CELEX: 31975R0972
Language: en
Date: 1975-04-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 972/75 of the Commission of 15 April 1975 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1223/74 and (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of validity of certain export licences for cereals and rice

16 . 4 . 75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 94/ 13
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 972/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 15 April 1975
              amending Regulations (EEC) No 1223/74 and (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the
                          period of validity of certain export licences for cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      importing countries to make their purchases over a
COMMUNITIES,                                                        maximum period of 12 months ; whereas Article 23 of
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 should initially be
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               brought into force again only in respect of that
Economic Community ;                                                product for which it is needed and the maximum
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                         period of validity allowed under that Article should be
67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                  restricted ;
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 665/75 (2), and in particular Article               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
12 (2) thereof ;                                                    are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                    ment Committee for Cereals,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/
67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 668/75 (4), and in particular Article 10
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(2) thereof ;
Whereas Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 193/75 (5) of 17 January 1975 laying down                                                 Article 1
common detailed rules for the application of the
system of import and export licences and advance
                                                                    Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1223/74 is replaced
fixing certificates for agricultural products allows                by the following :
export licences to be issued in connection with an
invitation to tender opened in an importing third                       'The application of Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)
country, the period of validity of the licence applied                  No 2637/70 is suspended except in the case of
for being limited to the normal period of validity in                   wheat and meslin flour falling within subheading
force ; wheseas Article 23 of Commission Regulation                      11.01 A of the Common Customs Tariff.'
(EEC) No 2637/70 (6) of 23 December 1970 on special
detailed rules for the application of the system of
import and export licences and advance fixing certifi­                                       Article 2
cates for agricultural products, as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 824/75 (7), provides that the
period of validity of an export licence issued in                   Article 23 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2637/70 is
connection with an invitation to tender opened in an                replaced by the following :
importing third country may not exceed 12 months ;
whereas, on account of the disturbances on the market                   'Where exportation is effected pursuant to an invi­
in cereals at the time in question , the application of                 tation to tender opened in an importing third
this Article 23 was suspended by Commission Regula­                     country, an export licence for common wheat, rye,
tion (EEC) No 1 223/74 (8) of 15 May 1974 derogating                    barley, maize, rice, wheat flour and rye flour shall
from Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the                         be valid from its date of issue within the meaning
period of validity of export licences for cereals and                   of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 193/75
rice ;                                                                  until the date by which the obligations arising
                                                                        under the award of the contract are to be fulfilled .
Whereas an improvement has been noted in the
general situation of the market in cereals, although                    However, the period of validity of such a licence
uncertainty still exists as regards the medium term                     may not exceed eight months following the
trend ; whereas, in particular, Community supplies                      month of issue of the licence within the meaning
may be endangered if it is left to the initiative of                    of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 193 /75.'
(!) OJ   No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/ 67.
(2) OJ   No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 14.
(J) OJ   No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 .                                                       Article 3
(4) OJ   No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p. 18 .
(5) OJ   No L 25, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 10.                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(6) OJ   No L 283, 29. 12. 1970 , p. 15 .
(7) OJ   No L 79, 28 . 3. 1975, p. 8 .                              following its publication in the Official Journal of
(8) OJ   No L 133, 16. 5. 1974, p. 22.                              the European Communities.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 15 April 1975.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                     P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                               Member of the Commission