31973R3409

No L 349 /22 Official Journal of the European Communities 19 . 12 . 73

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3409/ 73 OF THE COMMISSION

of 17 December 1973

amending Regulation ( EEC) No 2637/70 concerning the period of validity of advance fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II of the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN been reduced by Regulation (EEC) No 2926/73 from COMMUNITIES, six months to three months, it is consequently neces­ sary to provide for a period of validity of three months Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European also the eggs mentioned above ; Economic Community ; Whereas in the interests of clarity, the wording of Having regard to Council Regulation No 122/ Article 55 (2) (a) third indent of Regulation ( EEC) No 67/ EECC ) of 13 June 1967, on the common organiza­ 2637/70 will have to be amended ; tion of the market in eggs, as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjust­ Whereas the Management Committee for Poultrymeat ments to the treaties hereinafter referred to as the and Eggs has not delivered an Opinion within the 'Act' (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof ; time limit set by its Chairman ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the wording of this Regulation is in accor­ 804/68 (3) of 27 June 1968 , on the c.ommon organiza­ dance with the Opinion of the Management tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last Committee for Milk and Milk Products , amended by the Act, and in particular Article 17 (4), second subparagraph thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2682/72 of 12 December 1 972 (4), has laid down general rules for Article 1 granting export refunds on certain agricultural In Article 55 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 , products exported in the form of goods not covered the third indent shall be worded as follows : ' Milk Annex II of the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds ; exported in the form of lemonade , flavoured spa waters and flavoured aerated waters, and other non-al­ Whereas, under Article 55 of Commission Regulation coholic beverages (not including fruit and vegetable ( EEC) No 2637/ 70 (5 ) of 23 December 1970 , on juices falling within heading No 20.07 of the special detailed rules for the application of advance Common Customs Tariff), containing milk or milk fixing certificates for agricultural products, as last fats (subheading No 22.02 B of the Common Customs amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2752/73 (6) and Tariff).' Regulation ( EEC) No 2926/73 (7), for eggs in shell used in calculating the export refund on ovalbumin In Article 55 (2) (b) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2637/70 the advance fixing certificate is valid from its date of the word 'sixth ' shall be replaced by the word 'third'.

issue until the end of the sixth month following that Article 2 of issue ;

Whereas the period of validity of the certificate of This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1974 . advance fixing in the eggs and poultry sectors has

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1973 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2293 / 67. (2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14 . (3) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (4) OJ No L 289, 27 . 12. 1972, p. 13 . (5 ) OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12 . 1970 , p. 15. ( 6) OJ No L 299 , 27 . 10 . 1973 , p. 39 . ( 7) OJ No L 284, 11 . 10 . 1973, p. 11 .