NoL213/136.8.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2472/88
of5August1988
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofbarleyto
countriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocratic
RepublicandtheCanaryIslands
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/880,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
barleytotenderfortheexportrefundprovidedforin
Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereasthere
isdemandforbarleyoncertainspecificmarkets;whereas,
inordertoensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderfor
exportshouldbelimitedtoexportstozonesI,II,III,IV,
V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublic
andtheCanaryIslands;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,laiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
279/75(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2788/86(*);whereasthecommitmentsonthepartofthe
tendererincludeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationfor
anexportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobliga­
tionmaybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgea
tenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhenthey
submittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthatthe
periodsofvalidityoflicencesissuedareidentical;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetobarleyfor
exporttocountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIand
VIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanary
Islands,definedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1124/77(«).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil25May1989.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantityandthetimelimitsforthesubmission
oftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75,thetimelipiitforsubmissionof
tendersunderthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireon11August1988.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount'of
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3183/80Q,exportlicencesissued
pursuanttoArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75
shall,forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvali­
dity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhich
'thetenderwassubmitted .
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. (')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2:1975,p.8.0OJNoL257,9.9.1986,p.32.(«)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.0OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

6.8.88NoL213/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
.Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commissionofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe*
precedingparagraph.
Article7
\2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryofMemberStatesatthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedintheAnnex.Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5August1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofbarleytocountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,
VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
Regulation(EEC)No2472/88
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Numberoftenderer Quantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUper'tonne
1
2ll
3I
4l
5\
etc.
I