NoL4/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.1.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No23/76
of8January1976
amendingforthethirdtimeRegulation (EEC)No2042/75asregardsimport
licencesforcerealsandrepealingRegulation (EEC)No426/75
twocerealsinquestion;whereas,takingintoaccount
pastexperienceandtheoutlookfortheworldmarket,
thereductionto30daysshouldalsoapplytofeed
grainsapartfrombarleyandmaizeinordertoavoid
anysubstitutionandintheinterestofuniformity;
whereas,ontheotherhand,asregardscommonwheat
andtakingintoaccountthequalitieswhicharegener­
allyimported,areductionintheperiodofvalidityto
45daysprovidesbetterforthespecificsituationfor
thiscereal;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itsChairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(1),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3058/75(2),andinparticularArticle
12(2)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2042/75
of25July1975onspecialdetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesystemofimportandexportlicencesfor
cerealsandrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2607/75(4),fixedtheperiodofvalidityof
importlicencesforinteraliacommonwheat,rye,
barley,oats,maizeandsorghumat60days;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No426/75of
20February1975(5)suspendedadvancefixingofthe
importlevyformaizeandbarley;
Whereasthereasonswhichledtothatsuspensionof
advancefixinghavenowpartlydissipated;whereas
thatmeasureshouldthereforeberepealed;whereas,
however,inordertoavoidtoogreatarisktothe
Communitymarket,there-introduction ofadvance
fixingisonlyjustifiableifthecurrentperiodof
validityisreducedatthesametimeto30daysfortheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No2042/75ishereby
replacedbytheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
Regulation(EEC)No426/75isherebyrepealed.
ArticleJ
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15January
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8January1976.
FortheCommission
Vice-President
CarloSCARASCIA MUGNOZZA
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL306,26.11.1975,p.3.
(3OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.5.
(4)OJNoL266,15.10..1975,p.15.
(5)OJNoL47,21.2.1975,p.35.

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ANNEX
PERIODOFVALIDITYOFIMPORTLICENCES
A.Forcereals
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods Periodofvalidity
10.01A Commonwheatandmesiin45days
10.02 Rye \
10.03 Barley j
10.04 Oats v30days
10.05B Maizeotherthanhybridmaizeforsowing1
10.07 Buckwheat,millet,canaryseedandgrainjsorghum;othercereals /
10.01B Durumwheat 30days
11.01A Wheatormesiinflour \
11.01B Ryeflour f/60days
11.02AIWheatgroatsandmeal(commonwheatX
anddurumwheat) /
OtherproductslistedinArticle1 Untiltheendofthefourth
ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC monthfollowingthatof
issue
B.Forrice
Untiltheendofthesecond
monthfollowingthatof
issue10.06AIa)Roundgrainpaddyrice
10.06A11a)Roundgrainhuskedrice
10.06BIa)Roundgrainsemi-milledrice
10.06B11a)Roundgrainwhollymilledrice
Untiltheendofthethird
monthfollowingthatof
issue10.06AIb)Longgrainpaddyrice
10.06AIIb)Longgrainhuskedrice
10.06BIb)Longgrainsemi-milledrice
10.06BIIb)Longgrainwhollymilledrice
10.06C Brokenrice
11.01F Riceflour
11.02AVIRicegroatsandmeal
11.02EIIe)1Flakedrice
11.02FVI Ricepellets
11.08AII RicestarchUntiltheendofthethird
monthfollowingthatof
issue
Untiltheendofthefourth
monthfollowingthatof
issue