10.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL220/5
REGULATION (EEC)No2111/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of26July1974
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1373/70oncommondetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesystemofimportandexportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi­
catesforagriculturalproductssubjecttoasinglepricesystem
requiredunderArticle15(3)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1373/70cannotbeproducedalthoughtheproduct
hasleftthegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunity
or,inthecaseofoperationsasspecifiedinArticle2of
CommissionRegulationNo1041/67/EEC(8)of21
December1967,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No131/74(9),reacheditsdestination ;whereassucha
situationislikelytoproveanobstacletotrade;
whereasinsuchcircumstances otherdocuments
shouldberecognizedasequivalent ;
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatcertainprovisions
ofRegulation(EEC)No1373/70shouldbespecified
ingreaterdetail;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionsofalltherele­
vantManagementCommittees ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheRegulationsmentionedinthe
citationstoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1373/70(J),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1796/73(2);
Whereastheobjectofimportandexportlicencesis
thesoundadministration ofthecommonorganization
ofmarkets;whereassomeoperationsrelatetosmall
quantities;whereasforthepurposeofsimplifying
administrative proceduresitwouldseemdesirableto
exemptsuchoperationsfromtheobligationto
produceimportorexportlicences;
WhereasArticle15(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1373/70providesthat,inthecaseofanexportfrom
theCommunity ,dischargeofthesecurityissubjectin
particulartoproductionofproofthattheproducthas
leftthegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunity ;
whereasArticle15(3)(b)ofthatRegulationprovides
thatincertaincasessuchproofistobefurnishedby
productionofcontrolcopyprovidedforinArticle1
ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2315/69(3)of
19November1969,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No690/73(4);whereasCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No304/71(5)of11February1971onsimplifi­
cationoftheCommunitytransitprocedureforgoods
carriedbyrail,aslastamendedbytheAct(6)annexed
totheTreaty(7)concerningtheaccessionofnew
MemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,
signedatBrusselson)l1January1972,providesthatif
acarriageoperationstartswithintheCommunityand
istoendoutsidetheCommunitynoformalitiesneed
becompletedatthecustomsofficeofthefrontier
station;whereaswhererecourseishadtotheseprovi­
sionsofRegulation (EEC)No304/71itseemsdesir­
ableforthepurposeofsimplifyingadministrative
procedurestorelaxthearrangements forthedischarge
ofthesecurity;
Whereasitmayhappenthatbyreasonofcircum­
stancesbeyondthetrader'scontrolthecontrolcopyArticle1
Paragraphs3and4asfollowsareaddedtoArticle4of
Regulation (EEC)No1373/70:
'3.Whereadvancefixingofalevyorrefundis
notrequested,nolicenceshallberequiredforthe
purposesofoperations :
—asspecifiedinArticle2ofRegulationNo
1041/67/EEC,or
—ofanon-commercial nature,or
—relatingtoquantitiessuchthatthesecurityfor
thecorresponding licencewouldbelessthan
twounitsofaccount.
4.Forthepurposesofparagraph3"operations
ofanon-commercial nature"means:
(a)importsbyorconsignedtoprivateindividuals,
(b)exportsbyprivateindividuals,
providedthatsuchoperationssatisfytherequire­
mentsofSectionII(B)(2)ofthepreliminaryprovi­
sionsoftheCommonCustomsTariff.'(•)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL183,5.7.1973,p.1.
(3)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(4)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.
(5)OJNoL35,12.2.1971,p.31.
(6)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(7)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.(8)OJNo314,23.12.1967.p.9.
(9)OJNoL17,21.1.1973,p.19.

NoL220/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.8.74
Article2
ThetextofArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1373/70isreplacedbythefollowing :
'Forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodof
validity:
(a)licencesorcertificatesshallbeconsideredto
havebeenissuedonthedateonwhichthe
applicationforthemwaslodged,suchdate
beingincludedintheperiodofvalidityofthe
licenceorcertificate ;
(b)wherethelicenceorcertificatebecomesvalid
ontheactualdateofissuesuchdateshallbe
includedintheperiodofvalidityofthe
licenceorcertificate.'Vertrekvanhetgeografischegrondgebiedvande
Gemeenschap onderderegelingvanVerordening
(EEG)nr.304/71";
"UdgaetfraFaellesskabets geografiskeomrade
if0lgeproceduren iforordning (E0F)nr.304/71";
"Ausgangausdemgeographischen Gebietder
Gemeinschaft imVerfahrennachVerordnung
(EWG)Nr.304/71";
"UscitadalterritoriegeograficodellaComunita
sottoilregimedelregolamento (CEE)n.304/71".
Inthecasereferredtointheprecedingsubpara­
graphtheofficeofdeparturemaypermitthe
contractofcarriagetobevariedsothatcarriage
endswithintheCommunity onlyifitis
established :
—that,wherethesecuritygiveninrespectofthe
operationinquestionhasalreadybeen
discharged ,suchsecurityhasbeenrenewed;or
—thatthenecessarystepshavebeentakenbythe
authoritiesconcernedtoensurethatthesecu­
rityisnotdischarged .
Ifthesecurityhasbeendischargedandthe
producthasnotbeenexported,thesecurityshall
berenewed.'
Article5
Aparagraph3aasfollowsisinsertedinArticle15of
Regulation (EEC)No1373/70:
'3a.Ifthetrader,owingtocircumstances beyond
hiscontrol,isunabletoproducethecontrol
copyrequiredundertheprecedingparagraph
withinthethreemonthsfollowingitsissue,
hemaymakeapplicationtothecompetent
agencyforotherdocumentstobeacceptedas
equivalent,statingthegroundsforsuchappli­
cationandfurnishingsupportingdocuments.
Thesupportingdocumentsmustincludethe
transportdocumentandoneormoreofthe
documentsspecifiedinthesecondandthird
subparagraphs ofArticle8(1)ofRegulation
No1041/67/EEC.'Article3
ThetextofArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No
1373/70isreplacedbythefollowing :
'Whereonlicencesorcertificatesoronextracts
therefromthespacereservedforattributionsis
insufficient ,theattributingauthoritiesmayattach
theretooneormoreextensionpagescontaining
spacesforattributionsasshownonthebackof
CopyNo1ofthesaidlicences,certificatesor
extracts.Theattributingauthoritiesshallsoplace
theirstampthatonehalfisonthelicenceorcerti­
ficateorextracttherefromandtheotheronthe
extensionpage,andforeachfurtherextension
pageissuedafurtherstampshallbeplacedinlike
manneracrosssuchpageandtheprecedingpage.'
Article4
Thefollowingsubparagraphs areaddedtoArticle15
(3)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70:
'Where,oncompletionofthecustomsexport
formalitiesreferredtoinArticle8(2)(b),aproduct
isplacedundertheprocedureprovidedforin
Regulation (EEC)No304/71forcarriagetoa
stationofdestinationoutsidethegeographicalterri­
toryoftheCommunity ,thecontrolcopyrequired
undertheprecedingsubparagraph shallbe
returnedorsentbytheofficeofdeparturetothe
partyconcernedor,whereappropriate ,through
officialchannelstotheagencywhichissuedthe
licenceorcertificate.Oneofthefollowingendorse­
mentsshallbeenteredintheSection"Controlas
touseand/ordestination":
"Departurefromthegeographicalterritoryofthe
CommunityunderRegulation (EEC)No304/71
procedure";
"Sortieduterritoiregeographique delaCommu­
nautesousleregimedureglement (CEE)n°
304/71";Article6
1.IntheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No1373/70,
thetextoffootnote3totheformsofapplicationfor
importlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesandof
footnote4totheformsofapplicationforexport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesisreplacedby
thefollowing :
'Withoutprejudicetotheapplicationoftheprovi­
sionsofRegulation (EEC)No1134/68(Articles1
(2),2(2)and(4)oftheActofAccession.'

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2.Footnote4totheapplicationformsforimport
licencesandadvancefixingcertificatesandfootnote5
totheapplicationformsforexportlicencesand
advancefixingcertificatesaredeleted.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .Itshallapplyinrespectoftransactionsforwhichthe
customsimportorexportformalitiesarecompleted
onorafter1October1974.
TheprovisionsofArticle15(3a)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1373/70may,ifthoseconcernedsorequest,be
appliedinrespectoftransactionsforwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswerecompletedbeforethe
entryintoforceofthisRegulation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI