CELEX: 31974R1921
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-23 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1921/74 of the Commission of 23 July 1974 on an invitation to tender for the export levy for husked long grained rice

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                          REGULATION ( EEC) No 1921 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 23 July 1974
               on an invitation to tender for the export levy for husked long grained 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/ EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act            2.      The invitation to tender related to husked long
of Accession (2) ;                                                grained rice .
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      3.      The invitation shall remain open until 18
2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                 October 1974. During this period weekly invitations
rules to be applied in the event of the rice market               shall be issued , the time-limits for the submission of
being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2)                  tenders being laid down in the Notice of invitation to
                                                                  tender.
thereof ;
                                                                  4.      By way of derogation from Article 1 (2) of Regu­
Whereas, having regard to the current situation on the            lation (EEC) No 3197/73 , the period required between
rice market, an invitation to tender for the export levy          publication of the Notice of invitation to tender and
provided for in the first indent of Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regu­      the first closing date for the submission of tenders
lation (EEC) No 2737/73 should be opened in respect               shall be 10 days .
of husked long grained rice ;
Whereas the detailed rules relating to the organization                                    Article 2
of invitations to tender for the purpose of fixing the
export levy are contained in Commission Regulation                A tender shall be valid only if it relates to an amount
                                                                  of not less than 20 metric tons .
(EEC) No 3197/73 (4 ) of 23 November 1973 esta­
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 can ensure than this
                                                                                           Article 4
obligation is complied with ; whereas it follows that
such security will not be released where no such appli­            1 . ■ Where the obligation to export has not been
cation 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
                                                                        licence , and
cribe a minimum quantity and a deadline and form
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 totality .
ment Committee for Cereals ;
                                                                  3.      On request by the titular holder of the licence,
                                                                  Member States may release the security by instalments
(') OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
\2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 14.                               in proportion to the quantities of product in respect
(3) OJ No L 282, 9 . 10 . 1973 , p. 13 .                          of which proof of export as required under Article 7
(«) OJ No L 326, 27 . 11 . 1973 , p. 10 .                         ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3197/ 73 has been
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furnished, and 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 commu­
nicated ' 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, 23 July 1974.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                            The President
                                                                       Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                          ANNEX
                             Weekly tender for the export levy for husked long grained rice
                               Notice of tender published in the Official Journal No
            Expiry of the period for lodging tenders ( date/time).
                      l                      2                                         3
              Numbering of the            Quantity                 Amount of export levy in national currency
                   tenders             in metric tons                           per metric ton
                     etc .