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Brussels,15November1974
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulationHo366/67/EEClayingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CQKC74)1372final

EXPLANATORY I'3EI10RA1TI)UI\I
Council Regulation No366/67lays down therules forgranting export
refunds onrioe soastopermit thedisposal ofCommunity surpluses
tothird countries .Until nowthis disposal wascarried outatthe
level oftherestitution without anyquantitative limitation .
Inaperiod ofuncertainty orofsignificant fluctuation intheprice
ontheworld market itisimportant toensure amore orderly management
ofexports ,anobjective which could "beachieved byfixing therestitution
bymeans oftendering .
Article 7ofRegulation Ho366/67/CECprovides fortheweekly fixing of
export refunds forrice andbroken rice .
Effective management ofthemarket does not require themaintenance of
this interval inall cases .

PROPOSAL FOR A
RECftTLATION (EEC)OFTHECOUITOIL
amending Regulation No366/67/EEClaying down general rules for
granting export refunds on -rice andcriteria forfiling the
amount ofsuch refunds
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAbT COMMUNITIES .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomio Community }1
Having regard toCouncil Regulation Ho359/6'fVEEO"'' of25July1967onthe
common organization ofthemarket inrioe ,aslast amended "byRegulation (EEC)
Ho /?4^andinparticular Artiole 17(5)thereof ?
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission }
Whereas Council Regulation No366/67/EEC^of25July1967laying downgeneral
rules forgranting export refunds onrice andcriteria forfixing theamount of
suohrefunds ,aslastamended "byEagulation No1019/67/EEO^laysdownthe
criteria forfixing refunds granted toenable Community surpluses tohedisposed
oftothird countries }whereas uptonownoattempt has "been made toplace
qualitative restrictions onsuch disposal "bymeans oftherefund }whereas in
certain situations andparticularly attimes ofuncertainty orwhen there are
considerable price fluctuations ontheworld market suoh exportation should he
regulated more closely }whereas thefixing ofrefunds "bymeans ofaninvitation
totender seems asuitable means toachieve this object }
Whereas Artiole 7ofRegulation No366/67/EECprovides fortheweekly fixing
ofexport refunds onrioe andbroken rioe }whereas itisnotnecessary forthe
purposes ofmanagement ofthemarket that refunds befixed sofrequently inall .
cases }
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION J
X0JNo174,31.7.1967 ,P.l
Draft Regulation amending Regulation No359/67/EEConthecommon organization
ofthe market inrice .
30JNo174,31.7.1967 ,p.34
40JNo311,20.12.1967 ,p.13

Article1
ThefollowingArticleisinsertedinRegulationNo366/67/EEC1
"Article3a
l#RefundsontheprodaetespecifiedInArticleI(a)and(b)ofRegnlaticm
353/67/^30nay"befisodlaymesasofaninvitation ,totenderforth§
amountthereof#
2.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticleshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation No
359/67/2EC."
Article2
ThetextofArticle^ofRegulationNo366/67/EECisreplacedbythefollowing!
".■>2'efundsontheproductsreferredtoinArticle3shallbefixedatleast
onceamoxithw»
Article3
>
Thi3Regulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheSuropeanConmunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,' FortheCouncil
ThePresident