31974R0412

20 . 2 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 47/3

REGULATION ( EEC) No 412/ 74 OF THE COUNCIL of 18 February 1974 on certain measures to be taken in Italy for colza and rape seed as a result of the fixing , with effect from 28 January 1974 , of a new representative rate for the Italian lira

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas those measures provided for in the case of COMMUNITIES, most agricultural products in Council Regulation (EEC) No 41 1 /74 (7) of 18 February 1974 on certain Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European measures to be taken in agriculture for Italy as a result Economic Community ; of the fixing, with effect from 28 January 1974, of a Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ new representative rate for the Italian lira, should also 66/ EEC ( J ) of 22 September 1966 on the establish­ be taken for the products referred to in Article 1 of ment of a common organization of the market in oils Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72, and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1707/73 (2) and in particular Article 36 thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Article 1 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2958 /73 (3) of 31 October 1973 on the exchange rate applied in agri­ 1 . Until the end of the 1973/74 marketing year the culture for the Italian lira, as last amended by Regula­ intervention prices valid in Italy for the products tion (EEC) No 1 97/74 (4), fixed for this currency, with referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 shall be increased by 5 % with effect from 25 effect from 28 January 1974, a representative rate which should have led to certain increases in the February 1974. prices of agricultural products in Italy ; whereas such a 2. Article 5 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 consequence has been avoided by means of Article 5 shall be applicable, taking into account paragraph 1 . (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 569/72 (5) of 20 July 1972, laying down special measures for colza and Article 2 rape seed as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3477/73 (6), according to which prices are in principle This Regulation shall enter into force on the day to be maintained at the level applicable on 31 following its publication in the Official Journal of December 1973 ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 February 1974. For the Council

The President J. ERTL

(') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/ 66. (2 ) OJ No L 175, 29 . 6 . 1973 , p . 5 . (3 ) OJ No L 303, 1.11 . 1973, p . 1 . (4) OJ No L 22, 26 . 1 . 1974, p . 2 . (5) OJ No L 167 , 25 . 7. 1972, p . 9 . (*) OJ No L 357 , 28 . 12 . 1973 , p . 6 . (7) See p . 1 of this Official Journal .