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18.7.72 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 162/ 15

REGULATION (EEC) No 1524/72 OF THE COMMISSION

of 17 July 1972 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 in respect of the period of validity of export licences for sugar

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : MUNITIES, Article 1'

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 32 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 :

'However, where no refund has been fixed when Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No the application is lodged, the export licence for . 1009/67/EEC1 of 18 December 1967 on the common the products referred to under Article 1 ( 1 ) ( a) of organization of the market in sugar, as last amended Regulation' (EEC) No 1009/67/EEC, with the by Regulation (EEC) No 607/72,2 and in particular exception of the sugars referred to in Article 31 , Article 11 (2 ) thereof; shall be valid for fourteen days from its actual date of issue .'

Whereas the period of validity fixed, in respect of Article 2 export licences for sugar not applied for. in pursuance of an invitation to tender, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2637/703 of 23 December 1970 on special The following shall be substituted for the text of detailed rules for the application of the system of Article 33a of Regulation No 2637/70 : import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products, as last amended 'Article 33a by Regulation (EEC) No 1167/72,4 was considerably reduced in association with other measures at the 1 . The export licences for the sugars falling beginning of the year because of the unusual market within tariff heading 17.01 , other than those situation prevailing at that time : whereas the referred to in Article 31 , and without prejudice to development of the sugar market permits a relaxation the application of the provisions of Article 21 of of these provisions ; whereas the provisions whereby Regulation No 1009 /67/EEC, shall be issued on export licences should be issued on the third working the third working day following the day on which day following the day on which the application is the application is submitted. lodged should however be retained ;

2. By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 33 ( 1 ) (a) the deposit for the export Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation licence referred to in paragraph 1 and issued in are in accordance with the Opinion of the accordance with Article 32 (3 ) shall be fixed at 3 Management Committee for Sugar; units of account per 100 kilogrammes .'

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OJ No 308, 18.12.67, p. 1 . OJ No L 75, 28.3.1972, p. 4. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day OJ No L 283 , 29.12.1972, p. 15. following its publication in the Official Journal of OJ No L 129, 6.6.1972, p. 8 . - the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1972.

For the Commission The President

S. L. MANSHOLT