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REGULATION (EEC)No1916/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of25July1975
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyand/ortherefundfortheexportofbarley
tothecountriesofZonesI,IIandIII
No771/75(9),andasregardstheexportrfefundin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No279/75(10)of4
February1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesystemoftenderingforexportrefunds
oncereals;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringthetenderertogivesecurity
whensubmittinghistender;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theeffectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedto
successfultenderersinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totenderisidentical;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheprocedurefortenderingfor
exportleviesandrefunds;whereastothisenditis
appropriatetoprescribeaminimumquantitytobe
tenderedforandatimelimitandformforthe
communication oftenderssubmittedtothecompe­
tentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No665/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventcerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
86/75(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(5)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No87/75(6),andinparticular
Article4athereof;
Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,thereshouldbeopenedinrespectof
barleyaninvitationtotenderfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1968/73andfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle4aofRegulationNo139/
67/EEC;whereas,inordertosafeguardCommunity
supplieswhilstatthesametimeparticipatinginthe
supplyofcertainmarkets,theinvitationtotenderfor
exportshouldbelimitedtothemarketsconcerned,
whicharesituatedinZonesI,IIandIIIasdefinedin
theAnnextoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
941/72(7)»yof5May1972redefiningthedestination
zonesforexportrefundsoncerealsandrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderareasregardstheexportlevycontainedin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3130/73(8)of16
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesoncereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73and/orthe
exportrefundprovidedforinArticle4aofRegulation
No139/67/EEC.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetobarleyfor
exporttocountriesofZonesI,IIandIIIasdefinedin
theAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No941/72.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(-?)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.14.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.1973,p.10.
(4)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.2.
(5)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
(<>)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.3.
(7)OJNoL107,6.5.1972,p.10.
(8)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.HOJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.13.
(10)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.

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3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil18
December1975.Duringthisperiodweeklyawards
shallbemade,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tenderstobeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000metrictons.
Article3
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3130/73andofRegulation (EEC)No
279/75shallbe20unitsofaccountpermetricton.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle7(1)ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75,the
securityprovidedforinparagraph 1shallsubjectto
forcemajeurebereleasedonlyinrespectofanyquan­
tityforwhichthetenderwasnotacceptedorfor
whichthetendererfurnishesproofofarrivalatits
destination,suchprooftobefurnishedasprovidedin
thesecond,thirdandfourthsubparagraphs ofArticle
11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75(J).
Article4
ThezoneofdestinationasspecifiedinArticle1(2)
shallbeindicatedinsection13ofthelicenceapplica­
tionandofthelicenceitself.Theissueofalicence
shallcarrywithittheobligationtoexporttothatdesti­
nation.
Article5
Iftendererfailstocomplywiththeundertakinggiven
byhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)ofRegulations
(EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75,noexport
licenceshallbeissuedandthesecuritylodged
pursuanttoArticle3ofthoseRegulationsshallaccord­
inglybeforfeit.
Article6
1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No193/75(2),export
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No3130/73orunderthelikeprovisionofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallforthepurposeofdetermining
theirperiodofvaliditybedeemedtohavebeenissued
onthedayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinthe
previousparagraphuntiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.Article7
1.Iftheobligationtoexportisnotfilfilled,the
securitymentionedinArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)
No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween
93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licenceandthenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalments
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductforwhich
proofofexportationasreferredtoinArticle7(1)of
Regulations (EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75
hasbeenfurnished,providedthatsuchproofesta­
blishesthataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofrhenet
quantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeenexported.
Article8
ThetenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph .
Article9
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeappliesin
Italy,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthatMemberStateasextendedby
onehour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummer
TimedoesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.
Article10
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle5ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75,the
Commissionshalldecide,undertheprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaid'downinArticle
3(1)(b)and(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73,
or(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
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—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixeda
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixedacontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25July1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofbarleytothecountriesofZonesI,II
andIII
Expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
I
1 2 .5
Numberof
tenderQuanlity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.
I
1 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportrefundinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
.5
etc.