31973R2855

20 . 10 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 293/23

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2855 / 73 OF THE COMMISSION of 19 October 1973 repealing protective measures applicable to exports of rice and broken rice from the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN remained at a high level, Community stocks have COMMUNITIES, increased owing to the fact that a new and abundant harvest has led to sufficient rice being placed on the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European market ; whereas under these conditions it should Economic Community ; again be possible to export rice and broken rice Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ outside the Community, it being understood that such 67/ EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ exports will be subject to an export levy with effect from 20 October 1973 , as specified elsewhere ; tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3 ) concerning the Acces­ Whereas for the foregoing reasons the protective sion of new Member States to the European Economic measures applicable to exports from the Community Community and the European Atomic Energy of the products concerned should be repealed, Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 22 (2) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1405/73 (4) of 25 May 1973, as amended by Regula­ Article 1 tion ( EEC) No 2004/73 (5), lays down protective measures applicable to exports of rice and broken rice Regulation (EEC) No 1405/73 is repealed with effect from the Community ; from 19 October 1973 .

Whereas this measure to forbid exports- was necessary Article 2 in view of the high prices being applied on the world market, and to the shortage of rice and broken rice on This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its the Community market ; whereas since that time publication in the Official Journal of the European despite the fact that prices on the world market have Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 October 1973 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') O } No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 . (-') O'j No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (3 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 5 . (4 ) OJ No L 139, 26 . 5 . 1973 , p. 28. (5 ) OJ No L 205, 26 . 7. 1973 , p. 11 ,