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REGULATION (EEC)No1227/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of17May1974
onaninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevyformilledroundgrainedrice
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
arcinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artiec1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(-1);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(-')of8October 1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
Whereas,havingtakenintoaccountthecurrentsitua­
tiononthericemarket,aninvitationshouldbe
issued,formilledroundgrainedrice,totenderforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1)firstindentof
Regulation (EEC)No2737/73;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtothetendering
proceduretofixtheexportlevyarecontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3197/73(4)of23
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesforrice;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifthesuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintoatthemomentof
lodginghistender;whereasamongthesecommit­
mentsistheobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereasthesecurityfortender
exactedwhenthetenderislodgedcanensurethatthis
obligationisrespected ;whereasindefaultthissecu­
rityshallnotbereleasedifsuchanapplicationhas
notbeenmade;
Whereastin.smoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tendennerorexportleviesmustbeensured;whereas
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindentof
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2737/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetomilledround
grainedrice.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil19July1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingofoffersshallbe
laiddowninthenoticeofthetender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticleI(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73,theperiodwhichisrequired
betweenpublicationofthenoticeoftenderandthe
firstdatefixedforthedepositoftendersshallbe10
days.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Artidc3
WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit.(')OJNo174,31.7.1967.p.1.
(-)OJNoL128,K),v1974,p.20.
(3)OJNoL282,9.|().197},p.13.
(■•)OJNoL326,27.11.1973,p.K).

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Article4 latestoneandahalthoursaftertheendoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasprovidedforin
thenoticeofthetender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Whentherearenotenders,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .
Articic61.Whentheobligationtoexporthasnotbeen
fulfilled,the,securitymentionedinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3197/73shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween :
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,iftheexportedquantityislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofofexport,in
accordancewithArticle7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3197/73,hasbeendeliveredandinsofarasthatproof
providesevidencethataquantityequaltoatleast7%
ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeen
exported.DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.
Article7
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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