31977R1125

No L 134/56 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 5 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1125 / 77 of 27 May 1977 amending for the 11th time Regulation ( EEC) No 2042/75 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN applied to malt export licences with a long period of COMMUNITIES , validity ; whereas the geographical groupings currently set out in Regulation (EEC) No 306/76 have proved unsuitable to the particular nature of the malt market ; whereas zones specifically for malt have therefore Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, been defined by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1124/77 of 27 May 1977 redefining the destination zones for export refunds or levies and for certain export licences for cereals and rice (6) ; whereas Article Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 9a ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 should be 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ amended accordingly ; tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3138 /76 (2), and in particular Article 12 (2) and the second subparagraph of Article Whereas, moreover, the period for indicating the desti­ 26 (3) thereof, nation on an export licence, at present fixed at two months, has proved insufficient in the light of commercial practice ; whereas this period should be Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 extended to three months ; of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the appli­ cation of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (3), as last amended by Regulation Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (EEC) No 2824/76 (4) provides that the export licence are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ for certain products falling within heading No 1 1 .07 ment Committee for Cereals, of the Common Customs Tariff is valid until the end of the 11th month following that of issue ;

Whereas experience has shown that speculative use may be made of a long period of validity ; whereas, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : however, in accordance with international practice, a large proportion of delivery contracts are concluded for at least a year ; whereas, in order to enable malt exporters to continue to conclude such contracts, prov­ ision should be made for a longer period of validity, Article 1 provided that certain conditions are fulfilled, in parti­ cular as regards the destination of the exports and the period within which the destination must be indicated Article 9a ( 1 ) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2042/7.5 on the export licence ; is hereby amended to read as follows :

' 1 . By way of derogation from Article 9, the Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 306/76 of export licence for products falling within subhead­ 12 February 1976 redefining the destination zones for ings 1 1.07 A I b), 1 1.07 A II b) and 1 1.07 B of the export refunds or levies on cereals and rice (5) defined Common Customs Tariff shall be valid from the zones which were distinguished according to the day of issue, within the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) ol characteristics of the markets in cereals, flour and Regulation ( EEC) No 193 /75 until the end of the rice ; whereas under Article 9a ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) 11th month following that of issue, where the No 2042/75, the geographical groupings referred to in application is made for export to a zone defined in the aforesaid Regulation ( EEC) No 306/76 have been Annex II to Regulation ( EEC) No 1124/77 . In this case, the destination shall be indicated in Section (!) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 . 13 of the licence, and the licence shall carry the ( 2 ) OJ No L 354, 24. 12 . 1976, p . 1 . obligation to export to the said destination . (3) OJ No L 213 , 11 . 8 . 1975 , p . 5 . («) OJ No L 325, 24. 11 . 1976, p . 5 . (5 ) OJ No L 38 , 13 . 2. 1976, p . 14 . (6) See page 53 of this Official Journal .

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2. However, entry of the destination as referred Article 2 to in paragraph 1 may be made after the licence is issued . In this case, it must be entered not later This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1977. than three months from the day of issue of the licence within the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) of It shall only apply to licences issued with effect from Regulation (EEC) No 193/75.' the day of its entry into force .

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

Done at Brussels, 27 May 1977 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President