20.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL229/9
REGULATION (EEC)No2171/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of19August1974
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2500/73ontheadvancefixingofrefundsand
theperiodofvalidityof<exportlicencesformilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticles13(3)and17(4)thereof;fortheproductsinquestioninconnectionwith^an
advancefixingofarefundtobeusedalsoforexports
toCanadaorMexico;whereas,paymentoftherefund
mustinsuchcasesbesubjecttospecialconditions ;
WhereasArticle3aofRegulation (EEC)No2500/73
providesthattheperiodofvalidityofexportlicences
forcertainmilkproductsmaybeextendedifthe
traderisboundbycontracttoexportoveraperiod
extendingbeyondtheexpiryoftheperiodofvalidity
ofhislicence;whereasifthespecificobjectofthis
provisionistobeachieveditwillbenecessaryto
prohibitanytransferofanextendedlicenceto
anotherexporterandthustoamendArticle3aaccord­
ingly;whereas,moreover,allproductsfallingwithin
subheading04.03BoftheCommonCustomsTariff
shouldbeincludedinthelistofproductsinrespectof
whichtheperiodofvalidityofexportlicencesmaybe
extended ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeformilkandmilkproducts,WhereasunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2500/73(3)of13September1973ontheadvance
fixingofrefundsandtheperiodofvalidityofexport
licencesformilkandmilkproducts,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1984/74(4),theadvance
fixingofrefundsisexcludedinrespectofexportation
toZoneE,Canada,MexicoandPuertoRicoofmilk
powderwithafatcontentnotexceeding11%by
weight,andofbutter;whereasapersonwhoobtains
anexportlicencefortheproductsinquestionmust,
therefore,exporttoadestinationotherthanthose
mentionedabove;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereasthesemeasureshavebeentakenhaving
regardtothesituationontheUnitedStatesmarket
andinordertoavoiddeflectionoftradeviaadjacent
countries;whereas,ifitispossibletoensurethatthe
milkpowderandbutterexportedtosuchadjacent
countrieswillinfactbeusedforhumanconsumption
inthatcountryandwillnotbere-exported,itisinthe
Communityinteresttoenableexportstobemadeto
suchdestinations onnormalterms;whereasinthe
caseofimportsintoCanadaandMexicosuchguaran­
teesexist,intheformofcertificatesissuedby,respec­
tively,theCanadiangovernmental agency,'The
CanadianDairyCommission',andtheMexican
governmental agency,'Cotnpanianacionaldesubsis­
tenciaspopulares'(Conasupo);Artiilc1
ThefollowingparagraphisaddedtoArticle3aof
Regulation (EEC)No2500/73:
'4.Anexportlicenceextendedunderthis
ArticleshallnotbetransferableunderArticle3of
Regulation (EEC)No1373/70.'
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2500/73shouldthere­
forebeamendedsoastoenableexportlicencesissuedArticle2
Thefollowingisaddedtofootnote(')toAnnexIIto
Regulation (EEC)No2500/73:
'Thisprovisionshallnotapplytoexportlicences
issuedinrespectofthefollowingproductsandpermit­
tingexportationtoCanadaorMexico:(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL258,14.9.1973,p.1.
(■»)O)NoL207,29.7.1974,p.26.

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofproduct
04.02AII(b)1
ex04.02AII(b)2 Ofafat
exceeding11contentnot
%byweight
04.02BI(b)2(aa)
ex04.02BI(b)2(bh)Ofafat
exceeding11contentnot
°/obyweight
04.03Theproofrequiredunder(a)shallbefurnished :
—asregardsunloading,byproductionofadocument
issuedinCanadaorMexicobyauthoritiesor
servicesasreferredtoinArticle8(1)ofRegulation
No1041/67/EEC;
—asregardsputtingintofreecirculation ,byproduc­
tionoftherelevantcustomsdocumentmadeout
inCanadaorMexicoorofacopyorphotocopyof
suchdocumentcertifiedbythecompetentauthori­
ties:
Article3
InAnnexIVtoRegulation (EEC)No2500/73:
—subheading'ex04.03B'isreplacedbysubheading
'04.03B';
—thedescriptionoftheproductshownagainst
subheadingex04.03Bisdeleted.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20AugustInsuchcases,paymentoftherefundshallbesubject
totheproductionof:
(a)proofthattheproductsinquestionhavebeen
unloadedandputintofreecirculationinCanada
orMexico;
(b)acertificateissuedbytheCanadianDairyCommis­
sionortheCompanianacionaldesubsistencias
populares(Conasupo)statingthattheproductsare
intendedforhumanconsumption inCanadaor
Mexicoasthecasemaybeandthattheywillnot
bere-exported . 1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOL1