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REGULATION (EEC)No1840/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of16July1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyforexportofcommonwheattothird
countries
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973,layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
676/74(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
Whereas,havingtakenintoaccountthecurrentsitua­
tiononthecerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbe
issued,forcommonwheat,totenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1968/73;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtothetendering
proceduretofixtheexportlevyarecontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3130/73(5)of16
November1973,establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesforcereals;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
onlybeattainedifasuccessfultendererfulfilsallthe
commitments enteredintoatthemomentoflodging
histender;whereasamongthesecommitments isthe
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence.;whereasthesecurityfortenderexactedwhen
thetenderislodgedcanensurethatthisobligationis
respected;whereasindefaultthissecurityshallnotbe
releasedifsuchanapplicationhasnotbeenmade;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
interestedparties,itisnecessarytoprovidethatthe
effectiveperiodoflicencesissuedunderthetendering
proceduretosuccessfultendererswillbeidentical;
Whereasthesmoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tenderingforexportleviesmustbeensured;whereas
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article/
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetocommonwheat.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil20December1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingofoffersshallbe
laiddowninthenoticeofthetender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.
Article3
WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit.
Article4
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle8
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70(6),theexport
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3130/73shallbeconsideredforthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvalidity,asiftheyhad
beenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
lodged.
Article5
1.Whentheobligationtoexporthasnotbeen
fulfilled,thesecuritymentionedinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3130/73shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween
93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,andthenetquantityactuallyexported.
(6)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(J)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(4)OJNoL83,28.3.1974,p.3.
(5)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.

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2.However,ifthisexportedquantityislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofofexport,in
accordancewithArticle7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3130/73,hasbeendeliveredandinsofarasthatproof
providesevidencethataquantityequaltoatleast7%
ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeen
exported.
Article6
ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediaryofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursaftertheendoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasprovidedforin
thenoticeofthetender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.Whentherearenotenders,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .
Article7
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcetheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevyforexportofcommonwheattothirdcountries
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
1 2 3
Numberingofthe
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.