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Language: en
Date: 1974-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 27 June 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 888/74

19 . 7. 74                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 196/31
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 27 June 1974
                fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of husked
                              long grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 888/74
                                                          (74/373 /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;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing European
Economic Community ;                                                — the economic aspect of the exports ;
                                                                    Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                      3197/73 stipulates that the award is made to the
 EEC (*) of 25 July 1967 on the common                              tenderer or tenderers whose tenders quote a levy
organization of the market in rice, as last amended                 equal to or higher than the minimum;
 by the Act of Accession (2);
                                                                    Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        present situation on the market for the rice in
2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                   question that the minimum export levy should be
 rules to be applied in the event of the rice market                fixed as shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of
being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2)                    husked long grained rice to which this minimum
 thereof;                                                           applies is 4 000 metric tons ;
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
                                                                    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
 Article 5 ( 1 ) thereof;                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy                                         Article 1
on husked long grained rice was issued under
Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 888/74 (5 ) of                      The minimum export levy for husked long grained
                                                                    rice fixed on the basis of tenders submittted for
16 April 1974 ; whereas the notice of invitation to
tender (6), amended 10 May 1974 (7), associated                     27 June 1974 is hereby fixed at 37 units of account
with this Regulation specified that the total tonnage               per metric ton.
for which the export levy could be fixed was
 approximately 30 000 metric tons;                                                          Article 2
Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                      This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
3197/73 allows the Commission, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation                 Done at Brussels, 27 June 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
 (»)  OJ No  174, 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 .
 (*)  OJ No  L 326, 27. 11 . 1973 , p. 10.
 (5)  OJ No  L 104, 17. 4 . 1974, p. 13 .
 (s)  OJ No  C 43 , 17. 4. 1974, p. 4 .
 ( 7) OJ No  C 54, 10. 5 . 1974, p. 3 .