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Language: en
Date: 1974-08-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 July 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1638/74

12 . 8 . 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 221 /27
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 18 July 1974
                fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long
                                      grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1638/74
                                                            (74/419/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        — the objectives of the common organization of the
COMMUNITIES ,                                                             market in rice, namely to balance that market
                                                                          both as regards supplies and as regards trade ; and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                          — the economic aspect of the exports ;
European Economic Community;
                                                                      Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation No                                3197/73 stipulates that the award is made to the
359/67/EEC i1 ) of 25 July 1967 on the common                         tenderer or tenderers whose tenders quote a levy
organization of the market in rice, as last amended by                equal to or higher than the minimum ;
the Act of Accession (2);
                                                                      Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
                                                                      present situation on the market for the rice in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          question that the minimum export levy should be
2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                     fixed as shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of
rules to be applied in the event of the rice market                   milled long grained rice to which this minimum
being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2)                      applies is 11 135 metric tons ;
thereof;
                                                                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                       are in accordance with the Opinion of the
3197/73 (4) of 23 November 1973 establishing the                      Management Committee for Cereals,
conditions for the application of the system of
tendering for export levies on rice, and in particular                HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 5 ( 1 ) thereof;
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy                   The minimum export levy for milled long grained
on milled long grained rice was issued under                          rice fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 18
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1638/74 (5 ) of 27                     July 1974 is hereby fixed at 75-40 units of account
June 1974 ; whereas the notice of invitation to                       per metric ton.
tender (®) associated with this Regulation specified
that the total tonnage for which the export levy
could be fixed was approximately 20 000 metric tons ;                                        Article 2
                                                                      This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
3197/73 allows the Commission, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation                   Done at Brussels, 18 July 1974.
No 359/67/EEC, to fix a minimum export levy ;
whereas, when this minimum levy is being fixed,                                                    For the Commission
account must be taken of the criteria set out in
                                                                                                      P. J. LARDINOIS
Article 3 ( 1 ) (b) and ( d) of Regulation (EEC) No
2737/73 , namely :                                                                             Member of the Commission
(x)  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 .
(4)  OJ   No L 326, 27. 11 . 1973 , p. 10.
(5)  OJ   No L 173, 28 . 6. 1974, p. 65.
(6)  OJ   No C 73 , 29 . 6. 1974, p. 6.