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Date: 1974-09-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 5 September 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1921/74

19 . 9 . 74                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 254/ 13
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                                                      COMMISSION
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 5 September 1974
               fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of
                           husked long grain rice issued under Regulation ( EEC) No 1921 / 74
                                                             (74/469/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3197/73
COMMUNITIES,                                                          allows the Commission , in accordance with the proce­
                                                                      dure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 359/
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 67/ EEC, to fix a minimum export levy ; whereas,
Economic Community ;                                                  when this minimum levy is being fixed , account must
                                                                      be taken of the criteria set out in Article 3 ( 1 ) (b) and
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                           (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 , namely :
67/EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act
of Accession (2) ;                                                    — the objectives of the common organization of the
                                                                          market in rice , namely to balance that market
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                              both as regards supplies and as regards trade, and
2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general
rules to be applied in the event of the rice market                   — the economic aspect of the exports ;
being disturbed , and in particular Article 4 (2)
thereof ;
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                       Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3197/73
31 97/73 (4 ) of 23 November 1973 establishing the                    stipulates that the award is made to the tenderer or
conditions for the application of the system of                       tenderers whose tenders quote a levy equal to or
tendering for export levies on rice, and in particular                higher than the minimum ;
Article 5 ( 1 ) thereof ;
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy on
husked long grain rice was issued under Commission                    Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /74 (5) of 23 July 1974 ;                    present situation on the market for the rice in ques­
whereas the notice of invitation to tender (6) associated             tion that the minimum export levy should be fixed as
with this Regulation specified that the total tonnage                 shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of husked
for which the export levy could be fixed was approxi­                 long grain rice to which this minimum applies is 200
mately 5 000 metric tons ;                                            metric tons ;
 ') OJ   No  179 , 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 .
 2) OJ   No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14 .
 3) OJ   No  L 282, 9 . 10 . 1973 , p. 13 .                           Whereas the measures provided tor in this Decision
 4) 0(   No L 326 , 27 . 11 . 1973 , p. 10
 5) OJ   No L 202 , 24. 7. 1974 , p. 27 .                             an in avoidance with the Opinion ot the Manage­
 ") O) No C 89, 27. 7. 1974, p. 6.                                    ment Committee for Cereals ,
 ---pagebreak--- No L 254/ 14                     Official Journal of the European Communities                       19 . 9 . 74
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                 Done at Brussels, 5 September 1974.
                      Article 1
The minimum export levy for husked long grain rice
fixed on   the  basis of   tenders  submitted   for  5
September 1974 is hereby fixed at 44-90 units of
account per metric ton .                                                           For the Commission
                      Article 2                                                      P.J. LARDINOIS
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .                               Member of the Commission