3.10.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL271/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2849/90
of2October1990
openinganinvitationtenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledmedium
grainandlonggrainAricetocertainthirdcountriesandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No2620/90
whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopened,forthe
exportrefundreferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)
No1431/76,forZonesII(a)andIIIasspecifiedinAnnex
ItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil20June
1991.Duringthatperiodweeklyinvitationstotender
shallbeissuedandthedateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbedeterminedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
3.Theinvitationtotendershalltakeplaceinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No584/75
andwiththefollowingprovisions.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(2),andinparticularArticle17thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
of21June1976layingdwngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingtheamount
ofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
Whereasexamination ofthebalancesheetshowsthat
exportableamountsofricearecurrentlyheldbyprodu­
cers;whereasthissituationcouldaffectthenormaldeve­
lopmentofproducerpricesduringthe1990/91marketing
year;
Whereas,inordertoremedythissituation,itisappro­
priatetomakeuseofexportrefundstozoneswhichmay
besuppliedbytheCommunity;whereasthespecialsitu­
ationofthericemarketmakesitnecessarytolimitthe
refunds,andthereforetoapplyArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1431/76enablingtherefundamounttobe
fixedbytenderingprocedure;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2620/90of
10September1990onainvitationtotenderforthe
refundonexportofwhollymilledmediumgrainand
longgrainAricetocertainthirdcountries(4)specified
theexportmarketsasZonesItoVIandVIII,excluding
Guyana,MadagascarandSurinam,aslistedinAnnexIto
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/770,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3049/89(*);whereasit
appearsthattheuseofaspecifictenderingprocedure
wouldallowmorericetobesoldforexporttocertain
EasternEuropeancountries;whereasthedestination
zonesspecifiedinRegulation(EEC)No2620/90should
thereforebealtered;
Whereasitshouldbestatedthattheprovisionsof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No584/75of6March
1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportrefundsonricef),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No409/90(*),applytothis
invitationtotender:Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitcoversaquantityfor
exportofatleast50tonnesbutnotmorethan5000
tonnes.
ArticleJ
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No584/75shallbeECU20pertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3719/88(9),export
licencesissuedwithinthisinvitationtotendershall,for
thepurposesofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
consideredashavingbeenissuedonthedaythetender
wassubmitted.
2.Thelicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,
withinthemeaningofparagraph 1,untiltheendofthe
thirdmonthfollowing.(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL249,12.9.1990,p.9.0OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.
(6)OJNoL292,11.10.1989,p.10.0OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25.
(•OJNoL43,17.2.1990,p.21. OOJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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Article5 Article8
Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersforthefirst
partialinvitationtotendershallbe10a.m.(Belgiantime)
on18October1990.
Thefinaldateforsubmissionoftendersisherebyfixedat
20June1991.TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theMemberStatesnotlaterthanoneandahalfhours
afterthetimelimitforweeklysubmissionoftendersas
laiddowninthenoticeofinvitationtotender,theymust
betransmittedinaccordancewiththetablegiveninthe
Annex.
Ifnotendersaresubmitted,theMemberStatesshall
informtheCommissionaccordinglywithinthesametime
limitasthatgivenintheabovesubparagraph .
Article6
ThetimesetforsubmittingtendersshallbeBelgiantime.
Article7
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmitted,theCommission
shalldecideinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle27ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76:
—eithertofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccount
ofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1431/76,
—ornottotakeanyactiononthetenders.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,anaward
shallbemadetothetendererortendererswhosetenders
areatorbelowthemaximumexportrefundlevel.Article9
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2620/90isreplaced
bythefollowing:
'1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopenedforthe
exportrefundreferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1431/76,forZonesI,II(b),IV,V,VIand
VIII(exceptGuyana,MadagascarandSurinam,as
specifiedinAnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No
1124/77.'
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollo­
wingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2October1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledmediumgrainand
longgrainAricetocertainthirdcountries
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Serialnumber
oftendersQuantities
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inecupertonne
1\
2
3\
4\
5||
etc.[I