NoL132/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities28.5.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1449/88
of27May1988
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheatto
countriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublic
andtheCanaryIslands
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1097/880,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
bread-makingwheattotenderfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75;whereas,inordertoensuresupply,theinvita­
tiontotenderforexportshouldbelimitedtozonesI,
II,III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,theGermanDemocraticRepu­
blicandtheCanaryIslands;
Whereasthepurposeo{themeasureissuchthatrefunds
shouldbegrantedonlyondurumwheatofthequality
required;whereasthecompetentagencymustmake
certainthatdurumwheatexportedisofthisstandard;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2788/86(*);
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatende­
ringsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
theterrtisoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemadeArticle1
1.Tendersshallbeinvited,fortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetodurumwheat
forexporttothecountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,
VII,VIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandthe
CanaryIslandsasdefinedinAnnexItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1124/77(*).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil25May1989
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75,thetimelimitforsubmissionof
tendersunderthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireon2June1988.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne..(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
OOJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.7.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.nOJNoL257,9.9.1986,p.32. t6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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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.Article2(2)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1569/77(2)withtheexceptionofbrokengrains:8%
maximum .
Tothatendtherelevantagencyshallhavethewheat
loadedanalysedbyanapprovedagencyorfirm.
Samplingandanalysiscostsshallbemetbythetenderer.
4.Shouldthewheatnotbeofthequalityspecifiedin
paragraph3,therefundshallbereducedby50ECUper
tonne.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .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.Therefundmaynotbegrantedifthequalityofthe
durumwheatexportedisinferiortothequalitydefinedin
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
V
DoneatBrussels,27May1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1. (2)OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.15.

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheattocountriesofzonesI,II,III,(
IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2I
3
etc.