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REGULATION ( EEC) No 2666/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 21 October 1974 on an invitation to tender for the export levy for milled long grain 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 Regula­ 2. This invitation to tender relates to milled long tion ( EEC) No 1 1 29/ 74 (2 ) ; grain rice .

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3 . The invitation shall remain open until 13 2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general December 1974. During this period weekly awards rules to be applied in the event of the rice market shall be made , the time limits for the submission of being disturbed, and in particular Article 4 (2) tenders being as prescribed in the notice of invitation thereof ; to tender .

Whereas, having regard to the current situation on the 4. By way of derogation from Article 1 (2) of Regu­ rice market, an invitation to tender for the export levy lation ( EEC) No 3197/73 , the period required between provided for in the first indent of Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regu­ publication of the notice of invitation to tender and lation ( EEC) No 2737/73 should be opened in respect the first closing date for the submission of tenders of milled long grain rice ; shall be eight days . Article 2 Whereas the detailed rules relating to the organization of invitations to tender for the purpose of fixing the A tender shall be valid only if it relates to an amount of not less than 20 metric tons . export levy are contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3197/73 (4 ) of 23 November 1973 esta­ blishing the conditions for the application of the Article 3 system of tendering for export levies of rice ; If a tenderer fails to comply with the undertaking Whereas the objective of the invitation to tender can given by him pursuant to Article 2 (3 ) (b) of Regula­ be attained only if the successful tenderer fulfils all tion ( EEC) No 3197/73 , no export licence shall be the commitments entered into by him when submit­ issued and the security provided pursuant to Article 3 ting his tender ; whereas these commitments include of that Regulation shall accordingly be forfeit . an obligation to lodge an application for an export licence ; whereas the security for tender required when the tender is submitted is designed to ensure Article 4 that this obligation is complied with ; whereas it follows that such security will not be discharged 1 . Where the obligation to export has not been where no such application 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 time limit and form (b) the net quantity actually exported . for the communication of tenders lodged with the 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 its entirety . are in accordance with tlie Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals, 3 . On request by the titular holder of the licence, Member States may discharge the security by instal­ (') OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 . ments in proportion to the quantities of product in (-) O J No L 128 , 29 . 4 . 1974, p. 20 . (>) OJ No L 282, 9 . 10 . 1973 , p. 13 . respect of which proof of export as required under (■•) OJ No L 326, 27 . 11 . 1973 , p. 10 . Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3197/73 has

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been furnished , provided that such proof establishes Article 6 that a quantity equal to at least 7 % of the net quan­ tity indicated on the licence has been exported . During the period in which Summer Time applies in 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 for the weekly lodging of tenders as specified in the by one hour. notice of invitation to tender. They must be communi­ cated 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 , 21 October 1974 . For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Weekly tender for the export levy for husked long grain rice

Notice of invitation to tender published in Official Journal No

Closing date for submission of tenders (date/time).

1 2 3 Numbering of Quantity Amount of export levy in national currency tenders in metric tons per metric ton

1

2 3

4 5

etc.