24.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL202/27
REGULATION (EEC)No1921/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of23July1974
onaninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevyforhuskedlonggrainedrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof;
Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
ricemarket,aninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2737/73shouldbeopenedinrespect
ofhuskedlonggrainedrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtotheorganization
ofinvitationstotenderforthepurposeoffixingthe
exportlevyarecontainedinCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3197/73(4)of23November1973esta­
blishingtheconditionsfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportleviesofrice;
Whereastheobjectiveoftheinvitationtotendercan
beattainedonlyifthesuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereasthesecurityfortenderrequired
whenthetenderissubmittedcanensurethanthis
obligationiscompliedwith;whereasitfollowsthat
suchsecuritywillnotbereleasedwherenosuchappli­
cationislodged;
Whereasstepsmustbetakentoensurethesmooth
operationoftheprocedurefortenderingforexport
levies;whereastothisenditisappropriatetopres­
cribeaminimumquantityandadeadlineandform
forthecommunication oftenderslodgedwiththe
competentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareinvitedfortheexportlevyprovided
forinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2737/73.
2.Theinvitationtotenderrelatedtohuskedlong
grainedrice.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil18
October1974.Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitations
shallbeissued,thetime-limitsforthesubmissionof
tendersbeinglaiddownintheNoticeofinvitationto
tender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No3197/73,theperiodrequiredbetween
publicationoftheNoticeofinvitationtotenderand
thefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe10days.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73,noexportlicenceshallbe
issuedandthesecurityprovidedpursuanttoArticle3
ofthatRegulationshallaccordinglybeforfeit.
Article4
1.■Wheretheobligationtoexporthasnotbeen
fulfilled,thesecuritymentionedinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3197/73shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported .
2.However,ifthequantityexportedisequaltoor
lessthan7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthe
licence,thesecurityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalments
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductinrespect
ofwhichproofofexportasrequiredunderArticle7
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73hasbeen(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
\2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(«)OJNoL326,27.11.1973,p.10.

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furnished,andprovidedthatsuchproofestablishes
thataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenetquan­
tityindicatedonthelicencehasbeenexported.
Article5
ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasspecifiedinthe
Noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommu­
nicated'intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Wherenotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .Article6
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thedeadlinesforthereceiptoftendersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandinIreland
thedeadlinesforthereceiptoftendersshallbe
regardedinthoseMemberStatesasbroughtforward
byonehour.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderfortheexportlevyforhuskedlonggrainedrice
NoticeoftenderpublishedintheOfficialJournalNo
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time).
l 2 3
Numberingofthe
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
etc.