22.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL199/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of1July1974
issuingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof50000metrictonsofrye
heldbytheGermaninterventionagency
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(74/380/EEC)
intheeventofthecerealsmarketbeingdisturbed,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No676/74(6),
providedforthepossibilityoffixinganexportlevy;
whereas,accordingtoArticle3(4)ofthatRegulation,
thislevymaybesubjecttoadvancefixing;
Whereasitisonlypossibletomakeaproperassess­
mentofatenderifthetenderislinkedwiththe
exportlevyapplicableonthedayonwhichitis
lodged;whereas,inordertotakeaccountofthis,itis
appropriatetoapplytotheexportlevybyanalogythe
rulesofArticle5(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No376/70
andtoextendtheapplicationofalltheprovisions
madeunderthisArticletotheexportlevy;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(!)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbythe
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticular
Article7(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
376/70(3)of27February1970layingdowntheproce­
dureandconditionsforthedisposalofcerealsheldby
theinterventionagencies,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No129/73(4),andinparticularArticle
5(1)and(7)thereof;
WhereastheFederalRepublicofGermanyinits
communication of20June1974informedthe
Commission oftheintentionoftheGermaninterven­
tionagencytoissueaninvitationtotenderforthe
exportofrye;
Whereasthe50000metrictonsofryetobetendered
forwillbeexportedfromthefrontiercrossingposts
forwhichthetendersaremadebythetenderers;
whereastheryeisstoredelsewhere ;whereasthe
Germaninterventionagency,inordertoplaceall
thoseparticipatinginthetenderingprocedureinthe
samecompetitivepositionshallsellatthesameprice;
whereasinordertodothisitwillbearthecostof
transportfromtheplaceofstoragetothefrontier
crossingpointstipulated;
WhereasunderArticle5(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No
376/70itmaybeprovidedthatatendershallonlybe
validifitisaccompanied byanapplicationforan
exportlicenceandbyanapplicationforadvance
fixingoftherefundforthedestinationinquestion;
whereastheintentionofthisprovisionistoallowfor
betterassessmentofthetenderlodgedbythe
tenderer;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73(5)of
19July1973layingdowngeneralrulestobeappliedHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheGermaninterventionagency,mayunderthe
conditionshereinafterlaiddown,issueastandinginvi­
tationtotenderfortheexportofryeheldbyit.
Article2
1.Theinvitationtotenderreferstoaquantityof
50000metrictonsofrye.
2.Theplacesinwhichthe50000metrictonsof
ryearestoredarelistedintheAnnex.
Article3
1.Theminimumsellingpriceistobefixedforthe
followingplacesinaccordancewithArticle5(7)of
Regulation (EEC)No376/70:NorthSeaorBaltic
portsofexportand/orfrontiercrossingintheFederal
RepublicofGermany,Rotterdam,Amsterdam,
AntwerpenandGent.
2.Tendersmustbemadeforoneormoreofthese
portsorexitpoints.Thetenderershallspecifythe(»)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL47,28.2.1970,p.49.
(4)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.17.
(5)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10. (6)OJNoL83,28.3.1974,p.3.

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portorportsorexitpointsforwhichthetenderis
made.
Thetendersshallbeforrye:
—whichisinharboursilosfromwhichitcanbe
loadeddirectlyontoaseagoingorcanalbarge,or
•—whichissuppliedundischarged attheplaceof
embarcationattheportorexitpoint.
3.Incaseswhereanexportrefundorlevyisappli­
cableonthedayonwhichtendersarelodged,the
tendersshallonlybevalidiftheyareaccompaniedby
anapplicationforanexportlicencelodgedbythe
tendererandacorresponding application :
—foradvancefixingoftherefundforthedestination
inquestion,or
—foradvancefixingoftheexportlevy—inthiscase
theprovisionsmadeunderArticle5(5)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No376/70shallapply.
4.Asregardsthequantitiesofryewhicharenotat
theplacesreferredtointhefirstandsecondindents
ofparagraph2,themostadvantageoustransportcosts
betweentheplaceofstorageandtheplaceofembarca­
tionattheportorexitpointwhichmaybereachedat
themostadvantageous costs,shallbereimbursedtotheexporter-tenderer bytheGermanintervention
agency.
Article4
TheGermaninterventionagencyshalllaydownin
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderthedatesonwhich
tendersmaybesubmitted.
Theremustbeatleast10daysbetweenpublicationof
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderandthefirstdate
laiddownforsubmissionoftenders.Thelastdateon
whichtendersmaybesubmittedis31December
1974.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,1July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Placeofstorage Quantitiesstored
Schleswig-Holstein 14882metrictons
Niedersachsen 11803metrictons
Nordrhein-Westfalen 17955metrictons
Bayern 5360metrictons