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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No140/81
of16January1981
onaninvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofmilledlong-grainriceto
Poland
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopenedforthe
exportrefundreferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No1431/76.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallcoveramaximum
of15000tonnesofmilledlong-grainriceforexport
toPoland.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil31
March1981.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvitationsto
tendershallbeissuedandthedatesforsubmissionof
tendersshallbedeterminedinthenoticesofinvita­
tiontotender.
4.Theinvitationtotendershalltakeplaceinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
584/75andwiththefollowingprovisions .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(*),aslastamendedbythe
ActofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticular
Article17thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1431/76of21June1976layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticular
Article4thereof,
WhereastheEuropeanCouncil,atitsmeetingon1
and2December1980,agreedtoassistPolandto
purchasecertainagriculturalproductswithinthe
Community ;whereasthequantitiesofriceavailable
ontheCommunitymarketmakeitpossibletoplace
15000tonnesofmilledlong-grainriceatPoland's
disposalatreducedprices;
Whereas,forthispurpose,theprovisioninArticle4
ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/76whichlaysdown
thattheleveloftheexportrefundmaybefixed,as
appropriate,bymeansofthetenderprocedure,should
beimplemented ;
Whereasitshouldbestatedthattheprovisionsof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No584/75of6March
1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemoftenderingforexportrefundsonrice(4),
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3491/80(5),
applytothisinvitationtotender;
Whereas,however,inviewofthespecificobjectivesof
theoperationinquestion,appropriatemeasures
shouldbetakentoensurethattheproductqualifying
fortheexportrefunddoesreachtheintendeddestina­
tion;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyif
(a)itcoversaquantityforexportofatleast500
tonnesbutnotmorethan1000tonnes;
(b)itisaccompaniedbyanapplicationforanexport
licencelodgedbythetendererandbyanapplica­
tionforadvancefixingoftherefundforthedesti­
nationinquestion,drawnuppursuanttoArticle
laofRegulation(EEC)No584/75;
(c)itisaccompaniedbyproofofanundertakingto
purchasebythePolishauthoritiescoveringthe
invitationtotenderinquestionandagivenquan­
tity;
(d)itprovidesalltheinformationlaiddowninArticle
2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No584/75.
Tendersmaynotbewithdrawn .
(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.Article3
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25. ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No584/75shallbe50ECU/tonne. (5)OJNoL365,31.12.1980,p.15.

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Article4 Ifnotendersaresubmitted,theMemberStatesshall
informtheCommissionaccordinglywithinthesame
timelimitasthatgivenintheabovesubparagraph .1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3shallbe
released
(a)ifthetenderwasnotaccepted; Article7
ThetimesetforsubmittingtendersshallbeBelgian
time.
Article8(b)exceptincasesofforcemajeure,forquantitiesof
theproductforwhichthetendererprovidesproof
ofimportintoPoland.
Suchproofshallbeprovidedpursuanttotheprovi­
sionsofArticle20ofRegulation (EEC)No
2730/79(i).
2.Incasesofforcemajeure,theprovisionsof
Articles36and37ofRegulation (EEC)No3183/80(2)
shallapply.
Article51.Onthebasisoftenderssubmitted,theCommis­
sionshalldecide,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle27ofRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76:
—eithertofixamaximumexportrefund,taking
accountofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and
3ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/76,
—ornottotakeanyactiononthetenders.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,an
awardshallbemadetothetendererortenderers
whosetendersareatorbelowthemaximumexport
refundlevel.1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle21(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No3183/80,exportlicences
issuedwithinthisstandinginvitationtotendershall,
forthepurposesofdeterminingtheirperiodof
validity,beconsideredashavingbeenissuedonthe
daythetenderwassubmitted .
2.Thelicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateof
issue,withinthemeaningofparagraph 1,untilthe
endofthesecondmonthfollowing.Article9
Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersforthefirst
partialinvitationtotendershallexpireon29January
1981at1p.m.(Belgiantime).Thefinaldatefor
submissionoftendersisherebyfixedat26March
1981.Article6
Article10TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheMemberStatesnotlaterthanoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryofthetimelimitforweekly
submissionoftendersaslaiddowninthenoticeof
invitationtotender.Theymustbetransmittedin
accordancewiththetablegivenintheAnnex.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16January1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN
(')OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.
2OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofmilledlong-grainricetoPoland
Endofthetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3
Serialnumber Quantities Amountoftheexportrefund
oftenderers intonnes innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.