CELEX: 31973R3451
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3451/73 of the Commission of 21 December 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 133/73 as regards the period of validity of export licences for cereals

22 . 12 . 73                                Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 353/ 27
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 3451 /73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 21 December 1973
               amending Regulation ( EEC) No 133/73 as regards the period of validity of export
                                                          licences for cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         provides for the fixing of the levy by means of a
COMMUNITIES,                                                           tendering procedure ; whereas the quantity for which
                                                                       the levy can be fixed is about 200 000 metric tons ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  whereas in order to allow tenderers to take part in this
Economic Community ;                                                   tender under the conditions applicable when it was
                                                                       published, the period of validity referred to in Article
                                                                       1 ( 1 ) of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 13 3/73 of
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                            19 January 1973, derogating from Regulation (EEC)
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967, on the common organiza­                   No 2637/70 (7) as regards the period of validity of
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­                export licences for cereals and rice, as last amended by
lation (EEC) No 1 346/73 (2), and in particular Article                Regulation (EEC) No 3149/73, should be maintained
1 2 (2) thereof ;                                                      for licences issued under this invitation to tender ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                            Whereas, in the interest of clarity, it is desirable to
67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967, on the common organiza­                   re-enact the provisions of Article 1 of Regulation
tion of the market in rice , as last amended by the Act                (EEC) No 3149/73 concerning the period of validity
of Accession (4), and in particular Article 10 (2)                     of licences for rice and to repeal that Regulation ;
thereof ;
Whereas the period of validity of export licences for                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
the products referred to in Article 1 (a) and (b) of                   are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                       ment Committee for Cereals,
Regulation No 120/67/ EEC was extended from 30
days to a period covering the remainder of the current
month and the two following months by Commission
Regulation ( EEC) No 3149/73 of 21 November 1973 ,
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1 33/73 (5) as regards
the period of validity of export licences for cereals ;                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
whereas this increase was justified on the one hand by
the tendency of the world market and on the other
hand by the existence on the internal market of quan­
tities available for export ;                                                                    Article 1
Whereas since that time the world market price has                     Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 133/73 is
reached new peaks following increased demand ;                         replaced by the following :
whereas this results in a recurrence of market insta­
bility ;                                                                     '1 .  By way of derogation from Article 21 ( 1 ) of
                                                                             Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70, export licences for
Whereas this situation requires, for the reference                           the products referred to in that paragraph shall be
products, the provision of measures to prevent, as far                       valid for 30 days following their date of issue
as possible, the current situation on the world market                       within the meaning of Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation
affecting the Community market ; whereas to this end                         (EEC) No 1373/70 . However, licences issued under
the period of validity of export licences for these                        . the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation
products should be limited to 30 days ;                                      (EEC) No 3281 /73 shall be valid from the date of
                                                                             issue within the meaning of Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regula­
                                                                             tion (EEC) No 1373/70 until the end of the
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No                                       second following month .
3281 /73 (6) of 5 December 1973, on an invitation to
tender for the export levy for common wheat,
                                                                             By way of derogation from Article 22 ( 1 ) and (2) of
(>)  OJ  No  117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/67.                                 Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70, export licences for
(2)  OJ  No  L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p. 8 .                                  the products referred to in those paragraphs shall
(3 ) OJ  No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .                                       be valid for 30 days following their date of issue
(4)  OJ  No  L 73, 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14.
(5 ) OJ  No  L 321 , 22. 11 . 1973 , p . 14.
(6)  OJ  No  L 337, 6. 12. 1973, p. 17.                                ( 7) OJ No L 17, 20 . 1 . 1973 , p. 22.
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   within the meaning of Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation                              Article 3
   ( EEC) No 1373/70 .'
                      Article 2                                  ^e8u'a^on shall enter into force on the day of its
                                                            publication in the Official Journal of the European
Regulation ( EEC) No 3149/73 is repealed .                  Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 21 December 1973 .
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                         The President
                                                                    Francois-Xavier ORTOLI