31973R3547

No L 361 /32 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12 . 73

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3547 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 21 December 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2500/73 on the advance fixing of refunds and the period of validity of export certificates for milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, therefore, amendments should be made to COMMUNITIES, the Annexes to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2500/73 (3) of 13 September 1973 on the advance Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European fixing of refunds and the period of validity of export Economic Community ; certificates for milk and milk products, as last Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3084/73 (4) ; 804/68 (*) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ amended by the Act (2) on the Conditions of Acces­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, sion and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in parti­ cular Articles 1 3 (3) and 1 7 (4) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the current situation of the market as well as the availabilities in the Community enable the period Article 1 of validity to be extended for export certificates for skimmed-milk powder ; Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2500/73 are replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation . Whereas the list of names used for fixing the refunds has been amended concerning the Tilsit and Article 2 Butterkase cheeses, it is necessary to adapt consequently with regard to these products Annex I to This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 Regulation (EEC) No 2500/73 ; December 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1973 .

For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(i) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 . (3) OJ No L 258 , 14. 9 . 1973, p . 1 . O OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (4) OJ No L 314, 15. 11 . 1973 , p. 22.

29 . 12 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 361/33

ANNEX I

List of products and of the destinations for which advance fixing of refunds is excluded

( applicable from 31 December 1973 )

CCT heading No Description of product Destination

04.02 A II b ) 1 Zone E, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico

ex 04.02 A II b) 2 with a fat content not exceeding 11 % Zone E, Canada, Mexico, by weight Puerto Rico

04.02 B I b ) 2 aa) Zone E, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico

ex 04.02 B I b) 2 bb) with a fat content not exceeding ll°/o Zone E, Canada, Mexico, by weight Puerto Rico

04.03 Zone E, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico

04.04 Zone D

ex 04.04 A II Emmentaler and Gruyère Liechtenstein, Switzerland

ex 04.04 E I b) 5 Butterkäse, Edam, Fontal, Fontina, Gou­ Liechtenstein, Switzerland da, Italico, Mimolette, Saint Paulin, Til­ sit, and other cheeses with a water con­ tent by weight in the non-fatty matter exceeding 52 % and not exceeding 67 °/o

ex 23.07 B with a content of milk products of not Zone E, Canada, Mexico, less than 50 % by weight Puerto Rico

No L 361 /34 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12 . 73

ANNEX 11

Period of validity of export certificates

( applicable from 31 December 1973)

Compulsory Period of validity CCT heading No Description of goods destination (')

( a) 30 days ex 04.03 with a fat content of — 99·5 %> or less

(b ) until the end of ex 04.01 A fresh milk and fresh cream, destinations other the 11th month not concentrated or sweet­ than countries near following the ened, of a fat content not to the Community (2) month in which exceeding 6°/o by weight, the certificate was exported to a country other issued than one near to the Com­ munity (2 )

(c) until the end of the other products the 5 th month listed in Article 1 of following the Regulation (EEC ) month in which No 804/68 the certificate was issued

(') See Article 2 (3). However, if advance fixing is excluded for certain products and certain destinations by Annex I , the export licence issued for these products renders it compulsory for the export to be made to a destination other than that appearing in Annex I. (l) For the purpose of this Regulation the following countries are considered to be near to the Community : Zone D , Austria , Liechtenstein , Switzerland , Yugoslavia , as well as countries listed in Article 2 of Regulation No 1041 /67/ EEC .