NoL130/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.5.87
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1373/87
oflbMay1987
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofbread-making
wheattocountriesofzonesI,IIa),III,IV,V,VI,VII,theGermanDemocratic
RepublicandtheCanaryIslands
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemade
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)
No1579/86(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
bread-making wheattotenderfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75;whereas,inordertoensuresupply,theinvita­
tiontotenderforexportshouldbelimitedtozonesI,
IIa),III,IV,V,VI,VII,theGermanDemocraticRepublic
andtheCanaryIslands;
Whereasthepurposeofthemeasureissuchthatrefunds
shouldbegrantedonlyonwheatofthequalityrequired;
whereasthecompetentagencymustmakecertainthat
wheatexportedisofthisstandard;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2944/78Q;whereas
thecommitmentsonthepartofthetendererincludean
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexportlicence;
whereascompliancewiththisobligationmaybeensured
byrequiringtendererstolodgeatenderingsecurityof12
ECUpertonnewhentheysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
whereas,however,aspecialperiodofvalidityshouldbe
laiddownforexportstothePeople'sRepublicofChina;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetobread-making
wheatforexporttothecountriesofzonesI,IIa),III,IV,
V,VI,VII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandthe
CanaryIslandsasdefinedinAnnexItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1124/77(6).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil30April
1988.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.h)OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.29.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.b)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
nOJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16. 0OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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wherethelicenceisusedafterthedategiveninspace19,
itshallcarrytheobligationtoexporttothePeople's
RepublicofChina.Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3183/80('),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph 1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
However,forexportstothePeople'sRepublicofChina,
licencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissueasdefined
inparagraph 1untiltheendofthesixthmonthfollo­
wing.
3.Forthepurposesofapplyingparagraph2,licences
issuedinconnectionwiththisinvitationtotendershall
bear,inspace19,astatementofthelastdayofvalidity
calculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthefirst
subparagraph ofparagraph2.Theyshallalsobear,in
space18,astatementofthelastdayofvaliditycalculated
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthesecondsubpara­
graphofparagraph2;forthispurpose,oneofthefol­
lowingstatementsshallbeenteredinspace18: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.Arefundawardedshallnotbepaidunlessthe
bread-making wheatexportedisofatleastintervention
qualityasdefinedinAnnexII.Thecompetentagency
shallhaveananalysismadebyanapprovedbodyor
company,ofthelandedgoods.
Samplingandanalysiscostsshallbemetbythetenderer.
4.Inthecasewherethequalitydoesnotconformto
thatdefinedinparagraph3,therefundwillbereducedby
anamountof10ECUpertonne.—EncasodeexportaciónalaRepúblicaPopularde
China,últimodíadevalidez:,Reglamento
(CEE)n°1373/87.
—Sidstegyldighedsdag vedudførseltilDenkinesiske
Folkerepublik :,forordning(EØF)nr.1373/87.
—LetzterGültigkeitstag beiAusfuhrindieVolksrepu­
blikChina:,Verordnung (EWG)Nr.1373/87.
—ΣεπερίπτωσηεξαγωγήςπροςτηΛαϊκήΔημοκρα­
τίατηςΚίνας,τελευταίαημέραισχύος:,
κανονισμός (EOK.)αριθ.1373/87.Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedintheAnnexI.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.—IncaseofexporttothePeople'sRepublicofChina,
lastdayofvalidity:,Regulation (EEC)No
1373/87.
—EncasdexportationverslaRépubliquepopulairede
Chine,dernierjourdevalidité:,règlement
(CEE)n01373/87.
—IncasodiesportazioneversolaRepubblicapopolare
diCina,ultimogiornodivalidità:regolamento
(CEE)n.1373/87.Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime. —IngevalvanuitvoernaardeVolksrepubliek China,
laatstegeldigheidsdag :,Verordening (EEG)nr.
1373/87.
—EmcasodeexportaçãoparaaRepublicaPopularda
China,últimodiadevalidade:,Regulamento
(CEE)n?1373/87.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfol­
lowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19May1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEXI
Weeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofbread-making wheattocountriesofzonesI,
IIa),III,IV,V,VI,VII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1I
2II
3\I
etc.I
ANNEXII
Commonwheatisconsideredasbread-making wheatwhen:
A.Commonwheatshallbedeemedtomeetthenecessarytechnicalandphysicalrequirementsifthedough
obtainedfromthewheatdoesnotstickduringthemechanicalkneadingprocessandifithasthefol­
lowingproperties:
—Zelenyindexofatleast20,
—Hagbergfallingnumberofatleast220,includingthepreparation(agitation)timeof60seconds,
—proteincontentofatleast10,5%;
B.or
—Wofatleast130,
—Hagbergfallingnumberofatleast220,includingthepreparation(agitation)timeof60seconds,
—proteincontentofatleast10,5%.