31971R2196

846 Official Journal of the European Communities

No L 231 / 28 Official Journal of the European Communities 14.10.71

REGULATION (EEC) No 2196/71 OF THE COMMISSION of 13 October 1971

on a derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the period of validity of import licences for cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ listed in Article 1 ( a ) and ( b ) of Regulation No MUNITIES , 120/67/EEC or in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( a) and (b ) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC is valid from its date of . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the issue until the end of the third month following that European Economic Community ; of issue ; whereas, also in accordance with Article 20 Having regard to " Council Regulation No of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70, an import licence 120/67/EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common for the products listed in Article 1 ( c ) of Regulation No 120/67/EEC is valid from its date of issue until organisation of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No" 1550/71 ,2 and in particular the end of the fourth month following that of issue ; Article 12 (2) thereof: Whereas the actual world market prices resulting Having regard to Council Regulation No from the international situation which made it 359/67/EEC3 of 25 July 1967 on the common necessary to suspend the advance fixing of the levy organisation of the market in rice, as last amended by for the products in question are still somewhat Regulation ( EEC) No 1553 /71 4 and in particular unstable, and whereas the effect of the abnormal Article 10 (2) thereof; conditions which made it seem likely that imported products might reach the Community market at Having regard to Council Regulation No prices lower than the threshold prices is less marked 140/67/EEC5 of 21 June 1967 on rules for the but has not entirely disappeared; advance fixing of levies on cereals, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 2435 /70° and in particular Whereas the international situation has not returned Article 8 thereof; to normal and whereas the pressure of the new cereal harvest in major producer countries creates on the Having regard to Council Regulation No 365 /67/EEC7 world market a situation characterised in particular of 25 July 1967 on rules for the advance fixing of by substantial price variations the trend of which levies on rice and broken rice, as last amended by cannot yet be adequately assessed; whereas the Regulation (EEC) No 2435/70, and in particular resulting instability might prevent the common Article 8 thereof; organisation of the markets in cereals and in rice from functioning properly ; whereas, indeed, the Whereas, in accordance with . Article 20 of period of validity of import licences laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2637/708 of 23 Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 is likely December 1970 on special detailed rules for the to prolong ' unduly the effect on the Community application of the system of import and export market of the abnormal world market situation ; licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products, as last amended by Regulation Whereas in these circumstances the suspension of the (EEC) No 1614/71° an import licence for products advance fixing of levies may be ended by repealing Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1793/71 10 of 17 1 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p . 2269/67. August 1971 on the suspension of the advance fixing 2 OJ No L 164, 22.7.1971 , p . 1 . of the levy on cereals and rice, and the period of 3 OJ No L 174, 31.7.1967, p . 1 . validity of the import licences for those products may 4 OJ No L 164, 22.7.1971 , p . 5 . temporarily be shortened to a period appropriate to 5 OJ No 125 , 26.6.1967, p . 2456/67. the situation and reflecting the commercial 'interests 6 OJ No L 262, 3.12.1970, p . 3 . involved ; 7 OJ No 174, 31.7.1967, p. 32 . 8 OJ No L 283 , 29.12.1970, p . 15 . 9 OJ No L 168 , 27.7.1971 , p . 13 . OJ No L 186, 18.8.1971 , p . 11 .

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Whereas the measures provided for in this. Regulation for after the entry into force of this Regulation shall are in accordance with the Opinion of the be valid for thirty days from its date of issue within Management Committee for Cereals; the meaning of Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1373 /70 .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 2

Article1¶

By way of derogation from Article 20 of Regulation Article 3 (EEC) No 2637/70, an import licence for the products listed in Article 1 (a) (b ) and (c) of Regulation Nol20/67/EEC or in Article 1 ( 1 ) ( a) and This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 October (b ) of Regulation No 359/67/EEC which is applied 1971 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 13 October 1971 .

For the Commission The President

Franco M. MALFATTI