a) of gulation No 191/67/EEC 4 of 27 June 1967 on the im­ Regulation No 120/67/EEC . and in pursuance of the port and export system for products processed from Community provisions adopted in the market in sugar in cereals, when the Italian Republic has recourse to Article order to take account of the fact that Italy has recourse 23 (2) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC , a subsidy must to the option provided for in the aforementioned Article be granted for supplies of certain of those processed 23 . products coming from other Member States ; whereas Council Regulations No 194/67/EEC 5 of 27 June 2. The Fund shall reimburse the actual expenditure in­ 1967 on the system applicable to cereal-based compound curred by Member States in the form of the subsidies re­ feedingstuffs and No 360/67/EEC 6 of 25 July 1967 on ferred to in Article 23 ( 1) and (2) of Regulation No 120/ the import and export system for products processed 67/EEC , in Articles 18 of Regulations Nos 191/67/ from cereals and from rice, Commission Regulation No EEC , 194/67/EEC and 360/67/EEC, in Article 2 of Regulation No 235/67/EEC and in Article 6a of Regu­

1 OJ No C 55 , 5.6.1968, p. 19. 2 OJ No 117, 19.6 . 1967, p. 2269/67. 3 OJ No L 122, 30.5.1968,p.l . 7 OJ No 130, 28.6.1967, p. 2602/67. 4 OJ No 133, 29.6.1967, p. 2797/67. 8 OJ No 137, 30.6.1967, p. 2940/67. 5 OJ No 133, 29.6.1967, p. 2813/67. 9 OJ No 30,20.4.1962, p. 99 1/62. 6 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 13 . ,0 OJ No 34, 27.2. 1 964, p. 586/64. -,

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lation No 172/67/EEC, as amended by Regulation Article 2 (EEC) No 644/68 1. The expenditure referred to in Article 1 shall be the sub­ ject of applications for reimbursement submitted in ac­ 3. The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commis­ cordance with Article 9 of Regulation No 17/64/EEC, sion in accordance with the voting procedure laid down as amended by Regulation No 741/67/EEC 2, and also in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty , shall adopt as necessary of decisions on aid from the Fund taken by the Commis­ detailed rules for taking over the expenditure resulting sion pursuant to Article 10 of the aforementioned Regu­ from the granting of subsidies awarded in pursuance of lation, as amended also by Regulation No 741/67/ the provisions referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. EEC .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 1968.

For the Council The President G. SEDATI

1 OJ No L 122, 30.5.1 968, p; 3. 2 OJ No 258, 25.10.1967,p. 2.