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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1774/78
of24July1978
onaninvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheatto
ZonesI,II,III,IV,VandVI
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheinvitationtotenderfor
exportrefunds;whereastothisenditisappropriate
toprescribeaminimumquantitytobetenderedfor
andatimelimitandformforthecommunication of
tenderssubmittedtothecompetentauthorities ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshas
notdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttoZonesI,II,III,IV,VandVI,as
definedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1124/77.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil21
December1978.Duringthisperiodweeklyawards
shallbemade,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tenderstobeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1254/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),and
inparticularArticle5thereof,
Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,thereshouldbeopenedinrespectof
commonwheataninvitationtotenderfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75;whereas,inordertosafeguardCommu­
nitysupplieswhilstatthesametimepermittingexpor­
terstoparticipateinthesupplyofcertainmarkets,the
invitationtotenderforexportshouldbelimitedto
themarketsconcerned,whicharesituatedinthe
zonesdefinedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1124/77of27May1977redefiningthe
destinationzonesforexportrefundsorleviesandfor
certainexportlicencesforcerealsandrice(4);
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderforexportrefundsarecontainedinCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No279/75of4February1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportrefundsoncereals(5);
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringthetenderertogivesecurity
whensubmittinghistender;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theeffectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedto
successfultenderersinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totenderisinallcasesthesame:Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000tonnes.
ArticleJ
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No279/75shallbe10unitsofaccountper
tonne.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle7(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No279/75,thesecurityprovidedforin
paragraph 1shall,subjecttoforcemajeure,bereleased
onlyinrespectofanyquantityforwhichthetender
wasnotacceptedorforwhichthetendererfurnishes
proofofarrivalatitsdestination,suchprooftobe
furnishedasprovidedinArticle11(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No192/75(6).(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(<)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.
(5)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8. (*)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.

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3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalments
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductforwhich
proofofexportationasreferredtoinArticle7(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No279/75hasbeenfurnished,
providedthatsuchproofestablishesthataquantity
equaltoatleast7%ofthenetquantityindicatedon
thelicencehasbeenexported.
Article8
ThetenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediaryofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.Article4
ThezoneofdestinationasspecifiedinArticle1(2)
shallbeindicatedinsection13ofthelicenceapplica­
tionandofthelicenceitself.Theissueofalicence
shallcarrywithittheobligationtoexporttothatdesti­
nation.
Article5
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No279/75,noexportlicenceshallbe
issuedandthesecurityspecifiedinArticle3(1)ofthis
RegulationandlodgedpursuanttoArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No279/75shallaccordinglybeforfeit.
Article6
1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No193/75(l),export
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shall,forthepurposeofdeterminingtheir
periodofvalidity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedon
thedayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththis
invitationtotendershallbevalidfromtheirdateof
issue,asdefinedinthepreviousparagraph,untilthe
endofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
Article7
1.Iftheobligationtoexportisnotfulfilled,the
securitymentionedinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbeforfeitinrespectofaquantity
equaltothedifferencebetween93%ofthenetquan­
tityindicatedontheexportlicenceandthenetquan­
tityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.Article9
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe:
—broughtforwardbyonehourinIrelandandthe
UnitedKingdomduringtheperiodinwhich
summertimedoesnotapplyinthoseMember
States;
—extendedbyonehourintheotherMemberStates
whenthelatterareapplyingsummertime.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
0)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheattoZonesI,II,III,IV,
VandVI
Expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefundinnationalcurrency
pertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.