CELEX: 31975R0426
Language: en
Date: 1975-02-20 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 426/75 of the Commission of 20 February 1975 suspending advance fixing of the import levy for maize and barley

21 . 2. 75                               Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 47/35
                             REGULATION ( EEC) No 426/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 20 February 1975
                       suspending advance fixing of the import levy for maize and barley
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas market prices for barley are falling at
COMMUNITIES,                                                       present ; whereas this may lead by way of exception as
                                                                   in the case of maize to advance fixing of the levies ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                               Whereas, in the case of barley and maize, the trend of
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120 /                       world prices will be influenced by harvest prospects ;
67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                 whereas at present no firm forecast can be made ;
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­            whereas the future trend of prices is therefore uncer­
                                                                   tain ;
lation (EEC) No 85/75 (2), and in particular Article 15
(7) thereof ;                                                      Whereas the above situation requires that application
Whereas Article 15 (7) of Regulation No 120/67/ EEC                 of the provisions concerning advance fixing of levies
provides that the provisions concerning advance                     for the products concerned be temporarily suspended ;
fixing of the levy may be suspended if the market situ­            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
ation shows that the application of such provisions                 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
will or is likely to cause difficulties ;                           ment Committee for Cereals,
Whereas prices on the world market have not only
fluctuated but have fallen sharply ; whereas this situa­
tion has led to import licences with advance fixing of              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the import levy being issued for substantial quantities
of maize ;                                                                                 Article 1
Whereas, as a result of licences already issued or
                                                                   Advance fixing of the import levy for maize and
requested, import commitments already, five months                  barley falling within CCT subheadings 10.05 B and
from the end of the marketing year, cover most of the               10.03 respectively is hereby suspended :
normal import requirements ;
Whereas current features of the Community market                                           Article 2
are a lack of fluidity and a certain sluggishness of
prices ; whereas this situation may be aggravated if                This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February
imports continue on a large scale ;                                 1 975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 20 February 1975.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
(') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2269/ 67.
(2) OJ No L 1 1 , 16 . 1 . 1975, p . 1 .