14.1.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL295/21
REGULATION (EEC)No2975/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of12November 1975
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyand/ortherefundfortheexportofwholly
milledlonggrainricetocountriesofZoneIV
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No584/75(10)of6
March1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofthesystemoftenderingforexportrefundson
rice;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringthetenderertogivesecurity
whensubmittinghistender;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theeffectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedto
successfultenderersinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totenderisidentical;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No668/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No477/75(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo366/
67/EEC(5)of25July1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No478/75(6),andinparticular
Article3athereof;
Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
ricemarket,thereshouldbeopenedinrespectof
whollymilledlonggrainriceaninvitationtotender
fortheexportlevyprovidedforinthefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2737/73and/or
fortheexportrefundprovidedforinArticle3aof
RegulationNo366/67/EEC;
Whereas,inordertoparticipateinthesupplyof
certainmarkets,theinvitationtotenderforexport
shouldbelimitedtothemarketsconcerned ,which
aresituatedinZoneIVasdefinedintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No941/72(7)of5May
1972re-definingthedestinationzonesforexport
refundsoncerealsandrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderareasregardstheexportlevycontainedin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3197/73(8)of23
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesonrice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No583/75(9),andasregardstheexportrefundinWhereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheprocedurefortenderingfor
exportleviesandrefunds;whereastothisenditis
appropriatetoprescribeaminimumquantitytobe
tenderedforandatimelimitandformforthe
communication oftenderssubmittedtothecompe­
tentauthorities ;
Whereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle1(1)of
respectivelyCommission Regulations (EEC)No
3197/73and(EEC)No584/75providesthatinvita­
tionstotenderfortheexportlevyand/orrefundshall
beopenonequaltermstoallpersonsestablished
withintheCommunity ;whereas,byreasonofthe
differingmonetarycircumstances inthevarious
MemberStates,thesatisfactionofthiscondition
cannotbeensuredbytheapplicationoftheexchange
ratesapplicableforthepurposesofthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,sincemonetarycompensatory amounts
donotapplyinthericesector;whereasitistherefore
advisabletomakeprovisionfortheeffectsofthe
monetarysituationtobetakenintoaccountinrespect
ofeachtender:
(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
(3)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(")OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.33.
(5)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.34.
(b)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.34.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(7)OJNoL107,6.5.1972,p.10.
(8)OJNoL326,27.11.1973,p.10.
HOJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.24. (,0)OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2737/73and/orthe
exportrefundprovidedforinArticle3aofRegulation
No366/67/EEC.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetowholly
milledlonggrainriceforexporttothecountriesof
ZoneIVasdefinedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)
No941/72.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil19
December1975.Duringthisperiodweeklyawards
shallbemade,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tenderstobeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73andofRegulation(EEC)No
584/75shallbe20unitsofaccountpermetricton.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle7(1)ofRegu­
lations(EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75,the
securityprovidedforinparagraph 1shall,subjectto
forcemajeure,bereleasedonlyinrespectofanyquan­
tityforwhichthetenderwasnotacceptedorfor
whichthetendererfurnishesproofofarrivalatits
destination,suchprooftobefurnishedasprovidedin
thesecond,thirdandfourthsubparagraphs ofArticle
11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75(').
Article4
ThezoneofdestinationasspecifiedinArticle1(2)
shallbeindicatedinsection13ofthelicenceapplica­
tionandofthelicenceitself.Theissueofalicence
shallcarrywithittheobligationtoexporttothatdesti­
nation.
Article5
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)oftheRegu­
lationsreferredtoinArticle3,noexportlicenceshall
beissuedandthesecuritylodgedpursuanttoArticle3
ofthoseRegulationsshallaccordinglybeforfeit.
Article6
1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article9(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75(2)exportlicencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73orunderthelikeprovisionof
Regulation(EEC)No584/75shallforthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvaliditybedeemedto
havebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
submitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinthe
previousparagraph,untiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.
Article7
1.Iftheobligationtoexportisnotfulfilled,the
securitymentionedinArticle3ofRegulations (EEC)
No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalments
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductforwhich
proofofexportationasreferredtoinArticle7(1)of
Regulations (EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75
hasbeenfurnished,providedthatsuchproofesta­
blishesthataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenet
quantityindicatedhasbeenexported.
Article8
ThetenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestone-and-a-half hoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex
hereto.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.
Article9
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthatMemberStateasextendedby
onehour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummer
TimedoesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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Article10
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle5ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75,the
Commissionshalldecide,undertheprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulationNo366/67/EEC,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.-
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article11
Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsofaccount
tendersinnationalcurrenciesandforconvertinginto
nationalcurrencies themaximum refundor
minimumlevyasfixedinunitsofaccountshallbe:
—inthecaseofcurrenciesheldatanygiven
momentwithinabandof2-25%,thecentralrate,
—inallothercasestheaveragespotexchangerate
duringaweekendingontheTuesdayimmediately
precedingthefinaldateforthesubmissionof
tenders.
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12November1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevyand/orrefundfortheexportofwhollymilledlonggrainriceto
countriesofZoneIV
Expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
I
1 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4I
5
etc.
II
i 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportrefundinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.