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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1144/91
of3May1991
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheatto
countriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIIIandtheCanaryIslands
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)
No3577/90(2),
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
VIIIandtheCanaryIslands;
Whereastheaimofthemeasurecallsforthegrantingof
therefundinrespectonlyofdurumwheatmeeting
certainqualityrequirementswhichthecompetentagency
istoensurearemet;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2788/86(5);
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatender­
ingsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmittheir
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemadeArticle1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetodurumwheat
forexporttothecountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII
andVIIIandtheCanaryIslandsasdefinedinAnnexIto
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1124/77(6).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil21May1992.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
Notwithstanding Article1(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
279/75,thetime-limitforsubmissionoftendersunder
thefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon16May
1991.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbeECU12pertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
(s)OJNoL257,10.9.1986,p.32. (6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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—upto.8%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,asdefinedinparagraph 1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthdtofissue.
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 :
—upto14%maximumwhichisnotbasiccerealsof
unimpairedquality,Tothatend,thecompetentagencyshallhavean
approvedagencyorcompanycarryoutananalysisofthe
goodsloaded.Samplingandanalysiscostsshallbeborne
bythesuccessfultenderer.
4.Wherethequalitydoesnotcorrespondtothat
definedinparagraph3,therefundshallbereducedby
ECU50pertonne.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3May1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(2)OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.15.

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheattocountriesofzonesI,II,III,
IV,V,VI,VIIandVIIIandtheCanaryIslands
(Regulation(EEC)No1144/91)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.