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No L 199/26 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 7 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 1940/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 July 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 in respect of the period of validity of licences for the export of white sugar in small consignments

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN where no refund has been fixed, is inconsistent with COMMUNITIES , the object pursued ; whereas, accordingly, a derogation from the rule at present obtaining appears to be neces­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European sary ; Economic Community ; Whereas the Management Committee for Sugar has Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/ not delivered an Opinion within the time limit set by 67/EEC ( 1) of 18 December 1967 on the common its Chairman : organization of the market in sugar, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1014/73 (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (2) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 (3) of 23 December 1970 on special detailed rules for the appli­ Subparagraph 2 of Article 32 (3) of Regulation (EEC) cation of the system of import and export licences No 2637/70 is amended by addition of the following : and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 'These provisions shall not apply to exports of 775/73 (4), the period of validity of export licences for white sugar falling within heading No 17.01 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, effected under sugars which have not been put up for tender is at export licences which were issued for a quantity present 14 days, if no refund was fixed at the time of application ; not exceeding 200 kilogrammes.'

Whereas there is a certain flow of exports of white Article 2 sugar in small consignments, the weight of which is mostly not more than 200 kilogrammes ; whereas, as This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day regards these small consignments, the shortness of the following its publication in the Official Journal of period of validity of the export licences, in cases the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1973 . For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No 308 , 18 . 12. 1967, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 106, 20 . 4. 1973 , p . 1 . (} ) OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12. 1970 , p . 15 . (4) OJ No L 74, 22 . 3 . 1973 , p. 11 .