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Language: en
Date: 1974-10-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 19 September 1974 fixing the minimum levy for the invitation to tender for the export levy on common wheat issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1841/74

No L 278 / 12                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              15 . 10 . 74
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                                                          COMMISSION
                                                         COMMISSION DECISION
                                                            of 19 September 1974
                   fixing the minimum levy for the invitation to tender for the export levy on
                                   common wheat issued under Regulation (EEC) No 1841 /74
                                                                 (74/498 / EEC)
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                            Whereas Article 5(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3130/73
  COMMUNITIES ,                                                             allows the Commission , in accordance with the proce­
                                                                            dure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation No 120/
  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   120/        (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1968 /73, namely :
  67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
  tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
  lation ( EEC) No 1 996/74 (2 ) ;                                          — the objectives of the common organization of the
                                                                                market in cereals, namely to balance that market
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                  both as regards supplies and as regards trade, and
  1968 /73 (3 ) of 19 July 1973 laying down general rules
  to be applied in the event of the cereals market being
  disturbed, as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No
  2632/73 (4 ), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ;                   — the economic aspect of the exports ;
  Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
  3 1 30/73 (5 ) of 16 November 1973 establishing the
  conditions for the application of the system of                           Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3130 / 73
  tendering for export levies on cereals, and in parti­                     stipulates that the award is made to the tenderer or
  cular Article 5(1 ) thereof ;                                             tenderers whose tenders quote a levy equal to or
                                                                            higher than the minimum ;
  Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy on
  common wheat was issued under Commission Regula­
  tion ( EEC) No 1 84 1 /74 (6) of 16 July 1974 ; whereas
  the notice of invitation to tender ( 7) associated with                   Whereas it follows from applying     these rules to the
  this Regulation specified that the total tonnage for                      present situation on the market for  the cereal in ques­
  which the export levy could be fixed was approxi­                         tion that the minimum export levy    should be fixed as
1 mately 300 000 metric tons ;                                              shown in Article 1 ; whereas the     tonnage to which
                                                                            this minimum applies is 66 000 metric tons ;
   ')  OJ No    117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269 / 67 .
   -') OJ No    L 209 , .31 . 7 . 1974, p . I.
   3)  OJ No    L 201 , 21 . 7 . 197.3 , p . 10 .
   4)  OJ No    L 272, 29 . 9 . 1973 , p . 18 .
   5)  OJ No    L .319 , 20 . 11 . 1973 , p . 10 .                          Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
   b)  0( No    L 193 , 17 . 7 . 1974, p . 1.3 .                            are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
   7)  OJ No   C 84 , 17 . 7 . 1974, p . 4 .                                ment Committee for Cereals ,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                   Done at Brussels, 19 September 1974.
                      Article 1
The minimum export levy for common wheat fixed
on the basis of tenders submitted for 19 September
1974 is hereby fixed at ' 7 units of account per metric
ton .                                                                                 „     ,
                                                                                     tor the Commission
                      Article 2                                                         P J. LARDINOIS
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .                                 Member of the Commission