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REGULATION ( EEC ) No 1921 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 July 1974 on an invitation to tender for the export levy for husked long grained rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES , Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; 1 . Tenders are invited for the export levy provided for in the first indent of Article 2 ( 1 ) of Council Regu­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 359 / lation ( EEC) No 2737/ 73 . 67/ EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in rice , as last amended by the Act 2 . The invitation to tender related to husked long of Accession (2 ) ; grained rice .

3 . The invitation shall remain open until 18 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2737/ 73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general October 1974. During this period weekly invitations shall be issued , the time-limits for the submission of rules to be applied in the event of the rice market tenders being laid down in the Notice of invitation to being disturbed , and in particular Article 4 (2) tender . thereof ; 4. By way of derogation from Article 1 (2) of Regu­ Whereas, having regard to the current situation on the lation (EEC) No 3197/73 , the period required between rice market , an invitation to tender for the export levy publication of the Notice of invitation to tender and provided for in the first indent of Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regu­ the first closing date for the submission of tenders lation (EEC) No 2737 /73 should be opened in respect shall be 10 days . of husked long grained rice ;

Whereas the detailed rules relating to the organization Article 2 of invitations to tender for the purpose of fixing the A tender shall be valid only if it relates to an amount export levy are contained in Commission Regulation of not less than 20 metric tons . ( EEC) No 3197 / 73 (4 ) of 23 November 1973 esta­ blishing the conditions for the application of the system of tendering for export levies of rice ; Article 3

Whereas the objective of the invitation to tender can If a tenderer fails to comply with the undertaking be attained only if the successful tenderer fulfils all given by him pursuant to Article 2 (3) (b) of Regula­ the commitments entered into by him when submit­ tion ( EEC) No 3197/ 73 , no export licence shall be ting his tender ; whereas these commitments include issued and the security provided pursuant to Article 3 an obligation to lodge an application for an export of that Regulation shall accordingly be forfeit . licence ; whereas the security for tender required when the tender is submitted can ensure than this Article 4 obligation is complied with ; whereas it follows that such security will not be released where no such appli­ 1 . ■ Where the obligation to export has not been cation is lodged ; fulfilled , the security mentioned in Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3197/ 73 shall be forfeit in Whereas steps must be taken to ensure the smooth respect of a quantity equal to the difference between : operation of the procedure for tendering for export (a) 93 % of the net quantity indicated on the export levies ; whereas to this end it is appropriate to pres­ licence , and cribe a minimum quantity and a deadline and form for the communication of tenders lodged with the (b) the net quantity actually exported . competent authorities ; 2. However, if the quantity exported is equal to or less than 7 % of the net quantity indicated on the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation licence, the security shall be forfeit in totality . are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals ; 3 . On request by the titular holder of the licence , Member States may release the security by instalments (') OJ No 174 , 31 . 7 . 1967 , p. 1 . in proportion to the quantities of product in respect \2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (3) OJ No L 282, 9 . 10 . 1973 , p. 13 . of which proof of export as required under Article 7 («) OJ No L 326, 27 . 11 . 1973 , p. 10 . ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3197 / 73 has been

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furnished, and provided that such proof establishes Article 6 that a quantity equal to at least 7 % of the net quan­ During the period in which Summer Time applies in tity indicated on the licence has been exported . Italy, the deadlines for the receipt of tenders shall be regarded in that Member State as extended by one Article 5 hour. During the period during which Summer Time The tenders lodged must reach the Commission does not apply in the United Kingdom and in Ireland through the intermediary of Member States at the the deadlines for the receipt of tenders shall be latest one and a half hours after expiry of the period regarded in those Member States as brought forward by one hour. for the weekly lodging of tenders as specified in the Notice of invitation to tender. They must be commu­ nicated ' in the form indicated in the Annex . Article 7

Where no tenders are received , Member States shall This Regulation shall enter into force on the day inform the Commission of this within the time limit following its publication in the Official Journal of indicated in the preceding paragraph . the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 23 July 1974 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Weekly tender for the export levy for husked long grained rice

Notice of tender published in the Official Journal 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 .