NoL124/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.5.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1333/88
of17May1988
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheat
tocountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocratic
RepublicandtheCanaryIslands
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordanceWiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtotheTreaty'establishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1097/88(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
commonwheattotenderfortheexportrefundprovided
forinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;
whereas,inordertoensuresupply,theinvitationto
tenderforexportshouldbelimitedtozonesI,
II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocratic
RepublicandtheCanaryIslands;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingofthdexport
refund,laiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
279/75(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2944/78(*);whereasthecommitmentsonthepartofthe
tendererincludeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationfor
anexportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobliga­
tionmaybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgea
tenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhenthey
submittheirtenders:Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,
VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicand
theCanaryIslandsasdefinedinAnnexItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1124/77(*).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil25May1989>;
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
whereas,however,aspecialperiodofvalidityshouldbe
laiddownforexportstothePeople'sRepublicofChina;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemadeArticle2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.
(«)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.7.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.0OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.46.

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Article4 —EmcasodeexportaçãoparaaRepúblicaPopularda
China,últimodiadevalidade:Regulamento
(CEE)n?1333/88.
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3183/80('),exportlicencesissued
pursuanttoArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75
shall,forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofval­
idity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhich
thetenderwassubmitted .Wherethelicenceisusedafterthedategiveninspace19,
itshallcarrytheobligationtoexporttothePeople's
RepublicofChina.
Article52.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph 1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
However,forexportstothePeoplesRepublicofChina,
licencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissueasdefined
inparagraph 1untiltheendofthesixthmonth
following.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.Forthepurposesofapplyingparagraph2,licences
issuedinconnectionwiththisinvitationtotendershall
bear,inspace19,astatementofthelastdayofvalidity
calculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthefirst
subparagraph ofparagraph2.Theyshallalsobear,in
space18,astatementofthelastdayofvaliditycalculated
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthesecondsubpara­
graphofparagraph2;forthispurpose,oneofthefol­
lowingstatementsshallbeenteredinspace18:
—EncasodeexportaciónalaRepúblicaPopularde
China,últimodíadevalidez:,Reglamento
(CEE)n°1333/88
—Sidstegyldighedsdag vedudførseltilDenkinesiske
Folkerepublik :,forordning(EØF)nr.1333/88Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.—LetzterGültigkeitstag beiAusfuhrindieVolksrepu­
blikChina:,Verordnung (EWG)Nr.1333/88
—ΣεπερίπτωσηεξαγωγήςπροςτηΛαϊκήΔημοκρα­
τίατηςΚίνας,τελευταίαημέραισχύος:
κανονισμός (ΕΟΚ)αριθ.1333/88
—IncaseofexporttothePeople'sRepublicofChina,
lastdayofvalidity:,Regulation (EEC)No
1333/88
—EncasdexportationverslaRépubliquepopulairede
Chine,dernierjourdevalidité:règlementArticle7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.(CEE)n°1333/88
—IncasodiesportazioneversolaRepubblicapopolare
diCina,ultimogiornodivalidità:regolamento
(CEE)n.1333/88
—IngevalvanuitvoernaardeVolksrepubliek China,
laatstegeldighe'idsdag :Verordening (EEG)nr.
1333/88Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities . 0OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheattocountriesofzonesI,II,
III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
(Regulation(EEC)No1333/88)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.