NoL203/72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.8.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2185/85
of31July1985
onaspecialinterventionmeasureformaizeinFrance
Regulation(EEC)No1569/77(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2096/84(4);whereasthecompe­
tentagencymustmakecertainthatwheatexportedis
ofthisstandard;
Whereasthenatureandobjectivesofthesaid
measuresmakeitappropriatetoapplyinrespectofit
mutadismutandisArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75andtheRegulationsadoptedfortheapplica­
tionthereof,inparticularCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(*),andCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No279/75of4February1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportrefundsoncereals(*),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2944/78Q;
Whereas,undertheabovementioned Regulation(EEC)
No279/75,thecommitments onthepartofthe
tendererincludetheobligationtolodgeanapplication
foranexportlicence;whereascompliancewiththis
obligationmaybeensuredbyrequiringtenderersto
lodgeatenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhen
theysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmentofall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionforthe
licencesissuedtohaveanidenticalperiodofvalidity;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
theexporttenderingprocedure,itisappropriateto
prescribeaminimumquantitytobetenderedforand
atimelimitandformforthecommunication of
tenderssubmittedtothecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1018/84(2),andinparticular
Article8(4)thereof,
Whereasatthepresenttime,tensionsexistonthe
marketofmaizeinFrance;
WhereastheFrenchmarketcanberelievedbythe
exportofpartofthissurplusquantityofmaizeto
non-member countries;whereas,inviewofworld
marketpricesfordurumwheat,exportispossibleonly
withtheaidofarefund;
Whereas,however,therefundarrangementslaiddown
inArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75applyto
exportfromanyMemberState;whereassucharrange­
ments,therefore,arenotonlyunsuitableforsolving
theprobleminquestionbutmayalsofavourthe
exportofmaizefromMemberStateswherethemarket
situationiscompletelydifferentfromthatinFrance;
Whereas,intheabsenceofadequatemeasures,quanti­
tiesofmaizemaybeexpectedtoenterintervention
storageinFrance,inaccordancewithArticle7of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/75,theonlypossibilityof
disposalbeinginanycaseexporttonon-member
countries;whereas,toavoidtheabovementioned
intervention ,aspecialinterventionmeasureintended
torelievetheFrenchmarketshouldbetakenunder
Article8ofthesaidRegulation ;whereas,furthermore ,
suchameasureahouldtaketheformofadirectexport
incentive,whichwouldavoidthehighcosttothe
Communitybudgetofbuyinginandstoringproducts
whichwouldinanycasethenhavetobeexported;
whereasthegrantingofarefund,theamountofwhich
wouldbedeterminedbytenderingandwhichwould
applyonlytheproductsexportedfromFrance,would
beanappropriatemeasureforthispurpose;
Whereasthepurposeofthemeasureissuchthat
refundsshouldbegrantedonlyonwheatofthequality
requiredforacceptanceforintervention ,asdefinedinHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aspecialinterventionmeasureintheformofan
export,refundshallbeappliedinrespectof150000
tonnesofmaizeexportedfromFrance.
(3)OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.15.
(*)OJNoL193,21.7.1984,p.20.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.h)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8. (')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.7.
2OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1. 0OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.

1.8.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL203/73
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andthe
provisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatArticle
shallapplymutatismutandistothesaidrefund.
2.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforimplementing themeasurereferredtoin
paragraph 1.
Article2
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinordertodetermine
theamountoftherefundreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetothequan­
tityofmaizereferredtoinArticle1(1)forexportto
theIberianPeninsula,Switzerland ,AustriaandLiech­
tenstein.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil31
October1985.Duringtheperiodofitsvalidityweekly
awardsshallbemade,forwhichthetimelimitsforthe
submissionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.
4.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheFrenchinter­
ventionagencynamedinthenoticeofinvitation.
5.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
accordancewiththisRegulationandRegulation(EEC)
No279/75.
Article3
Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
—itrelatestonotlessthan1000tonnes,
—itisaccompaniedby:
—advancefixingoftheFrenchmonetary
compensatory amountvalidoneachclosing
dateforthesubmissionoftenders;
—theundertakingprovidedforinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75thattheexport
licencewillbeappliedforinFrance.
Article4
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.
Article5
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3183/800,export
licencesissuedinaccordancewithArticle8(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No279P5shall,forthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvalidity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
submitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidformtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinpara­
graph1,untiltheendofthesecondmonthfollowing
thatofissue.Anywaytheirvalidityislimitedto31
December1985.
Article6
1.TheCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75,either:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,
or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetender
indicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuch
maximumexportrefund.
3.Arefundawardedshallnotbepaidunlessthe
maizeexportedisofatleastinterventionqualityas
definedinRegulation(EEC)No1569/77.Thecompe­
tentagencyshallhaveananalysismadeofthelanded
goodsandshallholdattheCommission'sdisposalan
additionalsamplefromeachconsignmenttakenand
sealedinthepresenceofthetendererorhisrepresen­
tative.
Samplingandanalysiscostsshallbemetbythe
tenderer.
Article7
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommssion
throughtheintermediaryoftheFrenchintervention
agencyattheleatestone-and-a-half hoursafterexpiry
oftheperiodfortheweeklysubmissionoftendersas
specifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.They
mustbecommunicated intheformindicatedinthe
Annex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,theFrenchintervention
agencyshallinformtheCommissionofthiswithinthe
periodindicatedinthefirstparagraph.
Thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

1.8.85 NoL203/74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31July1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofmaizetotheIberianPeninsula,Switzerland ,
AustriaandLiechtenstein
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefundinfrancspertonne
1
2
3
etc.