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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No358/76
of19February1976
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyand/ortherefundfortheexportofwholly
milledlonggrainricetocertainthirdcountries
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No584/75of6March
1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemoftenderingforexportrefundsonrice(9);
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringthetenderertogivesecurity
whensubmittinghistender;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theeffectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedto
successfultenderersinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totenderisidentical;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/EEC
of25July1967onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No668/75(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73of8October1973layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthericemarketbeing
disturbed(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
477/75(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo366/67/EEC
of25July1967layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(5),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No478/75(6),andinparticularArticle3a
thereof,
Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
ricemarket,thereshouldbeopenedinrespectof
whollymilledlonggrainriceaninvitationtotender
fortheexportlevyprovidedforinthefirstindentof
Article2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2737/73andfor
theexportrefundprovidedforinArticle3aofRegula­
tionNo366/67/EEC;
Whereasthosecountriesclosetothericegrowing
regionsoftheCommunitysuchasAustria,Liechten­
steinandSwitzerlandareabletosupplythemselves
withCommunityricewithintheframeworkofgeneral
refundspecificallyfixedforthesecountries;whereas
thesecountriesshouldthereforebeexcludedfromthe
presenttender;
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderareasregardstheexportlevycontainedin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3197/73of23
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesonrice(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No583/75(8),andasregardstheexportrefundinWhereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheprocedurefortenderingfor
exportleviesandrefunds;whereastothisenditis
appropriatetoprescribeaminimumquantitytobe
tenderedforandatimelimitandformforthe
communication oftenderssubmittedtothecompe­
tentauthorities ;
Whereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle1(1)of
respectivelyCommission Regulations (EEC)No
3197/73and(EEC)No584/75providesthatinvita­
tionstotenderfortheexportlevyand/orrefundshall
beopenonequaltermstoallpersonsestablished
withintheCommunity ;whereasbyreasonofthe
differingmonetarycircumstances inthevarious
MemberStates,thesatisfactionofthiscondition
cannotbeensuredbytheapplicationoftheexchange
ratesapplicableforthepurposesofthecommonagri­
culturalpolicy,sincemonetarycompensatoryamounts
donotapplyinthericesector;whereasitistherefore
advisabletotakeprovisionfortheeffectsofthemone­
tarysituationtobetakenintoaccountinrespectof
eachtender;
(■)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
(})OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(4)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.33.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(5)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.34.
(<>)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.34.
(7)OJNoL326,27.11.1973,p.10.
(8)OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.24. OOJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2737/73and/orthe
exportrefundprovidedforinArticle3aofRegulation
No366/67/EEC.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetowholly
milledlonggrainriceforexportstoallthirdcountries
exceptAustria,LiechtensteinandSwitzerland .
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil25June
1976.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbe
made,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftendersto
beasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73andofRegulation(EEC)No
584/75shallbe10unitsofaccountpermetricton.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle7(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75,the
securityprovidedforinparagraph 1shall,subjectto
forcemajeurebereleasedonlyinrespectofanyquan­
tityforwhichthetenderwasnotacceptedorfor
whichthetendererfurnishesproofofarrivalatits
destination,suchprooftobefurnishedasprovidedin
thesecond,thirdandfifthsubparagraphs ofArticle11
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75(»)•
Article4
Section12ofthelicenceapplicationandofthe
licenceitselfshallbearoneofthefollowingendorse­
ments,precededbyanasteriskcorresponding tothe
asteriskenteredinsection13:
'validforcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein
andSwitzerland';lationsreferredtoinArticle3,noexportlicenceshall
beissuedandthesecuritylodgedpursuanttoArticle3
ofthoseRegulationsshallaccordinglybeforfeit.
Article6
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle9
(1)and(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No193/75(2),export
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No3197/73orunderthelikeprovisionofRegulation
(EEC)No584/75shallforthepurposeofdetermining
theirperiodofvaliditybedeemedtohavebeenissued
onthedayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted.
Article7
1.Iftheobligationtoexportisnotfulfilled,the
securitymentionedinArticle3ofRegulations (EEC)
No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalments
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductforwhich
proofofexportationasreferredto»inArticle7(1)of
Regulations (EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75
hasbeenfurnished,providedthatsuchproofestab­
lishesthataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenet
quantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeenexported.
Article8
ThetenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
forweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommuni­
catedintheformindicatedintheAnnexhereto.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph .
Article9
Duringtheperiodinwhichsummertimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthatMemberStateasextendedby
onehour.Duringtheperiodduringwhichsummer
timedoesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.'gaeldendeforallelandeundtagen0strig,Liechten­
steinogSchweiz';
'gültigfüralleLänderaußerÖsterreich,Liechtenstein
undderSchweiz';
'valablepourlespaysautresque1Autriche,leLiech­
tensteinetlaSuisse';
'validaperipaesiterzitranne1Austria,ilLiechten­
steinelaSvizzera';
geldigvoordelandenanderedanOostenrijk,Liech­
tensteinenZwitserland'.
Theissueofalicenceshallcarrywithittheobligation
toexporttothatdestination .
Article5
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)oftheRegu­
(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1. (2)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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Article10
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle5ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3197/73and(EEC)No584/75,the
Commission shalldecide,undertheprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo359/67/EEC:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulationNo366/67/EEC,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2737/73,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixeda
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixedacontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article11
Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsofaccount
thoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesandfor
convertingintonationalcurrenciesthemaximum
refundorminimumlevyasfixedinunitsofaccount
shallbe:
—inthecaseofcurrenciesheldatanygiven
momentwithinabandof2-25%,thecentralrate,
—inallothercasestheaveragespotexchangerate
duringaweekendingontheTuesdayimmediately
precedingthefinaldateforthesubmissionof
tenders.
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19February1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofwhollymilledlonggrainriceto
certainthirdcountries
Expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
I
l 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmounto{exportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.
II
2 1 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportrefundinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.