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5 . 4 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 89/1

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REGULATION (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM) No 906/ 73 OF THE COUNCIL of 2 April 1973

amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2/71 implementing the Decision of 21 April 1970 on the replacement of financial contributions from Member States by the Communities' own resources

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas it is necessary to reduce the periods pre­ COMMUNITIES , scribed in Articles 6 (2) and 9 ( 1 ) of the said Regula­ tion to ensure a constant rate of payment of contri­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ butions from Member States and of the Communi­ pean Coal and Steel Community and in particular ties' own resources and to make adequate provision Article 78 (F) thereof ; for the Communities ' estimated cash requirements Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ within the framework of budgetary expenditure ; pean Economic Community, and in particular Article 209 thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 1 Article 183 thereof ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single The first subparagraph Article 6 (2) of Regulation Council and a single Commission of the European (EEC, Euratom , ECSC) No 2/71 shall be replaced by Communities, and in particular Article 20 thereof ; the following :

Having regard to the Decision of 21 April 1970 (') ' The established entitlements shall be entered in on the replacement of financial contributions from those accounts no later than the fifteenth of the Member States by the Communities ' own resources second month following the month during and in particular Article 6 (2 ) thereof ; which the entitlements were established .' Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­ Article 2 sion ; Having regard to the Opinion of the European Par­ Article 9 ( 1 ) of the Regulation referred to in Article liament ; 1 shall be replaced by the following : Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC, Euratom, 'The entry referred to in Article 7 ( 1 ) shall be ECSC) No 2/71 (2) of 2 January 1971 implementing made no later than the fifteenth of the second the Decision of 21 April 1970 on the replacement of month following the month during which the financial contributions from Member States by the entitlement was established .' Communities ' own resources makes provision for controlling, making available to the Commission Article 3 and paying over the Gmmunities ' own resources and lays down the rules for applying Articles 3 (3 ) This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October and 4 of the Decision of 21 April 1970 ; 1973 .

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

Done at Luxembourg, 2 April 1973 . For the Council The President R. VAN ELSLANDE

(») OJ No L 94, 28 . 4 . 1970, p. 19 . (f) OJ No L 3 , 5 . 1 . 1971 , p. 1 .