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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3451/89
of16November 1989
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofmaizeto
countriesofzonesI,II,excludingtheSovietUnion,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,
theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2860/89(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
maizetotenderfortheexportrefundprovidedforin
Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereas,in
ordertoensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderforexport
shouldbelimitedtozonesI,II,excludingtheSoviet
Union,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemoc­
raticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands;
\Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetomaizefor
exporttothecountriesofzonesI,II,excludingtheSoviet
Union,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemoc­
raticRepublicandtheCanaryIslandsasdefinedin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(6).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil31May1990.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
4.BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No279/75,thetimelimitforsubmissionof
tendersunderthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireon23November1989.Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(%as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2788/860;
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatende­
ringsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemade
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublicArticle2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbeECU12pertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
OOJNoL274,23.9.1989,p.41.
(J)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
OOJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
OOJNoL257,10.9.1986,p.32. (6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1903/89(2),exportlicencesissuedunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,forthe
purposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph 1,until
theendofthethirdmonthfollowingthatofissue.
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16November1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.0OJNoL184,30.6.1989,p.22.

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofmaizetocountriesofzonesI,II,excluding
theSovietUnion,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandthe
CanaryIslands
[Regulation(EEC)No3451/89]
Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc. •