CELEX: 31973R3149
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-21
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3149/73 of the Commission of 21 November 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 133/73 as regards the period of validity of export licences for cereals

No L 321 / 14                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              22 . 11 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 3149/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 21 November 1973
               amending Regulation (EEC) No 133/73 as regards the period of validity of export
                                                            licences for cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           of exports ; whereas it is consequently necessary to
 COMMUNITIES,                                                             increase the period of validity so as to facilitate the
                                                                         conclusion of important business transactions ;
                                                                         whereas, nevertheless, care must be taken in view
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                       of the situation on the world market, which is not
pean Economic Community ;                                                 yet entirely stable ; whereas it is not now opportune
                                                                          to re-adopt the period of validity of export li­
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                           cences as laid down in Article 21 ( 1 ) of Regulation
EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                           ( EEC) No 2637/70 (8) ; whereas, therefore, a period
tion of the markets in cereals, as last amended by                        of validity should be laid down which is adapted to
Regulation (EEC ) No 1346/73 ( 2), and in particular                     the situation and takes account on the one hand of
Article 12 (2) thereof ;                                                 Community interests generally and on the other
                                                                         hand of the particular nature of different products ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                           Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 1 ( 1 )
EEC (3 ) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                         of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 133/73 was
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the                       amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2856/73 as regards
Act of Accession (4), and in particular Article 10 (2)                   the period of validity of export licences for rice ;
thereof ;                                                                whereas in the interests of clarity this amendment
                                                                         should be applied to this Regulation ;
Whereas under Article 1 ( 1 ) of Commission Regula­
tion (EEC) No 133/73 (5 ) of 19 January 1973 , dero­                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regu­
gating from Regulation (EEC ) No 2637/70 as                              lation are in accordance with the Opinion of the
regards the period of validity of export licences for                    Management Committee for Cereals,
cereals and rice, as last amended by Regulation
 (EEC ) No 2856/73 (8 ) the export licence for products
referred to in Article 1 ( a) and 1 ( b) of Regulation
No 120/67/EEC is valid for 30 days from the date                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of issue within the meaning of Article 8 ( 1 ) of
Regulation (EEC) No 1373 /70 ; whereas this provision
had been added to Regulation (EEC) No 133/73 by                                                    Article 1
Regulation ( EEC ) No 1455 /73 ( 7 ) ; whereas such a
period of validity is especially justified in that it
helps to avoid as far as possible the present insta­                     Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 133/73 is
bility of the world market affecting the marketing of                     replaced by the following :
the new harvest in the Community ;
                                                                              ' 1 . By way of derogation from Article 21 ( 1 )
                                                                              of Regulation (EEC ) No 2637/70, export licences
Whereas the tendency on the world market has, for                             for products referred to in this paragraph shall
some time, been for the situation to correct itself ;                         be valid from the date of issue within the mean­
whereas it seems that, in the present state of the                            ing of Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No
internal market of the Community, certain quan­                               1373/70 until the end of the second following
tities of cereals are available for export ; whereas the                      month .
validity period of 30 days of export licences for the
products concerned only allows for a limited flow                             By way of derogation from Article 22 ( 1 ) and
                                                                              22 (2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2637/70, export
                                                                              licences for products referred to in those para­
0)   OJ No   117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2269/67.                                  graphs shall be valid for thirty days following
(•)  OJ No   L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 .                                  their date of issue within the meaning of Article
(3)  OJ No   174 , 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .                                      8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1373/70'.
(4)  OJ No   L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 .
(•)  OJ No   L 17, 20 . 1 . 1973 , p . 22 .
(•)  OJ No   L 293 , 20. 10 . 1973 , p . 24 .
C)   OJ No   L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1973 , p . 73 .                             (8) OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12 . 1970, p . 15 .
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                       Article 2                                                     Article 3
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Regulation (EEC) Nos 1455/73 and 2856/73 are                 of its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­
repealed .                                                   pean Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 21 November 1973 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                          The President
                                                                     Francois-Xavier ORTOLI