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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2264/96
of27November 1996
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheatto
allthirdcountries
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallconcerndurumwheat
forexporttoallthirdcountries.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil29May1997.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesub­
missionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeof
invitationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
1501/95of29June1995layingdowncertaindetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1766/92onthegrantingofexportrefundsoncerealsand
themeasurestobetakenintheeventofdisturbance on
themarketforcereals(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No95/96(4),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopened,inrespectof
durumwheat,totenderfortheexportrefundprovidedfor
inArticle4ofRegulation (EC)No1501/95;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderareasregardsthefixingoftheexport
refundinRegulation (EC)No1501/95;whereasthe
commitments onthepartofthetendererincludeanobli­
gationtolodgeanapplicationforanexportlicence;
whereascompliancewiththisobligationmaybeensured
byrequiringtendererstolodgeatenderingsecurityof
ECU12pertonnewhentheysubmittheirtenders;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforaspecificperiodof
validityforlicencesissuedunderthatinvitationtotender;
whereasthatperiodofvaliditymustmeettheneedsofthe
worldmarketforthe1996/97marketingyear;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
exporttenderingprocedureitisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle5(3a)ofRegulation
(EC)No1501/95shallbeECU12pertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No3719/88(5),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle1ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1521/94(6)exportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationstotenderpursuanttothis
Regulationshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,as
definedinparagraph 1,untiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle4ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95.Article5
1.TheCommission shalldecide,pursuanttothe
procedurelaiddowninArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)
No1766/92:
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(-1)OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.7.
4OJNoL18,24.1.1996,p.10.(5)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(")OJNoL162,30.6.1994,p.47.

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—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle1of
Regulation(EC)No1501/95,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnexI,tothetelexorfaxnumbersin
AnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph .
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27November1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Weeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheattoallthirdcountries
(Regulation (EC)No2264/96)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number Quantity Amountofexportrefund
oftender intonnes inecupertonne
1
2
3
etc.I
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1,ExternalMarket)are:
—telex:—22037AGRECB,
—22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters);
—fax: —2952515,
—2964956.