CELEX: 31974R2887
Language: en
Date: 1974-11-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2887/74 of the Commission of 19 November 1974 closing the invitation to tender for the levy for export of common wheat to third countries

20 . 11 . 74                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 309/7
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 2887/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 19 November 1974
                closing the invitation to tender for the levy for export of common wheat to third
                                                             countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       the supply to certain markets is particularly threat­
COMMUNITIES,                                                         ened ; whereas with a view to bringing about an
                                                                     improvement in that situation provision has been
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                made for the opening of an invitation to tender for
Economic Community ;
                                                                     the export levy confined to the Republic of India ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                          whereas in order that the necessary quantities of
67/EEC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                 wheat may be available provision should be made to
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­              close the invitation to tender for the export levy
lation (EEC) No 1996/74 (2) ;                                        opened in respect of third countries generally ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1968/73 (3)                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules to be                      are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
applied in the event of the cereals market being                     ment Committee for Cereals ,
disturbed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
676/74 (4), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas by Commission Regulation (EEC) No                                                    Article 1
 1 840/74 (5) of 16 July 1974 on an invitation to tender
for the levy for export of common wheat to third                    The invitation to tender for the levy for export of
countries there was opened an invitation to tender for               common wheat to third countries opened pursuant to
the exportation of a total of some 600 000 metric tons               Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1840/74 of 16 July
of common wheat ; whereas a balance of about                         1974 is hereby closed .
450 000 metric tons remains unawarded at present ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas the world market for common wheat is char­
acterized by a constant increase in prices ; whereas                This Regulation shall enter into force the day
this increase is due in particular to a growing imbal­               following its publication in the Official Journal of
ance between supply and demand ; whereas as a result                 the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 19 November 1974 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                  The President
                                                                             Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')  OJ No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269 / 67 .
(2 ) OJ No  L 209 , 31 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 .
(3)  OJ No  L 201 , 21 . 7 . 1 973 , p. 10 .
(4 ) OJ No  L 83 , 28 . 3 . 1974, p. 3 .
(5 ) OJ No  L 193 , 17 . 7 . 1974, p. 10 .