31973R0440

17. 2. 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 45/27

REGULATION (EEC) No 440/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 16 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 ;

Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Committee ; Article 1 Whereas the amount of the subsidy referred to in Article 27 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC was fixed 1 . The amount of the subsidy referred to in Article by Regulation (EEC) No 261 /73 (4 ) and subsequent 27 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC is hereby fixed as amending Regulations ; shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation. Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, 2. The amount of the subsidy for the month of levies should be calculated on the basis of an July 1973 will, however, as for colza and rape seeds, exchange rate which is based, in the case of currencies be confirmed or replaced as from 19 February 1973 which are floating or whose central rate differs from to take into account the indicative price which is the official parity, on the effective rate or the fixed for these products for the 1973/74 marketing central rate of these currencies and, in the case of year . the US dollar, on the change in parity announced on 13 February 1973 ; Article 2

Whereas it follows from applying the rules and This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 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, 16 February 1973 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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

No L 45/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 17 . 2 . 73

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 February 1973 fixing the amount of the subsidy on oil seeds

Subsidy applicable from 19 February 1973 to colza and rape seeds ( CCT heading No ex 12.01 ) and sunflower seeds ( CCT heading No ex 12.01 ) (u.a./lOO kg)

Colza and rape seed Sunflower seed

Subsidy 4-592 4-111 Subsidy in the case of advance fixing : — for the month of February 4-592 4-111 — for the month of March 4-786 4-268 5-283 4-250 — for the month of April — for the month of May 5-283 4-216 5-490 — — for the month of June 4-146 — — for the month of July