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REGULATION (EEC)No3250/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20December 1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyfortheexportofcommonwheattothe
IslamicRepublicofPakistan
successfultenderersinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totenderisidentical;
Whereas,thepurposeoffixinganexportlevyby
meansofatenderingprocedureistopermitbetter
management ofthemarket;whereasthisobjective
couldbejeopardizediftheperiodofvalidityfor
exportlicencesweretooshort;whereasuseshould
thereforebemadeofthepowersprovidedunderthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle1(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No31^0/73tofixaspecialperiodofvalidity
forlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totender;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheprocedurefortenderingfor
exportlevies;whereastothisenditisappropriateto
prescribeaminimumquantitytobetenderedforand
atimelimitandformforthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthoritiesandto
providethatrightsinrespectoflicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationtotendershouldnotbe
transferable ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
676/74(4),andinparticularArticle4thereof;
Whereastheworldmarketincommonwheatischar­
acterizedbyacontinuingriseinprices;whereasthis
riseisdueinparticulartoagrowingimbalance
betweensupplyanddemand;whereasthesupplyof
certainmarketsisespeciallythreatenedin
consequence ;whereaswithaviewtoimprovingthis
situationthereshouldbeissuedinrespectofcommon
wheataninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1968/73,suchinvitationtobe
limitedsoastoapplyonlyinrespecttotheIslamic
RepublicofPakistan;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtotheorganization
ofinvitationstotenderforthepurposeoffixingthe
exportlevyarecontainedinCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73(5)of16November1973esta­
blishingtheconditionsfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportleviesforcereals;
Whereastheobjectiveoftheinvitationtotendercan
beattainedonlyifasuccessfultendererfulfilsallthe
commitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmitting
histender;whereasthesecommitments includean
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licenceandtoexporttotheprescribeddestination ;
whereascompliancewiththeseobligationsmaybe
ensuredbyrequiringtendererstogivesecuritywhen
submittingtheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theeffectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedtoHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheat.forexporttotheIslamicRepublicofPakistan.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil27
February1975.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshall
bemade,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftenders
beingasprescribedinthenoticeoftheinvitationto
tender.
(■)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
I2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(J)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(4)OJNoL83,28.3.1974,p.3.Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan10000metrictons. (5)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.

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mentionedinArticle3(1)shallbeforfeitinrespect
ofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween93%of
thenetquantityindicatedontheexportlicenceand
thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmaydischargethesecuritybyinstal­
mentsinproportiontothequantitiesofproductfor
whichproofasreferredtoinArticle3(2)hasbeen
furnished,providedthatsuchproofestablishesthata
quantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenetquantityindi­
catedonthelicencehasbeenexportedtothedestina­
tioninquestion.
Article8
InaccordancewithArticle8(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3130/73,rightsinrespectofexportlicencesissued
inconnectionwiththeinvitationtotenderpursuant
tothisRegulationshallnotbetransferable .Article3
1.Bywayofderogationfromthesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
3130/73,thesecuritytobeprovidedinconnection
withtheinvitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegula­
tionshallbeequalto50%oftheexportlevy
proposedbythetendererconcernedandmayinany
eventnotbelessthan25unitsofaccountpermetric
ton.
2.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73,the
securityprovidedforinparagraph 1shall,subjectto
forcemajeure,bedischargedonlyinrespectofany
quantityforwhichthetenderwasnotacceptedorfor
whichthetendererfurnishesproofofarrivalatits
destination,suchprooftobefurnishedasprovidedin
thesecond,thirdandfourthsubparahraphs ofArticle
8(1)ofRegulationNo1041/67/EEC.
Thesecurityshallbedischargedimmediately .
Article4
Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicenceitself
shallbearinbox13thefollowingwords:'Islamic
RepublicofPakistan'.Everylicenceshallcarrywithit
anobligationtoexporttothatdestination .
Article5
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3130/73,noexportlicenceshallbe
issuedandthesecurityprovidedpursuanttoArticle3
(1)ofthatRegulationshallaccordinglybeforfeit.
Article6
1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70('),
exportlicencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3130/73shallforthepurposeofdeter­
miningtheirperiodofvaliditybedeemedtohave
beenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
lodged.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttotheRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinthe
previousparagraph ,untiltheendofthefifthmonth
followingthatofissue.
Article7
1.Wheretheobligationtoexporttotheprescribed
destinationhasnotbeenfulfilled,thesecurityArticle9
ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftenders,asspecifiedinthe
noticeoftheinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Whennotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .
Article10
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthatMemberStateasextendedby
onehour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummer
Timedoes.notapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalo/
theI'.uroheanComuiunities . (')OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Frangois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderforthelevyforexportofcommonwheattotheIslamicRepublicofPakistan
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
1 2 3
Numberingof
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.