CELEX: 31973R1665
Language: en
Date: 1973-06-23 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1665/73 of the Commission of 22 June 1973 temporarily suspending the advance-fixing of export refunds for skimmed-milk powder

23 . 6 . 73                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 166/23
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1665/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                             of 22 June 1973
               temporarily suspending the advance-fixing of export refunds for skimmed-milk
                                                                  powder
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          refunds for the product in question for three working
COMMUNITIES,                                                            days ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 ( J ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                                              Article 1
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last                   No refunds shall be fixed in advance for skimmed­
amended by the Act (2) concerning the conditions of                     milk powder falling within subheadings Nos 04.02 A
Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties ;                         II b) 1 and 04.02 A II b) 2 of the Common Customs
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            Tariff, of a fat content by weight not exceeding 1 1 % ,
876/68 (3) of 28 June 1968 laying down general rules                    during the period 23 to 27 June 1973 .
for granting export refunds on milk and milk
products and criteria for fixing the amount of such                                               Article 2
refunds, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2429/72 (4), and in particular the second subparagraph                  For products falling within subheading No 04.02 A II
of Article 5 (4) thereof ;                                              b) 2 of the Common Customs Tariff, of a fat content
                                                                        by weight exceeding 1 1 % one of the following shall
Whereas the present situation on the international                      appear in Section 12 of the application for the certifi­
market in proteins is characterized by very high prices                 cate involving advance fixing of the refund and the
and uncertainty as to short- and medium-term avail­                     licence :
abilities ;
                                                                        'Valable que pour produits d une teneur en poids de
Whereas, under existing trade arrangements for skim­                    matières grasses supérieure à 11 % '
med-milk powder, the refund can be fixed in advance
                                                                         Nur für Erzeugnisse mit einem Fettgehalt von mehr
for exports to be effected during the period of validity                als 1 1 Gewichtshundertteilen '
of the export licence ; whereas this period of validity
is undoubtedly too long given the present situation on                  'Valid only for products of a fat content, by weight, of
                                                                        more than 11 % '
the international market ; whereas there is a danger
that, if existing arrangements are adhered to, refunds                   Valido soltanto per i prodotti aventi tenore, in peso,
could be fixed in advance, in the short term, for quan­                 di materie grasse superiore all ' 11 % '
tities considerably in excess of the quantities which                   'Alleen geldig voor produkten met een vetgehalte van
might be expected under more normal conditions ;                        meer dan 1 1 gewichtspercenten '
whereas such exports could pose a supply problem for                    'Kun gyldig for varer med et fedt indhold pa over
the Community in the months ahead ;                                      1 1 %'
Whereas, given the difficulties outlined above and
following an examination of the situation in the light                                            Article 3
of all available information , the best course would                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 June
seem to be to suspend the advance-fixing of export                       1973 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 22 June 1973 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                  François-Xavier ORTOLI
(')  OJ  No  L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .
(2 ) OJ  No  L  73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14.
(3 ) OJ  No  L  155, 3 . 7 . 1968 , p . 1 .
(4 ) OJ  No  L  264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p . 1 .