3.In the Commission's opinion, the fact that the Official Journal did not appear until 12 March 1973 is irrelevant to the retroactive effect of the regulation: unlike Commission Regulation No 1579/76 (Official Journal L 172 of 1 July 1976, p. 59) which was at issue in Case 88/76, Société pour l'Exportation des Sucres, Regulation No 649/73 expressly provides that it applies even to periods which have already elapsed at the time of its publication; the slight delay in the appearance of the Official Journal did not alter the situation provided for.
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