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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2709/89
of7September1989
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofryetocountries
ofzonesI,II,fll,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicand
theCanaryIslands
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals, ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals(l),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1834/89(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
Whereas,inviewofdiecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectofrye
totenderfortheexportrefundprovidedforinArticle5
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereas,inorderto
ensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderforexportshould
belimitedtozonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,the
GermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2788/86(*);
whereasthecommitmentsonthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatende­
ringsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemade
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders:Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetoryeforexport
tothecountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,
theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
asdefinedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1124/77(6).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil1June1990.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75,thetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders
underthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
14September1989.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL180,27.6.1989,p.1.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.0OJNoL257,10.9.1986,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
theendofthethirdmonthfollowingthatofissue.
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,7September1989.
FortheCommission
RayMAGSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofryetocountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,
VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
(Regulation(EEC)No2709/89)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.