No L 346/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 12 . 74 REGULATION ( EEC) No 3251 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 December 1974 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 3037/74 concerning an invitation to tender for the export levy for husked long grain rice THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN specified in the notice of invitation to tender, to COMMUNITIES, which that invitation relates ; whereas in view of this increase the invitation to tender should remain open Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European until 28 February 1975 ; Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ 67/EEC (') of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ ment Committee for Cereals, tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 1129/74 (2 ); Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 2737/73 (3 ) of 8 October 1973 laying down general rules to be applied in the event of the rice market being disturbed , and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof ; Article 1 Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No In Article 1 (3) of Regulation ( EEC) No 3037/74, the 3037/74 (4 ) of 2 December 1974 concerning an invita­ date '31 January 1975' is replaced by '28 February tion to tender for the export levy for husked long 1 975.' grain rice to certain third countries provided in Article 1 (3) for the tender to remain open until 31 Article 2 January 1975 ; whereas in order to ensure a contin­ uous outlet on those markets which traditionally This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its import husked long grain rice from the Community, publication in the Official Journal of the European it is considered necessary to increase the quantity, as Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 23 December 1974 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission (') OJ No 174 31 . 7 . 1967 , p. 1 . ( 2 ) OJ No L 128 , 10 . 5 . 1974 , p. 20 . ( 3 ) OJ No L 282 , 9 . 10 . 1973 , p. 13 . ( 4 ) OJ No L 323 , 3 . 12 . 1974 , p. 5 ..