5.8.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL228/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2417/89
of4August1989
amendingRegulation(EEC)No1626/89openinganinvitationtotenderforthe
refundand/orlevyfortheexportofdurumwheattocountriesofzonesI,II,III,
IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,tiheGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteforCereals,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1834/89(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2747/75
of29Ocotber1975layingdowngeneralrulestobe
appliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2560/77(4),andinparticularArticle2(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(*),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1626/89(6)
opensaninvitationtotenderfortherefundand/orlevy
fortheexportofdurumwheattocountriesofzonesI,II,
III,IV,V,VI,VII,VIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublic
andtheCanaryIslands;
Whereastheaimofthemeasurecallsforthegrantingof
therefundinrespectonlyofdurumwheatmeeting
certainqualityrequirementswhichthecompetentagency
istoensurearemet;whereasRegulation(EEC)No
1626/89shouldbeamendedtothateffect;
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverningtheinvitationto
tenderwereadoptedwithaviewtothefixingofthe
exportlevyinCommission Regulation (EEC)No
3130/730,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2788/86(8),andwithaviewtothefixingoftheexport
refundinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(9),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2788/86;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No1626/89ishereby
replacedbythefollowing:
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Articles5ofRegulations(EEC)
No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75,theCommission
shalldecideinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75:
—-tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccount
inparticularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,
—ortofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccount
inparticularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3
(1)(b)and(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2747/75,
—ortomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetender
indicatesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
3.Arefundmayonlybegrantedwherethequality
ofthedurumwheatexportedisatleastequaltothe
qualitydefinedinArticle2(2)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1569/77Q,withtheexception
ofamaximumof8%brokengrains.Tothatend,the
competentagencyshallhaveanapprovedagencyor
companycarryoutananalysisofthegoodsloaded.
Samplingandanalysiscostsshallbebornebythe
successfultenderer.
4.Wherethequalitydoesnotcorrespondtothat
definedinparagraph3,therefundshallbereducedby
ECU50pertonne.
0OJNoL173,14.7.1977,p.15.'(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL180,27.6.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.82.
(4)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(6)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.33.
0OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.
(8)OJNoL257,10.9.1986,p.32.0OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

NoL228/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.8.89
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4August1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission