NoL100/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.4.74
REGULATION (EEC)No848/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of9April1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyforexportofmilledlonggrainedriceto
certainthirdcountries
Whereasthefixingofanexportlevybymeansofa
tenderingproceduremustpermitbettermanagement
ofthemarket;whereasthisobjectivecouldbejeopar­
dizedbytooshortaperiodofvalidityfortheexport
licence;whereasuseshouldthereforebemadeofthe
possibilityprovidedforinthesecondsubparagraph of
Article 1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73by
fixingaspecialperiodofvalidityforlicences,issued
underthisinvitationtotender;
Whereasthesmoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tenderingforexportleviesmustbeensured;whereas
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EECC)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(-);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October 1973,layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4thereof;
Whereastheworldmarketinriceischaracterized by
anincreaseinpricesduetoanimbalancebetweenthe
quantityonofferandthedemand;whereas,asaresult
ofthis,thesupplyofcertaintraditionalexport
marketsformilledlonggrainedriceoftheCommu­
nityisthreatened ;whereaswiththeaimofimproving
thissituation,aninvitationshouldbeissued,for
milledlonggrainedrice,totenderfortheexportlevy
providedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,ofRegulation
(EEC)No2737/73forthemarketsconcernedwhich
aresituatedintheZoneVIIprovidedforinthe
AnnextoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
941/72(4)of5May1972,redefiningthedestination
zonesforexportrefundsoncerealsandrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulestothetenderingprocedure
tofixtheexportlevyarecontainedinCommission
Regulation (EEC)No3197/73(5)of23November
1973,establishingtheconditionsfortheapplication
ofthesystemoftenderingforexportleviesforrice;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifasuccessfultendererfulfilsallthe
commitments enteredintoatthemomentoflodging
histender;whereasamongthesecommitments isthe
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereasthesecurityfortenderexactedwhen
thetenderislodgedcanensurethatthisobligationis
respected ;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoallinte­
restedparties,itisnecessarytoprovidethattheeffec­
tiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedunderthe
tenderingproceduretosuccessfultendererswillbe
identical ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2737/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetomilledlonggrained
riceforexporttocountriesoftheZoneVIIprovided
forintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No941/72.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil31May1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingoftendersshall
belaiddowninthenoticeofthetender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle 1(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73,theperiodwhichisrequired
betweenpublicationofthenoticeoftenderandthe
firstdatefixedforthedepositoftendersshallbe10
days.
Article2 ')OjNo174,M.7.1967,p.1.
')O'lNoL7.5,27.3.1972,p.14.
3)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
4)OJNoL107,6.5.1972,p.10.
s)OJNoL.526,23.11.1973,p.10.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.

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Article3 Article7
1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article3(1)secondsubparagraph ofRegulation (EEC)
3197/73,thesecuritytobelodgedunderthisinvita­
tiontotendermustbeequalto50%oftheexport
levyproposedbythetendererconcernedandmaynot
belessthan15unitsofaccountpermetricton.
2.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73and
exceptincasesofforcemajeure ,thesecurityprovided
forinparagraph 1shallonlybereleasedinrespectof
thequantityforwhichthetendererhasprovided
proofthatithasbeenputintofreecirculationinone
ofthecountriesofthezonereferredtoinArticle 1(2),
orforwhichthetenderhasnotbeenpursued.
Theproofreferredtointheprevioussubparagraph
shallbeprovidedbytheproductionofthecustoms
documentoracopyorphotocopythereofcertifiedas
truebythecompetentauthorities .
Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .1.Whentheobligationtoexporttothedestination
providedforhasnotbeenfulfilled,thesecurity
mentionedinArticle3(1)shallbeforfeitinrespectof
aquantityequaltothedifferencebetween
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthisexportedquantityislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatecionthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofreferredto
inthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(2)hasbeen
deliveredandinsofarasthatprovidesevidencethata
quantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenetquantityindi­
catedonthelicencehasbeenexportedtothedestina­
tioninquestion.
Article4
Artiee8
Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicenceshall
haveindicatedinBox13thedestinationzonereferred
toinArticle 1(2).
Thelicenceshallobligetheholdertoexporttothat
destination .ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursaftertheendoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasprovidedforin
thenoticeofthetender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Whentherearenotenders,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .Article5
WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit.Article9
Article6 DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.1.Bywayotderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70('),the
exportlicencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73shallbeconsideredforthe
purposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,asif
theyhadbeenissuedonthedayonwhichthetender
waslodged.
2.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationto
tendershallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,within
themeaningofthepreviousparagraphforaperiodof
ninetydays.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcetheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
WeeklytenderforthelevyforexportofmilledlonggrainedriceintheZoneVII
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
l 2
Numberingofthe
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
4
5
etc.