31974R2478

No L 264/72 Official Journal of the European Communities . 10 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2478 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 30 September 1974 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 835 /68 as regards the period of validity of the production refund certificates in respect of sugar used in the chemical industry

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN provisions should be made for an appropriate exten­ COMMUNITIES , sion of the period of validity of refund certificates issued before the date on which the change in the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European existing arrangements became known ; Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/ are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ 67/EEC (') of 18 December 1967 on the common ment Committee for Sugar, organization of the market in sugar, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2476/74 (2 ), and in particular Article 9 (8 ) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas by its Regulation ( EEC) No 2476/74 of 30 September 1974, amending Regulation No 1009/ Article 1 67/EEC on the common organization of the market in sugar the Council has replaced the principle of a The following paragraph is added to Article 4 of Regu­ compulsory grant of a production refund on certain lation ( EEC) No 835 / 68 : uses of sugar in the chemical industry by that of an optional grant ; whereas, having regard to the criteria ' However, the refund certificates for which th# indicated in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No application has been lodged before 20 September 765/68 (3) of 18 . June 1968 laying down general rules 1 974 shall be valid from the day of issue to the for the production refund on sugar used in the chem­ end of the seventh month following the month of ical industry, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No issue .' 2477/74 (4), it is necessary in the present situation to suspend temporarily the granting of the production Article 2 refund ; Whereas, in order to smooth the transition to the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1974 . period where no production refunds are to be granted ,

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1 974. l:or the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No 308 , 18 , 12 . 1967, p. 1 . (2) Sec page 70 of this Official Journal . (J ) OJ No L 143 , 25 . 6 . 1968 , p. 1 . (4) Sec page 71 of this Official Journal .