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( 1 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 130 , 19 . 5 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 213 , 11 . 8 . 1975 , P . 5 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 234 , 25 . 8 . 1976 , P . 9 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2325/76 OF 24 SEPTEMBER 1976 AMENDING FOR THE NINTH TIME REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2042/75 ON SPECIAL DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES FOR CEREALS AND RICE

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1143/76 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2042/75 OF 25 JULY 1975 ON SPECIAL DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES FOR CEREALS AND RICE ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2088/76 ( 4 ) , SPECIFIES A PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF 30 DAYS FOR IMPORT LICENCES FOR BARLEY AND OATS ;

WHEREAS FOLLOWING THE DROUGHT IN SEVERAL REGIONS OF THE COMMUNITY THERE HAS BEEN A DROP IN THE AVAILABILITY OF FODDER SUPPLIES AND AN INCREASE IN PRICES ; WHEREAS TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF IMPORT LICENCES FOR MAIZE AND SORGHUM WAS ON 31 JULY 1976 EXTENDED TO 60 DAYS ; WHEREAS FOR THE SAME REASONS IMPORTS OF BARLEY AND OATS SHOULD BE LIKEWISE FACILITATED ;

WHEREAS , IF THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF IMPORT LICENCES FOR BARLEY AND OATS IS TO BE EXTENDED TO 60 DAYS , THEN THE AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY TO BE LODGED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A LICENCE SHOULD BE RAISED TO THE SAME LEVEL AS FOR MAIZE AND SORGHUM ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR CEREALS HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 12 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2042/75 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

" ( B ) THREE UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER METRIC TON FOR IMPORT LICENCES IN RESPECT OF PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THE IMPORT LEVY IS FIXED IN ADVANCE , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF IMPORT LICENCES FOR PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NOS 10.03 , 10.04 AND 10.07 OR SUBHEADING 10.05 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF FOR WHICH THE RATE OF SECURITY SHALL BE SIX UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER METRIC TON . "

ARTICLE 2

ANNEX I TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2042/75 IS REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 SEPTEMBER 1976 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

P . J . LARDINOIS

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

ANNEX

PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF IMPORT LICENCES

A . FOR CEREALS

CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS * PERIOD OF VALIDITY

10.01 A * COMMON WHEAT AND MESLIN * 45 DAYS

10.02 * RYE * 30 DAYS

10.03 * BARLEY * 60 DAYS

10.04 * OATS * 60 DAYS

10.05 B * MAIZE OTHER THAN HYBRID MAIZE FOR SOWING * 60 DAYS

10.07 * BUCKWHEAT , MILLET , CANARY SEED AND GRAIN SORGHUM ; OTHER CEREALS * 60 DAYS

10.01 B * DURUM WHEAT * 30 DAYS

11.01 A * WHEAT OR MESLIN FLOUR * 60 DAYS

11.01 B * RYE FLOUR * 60 DAYS

11.02 A I * WHEAT GROATS AND MEAL ( COMMON WHEAT AND DURUM WHEAT ) * 60 DAYS

* OTHER PRODUCTS LISTED IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 * UNTIL THE END OF THE FOURTH MONTH FOLLOWING THAT OF ISSUE

B . FOR RICE

CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION OF GOODS * PERIOD OF VALIDITY

10.06 A I A ) * ROUND GRAIN PADDY RICE * 45 DAYS ( 1 )

10.06 A II A ) * ROUND GRAIN HUSKED RICE * 45 DAYS ( 1 )

10.06 B I A ) * ROUND GRAIN SEMI-MILLED RICE * 45 DAYS ( 1 )

10.06 B II A ) * ROUND GRAIN WHOLLY MILLED RICE * 45 DAYS ( 1 )

10.06 A I B ) * LONG GRAIN PADDY RICE * 45 DAYS ( 1 )

10.06 A II B ) * LONG GRAIN HUSKED RICE * 45 DAYS ( 1 )

10.06 B I B ) * LONG GRAIN SEMI-MILLED RICE * 45 DAYS ( 1 )

10.06 B II B ) * LONG GRAIN WHOLLY MILLED RICE * 45 DAYS ( 1 )

10.06 C * BROKEN RICE * UNTIL THE END OF THE THIRD MONTH FOLLOWING THAT OF ISSUE

11.01 F * RICE FLOUR * UNTIL THE END OF THE FOURTH MONTH FOLLOWING THAT OF ISSUE

11.02 A VI * RICE GROATS AND MEAL * UNTIL THE END OF THE FOURTH MONTH FOLLOWING THAT OF ISSUE

11.02 E II E ) 1 * FLAKED RICE * UNTIL THE END OF THE FOURTH MONTH FOLLOWING THAT OF ISSUE

11.02 F VI * RICE PELLETS * UNTIL THE END OF THE FOURTH MONTH FOLLOWING THAT OF ISSUE

11.08 A II * RICE STARCH * UNTIL THE END OF THE FOURTH MONTH FOLLOWING THAT OF ISSUE

( 1 ) FOR IMPORTS ORIGINATING IN AND COMING FROM ZONE VII , AS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 306/76 ( OJ NO L 38 , 13 . 2 . 1976 , P . 14 ) , THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE LICENCE SHALL EXTEND UNTIL THE END OF THE SECOND MONTH FOLLOWING THAT OF ISSUE .