31976R0023

No L 4/ 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 9 . 1 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 23/76 of 8 January 1976 amending for the third time Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 as regards import licences for cereals and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 426/75

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN two cereals in question ; whereas, taking into account COMMUNITIES, past experience and the outlook for the world market, the reduction to 30 days should also apply to feed Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European grains apart from barley and maize in order to avoid Economic Community, any substitution and in the interest of uniformity ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No whereas, on the other hand, as regards common wheat 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ and taking into account the qualities which are gener­ tion of the market in cereals (1), as amended by Regula­ ally imported, a reduction in the period of validity to tion (EEC) No 3058/75 (2), and in particular Article 45 days provides better for the specific situation for 12(2) thereof, this cereal ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the appli­ not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman, cation of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2607/75 (4), fixed the period of validity of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : import licences for inter alia common wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize and sorghum at 60 days ; Article 1 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 426/75 of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 is hereby 20 February 1975 (5) suspended advance fixing of the replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. import levy for maize and barley ; Article 2 Whereas the reasons which led to that suspension of advance fixing have now partly dissipated ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 426/75 is hereby repealed. that measure should therefore be repealed ; whereas, however, in order to avoid too great a risk to the Article J Community market, the re-introduction of advance fixing is only justifiable if the current period of This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January validity is reduced at the same time to 30 days for the 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 8 January 1976. For the Commission

Vice-President Carlo SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 306, 26. 11 . 1975, p. 3. (3 OJ No L 213, 11 . 8 . 1975, p. 5. (4) OJ No L 266, 15. 10. . 1975, p. 15. (5) OJ No L 47, 21 . 2. 1975, p. 35.

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ANNEX

PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF IMPORT LICENCES

A. For cereals

CCT heading No Description of goods Period of validity

10.01 A Common wheat and mesiin 45 days 10.02 Rye \ 10.03 Barley j

10.04 Oats v 30 days 10.05 B Maize other than hybrid maize for sowing 1 10.07 Buckwheat, millet, canary seed and grain j sorghum ; other cereals /

10.01 B Durum wheat 30 days

11.01 A Wheat or mesiin flour \ 11.01 B Rye flour f / 60 days 11.02 A I Wheat groats and meal (common wheat X and durum wheat) /

Other products listed in Article 1 Until the end of the fourth of Regulation No 120/67/EEC month following that of issue

B. For rice

10.06 A I a ) Round grain paddy rice Until the end of the second 10.06 A 11 a ) Round grain husked rice month following that of 10.06 B I a ) Round grain semi-milled rice issue 10.06 B 11 a ) Round grain wholly milled rice

10.06 A I b ) Long grain paddy rice Until the end of the third 10.06 A II b ) Long grain husked rice month following that of 10.06 B I b ) issue Long grain semi-milled rice 10.06 B II b ) Long grain wholly milled rice

10.06 C Broken rice Until the end of the third month following that of issue 11.01 F Rice flour 11.02 A VI Rice groats and meal Until the end of the fourth 11.02 E II e) 1 Flaked rice month following that of issue 11.02 F VI Rice pellets 11.08 A II Rice starch