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No L 321 / 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 22 . 11 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 3149/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 21 November 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 133/73 as regards the period of validity of export licences for cereals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN of exports ; whereas it is consequently necessary to COMMUNITIES, increase the period of validity so as to facilitate the conclusion of important business transactions ; whereas, nevertheless, care must be taken in view Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ of the situation on the world market, which is not pean Economic Community ; yet entirely stable ; whereas it is not now opportune to re-adopt the period of validity of export li­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/ cences as laid down in Article 21 ( 1 ) of Regulation EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ ( EEC) No 2637/70 (8) ; whereas, therefore, a period tion of the markets in cereals , as last amended by of validity should be laid down which is adapted to the situation and takes account on the one hand of Regulation (EEC ) No 1346/73 ( 2 ), and in particular Article 12 ( 2) thereof ; Community interests generally and on the other hand of the particular nature of different products ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/ Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 1 ( 1 ) EEC (3 ) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 133/73 was tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2856/73 as regards Act of Accession (4), and in particular Article 10 (2) the period of validity of export licences for rice ; thereof ; whereas in the interests of clarity this amendment should be applied to this Regulation ; Whereas under Article 1 ( 1 ) of Commission Regula­ tion (EEC) No 133/73 (5 ) of 19 January 1973 , dero­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regu­ gating from Regulation (EEC ) No 2637/70 as lation are in accordance with the Opinion of the regards the period of validity of export licences for Management Committee for Cereals, cereals and rice, as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 2856/73 (8 ) the export licence for products referred to in Article 1 ( a) and 1 ( b) of Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : No 120/67/EEC is valid for 30 days from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1373 /70 ; whereas this provision had been added to Regulation (EEC) No 133/73 by Article 1 Regulation ( EEC ) No 1455 /73 ( 7 ) ; whereas such a period of validity is especially justified in that it Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 133 /73 is helps to avoid as far as possible the present insta­ bility of the world market affecting the marketing of replaced by the following : the new harvest in the Community ; ' 1 . By way of derogation from Article 21 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC ) No 2637/70, export licences Whereas the tendency on the world market has, for for products referred to in this paragraph shall some time, been for the situation to correct itself ; be valid from the date of issue within the mean­ whereas it seems that, in the present state of the ing of Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No internal market of the Community, certain quan­ 1373/70 until the end of the second following tities of cereals are available for export ; whereas the month . validity period of 30 days of export licences for the products concerned only allows for a limited flow By way of derogation from Article 22 ( 1 ) and 22 (2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2637/70, export licences for products referred to in those para­ graphs shall be valid for thirty days following 0 ) OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2269/67. (•) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 . their date of issue within the meaning of Article (3) OJ No 174 , 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 . 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 1373 /70 '. (4) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 . (•) OJ No L 17, 20 . 1 . 1973 , p . 22 . (•) OJ No L 293 , 20. 10 . 1973 , p . 24 . C) OJ No L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1973 , p . 73 . (8) OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12 . 1970, p . 15 .

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Regulation (EEC) Nos 1455/73 and 2856/73 are of its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ repealed . pean Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 November 1973 .

For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI