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Language: en
Date: 1974-07-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 20 June 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 813/74

12 . 7 . 74                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 189/23
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 20 June 1974
                fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled
                                 long grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 813/74
                                                          (74/343 /EEC )
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      be taken of the criteria set out in Article 3 ( 1 ) (b ) and
COMMUNITIES ,                                                       ( d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2737/73 , namely:
                                                                    — the objectives of the common organization of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    market in rice, namely to balance that market
Economic Community;                                                      both as regards supplies and as regards trade ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/EEC                   — the economic aspect of the exports ;
(*) of 25 July 1967 on the common organization of
the market in rice, as last amended by the Act of                   Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/
Accession (2);                                                      73 stipulates that the award is made to the tenderer
                                                                     or tenderers whose tenders quote a levy equal to or
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2737/                  higher than the minimum ;
73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general rules
to be applied in the event of the rice market being                 "Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof;                 present situation on the market for the rice in ques­
                                                                    tion that the minimum export levy should be fixed
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                      as shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of milled
3197/73 (4) of 23 November 1973 establishing the                    long grained rice to which this minimum applies is
conditions for the application of the system of ten­                7 500 metric tons ;
dering for export levies on rice, and in particular
Article 5 ( 1 ) thereof;                                            Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
                                                                    are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy                  ment Committee for Cereals,
on milled long grained rice was issued under Com­
mission Regulation (EEC) No 813/74 (5) of 5 April
1974, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1367/                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
74 of 31 May 1974 (6); whereas the notice of
invitation to tender (7), amended on 1 June 1974 (8),
                                                                                             Article 1
associated with this Regulation, specified that the
total tonnage for which the export levy could be
fixed was approximately 60 000 metric tons ;                         The minimum export levy for milled long grained
                                                                     rice fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 20
Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/73               June 1974 is hereby fixed at 40 units of account per
                                                                     metric ton .
allows the Commission in accordance with the proce­
dure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No
359/67/EEC, to fix a minimum export levy; whereas,                                           Article 2
when this minimum levy is being fixed, account must
                                                                     This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
 (x)  OJ  No L 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
 (2)  OJ  No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.                             Done at Brussels, 20 June 1974.
 (3)  OJ  No L 282, 9. 10. 1973 , p. 13 .
 (4)  OJ  No L 326, 27. 11 . 1973 , p . 10 .                                                        For the Commission
 (5)  OJ  No L 96, 6. 4. 1974, p. 11 .
 (6)  OJ  No L 147, 1 . 6. 1974, p. 52.                                                               P. J. LARDINOIS
 (7 ) OJ  No C 39, 6. 4. 1974, p. 35 .
 (8)  OJ  No C 63 , 1 . 6. 1974, p. 11 .                                                        Member of the Commission