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REGULATION (EEC)No813/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of5April1974
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyforexportofmilledlonggrainedriceto
certainthirdcountries
Whereasthefixingofanexportlevybymeansofa
tenderingproceduremustpermitbettermanagement
ofthemarket;whereasthisobjectivecouldbejeopar­
dizedbytooshortaperiodofvalidityfortheexport
licence;whereasuseshouldthereforebemadeofthe
possibilityprovidedforinthesecondsubparagraph of
Article1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73by
fixingaspecialperiodofvalidityforlicences,issued
underthisinvitationtotender;
Whereasthesmoothworkingofaprocedurefor
tenderingforexportleviesmustbeensured;whereas
tothisenditisappropriatetoprescribeaminimum
quantityaswellastheperiodduringwhichtenders
canbelodgedandtheformofthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
Havingregardtothe"TreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(1)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4thereof;
Whereastheworldmarketinriceischaracterizedby
anincreaseinpricesduetoanimbalancebetweenthe
quantityonofferandthedemand;whereas,asaresult
ofthis,thesupplyofcertaintraditionalexport
marketsformilledlonggrainedriceoftheCommu­
nityisthreatened ;whereas,withtheaimof
improvingthissituation,aninvitationshouldbe
issued,formilledlonggrainedrice,totenderforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,of
Regulation (EEC)No2737/73forthemarkets
concernedwhicharesituatedintheZoneVprovided
forintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No941/72(4)of5May1972,redefiningthedestina­
tionzonesforexportrefundsoncerealsandrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulestothetenderingprocedure
tofixtheexportlevyarecontainedinCommission
Regulation (EEC)No3197/73(5)of23November
1973establishingtheconditionsfortheapplicationof
thesystemoftenderingforexportleviesforrice;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifasuccessfultendererfulfilsallthe
commitments enteredintoatthemomentoflodging
histender;whereasamongthesecommitments isthe
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereasthesecurityfortenderexactedwhen
thetenderislodgedcanensurethatthisobligationis
respected;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoallin­
terestedparties,itisnecessarytoprovidethattheeffec­
tiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedunderthe
tenderingproceduretosuccessfultendererswillbe
indentical ;Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedforthe
exportlevyprovidedforinArticle2(1),firstindent,of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2737/73.
2.Theinvitationshallrelatetomilledlonggrained
riceforexporttocountriesoftheZoneVprovidedfor
intheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No941/72.
3.Theinvitationisopenuntil31May1974.
Duringthisperiodweeklyinvitationsshallbeissued
forwhichthetimelimitsforlodgingoftendersshall
belaiddowninthenoticeofthetender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73,theperiodwhichisrequired
betweenpublicationofthenoticeoftenderandthe
firstdatefixedforthedepositoftendersshallbe10
days.
Article2 (>)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1/67.$OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL282,9.10.1973,p.13.
(♦)OJNoL107,6.5.1972,p.10.
(S)OJNoL326,23.11.1973,p.10,Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.

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Article3 themeaningofthepreviousparagraphforaperiodof
ninetydays.
Article71.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
ofthecountriesofthezonereferredtoinArticle1(2),
orforwhichthetenderhasnotbeenpursued.
Theproofreferredtointheprevioussubparagraph
shallbeprovidedbytheproductionofthecustoms
documentoracopyorphotocopythereofcertifiedas
truebythecompetentauthorities .
Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .1.Whentheobligationtoexporttothedestination
providedforhasnotbeenfulfilled,thesecurity
mentionedinArticle3(1)shallbeforfeitinrespectof
aquantityequaltothedifferencebetween(a)93%of
thenetquantityindicatedontheexportlicence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthisexportedquantityislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitintotality.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholder,MemberStates
mayreleasepartsofthesecurityinproportiontothe
quantitiesofproductforwhichtheproofreferredto
inthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle3(2)hasbeen
deliveredandinsofarasthatprovidesevidencethata
quantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenetquantityindi­
catedonthelicencehasbeenexportedtothedestina­
tioninquestion.
Article4 Article8
Theapplicationforalicenceandthelicenceshall
haveindicatedinBox13thedestinationzonereferred
toinArticle1(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
Article6DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberStateasextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthelodgingofoffersshall
beregardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.1.BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle
8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70('),theexport
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3197/73shallbeconsideredforthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvalidity,asiftheyhad
beenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
lodged.
2.Exportlicensesissuedunderthisinvitationto
tendershallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,withinArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcetheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuro/yeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
.Francois-Xiivier ORTOU
(')OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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WeeklytenderforthelevyforexportofmilledlonggrainedriceintheZoneV
Exipiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
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Numberingofthe
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
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