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REGULATION (EEC)No3281/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of5December 1973
onaninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevyforcommonwheat
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1968/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetocommonwheat.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil1March1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingofoffersshallbe
laiddowninthenoticeofthetender.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(J)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973,layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2632/73(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
Whereas,havingtakenintoaccountthecurrentsitua­
tiononthecerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbe
issued,forcommonwheat,totenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1968/73;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtothetendering
proceduretofixtheexportlevyarecontainedin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3130/73(5),of16
November1973,establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesforcereals;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
onlybeattainedifthesuccessfultenderersfulfilall
thecommitments enteredintoatthemomentof
lodginghistender;whereasamongthesecommit­
mentsistheobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereasthesecurityfortender
exactedwhenthetenderislodgedcanensurethatthis
obligationisrespected;whereasindefaultthissecu­
rityshallnotbereleasedifsuchanapplicationhas
notbeenmade;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
interestedparties,itisnecessarytoprovidethatthe
effectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedunderthe
tenderingproceduretosuccessfultendererswillbe
identical;
Whereasthesmoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tenderingforexportleviesmustbeensured;whereasArticle2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.
Article3
WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit.
Article4
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle8
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70(6),theexport
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3130/73shallbeconsideredforthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvalidity,asiftheyhad
beenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
lodged.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(4)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.18.
(5)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10. (6)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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Article5 latestoneandahalfhoursaftertheendoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasprovidedforin
thenoticeofthetender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Whentherearenotenders,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .
Article71.Whentheobligationtoexporthasnotbeen
fulfilled,thesecuritymentionedinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3130/73shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween
93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,andthenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthisexportedquantityislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofofexport,in
accordancewithArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3130/73,hasbeendeliveredandinsofarasthatproof
providesevidencethataquantityequaltoatleast7%
ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeen
exported.DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.
Article8
Article6ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcetheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderfortheexportlevyforcommonwheat
NoticeoftenderNo
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
1 2 3
Numberingofthe
tendersQuantityin
metrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.