CELEX: 31976R0023
Language: en
Date: 1976-01-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 23/76 of 8 January 1976 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 as regards import licences for cereals and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 426/75

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                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 23/76
                                                        of 8 January 1976
              amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 as regards import
                            licences for cereals and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 426/75
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       two cereals in question ; whereas, taking into account
COMMUNITIES,                                                         past experience and the outlook for the world market,
                                                                     the reduction to 30 days should also apply to feed
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               grains apart from barley and maize in order to avoid
Economic Community,                                                  any substitution and in the interest of uniformity ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         whereas, on the other hand, as regards common wheat
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                   and taking into account the qualities which are gener­
tion of the market in cereals (1), as amended by Regula­             ally imported, a reduction in the period of validity to
tion (EEC) No 3058/75 (2), and in particular Article                 45 days provides better for the specific situation for
12(2) thereof,                                                       this cereal ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75                       Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has
of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the appli­             not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
cation of the system of import and export licences for               its Chairman,
cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 2607/75 (4), fixed the period of validity of                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
import licences for inter alia common wheat, rye,
barley, oats, maize and sorghum at 60 days ;                                                 Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 426/75 of                     Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 is hereby
20 February 1975 (5) suspended advance fixing of the                 replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
import levy for maize and barley ;
Whereas the reasons which led to that suspension of                                          Article 2
advance fixing have now partly dissipated ; whereas                  Regulation (EEC) No 426/75 is hereby repealed.
that measure should therefore be repealed ; whereas,
however, in order to avoid too great a risk to the                                           Article J
Community market, the re-introduction of advance
fixing is only justifiable if the current period of                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January
validity is reduced at the same time to 30 days for the              1976 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 8 January 1976.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                   Vice-President
                                                                          Carlo SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA
(') OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 306, 26. 11 . 1975, p. 3.
(3  OJ  No  L 213, 11 . 8. 1975, p. 5.
(4) OJ  No  L 266, 15. 10. . 1975, p. 15.
(5) OJ  No  L 47, 21 . 2. 1975, p. 35.
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                                                     ANNEX
                            PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF IMPORT LICENCES
                                                 A. For cereals
                    CCT
                 heading No              Description of goods                     Period of validity
           10.01 A          Common wheat and mesiin                      45 days
           10.02            Rye                                      \
           10.03            Barley                                   j
           10.04            Oats                                     v
                                                                         30 days
           10.05 B          Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing 1
           10.07            Buckwheat, millet, canary seed and grain j
                            sorghum ; other cereals                    /
           10.01 B          Durum wheat                                  30 days
           11.01 A          Wheat or mesiin flour                      \
           11.01 B          Rye flour                                 f/ 60 days
           11.02 A I        Wheat groats and meal (common wheat X
                            and durum wheat)                           /
                            Other products listed in Article 1           Until the end of the fourth
                            of Regulation No 120/67/EEC                  month following that of
                                                                         issue
                                                   B. For rice
           10.06 A I    a)  Round grain paddy rice
                                                                         Until the end of the second
           10.06 A   11 a ) Round grain husked rice                      month following that of
           10.06 B I    a)  Round grain semi-milled rice                 issue
           10.06 B   11 a ) Round grain wholly milled rice
           10.06 A I b )    Long  grain  paddy rice
                                                                         Until the end of the third
           10.06 A II b )   Long  grain  husked rice                     month following that of
           10.06 B I b )    Long  grain  semi-milled rice                issue
           10.06 B II b )   Long  grain  wholly milled rice
           10.06 C          Broken rice                                  Until the end of the third
                                                                         month following that of
                                                                          issue
           11.01 F          Rice flour
           11.02 A VI       Rice groats and meal                          Until the end of the fourth
           11.02 E II e) 1  Flaked rice                                  month following that of
                                                                          issue
           11.02 F VI       Rice pellets
           11.08 A II       Rice starch