NoL285/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.10.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2666/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of21October1974
onaninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevyformilledlonggrainrice
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof;
Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
ricemarket,aninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2737/73shouldbeopenedinrespect
ofmilledlonggrainrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtotheorganization
ofinvitationstotenderforthepurposeoffixingthe
exportlevyarecontainedinCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3197/73(4)of23November1973esta­
blishingtheconditionsfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportleviesofrice;
Whereastheobjectiveoftheinvitationtotendercan
beattainedonlyifthesuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereasthesecurityfortenderrequired
whenthetenderissubmittedisdesignedtoensure
thatthisobligationiscompliedwith;whereasit
followsthatsuchsecuritywillnotbedischarged
wherenosuchapplicationislodged;
Whereasstepsmustbetakentoensurethesmooth
operationoftheprocedurefortenderingforexport
levies;whereastothisenditisappropriatetopres­
cribeaminimumquantityandatimelimitandform
forthecommunication oftenderslodgedwiththe
competentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewithtlieOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareinvitedfortheexportlevyprovided
forinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2737/73.
2.Thisinvitationtotenderrelatestomilledlong
grainrice.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil13
December1974.Duringthisperiodweeklyawards
shallbemade,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tendersbeingasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle 1(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No3197/73,theperiodrequiredbetween
publicationofthenoticeofinvitationtotenderand
thefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbeeightdays.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73,noexportlicenceshallbe
issuedandthesecurityprovidedpursuanttoArticle3
ofthatRegulationshallaccordinglybeforfeit.
Article4
1.Wheretheobligationtoexporthasnotbeen
fulfilled,thesecuritymentionedinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3197/73shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedisequaltoor
lessthan7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthe,
licence,thesecurityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmaydischargethesecuritybyinstal­
mentsinproportiontothequantitiesofproductin
respectofwhichproofofexportasrequiredunder
Article7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73has(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(-)OJNoL128,29.4.1974,p.20.
(>)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(■•)OJNoL326,27.11.1973,p.10.

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beenfurnished,providedthatsuchproofestablishes
thataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenetquan­
tityindicatedonthelicencehasbeenexported.
Article5
ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasspecifiedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommuni­
catedintheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Wherenotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .Article6
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thedeadlinesforthereceiptoftendersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandinIreland
thedeadlinesforthereceiptoftendersshallbe
regardedinthoseMemberStatesasbroughtforward
byonehour.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderfortheexportlevyforhuskedlonggrainrice
NoticeofinvitationtotenderpublishedinOfficialJournalNo
Closingdateforsubmissionoftenders(date/time).
1 2 3
Numberingof
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.