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REGULATION (EEC)No2454/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of26September1975
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyand/ortherefundfortheexportofwholly
milledlonggrainricetothirdcountries
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringthetenderertogivesecurity
whensubmittinghistender;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theeffectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedto
successfultenderersinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totenderisidentical;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
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 ;whereasbyreasonofthe
differingmonetarycircumstances inthevarious
MemberStates,thesatisfactionofthiscondition
cannotbeensuredbytheapplicationoftheexchange
ratesapplicableforthepurposesofthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,sincemonetarycompensatory amounts
donotapplyinthericesector;whereasitistherefore
advisabletomakeprovisionfortheeffectsofthe
monetarysituationtobetakenintoaccountinrespect
ofeachtender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(J)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No476/75f);
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)No2737/73andfor
theexportrefundprovidedforinArticle3aofRegula­
tionNo366/67/EEC;
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderareasregardstheexportlevycontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3197/73(7)of23
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesonrice,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No583/75(8),andasregardstheexportrefundin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No-584/75(9)of6
March1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofthesystemoftenderingforexportrefundson
rice;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexportHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2737/73and/orthe
exportrefundprovidedforinArticle3aofRegulation
No366/67/EEC.(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.31.
(3)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(4)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.33.
(5)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.34.
(")OJNoL52,28.2.1974,p.34.
(7)OJNoL326,27.11.1973,p.10.
(8)OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.24.
OOJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25.

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2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetowholly
milledlonggrainrice.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil29
January1976.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshall
bemade,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftenders
tobeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3197/73andofRegulation (EEC)No
584/75shallbe10unitsofaccountpermetricton.
Article4
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)oftheRegu­
lationsreferredtointheprecedingArticle,noexport
licenceshallbeissuedandthesecuritylodged
pursuanttoArticle3ofthoseRegulationsshallaccord­
inglybeforfeit.
Article5
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle
9(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75(!)export
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3197/73orunderthelikeprovisionofRegulation
(EEC)No584/75shallforthepurposeofdetermining
theirperiodofvaliditybedeemedtohavebeenissued
onthedayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted.
Article6
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
quantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeenexported.Article7
ThetenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex
hereto.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.
Article8
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthatMemberStateasextendedby
onehour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummer
TimedoesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.
Article9
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle5ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75,the
Commissionshalldecide,undertheprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulationNo366/67/EEC,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle
3(l)(b)and(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2737/73,
or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixeda
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixedacontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­
catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article10
Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsofaccount
thoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesandfor
convertingintonationalcurrenciesthemaximum
refundorminimumlevyasfixedinunitsofaccounts
shallbe: (>)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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Article11 —inthecaseofcurrenciesheldatanygiven
momentwithinabandof2-25%,thecentralrate,
—inallothercasestheaveragespotexchangerate
duringaweekendingontheTuesdayimmediately
precedingthefinaldateforthesubmissionof
tenders.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26September1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofwhollymilledlonggrainricetothird
countries
Expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionoftenders(oate/time)
J
1 2 3
Numberof Quantity Amountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
tender inmetrictons permetricton
1
2
3\
4\
5l
etc.I
II
1 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportrefundinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3\
4
5
etc.