NoL61/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.3.75
REGULATION (EEC)No585/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of6March1975
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyand/ortherefundfortheexportofwholly
milledlonggrainricetothirdcountries
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringthetenderertogivesecurity
whensubmittinghistender;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theeffectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedto
successfultenderersinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totenderisidentical;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheprocedurefortenderingfor
exportleviesandrefunds;whereastothisenditis
appropriatetoprescribeaminimumquantitytobe
tenderedforandatimelimitandformforthe
communication oftenderssubmittedtothecompe­
tentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No476/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No477/75(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo366/
67/EEC(5)of25July1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No478/75(6),andinparticular
Article3athereof;
Whereas,havingregardto.thecurrentsituationonthe
ricemarket,thereshouldbeopenedinrespectof
whollymilledlonggrainriceaninvitationtotender
fortheexportlevyprovidedforinthefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73andfor
theexportrefundprovidedforinArticle3aofRegula­
tionNo366/67/EEC;
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderareasregardstheexportlevycontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3197/73(7)of23
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesonriceandasregardstheexportrefundin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No584/75(8)of6
March1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofthesystemoftenderingforexportrefundson
rice:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2737/73and/orthe
exportrefundprovidedforinArticle3aofRegulation
No366/67/EEC.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetowholly
milledlonggrainrice.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil29May
1975.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbe
made,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftendersto
beasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.(!)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.31.
(>)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(4)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.33.
(')OJNoL174,31.7.1967,p.34.
(6)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.34.
(7)OJNoL326,IT.11.1973,p.10.
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latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex
hereto.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.
Article8
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthatMemberStateasextendedby
onehour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummer
TimedoesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedintheseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3197/73andofRegulation (EEC)No
584/75shallbe10unitsofaccountpermetricton.
Article4
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)oftheRegu­
lationreferredtointheprecedingArticle,noexport
licenceshallbeissuedandthesecuritylodged
pursuanttoArticle3ofthoseRegulationsshallaccord­
inglybeforfeit.
Article5
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle8
(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75(*)export
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3197/73orunderthelikeprovisionofRegulation
(EEC)No584/75shallforthepurposeofdetermining
theirperiodofvaliditybedeemedtohavebeenissued
onthedayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted .
Article6
1.Iftheobligationtoexportisnotfulfilled,the
securitymentionedinArticle3ofRegulations (EEC)
No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween :
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licenceand
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalments
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductforwhich
proofofexportationasreferredtoinArticle7(1)of
Regulations (EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75
hasbeenfurnished,providedthatsuchproofesta­
blishesthataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenet
quantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeenexported.
Article7
ThetenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesattheArticle9
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle5ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75,the
Commissionshalldecide,undertheprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulationNo366/67/EEC,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixeda
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixedacontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­
catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofwhollymilledlonggrainricetothird
countries
Expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
I
1 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
->
3
4
etc.
II
1 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportrefundinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1I
2\
3\
4\
5I
etc.I