No L 301/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 10. 78 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2524/78 of 27 October 1978 amending for the 15th 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 COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza- tion of the market in cereals(!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1254/78 (%), and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof, Whereas Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1411/78 (), provides that the export licence for maize groats and meal falling within subheading 1102 AV of the Common Customs Tariff is valid until the end of the second month following that of issue ; whereas, in view of the present situation, the period of validity of export licences for maize groats and meal should be extended to that applicable to the majority of products processed from cereals and rice, namely until the end of the third month following that of issue; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2042/75 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 October 1978. (1) OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. (?) OJ No L 156, 14. 6. 1978, p. 1. () OJ No L 213, 11. 8. 1975, p. S. () OJ No L 170, 27. 6. 1978, p. 34. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President