CELEX: 31971R0589
Language: en
Date: 1971-03-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 589/71 of the Commission of 19 March 1971 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of validity of export licences for milk and milk products

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20.3.71                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 67/ 15
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 589/71 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 19 March 1971
               amending Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of validity of export
                                           licences for milk and milk products
THE     COMMISSION        OF    THE  EUROPEAN       COM­        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
MUNITIES,
                                                                                            Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community;                                    The following shall be substituted for Article 35 (2)
                                                                of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/681 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation                  '2. An export licence issued in accordance with
of the market in milk and milk products, as last                    Regulation (EEC) No 2683/70 with advance
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1253/70,2 and in                     fixing of the refund shall, for the products listed
                                                                    below,       falling   within    the  headings    of  the
particular Article 17 (4) thereof;
                                                                    Common Customs Tariff specified, be valid from
                                                                    their date of issue within the meaning of Article 8
Whereas Article 35 (2) of ' Commission Regulation                   ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1373 /70,
(EEC) No 2637/703 of 23 December 1970 on special
detailed rules for the application of the system of                 ( a) until the end of the thirtieth day following
import and export licences and advance fixing                              that of issue for :
certificates for agricultural products, as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 434/71 ,4 fixed the period of                          ex 04.01 B              in immediate packings
validity of export licences for milk and milk                                                       of a net capacity of more
products ; whereas experience has shown that these                                                 than 500 g
periods may cause difficulties on the Community                                04.02 A II (b) 1
market, in particular for certain products which are                       ex 04.02 A III (b)      in immediate packings
not exported in small packages in the course of                                                    of a net capacity of more
normal trade ; whereas these periods should therefore                                              than 500 g and of a fat
be shortened ;
                                                                                                    content by weight ex­
                                                                                                    ceeding 11%
Whereas the period of validity of advance fixing                               04.02 B I ( b) 2
certificates, laid down in Article 55 of Regulation                            (aa)
(EEC) No 2637/70 for certain milk products
exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex                         ex 04.02 B II (b )      in immediate packings
II to the Treaty, must be shortened similarly ;                                                     of a net capacity of more
                                                                                                   than 500 g and of a fat
                                                                                                    content by weight ex­
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                                                ceeding 9-5%
are in accordance with the Opinion of the                                      04.03
Management Committee for Milk and Milk                                         23.07 B I a) 4
Products ;
                                                                    (b) until the end of the third calendar month
                                                                           following that of issue, for the other products
                                                                           listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
1 OJ No   L  148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.                                        804/68 .
2 OJ No    L 143, 1.7.1970, p. 1 .
3  OJ No   L 283, 29.12.1970, p. 15.                                However, in special cases, provision may be made
4  OJ No   L 48, 27.2.1971, p. 71.                                  for a special period of validity.'           i
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                        Article 2                                 used for calculating the export refund on goods
                                                                  falling within sub-headings Nos 18.06 D and
The following fourth subparagraph shall be added to               21.07 F of the Common Customs Tariff in
Article 55 of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 :                       immediate packings of a net capacity of 1
                                                                  kilogramme or more, the licence shall be valid
   'With regard to :                                              from its date of issue within the meaning of
                                                                  Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1373/70
   — milk powder, obtained by the spray process,                  until the end of the thirtieth day following that of
        of a fat content by weight of less than 1-5%              issue.'
        and a water content by weight of less than
        5% (PG 2);
                                                                                       Article 3
   — milk powder, obtained by the spray process,
        of a fat content by weight of 26% and a water         This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March
        content by weight of less than 5% by weight           1971 .
        (PG 3 ),
                                                              However, the period of validity of licences issued
   — butter of a fat content by weight of 82% (PG             before this Regulation enters into force shall not be
        6),                                                   affected by this Regulation.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 19 March 1971 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                  Franco M. MALFATTI