NoL168/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.7.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1505/77
of5July1977
amendingforthe12thtimeRegulation (EEC)No2042/75onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportandexportlicencesforcereals
andrice
Whereastheoverallworldsituationhasbecomemore
stableasaresultofthefavourableharvestforecasts
frommanycountries;whereasthismorebalancedsitu­
ationontheworldmarketpermitsareturntoalonger
periodofvalidityofexportlicencesforcommon
wheat,barleyandmaize,inordertofacilitatecommer­
cialtransactionswithoutaffectingtheinternal
Communitymarket;whereas,however,acertain
cautionmustbeusedwhenprolongingthisperiodof
validity;whereasaperiodofvalidityoftwomonths
followingthemonthofissueinthecaseofexport
licencesforcommonwheat,barleyandmaizemeets
theaboverequirements ;
Whereasharmonization oftheperiodsofvalidityof
exportlicencesforallcerealsisdesirable;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1151/77(2),andinparticular
Article12(2)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2042/75
of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesystemofimportandexportlicencesfor
cerealsandrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1125/77(4),fixedtheperiodofvalidityof
importlicencesforfeedgrainat60daysinorderto
takeaccountofthedroughtraginginseveralregions
oftheCommunitywhichhadledtoadropinfodder
suppliesandariseinprices;
Whereasthereasonswhichledtothefixingofthis
periodofvaliditynolongerapply;whereasitisthere­
foredesirabletolimitthevalidityofimportlicences
forcertaincerealsto45daysagain,inordertoreduce
theriskstothenormaldevelopment ofthemarket
fromseasonalfallsinprices;
Whereasharmonization oftheperiodsofvalidityof
exportlicencesforallcerealsisdesirable;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2042/75fixedthe
periodofvalidityofexportlicencesat30daysfor
commonwheat,barleyandmaizeand90daysfor
othercereals;whereastheperiodof30dayswasintro­
ducedforthethreemaincerealsatatimewhenprices
ontheworldmarketwerefluctuatingconsiderably
andthesupplysituationinthevariousimporting
countrieswasuncertainbecauseoftheforecastfor
worldharvests;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.AnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No2042/75is
replacedbyAnnexItothisRegulation .
2.AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No2042/75is
replacedbyAnnexIItothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL136,2.6.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.5.
(4)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.56.

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ANNEXI
PERIODOFVALIDITY OFIMPORTLICENCES
A.Forcereals
CCT
headingNoDescriptionoígoods Periodofvalidity
10.01A
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.0-5B
10.07
10.01B
11.01A
11.01B
11.02AICommonwheatandmesiin
Rye
Barley
Oats
Maizeotherthanhybridmaizefor
sowing
Buckwheat,millet,canaryseedandgrain
sorghum;othercereals
Durumwheat
Wheatormesiinflour
Ryeflour
Wheatgroatsandmeal(commonwheat
anddurumwheat)
OtherproductslistedinArticle 1of
Regulation (EEC)No2727/75^45days
^60days
Untiltheendofthefourth
monthfollowingthatof
issue
B.Forrice
10.06AIa)
10.06A11a)
10.06BIa)
10.06BIIa)
10.06AIb)
10.06AIIb)
10.06BIb)
10.06BIIb)
10.06C
11.01F
11.02AVI
11.02EIIe)1
11.02FVI
11.08AIIRoundgrainpaddyrice
Roundgrainhuskedrice
Roundgrainsemi-milledrice
Roundgrainwhollymilledrice
Longgrainpaddyrice
Longgrainhuskedrice
Longgrainsemi-milledrice
Longgrainwhollymilledrice
Brokenrice
Riceflour
Ricegroatsandmeal
Flakedrice
Ricepellets
Ricestarch^45days(')
^45days(')
Untiltheendofthethird
monthfollowingthatof
issue
fUntiltheendofthefourth
/monthfollowingthatof
1issue
(')rorimportsoriginatinginandcomingfromZoneVII,asspecifiedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(Oj
NoLM4,2H.1p.H),theperiodofvalidityofthelicenceshallextenduntiltheendofthesecondmonthfollowingthatof
issue.

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ANNEXII
PERIODOFVALIDITY OFEXPORTLICENCES
A.Forcereals
CCTheading
NoDescriptionofgoods Periodofvalidity
10.01A
10.02
10.03
10.04
10.05B
10.07
10.01B
11.01A
11.01B
11.02AI
11.01E
11.02AV
11.07Commonwheatandmesiin
Rye
Barley
Oats
Maize,otherthanhybridmaizeforsowing
Buckwheat,millet,canaryseedandgrain
sorghum;othercereals
Durumwheat
Wheatormesiinflour
Ryeflour
Wheatgroatsandmeal(commonwheat
anddurumwheat)
Maizeflour
Maizegroatsandmeal
Malt
OtherproductslistedinArticle1ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2727/75[Untiltheendofthesecond
/monthfollowingthatofis­
lsue
/Untiltheendofthefourth
\monthfollowingthatofis­
lsue
)Untiltheendofthesecond
/monthfollowingthatofis­
'sue
Untiltheendofthefourth
monthfollowingthatofis­
sue
Untiltheendofthethird
monthfollowingthatofis­
sue
B.Forrice
10.06AI
10.06AII
10.06B
10.06C
11.01F
11.02AVI
11.02EIIe)1
11.02FVI
11.08AIIPaddyrice
Huskedrice
Semi-milledorwhollymilledrice
Brokenrice
Riceflour
Ricegroatsandmeal
Flakedrice
Ricepellets
Ricestarchj90days
30days
(Untiltheendofthethird
/monthfollowingthatofis­
lsue