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REGULATION (EEC)No3554/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of21December 1973
onaninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevyforhuskedlonggrainedrice
tiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedunderthe
tenderingproceduretosuccessfultendererswillbe
identical;
Whereasthesmoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tenderingforexportleviesmustbeensured;whereas
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
ArticleITHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof;
Whereas,havingtakenintoaccountthecurrentsitua­
tiononthericemarket,aninvitationshouldbe
issued,forhuskedlonggrainedrice,totenderforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindentof
Regulation (EEC)No2737/73;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtothetendering
proceduretofixtheexportlevyarecontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3197/73(4)of23
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesforrice;
Whereas,inordertoallowthetendererstohave
paddyriceprocessedintohuskedriceortoconsider
contractsoflongerduration,provisionshouldbe
madeforaspecialruleontheperiodofvalidityofthe
exportlicences;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifthesuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintoatthemomentof
lodginghistender;whereasamongthesecommit­
mentsistheobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereasthesecurityfortender
exactedwhenthetenderislodgedcanensurethatthis
obligationisrespected;whereasindefaultthissecu­
rityshallnotbereleasedifsuchanapplicationhas
notbeenmade;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoallinte­
restedparties,itisnecessarytoprovidethattheeffec­1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindentof
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2737/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetohuskedlong
grainedrice.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil29March1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingofoffersshallbe
downinthenoticeofthetender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
Anexportlicenceissuedintermsofthistendershall
bevalidforninetydaysfromitsdateofissue.
Article4
WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit.(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(l)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
POJNoL282,9.1I.1973,p.13.
(■*)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
determiningtheirperiodofvalidityasiftheyhad
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,iftheexportedquantityislessthan
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
(')OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderfortheexportlevyforhuskedlonggrainedrice
NOTICEOFTENDERNo...
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(idate/time).
l 2 3
Numberingofthe
tenders QuantityinmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnational
currencypermetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.