CELEX: 31974R2667
Language: en
Date: 1974-10-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2667/74 of the Commission of 21 October 1974 on an invitation to tender for the export levy for husked long grain rice

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                               REGULATION (EEC) No 2667/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 21 October 1974
                    on an invitation to tender for the export levy for husked long grain rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                              Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                 1 . Tenders are invited for the export levy provided
                                                                     for in the first indent of Article 2(1 ) of Council Regu­
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                          lation (EEC) No 2737/73 .
67/EECC ) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­               2 . This invitation to tender relates to husked long
tion (EEC) No 1 1 29/74 (2) ;                                        grain rice .
                                                                     3 . The invitation shall remain open until 13
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         December 1974. During this period weekly awards
2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                    shall be made, the time limits for the submission of
rules to be applied in the event of the rice market                  tenders being as prescribed in the notice of invitation
being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;           to tender.
Whereas, having regard to the current situation on the               4.     By way of derogation from Article 1 (2) of Regula­
rice market, an invitation to tender for the export levy             tion (EEC) No 3197/73, the period required between
provided for in the first indent of Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regu­         publication of the notice of invitation to tender and
lation (EEC) No 2737/73 should be opened in respect                  the first closing date for the submission of tenders
of husked long grain rice ;                                          shall be eight days.
Whereas the detailed rules relating to the organization                                       Article 2
of the invitations to tender for the purpose of fixing
the export levy are contained in Commission Regula­                  A tender shall be valid only if it relates to an amount
tion (EEC) No 31 97/73 (4) of 23 November 1973 esta­                 of not less than 20 metric tons .
blishing the conditions for the application of the
system of tendering for export levies of rice ;                                               Article 3
Whereas the objective of the invitation to tender can                If a tenderer fails to comply with the undertaking
be attained only if the successful tenderer fulfils all              given by him pursuant to Article 2 (3) (b) of Regula­
the commitments entered into by him when submit­                     tion (EEC) No 3197/73, no export licence shall be
ting his tender ; whereas these commitments include                  issued and the security provided pursuant to Article 3
an obligation to lodge an application for an export                  of that Regulation shall accordingly be forfeit .
licence ; whereas the security for tender required
when the tender is submitted is designed to ensure                                            Article 4
that this obligation is complied with ; whereas it
follows that such security will not be discharged                     1 . Where the obligation to export has not been
where no such application is lodged ;                                fulfilled, the security mentioned in Article 3 ( 1 ) of
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 3197/73 shall be forfeit in
Whereas steps must be taken to ensure the smooth                     respect of a quantity equal to the difference between :
operation of the procedure for tendering for export
levies ; whereas to this end it is appropriate to pres­              (a) 93 % of the net quantity indicated on the export
cribe a minimum quantity and a time limit and form                        licence, and
for the communication of tenders lodged with the                     (b) the net quantity actually exported .
competent authorities ;
                                                                     2.     However, if the quantity exported is equal to or
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                 less than 7 % of the net quantity indicated on the
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                    licence, the security shall be forfeit in its entirety .
ment Committee for Cereals ,
                                                                     3.     On request by the titular holder of the licence,
                                                                     Member States may discharge the security by instal­
(')  OJ  No  174 , 31 . 7 . 1967 , p. 1 .
(-') OJ  No  L 128 , 29 . 4 . 1974, p. 20 .                           ments in proportion to the quantities of product in
(-') OJ  No  L 282, 9 . 10 . 1973 , p. 13 .                          respect of which proof of export as required under
(4 ) 0|  No  L 326 , 27 . II . 1973 , p. 10                          Article 7(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3197/73 has
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been furnished, provided that such proof establishes                                   Article 6
that a quantity equal to at least 7 % of the net quan­
tity indicated on the licence has been exported .             During the period in which Summer Time applies in
                                                              Italy, the deadlines for the receipt of tenders shall be
                         Article 5
                                                              regarded in that Member State as extended by one
                                                              hour. During the period during which Summer Time
The tenders lodged must reach the Commission                 does not apply in the United Kingdom and in Ireland
through the intermediary of Member States at the              the deadlines for the receipt of tenders shall be
latest one and a half hours after expiry of the period        regarded in those Member States as brought forward
for the weekly lodging of tenders as specified in the        by one hour.
notice of invitation to tender. They must be communi­
cated in the form indicated in the Annex .                                             Article 7
Where no tenders are received , Member States shall          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
inform the Commission of this within the time limit           following its publication in the Official Journal of
indicated in the preceding paragraph .                        the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 21 October 1974.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                            The President
                                                                       Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                         ANNEX
                               Weekly tender for the export levy for milled long grain rice
                          Notice of invitation to tender published in Official Journal No
           Closing date for submission of tenders (date/time).
                     1                      2          |                             3
                Numbering of             Quantity                Amount of export levy in national currency
                  tenders             in metric tons                          per metric ton
                     1
                     2
                     3
                     4
                     5
                    etc.