31974R1227

CELEX: 31974R1227
Datum: 1974-05-17
Källa: eur-lex.europa.eu

18 . 5 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 135 / 1

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1227 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 May 1974 on an invitation to tender for the export levy for milled round grained rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN quantity as well as the period during which tenders COMMUNITIES , can be lodged and the form of the communication of tenders lodged with the competent authorities ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation arc in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ ment Committee for Cereals , 67/ EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza tion of the market in rice , as last amended by Regula tion ( EEC) No 1 1 29 / 74 (-1 ) ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/ 73 (-') of 8 October 1 973 laying down general rules to be applied in the event of the rice market Artie c 1 being disturbed , and in particular Article 4(2) thereof ; 1 . An invitation to tender shall be issued for the Whereas, having taken into account the current situa export levy provided for in Article 2(1 ), first indent of tion on the rice market, an invitation should be Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2737 / 73 . issued , for milled round grained rice, to tender for the export levy provided for in Article 2(1 ) first indent of 2 . The invitation shall relate to milled round Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/ 73 ; grained rice .

Whereas the detailed rules relating to the tendering 3 . The invitation is open until 19 July 1974 . procedure to fix the export levy are contained in During this period weekly invitations shall be issued Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 31 97/ 73 (4 ) of 23 for which the time limits for lodging of offers shall be November 1973 establishing the conditions for the laid down in the notice of the tender . application of the system of tendering for export levies for rice ; 4 . By way of derogation from Article I (2) of Regula tion ( EEC) No 3197/ 73 , the period which is required Whereas the objective of the tendering procedure can between publication of the notice of tender and the be attained only if the successful tenderer fulfils all first date fixed for the deposit of tenders shall be 10 the commitments entered into at the moment of days . lodging his tender ; whereas among these commit ments is the obligation to lodge an application for an export licence ; whereas the security for tender Article 2 exacted when the tender is lodged can ensure that this obligation is respected ; whereas in default this secu A tender shall be valid only if it relates to an amount rity shall not be released if such an application has of not less than 20 metric tons . not been made ;

Whereas tin. smooth working of a procedure for Art idc 3 tenden ne ror export levies must be ensured ; whereas to this end it is appropriate to prescribe a minimum When the commitment mentioned in Article 2 ( 3 ) ( b ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3197 / 73 is not respected the (') O J No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967. p . 1 . export licence shall not be issued and , in (-) O J No L 1 28 , K ), v 1974, p . 20 . (3 ) OJ No L 2 82, 9 . |(). 197 }, p . 13 . consequence , the security exacted under the provi (■•) OJ No L 326 , 27 . 11 . 1973 , p . K ). sions of Article 3 of that Regulation shall be forfeit .

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Article 4 latest one and a halt hours after the end of the period for the weekly lodging of tenders as provided for in 1 . When the obligation to export has not been the notice of the tender. They must be communicated fulfilled , the, security mentioned in Article 3(1 ) of in the form indicated in the Annex . Regulation ( EEC) No 3197/73 shall be forfeit in respect of a quantity equal to the difference between : When there are no tenders , Member States shall inform the Commission of this within the time limit (a) 93 % of the net quantity indicated on the export licence , and indicated in the preceding paragraph . (b) the net quantity actually exported . Art ici c 6 2. However, if the exported quantity is less than 7 % of the net quantity indicated on the licence, the During the period in which Summer Time applies in security shall be forfeit in totality. Italy, the times fixed for the lodging of offers shall be 3 . On request by the titular holder, Member States regarded in that Member State as extended by one may release parts of the security in proportion to the hour. During the period during which Summer Time quantities of product for which the proof of export, in does not apply in the United Kingdom and in accordance with Article 7(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No Ireland, the times fixed for the lodging of offers shall 3197/73 , has been delivered and in so far as that proof be regarded in those Member States as brought provides evidence that a quantity equal to at least 7 % forward by one hour. of the net quantity indicated on the licence has been exported . Article 7 Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day The tenders lodged must reach the Commission following its publication in the Official Journal of through the intermediary of Member States at the the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 17 May 1974 .

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Weekly tender for the export levy for milled round grained rice

NOTICE OF TENDER No . . .

Expiry of the period for lodging tenders ( date/time)

l 2 3 Numbering of the Quantity Amount of export levy in national currency tenders in metric tons per metric ton

etc .