NoL266/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.10.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2813/85
of8October1985
onaninvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledlonggrain
ricetocertainthirdcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC),No1025/84(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1431/76of21June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticular
Article4thereof,
Whereasexamination ofthebalancesheetshowsthat
substantialstocksofricearecurrentlyheldbyprodu­
cers;whereasthissituationmayaffectthenormal
development ofproducerpricesduringthe1985/86
marketingyear;
Whereas,inordertoremedythissituation,itisappro­
priatetomakeuseofexportrefundstozoneswhich
maybesuppliedbytheCommunity ;whereasthe
specialsituationofthericemarketmakesitnecessary
tolimitthequantitiesofricebenefitingfromthe
refunds,andthereforetoapplyArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1431/76enablingtheamountofrefundto
befixedbytenderingprocedure;
Whereasitshouldbestatedthattheprovisionsof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No584/75of6March
1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemoftenderingforexportrefundsonrice(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3491/80(*),apply
tothisinvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopened,forthe
exportrefundreferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1431/76,forzonesItoVIofAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3634/83Q.
Theinvitationtotendershallcoveramaximumof
75000tonnesofwhollymilledlonggrainrice.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil27
February1986.Duringthatperiodweeklyinvitations
totendershallbeissuedandthedateforsubmission
oftendersshallbedeterminedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.
3.Theinvitationtotendershalltakeplaceinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
584/75andwiththefollowingprovisions.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitcoversaquantityfor
exportofatleast200tonnesbutnotmorethan5000
tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No584/75shallbe50ECUpertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle21(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3183/80,exportlicences
issuedwithinthisinvitationtotendershall,forthe
purposesofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
consideredashavingbeenissuedonthedaythe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Thelicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateof
issue,withinthemeaningofparagraph 1,untilthe
endofthethirdmonthfollowing.
Article5
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheMemberStatesnotlaterthanoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryofthetimelimitforweekly
submissionoftendersaslaiddowninthenoticeof
invitationtotender.Theymustbetransmittedin
accordancewiththetablegivenintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersaresubmitted,theMemberStatesshall
informtheCommissionaccordinglywithinthesame
timelimitasthatgivenintheabovesubparagraph .
Article6
ThetimesetforsubmittingtendersshallbeBelgian
time. (')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.0OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.13.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
0OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25.0OJNoL365,31.12.1980,p.15.f6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.0OJNoL360,23.12.1983,p.21.

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Article7
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmitted,theCommis­
sionshalldecideinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle27ofRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76:
—eithertofixamaximumexportrefund,taking
accountofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and
3ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76,
—ornottotakeanyactiononthetenders.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,an
awardshallbemadetothetendererortenderers
whosetendersareatorbelowthemaximumexport
refundlevel.Article8
Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersforthefirst
partialinvitationtotendershallexpireon31October
1985at10a.m.(Belgiantime).
Thefinaldateforsubmissionoftendersishereby
fixedat27February1986.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8October1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledlonggrainriceto
certainthirdcountries
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Serialnumber
oftendersQuantities
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.