CELEX: 31973R0133
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 133/73 of the Commission of 19 January 1973 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of validity of export licences for cereals and rice

No L 17/22                                 Official Journal of the European Commuiniities                             20. 1 . 73
                                  REGULATION (EEC) No 133/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 19 January 1973
               derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of validity of
                                                   export licences for cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas considerable price increases for most basic
COMMUNITIES,                                                            cereals are currently being recorded on the world
                                                                        market ; whereas this is due to a fall in supply while
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                      demand remains at a high level ; whereas such de­
pean Economic Community ;                                               mand is likely to be felt more and more on the mar­
                                                                        ket in processed products ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/
EEC ( J ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals , as last amended by
                                                                        Whereas the price increases may lead to exports of
Regulation (EEC ) No 2429/72 ( 2 ), and in particular
                                                                        quantities which in view of the supply situation in
Article 12 ( 2 ) thereof ;
                                                                        the Community and of the Community's aims far
                                                                        exceed those available for normal export purposes ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                          whereas to prevent the internal market from being
EEC ( 3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                        disrupted the period of validity of export licences
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regu­                    should temporarily be reduced to a period appro­
lation ( EEC ) No 2429/72 (2 ), and in particulai                       priate to the situation and reflecting both the gen­
Article 10 (2) thereof ;                                                eral interests of the Community and the particular
                                                                        characteristics of the various products in question ;
Whereas the usual period of validity of the export
licence for cereals , rice and products processed from
cereals and from rice was laid down by Articles 21
                                                                        Whereas, since the resulting period is shorter than
and 22 of Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No
                                                                        that fixed for maize by Regulation ( EEC ) No
2637/70 (4) of 23 December 1970 on special detailed
                                                                        435/71 , that Regulation should be repealed ;
rules for the application of the system of import
and export licences and advance fixing certificates
for agricultural products, as last amended by Regula­
tion ( EEC ) No 1603 /72 (5 ) ; whereas a derogation                    Whereas in order to know what quantities the ex­
from that period was provided for in respect of                         port trade has undertaken to supply, the Commis­
maize by Commission Regulation (EEC ) No 435 /                          sion must, for the purpose of achieving a well-organ­
71 ( 6 ) of 26 February 1971 ;                                           ized market, have as soon as possible a complete list
                                                                        of export licences actually issued ;
Whereas in addition to the period of validity laid
down in Articles 21 and 22, Article 23 of Regulation
( EEC ) " No 2637/70 provides for a special period for
                                                                        Whereas exports in connection with invitations to
certain products in connection with invitations to
                                                                        tender opened by the intervention agencies are not
tender opened by importing third countries ;
                                                                        only limited by quantity but depend also on a mini­
                                                                        mum selling price being fixed 3 whereas, therefore,
Whereas the purpose of the periods of validity cur­                     such exports will not upset the balance of the inter­
rently in force as regards both basic and processed                     nal market ; whereas the normal period of validity
products is in particular to facilitate the disposal of                 laid down in Article 21 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No
Community surplus production ; whereas on a firm                        2637/70 can thus be maintained for licences applied
market which is likely in the future to show a deficit                  for under Article 5 (5 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No
such a period may nevertheless disrupt the proper                       376/70 ( 7 ) of 27 February 1970 laying down the
functioning of the common organization of the mar­                      procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals
kets in cereals and rice :
                                                                        held by the intervention agencies, as last amended
                                                                        by Regulation (EEC) No 2198 / 72 ( 8) ;
(»)  OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269 /67 .
(4)  OJ No L 264 , 23 . 11 . 1972 , p . 1 .
(s ) OJ No 174 , 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 .
(4)  OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12 . 1970 , p . 15 .
(•') OJ No L 170 , 28 . 7 . 1972 , p . 6 .                              ( 7 ) Of No L 47, 28 . 2 . 1970 , p. 49 .
(«)  OJ No L 48 , 27 . 2 . 1971 , p . 72 .                              n OJ No L 235 , 17. 10 . 1972 , p. 8 .
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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­             be valid from its date of issue within the meaning of
tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the Man­           Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1373/70 until
agement Committee for Cereals ;                               the end of the third following month.
                                                              3 . Paragraph 1 shall not apply to export licences
                                                              applied for under Article 5 (5 ) of Regulation (EEC)
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                 No 376/70 .
                        Article 1                                                     Article 2
1 . By way of derogation from Articles 21 ( 1 ) and           The application of Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)
22 ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70, an           No 2637/70 is suspended.
export licence for the products specified therein, ap­
plied for after this Regulation enters into force, shall                              Article 3
be valid from its date of issue within the meaning of
Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1373 /70 until       Regulation (EEC) No 435/71 is repealed.
the end of the second following month.
                                                                                      Article 4
2.     By way of derogation from Articles 21 (2) and
(3) and 22 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70, an            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day fol­
export licence for the products specified therein, ap­        lowing its publication in the Official Journal of the
plied for after this Regulation enters into force, shall      European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 19 January 1973 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                            The President
                                                                      François-Xavier ORTOLI