NoL309/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.11.74
COMMISSION DECISION
of30October1974
ontheopeningofastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexporttotheRepublic
ofIndiaof50000metrictonsofcommonwheatheldbytheBelgianinterven­
tionagency
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(74/565/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2),andinparticularArticles
7(5)and12(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
376/70(3)of27February1970layingdowntheproce­
dureandconditionsforthedisposalofcerealsheldby
theinterventionagencies,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No129/73(4),andinparticularArticle
5(1)and(7)thereof;
Whereasthesupplysituationforcertainthirdcoun­
triesisextremelydifficultandofsuchcountriesthe
RepublicofIndiaisparticularlythreatened ;whereas
theCommunitywishestocontributetoanimprove­
mentofthesituationinthatcountrybymakingavail­
ableforthatdestinationthoseproductsheldininter­
ventionintheKingdomofBelgiuminrespectof
whichthisMemberStateinformedtheCommission
on24October1974oftheintentionofitsinterven­
tionagencytoinvitetendersfortheexportof50000
metrictonsofcommonwheat;
Whereasthe50000metrictonsofcommonwheatto
betenderedforwillbeexportedfromcertainports
fromamongwhichselectionistobemadebythe
tenderers ;whereasthecommonwheatisstoredelse­
where;whereastheBelgianinterventionagency,in
ordertoplaceallthoseparticipatinginthetendering
procedureonthesamecompetitivefooting,mustsell
atauniformprice;whereasitmustaccordinglybear
thecostoftransportfromtheplaceofstoragetothe
exportportsstipulated ;
WhereasunderArticle5(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No
376/70itmaybeprovidedthatatendershallbevalid
onlyifaccompanied byanapplicationforanexport
licenceandbyanapplicationforadvancefixingofthe
refundforthedestinationinquestion;whereastheintentionofthisprovisionistofacilitateassessmentof
thetender;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73(5)of
19July1973,layingdowngeneralrulestobeapplied
intheeventofthecerealsmarketbeingdistributed ,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No676/74(6),
makesprovisionsforthefixingofanexportlevy;
whereaspursuanttoArticle3(4)ofthatRegulation
suchlevymaybesubjecttoadvancefixing;
Whereasitisonlypossibletomakeaproperassess­
mentofatenderifthetenderislinkedwiththe
exportlevyapplicableonthedayonwhichitis
lodged;whereastothisend,itisappropriatetoapply
totheexportlevytherulesofArticle5(5)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No376/70togetherwithalltheotherpro­
visionsapplicableinsuchcases;
Whereasthesuccessfultendererundertakestoexport
toacertaindestination ;whereascompliancewiththat
obligationcanbeensuredbytherequirementthat
specialsecuritymustbeprovidedforthepurposesof
theinvitationtotender;
Whereaswithaviewtothesmoothoperationofthe
invitationtotender,aminimumquantitytobe
tenderedforshouldbespecifiedanditshouldbe
providedthattherightsarisingfromlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationtotendershallnotbe
transferable ;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1223/74(7)of15May1974derogatingfromRegula­
tion(EEC)No2637/70asregardstheperiodof
validityofexportlicencesforcerealsandricefixed
suchperiodofvalidityinthecaseofthebasiccereals
at90days;whereasthisperiodistooshortforthe
operationsenvisagedinconnectionwiththepresent
invitation ;whereastheprovisionsofArticle1(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1223/74shouldaccordinglynot
beappliedtolicencesissuedinconnectionwiththis
invitationtotender;whereasitfollowsthatinthe
caseofsuchlicencestheprovisionsofArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2637/70(8)of23
December1970onspecialdetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesystemofimportandexportlicences
(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967p.2269/67. (5).OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(b)OJNoLS3,28.3.1974,p.3.
(7)OJNoL133,16.5.1974,p.22.
(s)OlNoL283,29.12.1970,p.15.(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL47,28.2.1970,p.49.
(4)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.17.

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andadvancefixingcertificatesforagricultural
products,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2599/74(')willapply.
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheBelgianinterventionagencymay,underthe
conditionshereinafterlaiddown,openastandinginvi­
tationtotenderfortheexportofcommonwheatheld
byit.
Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetoaquantity
of50000metrictonsofcommonwheattobe
exportedtotheRepublicofIndia.
2.Theplacesinwhichthesaidcommonwheatis
storedarespecifiedintheAnnexhereto.
Article3
1.Theplacesforwhichaminimumsellingprice
shallbefixedinaccordancewithArticle5(7)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No376/70shallbeasfollows:
Antwerp,Zeebrugge ,Ghent,Rotterdam,Amsterdam .
2.Tendersmustbemadeforoneormoreofthese
ports.Thetenderershallspecifytheportorportsfor
whichthetenderismade.
Tendersshallbeunderstood torelatetocommon
wheatwhichiseither:
—storedinharboursilosfromwhichitcanbe
loadeddirectlyintoaseagoingvessel,or
—suppliedundischarged attheplaceofembarkation
attheport.
3.Whereanexportrefundorlevyisapplicableon
thedayonwhichtendersarelodged,tendersshallbe
validonlyifaccompanied byanapplicationforan
exportlicencelodgedbythetendererandacorres­
pondingapplication
—foradvancefixingoftherefundforthedestination
inquestion,or
—foradvancefixingoftheexportlevy.Inthiscase
thereshallbeappliedthoseprovisionsofRegula­
tions(EEC)No2637/70and(EEC)No376/70
applicableintheeventofArticle5(5)ofthelast­
namedRegulationbeingapplied;moreover,where
Article5(3)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No376/70
applies,proofofarrivalatthedestinationshallbe
furnishedasprovidedinthesecond,thirdandfourthsubparagraphs ofArticle8(1)ofRegulation
No1041/67/EEC.
4.Asregardsthosequantitiesofcommonwheat
notstoredorsuppliedasprovidedinthesecond
subparagraph ofparagraph2,successfultenderers
shallbeentitledtoreimbursement bytheBelgian
interventionagencyinrespectofthecostoftransport
onthemostfavourabletermsfromtheplaceof
storagetothatplaceofembarkationastheportsspeci­
fiedinparagraph 1whichmaybereachedatthe
lowestcost.
Article4
Atendershallnotbevalidunlessitrelatestoan
amountofnotlessthan10000metrictons.
Article5
BywayofderogationfromArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No1373/70,therightsarisingfromexport
licencesissuedinconnectionwiththisinvitationto
tendershallnotbetransferable .
Article6
TheprovisionsofArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1223/74shallnotapplytolicencesissuedin
connectionwiththisinvitationtotender.
Article7
TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallspecifyinthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderthedatesforthesubmis­
sionoftenders.
Theremustbeatleast10daysbetweenpublicationof
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderandthefirstdate
laiddownforsubmission oftenders.Thelastdateon
whichtendersmaybesubmittedshallbe18
December1974.
Article8
TheCommissionDecisionof1July1974issuinga
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000
metrictonsofcommonwheatheldbytheBelgian
interventionagencyisrepealed.
Article9
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,30October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNoL277,12.10.1974,p.32.

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ANNEX
PlaceofstorageQuantitiesstored
(metrictons)
Floreffe 4000
Zeebrugge 1500
Ghlin(Mons) 6000
Poperinge 1000
Verrebroek 4212
Racour 12000
Liège 1200
Gand 18088
Ath 2000