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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 husked long grain rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 2667/74

21 . 12. 74                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 343 /9
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                    of 21 November 1974
                "fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of husked
                                long grain rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 2667/74
                                                        (74/624/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 export;
European Economic Community;
                                                                  Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                    73 stipulates that the award is made to the tenderer
EEC (*) 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 (8) 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               husked long grain rice to which this minimum
being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2)                  applies is 1 060 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) Qf 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               The minimum export levy for husked long grain rice
on husked long grain rice was issued under                        fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 21
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2667/74 (5) of                     November 1974 is hereby fixed at 48*00 units of
21 October 1974 whereas the notice of invitation to               account per metric ton.
tender (6) associated with this Regulation specified
that the total tonnage for which the export levy
could be fixed was approximately 5 000 metric tons;                                        Article 2
                                                                  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 No                Done at Brussels, 21 November 1974.
359/67/EEC, to fix a minimum export levy; whereas,
when this minimum levy is being fixed, account                                              For the Commission
must be taken of the criteria set out in Article
                                                                                               P. J. LARDINOIS
3 (1 ) (b) and (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73,
namely :                                                                                Member of the Commission
 (^  OJ No  179, 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. 19.
 (•) OJ No  C 129, 22. 10. 1974, p. 8.