31974R0602

16 . 3 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 73/ 15

REGULATION ( EEC) No 602/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 15 March 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 as regards the use of import licences for milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last Article 1 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 419/74 (2), and in particular Article 13 (3) thereof ; The following Article is added to Regulation (EEC) No 2637/ 70 : Whereas the unit of account is used for the purpose of defining tariff subheadings relating to certain milk 'Article 35 (b) products ; whereas, in the present monetary situation, these products can change from one tariff subheading For products falling within subheadings of the to another between the date on which the import Common Customs Tariff defined by reference to licences are applied for and the date on which they the unit of account, the applicant may, in his appli­ are used ; whereas, to avoid the problems which can cation for an import licence, specify two subhead­ arise from this situation, it should be permissible to ings defined by reference to the same value. apply for a licence in respect of two tariff subheadings defined by reference to the same value in units of The two subheadings specified on the application account ; whereas , to this end, Commission Regula­ shall also be specified on the licence itself.' tion (EEC) No 2637/70 (3) of 23 December 1970 laying down special detailed rules for applying the Article 2 system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products, as last This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day amended by Regulation (EEC) No 609/74(4) should be following its publication in the Official Journal of further amended ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 March 1974. For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(») OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . I2) OJ No L 49, 21 . 2. 1974, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12 . 1970 , p . 48 (4 ) See p. 32 of this Official Journal .