NoL141/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.5.74
COMMISSION DECISION
of29April1974
issuingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof60000metrictonsof
barleyheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(74/262/EEC)
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No676/74(6),
providedforthepossibilityoffixinganexportlevy;
whereas,accordingtoArticle3(4)ofthatRegulation,
thislevymaybesubjecttoadvancefixing;
Whereasitisonlypossibletomakeaproperassess­
mentofatenderifthetenderislinkedwiththe
exportlevyapplicableonthedayonwhichitis
lodged;whereas,inordertotakeaccountofthis,itis
appropriatetoapplytotheexportlevybyanalogythe
rulesofArticle5(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No376/70
andtoextendtheapplicationofalltheprovisions
madeunderthisArticletotheexportlevy;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :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
dureandconditions .forthedisposalofcerealsheldby
theinterventionagencies,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No129/73(4),andinparticularArticle5
(1)and(7)thereof;
WhereastheRepublicofFranceinitscommunication
of10April1974informedtheCommissionofthe
intentionoftheFrenchinterventionagencytoissue
aninvitationtotenderfortheexportofbarley;
Whereasthe60000metrictonsofbarleytobe
tenderedforwillbeexportedfromthefrontier
crossingpostsforwhichthetendersaremadebythe
tenderers;whereasthebarleyisstoredelsewhere;
whereastheFrenchinterventionagency,inorderto
placeallthoseparticipatinginthetenderingproce­
dureinthesamecompetitivepositionshallsellatthe
sameprice;whereasinordertodothisitwillbear
thecostoftransportfromtheplaceofstoragetothe
frontiercrossingpointstipulated;
WhereasunderArticle5(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No
376/70itmaybeprovidedthatatendershallonlybe
validifitisaccompanied byanapplicationforan
exportlicenceandbyanapplicationforadvance
fixingoftherefundforthedestinationinquestion;
whereastheintentionofthisprovisionistoallowfor
betterassessmentofthetenderlodgedbythe
tenderer;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73(5)of
19July1973,layingdowngeneralrulestobeapplied
intheeventofthecerealsmarketbeingdisturbed,asArticle1
TheFrenchinterventionagency,mayunderthecondi­
tionshereinafterlaiddown,issueastandinginvitation
totenderfortheexportofbarleyheldbyit.
Article2
1.Theinvitationtotenderreferstoaquantityof
60000metrictonsofbarley.
2.Theplacesinwhichthe60000metrictonsof
barleyarestoredarelistedintheAnnex. (
Article3
1.-Theminimumsellingpriceistobefixedforthe
followingplacesinaccordancewithArticle5(7)of
Regulation (EEC)No376/70:Rouen,Nantes,Sete
andcrossingsattheFrench-Swissborder.
2.Tendersmustbemadeforoneormoreofthese
portsorexitpoints.Thetenderershallspecifythe'
portorportsorexitpointsforwhichthetenderis
made.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
\2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL47,28.2.1970,p.49.
(4)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.17.
(5)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10. (6)OJNoL83,2«.3.1974,p.3.

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Thetendersshallbeforbarley:
—whichisinharboursilosfromwhichitcanbe
loadeddirectlyontoaseagoingvesselorcanal
barge,or
—whichissuppliedundischarged attheplaceof
embarkationattheportorexitpoint.
3.Incaseswhereanexportrefundorlevyisappli­
cableonthedayonwhichtendersarelodged,the
tendersshallonlybevalidiftheyareaccompaniedby
anapplicationforanexportlicencelodgedbythe
tendererandacorresponding application :
—foradvancefixingoftherefundforthedestination
inquestion,or
—foradvancefixingoftheexportlevy.Inthiscase
theprovisionsmadeunderArticle5(5)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No376/70shallapply.
4.Asregardsthequantitiesofbarleywhicharenot
attheplacesreferredtointhefirstandsecond
indentsofparagraph2,themostadvantageoustrans­
portcostsbetweentheplaceofstorageandtheplace
ofembarkationattheportorexitpointwhichmaybe
reachedatthemostadvantageouscosts,shallbereim­bursedtotheexporter/tendererbytheFrenchinter­
ventionagency.
Article4
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshalllaydowninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderthedatesonwhich
tendersmaybesubmitted.
Theremustbeatleast10daysbetweenpublicationof
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderandthefirstdate
laiddownforsubmissionoftenders.Thelastdateon
whichtendersmaybesubmittedis24June1974.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheRepublicofFrance.
DoneatBrussels,29April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Frahcois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
PlaceofONICQuantities
stored
(inmetrictons)
Châlons-sur-Marne 30024
Rouerì 4015
Nancy 4500
Toulouse 8134
Amiens 2490
Nantes 1000
Orléans 5445
Paris 4392