31973R0885

31.3.73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 86 /35

REGULATION (EEC) No 885 /73 OF THE COUNCIL

of 31 March 1973

on the non- application of the first subparagraph of Article 4a ( 2) of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 to sugar

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , whereas monetary compensatory amounts are not applied to sugar imported pursuant to Protocol No 17 of the Act of Accession ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ; Whereas , in order to avoid distortion of competition for sugar imported into the United Kingdom from Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 974/ the Commonwealth on the one hand and on the 71 ( J ) of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of con­ other hand from the other Member States, it is junctural policy to be taken in agriculture following necessary not to apply Article 4a (2) first subpara­ the temporary widening of the margins of fluctu­ graph of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 to sugar; ation for the currencies of certain Member States, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 509/73 (2), and in particular Article 4a (2), second subparagraph HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : thereof ;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Article 1

The first subparagraph of Article 4a (2) of Regu­ Whereas Article 4a (2 ) first subparagraph of Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 974/71 shall not apply to sugar nor lation (EEC) No 974/71 limits the monetary com­ to the sugar content of products with a sugar con­ pensatory amounts to the level of charges on im­ tent covered by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2682/ ports from third countries ; 72 ( r> ) of 12 December 1972 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on certain agricul­ Whereas pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation tural products exported in the form of goods not ( EEC ) No 223 /73 ( 3 ) of 31 January 1973 laying down covered by Annex II to the Treaty and the criteria general rules to ensure the proper functioning of the for fixing the amount of such refunds . common organization of the market in sugar fol­ lowing the Accession of the new Member States Art­ Article 2 icle 55 ( 6 ) of the Act annexed to the Treaty ( 4 ) con­ cerning the Accession of new Member States to the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day European Economic Community and the European following its publication in the Official Journal of Atomic Energy Community shall not apply to sugar ; the European Communities .

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

Done at Brussels , 31 March 1973 .

For the Council

The President

A. LAVENS

i1) OJ No L 106 , 12 . 5 . 1971 , p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 50 , 23 . 2. 1973 , p . 1 . (3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 . (4) OJ No L 27, 1 . 2. 1973 , p . 6 . (°) OJ No L 289 , 27 . 12 . 1972 , p . 13 .