NoL198/28 18.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No1923/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of17July1973
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2637/70concerningexportcertificatesformilk
andmilkproducts
tionedproducts;whereasthereisaneedtocomply
forthispurpose,withtheparticularprovisionsof
Regulation(EEC)No2637/70;
Whereas,theamountofthedepositforexportcertifi­
catesapplyingtoproductsfallingwithinCommon
CustomsTariffsubheading04.01Abyvirtueof
Article37(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2637/70is
apparentlytoohigh,onaccountofthevalueofthe
productsinquestion;whereasitisappropriatefrom
nowontoreducethisdeposit;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
IntheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No2637/70,the
timelimitof'30days'setoutinheadinga)isreplaced
bythatof'15days'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(J)of27June1968,onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreatiesandin
particularArticles13(3)and17(4)thereof.
Whereas,intheAnnextoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2637/70(3)of23December1970,onthe
particularmethodsofapplyingthesystemofimport,
exportandprefixationcertificatesforagricultural
products,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1702/73(4),thelengthofvalidityofexportcertificates
forskimmed-milk powderandanimalfeedstuffs
basedonskimmed-milk powderwasfixedat30days
witheffectfrom28June1973;whereasdevelopments
intheworldproteinmarketshavemadeitnecessary
toreducethistimelimitfurther;
WhereasArticle17(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1373/70(5)of10July1970,onthe
commonmethodsofapplyingthesystemofimport,
exportandprefixationcertificatesforagricultural
productsplacedunderasinglepricesystem,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1796/73(6),
providesthatifanexportcertificatewasrequestedfor
anopeninvitationtotenderinathirdcountryandif,
within21daysfollowingthefinaldatefortheplacing
oftenders,theinterestedpartyhasnotinformedthe
agencytowhomthecertificatewasdelivered,the
resultoftheinvitationtotender,thecertificateisnot
deliveredandthedepositisnotrecovered;
Whereastheapplicationofthisprovisionprovestobe
inappropriate formilkandmilkproductsduetothe
factthatinthemajorityofcases,thecompetentagen­
ciesofimportingthirdcountriesdonotdecideto
acceptorrejecttendersuntilafteradelaywhichcan
extendforseveralmonths;whereasitisthusappro­
priatetomakeuseofthepossibilityprovidedin
Article17(6)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70and
nottoapplythesaidprovisionfortheabovemen­Article2
TheArticle35afollowingisinsertedinRegulation
(EEC)No2637/70:
'Article35a
Whenanexportcertificateisrequestedforoneof
theproductssetoutinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,foranopeninvitationtotender
inanimportingthirdcountry,theprovisionsof
Article17(2)secondandthirdlinesofRegulation
(EEC)No1373/70donotapply.'
Article3
InArticle37(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70,
betweenthefirstandsecondhyphen,thefollowing
indentisinserted:
'—0-25unitofaccountforproductsfallingunder
CommonCustomsTariffsubheading04.01A'.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Article2isapplicabletotheexportcertificatedeliv­
eredasfrom8July1973.(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
Q)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(4)OJNoL173,27.6.1973,p.12.
(5)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(6)OJNoL183,5.7.1973,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI