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REGULATION (EEC)No1841/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of16July1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyforexportofcommonwheattocertain
thirdcountries
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,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
676/74(4),andinparticularArticle4thereof;
Whereastheworldmarketincommonwheatischar­
acterizedbyacontinuingincreaseinprices;whereas
thisincreaseisdueinparticulartoagrowingimbal­
ancebetweenthequantityonofferandthedemand;
whereas,asaresultofthis,thesupplyofcertain
marketsisthreatened ;whereas,withtheaimof
improvingthissituation,aninvitationshouldbe
issued,forcommonwheat,totenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1968/73andthisshouldbelimited
tothemarketsconcernedwhicharesituatedinthe
ZoneVa)providedforintheAnnextoCommission
Regulation (EEC)No941/72(5)of5May1972,
redefiningthedestinationzonesforexportrefundson
cerealsandrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtothetendering
proceduretofixtheexportlevyarecontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3130/73(6)of16
November1973,establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesforcereals;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
onlybeattainedifasuccessfultendererfulfillsallthe
commitments enteredintoatthemomentoflodging
histender;whereasamongthesecommitments isthe
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereasthesecurityfortenderexactedwhen
thetenderislodgedcanensurethatthisobligationis
respected ;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoallinte­
restedparties,itisnecessarytoprovidethattheeffec­
tiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedundertheHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetocommonwheatfor
exporttocountriesoftheZoneVa)providedforin
theAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No941/72.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil31October1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingoftendersshall
belaiddowninthenoticeofthetender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.
Article3
1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article3(1)secondsubparagraph ofRegulation (EEC)(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(4)OJNoL83,28.3.1974,p.3.
(5)OJNoL107,6..5.1972,p.10.
(»)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.

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No3130/73,thesecuritytobelodgedunderthisinvi­
tationtotendermustbeequalto50%oftheexport
levyprdposedbythetendererconcernedandmaynot
belessthan15unitsofaccountpermetricton.
2.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73and
exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurityprovided
forinparagraph 1shallonlybereleasedinrespectof
thequantityforwhichthetendererhasprovided
proofthatithasbeenputintofreecirculationinone
ofthecountriesofthezonereferredtoinArticle1(2),
orforwhichthetenderhasnotbeenpursued.
Theproofreferredtointheprevioussubparagraph
shallbeprovidedbytheproductionofthecustoms
documentoracopyorphotocopythereofcertifiedas
truebythecompetentauthorities .
Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .Article7
1.Whentheobligationtoexporttothedestination
providedforhasnotbeenfulfilled,thesecurity
mentionedinArticle3(1)shallbeforfeitinrespectof
aquantityequaltothedifferencebetween93%of
thenetquantityindicatedontheexportlicence,and
thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthisexportedquantityisles?than
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofreferredto
inthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(2)hasbeen
deliveredandinsofarasthatproofprovidesevidence
thataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenetquan­
tityindicatedonthelicencehasbeenexportedtothe
destinationinquestion.
Article4
Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicenceshall
haveindicatedinBox13thedestinationzonereferred
toinArticle1(2).
Thelicenceshallobligetheholdertoexporttothat
destination .Article8
ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursaftertheendoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasprovidedforin
thenoticeofthetender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Whentherearenotenders,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph.Article5
WhenthecommitmentmentionedinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73isnotrespectedthe
exportlicenceshallnotbeissuedand,in
consequence ,thesecurityexactedundertheprovi­
sionsofArticle3ofthatRegulationshallbeforfeit.
Article9
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.Article6
1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70(')the
exportlicencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3130/73shallbeconsideredforthe
purposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,asif
theyhadbeenissuedonthedayonwhichthetender
waslodged.
2.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationto
tendershallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,within
themeaningofthepreviousparagraph,untiltheend
oftheeighthmonthfollowingthatofissue.Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcetheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL1.58,20.7.1970,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
WeeklytenderforthelevyforexportofcommonwheattoZoneVa)
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
■ 2 3
Numberingofthe Quantity Amountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
tenders inmetrictons permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.