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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of20September1973
layingdownsafeguardmeasuresapplicabletocerealproductsofItalianorigin
exportedoutsidetheCommunity
(73/292/EEC)
Whereashoweverworldmarketpricesforthese
processedproductsarecontinuingtorise;whereasthe
sameistrueofpricesonCommunitymarkets;
whereastheincreaseisparticularlymarkedonthe
Italianmarketwherepricesforthebasicproductare
now40%abovetheleveloftheinterventionprice
andhavebeensincethebeginningofthemarketing
year;
WhereastheCommunityharvestofcommonwheat
canberegardedassatisfactory ;whereaswhenthiswas
firstestablisheditseemedreasonabletoassumethat,
whenthenewharvestwasputonmarket,pricesfor
thebasicproductandprocessedproductsalikewould
respondfavourably;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(J)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularArticle
20(2)thereof;
WhereastheItaliangovernmentrequestedthe
Commissionon20September1973tointroducesafe­
guardmeasuresinrespectofcommonwheatflour,
groatsandmealofItalianoriginexportedoutsidethe
Community ;
WhereastheCommission hasalreadyadopteda
numberofmeasuresdesignedtopreventtheexporta­
tionofexcessivequantitiesofcommonwheatoutside
theCommunity ;whereasonesuchmeasurewasthe
introduction asfrom15Augustofthisyear,by
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2219/73(3)of14
August1973fixingtheexportleviesoncereals,ofan
exportlevyforthisproduct;whereasthislevy,the
amountofwhichhasbeenalteredanumberoftimes
sincethen,isstillinforce,whereasthepurposeofthis
levyistoensurethatsuppliesofcommonwheaton
theCommunitymarketarenotjeopardizedandthat
adequateavailabilities ofproducts,includingflour,
groatsandmeal,processedfromcommonwheatare
guaranteed ;Whereasthisassumptionprovedtobemistakenin
theeventsincepricesareonthecontrarytendingto
remainveryhigh,particularlyinItaly;whereas
producersinthatMemberStatearetendingtohold
ontotheirproduce;whereasthisisnotsurprisingin
viewoftheuncertaintywhichdominatesthe
economicandmonetarysituationinthatcountryand
haspromptedtheItaliangovernment totakea
numberofanti-inflation measuresincludingthe
freezingofconsumerpricesforfood;whereas
commonwheatalreadyimportedintoItalyfromother
MemberStatesandthirdcountrieshasfailedto
improvethesituation;(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
3)OJNoL227,15.8.1973,p.19.

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11,02AIa)and11.02AIb)respectivelyofthe
CommonCustomsTariffshallnotbevalidfor
productsofItalianorigin.Thisprovisionshallapply
tolicencesappliedforwithinthemeaningofArticle
6ofRegulation(EEC)No1373/70(3),asldsfcamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1796/73(4),after20
September1973.
2.Forthepurposeofapplyingparagraph 1,section
12oflicencesissuedinresponsetotheapplications
referredtointhatparagraphshallcontainoneofthe
followingendorsements :
'notvalidforproductsofItalianorigin'
'nonapplicableauxproduitsoriginairesd'ltalie'
'nichtanwendbaraufErzeugnissemitUrsprungin
Italien'
'nonapplicabileaiprodottidorigineitaliana
'nietvantoepassingopproduktenvanoorspronguit
Italié
'gælderikkeforvarermedoprindelseiItalien.'Whereasinformationnowtohandonthefuturetrend
ofworldpricessuggeststhatpricesforcommonwheat
andforcommonwheatflour,groatsandmealare
likelytoincreasefurtheroratleastremainatavery
highlevelforaverylongtime;
WhereasthisprospectcouldinciteItaliantradersto
exporttheseproductsoutsidetheCommunity ,adeve­
lopmentwhichcouldseriouslyjeopardizesuppliesof
theseproducts(chieflyusedforthemanufactureof
basicfoodstuffssuchasbread)ontheItalianmarket;
whereasinthecaseofItaly,itisnotenoughtofixan
exportlevyfortheseproductssinceexportationcould
stilltakeplace;whereasitisthereforenecessaryto
adoptwithimmediateeffectspecialmeasurestodeal
withthesituation;whereasthesemeasuresshouldbe
adoptedwithintheframeworkofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2591/69(J)of18December1969defining
theconditionsforapplyingsafeguardmeasuresinthe
cerealssector;whereasmarketconditionsatthe
presenttimearesuchthatonlyacompletebanonthe
issueofexportlicencescanhelptoimprovethesitua­
tion;whereasthescopeofthismeasureshould,for
thereasonsoutlinedabove,belimitedtoexports
outsidetheCommunityofcommonwheatflour,
groatsandmealofItalianoriginandwhereasthereis
noneedatpresenttoextendthemeasuretothebasic
productsinceItalyisnotatraditionalexporterof
unprocessedcommonwheat;
WhereastheCommunity'sfoodaidcommitments
meanthatexportseffectedforthatpurposemustbe
excludedfromthesafeguardmeasures;
Whereas,byitsDecisionof29August1973(2),the
Commissionlaiddownsafeguardmeasuresapplicable
todurumwheatflour,groatsandmealexportedfrom
Italy;whereastechnicaldifficultieshavearisenin
applyingthatDecision;whereastheseproducts
shouldthereforebemadesubjecttothesamerulesas
theproductscoveredbythepresentrequestfromthe
Italiangovernment ;whereas,intheinterestsof
clarity,thesemeasuresshouldbeconsolidatedina
singleinstrument ;3.Forthepurposeofapplyingparagraph 1,
productsdispatchedfromItalytoanotherMember
StateshallbesubjecttotheprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No1279/71(5)asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2766/71(6).
Article2
TheprovisionsofArticle1shallnotapplytoproducts
mobilizedforfoodaidpurposesinapplicationof
Article22aofRegulationNo120/67/EEC.
Article3
TheCommissionDecisionof23August1973laying
downsafeguardmeasuresapplicabletodurumwheat
flour,groatsandmealexportedfromItalyishereby
repealed.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1DoneatBrussels,20September1973.
FortheCommission
1.Exportlicencesforflourofcommonwheator
meslinandforgroatsandmealofdurumwheatand
commonwheatfallingwithinsubheadings 11.01A,ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(})OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.
: (4OJNoL183,5.7.1973,p.1.
(')OJNoL324,27.12.1969,p.1. (*)OJNoL133,19.6.1971,p.32.
(2)OJNoL243,31.8.1973,p.44. (")OJNoL283,24.12.1971,p.33.