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REGULATION (EEC)No3553/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of21December 1973
onaninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevyformilledlonggrainedrice
tenderingproceduretosuccessfultendererswillbe
identical;
Whereasthesmoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tenderingforexportleviesmustbeensured;whereas
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(J)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbedandinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
Whereas,havingtakenintoaccountthecurrentsitua­
tiononthericemarket,aninvitationshouldbe
issued,formilledlonggrainedrice,totenderforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindentof
Regulation (EEC)No2737/73;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtothetendering
proceduretofixtheexportlevyarecontainedin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3197/73(4)of23
November1973establishingtheconditionforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesforrice;
Whereas,inordertoallowtendererstohavepaddy
riceprocessedintomilledriceortoconsidercontracts
oflongerduration,provisionshouldbemadefora
specialruleontheperiodofvalidityoftheexport
licences;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifthesuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintoatthemomentof
lodginghistender;whereasamongthesecommit­
mentsistheobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereasthesecurityfortender
exactedwhenthetenderislodgedcanensurethatthis
obligationisrespected;whereasindefaultthissecu­
rityshallnotbereleasedifsuchanapplicationhas
notbeenmade;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoallin­
terestedparties,itisnecessarytoprovidethattheeffec­
tiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedunderthe1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindentof
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2737/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetomilledlonggrained
riced.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil29March1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingofoffersshallbe
laiddowninthenoticeofthetender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
Anexportlicenceissuedintermsofthistendershall
bevalidforninetydaysfromitsdateofissue.
Article4
(»)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit.(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(>)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.h)OJNoL326;27.11.1973,p.10.

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Article5 Article7
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle8
(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1373/70(*),theexport
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No3197/73shallbeconsideredforthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvalidity,asiftheyhad
beenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
lodged.ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursaftertheendoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasprovidedforin
thenoticeofthetender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Whentherearenotenders,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph.Article6
1.Whentheobligationtoexporthasnotbeen
fulfilled,thesecuritymentionedinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3197/73shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,andArticle8
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.2.However,ifthisexportedquantityislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofofexport,in
accordancewithArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3197/73,hasbeendeliveredandinsofarasthatproof
providesevidencethataquantityequaltoatleast7%
ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeen
exported.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
0)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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