NoL326/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.11.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3294/83
of21November 1983
onaninvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledlonggrain
ricetocertainthirdcountries
(EEC)No1431/76,forzonesItoVIofAnnexIto
Regulation(EEC)No1124/77(6).THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1566/83(2),andinparticularArticle17
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1431/76of21June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticular
Article4thereof,
Whereasexamination ofthebalancesheetshowsthat
substantialstocksofricearecurrentlyheldbyprodu­
cers;whereasthissituationmayaffectthenormal
development ofproducerpricesduringthe1983/84
marketingyear;
Whereas,inordertoremedythissituation,itisappro­
priatetomakeuseofexportrefundstozoneswhich
maybesuppliedbytheCommunity ;whereasthe
specialsituationofthericemarketmakesitnecessary
tolimitthequantitiesofricebenefitingfromthe
refunds,andthereforetoapplyArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1431/76enablingtheamountofrefundto
befixedbytenderingprocedure;
Whereasitshouldbestatedthattheprovisionsof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No584/75of6March
1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemoftenderingforexportrefundsonrice(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3491/80Is),apply
tothisinvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Theinvitationtotendershallcoveramaximumof
50000tonnesofwhollymilledlonggrainrice.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil31
May1984.Duringthatperiodweeklyinvitationsto
tendershallbeissuedandthedateforsubmissionof
tendersshallbedeterminedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender.
3.Theinvitationtotendershalltakeplaceinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No
584/75andwiththefollowingprovisions.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitcoversaquantityfor
exportofatleast350tonnesbutnotmorethan10000
tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No584/75shallbe30ECUpertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle21(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3183/80,exportlicences
issuedwithinthisinvitationtotendershall,forthe
purposesofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
consideredashavingbeenissuedonthedaythe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Thelicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateof
issue,withinthemeaningofparagraph 1,untilthe
endofthethirdmonthfollowing.
Article5
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheMemberStatesnotlaterthanoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryofthetimelimitforweekly
submissionoftendersaslaiddowninthenoticeof
invitationtotender.Theymustbetransmittedin
accordancewiththetablegivenintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersaresubmitted,theMemberStatesshall
informtheCommissionaccordinglywithinthesame
timelimitasthatgivenintheabovesubparagraph .
Article6
ThetimesetforsubmittingtendersshallbeBelgian
time.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopened,forthe
exportrefundreferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.5.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25.
nOJNoL365,31.12.1980,p.15. (6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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Article7
1.'Onthebasisoftenderssubmitted,theCommis­
sionshalldecideinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle27ofRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76:
—eithertofixamaximumexportrefund,taking
accountofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and
3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76,
—ornottotakeanyactiononthetenders.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,an
awardshallbemadetothetendererortenderers
whosetendersareatorbelowthemaximumexport
refundlevel.Article8
Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersforthefirst
partialinvitationtotendershallexpireon15
December1983at11a.m.(Belgiantime).
Thefinaldateforsubmissionoftendersishereby
fixedat31May1984.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21November1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledlonggrainriceto
certainthirdcountries
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Serialnumber Quantities Amountofexportrefund
oftenders\ intonnes innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3\
4Il\
5||\
etc.I