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Language: en
Date: 1974-03-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 14 February 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 3553/73

7 . 3 . 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 65/ 15
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                                                     COMMISSION
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 14 February 1974
               fixing the export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long
                               grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 3553/73
                                                            (74/ 124/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/73
COMMUNITIES,                                                          allows the Commission, in accordance with the proce­
                                                                      dure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 359/
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 67/EEC, to fix a minimum export levy ; whereas,
Economic Community ;                                                  when this minimum levy is being fixed, account must
                                                                      be taken of the criteria set out in Article 3(l)(b) and
                                                                      (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 , namely :
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/
67/EEC (! ) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act
of Accession (2) ;                                                    — the objectives of the common organization of the
                                                                           market in rice, namely to balance that market
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                              both as regards supplies and as regards trade, and
 2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general
 rules to be applied in the event of the rice market
                                                                      — the economic aspect of the exports ;
 being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 3197/73 (4) of 23 November 1973 establishing the                     Whereas Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/73
 conditions for the application of the system of                      stipulated that the award is made to the tenderer or
 tendering for export levies on rice, and in particular               tenderers whose tenders quote a levy equal to or
 Article 5(1 ) thereof ;                                              higher than the minimum ;
 Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy on
 milled long grained rice was issued under Commis­                    Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
 sion Regulation (EEC) No 3553/73 (5) of 21 December                   present situation on the market for the rice in ques­
 1973 ; whereas the notice of invitation to tender (6)                 tion that the minimum export levy should be fixed as
 associated with this Regulation specified that the total              shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of milled
 tonnage for which the export levy could be fixed was                  long grained rice to which this minimum applies is
 approximately 20 000 metric tons ;                                    160 metric tons ;
 (') OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 .' 1972, p. 14.
 P)  OJ  No L  282, 9. 10 . 1973, p . 13 .                             Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
 (4) OJ  No L  326, 27. 11 . 1973 , p . 10 .
 (5) OJ  No L  361 , 29 . 12. 1973 , p . 41 .                          are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
 (6) OJ  No C  5, 17. 1 . 1974, p . 1 .                                ment Committee for Cereals,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                                     Article 2
                                                          This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
                      Article 1                            Done at Brussels, 14 February 1974.
                                                                                  For the Commission
The minimum export levy for milled long grained
rice fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 14
                                                                                     P. J. LARDINOIS
February 1974 is hereby fixed at 270 units of account
per metric ton.                                                                Member of the Commission