NoL27/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.2.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No230/93
of3February1993
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofmaizeto
countriesofzonesIand111(b)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
maizetotenderfortheexportrefundprovidedforin
Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereas,in
ordertoensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderforexport
shouldbelimitedtozonesIand111(b);Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetomaizefor
exporttothecountriesofzonesIandIII(b)asdefinedin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2145/92(6).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil27May1993.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
Notwithstanding Article1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersunder
thefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon18
February1993.Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2788/86(^;
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatende­
ringsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders:
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemade
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublicaArticle3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbeECU12pertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.0OJNoL31,5,2.1975,p.8.0OJNoL257,10.9.1986,p.32. f)OJNoL214,30.7.1992,p.20.

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Article4 Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.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
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
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.Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3February1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofmaizetocountriesofzonesIandIII(b)
Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inecuspertonne
1
2
3
etc.