31977R2063

20 . 9 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 241 / 5

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2063 /77 of 19 September 1977 on the system of advance fixing of accession compensatory amounts for certain cereal and rice products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN cereal and rice products (5), as last amended by Regula­ COMMUNITIES, tion (EEC) No 1 580/74 (6), provides that the certificate for the advance fixing of accession compensatory Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European amounts is to be valid for a period identical to the Economic Community, period of validity of the import licence ; whereas, since from 1 January 1978 there will be no accession Having regard to the Treaty of Accession ('), and to the Act annexed thereto, compensatory amounts, the period of validity of advance fixing certificates should not extend beyond Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 31 December 1977 ; 2757/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation amounts for cereals (2), as last amended by Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals, (EEC) No 1 666/77 (3), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1435/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amount for Article 1 rice and fixing these amounts for certain products (4), Where in the case of trade between the new Member and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof, States and non-member countries, the import levy or Whereas accession compensatory amounts are the refund has been fixed in advance, the accession designed to compensate for differences in prices as compensatory amount fixed at the same time shall long as common prices do not apply ; cease to apply on 1 January 1978 . Whereas Article 52 (4) of the Act of Accession states that common prices are to apply in the new Member Article 2 States by 1 January 1978 at the latest ; whereas from The period of validity of the advance fixing certificate that date, both in trade with non-member countries referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No and in intra-Community trade, no accession compen­ 3280 /73 shall not extend beyond 31 December 1977. satory amounts will apply ; Whereas, as regards intra-Community trade, Article 5 Article 3 (6) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3280/73 of 4 December 1973 establishing a system for the advance This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its fixing of accession compensatory amounts and laying publication in the Official Journal of the European down detailed rules for its application in respect of Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 September 1977 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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