CELEX: 31973R2735
Language: en
Date: 1973-10-08 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2735/73 of the Commission of 8 October 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2196/71 as regards the period of validity of import licences for cereals and certain processed products

No L 282/ 10                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            9 . 10 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 2735/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 8 October 1973
                 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 2196/71 as regards the period of validity of
                             • import licences for cereals and certain processed products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        desired result can be obtained by extending the period
COMMUNITIES,                                                          of validity to sixty days ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Economic Community ;                                                  are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                      ment Committee for Cereals,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120 /
67/ EEC ('), of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
lation (EEC) No 1 346/73 (2), and in particular Article
1 2 (2) thereof ;                                                                               Article 1
Whereas         Commission          Regulation       ( EEC)    No     Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2196/71 is
2196/71 (3), of 13 October 1971 on a derogation from                  replaced by the following :
Regulation ( EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of                     ' 1 . By way of derogation from Article 20 of
validity of import licences for cereals and rice, as last                 Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70, import licences for
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 538 /73 (4) limited                        the products listed in Article 1 (a) (b) and (c) of
the period of validity of the import licence to 30 days                   Regulation No 120/67/EEC and in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a)
for cereals , flour, wheat flour and semolina ; whereas
                                                                          and (b) of Regulation No 359/67/ EEC other than
this limitation was imposed to prevent imported                           those listed in paragraph 2, which are applied for
products from reaching the Community market at                            after the entry into force of this Regulation shall
prices lower than the threshold price ;                                   be valid for sixty days from their date of issue
Whereas the situation           on the world market is at                 within the meaning of Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation
present marked by increases in the prices of cereals                      ( EEC) No 1373/70'.
which , in some cases, are appreciably above the
threshold price ;                                                                               Article 2
Whereas, in order to guarantee better supplies for the                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Community market, an extension of the period of                       following its publication in the Official Journal of
validity of import certificates is desirable ; whereas the             the European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels , 8 October 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                François-Xavier ORTOLI
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