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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1960/82
of20July1982
onaspecialinterventionmeasurefordurumwheatinGreece
non-member countries;whereas,toavoidtheabove­
mentionedintervention ,a.specialintervention
measureintendedtorelievetheGreekmarketshould
betakenunderArticle8ofthesaidRegulation ;
whereas,furthermore ,suchameasureshouldtakethe
formofadirectexportincentive,whichwouldavoid
thehighcosttotheCommunitybudgetofbuyingin
andstoringproductswhichwouldinanycasethen
havetobeexported;whereasthegrantofarefund,
whoseamountwouldbedeterminedbytenderingand
whichwouldapplyonlytoproductsexportedfrom
Greece,wouldbeanappropriatemeasureforthis
purpose;
Whereasthenatureandobjectivesofthesaid
measuresmakeitappropriatetoapplyinrespectofit,
mutatismutandis,Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75andtheRegulationsadoptedfortheapplica­
tionthereof,inparticularCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),andCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No279/75of4February1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportrefundsoncereals(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2944/78(*);
Whereas,undertheabovementioned Regulation(EEC)
No279/75,thecommitments onthepartofthe
tendererincludetheobligationtolodgeanapplication
foranexportlicence;whereascompliancewiththis
obligationmaybeensuredbyrequiringtenderersto
lodgeatenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhen
theysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmentofall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionforthe
licencesissuedtohaveanidenticalperiodofvalidity;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
theexporttenderingprocedure,itisappropriateto
prescribeaminimumquantitytobetenderedforand
atimelimitandformforthecommunication of
tenderssubmittedtothecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulatipn (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1451/82(2),andinparticular
Article8(4)thereof,
WhereastheproductionofdurumwheatinGreece
greatlyexceedsthatcountry'srequirements ;whereas
thishasalreadyledtosubstantialintervention
measuresduringthe1981/82marketingyear;
Whereasthelatestinformation availableindicatesthat
thedurumwheatharvestinGreecewillbeparticularly
abundantin1982/83,mainlybecauseofabigincrease
intheareadevotedtothatcrop;whereas,inviewof
theGreekmarket'srequirements ,therewillbea
substantialsurplusonthatmarketinthesaid
marketingyear;
Whereasthepossibilityofthatsurplusbeingabsorbed
bytheCommunitymarketisveryslight,mainly
becauseoftheproductionandmarketingstructurefor
durumwheatinGreece;
WhereastheGreekmarketcanberelievedbythe
exportofpartofthissurplusquantityofdurumwheat
tonon-member countries;whereas,inviewofworld
marketpricesfordurumwheat,exportispossibleonly
withtheaidofarefund;
Whereas,however,therefundarrangements laiddown
inArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75applyto
exportfromanyMemberState;whereassucharrange­
ments,therefore,arenotonlyunsuitableforsolving
theprobleminquestionbutmayalsofavourthe
exportofdurumwheatfromMemberStateswherethe
marketsituationiscompletelydifferentfromthatin
Greece;
Whereas,intheabsenceofadequatemeasures,massive
quantitiesofdurumwheatmaybeexpectedtoenter
interventionstorageinGreece,inaccordancewith
Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,theonly
possibilityofdisposalbeinginanycaseexportto
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8. (')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.7.
(2)OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1. 0OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.

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Article5 HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article11.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3183/80(2),export
licencesissuedinaccordancewithArticle8(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No279/75shall,forthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvalidity,bedeemedto
havebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
submitted.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinpara­
graph1,untiltheendofthethirdmonthfollowing
thatofissue.1.Aspecialinterventionmeasureintheformofan
exportrefundshallbeappliedinrespectof150000
tonnesofdurumwheatexportedfromGreece.
Article16ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75andthe
provisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatArticle
shallapply,mutatismutandis,tothesaidrefund.
2.TheGreekinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforimplementing themeasurereferredtoin
paragraph 1.
Article2Article6
1.TheCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75,either:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinordertodetermine
theamountoftherefundreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetothequan­
tityofdurumwheatreferredtoinArticle1(1)for
exporttothecountriesinZonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI
andVIIlistedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1124/77(')andtheGermanDemocraticRepublic.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil22
December1982.Duringtheperiodofitsvalidity
weeklyawardsshallbemade,forwhichthetimelimits
forthesubmissionoftendersshallbeasprescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.
4.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheGreekinter­
ventionagencynamedinthenoticeofinvitation.
5.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
accordancewiththisRegulationandRegulation(EEC)
No279/75.2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetender
indicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuch
maximumexportrefund.
Article7
Article3
Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
—itrelatestonotlessthan1000tonnes,TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary oftheGreekintervention
agencyatthelatestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryof
theperiodfortheweeklysubmissionoftendersas
specifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.They
mustbecommunicated intheformindicatedinthe
Annex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,theGreekintervention
agencyshallinformtheCommissionofthiswithinthe
periodindicatedinthefirstparagraph.
Thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.—itisaccompaniedby:
—advancefixingoftheGreekmonetarycompen­
satoryamountvalidoneachclosingdatefor
thesubmissionoftenders,
—theundertakingprovidedforinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75thattheexport
licencewillbeappliedforinGreece.
Article8
Article4
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
(')OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53. 0OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20July1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheattocountriesinZonesI,II,III,
IV,V,VIandVIIandtheGermanDemocraticRepublic
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders *(date/time))
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
indrachmaspertonne
1.
2
3
etc.