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Language: en
Date: 1974-06-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 8 May 1974 fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 848/74

No L 152/ 14                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              8 . 6. 74
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 8 May 1974
                fixing the minimum export levy for the invitation to tender for the export of milled long
                                  grained rice issued under Regulation (EEC) No 848/74
                                                          (74/283/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      — the objectives of the common organization of
COMMUNITIES ,                                                           the market in rice, namely to balance that market
                                                                        both as regards supplies and as regards trade,
                                                                        and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community;                                        — the economic aspect of the exports ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                      Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
EEC (*) of 25 July 1967 on the common organization                  3197/73 stipulates that the award is made to the
of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act                   tenderer or tenderers whose tenders quote a levy
of Accession (2);                                                   equal to or higher than the minimum ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general                   present situation on the market for the rice in
rules to be applied in the event of the rice market                 question that the minimum export levy should be
being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2)                    fixed as shown in Article 1 ; whereas the tonnage of
thereof;                                                            milled long grained rice to which this minimum
                                                                    applies is 20 000 ;
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3197/73 (4) of 23 November 1973 establishing the                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
conditions for the application of the system of                     are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
tendering for export levies on rice, and in particular              ment Committee for Cereals,
Article 5 ( 1 ) thereof;
Whereas an invitation to tender for the export levy
on milled long grained rice was issued under                        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 848 /74 (5) of
9 April 1974 whereas the notice of invitation to
tender (6) associated with this Regulation specified                                        Article 1
that the total tonnage for which the export levy
could be fixed was approximately 30 000 metric                       The minimum export levy for milled long grained
tons ;                                                              rice fixed on the basis of tenders submitted for
                                                                     8 May 1974 is hereby fixed at 36 units of account
Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                       per metric ton.
3197/73 allows the Commission, in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation
No 359/67/EEC, to fix a minimum export levy ;                                               Article 2
whereas, when this minimum levy is being fixed,
account must be taken of the criteria set out in                     This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Article 3 ( 1 ) (b ) and (d) of Regulation (EEC) No
2737/73 , namely :
                                                                     Done at Brussels, 8 May 1974.
 0   OJ No  174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .
(2)  OJ No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 .                                                           For the Commission
(3)  OJ No  L 282, 9. 10. 1973 , p. 13 .
(4)  OJ No  L 326, 27. 11 . 1973 , p . 10.                                                            P. J. LARDINOIS
(5)  OJ No  L 100, 10. 4. 1974, p. 12 .
(6 ) OJ No  C 42 , 11 . 4. 1974, p. 13 .                                                       Member of the Commission