OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 45
NoC105/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities • 10.10.72
DECLARATION OFTHECOMMISSION
of17July1972
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Whereas,pursuanttotheActconcerningtheConditionsofAccessionandthe
AdjustmentstotheTreaties,andinparticularArticles2and151thereof,Community
rulesforagriculturalproductswillbeapplicableinthenewMemberStatesfrom
1February1973;
WhereasthisActcontainstransitionalmeasuresforagriculturalproductstofacilitate
adaptationbythenewMemberStatestotherulesinforceintheCommunity;
Whereas,tothisend,implementing provisionsmustbeadoptedbytheCommissionon
thebasisoftheActofAccessionorprovisionsadoptedbytheCouncilfortheappli­
cationofthatAct;
Whereasitisessentialthatimportersandexportersshouldbeimmediatelyinformed
ofwhatalltheseprovisionscontain;
Whereas:heCouncilhasagreed,onthebasisofproposalsputforwardbytheCom­
mission,roapprovetextsofdraftregulationswhichwillbeformallyadoptedafter
AccessioninaccordancewiththeprocedureslaiddownintheActofAccession 1;
DECLARES :
Thatitwill,afteraccession,submittotheCouncilthenecessaryproposalstoallowit
toadopttheregulationsinquestion;
That,asfarasCommissioninstrumentsareconcerned,itwill,afterconsultationwith
theMemberStatesandtheaccedingStates,producetextsofdraftregulationswhichwill
beformallyadoptedafteraccessioninaccordancewiththeprocedureslaiddowninthe
ActofAccessionorintheprovisionsadoptedforitsapplication .
1OJNoC86,10.8.1972,p.16.

46 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX 1
DRAFT
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOMMISION
of
validatingadvancefixingcertificatesforlevies,refundsandCommunityaidissuedinthenew
MemberStatesbefore1February1973
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.IfanewMemberStateissuesadvancefixing
certificatesforlevies,refundsandCommunityaidfor
oilseedsbefore1February1973basedonasystem
consistingentirelyoftherelevantCommunityrules,these
certificatesmaybeusedintheissuingMemberStatefrom
1February1973forthatpartoftheperiodofvalidityof
thecertificatesstilltorunonthisdate.
Theprecedingsubparagraph shallapplyevenifthenew
MemberStateprovisionally issuesadocumentwhichis
notinaccordancewithCommunityspecifications ,
providedthatsuchnationaldocumentisexchangedfora
certificatedrawnupontheCommunitymodel.Inthis
eventthenewcertificateshallbearthesamedateofissue
asthatstatedontheoriginaldocument .
2.Section20oftheadvancefixingcertificateforlevies,
section18oftheadvancefixingcertificateforrefundsand
section12oftheadvancefixingcertificatesfor
'CommunityAid'referredtoinparagraph1shallcontain
oneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Documentvalidonlyin(issuingMemberState)'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyconcerningtheaccessionof
theKingdomofDenmark,Ireland,theKingdomof
NorwayandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand
NorthernIrelandtotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity 1;
HavingregardtotheActconcerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,2andin
particularArticle63(1)thereof;
Whereasthesystemofimportandexportlicences,
advancefixingcertificatesandCommunityaidcertificates
willbeapplicablebyimportersandexportersinthenew
MemberStates'from1February1973;
"WhereasimportersandexportersintheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedwillonthatdatebeabletouse
licencesorcertificatesbearinganadvancefixingdate
priorto1February1973;whereasimportersandexporters
inthenewMemberStatescannotdothis;whereasthe
necessarymeasuresshouldbetakentoensurethatthe
changeoverfromtheoldtothenewsystemtakesplaceas
smoothlyaspossible;
WhereasifanewMemberStatehasissuedadvancefixing
certificatesforlevies,refundsandCommunityaidbefore
1February1973underanationalsystemmeetingthe
samerequirements asthosewhichapplyinthe
Community ,theuseoftheselicencesandcertificatesafter
1February1973intheissuingMemberStateshouldbe
allowed;
Whereasthisarrangementcannotbeextendedtolicences
orcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithparticular
procedure;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManagement
CommitteesforCereals,forPoultrymeatandEggs,for
OilsandFats,forSugar,forMilkandMilkProducts,for
BeefandVeal,andforProductsprocessedfromFruitand
Vegetables,'Dokumentderkunergyldigti(denudstedende
medlemsstat)'
'Dokumentsombareergyldigi(denutstedende
medlemsstat)'.
3.Paragraph1shallnotapplytocertificatesissued:
—inconnectionwithaninvitationtotenderinan
importingthirdcountryorbyarmedforcesstationed
ontheterritoryofaMemberStatebutnotcoming
underitsflag,providedthattheperiodofvalidityof
thelicencesandcertificatesexceedsthenormalperiod;
—subsequenttoaninvitationtotenderforthe
exportationofsugar;
—inaccordancewiththeprocedureslaiddowninArticle
24,thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle35(2),and
Article55aofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70.
Article2
TheapplicationofArticle1shallbesybjectto:
—notificationbythenewMemberStatestothe
Commissionofthedatefromwhichtheyintendto
implementthearrangementslaiddownbyArticle1;1OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
2OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 47
Article3 —establishment bytheCommission,inaccordancewith
theprocedurelaidiowninArticle26ofRegulation
No120/67EECoi,asthecasemaybe,inthe
corresponding ArticlesoftheotherRegulationsonthe
commonorganizationofagriculturalmarkets,ofthe
factthatthisrotificctionandtheconditionslaiddown
inArticle1areobserved.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonTheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Itshallbeappliedfrom1
February1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels
FortheCommission
ThePresident
ANNEX11
DRAFT
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOMMISSION
of
ontransitionalmeasurestobetakeninviewofaccessionwithregardtoprovisionsfor
implementingthesystemsofimportlevies,exportrefunds,exportlicencesandadvancefixing
certificates
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
Havingregardtot'.ieTreat}-concerningtheaccessionof
theKingdomofDenmark,Ireland,theKingdomof
NorwayandtheLnitedKingdomofGreatBritainand
NorthernIrelandtotheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity 1;
HavingregardtotheActconcerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,2andin
particularArticle63'1)thereof;
WhereasitfollowsfromtheActconcerningthe
ConditionsofAccessionandtheAdjustmentstothe
Treatiesthat,asfrom1February1973,itwillnolonger
bepossibletouseimportlicences,exportlicences,and
advancefixingcertificatesintradeinagriculturalproductsbetweentheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandthe
newMemberStates;
WhereasthenoticepublishedbytheCommissioninthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities of15July
1972(NoC77)drawstheattentionofimportersand
exporterstotheconsequencesoftheActconcerningthe
ConditionsofAccessionandtheAdjustments tothe
Treatiesasregardstheuseofthe.aforementioned licences
andcertificates ;
Whereasitispossible,however,thatimportersand
exportersmay,beforethisnoticewasbroughttotheir
attention,haveappliedingoodfaithforlicencesand
certificatesforeffectingexportstothenewMember
Statesafter31January1973;whereas,toavoiddifficulties,
transitionalmeasuresshouldbetakentoenablethese
exportstobeeffectedundertheconditionslaiddown
bytheadvancefixing;
WhereastheprovisionsoftheActconcerningthe
ConditionsofAccessionandtheAdjustments tothe
Treatiesapplytoagriculturalproductsonlyfrom1
February1973;whereastheexistingprovisionsonthe
systemsoflevies,refunds,exportlicencesandadvance1OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
2OJXoL73,27.3.1972,p.14

48 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
Exportseffectedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthe
firstsubparagraph shallenjoytheadvantagesconferredby
licencesandcertificatesandshallbesubjecton
importationintothenewMemberStatestoarrangements
applicabletoproductsimportedfromthirdcountries.
Article2fixingcertificatesshouldbeadjustedtotakeaccountof
thesituationofproductswhich,before1February1973,
willhaveundergonecustomsformalitiesforexportation
orwillhavebeenplacedunderoneofthesystemsreferred
toinArticles2and3ofRegulationNo441/691of4
March1969layingdownadditionalgeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonproductssubjecttoasingle
pricesystem,exportedunprocessedorintheformof
certaingoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1181/72,2butwill
nothavebeenimportedbythatdateintoanewMember
State;whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforproducts
exportedfromtheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedto
anewMemberStatetobesubjectinthenewMember
Statetothelevyapplicabletoproductsimportedfrom
thirdcountrieswheretheexportrefundhasbeenpaidin
respectoftheseproductsintheMemberStateof
departure;whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsimilar
measuresforproductsexported,underthesame
conditions,fromonenewMemberStatetoanothernew
MemberStateortotheCommunity asoriginally
constituted ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationarc
inaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManagement
CommitteesforCereals,forPoultrymeatandEggs,for
OilsandFats,forSugar,forMilkandMilkProducts,for
BeefandVeal,andforProductsprocessedfromFruitand
Vegetables,Productsforwhichthecustomsformalitiesforexportation
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulationNo1041/67/EEC
havebeencompletedorwhichhavebeenplacedunder
oneofthesystemsreferredtoinArticles2and3of
Regulation (EEC)No441/69notlaterthan31January
1973intheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedand
whichareimportedintothenewMemberStatesafterthis
date,shallbesubject:
—totheprovisionsapplicableupto31January1973as
regardsthesystemofrefundsand,whereappropriate ,
ofexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificates,
includingthoseprovisionsrelatingtotheuseinthis
connectionofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1
ofRegulation (EEC)No2315/69;
—onimportationintothenewMemberStates,tothe
arrangements applicabletoproductsimportedfrom
thirdcountries.
Article3HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1TheprovisionsofArticle2shallapplybyanalogyto
productsexportedfromonenewMemberStateto
anothernewMemberStateortotheCommunityas
originaliyconstituted .Exportlicencesinvolvingadvancefixingoftherefundand
advancefixingcertificatesissuedwithinthemeaningof
Article8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70before18
July1972andbearinganexpirydatelaterthan31
January1973maybeusedintheCommunityasoriginally
constitutedtoeffectexportstothenewMemberStatesup
totheirdateofexpiry,whichmaynot,however,belater
than30June1973.Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels
FortheCommission
ThePresident
o.lNoL59,10.3.1969,p.3.
OJNoL130,7.6.1972,p.15.