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Language: en
Date: 1974-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 28 November 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long grain rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 2666/74

No L 343 / 16                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            21 . 12 . 74
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 28 November 1974
                 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled
                                 long grain rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 2666/74
                                                            (74/631 /EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         —the economic aspect of the exports ;
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                      Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                         73 stipulates that the award is made to the tenderer
 European Economic Community;                                         or tenderers whose tenders quote a levy equal to or
                                                                      higher than the minimum ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 3 59/671
 EEC ( 1) of 25 July 1967 on the common organization                  Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
 of the market in rice, as last amended by Regulation                 present situation on the market for the rice in
 (EEC) No 1129/74 (2) of 29 April 1974;                               question that the minimum export levy should be
                                                                      fixed as shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         milled long grain rice to which this minimum applies
 2737/73 (8) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                    is 6 600 metric tons ;
 rules to be applied in the event of the rice market
 being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2)                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
 thereof;                                                             are in accordance with the Opinion of the
                                                                      Management Committee for Cereals,
 Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 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 grain rice was issued under                           The minimum export levy for milled long grain rice
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2666/74 (5) of 21                     fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for 28
 October 1974, whereas the notice of invitation to                    November 1974 is hereby fixed at 55-00 units of
 tender (6) associated with this Regulation specified                 account per metric ton.
 that the total tonnage for which the export levy could
 be fixed was approximately 10 000 metric tons ;
                                                                                              Article 2
 Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 3197/
 73 allows the Commission, in accordance with the                     This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
 procedure 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 be taken of the criteria set out in Article 3 ( 1 )             Done at Brussels, 28 November 1974.
  (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 ;                                     Member of the Commission
 H OJ No 174, 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. 16.
 («)  OJ  No C 129, 22. 10. 1974, p. 7.