31975R0491

28 . 2 . 75 No L 53 / 33 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 491 / 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 27 February 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2637/ 70 as regards the security relating to export licences for cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Subparagraphs (c) and (d) of Article 25 ( 1 ) of Regula­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ tion (EEC) No 2637/70 are amended to read as 67/ EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ follows : tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­ '(c) five units of account per metric ton for export tion (EEC) No 1 1 29/74 (2), and in particular Article 10 licences, except those for rice (CCT heading (2) thereof ; No 10.06) and for malt (CCT heading No Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 11.07), in respect of which the export refund 2637/70 (3 ) of 23 December 1970 on special detailed or levy is fixed in advance ; rules for the application of the system of import and (d) eight units of account per metric ton for export licences and advance fixing certificates for agri­ export licences for rice (CCT heading No cultural products, as last amended by Regulation 10.06) and for malt (CCT heading No 11.07) (EEC) No 384/75 (4), fixed at five units of account per in respect of which the export refund or levy metric ton the security to be given in the case of a is fixed in advance .' licence for rice in respect of which the export refund or the export levy is fixed in advance ; Article 2 Whereas the purpose of the system of securities can be achieved only if the amount of the security is fixed This Regulation shall not apply to licences issued at a level which as far as possible guarantees compli­ pursuant to applications lodged before it entered into ance with the obligations deriving from a licence ; force . whereas in order to attain this objective as regards exports the amount of the security for rice should be Article J increased ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. ment Committee for Cereals,

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

Done at Brussels, 27 February 1975 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(>) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 128 , 10 . 5 . 1974, p. 20 . 0 OJ No L 283, 29 . 12. 1970, p. 15. (4) OJ No L 44, 12. 2. 1975, p. 5 .