NoL159/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.6.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1604/81
of16June1981
openinganinvitationtotenderforthelevyand/orrefundfortheexportof
commonwheattocountriesinZonesI,Ila,III,V,VI,VIIandtheGerman
DemocraticRepublic
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcerned
aretreatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthatthe
periodofvalididityofthelicencesissuedshouldbe
identical;whereas,however,aspecialperiodofvalidity
shouldbelaiddownforexportstothePeople's
RepublicofChina;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
thetenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribe
aminimumquantitytobetenderedforandatime
limitandformforthecommunication oftenders
submittedtothecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofGreece(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2747/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2560/77(4),andinparticularArticle2(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixngtheamountofsuchrefunds(%andinparticular
Article5thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbeopenedin
respectofcommonwheattotenderfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2747/75and/orfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)
No2746/75;whereas,inordertoensuresupply,the
invitationtotenderforexportshouldbelimitedto
ZonesI,Ha,III,V,VI,VIIandtheGermanDemo­
craticRepublic;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvi­
tationstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
levy,laiddowninCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
3130/73(6),asamendedbyRegulations (EEC)No
278/750and(EEC)No771/75(8),and,asregardsthe
fixingoftheexportrefund,inCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No279/75(9),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2944/78(10);whereasthecommitments onthe
partofthetendererincludeanobligationtolodgean
applicationforanexportlicence;whereascompliance
withthisobligationmaybeensuredbyrequiring
tendererstolodgeatenderingsecurityof12ECUper
tonnewhentheysubmittheirtenders;1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2747/75and/ortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofZonesI,Ila,III,V,
VI,VIIandtheGermanDemocraticRepublic.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil30June
1982.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,
forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73andinArticle3ofRegulation
EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.Article4
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.82.
(4)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(6)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.
0OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.7.1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No3183/80("),exportlicencesissuedunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3130/73orunder
(8)OJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.13.
0OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
,0)OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16. (")OJNoL388,13.12.1980,p.1.

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Wherethelicenceisusedafterthedategiveninspace
19,itshallcarrytheobligationtoexporttothe
People'sRepublicofChina.
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)
No3130/73andArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommission shalldecide,underthe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)
No2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2747/75,orArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,for
thepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnexionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinpara­
graph1,untiltheendofthefourthmonthfollowing
thatofissue.
However,forexportstothePeople'sRepublicof
China,licencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue
asdefinedinparagraph 1untiltheendofthesixth
monthfollowing.
3.Forthepurposesofapplyingparagraph2,
licencesissuedinconnexionwiththisinvitationto
tendershallbear,inspace19,astatementofthelast
dayofvaliditycalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofthefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph2.They
shallalsobear,inspace18,astatementofthelastday
ofvaliditycalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisions
ofthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph2;forthis
purpose,oneofthefollowingstatementsshallbe
enteredinspace18:
'IncaseofexporttothePeople'sRepublicofChina,
lastdayofvalidity:—Regulation(EEC)No—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetender
indicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuch
maximumexportrefundandtoanytendererwhohas
tenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­
catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
1604/81.Article6
'Sidstegyldighedsdag vedudførseltilDenkinesiske
Folkerepublik :—Forordning (EØF)nr.
1604/81.
'EncasdexportationverslaRépubliquepopulairede
Chine,dernierjourdevalidité:—RèglementTenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediaryMemberStatesatthelatest
oneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodforthe
weeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenotice
ofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprocedingparagraph.(CEE)n°1604/81.'
'LetzterGültigkeitstag beiAusfuhrindieVolksrepu­
blikChina:—Verordnung (EWG)Nr.
1604/81.
'IncasodiesportazioneversolaRepubblicapopolare
diCina,ultimogiornodivalidità:—Regola­
mento(CEE)n.1604/81.'Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallcorrespondtoBelgiantime. 'IngevalvanuitvoernaardeVolksrepubliek China
laatstegeldigheidsdag :—Verordening (EEG)
nr.1604/81. Article8
'ΣέπερίπτωσηεξαγωγήςπροςτηΑαϊ'κήΔημοκρα­
τίατηςΚίναςτελευταίαήμέρατηςισχύος:ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities . —KavoviCT(i6c (EOK)dpiO.1604/81•
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16June1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofcommonwheattocountriesofZones
I,lia,III,V,VI,VIIandtheGermanDemocraticRepublic
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
I
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportlevy
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.
II
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.