31974R0667

29 . 3 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 85/59

REGULATION ( EEC) No 667 / 74 OF THE COUNCIL

of 28 March 1974

fixing the guide prices for calves and adult bovine animals with effect from 1 April 1974

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN appreciably above that for the previous marketing COMMUNITIES, year ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas Article 52(2) of the Act of Accession (3) Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 provides for annual alignment at the beginning of the thereof ; marketing year of the prices applied in the new Member States ; whereas this provision applies, in Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No respect of beef and veal, to the guide prices for calves 805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ and adult bovine animals by virtue of Article 90 of the tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended Act of Accession ; by Regulation (EEC) No 1 87/73 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof ; Whereas the present short-term economic situation , which is having a particularly serious effect on the Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; markets for milk products and beef and veal in respect of which the new marketing year normally Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ commences at the beginning of April, calls for the ment ; earliest possible application of new guarantee prices for producers ; Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee ; Whereas the advantages resulting from the increase in the guide prices should be extended to buying-in oper­ Whereas account should be taken , in fixing the guide ations carried out in the context of interventions prices for calves and adult bovine animals, of the between 4 March and 31 March 1974 inclusive ; objectives of the common agricultural policy and of the contribution which the Community desires to Whereas the prices to be fixed in the United make to the harmonious development of world trade ; Kingdom must be decided in the light of the under­ whereas the objectives of the common agricultural taking entered into by the Commission to adopt transi­ policy are in particular to secufe an equitable standard tional measures on the basis of Article 63 of the Act of living for the agricultural community and ensure of Accession , that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at reasonable prices ;

Whereas the guide prices must be fixed in accordance HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : with the criteria laid down in Article 3 (2) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 805/ 68 ; Article 1 Whereas, in view of the market situation for beef and veal and of that for milk products, increased beef and 1 . The guide prices for calves and adult bovine veal production should be encouraged ; whereas to animals with effect from 1 April 1974 shall be fixed at this end new guide prices should be fixed at a level the following levels :

u.a . per 100 kg liveweight Other Member United Kingdom Ireland I States

Calves 96-00 (») 96-00 113-50 Adult bovine animals 82-00 96-50 82-00 (') (') Subject to the measures adopted in application of Article 63 of the Act of Accession .

( i ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 24. h) OJ No L 25, 30. 1 . 1973, p. 23. (3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14.

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2. In respect of interventions carried out between 4 Article 2 March and 31 March 1974, the intervention agencies shall pay to sellers, in addition to the buying-in price The guide price in Article 1 for calves may be abol­ for the marketing year 1973/74, an amount equal to ished in the framework of new import arrangements the difference between this buying-in price and that for this product. which will apply from 1 April 1974.

The compensatory amounts fixed in pursuance of Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 ( J) shall not be affected Article 3 by the first subparagraph hereof. The detailed rules for the application of this para­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1974 . graph shall be decided in accordance with the proce­ dure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/ 68 . It shall apply until 31 January 1975.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 March 1974. For the Council The President

J. ERTL

(') OJ No L 106, 12 . 5 . 1971 , p . 1 .