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Language: en
Date: 1974-09-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 29 August 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1921/74

13 . 9 . 74                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 250 /29
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                                                     COMMISSION
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 29 August 1974
                 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of
                           husked long grain rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1921 /74
                                                            (74/463/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 ( 1 ) (b) and
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                        (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 , namely :
  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
  being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2)                   — the economic aspect of the exports ;
  thereof ;
  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                    Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/73
  3197/73 (4) of 23 November 1973 estabiisning the                   stipulates that the 'award is made to the tenderer or
  conditions for the application of the system of                    tenderers whose tenders quote a levy equal to or
  tendering for export levies on rice, and in particular             higher than the minimum ;
  Article 5 ( 1 ) thereof ;
  Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy on
  husked long grain rice was issued under Commission                 Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
  Regulation ( EEC) No 1921 /74 (5) of 23 July 1974 ;                present situation on the market for the rice in ques­
  whereas the notice of invitation to tender (6j associated          tion that the minimum export levy should be fixed as
  with this Regulation specified that the total tonnage              shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of husked
  for which the export levy could be fixed was approxi­               long grain rice to which this minimum applies is
  mately 500 metric tons ;                                            500 ;
■ (')  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 202, 24. 7 . 1 974, p. 27.                           are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
  (6)  OJ  No C 89, 27. 7 . 1974, p. 6 .                              ment Committee for Cereals,
 ---pagebreak--- No L 250/30                      Official Journal of the European Communities                        13 . 9 . 74
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                 Done at Brussels, 29 August 1974.
                       Article 1
The minimum export levy for husked long grain rice
fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 29 August
1974 is hereby fixed at 44-90 units of account per
metric ton .                                                                       ~     .  ,,  .  .
                                                                                   tor the Commission
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                       Article 2                                                     P.J. LARDINOIS
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .                               Member of the Commission