NoL133/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.5.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1223/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of15May1974
derogatingfromRegulation (EEC)No2637/70asregardstheperiodofvalidity
ofexportlicencesforcerealsandrice
ofvaliditycorresponding totheseobjectivesshouldbe
fixedforexportlicences;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No603/74(7)
of15March1974onaninvitationtotenderforthe
levyforexportofcommonwheattocertainthird
countriesandCommission Regulation (EEC)No
604/74(8)of15March1974onaninvitationtotender
forthelevyforexportofcommonwheattothird
countries,providedforaspecialperiodofvalidityfor
licencesissuedunderthesetenders;whereasaperiod
ofvalidityforexportlicencesfixedat90daysismore
favourablethanthespecialperiodofvalidity;whereas
consequentlytheseprovisionsintheabovementioned
Regulationsshouldberepealed;whereasforthesame
reasonsthespecialperiodofvalidityfixedinRegula­
tion(EEC)No813/740,(EEC)No848/74(10),(EEC)
No888/74(n)and(EEC)No994/74(")fortenders
fortheexportlevyforcertaincategoriesofriceshould
alsoberepealed;
Whereastheperiodofvalidityofexportlicences
issuedunderthetendersforcerealsheldbyinterven­
tionagencieshasbeenmaintainedasfixedinArticle
21(1)ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2637/70(13)of23December1970onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagri­
culturalproducts,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No932/74(14);whereaswiththeadoptionofa
90-dayperiodofvalidityforlicencesforthebasic
cereals,themaintenanceofalongerperiodofvalidity
fortheexportofproductsfrominterventionstocksis
nolongerjustified;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No133/73hasbeen
amendedonseveraloccasions;whereasintheinter­
estsofclaritythatRegulationshouldberepealedand
replacedbyanotherresumingalltheprovisions
currentlyapplicableasregardsthevalidityofexport
licencesinderogationfromtheprovisionsofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2637/70;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(i)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1125/74(2),andinparticularArticle
12(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(4),andinparticularArticle10
(2)thereof;
WhereasunderArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No133/73(5)of19January1973,dero­
gatingfromRegulation (EEC)No2637/70asregards
theperiodofvalidityofexportlicencesforcerealsand
rice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3451/73(6),theperiodofvalidityoftheselicences
amountsto30daysforthebasiccereals,riceand
brokenrice;whereasforcerealbasedprocessed
products,exceptmaltandmaizeflour,groatsand
meal,theperiodofvalidityofthelicenceshasbeen
fixed,accordingtoparagraph2oftheabovemen­
tionedArticle1,asthemonthofissueplusthree
months;
Whereaswhenthestatedperiodforthevarious
productswasfixed,thefactorswhichweretakeninto
accountaboveallwereontheonehandtheconsider­
ableincreaseinworldmarketpricesandontheother
handthesupplysituationontheCommunitymarket;
Whereasforcertaincategoriesofcerealsandrice,a
tendencytowardsamorestablesituationhasrecently
emergedontheworldmarket;whereas,moreover,in
theCommunitythereareavailableforexportmore
significantquantitiesoftheseproductsthanwereorigi­
nallyforeseen;whereas,inordertoallowtradersto
obtaincontractsforthesequantitiesbeforethearrival
ofthenewcropandtofacilitatetheirexport,aperiod
(•)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.12.
(3)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.(7)OJNoL73,16.3.1974,p.16.
(8)OJNoL73,16.3.1974,p.19.
(9)OJNoL96,6.4.1974,p.11.
(10)OJNoL100,10.4.1974,p.12.
(")OJNoL104,17.4.1974,p.13.
(12)OJNoL113,26.4.1974,p.37.
(>3)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(«4)OJNoL107,24.4.1974,p.12.(4)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.20.
(5)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.22.
(*)OJNoL353,22.12.1973,p.27.

16.5.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL133/23
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.BywayofderogationfromArticles21(1)and22
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2637/70,exportlicences
forproductsreferredtoundertheseprovisionsshall
bevalidfor90daysfollowingtheirdateofissue
withinthemeaningofArticle8(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1373/70.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2637/70,exportlicencesforproducts
referredtounderthisprovisionshallbevalidfromthe
dateofissuewithinthemeaningofArticle8(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1373/70untiltheendofthe
fourthfollowingmonth.
3.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(3)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2637/70,exportlicencesforproducts
referredtounderthisprovisionshallbevalidfromthe
dateofissuewithinthemeaningofArticle8(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1373/70untiltheendofthe
thirdfollowingmonth.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle22(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2637/70,exportlicencesforproductsreferredtounderthisprovisionshallbevalidfor30
daysfollowingtheirdateofissuewithinthemeaning
ofArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70.
Article2
TheapplicationofArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No
2637/70issuspended .
Article3
Article6ofRegulations (EEC)No603/74,(EEC)No
813/74and(EEC)No848/74,Article4ofRegulation
(EEC)No604/74aswellasArticles3and5ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No888/74and(EEC)No994/74are
repealed.However,theyshallremainapplicablefor
exportlicencesissuedfollowingatenderlodged
beforetheentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
Article4
Regulation(EEC)No133/73isrepealed.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17May
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15May1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI