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REGULATION (EEC) No 2496/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 2 October 1974 amending the prices applicable in agriculture for the 1974/75 marketing year

THE CQUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN because of the lack of any favourable outlook for the COMMUNITIES, near future ; whereas in the current economic situa­ tion the agricultural sector is no longer able to pass on Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European in market prices the considerable rise in production Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 costs ; whereas this situation calls for exceptional thereof ; measures in the field of pricing policy ;

Having regard to the Treaty ^) concerning the acces­ Whereas it is necessary therefore, by way of exception, sion of new Member States to the European Economic to reach a decision, in derogation from the principle Community and to the European Atomic Energy of fixing prices annually, imposed by the basic Regula­ Community, and in particular Article 54 (4) of the Act tions on the common organization of the market for annexed thereto ; the products concerned, on a general increase in agri­ cultural prices for the 1974/75 marketing year or for the remainder of that year ; whereas, however, the Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; special situation of certain products and that existing in certain Member States must be taken into account ; Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ ment ; Whereas milk in the United Kingdom raises a special problem by reason of Article 4 of Council Regulation Whereas since the Council's Decisions taken in (EEC) No 749/73 (2) of 19 March 1973 on production March 1974 on the common prices for the 1974/75 subsidies which the United Kingdom is authorized to marketing year, events have occurred with serious retain in respect of certain agricultural products ; economic implications for agriculture ; whereas, on whereas this provision would prevent the desired the one hand, the agricultural sector was faced with a increase in prices from being passed on to producers ; sudden unprecedented increases in the prices of whereas, therefore, the application of this provision certain important means of production and whereas should be suspended ; this sharp rise in production costs is worsening the effect of overall inflation on agriculture ; whereas, on Whereas, finally, bearing in mind the exceptional the other hand, the agricultural sector was not able to circumstances, it should be possible to adopt the alter­ bring about an increase in market prices so as to cover ations to be made as a result of this Regulation to the rise in production costs ; whereas in the cattle and other prices and amounts fixed within the context of pig breeding sectors there has even been a marked fall the common agricultural policy in accordance with in market prices ; whereas for other products such as the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Council common wheat, feed grains and sugar, agricultural Regulation No 120/67/EEC (3) of 13 June 1967 on producers were unable to take advantage of the very the common organization of the market in cereals, as high prices recorded on the world market ; whereas last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1996/74 (4) or the Community, motivated by the concern both to in the corresponding Articles of the other Regulations ensure the stability of the internal markets and to on the common organization of the market in agricul­ guarantee adequate supplies, considered it undesirable ture, whichever is the case ; whereas it should be to allow the increase in prices for these products on possible, where appropriate, to adopt the alterations by the world market to be reflected in the level of prices derogation from the rules for fixing contained in the within the Community ; Regulations concerned to the extent and for the dura­ tion strictly necessary to take into account this Regula­ Whereas this situation has given rise to serious diffi­ tion , culties throughout the agricultural sector both because of its immediate effect on farmers' incomes and (2) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1973 , p. 1 . (3) OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/67 . (•) OJ No L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 5. (4) OJ No L 209, 31 . 7. 1974, p. 1 .

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : drawal prices referred to in Article 18 ( 1 ) (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 035/72 (2) of 18 Article 1 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables as last amended by By way of derogation from the principle of the annual Regulation 2745/72 (3). fixing of prices : Article 2 1 . For the 1974/75 marketing year or, as regards those products for which it has already begun, for the The application of Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) remainder of that year, prices and amounts shall be No 749/73 shall be suspended for the remainder of fixed as shown in the Annex for each such the 1974/75 milk year. product.

However, as regards wine, the prices shown in the Article 3 Annex shall apply for the period from 16 December 1974 to 15 December 1975 . Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 663/74 (4) of 28 March 1974 fixing the target price for milk and 2. In the rice and cereals sector, the amounts laid the intervention prices for butter, skimmed-milk down in Articles 1 , 3 ( 1 ) and 4 of Council Regula­ powder and Grana Pandano and Parmigiano Reggiano tion (EEC) No 11 32/74 (!) of 29 April 1974 on cheese for the 1974/75 milk year shall be repealed. production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors, shall be amended so that, for the remainder of the Article 4 1974/75 marketing year, the refunds to producers laid down in that Regulation shall be maintained at Detailed rules for the application of Articles 1 and 2 the level resulting from the implementation of the and any transitional measures which may be adopted rules which were valid when the present Regula­ by reason of the repeal referred to in Article 3 and the tion entered into force . alterations to be made as a result of this Regulation to other prices and amounts fixed within the context of 3. The norm prices and intervention prices valid for the common agricultural policy shall be adopted in tobacco from the 1974 harvest shall be increased in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 such a way that the increase for the different varie­ of Regulation No 120/67/EEC or in the corres­ ties shall be an average of 5 % . ponding Articles of the other Regulations on the common organization of the markets in agriculture, 4. The guide prices, intervention prices and Commu­ nity producer price fixed for fishery products shall whichever is the case, where appropriate by deroga­ be increased by 5 % for the remainder of 1974. tion from the rules for fixing contained in the Regula­ tions concerned to the extent and for the duration 5 . In the seeds sector for the ' remainder of the strictly necessary to take into account this Regulation . 1974/75 marketing year, aid shall be increased in such a way that the increase for the various species Article 5 and groups of varieties shall be 5 % ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 6. As regards fruit and vegetables, the basic prices and publication in the Official Journal of the European buying-in prices shall be altered so as to increase Communities. by 5 % for the 1974/75 marketing year after 6 October 1974 the maximum levels of the with­ It shall apply from 7 October 1974.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 2 October 1974. For the Council

The President Ch . BONNET

0 OJ No L 118 , 20 . 5. 1971 , p. 1 . P) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 147. (!) OJ No L 128 , 10 . 5 . 1974, p. 24. (4) OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 52.

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ANNEX

A. Common prices

Products Nature of price or amount Amounts

1) (2) (3)

Durum wheat Target price 191*97 u.a./metric ton Single intervention price 175-17 u.a./metric ton Guaranteed minimum producer price (wholesale stage) 205-17 u.a./metric ton

Common wheat Target price 127-93 u.a./metric ton Basic intervention price 115-53 u.a./metric ton

Barley Target price 116-08 u.a./metric ton Single intervention price 101-43 u.a./metric ton

Rye Target price 124-99 u.a./metric ton Single intervention price 106-93 u.a./metric ton

Maize Target price 114-92 u.a./metric ton Single intervention price 94-03 u.a./metric ton Rice Target price for husked rice 23-73 u.a./ 100 kg Intervention price for paddy rice 14-34 u.a./100 kg

Sugar Minimum price for beet 19-78 u.a./metric ton Target price for white sugar 27-88 u.a./100 kg Intervention price for white sugar 26-48 u.a./ 100 kg

Olive oil Producer target price 144-03 u.a./ lO0 kg Market target price 101-86 u.a./ lOOkg Intervention price 94-61 u.a./ 100 kg

Oil seeds Target price : — Colza and rape seeds 23-00 u.a./100 kg — Sunflower seeds 23-67 u.a./ 100 kg Basic intervention price : — Colza and rape seeds 22-33 u.a./ 100 kg — Sunflower seeds 22-98 u.a./ 100 kg

Dried fodder Standard aid 6-30 u.a./metric ton

Cotton seeds Standard aid 87-78 u.a./ha

Flax and hemp Standard aid : — Flax 168-00 u.a./ha — Hemp 141-75 u.a./ha

Table wine Guide price : — Type R I 1-70 per degree/hi — Type R II 1-66 per degree/hi — Type R III 26-58 per hi

— Type A I 1-60 per degree/hi — Type A II 35-43 per hi — Type A III 40-45 per hi

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Products Nature of price or amount Amounts

( 1 ) (2) (3) Milk and milk products Target price for milk 14-08 u.a./ 100 kg Intervention price : — For butter 183-58 u.a./100 kg — For skimmed-milk powder 82-74 u.a./ 100 kg — For cheese — Grana padano 30 to 60 days 183-10 u.a./100 kg — Grana padano six months 214-60 u.a./ 100 kg — Parmigiano Reggiano six months 231-60 u.a./100 kg

Beef and veal Guide price for adult bovine animals 101-33 u.a./ 100 kg live weight Guide price for calves 118-65 u.a./100 kg live weight Pigmeat Basic price 97-65 u.a./ 100 kg slaughtered weight

Silkworms Aid per box of silkworm eggs 33-18 per box

B. Separate prices and amounts for the new Member States

Product Member State Nature of amount Amount

(D (2) (3) (4) ''

Flax United Kingdom Aid 96-60 u.a./ha

Butter Denmark 179-81 U.3./ 100 kg Ireland Intervention price 170-43 u.a./ 100 kg United Kingdom 108-95 u.a./ 100 kg

Beef and veal Ireland and — Guide price for adult bovine animals 86-10 u.a./ 100 kg United Kingdom live weight — Guide price for calves 100-80 u.a./100 kg live weight