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REGULATION (EEC)No2113/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of3October1972
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2637/70asregardsthespecialperiodofvalidityofexport
licencesforcerealsandrice
Whereasitisfurthernecessarytoensurethatthecompe­
tentauthorities arenotpresentedwithunjustified appli­
cationslodgedforreasonsotherthanthosereferredtoin
Article24;whereasArticle24(8)shouldtherefore be
amended ;
Whereasthemeasures providedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordance withtheOpinionoftheManagement
Committee forCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thefollowingshallbesubstituted forArticle24ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2637/70:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
Having .regardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No120/67/EEC1
of13June1967onthecommonorganization ofthe
marketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No792/722,andinparticularArticle12(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No359/67/EEC3
of25July1967onthecommonorganization ofthe
marketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2726/714,andinparticularArticle10(2)thereof;
WhereasArticle24ofCommission Regulation (EEC)
No2637/705of23December 1970onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplication ofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificates foragri­
culturalproducts ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1603/726,allowstheperiodofvalidityofexportli­
cencestobelongerthanthenormalperiod;whereasthis
provisionhasacommercial andeconomicpurpose ;
Whereasalongerperiodofvaliditymaybeallowedonly
incaseswherethiscanbejustifiedbytheexistenceof
concreteplansforcontracts whichmayberegardedas
specialbecauseofthequantities involvedandthespecif­
icneedsofthepurchaser asregardsthephasingofdeli­
veries;
Whereasextensionofthenormalperiodofvaliditycould
leadtodistortions ofcompetition betweenCommunity
exporters ;itisthereforenecessarytoexcludefromthe
scopeofthatArticle24allcontractstobeconcluded
underinvitations totenderissuedinimporting third
countriesandforwhichspecialprovisions arelaiddown
inArticle23ofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70;1.Inspecialcases,theperiodofvalidityofanex­
portlicenceforcommonwheat,rye,barley,maize,
rice,wheatflourandryeflourmaybelongerthan
thatlaiddowninArticles21,22or23whenthepar­
tyconcerned envisages theconclusion ofalon­
ger-term contract .
2.Inthiscase,thepartyconcerned shalllodgewith
thecompetent authorityanapplication foranexport
licencetogetherwithanapplication foradvancefix­
ingoftherefundapplicable onthedateoflodging
thatapplication fortheexpecteddestination and
alsoanindication oftheminimum andmaximum
quantitythatheexpectstoexportandtheminimum
andmaximum periodnecessary forcarryingoutthe
exportation ;however ,theminimum quantitymay
notbelessthan75000metrictonsforcommon
wheat,rye,barley,maize,wheatflourandryeflour
or50000metrictonsforrice.Thisapplication shall
.beaccompanied bythelodgingofaspecialsecurity,
calculated onthebasisofthemaximum quantity
andcoveredbyArticle25(1)ofthisRegulation and
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70.
3.TheMemberStatetowhichthecompetent au­
thorityreceivingthisapplication belongsshallnotify
theCommission ,whichshallactinaccordance with
theprocedure laiddowninArticles26ofRegula­
tionsNos120/67/EECand359/67/EEC,with
particularreferencetothequantityandtotheecon­1OJNo117,19.6.1967 ,p.2269/67.
2OJNoL94,21.4.1972 ,p.7.
3OJNo174,31.7.1967 ,p.1.
4OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.6.
5OJNoL .283,29.12.1970 ,p.15.
6OJNoL170,28.7.1972 ,p.6.

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6.Exceptinthecaseofforcemajeure,iftheparty
concerned doesnotcomplywiththeprovisions of
paragraphs 4and5thelicenceshallnotbeissued
andthespecialsecurityshallbeforfeited .
7.Whentheperiodofvalidityfixedisnotthatap^
pliedforbythepartyconcerned ,butis'longerthan"
thatlaiddownijiArticles21,22or23,theprovi­
sionsofparagraphs 4,5and6shallapply.However,
thepartyconcerned maycancelhisapplication fora
licencewithinthetimelimitsetforsubmitting the
contract;inthatcase,thespecialsecurityshallbe
releasedforthwith .
8.Whenanextension oftheperiodofvalidity
providedforinArticle21,22or23hasbeenrefused,
thelicenceshallnotbeissuedandthespecialsecu­
rityshallbereleasedforthwith .
9.Whenthespeciallsecurityisconverted intoa
depositasprovidedforinArticle12(1)ofRegular
tionNo120/67/EECandinArticle10(1)ofRegu­
lationNo359/67/EEC,theamountofthedeposit
shallbeadjustedinlinewiththequantitycoveredby
thecontractandthebalanceshallbereleasedforth-"
with.' =omicaspectsoftheexpectedexportation andwhich
shall,inthecaseofacceptance ,setatimelimitwith­
inwhichthepartyconcerned mustsubmitthecon­
tracttothecompetent authority .Thelattershallin­
formthepartyconcerned ofitsdecision .
4.Whentheperiodofvalidityfixedforalicenceis
thesameasthatappliedfor,thepartyconcerned
shall,withinthetimelimitsetinaccordance with
paragraph 3,submittothecompetent authority a
signedoriginalofthecontract,togetherwithacopy
thereof.Thisdocument shallspecifyatleastthe
quantitycoveredbythecontract ,whichmustlie
withinthelimitsoftheminimum andmaximum in­
dicated,thedestination ,theperiodinwhichtheex­
portation istobecarriedout,whichmustliewithin
theminimum andmaximum periodsindicated ,the
pricefixedforthedurationofthecontractandthe
termsofpayment .Thelicenceshallthenbeissued
afterconversion ofthespecialsecurityintoadeposit
asprovidedforinArticle12(1)ofRegulation
No120/67/EECandinArticle10(1)ofRegula­
tionNo359/67/EEC.Thecountryofdestination
shallbeindicated insection13andthelicenceshall
makeitobligatory toexporttothatcountry .
5.Ifthepartyconcerned hasbeenunabletocon­
cludesuchacontract,heshallinformthecompetent
authoritywithinthetimelimitsetforsubmitting the
contract ;thelicenceshallnotbeissuedandthespe­
cialsecurityshallberelasedforthwith .Article2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthethirdday
following itspublication intheOfficialJournal ]ofthe
European Communities­
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels ,3October1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT