CELEX: 31973R1405
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-25 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1405/73 of the Commission of 25 May 1973 laying down the safeguard measures applicable to the export of rice and broken rice from the Community

No L 139/28                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              26. 5 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1405/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 25 May 1973
               laying down the safeguard measures applicable to the export of rice and broken rice
                                                      from the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      is seriously disturbed ; whereas by exporting them
COMMUNITIES                                                         the objective of Article 39 ( 1 ) of the Treaty, sub­
                                                                    paragraphs ( c), ( d) and (e) in particular, are en­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               dangered ; whereas in particular it will be impossible
Economic Community ;                                                to ensure delivery to consumers at reasonable prices
                                                                     if exports are continued ; whereas, moreover, the con­
                                                                    tinuation of exports could prejudice the Community's
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC
(1), of 25 July 1967, on the common organization of                 own supplies during the coming months ;
the market in rice, as last amended by the Act (2),
annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accession of new                   Whereas it is thus necessary to pass special measures,
Member States to the European Economic Commu­                       having immediate effect, which will allow the in­
nity and the European Atomic Energy Community,                      terests of the Community to be safeguarded ; whereas
signed at Brussels on 22 January 1973, and in par­                   these measures must be taken in the framework of
ticular Article 22 (2) thereof ;                                     the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2592/69 (4) of 18 December 1969, defining the con­
                                                                     ditions for applying the safeguard measures in the
Whereas the present situation in the market for rice
 and broken rice is characterized by a move to higher                rice sector ; whereas the conditions now governing
 prices, both on the world market and within the                     the market are such that only the ending of the
Community ; whereas this rise in prices, begun                       issue of export certificates is capable of improving
 several months ago, has led to a price level on the                 the situation ;
 world market which considerably exceeeds, at the
 present time and for almost all products, the level                 Whereas Community obligations in relation to food
 at which, on average, imports into the Community                    aid require the exclusion from the safeguard mea­
 are affected under normal conditions ; whereas in                   sures of exports undertaken for that purpose ;
 particular the price level on the world market has
 led to the discontinuance, from February 1973 , of
 export refunds ;
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas notwithstanding the absence of these re­
 funds exports of rice have continued in considerable                                          Article 1
 quantities ;
                                                                      For the products in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and 1 ( 1 ) (b) of
 Whereas the available quantities of rice and broken                  Regulation No 359/67/EEC, export certificates shall
 rice on Community markets have become extremely                      no longer be issued. This provision shall apply to
 low ; whereas the available quantities must be                       requests for certificates of which the date of lodge­
 increased having regard to the obligations of the                    ment within the meaning of Article 6 of Regula­
 Community in relation to food aid which involve                     tion ( EEC) No 1373/70 (5), as last amended by
 considerable exports in the near future ;                           Regulation (EEC) No 571 /73 (6), is after 25 May
                                                                      1973 .
 Whereas, moreover, on the Community market the
 price is now, for all the products concerned, at a                                            Article 2
 level exceeding the threshold price by from 25 °/o to
 35 % ;                                                               The provisions of Article 1 shall not apply to pro­
  m                                                                   ducts required for the purpose of food aid in further­
 Whereas having regard to the meteorological condi­                   ance of Article 23 ( a) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC.
 tions in the Community at the time of planting, it is
 to be expected that the Community harvest will be                                             Article 3
  late ;
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 May
  Whereas all of the above elements lead to the con­                  1973 .
 clusion that the Community market for these products
  í 1 ) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .                              (*) OJ No L 324, 27. 12. 1969, p . 3 .
  (2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.                                («) OJ No L 158 , 20. 7. 1970, p. 1 .
  («) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .                                («) OJ No L 56, 1 . 3 . 1973, p . 3 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 25 May 1973 .
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                      The President
                                                                 François-Xavier ORTOLI