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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 278/77

OF 9 FEBRUARY 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2990/76 ON SPECIAL DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES FOR SUGAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 OF 19 DECEMBER 1974 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SUGAR ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3138/76 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS SPECIAL DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES WERE ESTABLISHED FOR SUGAR BY COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2990/76 OF 9 DECEMBER 1976 ON SPECIAL DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES FOR SUGAR ( 3 ) ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE NEED TO FACILITATE SALES TO THIRD COUNTRIES OF RAW SUGAR AND OF SUGARS PRODUCED OUTSIDE THE MAXIMUM QUOTA , THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF EXPORT LICENCES FOR THESE SUGARS SHOULD BE EXTENDED FROM THREE TO FIVE MONTHS ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SUGAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2990/76 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

" 3 . UNLESS OTHERWISE DECIDED UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RELEVANT INVITATION TO TENDER , AN EXPORT LICENCE FOR THE PRODUCTS SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3330/74 SHALL BE VALID :

- FROM ITS DAY OF ISSUE , WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 , UNTIL THE END OF THE THIRD FOLLOWING MONTH , EXCEPT FOR THE SUGAR REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) , IN WHICH CASE THE LICENCE SHALL BE VALID UNTIL THE END OF THE FIFTH FOLLOWING MONTH ,

- IN THE CASE OF THE PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUBHEADING 17.01 A WHERE ARTICLE 9 APPLIES , FROM ITS EFFECTIVE DAY OF ISSUE UNTIL THE END OF THE THIRD FOLLOWING MONTH ,

- IN THE CASE OF THE PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN TARIFF SUBHEADING 17.01 B WHERE ARTICLE 9 APPLIES , FROM ITS EFFECTIVE DAY OF ISSUE UNTIL THE END OF THE FIFTH FOLLOWING MONTH " .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 10 FEBRUARY 1977 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 FEBRUARY 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO L 359 , 31 . 12 . 1974 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 354 , 24 . 12 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 341 , 10 . 12 . 1976 , P . 14 .