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Language: en
Date: 1974-06-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 30 May 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

27. 6 . 74                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 171 / 15
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 30 May 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
                                                         (74/311 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     — the economic aspect of the exports ;
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                   Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/73
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              stipulates that the award is made to the tenderer or
Economic Community ;                                               tenderers whose tenders quote a levy equal to or
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359 /                       higher than the minimum ;
67/EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­                 Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­             present situation on the market for the rice in ques­
tion (EEC) No 1 1 29/74 (2) of 29 April 1974 ;                     tion that the minimum export levy should be fixed as
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of husked
2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                  long grained rice to which this minimum applies is
rules to be applied in the event of the rice market                1 400 metric tons ;
being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2)                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
thereof ;
                                                                   are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                    ment Committee for Cereals,
3197/73 (4) of 23 November 1973 establishing the
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 ;
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy on                                    A rticle 1
husked long grained rice was issued under Commis­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 888/74 (5) of 16 April                    The minimum export levy for husked long grained
                                                                   rice fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 30
 1974 ; whereas the notice of invitation to tender (6)
amended 10 May 1974 (7), associated with this Regula­              May 1 974 is hereby fixed at 45-6 units of account per
                                                                   metric ton .
tion specified that the total tonnage for which the
export levy could be fixed was approximately 30 000
metric tons ;                                                                             Article 2
Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/73             This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
allows the Commission, in accordance with the proce­
dure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 359/
67/EEC, to fix a minimum export levy ; whereas,
when this minimum levy is being fixed, account must                Done at Brussels, 30 May 1974.
be taken of the criteria set out in Article 3 ( 1 ) (b) and
(d) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/73, namely :                                               For the Commission
— the objectives of the common organization of the                                              P. J. LARDINOIS
     market in rice, namely to balance that market
     both as regards supplies and as regards trade, and                                 Member of the Commission
(i) OJ  No 174, 31 . 7. 1967; p. 1 .
 2) OJ  No L 128 , 10 . 5 . 1974, p. 20 .
 ») OJ  No L 282, 9 . 10 . 1973 , p. 13 .
 *) OJ  No L 326, 27. 11 . 1973, p. 10 .
 s) OJ  No L 104, 17. 4. 1974, p. 13 .
 *) OJ  No C 43 , 17 . 4 . 1974, p. 4.
 7) OJ  No C 54, 10. 5. 1974, p. 3.