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REGULATION (EEC)No1986/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of24July1973
onexportlicencesforoilseedsandoil-cake
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,fortheadvancefixingofexportrefunds
oncolza,rapeandsunflowerseeds,asystemof
certificatesofadvancefixingwasprovidedforin
Article4aofCouncilRegulationNo142/67/EEC(4)
of21June1967onexportrefundsoncolza,rape
andsunflowerseeds,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2429/72(5);whereas,inordertoensure
properadministration ,certificatesofadvancefixing
should,duringtheperiodofapplicationofthis
Regulation,bereplacedbytheexportlicencesintro­
ducedunderthisRegulation ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/
66/EEC(*)of22September1966ontheestablish­
mentofacommonorganizationofthemarketin
oilsandfats,aslastamendedbytheAct(2)
concerningtheConditionsofAccessionandthe
Adjustments totheTreaties,andinparticular
Articles28and36thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo162/
66/EEC(3)of27October1966ontradeinoilsand
fatsbetweentheCommunityandGreece,andin
particularArticle8thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion;
Whereastheworldmarketinoilseedsandoil-cake
isatpresentcharacterized byaconsiderablerisein
prices;whereasthissituationmayhaverepercus­
sionsontheCommunitymarketinthoseproducts;
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthemomenttokeep
underpermanentobservationthetrendinexports
o'foilseedsandoil-cakefromtheCommunityand
thusassessdevelopments inthemarketinthose
products;whereas,inordertoovercomethesediffi­
culties,exportlicencesshouldbeissuedasanexcep­
tionalandtemporarymeasure,accompanied bya
depositguaranteeingthattheexportsforwhichthe
licenceswererequestedareactuallyeffected;
whereassuchameasurewouldenableerroneous
assessmentoftherealsituationonthemarketinthe
productsconcernedtobeavoided;
Whereasthesystemofexportlicencesshouldbe
appliedonlyforaslongasappearsnecessary;1.From26Julyto31October1973allexports
fromtheCommunityofoilseedsandoleaginous
fruit,wholeorbroken,exceptthoseintendedfor
sowing,fallingwithinheadingNo12.01ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,andofallproducts
fallingwithinsubheadingNo23.04BofthatTariff,
shallbesubjecttoproductionofanexportlicence.
2.MemberStatesshallissuethelicencetoall
thosewhoapplyforitirrespectiveoftheirplaceof
businessintheCommunity .Thelicenceshallbe
validthroughouttheCommunity .
Theissueofthislicenceshallbeconditionalupon
thegivingofsecurityinguaranteeoftheunder­
takingtoexportwithintheperiodofvalidityofthe
licence.Thesecurityshallbeforfeited,inwholeor
inpart,ifexportationisnoteffectedwithinthat
periodoriseffectedonlyinpart.
3.Theperiodofvalidityofthelicencesandthe
otherrulesforapplicationofthisArticleshallbe
(!)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL.73,27.3.1972,p.14. (4)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2461/67.
(3)OJNo197,29.10.1966,p.3393/66. (5)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.

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determinedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC.issuedinlieuofthecertificatesofadvancefixing
providedforinArticle4aofRegulationNo142/67/
EEC.
Article2
Article3DuringtheperiodofapplicationofthisRegulation,
theexportlicencesprovidedforinArticle1shall,
forthepurposesoftheadvancefixingofexport
refundsoncolza,rapeandsunflowerseeds,beThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24July1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.NØRGAARD