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Language: en
Date: 1974-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 21 November 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long grain rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 2666/74

No L 343 / 10                          Official Journal of the European Communities                              21 . 12. 74
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 21 November 1974
              fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long
                                    grain rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 2666/74
                                                         (74/625/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 the                      — the economic aspect of the exports ;
European Economic Community;
                                                                  Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/
Having regard to Council Regulation No 3 59/67/                   73 stipulates that the award is made to the tenderer
EEC (x) of 25 July 1967 on the common organization                or tenderers whose tenders quote a levy equal to or
of the market in rice, as last amended by Regulation              higher than the minimum;
(EEC) No 1129/74 (2) of 29 April 1974;
                                                                  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 grain rice to which this minimum applies
being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2)                  is 1 235 metric tons ;
thereof;
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
                                                                  are in accordance with the Opinion of the
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                   Management 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;
                                                                                          Article 1
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy
on milled long grain rice was issued under                        The minimum export levy for milled long grain rice
                                                                  fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 21
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2666/74 (5) of 21
October 1974; whereas the notice of invitation to                 November 1974 is hereby fixed at 54-00 units of
tender (6), associated with this Regulation, specified            account per metric ton.
that the total tonnage for which the export levy
could be fixed was approximately 10 000 metric
                                                                                          Article 2
tons ;
                                                                  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, 21 November 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 128, 10. 5. 1974, p. 20.
 (3) OJ No L 282, 9. 10. 1973, p. 13 .
 (4) OJ No L 326, 27. 11. 1973, p. 10.
 (5) OJ No L 285, 22. 10. 1974, p. 16.
 (6) OJ No C 129, 22. 10. 1974, p. 7.