5.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL183/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
REGULATION (EEC)No1796/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of29June1973
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1373/70oncommondetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesystemofimportandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi­
catesforagriculturalproductssubjecttoasinglepricesystem
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo142/
67/EEC(7)of21June1967relatingtoexportrefunds
forcolza,rapeandsunflowerseeds,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2429/72(8),andinparticular
Article6thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo171/
67/EEC(9)of27June1967ontherefundsandlevies
applicabletotheexportofoliveoil,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2429/72,andinparticular
Article11thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(10)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketsinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Act,andinparticularArticles10(2),13(5),17(6)and
25thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo1009/
67/EECof18December1967(n)onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinsugar,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1014/73(12),andinparticular
Articles11(2),15(5),17(4)and38;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo804/68(13)
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslastamendedby
theAct,andinparticularArticles13(3),17(4)and28
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(H)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No187/73(15),andinparticular
Articles12(a)(2),15(3)and25;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/
66/EEC(1)of22September1966,ontheestablish­
mentofacommonorganizationofthemarketinoils
andfats,aslastamendedbytheActrelatingtothe
ConditionsofAccessionandtheAdjustmentstothe
Treaties(2),hereinaftercalled'theAct',andinpar­
ticularArticles16(2),17(3),18(3)and28(3)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/
66/EEC(3)of27October1966,ontradeinoilsand
fatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece,andinpar­
ticularArticle8thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(4)of13June1967ontheorganizationofthe
marketsincereals,aslastamendedbytheAct,andin
particularArticles12(2),15(5),16(6)and24thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo122/
67/EEC(5)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketsineggs,aslastamendedbythe
Act,andinparticularArticles9(3)and15thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo123/
67/EEC(6)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketsinmeatandpoultry,aslast
amendedbytheAct,andinparticularArticle9(3)
andArticle15thereof;(7)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(»)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
(9)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2600/67.
(10)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(»)OJNo308,18.12.1967,p.1.
(")OJNoL106,20.4.1973,p.1.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(13)OJNoL75,28.3.1968,p.4.(3)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66.
(4)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(5)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67.
6)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2301/67.(14)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(>5)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteesforOilsandFats,forCereals,for
PoultrymeatandEggs,forSugar,forMilkandMilk
Products,forBeefandVeal,forProcessedFruitand
VegetablesandforWine;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
InArticles5,6and7ofRegulation (EEC)No
1373/70,thewords'16.00hours'and'17.30hours'are
replacedby'13.00hours'and'14.30hours'respec­
tively.
Article2
ThefollowingparagraphisaddedtoArticle7(a)of
Regulation(EEC)No1373/70;
'However,whereamountsexpressedinunitsof
accountareconvertedintopoundssterlingorIrish
pounds,thereferencetothefirsttwodecimal
placesintheforegoingparagraphshallbereplaced
byareferencetonotmorethanthefirstfour
decimalplaces.Thefourthdecimalplaceshallbe
roundedoffinthesamemannerasthesecond
decimalplace.'HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
865/68(1)of28June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinproductsprocessedfromfruit
andvegetables,aslastamendedbytheAct,andin
particularArticles5(3),6(3)and13thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
816/70(2)of28April1970layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inwine,aslastamendedbytheAct,andinparticular
Article8(3)thereof;
Whereastherulesrelatingtothevarioussectors
comprisedinthecommonorganizationofmarkets
provideinrespectofapplicationsforleviesorrefunds
thatifthelevyorrefundprevailingonthedayon
whichthelicenceapplicationislodgedistoapply,
applicationsforleviesorrefundsmustbelodgedat
thesametimeasthelicenceapplicationsandbefore1
p.m.
Whereasinordertosimplifyadministrative proce­
duresitisdesirabletoapplythesamerulewith
respecttothehourbywhichapplicationsforlicences
whicharetobeissuedwithoutadvancefixingofthe
levyorrefundaretobelodged;whereasCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1373/70(3)of10July1970on
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofimportandexportlicencesandadvance
fixingcertificatesforagriculturalproductssubjecttoa
singlepricesystem,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No571/73(4)shouldthereforebeadapted
accordingly ;
WhereasArticle7(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No1373/70
providesthatwhentheamountsresultingfromthe
conversionofunitsofaccountintonationalcurrency
areenteredonlicenceapplications ,onlythefirsttwo
decimalplacesaretobegiven;
Whereas,sincetheunitvaluesofthepoundsterling
andoftheIrishpoundarehigherthantheunitvalues
ofthecurrenciesoftheotherMemberStates,more
thantwodecimalplacesshouldbegivensoasto
preventdistortionwhenconvertingintopounds
sterlingandIrishpounds;
Whereasitisnecessaryforadministrative reasonsto
limittofourthenumberofdecimalplacesgiven
whenconvertingintothetwoabovementioned curren­
cies;
Whereaswhereanexportlicenceandadvancefixing
oftherefundareappliedforunderArticle17ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1373/70inconnectionwithaninvita­
tiontotenderinanimportingthirdcountry,the
conditionsgoverningapplicationsforandissueof
suchlicencemustbemorestringent;Article3
1.Paragraphs2and3ofArticle17ofRegulation
(EEC)No1373/70arereplacedbythefollowingpara­
graphs:
'2.Anapplicantshallsupplyappropriatedocu­
mentaryproofthatthistenderhasbeenaccepted.
Ifwithin21daystheapplicantdoesnotnotifythe
licensingagencyoftheoutcomeofthetendering
procedureorproduceappropriate -documentary
prooftothatagencythattheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftendershasbeendeferred,the
licenceshallnotbeissuedandthesecurityshall
beforfeit.
Iftheclosingdateforthesubmissionoftendersis
deferred
—bynotmorethan5days,theapplicationshall
remainvalidandtheperiodreferredtointhe
precedingparagraphfornotifyingtheoutcome
ofthetenderingprocedureshallbereckoned
fromthenewclosingdateforthesubmission
oftenders;
—bymorethan5days,theapplicationisno
longervalidandthesecurityshallbereleased.(>)OJNoL153,1.7.1968,p.8.
(2)OJNoL99,5.5.1970,p.1.
(3)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(4)OJNoL56,1.3.1973,p.3.

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2.Paragraphs5and6asfollowsareaddedto
Article17ofRegulation(EEC)No1373/70:
'5.TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate to
theCommissionforthwiththeparticularsrequired
underparagraph3(a),(b)and(c).
6.Exceptionalmeasuresmaybeadoptedin
specialcasesinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
cereals,or,asthecasemaybe,incorresponding
ArticlesofotherRegulationsonthecommon
organizationofmarkets.'3.Theprovisionsofparagraphs 1and2shall
applyonlyiftheinterestedpartyhassubmittedan
applicationforalicenceaccompaniedbyanappli­
cationforadvancefixingoftherefundforthe
thirdcountryinvitingtendersandspecifies
therein:
(a)theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders;
(b)theimportingthirdcountryandtheagency
issuingtheinvitationtotender;
(c)thetotalquantitycoveredbytheinvitationto
tender.
Thisapplicationforalicencemynotbesubmitted
morethanfifteendaysbeforetheclosingdatefor
thesubmissionoftenders.Theapplicantshall
produceappropriatedocumentsshowingtheparti­
cularsrequiredunder(a),(b)and(c)\Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePrésident
François-Xavier ORTOLI