17.6.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL159/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1605/81
of16June1981
openinganinvitationtotenderforthelevyand/orrefundfortheexportof
barleytocountriesofZonesI,Ha,III,IV,V,VI,Vila,VIIcandtheGerman
DemocraticRepublic
securityof12ECUpertonnewhentheysubmittheir
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theperiodsofvalidityoflicencesissuedareidentical;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
thetenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribe
aminimumquantitytobetenderedforandatime
limitandformforthecommunication oftenders
submittedtothecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(*),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofGreece(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2747/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmaket
beingdisturbed(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2560/77(4),andinparticularArticle2(1)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(5),and
inparticularArticle5thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbeopenedin
respectofbarleytotenderfortheexportlevyprovided
forinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2747/75and/orfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75;whereasthereisdemandforbarleyon
certainspecificmarkets;whereas,inordertoensure
supply,theinvitationtotenderforexportshouldbe
limitedtoexportstoZonesI,Ha,III,IV,V,VI,Vila,
VIIcandtheGermanDemocraticRepublic;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvi­
tationstotenderare,asregardsthefixingofthe
exportlevy,laiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73(6),asamendedbyRegulations
(EEC)No278/75(7)and(EEC)No771/75(8)and,as
regardsthefixingoftheexportrefund,inCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(9),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2944/78(10);whereasthe
commitments onthepartofthetendererincludean
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatenderingArticle1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2747/75and/ortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetobarleyfor
exporttocountriesofZonesI,Ila,III,IV,VVI,Vila,
VIIcandtheGermanDemocraticRepublicdefinedin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil30June
1982.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbe
made,forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.
Article2
0)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000tonnes.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.82.
(4)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.Article3(5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(')OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.
OOJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.7.
(>)OJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.13.
HOJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
(10)OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73andinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.

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Article4 tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­
catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No3183/80(1),exportlicencesissuedunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3130/73orunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shallfor
thepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnexionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinpara­
graph1,untiltheendofthefourthmonthfollowing
thatofissue.Article6
Article5TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)
No3130/73andArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)'No
279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2747/75,orArticle7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallcorrespondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
—tomakenoaward.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof 2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16June1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN
0OJNoL388,13.12.1980,p.1.

17.6.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL159/21
ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofbarleytocountriesofZonesI,Ila,III,
IV,V,VI,Vila,VIIcandtheGermanDemocraticRepublic
(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.