NoL317/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.80
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3024/80
of24November1980
openinganinvitationtotenderforthelevyand/orrefundfortheexportofcommon
wheattoPoland,Czechoslovakia ,Hungary,Romania,BulgariaandtheGerman
DemocraticRepublic,andamendingRegulation(EEC)No1429/80
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1870/80(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2747/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
beingdisturbed(}),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2560/77(J),andinparticularArticle2(1)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(5),and
inparticularArticle5thereof,
WhereasbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1429/80of6June1980(6)aninvitationtotenderfor
theexportofcommonwheattoPoland,
Czechoslovakia ,Hungary,Romania,Bulgariaand
theGermanDemocraticRepublicwasopened;
whereasinviewofthepresentsituationtheinvitation
totendershouldbeclosed;
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbeopenedin
respectofcommonwheattotenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2747/75and/orfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75;whereasthereisdemandforcommon
wheatoncertainspecificmarkets;whereasinorder
toensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderforexport
shouldbelimitedtoPoland,Czechoslovakia ,Hungary,Romania,BulgariaandtheGerman
DemocraticRepublic;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverning
invitationstotenderareasregardsthefixingofthe
exportlevylaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73(7),asamendedbyRegulations
(EEC)No278/75(8)and(EEC)No771/75('),and,
asregardsthefixingoftheexportrefund,in
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No279/75(10),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2944/78(n);
whereasthecommitmentsonthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththis
obligationmaybeensuredbyrequiringtenderersto
lodgeatenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhen
theysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theperiodsofvalidityoflicencesissuedareidentical;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
thetenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribe
aminimumquantitytobetenderedforandatime
limitandformforthecommunication oftenders
submittedtothecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ThedatespecifiedinArticle1(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1429/80shallbereplacedby'4December
1980'.
2.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL184,17.7.1980,p.1.
3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.82.
4)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
6)OJNoL143,7.6.1980,p.9.OOJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.
(•)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.7.
OOJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.13.
(10)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
(")OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.

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Regulation(EEC)No2747/75and/ortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttoPoland,Czechoslovakia ,
Hungary,Romania,BulgariaandtheGerman
DemocraticRepublic.
4.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil30June
1981.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbe
made,forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeof
invitationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73andinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article9(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No193/75('),exportlicencesissuedunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73or
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75
shall,forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodof
validity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayon
whichthetenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedin
paragraph 1,untiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)
No3130/73andArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,underthe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccount
inparticularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2747/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetender
indicatesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediaryofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommissionofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallcorrespondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofcommonwheattoPoland,Czechoslovakia ,
Hungary,Romania,BulgariaandtheGermanDemocraticRepublic
(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.