31974R1569

No L 167/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 22 . 6 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1569/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 21 June 1974 on limiting monetary compensatory amounts in the pigmeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN mentioned only the amount of the levy, and to limit COMMUNITIES , the compensatory amount applicable because of the decrease in the value of a currency to this amount ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas this Regulation takes over the disposition of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1071 /74 (5) of 30 April 1974 on fixation of additional 974/71 ( ! ) of 12 May 1971 on certain measures on amounts and stating the reasons for monetary compen­ conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture satory amounts for pigmeat products ; whereas, following the temporary widening of the margins of because the additional amounts fixed in the same fluctuation for the currencies of certain Member Regulation have been fixed once more by Commis­ States, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No sion Regulation (EEC) No 1499/74 (6) of 14 June 3450/73 (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) thereof ; 1974, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1071 /74 Whereas it is provided for in Article 4a (2) of Regula­ are without object and consequently ought to be re­ tion (EEC) No 974/71 that the compensatory amounts pealed ; applicable due to the decrease in value of a currency Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation may not be higher than the import charge on are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ products from third countries ; ment Committee for Pigmeat, Whereas Article 13 of Council Regulation No 121 / 67/EEC (3) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : tion of the market in pigmeat, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 652/73 (4 ), provides the possi­ Article 1 bility of introducing additional amounts ; Whereas inclusion of these additional amounts in the The compensatory amount applied because of the import charge mentioned in Article 4a (2) of Regula­ decrease in the value of a currency may not exceed tion (EEC) No 974/ 71 may nullify the effect of these the amount of levy fixed according to the provisions amounts ; whereas this may also lead to a different of Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation No 121 /67/EEC. import charge, depending on the origin of the products either from any third country, for which no Article 2 additional amount is fixed, because it respects the sluice-gate price, or from any other third country, in Regulation (EEC) No 1071 /74 is repealed . this way a meaningful management of the import provisions in relation to third countries can be made Article 3 impossible and distortions of trade can be caused ; This Regulation shall come into force the day after its Whereas it is therefore appropriate to understand by publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. the 'import charge' in the terms of the provisions

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

Done at Brussels, 21 June 1974. For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No L 106, 12. 5 . 1971 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 353, 22 . 12. 1973 , p . 25 . (3) OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2283 /67 .' (5 ) OJ No L 120 , 1 . 5 . 1974, p. 12. (4) OJ No L 166 , 23 . 6 . 1973, p. 1 . (o) OJ No L 158 , 15 . 6 . 1974, p. 27 .