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REGULATION (EEC)No1638/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of27June1974
onaninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevyformilledlonggrainedrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(1)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
Whereas,havingtakenintoaccountthecurrentsitua­
tiononthe>ricemarket,aninvitationshouldbe
issued,formilledlonggrainedrice,totenderforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1)firstindentof
Regulation(EEC)No2737/73;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtothetendering
proceduretofixtheexportlevyarecontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3197/73(4)of23
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesforrice;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifthesuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintoatthemomentof
lodginghistender;whereasamongthesecommit­
mentsistheobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereasthesecurityfortender
exactedwhenthetenderislodgedcanensurethatthis
obligationisrespected;whereasindefaultthissecu­
rityshallnotbereleasedifsuchanapplicationhas
notbeenmade;
Whereasthesmoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tenderingforexportleviesmustbeensured;whereas
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindentof
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2737/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetomilledlonggrained
rice.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil9August1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingofoffersshallbe
laiddowninthenoticeofthetender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73,theperiodwhichisrequired
betweenpublicationofthenoticeoftenderandthe
firstdatefixedforthedepositoftendersshallbe10
days.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation(EEC)No3197/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit.
Article4
1.Whentheobligationtoexporthasnotbeen
fulfilled,thesecuritymentionedinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3197/73shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,iftheexportedquantityislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofofexport,in
accordancewithArticle7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3197/73,hasbeendeliveredandinsofarasthatproof
providesevidencethataquantityequaltoatleast7%(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(>)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(4)OJNoL326,27.11.1973,p.10.

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ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeen
exported.
Article5
ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediaryofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursaftertheendoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasprovidedforin
thenoticeofthetender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Whentherearenotenders,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph.Article6
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27June1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderfortheexportlevyformilledlonggrainedrice
NoticeofinvitationpublishedinOfficialJournalNo
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
1 2 3
Numberingofthe
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.