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REGULATION ( EEC) No 451 /74 OF THE COMMISSION

of 22 February 1974

fixing the components used to calculate the differential amounts for colza and rape seed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN — the ratio between the conversion rates used for COMMUNITIES, purposes of the common agricultural policy for the currency of the relevant Member State and the Member States which keep their exchange rates at Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European any given moment within a band of 2-25 % ; and Economic Community ;

— the spot exchange rate recorded over a given Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/ period for the currency of the relevant Member 66/EEC ( 1 ) of 22 September 1966 on the establish­ State against each of the currencies of the Member ment of a common organization of the market on oils States specified above ; and fats, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1707/73 (2) ; Whereas the difference defined for the French franc recorded over the period 13 to 19 February 1974, has Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No changed by more than 1 point from the percentage 1 569/72 (3) of 20 July 1972 laying down special taken as the basis for the preceding determination ; measures for colza and rape seed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3477/73 (4), and in particular Article 2 (2) and 3 thereof ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2300/73 (5), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No Whereas Article 2 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 214/74 (6), lays down detailed rules for the application 1569/72 specifies that the differential amounts for of Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 ; those Member States which keep their exchange rates at any given moment within a band of 2-25 % must be determined by taking into account the incidence Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2958 /73 (7) of on prices of the percentage representing the differ­ 31 October 1973, as last amended by Commission ence between : Regulation (EEC) No 1 97/74 (8), fixed a representative conversion rate for the Italian lira to be applied in agri­ — the conversion rate used for the purposes of the culture with effect from 28 January 1974 ; whereas, common agricultural policy ; and however, Article 5 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1569/72 stipulates the maintenance of the price level existing — the conversion rate resulting from the central rate ; in Italy for colza and rape seed on 31 December 1973 until the end of the 1973 /74 marketing year ; whereas, however, under Council Regulation ( EEC) No Whereas this leads to the fixing of differential 41 2/74 (9), of 18 February 1974 laying down certain amounts which remain constant as long as the factors measures to be taken in Italy in respect of colza and used to calculate them remain unchanged ; rape seed following the fixing with effect from 28 January 1974 of a new representative rate for the Whereas, applying the new method of calculating Italian lira, the intervention prices which apply in differential amounts to Denmark, no such amounts Italy are increased by 5 % with effect from 25 should be fixed for seeds harvested in that State and February 1974 ; processed in or exported from that State ;

Whereas the incidence of this measure must be taken Whereas under Article 2 ( 1 ) (b) of the aforementioned into account when fixing the components used for Regulation the differential amounts for France, Italy, calculating the differential amounts ; whereas this Ireland and the United Kingdom are to be deter­ objective can be attained by applying to the compo­ mined by taking into account the incidence on the nents used for calculating the differential amounts price of average percentage representing the difference and resulting from the new conversion rate a percen­ between : (5 ) OJ No L 236, 24 . 8 . 1973 , p . 28 (') OJ No 172, 30 . 9 . 1966, p . 3025/ 66. (b) OJ No L 22, 26 . 1 . 1974, p . 53 . (2) OJ No L 175, 29 . 6. 1973, p . 5 . ( 7) OJ No L 303 , I . II . 1 973 , p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 167, 25 . 7. 1972, p. 9 . (*) OJ No L 22, 26 . 1 . 1974, p . 2. (*) OJ No L 357, 28 . 12. 1973 , p . 6 . O O) No L 47, 20 . 2. 1974, p. 3 .

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tage expressing the difference between the compo­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : nents which results from the rate of conversion appli­ cable in Italy increased by 5 % on 31 December 1973 Article 1 and the rate applicable on 28 January 1974 ; The components used to calculate the differential Whereas, applying the rules and criteria set out above, amounts provided for in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) the components used to calculate the differential No 1569 / 72 shall be as listed in the Annex . amounts should be fixed in accordance with the Table annexed to this Regulation ; Article 2 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation for Italy, are in accordance with the Opinion of the This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February Management Committee for Oils and Fats, 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 22 February 1974.

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Target price Subsidy or refund corrective corrective Differential component (coefficient (coefficient to be (coefficient to be to be applied to the target price) (') applied) applied)

Colza and rape seed, processed for oil + 0-1203 — 0-1203 + — production in Germany or exported rrom that country :

— harvested in Germany — harvested in the BLEU or in the Netherlands 0-0960 — harvested in France 0-1751 — harvested in Denmark 0-1203 — harvested in Ireland 0-2193 — harvested in the United Kingdom 0-2193 — harvested in Italy 0-2134

Colza and rape seed, processed for oil + 00268 — 0-0268 + — production in the BLEU and in the Netherlands or re-exported from these countries :

— harvested in Germany 0-1062 — harvested in the BLEU or in the Netherlands — harvested in France 0-0874 — harvested in Denmark 0-0268 — harvested in Ireland 0-1364 — harvested in the United Kingdom 0-1364 — harvested in Italy 0-1299

Colza and rape seed, processed for oil — Nil Nil + production in Denmark or exported from that country :

I — harvested in Germany I 0-1367 — harvested in the BLEU or in the Netherlands j 0-0276

— harvested in France 0-0623 — harvested in Denmark — harvested in Ireland I 0-1126 — harvested in the United Kingdom 0-1126 — harvested in Italy 0-1059

Colza and rape seed, processed for oil — — 0-0664 + 0-0664 + production in France or exported from that country :

— harvested in Germany 0-2122 — harvested in the BLEU or in the Netherlands 0-0958 — harvested in France — harvested in Denmark 0-0664 — harvested in Ireland 0-0537 — harvested in the United Kingdom 0-0537 — harvested in Italy 0-0465

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Target price Subsidy or refund corrective corrective Differential component (coefficient to (coefficient to be (coefficient to be be applied to the target price) ( l) applied) applied)

Colza and rape seed, processed for oil — 0-1269 + 0-1269 + — production in Ireland and in the United Kingdom or exported from those coun­ tries :

0-2809 — harvested in Germany 0-1580 — harvested in the BLEU or in the Netherlands 0-0567 — harvested in France 0-1269 — harvested in Denmark — — harvested in Ireland — harvested in the United Kingdom 0-0076 — harvested in Italy

Colza and rape seed, processed for oil — 0-1184 + 0-1184 + production in Italy or exported from that country :

— harvested in Germany 0-2713 — harvested in the BLEU or in the 0-1492 Netherlands — harvested in France 0-0488 — harvested in Denmark 0-1184 — harvested in Ireland 0-0076 — harvested in the United Kingdom 0-0076 — harvested in Italy

(') For seed harvested in the United Kingdom and Denmark , the accession compensatory amount shall be deducted from the target price.