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REGULATION (EEC)No1996/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of29July1974
amendingRegulationNo120/67/EEConthecommonorganization ofthe
marketincereals
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
COMMUNITIES ,
Article1
ThetextofArticle3ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'Withtheexceptionofmaizeandsorghum,for'
whichitshallbeginon1Octoberandendon30
Septemberofthefollowingyear,themarketing
yearforallproductsreferredtoinArticle 1shall
beginon1Augustandendon31Julyofthe
followingyear;the1974/75marketingyearfor
maizeandsorghumshallhoweverbeginon1
August1974andendon30September1975.'HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
WhereasaccordingtoArticle3ofCouncilRegulation
No120/67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketincereals,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1125/74(2),themarketing
yearformaize,witheffectfromthe1975/76
marketingyearstartson1Octoberandendson30
Septemberofthefollowingyear;whereasthereasons
whichledtothissystemareequallyvalidfor
sorghum,acerealwhichhas,asregardstheagricul­
turalcycle,therhythmofsalesandthenutritivevalue,
thesamecharacteristics asmaize;whereasthesame
datesforthebeginningandendofthemarketingyear
shouldthereforebelaiddownforsorghum;
WhereasArticle16(4)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
providesforcorrectiveamountstobeappliedincases
wheretheexportrefundsforcerealsaresubjectto
advancefixing;whereas,accordingtotheaboveprovi­
sion,thiscorrectiveamountmustbefixedatthesame
asthepremiumreferredtoinArticle15(2)ofthe
sameRegulation ;whereas,inthelightofexperience
andwithregardtothegoodmanagement ofthe
market,theexistinglinkbetweenthefixingofthe
premiumandthatofthecorrectiveamountshouldno
longerberetained;
WhereasArticle16(4)ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC
hasbeenamendedseveraltimes;whereasthewhole
ofthatparagraphshouldthereforebepublished ,Article2
ThetextofArticle16(4)ofRegulationNo120/
67/EECshallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'4.However,fortheproductsreferredtoin
Article1(a)and(b)theexportrefundapplicable
onthedayonwhichtheapplicationforthe
licenceismade,adjustedonthebasisofthe
thresholdpricevalidduringthemonthofexporta­
tion,shallbeapplied,ifthepartyconcernedso
requestsatthetimewhentheapplicationforthe
licenceismade(therequesttobemadenotlater
than13.00hours),toexportseffectedduringthe
periodofvalidityofthelicence.
Acorrectiveamountmaybefixed.Itshallbe
appliedtotherefundwherethisisfixedin
advance.Thecorrectiveamountshallbefixedat
thesametimeastherefundaccordingtothesame
procedure ;however,whennecessary,theCommis­
sion,followingarequestfromaMemberStateor
onitsowninitiative,maymodifythecorrective
amountsintheinterval.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(-)OJNoL128,10,5.1974,p.12.

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Theprovisionsoftheprecedingsubparagraphs
maybeapplied,inwholeorinpart,toanyofthe
productslistedinArticle1(c)and(d)andto
productslistedinArticle1andexportedinthe
formofgoodslistedinAnnexB.
Ifthecarry-overpaymentenvisagedbyArticle9is
notgrantedforbarleyandmaltandifanadvance
fixingoftherefundhasbeenlaiddownformalt,
therefundonexports,madeduringthefirsttwomonthsofthemarketingyear,ofmaltinstockat
theendoftheprecedingmarketingyearormade
frombarleyinstockatthattimeshallbeadjusted
forthethresholdpriceinforceinthelastmonth
oftheprecedingmarketingyear.'
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
B.DESTREMAU