31973R0400

15 . 2 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 43/21

REGULATION (EEC) No 400/73 OF THE COMMISSION

of 14 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 1973/74 marketing year for colza and rape seed in Having regard to Council Regulation No case of pre-fixation for the month of July 1973 the 136/66/EEC (*) of 22 September 1966 on the esta­ amount of subsidy on these products has been blishment of a common organization of the market obtainable only on the basis of the indicative price in oils and fats, as last amended by the Act (2) for the month of July 1972, this amount may, annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession of new therefore, be applied only on a temporary basis and Member States to the European Economic Com­ should be confirmed or replaced when the indicative munity and the European Atomic Energy Com­ price for the 1973/74 marketing year is known ; munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 27 (4) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the amount of the subsidy referred to in Article 27 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC was fixed Article 1 by Regulation (EEC) No 261 /73 (4) and subsequent 1 . The amount of the subsidy referred to in Article amending Regulations ; 27 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC is hereby fixed as Whereas a change in the parity of the US dollar was shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation. officially announced on 13 February 1973 ; whereas, 2. The amount of the subsidy for the month of pending the completion of procedures for the formal July 1973 will, however, as for colza and rape seeds, declaration of the new parity of this currency to the be confirmed or replaced as from 15 February 1973 International Monetary Fund, an exchange rate based to take into account the indicative price which is on the change in parity already announced should fixed for these products for the 1973/74 marketing be used for the purpose of calculating levies ; whereas the Monetary Committee has been con­ year. sulted ; Article 2 Whereas it follows from applying the rules and This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 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, 14 February 1973 .

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

( l ) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. («) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 . (•) O I No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 . (4) Of No L 30, 1 . 2 . 1973 , p. 41 .

No L 43/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 15 . 2 . 73

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 14 February 1973 fixing the amount of the subsidy on oil seeds

Subsidy applicable from 15 February 1973 to colza and rape seeds ( CCT heading No ex 12.01 ) and sunflower seeds (CCT heading No ex 12.01 ) (u.a.100 kg)

Colza and rape seed Sunflower seed

Subsidy 5·006 4·252 Subsidy in the case of advance fixing : 5·006 4·252 — for the month of February — for the month of March 5·200 4·444 6·029 4·765 — for the month of April 6·029 4·695 — for the month of May — for the month of June 6·444 — for the month of July 5·058