22.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL199/15
COMMISSION DECISION
of1July1974
issuingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000metrictonsof
commonwheatheldbytheBelgianinterventionagency
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(74/379/EEC)
intheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing-disturbed,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No676/74(6),
providedforthepossibilityoffixinganexportlevy;
whereas,accordingtoArticle3(4)ofthatRegulation,
thislevymaybesubjecttoadvancefixing;
Whereasitisonlypossibletomakeaproperassess­
mentofatenderifthetenderislinkedwiththe
exportlevyapplicableonthedayonwhichitis
lodged;whereas,inordertotakeaccountofthis,the
rulesofArticle5(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No376/70
shouldbeappliedtotheexportlevybyanalogyand
theapplicationofalltheprovisionsmadeunderthis
Articleshouldbeextendedtotheexportlevy;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2),andinparticularArticle
7(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
376/70(3)of27February1970layingdowntheproce­
dureandconditionsforthedisposalofcerealsheldby
theinterventionagencies,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No129/73(4)andinparticularArticle5(1)
and(7)thereof;
WhereastheKingdomofBelgiuminitscommunica­
tionof19June1974informedtheCommissionof
theintentionoftheBelgianinterventionagencyto
issueaninvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000
metrictonsofcommonwheat;
Whereasthe100000metrictonsofcommonwheat
tobetenderedforwillbeexportedfromthefrontier
crossingpostsforwhichthetendersaremadebythe
tenderers;whereasthecommonwheatisstoredelse­
where;whereastheBelgianinterventionagency,in
ordertoplaceallthoseparticipatinginthetendering
procedureinthesamecompetitivepositionshallsell
atthesameprice;whereasinordertodothisitwill
bearthecostoftransportfromtheplaceofstorageto
thefrontiercrossingpointstipulated;
WhereasunderArticle5(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No
376/70itmaybeprovidedthatatendershallonlybe
validifitisaccompanied byanapplicationforan
exportlicenceandbyanapplicationforadvance
fixingoftherefundforthedestinationinquestion;
whereastheintentionofthisprovisionistoallowfor
betterassessmentofthetenderlodgedbythe
tenderer;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73(5)of
19July1973layingdowngeneralrulestobeappliedHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheBelgianinterventionagency,mayunderthe
conditionshereinafterlaiddown,issueastandinginvi­
tationtotenderfortheexportofcommonwheatheld
byit.
Article2
1.Theinvitationtotenderreferstoaquantityof
100000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Theplacesinwhichthe100000metrictonsof
commonwheatarestoredarelistedintheannex.
Article3
1.Theminimumsellingpriceistobefixedforthe
followingplacesinaccordancewithArticle5(7)of
Regulation(EEC)No376/70:theNorthSeaportsof
theCommunity .
2.Tendersmustbemadeforoneormoreofthese
ports.Thetenderershallspecifytheportorportsfor
whichthetenderismade.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
OOJNoL47,28.2.1970,p.49.
(4)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.17.
(5)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10. (6)OJNoL83,28.3.1974,p.3.

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Article4
TheBelgianinterventionagencyshalllaydowninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderthedatesonwhich
tendersmaybesubmitted.
Theremustbeatleast10daysbetweenpublicationof
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderandthefirstdate
laiddownforsubmissionoftenders.Thelastdateon
whichtendersmaybesubmittedis31December
1974.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.Thetendersshallbeforcommonwheat:
—whichisinharboursilosfromwhichitcanbe
loadeddirectlyontoaseagoingvesselorcanal
barge,or
—whichissuppliedundischarged attheplaceof
embarkationattheport.
3.Incaseswhereanexportrefundorlevyisappli­
cableonthedayonwhichtendersarelodged,the
tendersshallonlybevalidiftheyareaccompaniedby
anapplicationforanexportlicencelodgedbythe
tendererandacorresponding application :
—foradvancefixingoftherefundforthedestination
inquestion,or
—foradvancefixingoftheexportlevy—inthis
casetheprovisionsmadeunderArticle5(5)of
Regulation(EEC)No376/70shallapply.
4.Asregardsthequantitiesofcommonwheat
whicharenotattheplacesreferredtointhefirstand
secondindentsofparagraph2,themostadvantageous
transportcostsbetweentheplaceofstorageandthe
placeofembarkationattheport•whichmaybe
reachedatthemostadvantageouscosts,shallbereim­
bursedtotheexporter-tenderer bytheBelgianinter­
ventionangency.DoneatBrussels,1July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Placeofstorage Quantitiesstored
Java(Huy) 3000metrictons
Floreffe 5000metrictons
Brugge 7000metrictons
Zeebrugge 3000metrictons
Tournai 2356metrictons
Ghlin(Mons) 5000metrictons
Poperinge 3012metrictons
Verrebroek 4211metrictons
Racourt 19000metrictons
Liège 8000metrictons
Antwerpen 15000metrictons
Gent 14000metrictons
Ath 8000metrictons
Bruxelles 3421metrictons