CELEX: 31974R2795
Language: en
Date: 1974-11-05 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2795/74 of the Commission of 5 November 1974 extending the period of application of Regulation (EEC) No 1841/74 on an invitation to tender for the levy for export of common wheat to certain third countries

6 . 11 . 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 298 /7
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2795/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 5 November 1974
               extending the period of application of Regulation (EEC) No 1841 /74 on an invita­
               tion to tender for the levy for export of common wheat to certain third coun­
                                                                tries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        common wheat to certain third countries ; whereas
COMMUNITIES,                                                          under that Regulation the invitation to tender was to
                                                                      remain open in respect of the countries of Zone V (a)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 until 31 October 1974 ; whereas in view of the size of
Economic Community ;                                                  the balance not yet awarded the quantity of common
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                           wheat in respect of which the invitation to tender for
67/EEC ( ! ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                  the export levy was issued is unlikely to be exhausted
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­               by that date, and as a result the supply of the markets
lation (EEC) No 1996/74 (2) ;                                         of Zone V (a) will continue to be threatened ; whereas
                                                                      the period during which the invitation in question is
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          to remain open should therefore be extended ;
1968/73 (3) of 19 July 1973 , laying down general rules
to be applied in the event of the cereals market being                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
disturbed, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
676/74 (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof ;                     ment Committee for Cereals,
Whereas the world market in common wheat is char­
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
acterized by a continuing rise in prices ; whereas this
rise is due in particular to a growing imbalance
                                                                                               Article 1
between the supply and demand ; whereas the supply
of certain markets is particularly threatened in                      Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1841 /74 is
consequence ; whereas with a view to improving this                   replaced by the following :
situation it was considered appropriate to issue in
respect of common wheat an invitation to tender for                       '3 . The invitation shall remain open until 1
the export levy provided for in the first indent of                       March 1975 . During this period weekly invitations
                                                                          shall be issued , the time limits for the submission
Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73 and to
limit this to the markets concerned situated in Zone                      of tenders being as prescribed in the notice of invi­
                                                                          tation to tender'.
V (a) as defined in the Annex to Commission Regula­
tion (EEC) No 941 /72 (5) of 5 May 1972 redefining                                             Article 2
the destination zones for export refunds on cereals
and rice ;                                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                                                                      following its publication in the Official Journal of
Whereas that measure was put into effect by Commis­
                                                                       the European Communities.
sion Regulation ( EEC) No 1841 /74 (6) of 16 July 1974
oh an invitation to tender for the levy for export of                 It shall apply from 1 November 1974.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
                Done at Brussels , 5 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 . 1973 , p. 10 .
(4)  OJ  No L 83 , 28 . 3 . 1974, p. 3 .
(5 ) OJ  No L 107, 6 . 5 . 1972, p. 10 .
(6)  OJ  No L 193 , 17 . 7 . 1974, p. 13 .