31973R0127

20 . 1 . 73 No L 17/ 15 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 127/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 29 December 1972

amending Regulation (EEC) No 687/72 fixing the minimum prices for exports to third countries of corms, bulbs and tubers of begonias, dahlias, gladioli, sinningias and the lilium species

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN '( 1 ) Applicable to persons established dn Group II COMMUNITIES , countries who, between 1 June 1970 and 31 May 1971 , purchased within the Community Having regard to the Treaty concerning the Acces­ products subject to the minimum export sion of new Member States to the European Econo­ price system to a value of less than 10 000 units of account . mic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community ( x ), signed at Brussels on 22 January ( 2) Applicable to persons established in Group II 1972, and in particular Article 153 of the Act (2) an­ countries who , under the conditions referred nexed thereto ; to under {*), purchased products to a value of between 10 000 units of account and 25 000 Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No units of account . 687/72 (3) of 28 March 1972 fixing the minimum prices for exports to third countries of corms, bulbs (3 ) Applicable to persons established in Group II and tubers of begonias , dahlias, gladioli, sinningias countries who , under the conditions referred and the lilium species provides for the application of to under (*), purchased products to a value of such prices to trade with third countries, including 25 000 units of account or more .' the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark ; whereas by virtue of their accession to the European Eco­ Article 2 nomic Community these countries are no longer to With effect from 1 February 1973 , Annex II to Regu­ be treated as third countries ; whereas the text of lation (EEC ) No 687/72 is replaced by the follow­ that Regulation should therefore be amended accord­ ing : ingly ;

' ANNEX 11 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Country Groups Article 1

Group I Group II With effect from 1 February 1973 , Table B of An­ nex I to Regulation ( EEC ) No 687/72 shall be amen­ ded as follows : United States All third countries other Canada than those in Group I' ( a) The phrase '( Group II and III countries )' in the title of the Table is replaced by '( Group II coun­ tries )' ; Article 3 ( b ) The footnotes to the Table are replaced by the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January following : 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels , 29 December 1972 . For the Commission The President S. L. MANSHOLT

(!) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p . 5 . ( 2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 . ( 3) OJ No L 82, 16. 4 . 1972, p . 6 .