31974R0146

19 . 1 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 16 / 33

REGULATION ( EEC) No 146/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 January 1974 determining the world market price for colza and rape seed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas to enable the price system to operate COMMUNITIES , normally, the world market price should be calculated on the following basis : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other, at any given moment, Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based 66/EEC (') of 22 September 1966 on the establish­ on their effective parity ; ment of a common organization of the markets in oils and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the 1707/73 (2 ) ; arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given period, in Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No relation to the Community currencies referred to 1 569 /72 (3 ) of 20 July 1972 laying down special in the previous subparagraph ; measures for colza and rape seed, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 3477/73 (4) ; Whereas, applying all these provisions, the world Having regard to Commission Regulation ( EEC) No market price for colza and rape seed should be fixed 2300/ 73 (5 ) of 23 August 1973 laying down detailed as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation , rules for applying differential amounts for colza and rape seed and repealing Regulation ( EEC) No 1464/73, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 3491 /73 (6), and in particular Article 9 (4) thereof ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary Article 1 Committee ; The world market price referred to in Article 9 (4) of Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) Regulation ( EEC) No 2300 /73 and the rates to be used No 2300 / 73 , the Commission must determine the for converting them into national currencies shall be world market price for colza and rape seed ; as shown in the Table annexed to this Regulation . Whereas the world market price should be deter­ mined in accordance with the rules and the criteria Article 2 set out in Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1898 /73 (7) of 13 July 1973 fixing the amount of the This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January subsidy on oil seeds ; 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels , 18 January 1974 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/ 66 . i) OJ No L 175 , 29 . 6 . 1973 , p. 5 . i) OJ No L 167, 25 . 7 . 1972, p. 9 . <) OJ No L 357, 28 . 12 . 1973 , p. 6 . 5) OJ No L 236, 24 . 8 . 1973 , p. 28 . <>) OJ No L 357, 28 . 12 . 1973 , p. 31 . A OJ No L 193. 14 . 7. 1973 . p. 28 .

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ANNEX

World market price applicable from 21 January 1974 for colza and rape seed ( CCT heading No ex 12.01 )

u.a.1100 kg (') World market price : 34*567 World market price where the subsidy is fixed in advance : — for the month of January 34-567 — for the month of February 34-567 — for the month of March 34-828 — for the month of April 30-833 — for the month of May 30-833 — for the month of June 30-573

( l ) The conversion rates from units of account into national currency as foreseen by Article 9 (5 ) ( a ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2300/73 are the following : 1 u.a . = DM 3-21978 1 u.a . = Fl 3-35507 1 u.a . = Bfr/ Lfr 48-6572 1 u.a . = FF 5-55419 1 u.a . = Dkr 7-57831 1 u.a . = £ 0-507441 1 u.a . = Lit 725-036