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REGULATION (EEC)No604/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of15March1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyforexportofcommonwheattothird
countries
possibilityprovidedforinthesecondsubparagraph of
Article1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73by
fixingaspecialperiodofvalidityforlicencesissued
underthisinvitationtotender.
Whereasthesmoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tenderingforexportleviesmustbeensured;whereas
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(L)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973,layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2632/73(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
Whereas,havingtakenintoaccountthecurrentsitua­
tiononthecerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbe
issued,forcommonwheat,totenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1968/73;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtothetendering
proceduretofixtheexportlevyarecontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3130/73(5)of16
November1973,establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesforcereals;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
onlybeattainedifasuccessfultendererfulfilsallthe
commitments enteredintoatthemomentoflodging
histender,whereasamongthesecommitments isthe
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereasthesecurityfortenderexactedwhen
thetenderislodgedcanensurethatthisobligationis
respected;whereasindefaultthissecurityshallnotbe
releasedifsuchanapplicationhasnotbeenmade;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoallinte­
restedparties,itisnecessarytoprovidethattheeffec­
tiveperiodoflicencesissuedunderthetendering
proceduretosuccessfultendererswillbeidentical;
Whereasthefixingofanexportlevybymeansofa
tenderingproceduremustpermitbettermanagement
ofthemarket;whereasthisobjectivecouldbejeopar­
dizedbytooshortaperiodofvalidityfortheexport
licence;whereasuseshouldthereforebemadeofthe1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetocommonwheat.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil31May1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingofoffersshallbe
laiddowninthenoticeofthetender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No3130/73theperiodwhichisrequired
betweenpublicationofthenoticeoftenderandthe
firstdatefixedforthedepositoftendersshallbe10
days.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.
Article3
P)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(4OJNoL272,29.9.1973,p.18.WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit. (5)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.

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Article4 providesevidencethataquantityequaltoatleast7%
ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeen
exported.
Article61.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70(!),the
exportlicencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3130/73shallbeconsideredforthe
purposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,asif
theyhadbeenissuedonthedayonwhichthetender
waslodged.
2.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitatidnto
tendershallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,within
themeaningofthepreviousparagraph,untiltheend
ofthesecondmonthfollowingthatofissue.ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursaftertheendoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasprovidedforin
thenoticeofthetender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Whentherearenotenders,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph. Article5
Article7
'DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.1.Whentheobligationtoexporthasnotbeen
fulfilled,thesecuritymentionedinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3130/73shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween
93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,andthenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthisexportedquantityislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofofexport,in
accordancewithArticle7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3130/73,hasbeendeliveredandinsofarasthatproofArticle8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcetheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(!)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevyforexportofcommonwheattothirdcountries
Expiryoftheperiodforlodiginigtenders('date/time)
1 2 3
Numberingofthe
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.