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REGULATION (EEC)No2454/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of7September1973
ontheprohibitionoftheexportfromItalytothirdcountriesofcertaingoods
fallingwithinRegulation (EEC)No1059/69
tationcouldbeharmfultotherealizationoftheobjec­
tivepursuedintheagriculturalsectorinquestion,
becauseoftheirhighcontentofthisbasicproduct,or
oftheusesthatmaybemadethereof;andwhereasall
elementsstatedaboveleadtotheconclusionthat
exportofmacaroni,spaghettiandsimilarproducts
jeopardizes,especiallyinthecereals'sector,theobjec­
tivespursuedbythecommonagriculturalpolicy,set
inArticle39(1)oftheTreaty,inparticularthose
mentionedthereunderd)c)ande);
Whereasitisthereforenecessarytoadoptwithimmed­
iateeffectappropriatemeasurestosafeguardthe
Communityinterests;andwhereasintheactual
circumstances onlyaprohibitionofexportfromthe
Italianterritorytothirdcountriesmightimprovethe
situation;
Whereassuchameasurecannotbeharmfultothe
interestsoftheItalianprocessingindustryofthe
productsinquestion;infact,thepossibilityofselling
thoseproductsisnotcompromised ,givenontheone
handtheshortageexistinginthatMemberState,and
ontheotherhandthelimitationofthemeasureto
exporttothirdcountries;
Whereasitisdesirabletopermittheexportofmaca­
roni,spaghettiandsimilarproductsforsupplyingsea
shipsoraircraftflyingoninternational lines,
includingthosewithintheCommunity ;andwhereas
suchexportsdonotharmtheobjectiveofthisRegula­
tion;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle9(a)(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1059/69theMemberStateshavebeen
consultedonthepresentmeasure;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1059/69(!)of28May1969determiningthesystemof
tradeapplicabletocertaingoodsprocessedfromagri­
culturalproducts,aslastamendedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1491/73(2),andinparticularArticle9
(a)thereof;
Whereason27August1973theItalianRepublichas
informedtheCommissionoftheshortageexistingof
certainproductsprocessedfromdurumwheatandin
particularofmacaroni,spaghettiandsimilarproducts
ofheading19.03oftheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereasinthiscommunication Italyalsoaskedthe
Commissiontotakeappropriatesafeguardmeasuresto
avoidthatsuchproductsbeexportedfromtheItalian
territory;andwhereasindeedsuchexportswould
endangerthesupplyalreadyseriouslycompromised
bytheactualshortage;
Whereasthesituationoftheworldmarketofdurum
wheatissuchthattheCommission ,byDecisionof4
August1973(3)hasalreadytakensafeguardmeasures
applicabletoexportofthatproductfromtheCommu­
nity;
WhereastheCommission hasfurthermore ,byDeci­
sionof27August1973(4),takensimilarmeasures
concerningdurumwheatgroats,mealandflour,
limitedtoexportsfromItalyhowever;
WhereasthesituationinthatMemberStaterequires
thattheabovementioned measuresbeextendedto
macaroni,spaghettiandsimilarproducts;and
whereasArticle9(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No1059/69
providesthatwhen,inapplicationofaregulationon
thecommonorganizationofthemarketinacertain
sector,levies,taxesorothermeasuresapplicableon
exportationofabasicproductareadopted,the
Commission candecidetoapplyappropriate
measuresconcerningcertaingoodsofwhichtheexpor­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theaccomplishment inItalyofthecustoms
formalitiesforexportingtothirdcountriesofmaca­
roni,spaghettiandsimilarproductsfallingwithinthe
sub-headings 19.03Aand19.03BIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,andwhichareinoneofthesituations(!)OJNoL141,12.6.1969,p.1.$OJNoL151,7.6.1973,p.1.-
P)OJNoL219,7.8.1973,p.25.h)OJNoL243,31.8.1973,p.44.

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Article2 providedinArticle9(2)oftheTreaty,shallbeprohi­
bited.
2.Theprohibitionprovidedinparagraph(1)shall
notapplytoexportsintheformofsupplyingsea­
goingvesselsorofaircraftservinginternationallines,
includingthosewithintheCommunity .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7September1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI