31975R1331

27 . 5 . 75 No L 135/9 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 1331 /75 OF THE COMMISSION

of 26 May 1975

amending Regulations (EEC) No 2637 / 70 , (EEC) No 586/75 , (EEC) No 783/75 and ( EEC) No 784/75 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of export licences in the field of tenders for the levy and/or the refund on exports of rice to third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN under this award in the currency of the Member State COMMUNITIES , issuing the licence ; whereas customs formalities on export may nevertheless take place in a Member State other than that issuing the licence ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas in this case conversion into the currency of this Member State must be -based on the rates used in the tendering procedure ; whereas these rates may fluc­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 359 / 67/ EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ tuate between the award and the completion of customs formalities ; whereas it is therefore desirable tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­ to make provision for stating on the licence the rates tion (EEC) No 668 /75 (2 ), and in particular Article to be used for this conversion ; 10 (2);

Whereas the financial Committee will be consulted ; Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2737/73 (3) of 8 October 1973 laying down general rules to be applied in the event of the rice market Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation being disturbed, as last amended -by Regulation (EEC) are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ No 477/ 75 (4), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof ; ment Committee for Cereals ,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 366/ 67/ EEC (5 ) of 25 July 1967 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on rice and criteria for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : fixing the amount of such refunds, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 478 /75 (6), and in particular Article 3a thereof ;

Article 1 Whereas Commission Regulations ( EEC) No 586/75 (7) of 6 March 1975, (EEC) No 783/75 (s) and The text of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 586/75 (EEC) No 784/75 (q) of 26 March 1975 opened invita­ shall be replaced by the following : tions to tender for the levy and/or the refund for the export of rice to third countries ; whereas Article 1 6a ' 1 . By way of derogation from the provisions of ( 1 ) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No Article 9(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 193/75, 2637/70 ( 10) of 23 December 1970 on special detailed export licences issued under Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regula­ rules for the application of the system of import and tions ( EEC) No 3197/73 and ( EEC) No 584/75 export licences and advance fixing certificates for agri­ shall for the purpose of determining their period cultural products, as last amended by Regulation of validity be deemed to have been issued on the (EEC) No 972/ 75 ("), states that the amount of refund day on which the tender was submitted . or export levy appearing in the statement of award of contract in section 18 of the licence to be issued 2 . In cases where the customs formalities at the ( ! ) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . I. time of export are carried out in a Member State ( 2 ) OJ No L 72, 20 . 3 . 1975, p . 18 . other than that in which the licence was issued , ( 3) OJ No L 282, 9 . 10 , 1973, p. 13 . the conversion , of the amount entered in section (4 ) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975, p. 33 . (>) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 34 . 18 of the licence into the currency of that Member ( 6) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975, p . 34. State, shall be made by using the rates resulting ( 7) OJ No L 61 , 7 . 3 . 1975 , p . 61 . from the application of the provisions of Article (s) OJ No L 78 , 27 . 3 . 1975, p . 3 . 9a and published in the Annex to the decision O OJ No L 78 , 27 . 3 . 1975 , p . 7 . ( 10) OJ No L 283 , 29 . 12. 1970 , p . 15 . regarding the tender fixing the maximum export (") OJ No L 94, 16 . 4. 1975, p . 13 . refund or minimum export levy.'

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Article 2 '3 . When the licence referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 concerns products in the rice sector, the The text of Article 5 of Regulations (EEC) No 783/75 rates to be used for the conversion of the amount and (EEC) No 784/75 shall be replaced by the of the refund or of the levy into the currency of following : the Member State where the customs formalities ' 1 . By way of derogation from the provisions of are carried out shall be shown in section 18 of the Article 9(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 193 /75, licence to six significant figures . export licences issued under Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regula­ tions ( EEC) No 3197/73 and (EEC) No 584/75 Article 4 shall for the purpose of determining their period Significant figures in Article 3 of this Regulation of validity be deemed to have been issued on the means : day on which the tender was submitted . — when the value of the conversion rate calculated is 2 . In cases where the customs formalities at the higher than one, all digits time of export are carried out in a Member State — when the value of the conversion rate calculated is other than that in which the licence was issued, lower than one, all digits after the initial zero or the conversion , of the amount entered in section zeros following the decimal point. 18 of the licence, into the currency of that Member State, shall be made by using the rates Article 5 resulting from the application of the provisions of Article 10 and published in the Annex to the deci­ Article 3 of this Regulation shall not apply to licences sion regarding the tender fixing the maximum issued as a result of applications made before its entry export refund or minimum export levy.' into force .

Article J Article 6

Article 16a of Regulation (EEC) No 2637/70 shall be This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day completed by the addition of the following para­ following its publication in the Official Journal of graph : the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 May 1975 .

For the Commission

F.J. LARDING IS

Aieviher of the Commission