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Language: en
Date: 1974-08-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 11 July 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1638/74

12 . 8 . 74                                Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 221 /23
                                                       COMMISSION DECISION
                                                             of 11 July 1974
                 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long
                                        grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1638/74
                                                              (74/415/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         — the economic aspect of the exports ;
 COMMUNITIES ,
                                                                        Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                           3197/73 stipulates that the award is made to the
 European Economic Community ;                                          tenderer or tenderers whose tenders quote a levy
                                                                        equal to or higher than the minimum;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No
 359/67/EEC (*) of 25 July 1967 on the common                           Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
 organization of the market in rice, as last amended by                 present situation on the market for the rice in
 the Act of Accession (2);
                                                                        question that the minimum export levy should be
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           fixed as shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of
 2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                      milled long grained rice to which this minimum
 rules to be applied in the event of the rice market                    applies is 9 807 metric tons ;
 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
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                        Management 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;
                                                                                               Article 1
 Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy
on milled long grained rice was issued under
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1638/74 (5) of 27                       The minimum export levy for milled long grained
June 1974; whereas the notice of invitation to tender                  rice fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 11
 (6) associated with this Regulation specified that the                 July 1974 is hereby fixed at 72 units of account per
total tonnage for which the export levy could be                        metric ton .
fixed was approximately 20 000 metric tons ;
Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                                                 Article 2
3197/73 allows the Commission, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation                    This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
No 359/67/EEC, to fix a minimum export levy ;
whereas, when this minimum levy is being fixed,
account must be taken of the criteria set out in                       Done at Brussels, 11 July 1974.
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. LARDINOIS
      market in rice, namely to balance that market
      both as regards supplies and as regards trade ; and                                        Member of the Commission
(x)  OJ    No 179, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ    No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
(3)  OJ    No L 282, 9. 10. 1973 , p. 13 .
(4)  OJ    No L 326, 27. 11 . 1973, p . 10.
(5)  OJ    No L 173 , 28 . 6. 1974, p. 65 .
(8)  OJ    No C 73 , 29. 6. 1974, p. 6.