CELEX: 31972R0921
Language: en
Date: 1972-05-03 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 921/72 of the Commission of 3 May 1972 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2196/71 of 13 October 1971 on a derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of validity of import licences for rice originating in and coming from certain distant countries

Official Journal of the European Communities                                      391
 No L 105/12                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                    4.5.72
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 921/72 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 3 May 1972
               amending Regulation (EEC) No 2196/71 of 13 October 1971 on a derogation from
               Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of validity of import licences for
                               rice originating in and coming from certain distant countries
THE     COMMISSION        OF    THE    EUROPEAN      COM­          whereas, however, this period still appears
MUNITIES,                                                          inadequate; whereas, in view of the distance, ninety
                                                                   days should alleviate the difficulties encountered;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 European Economic Community;                                      are in accordance with the Opinion of the
                                                                   Management Committee for Cereals ;
 Having regard to Council                Regulation No
 359/67/EEC1 of 25 July 1967             on the common
 organization of the market in rice,    as last amended by
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Regulation (EEC) No 2726/71 ,2         and in particular
 Article 10 (2) thereof;
                                                                                           Article 1
 Having regard to Council Regulation No
 365/67/EEC3 of 25 July 1967 on rules for the                      The following shall be substituted for Article 1 of
 advance fixing of levies on rice and broken rice, as              Regulation (EEC) No 2196/71 , as amended by
 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2435/70,4 and                 Regulation (EEC) No 280/72 :
 in particular Article 8 thereof;
                                                                      'Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2196/715                       1 . By way of derogation from Article 20 of
 of 13 October 1971 on a derogation from Regulation                   Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70, an import licence
 (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of validity                   for the products listed in Article 1 ( a), (b) and (c)
 of import licences for cereals and rice, as amended by               of Regulation No 120/67/EEC and for the
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 280/726 of 8                          products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b ) of
 February 1972, restricted the period of validity of the              Regulation No 359/67/EEC, other than those
 import licence for certain products ;                                mentioned in paragraph 2, for which the
                                                                      application is lodged after the entry into force of
 Whereas the export market in the products listed in                  this Regulation, shall be valid for thirty days from
Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation No                          its date of issue within the meaning of Article 8
 359/67/EEC is particularly sensitive in certain                      ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1373/70.
 countries distant from the Community ; whereas, to
 take account of this situation, the period of validity               2. By way of derogation from Article 20 of
 of import licences for these products was                            Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70, an import licence
 subsequently extended from thirty to sixty days ;                    for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b)
                                                                      of Regulation No 359/67/EEC originating in and
                                                                      coming from countries in zone V (c) listed in
                                                                      Annex A to Commission Regulation No
1  OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 1.                                        694/67/EEC7 of 10 October 1967 redefining the
2  OJ No L 282, 23.12.1971 , p. 6. .                                  destination zones for export refunds on cereals
3  OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 32.                                       shall be valid for 90 days from its date of issue
4  OJ No L 262, 30.11.1970, p. 3 .
5  OJ No L 231, 14.10.1971 , p. 28 .
6  OJ No L 35, 9.2.1972, p. 16.                                   7 OJ No 245, 11.10.1967, p. 6.
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    within the meaning of Article 8 (1 ) of Regulation             shall make it obligatory to import from that
    (EEC) No 1373/70.                                              country or those countries .'
                                                                                      Article 2
    Sections 13 and 14 of the application for a licence        This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
    and of the licence itself shall state the country or       day following its publication in the Official Journal
    countries of export and of origin . The licence            of the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 3 May 1972.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                   S. L. MANSHOLT