31973R0736

16 . 3 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 69 y 33

REGULATION (EEC) No 736/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 14 March 1973 on transitional measures applicable to the Kingdom of Belgium and to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as regards the grant of production aid for seed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN should be made enabling the Kingdom of Belgium COMMUNITIES, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nor­ thern Ireland to decide that within certain limits the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ breeder or seed establishment may be substituted pean Economic Community ; for the seed grower as the recipient of aid ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas measures provided for in this Regulation 2358 /71 ( 1 ) of 26 October 1971 on the common are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ organization of the market in seeds, and in par­ ment Committee for Seeds ; ticular Article 16 thereof ; Whereas for the 1972/73 marketing year the aid for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : seed was fixed on 2 August 1972 by Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1675 /72 (2 ) of 2 August 1972 ; whereas contracts, pursuant to which the seed bene­ Article 1 fiting from such aid was produced, were in general concluded before the publication of Regulation For the 1972/73 marketing year, the Kingdom of (EEC ) No 2358 /71 in the Official Journal of the Belgium and the United Kingdom of Great Britain European Communities ; whereas the granting of all and Northern Ireland may, notwithstanding the aid to the seed grower only, as referred to in the provisions adopted pursuant to Article 3 of Regula­ second paragraph of Article 4 of Council Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 2358 /71 , decide that the breeder or tion ( EEC) No 1674/72 (3) of 2 August 1972 laying the seed establishment may be substituted for the down general rules for granting and financing aid seed grower as recipient of aid in an amount not for seed, would in Belgium and the United Kingdom exceeding 20 °/o of the aid . in certain cases lead to a disturbance of the balance of such contracts to the detriment of the Article 2 breeder or seed establishment ; whereas , in order to remedy this inconvenience which is due essentially This Regulation shall enter into force on the day to the transition from the national system pre­ following its publication in the Official Journal of viously applied to a Community system , provision the European Communities .

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

Done at Brussels, 14 March 1973 . For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(l ) OJ No L 246, 5 . 11 . 1971 , p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 177, 4 . 8 . 1972, p. 3 . (*) OJ No L 177, 4 . 8 . 1972 , s . 1 .