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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1343/92
of26May1992
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheatto
countriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No674/920,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
durumwheattotenderfortheexportrefundprovidedfor
inArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereas,in
ordertoensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderforexport
shouldbelimitedtozonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIand
VIII;
Whereastheaimofthemeasurecallsforthegrantingof
therefundinrespectonlyofdurumwheatmeeting
certainqualityrequirementswhichthecompetentagency
istoensurearemet;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2788/86(*);
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatende­
ringsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemadeArticle1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetodurumwheat
forexporttothecountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII
andVIIIasdefinedinAnnexItoCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1124/77(6).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil27May1993.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75,thetime-limitforsubmissionof
tendersunderthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireon4June1992.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbeECU12pertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,19.3.1992,p.7.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.0OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.0OJNoL257,10.9.1986,p.32. (6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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—upto14%maximumwhichisnotbasiccerealsof
unimpairedquality,
—upto8%brokengrains,
—upto5%sproutedgrains,
—aminimumspecificweightof76kg/hi,
—aminimumHagbergfallingnumberof180.Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88('),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
Licencesissuedbefore1July1992,however,mayonlybe
usedfromthatdate.Tothatend,thecompetentagencyshallhavean
approvedagencyorcompanycarryoutananalysisofthe
goodsloaded.Samplingandanalysiscostsshallbeborne
bythesuccessfultenderer.
4.Wherethequalitydoesnotcorrespondtothat
definedinparagraph3,therefundshallbereducedby
ECU50pertonne.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnexI,tothetelephone,telexortelefax
numbersinAnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
3.Arefundmayonlybegrantedwherethequalityof
thedurumwheatexportedisatleastequaltothequality
definedinArticle2(2)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1569/77(2),withthefollowingexceptions :
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.0OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.15.

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ANNEXI
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheattocountriesofzonesI,II,III,
IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII
(Regulation(EEC)No1343/92)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1(Attention:MessrsThibaultandBrus))are:
—telex: 22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—telefax:—2350132,
—2361097,
—2362005,
—2362008.