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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1603/81
of16June1981
openinganinvitationtotenderforthelevyand/orrefundfortheexportof
commonwheattocountriesofZoneIV
securityof12ECUpertonnewhentheysubmittheir
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theperiodsofvalidityoflicencesissuedareidentical;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
thetenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribe
aminimumquantitytobetenderedforandatime
limitandformforthecommunication oftenders
submittedtothecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(1),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofGreece(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2747/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
beingdisturbed(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2560/77(4),andinparticularArticle2(1)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(5),and
inparticularArticle5thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbeopenedin
respectofcommonwheattotenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2747/75and/orfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75,whereasthereisdemandforcommon
wheatoncertainspecificmarkets;whereas,inorder
toensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderforexport
shouldbelimitedtoZoneIV;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvi­
tationstotenderare,asregardsthefixingofthe
exportlevy,laiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73(6),asamendedbyRegulations
(EEC)No278/75(7)and(EEC)No771/75(8),and,as
regardsthefixingoftheexportrefund,inCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No279/75(9),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2944/78(10);whereasthe
commitments onthepartofthetendererincludean
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatenderingArticle1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2747/75and/ortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofZoneIVas
definedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil30June
1982.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbe
made,forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000tonnes.(i)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
Article33)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.82.
<)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
')OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.
7)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.7.
»)OJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.13.
9)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73andinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne. (10)OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.

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Article4 tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­
catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No3183/80(1),exportlicencesissuedunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3130/73orunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,for
thepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnexionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissueasdefinedinpara­
graph1,untiltheendofthefourthmonthfollowing
thatofissue.Article6
Article5TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediaryofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation (EEC)
No3130/73andArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75;
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2747/75,orArticle7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallcorrespondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhoseThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16June1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN
0)OJNoL388,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofcommonwheattocountriesof
ZoneIV
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
I
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportlevy
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.
II
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.