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REGULATION (EEC)No3037/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of2December 1974
■onaninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevyforhuskedlonggrainrice
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artic/e1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1.)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2737/73.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetohusked
longgrainrice.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil31
January1975.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshall
bemade,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftenders
beingasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle 1(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No3197/73,theperiodrequiredbetween
publicationofthenoticeofinvitationtotenderand
thefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbeeightdays.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1129/74(2);!
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2737/73(3)of8October1973layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthericemarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)
thereof;
Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
ricemarket,aninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2737/73shouldbeopenedinrespect
ofhuskedlonggrainrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulesrelatingtotheorganization
oftheinvitationstotenderforthepurposeoffixing
theexportlevyarecontainedinCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73(4)of23November1973esta­
blishingtheconditionsfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportleviesofrice;
Whereastheobjectiveoftheinvitationtotendercan
beattainedonlyifthesuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringtendererstogivesecurity
whensubmittingtheirtenders;whereasitfollowsthat
suchsecuritywillnotbereleasedwherenosuchappli­
cationislodged;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheprocedurefortenderingfor
exportlevies;whereastothisenditisappropriateto
prescribeaminimumquantitytobetenderedforand
atimelimitandformforthecommunication of
tenderslodgedwiththecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommittee forCereals,Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
ArticleJ
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3197/73,noexportlicenceshallbe
issuedandthesecurityprovidedpursuanttoArticle3
ofthatRegulationshallaccordinglybeforfeit.
Article4
I.Wheretheobligationtoexportliasnotbeen
fulfilled,thesecuritymentionedinArticle3(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No3197/73shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(')0|NoL12X,29.4.1974,p.20.
(•')O'lNoL2H2,9.|().1973,p.13.
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2.However,ifthequantityexportedisequaltoor
lessthan7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthe
licence,thesecurityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalments
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductinrespect
ofwhichproofofexportasrequiredunderArticle7
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3197/73hasbeen
furnished,providedthatsuchproofestablishesthata
quantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenetquantityindi­
catedonthelicencehasbeenexported.
Article5
ThetenderslodgedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklylodgingoftendersasspecifiedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommuni­
catedintheformindicatedintheAnnex.Wherenotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .
Article6
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thedeadlinesforthereceiptoftendersshallbe
regardedinthatMemberSi:nt^asextendedbyone
hour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummerTime
doesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandinIreland
thedeadlinestorthereceiptoftendersshallbe
regardedinthoseMemberStatesasbroughtforward
byonehour.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderfortheexportlevyformilledlonggrainrice
NoticeofinvitationtotenderpublishedinOfficialJournalNo
Closingdateforsubmissionoftenders(date/time).
1 2 3
Numberingof
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3*
4
5
etc.