NoL17/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommuiniities 20.1.73
REGULATION (EEC)No133/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of19January1973
derogatingfromRegulation (EEC)No2637/70asregardstheperiodofvalidityof
exportlicencesforcerealsandrice
Whereasconsiderablepriceincreasesformostbasic
cerealsarecurrentlybeingrecordedontheworld
market;whereasthisisduetoafallinsupplywhile
demandremainsatahighlevel;whereassuchde­
mandislikelytobefeltmoreandmoreonthemar­
ketinprocessedproducts;
Whereasthepriceincreasesmayleadtoexportsof
quantitieswhichinviewofthesupplysituationin
theCommunityandoftheCommunity'saimsfar
exceedthoseavailablefornormalexportpurposes;
whereastopreventtheinternalmarketfrombeing
disruptedtheperiodofvalidityofexportlicences
shouldtemporarilybereducedtoaperiodappro­
priatetothesituationandreflectingboththegen­
eralinterestsoftheCommunityandtheparticular
characteristics ofthevariousproductsinquestion;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(J)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2429/72(2),andinparticular
Article12(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/
EEC(3)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2429/72(2),andinparticulai
Article10(2)thereof;
Whereastheusualperiodofvalidityoftheexport
licenceforcereals,riceandproductsprocessedfrom
cerealsandfromricewaslaiddownbyArticles21
and22ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2637/70(4)of23December1970onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimport
andexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificates
foragriculturalproducts,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1603/72(5);whereasaderogation
fromthatperiodwasprovidedforinrespectof
maizebyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No435/
71(6)of26February1971;
Whereasinadditiontotheperiodofvaliditylaid
downinArticles21and22,Article23ofRegulation
(EEC)"No2637/70providesforaspecialperiodfor
certainproductsinconnectionwithinvitationsto
tenderopenedbyimportingthirdcountries;
Whereasthepurposeoftheperiodsofvaliditycur­
rentlyinforceasregardsbothbasicandprocessed
productsisinparticulartofacilitatethedisposalof
Communitysurplusproduction ;whereasonafirm
marketwhichislikelyinthefuturetoshowadeficit
suchaperiodmayneverthelessdisrupttheproper
functioningofthecommonorganizationofthemar­
ketsincerealsandrice:Whereas,sincetheresultingperiodisshorterthan
thatfixedformaizebyRegulation (EEC)No
435/71,thatRegulationshouldberepealed;
Whereasinordertoknowwhatquantitiestheex­
porttradehasundertakentosupply,theCommis­
sionmust,forthepurposeofachievingawell-organ­
izedmarket,haveassoonaspossibleacompletelist
ofexportlicencesactuallyissued;
Whereasexportsinconnectionwithinvitationsto
tenderopenedbytheinterventionagenciesarenot
onlylimitedbyquantitybutdependalsoonamini­
mumsellingpricebeingfixed3whereas,therefore,
suchexportswillnotupsetthebalanceoftheinter­
nalmarket;whereasthenormalperiodofvalidity
laiddowninArticle21(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2637/70canthusbemaintainedforlicencesapplied
forunderArticle5(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No
376/70(7)of27February1970layingdownthe
procedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbytheinterventionagencies,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2198/72(8);
(»)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(4)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
(s)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(•')OJNoL170,28.7.1972,p.6.
(«)OJNoL48,27.2.1971,p.72.(7)OfNoL47,28.2.1970,p.49.
nOJNoL235,17.10.1972,p.8.

20.1.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL17/23
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforCereals;bevalidfromitsdateofissuewithinthemeaningof
Article8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70until
theendofthethirdfollowingmonth.
3.Paragraph1shallnotapplytoexportlicences
appliedforunderArticle5(5)ofRegulation (EEC)
No376/70. HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1 Article2
TheapplicationofArticle23ofRegulation (EEC)
No2637/70issuspended.
Article3
Regulation (EEC)No435/71isrepealed.1.BywayofderogationfromArticles21(1)and
22(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70,an
exportlicencefortheproductsspecifiedtherein,ap­
pliedforafterthisRegulationentersintoforce,shall
bevalidfromitsdateofissuewithinthemeaningof
Article8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70until
theendofthesecondfollowingmonth.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticles21(2)and
(3)and22(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70,an
exportlicencefortheproductsspecifiedtherein,ap­
pliedforafterthisRegulationentersintoforce,shallArticle4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfol­
lowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19January1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI