Commission Regulation (EEC) No 296/79 of 15 February 1979 amending for the 17th time Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 296/79  of 15 February 1979  amending for the 17th time Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1254/78 (2), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3021/78 (4), laid down, in the case of an invitation to tender opened in an importing third country, a period of validity for the export licence corresponding to the obligations deriving from such an invitation to tender ; whereas the said Regulation also provided for the possibility of obtaining a special period of validity for the export licence in the case of transactions of a certain scale, with such a possibility being linked to a commitment to export a minimum quantity;
Whereas the possibilities described above have been made available in the case of certain cereals and first-stage processing products excluding groats and meal of durum wheat ; whereas, both the current surplus situation in Italy in durum wheat and the structure of the world market in groats and meal of durum wheat justify allowing these possibilities to apply in the case of products of durum wheat ; whereas it is therefore appropriate to add groats and meal of durum wheat to the list of products eligible under Articles 10 and 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,