CELEX: 31973R2855
Language: en
Date: 1973-10-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2855/73 of the Commission of 19 October 1973 repealing protective measures applicable to exports of rice and broken rice from the Community

20 . 10 . 73                           Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 293/23
                            REGULATION ( EEC) No 2855/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                     of 19 October 1973
              repealing protective measures applicable to exports of rice and broken rice from
                                                       the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    remained at a high level, Community stocks have
COMMUNITIES,                                                      increased owing to the fact that a new and abundant
                                                                  harvest has led to sufficient rice being placed on the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             market ; whereas under these conditions it should
Economic Community ;                                              again be possible to export rice and broken rice
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                       outside the Community, it being understood that such
67/ EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­               exports will be subject to an export levy with effect
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the                from 20 October 1973, as specified elsewhere ;
Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3 ) concerning the Acces­          Whereas for the foregoing reasons the protective
sion of new Member States to the European Economic                measures applicable to exports from the Community
Community and the European Atomic Energy                          of the products concerned should be repealed,
Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,
and in particular Article 22 (2) thereof ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas       Commission        Regulation       (EEC)    No
1405/73 (4) of 25 May 1973, as amended by Regula­                                         Article 1
tion ( EEC) No 2004/73 (5), lays down protective
measures applicable to exports of rice and broken rice            Regulation (EEC) No 1405/73 is repealed with effect
from the Community ;                                              from 19 October 1973 .
Whereas this measure to forbid exports- was necessary                                     Article 2
in view of the high prices being applied on the world
market, and to the shortage of rice and broken rice on            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
the Community market ; whereas since that time                    publication in the Official Journal of the European
despite the fact that prices on the world market have             Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 19 October 1973 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               The President
                                                                          Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') O } No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
(-') O'j No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
(3) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5.
(4) OJ No L 139, 26. 5. 1973 , p. 28.
(5) OJ No L 205, 26. 7. 1973, p. 11 ,