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REGULATION (EEC)No2500/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of13September1973
ontheadvancefixingofrefundsandtheperiodofvalidityofexportcertificatesfor
milkandmilkproducts
Statesmarkethascurrentlydecreasedandthe
marketpricesofvariousmilkproductsaretending
torise;whereascertainpowderedmilksandbutter
exportedtotheUnitedStatesmarketshould
consequently beexcludedfromtheproductsfor
whichrefundsmaybefixedinadvance;
WhereasforthepurposesofclarityArticle35(2)
and(3),theAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No2637/70
andRegulation (EEC)No2683/70shouldbe
includedinasingletext;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
Management CommitteeforMilkandMilk
Products;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(x)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2),concerningtheConditions
ofAccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,
andinparticularArticles13(3)and17(4)thereof;
WhereastheAnnextoCommission Regulation
(EEC)No2637/70(3)of23December1970on
specialrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
importandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertif­
icatesforagriculturalproducts,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2312/73(4),fixestheperiod
ofvalidityofexportcertificatesformilkandmilk
products;whereasthesituationontheworld
marketinoilsandfatsrequiresthattheperiodsof
validityofexportcertificatesforbutterbereduced;
whereastheabovementioned Annexshouldthere­
forebeamended;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2683/70(5)of29December1970layingdown
specialproceduresfortheadvancefixingofexport
refundsonmilkandmilkproducts,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No767/73(6),indicatesthe
productsforwhichrefundsmaynotbefixedin
advancewhentheyareexportedtocertaindestina­
tions;whereasmilkproductionontheUnitedHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TherefundfortheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68,withtheexceptionof
thoselistedinAnnexIofthisRegulationand
exportedtothedestinationindicatedtherein,shall
befixedinadvancewhenrequested.
Article2
(*)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.1.Exportcertificates,issuedaspartofthe
advancefixingofrefunds,shallbevalidfromthe
dayofissuepursuanttoArticle8(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1373/70untiltheendoftheperiodsfixed
inAnnexIIofthatRegulation .
2.WhereinAnnexIIdifferentperiodsofvalidity
areshownfortheexportcertificate,dependingon(4)OJNoL237,25.8.1973,p.28.(3)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(5)OJNoL285,31.12.1970,p.36.
(«)OJNoL77,26.3.1973,p.1.

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Article4 thepresentationoftheproductconcerned,there
shallbeindicatedintheexportcertificateunder
'12:specialdetails'thewords'validfor'followed
bythedescriptionoftheproductgivenunderthe
corresponding headinginAnnexII.Thecertificate
shallonlybevalidforthisdescription .
3.Whereacompulsorydestination (isfixedin
AnnexII,anexportcertificateissuedforthe
productinquestionandnotstatingthecompulsory
destinationrendersitcompulsoryfortheexportto
bemadetoa'destinationotherthanthesaid
compulsorydestination,withoutprejudicetothe
provisionsofArticle1.InArticle35ofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70:
—paragraph2isreplacedbythefollowing :
'2.Theperiodofvalidityoftheexportcertifi­
cateshallbeasfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2500/73.
However,inspecialcasesprovisionmaybe
madeforaspecialperiodofvalidity.';
—thesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph3is
replacedbythefollowing:
'However,theperiodofvalidityof(thecertifi­
catemaynotexceedtheperiodsfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2500/73'.
Article3Article5
Regulation (EEC)No2683/70isrepealed.Inthecaseofanexportinconnectionwithaninvi­
tationto/tenderasreferredtointhefirstparagraph
ofArticle35(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70,
theperiodofvalidityoftheexportcertificatemay
notexceedtheperiodsgiveninAnnexIIIofthis
Regulation .Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14
September1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13September1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX 1
Listofproductsandofthedestinationsforwhichadvancefixingofrefundsisexcluded
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofproduct Destination
04.02AIIb)1 ZoneE,Canada,Mexico,
PuertoRico
ex04.02AIIb)2withafatcontentnotexceeding11%
byweightZoneE,Canada,Mexico,
PuertoRico
04.02BIb)2aa) ZoneE,Canada,Mexico,
PuertoRico
ex04.02BIb)2bb)withafatcontentnotexceeding11%
byweightZoneE,Canada,Mexico,
PuertoRico
ex04.03 withafatcontentnotexceeding99-5%
byweightZoneE,Canada,Mexico,
PuertoRico
04.04 ZoneD
ex04.04AIIEmmentalerandGruyère Liechtenstein ,Switzerland
04.04EIb)2TilsitandButterkäse Liechtenstein ,Switzerland
ex04.04EIb)5Edam,Fontal,Fontina,Gouda,Italico,
Mimolette,SaintPaulin,andother
cheeseswithawatercontentbyweight
inthenonfattymatterexceeding52°/o
andnotexceeding67°/oLiechtenstein ,Switzerland
ex23.07B withacontentofmilkproductsofnot
lessthan50%byweightZoneE,Canada,Mexico,
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ANNEX 11
Periodofvalidityofexportcertificates
Periodofvalidity CCTHeadingNo DescriptionofproductCompulsory
destination(')
(a)15days 04.02AIIb)1
ex04.02AIIb)2
04.02BIb)2aa)
ex04.02BIb)2bb)
ex23.07Bwithafatcontentnotexceeding
11°/obyweight
withafatcontentnotexceeding
11°/obyweight
withafatcontentofnotless
than50°/obyweight—
(b)30days ex04.03 withafatcontentnotexceeding
99-5%byweight—
(c)untiltheendof
thefifthmonth
following the
monthinwhich
thecertificate
wasissuedtheotherproducts
listedinRegulation
(EEC)No804/68
(')SeeArticle2(3).However,ifadvancefixingisexcludedforcertainproductsandcertaindestinationsby
AnnexItheexportlicenceissuedfortheseproductsrendersitcompulsoryfortheexporttobemadeto
adestinationotherthanthatappearinginAnnexI.
ANNEX111
Maximumperiodofvalidityofexportcertificatesinthecaseofexportsonthebasisofan
invitationtotender
MaximumperiodofvalidityDescriptionofproduct
(CCTheadingNo) Comments
(a)equaltotheperiodof
validityfixedinAnnex
IIi1):04.02AIIa)1
04.02AIIb)1
04.02BIb)1aa)
04.02BIb)2aa) excludingtheexports
coveredby(c)
(b)untiltheendofthe
12thmonthfollowing
thatofitsissuetheotherproductslistedin
Article1ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68
(c)untiltheendofthe
18thmonthfollowing
thatofitsissue:alltheproductslistedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,exportedunderaninvitationto
tenderissuedbythearmedforces(Article36(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2637/70)
(MWithoutprejudicetoaspecialvalidityfixedaccordingtoArticle35(2)(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70.