NoL73/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.3.74
REGULATION (EEC)No603/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of15March1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyforexportofcommonwheattocertain
thirdcountries
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoallinte­
restedparties,itisnecessarytoprovidethattheeffec­
tiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedunderthe
tenderingproceduretosuccessfultendererswillbe
identical;
Whereasthefixingofanexportlevybymeansofa
tenderingproceduremustpermitbettermanagement
ofthemarket;whereasthisobjectivecouldbejeopar­
dizedbytooshortaperiodofvalidityfortheexport
licence;whereasuseshouldthereforebemadeofthe
possibilityprovidedforinthesecondsubparagraph of
Article1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73by
fixingaspecialperiodofvalidityforlicences,issued
underthisinvitationtotender;
Whereasthesmoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tenderingforexportleviesmustbeensured;whereas
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973,layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2632/73(4),andinparticularArticle4thereof;
Whereastheworldmarketincommonwheatischar­
acterizedbyacontinuingincreaseinprices;whereas
thisincreaseisdueinparticulartoagrowingimbal­
ancebetweenthequantityonofferandthedemand;
whereas,asaresultofthis,thesupplyofcertain
traditionalexportmarketsoftheCommunityisthreat­
ened;whereas,withtheaimofimprovingthissitua­
tion,aninvitationshouldbeissued,forcommon
wheat,totenderfortheexportlevyprovidedforin
Article2(1),firstindent,ofRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73andthisshouldbelimitedtothemarkets
concernedwhicharesituatedintheZoneIprovided
forintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No941/72(5)of5May1972,redefiningthedestina­
tionzonesforexportrefundsoncerealsandrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtothetendering
proceduretofixtheexportlevyarecontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3130/73(6),of16
November1973,establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesforcereals;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifasuccessfultendererfulfilsallthe
commitments enteredintoatthemomentoflodging
histender;whereasamongthesecommitments isthe
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereasthesecurityfortenderexactedwhen
thetenderislodgedcanensurethatthisobligationis
respected;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetocommonwheatfor
exporttocountriesoftheZoneIprovidedforinthe
AnnextoRegulation (EEC)No941/72.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil31May1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingoftendersshall
belaiddowninthenoticeofthetender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No3130/73,theperiodwhichisrequired
betweenpublicationofthenoticeoftenderandthe
firstdatefixedforthedepositoftendersshallbe10
days.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(4)OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.18.
(5)OJNoL107,6.5.1972,p.10.
(6)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.

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Article2 Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationtotender
shallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,withinthe
meaningofthepreviousparagraphs,untiltheendof
thesecondmonthfollowingthatofissue.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.
Article3 Article7
1.Whentheobligationtoexporttothedestination
providedforhasnotbeenfulfilled,thesecurity
mentionedinArticle3(1)shallbeforfeitinrespectof
aquantityequaltothedifferencebetween(a)93%of
thenetquantityindicatedontheexportlicence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthisexportedquantityislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofreferredto
inthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(2)hasbeen
deliveredandinsofarasthatprovidesevidencethata
quantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenetquantityindi­
catedonthelicencehasbeenexportedtothedestina­
tioninquestion.1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article3(1)secondsubparagraph ofRegulation (EEC)
3130/73,thesecuritytobelodgedunderthisinvita­
tiontotendermustbeequalto50%oftheexport
levyproposedbythetendererconcernedandmaynot
belessthan15unitsofaccountpermetricton.
2.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73and
exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurityprovided
forinparagraph 1shallonlybereleasedinrespectof
thequantityforwhichthetendererhasprovided
proofthatithasbeenputintofreecirculationinone
ofthecountriesofthezonereferredtoinArticle1(2),
orforwhichthetenderhasnotbeenpursued.
Theproofreferredtointheprevioussubparagraph
shallbeprovidedbytheproductionofthecustoms
documentoracopyorphotocopythereofcertifiedas
truebythecompetentauthorities .
Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .Article8
Article4ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursaftertheendoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasprovidedforin
thenoticeofthetender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Whentherearenotenders,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicenceshall
haveindicatedinBox13thedestinationzonereferred
toinArticle1(2).
Thelicenceshallobligetheholdertoexporttothat
destination .
Article5
Article9WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit.DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.Article6
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle8
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70(J),theexport
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3130/73shallbeconsideredforthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvalidity,asiftheyhad
beenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
lodged.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcetheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (MOJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevyforexportofcommonwheattothirdcountries
Exipiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
12
Numberingofthe
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.