27.5.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL135/9
REGULATION (EEC)No1331/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of26May1975
amendingRegulations (EEC)No2637/70,(EEC)No586/75,(EEC)No783/75and
(EEC)No784/75layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
exportlicencesinthefieldoftendersforthelevyand/ortherefundonexports
ofricetothirdcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No668/75(2),andinparticularArticle
10(2);underthisawardinthecurrencyoftheMemberState
issuingthelicence;whereascustomsformalitieson
exportmayneverthelesstakeplaceinaMemberState
otherthanthatissuingthelicence;
Whereasinthiscaseconversionintothecurrencyof
thisMemberStatemustbe-basedontheratesusedin
thetenderingprocedure;whereastheseratesmayfluc­
tuatebetweentheawardandthecompletionof
customsformalities ;whereasitisthereforedesirable
tomakeprovisionforstatingonthelicencetherates
tobeusedforthisconversion ;
WhereasthefinancialCommitteewillbeconsulted;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,aslastamended -byRegulation (EEC)
No477/75(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo366/
67/EEC(5)of25July1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No478/75(6),andinparticular
Article3athereof;
WhereasCommission Regulations (EEC)No
586/75(7)of6March1975,(EEC)No783/75(s)and
(EEC)No784/75(q)of26March1975openedinvita­
tionstotenderforthelevyand/ortherefundforthe
exportofricetothirdcountries;whereasArticle16a
(1)and(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2637/70(10)of23December1970onspecialdetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofthesystemofimportand
exportlicencesandadvancefixingcertificatesforagri­
culturalproducts,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No972/75("),statesthattheamountofrefund
orexportlevyappearinginthestatementofawardof
contractinsection18ofthelicencetobeissuedArticle1
ThetextofArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No586/75
shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75,
exportlicencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75
shallforthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiod
ofvaliditybedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthe
dayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted .
2.Incaseswherethecustomsformalitiesatthe
timeofexportarecarriedoutinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichthelicencewasissued,
theconversion ,oftheamountenteredinsection
18ofthelicenceintothecurrencyofthatMember
State,shallbemadebyusingtheratesresulting
fromtheapplicationoftheprovisionsofArticle
9aandpublishedintheAnnextothedecision
regardingthetenderfixingthemaximumexport
refundorminimumexportlevy.'(!)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.I.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
(3)OJNoL282,9.10,1973,p.13.
(4)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.33.
(>)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.34.
(6)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.34.
(7)OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.61.
(s)OJNoL78,27.3.1975,p.3.
OOJNoL78,27.3.1975,p.7.
(10)OJNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.
(")OJNoL94,16.4.1975,p.13.

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'3.Whenthelicencereferredtoinparagraphs 1
and2concernsproductsinthericesector,the
ratestobeusedfortheconversionoftheamount
oftherefundorofthelevyintothecurrencyof
theMemberStatewherethecustomsformalities
arecarriedoutshallbeshowninsection18ofthe
licencetosixsignificantfigures.
Article4
SignificantfiguresinArticle3ofthisRegulation
means :Article2
ThetextofArticle5ofRegulations (EEC)No783/75
and(EEC)No784/75shallbereplacedbythe
following :
'1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article9(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75,
exportlicencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75
shallforthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiod
ofvaliditybedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthe
dayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted .
2.Incaseswherethecustomsformalitiesatthe
timeofexportarecarriedoutinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichthelicencewasissued,
theconversion ,oftheamountenteredinsection
18ofthelicence,intothecurrencyofthat
MemberState,shallbemadebyusingtherates
resultingfromtheapplicationoftheprovisionsof
Article10andpublishedintheAnnextothedeci­
sionregardingthetenderfixingthemaximum
exportrefundorminimumexportlevy.'—whenthevalueoftheconversionratecalculatedis
higherthanone,alldigits
—whenthevalueoftheconversionratecalculatedis
lowerthanone,alldigitsaftertheinitialzeroor
zerosfollowingthedecimalpoint.
Article5
Article3ofthisRegulationshallnotapplytolicences
issuedasaresultofapplicationsmadebeforeitsentry
intoforce.
ArticleJ
Article16aofRegulation (EEC)No2637/70shallbe
completedbytheadditionofthefollowingpara­
graph:Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1975.
FortheCommission
F.J.LARDINGIS
AieviheroftheCommission