NoL84/28PENH OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.4.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)NoS9U96
of2April1996
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundorthetaxfortheexportofdurum
wheattoallthirdcountries
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefundor
exporttaxprovidedforinArticle4ofRegulation(EC)No
1501/95.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallconcerndurumwheat
forexporttoallthirdcountries.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil23May1996.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmiss­
ionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1863/95(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1501/95of29June1995layingdowncertaindetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92onthegrantingofexportrefundsoncerealsand
themeasurestobetakenintheeventofdisturbanceon
themarketforcereals(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No95/96(4),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
durumwheattotenderfortheexportrefundortax
providedforinArticle4ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderareasregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,orexporttaxinRegulation(EC)No1501/95;
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatende­
ringsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforaspecificperiodof
validityforlicencesissuedunderthatinvitationtotender,
whereasthatperiodofvaliditymustmeettheneedsofthe
worldmarketforthecurrentmarketingyear,whereasthe
validityoftheexportlicencesshouldthereforebelimited
to31May1996;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
exporttenderingprocedureitisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle5(3a)ofRegulation
(EC)No1501/95shallbeECU12pertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88(*),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle1ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1521/94(*)exportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationstotenderpursuanttothis
Regulationshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,as
definedinparagraph 1,until31May1996.
Article5
1.TheCommission shalldecide,pursuanttothe
procedurelaiddowninArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)
No1766/92:
(>)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJNoL179,29.7.1995,p.1.
(3)OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.7.b)OJNoL18,24.1.1996,p.10.0OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
4OJNoL162,30.6.1994,p.47.

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—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle1of
Regulation(EC)No1501/95,or
—tofixaminimumexporttax,takingintoaccountin
particularthecriterialaiddowninArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EC)No1501/95,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
3.Whereaminimumexporttaxisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateoftaxequaltoormorethansuchminimumexport
tax.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnexI,tothetelexorfaxnumbersin
AnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollo­
wingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2April1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Weeklytenderfortherefundorthetaxfortheexportofdurumwheattoallthirdcoun­
tries
(Regulation(EC)No591/96)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesA B
Amount
ofexporttax
inECUspertonneAmount
ofexportrefund
inECUspertonne
1
2
3
etc.I
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1)are:
—telex:—22037AGRECB,
—22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters);
—fax: —2952515,
—2964956.