5.2.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL31/11
REGULATION (EEC)No280/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of4February1975
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyand/ortherefundfortheexportof
commonwheattothirdcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No85/75(2);Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringthetenderertogivesecurity
whensubmittinghistender;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theeffectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedto
successfultenderersinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totenderisidentical;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheprocedurefortenderingfor
exportleviesandrefunds;whereastothisenditis
appropriatetoprescribeaminimumquantitytobe
tenderedforandatimelimitandformforthe
communication oftenderssubmittedtothecompe­
tentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpin-onoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
86/75(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(5)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No87/75(6),andinparticular
Article4athereof;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,thereshouldbeopenedinrespectof
commonwheataninvitationtotenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1968/73andfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle4aofRegulationNo
139/67/EEC;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73and/orthe
exportrefundprovidedforinArticle4aofRegulation
No139/67/EEC.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheat.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil24April
1975.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbe
made,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftendersto.
beasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderareasregardstheexportlevycontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3130/73(7)of16
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesorcerealsandasregardstheexportrefundin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No279/75(8)laying
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
oftenderingforexportrefundsoncereals;
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(4)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.2.
(5)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
(6)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.3.Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan250metrictons.(7)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.
(8)Seep.8ofthisOfficialJournal.

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Articlc3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73andofRegulation (EEC)No
279/75shallbe10unitsofaccountpermetricton.latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex
hereto.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph .Article4
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)oftheRegu­
lationsreferredtointheprecedingArticle,noexport
licenceshallbeissuedandthesecuritylodged
pursuanttoArticle3ofthoseRegulationsshallaccord­
inglybeforfeit.Article8
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shalFberegardedinthatMemberStateasextendedby
onehour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummer
TimedoesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.Article5
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle
8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70(')export
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3130/73orunderthelikeprovisionofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallforthepurposeofdetermining
theirperiodofvaliditybedeemedtohavebeenissued
onthedayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted .Article9
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle5ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75,the
Commissionshalldecide,undertheprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixeda
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixedacontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­
catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.Article6
1.Iftheobligationtoexportisnotfulfilled,the
securitymentionedinArticle3ofRegulations (HEC)
No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween
93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licenceandthenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicencethe
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence
holder,MemberStatesmayreleasethesecurit"by
instalmentsinproportiontothequantitiesofpreduct
forwhichproofofexportationasreferredtoinAiticle
7(1)ofRegulations (EEC)No3130/73and(EECNo
279/75hasbeenfurnished,providedthatsuchproof
establishesthataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofthe
letquantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeen
exported.
Article7
riietenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
hroughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesattheArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . ')OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofcommonwheattothirdcountries
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
I
1 2 3
Numberingof
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.
II
1 2 3
Numberingof
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportrefundinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.