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Language: en
Date: 1974-06-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 6 June 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled round grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1227/74

27 . 6 . 74                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 171 / 19
                                                       COMMISSION DECISION
                                                             of 6 June 1974
                 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of
                        milled round grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1227/74
                                                               (74/31 5/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
                                                                         higher than the minimum ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/
 67/ EEC ( 1 ) 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 11 29/74 (2) of 29 April 1974 ;                           tion that the minimum export levy should be fixed as
                                                                         shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of milled
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            round grained rice to which this minimum applies is
 2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                       1 5 200 metric tons ;
 rules to be applied in the event of the rice market
 being disturbed, and in particular Article 4(2) thereof ;               Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
                                                                         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                                           Article 1
 milled round grained rice was issued under Commis­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1 227/74 (5) of 17 May                          The minimum export levy for milled round grained
 1974 ; whereas the notice of invitation to tender (6)                   rice fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 6 June
 associated with this Regulation specified that the total                1974 is hereby fixed at 67-4 units of account per
                                                                         metric ton .
 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
 allows the Commission, in accordance with the proce­                    This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
 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, 6 June 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. LARD1NOIS
     market in rice, namely to balance that market
     both as regards supplies and as regards trade, and                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No   174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No   L 128 , 10 . 5 . 1974, p. 20 .
P)  OJ   No   L 282, 9 . 10. 1973 , p. 13 .
(<) OJ   No   L 326, 27. 11 . 1973 , p. 10 .
(5) OJ   No   L 135 , 18 . 5 . 1974 , p. 1 .
M OJ No C 58, 18. 5. 1974, p. 29.