31973R2041

28 . 7 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 207 / 33

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2041 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 27 July 1973 making transitional provisions consequential upon the application on 4 June 1973 of the new system of differential amounts for colza and rape seed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN should be that in force on 3 June 1973 ; whereas, COMMUNITIES , however, this measure should be applied only on request ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No ment Committee for Oils and Fats ; 1569/72 (') of 20 July 1972 laying down special measures for colza and rape seed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1356/73 (2), and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 7 thereof ; Article 1 Whereas one of the effects of the introduction on 4 June 1973 of the new system of differential amounts Upon the application of an interested party, the differ­ for colza and rape seed is that the differential amount ential amount for colza and rape seeds in force on 3 in a Member State no longer reflects the relationship June 1973 shall , in lieu of the amount in force either of its currency to the US dollar ; whereas the fluctua­ on the date on which part ID of the certificate speci­ tion of the dollar and of all other currencies in rela­ fied in Article 4 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2114/71 is tion to the currencies of the Member States taking applied for or on the date of exportation, apply to all part in the joint float is taken into consideration in transactions effected after 3 June 1973 and in respect calculating the subsidy and the refund ; of which :

Whereas an operator who had fixed a subsidy or — part AP of the said certificate was applied for, refund in advance before the entry into force of the — the export refund was fixed in advance before 4 new system of differential amounts may suffer loss as June 1973 . a result of dollar parity changes at the time of transi­ tion from one system to the other ; Article 2

Whereas, in view of the entry into force of the new 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day system on 4 June 1973, it seems fair to provide that, of its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ for all operations in respect of which an application pean Communities. for advance fixing of the refund or subsidy was made before that date, the differential amount to be applied 2 . It shall apply from 4 June 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 27 July 1973 . For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No L 167, 25 . 7 . 1972, p. 9 . 2) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 28 .