31972R1759

Official Journal of the European Communities 861

No L 184/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 12.8.72

REGULATION (EEC) No 1759/72 OF THE COMMISSION

of 11 August 1972 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1558/71 laying down protective measures applicable to imports of tomato concentrates

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ guarantee compliance with a certain level of import MUNITIES, prices within the Community , and those imported from Greece, should not be taken into account when Having regard to the Treaty establishing the the reference quantities referred to in Article 3 of European Economic Community ; Regulation (EEC ) No 1558 /71 are being determined ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 865 /68 1 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in products processed Article 1 from fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1425 /71 2 ; The following shall be substituted for the second subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No No 1558 /71 : 1427/713 of 2 July 1971 introducing protective measures for products processed from fruit and 'The licence shall be issued for imports to be vegetables, and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof; effected during the month for which it was drawn up . It may, however, cover the month preceding or the month following the month in question in Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (2 ) of respect of the quantity for which it was issued. It Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1558 /71 4 of 20 shall be valid for imports to be effected in the July 1971 laying down protective measures applicable Member State which issued it.' to imports of tomato concentrates, import licences are only valid for the month for which they were issued ; whereas these licences may, however, cover Article 2 the fortnight preceding and the fortnight following the month in question ; whereas, in view of The following shall be substituted for Article 2 ( 1 ) of international trade practice, this period of validity Regulation (EEC ) No 1558 /71 : should be extended ;

' 1 . At the end of each week Member States Whereas Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1558 /71 provides that the Member States shall notify the shall notify the Commission by telex of : Commission at regular intervals of the quantities for — the quantities, shown for each month, in which licences have been applied for ; whereas , so respect of which import licences have been that the Commission can be kept closely informed of applied for during the week; the application of the protective measures, provision — the quantities, shown for each month, in should also be made for the quantities for which the respect of which import licences have been licences were issued to be notified ; issued during the week.' Whereas it should be specified that quantities imported from third countries which are prepared to Article 3

The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 1 OJ No L 153 , 1.7.1968, p. 8 . 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1558 /71 : 2 OJ No L 151 , 7.7.1971 , p . 1 . 3 OJ No L 151 , 7.7.1971, p. 5. 'Imports from countries fulfilling the conditions 4 OJ No L 164, 22.7.1971 , p. 14. of Article 1 (4) and from countries for which the

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Commission has established a system of minimum of minimum import prices shall be excluded when import prices shall not be taken into account these average quantities are being calculated. when the reference quantity is being determined.' Import licences corresponding to these applications shall be issued within ten working days following the lodging of the applications and Article 4 in the chronological order in which they were lodged. One and the same applicant may not be The following shall be substituted for Article 4 of allotted quantities exceeding 2% of the average Regulation (EEC ) No 1558 /71 : quantities of products imported into the Member State and mentioned in the preceding 'When applications for licences are made by subparagraph.' persons who have not imported the products in question into the Community during the period Article 5 1968-70, these applications shall, by way of derogation from the abovementioned provisions, Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1738/71 is hereby be granted in respect of not more than 5% of the repealed . average quantities of products imported into the Member State and conveyed to the authorities of Article 6 the latter in each month of 1968 , 1969 and 1970 ,v corresponding to those specified in the application. Imports from countries fulfilling the This Regulation shall enter into force on the third conditions of Article 1 (4) and from countries for day following its publication in the Official Journal which the Commission has established a system of the European Communities .

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

Done at Brussels, 11 August 1972 .

For the Commission The President

S. L. MANSHOLT