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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1427/90
of28May1990
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheat
tocountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIIIandtheCanaryIslands
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)
No201/90(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
commonwheattotenderfortheexportrefundprovided
forinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;
whereas,inordertoensuresupply,theinvitationto
tenderforexportshouldbelimitedtozonesI,II,III,IV,
V,VI,VIIandVIIIandtheCanaryIslands;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,
VI,VIIandVIIIandtheCanaryIslandsasdefinedin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(6).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil30May1991.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75,thetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders
underthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
31May1990.Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2788/86
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgean.applicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgea.tende­
ringsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders:
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemade
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­ Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL22,27.1.1990,p.7.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.¥)OJNoL257,10.9.1986,p.32. (6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.Article4
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,28May1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheattocountriesofzonesI,II,
III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIIIandtheCanaryIslands
(Regulation(EEC)No1427/90)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.