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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3129/87
of20October1987
issuingastandinginvitationtotenderinordertodeterminerefundsonexports
ofoliveoil
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3183/80(6),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3913/86Q,lays
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemof(importand)exportlicencesandadvancefixing
certificatesforagriculturalproducts;whereastheseRegu­
lationsapplytooliveoil;whereasthesecommonprovi­
sionsshouldbesupplemented bycertainspecificprovi­
sions;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedastandinginvitationtotender
inordertodetermineexportrefundsonoliveoilfalling
withinthefollowingsubheadings (8):THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1915/87(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1650/86
of26May1986ontherefundsandleviesapplicableto
exportsofoliveoil(3),andinparticularArticle7thereof,
Whereastheexportrefundsforoliveoilcannotbefixed
onlyinaccordancewiththestandardprocedure,since
thereisinsufficientinformation availableontheworld
marketsituation;whereasprovision^shouldthereforebe
madeforissuingastandinginvitationtotendersothat
therefundscan,inthecomingmonths,bedeterminedby
tender;
Whereasitispossiblethat,duringtheperiodofapplica­
tionofthepresentRegulation,thenomenclatureusedby
theCommonCustomsTariffwillbereplacedbythe
combinednomenclature basedontheInternational
Conventiononaharmonizedsystemofdesignationand
codificationofgoods;
Whereas,inviewofthedemandforoliveoilontheworld
marketincertainspecialcases,provisionsshouldbe
adoptedwherebycertainconditionsarelaiddowninthe
standinginvitationtotender;
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetendering
procedure,detailedrulesshouldbelaiddownwhichwill
enableoperatorsinthevariousMemberStatestotakepart
onequalterms,whileprovidingcertainguarantees
regardingthevalidityofthetenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,thearrangements fordetermining
therefundsandawardingthecontractshouldbespeci­
fied;
Whereas,giventhattheadministrative burdenoftaking
partinatenderingproceduretendstoweighmoreheavily
onsmallerundertakings ,provisionshouldbemadefor
allowingoperatorstoobtainexportlicencesforquan­
tities;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2730/79(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1180/87(*),laysCCTheadingNoCombinednomenclature
code
15.07Ala) 15091090
15.07AIIa) 15099000
15.07AIIb) 15100090
2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
until31October1988.Duringitsperiodofvaliditythere
shallbeissuedmonthlypartialinvitationstotender.
Article2
PursuanttothistenderingproceduretheCommission
mayinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC:
(a)issueinvitationstotenderinrespectofspecificdesti­
nations,inresponsetodemandforoliveoilincertain
thirdcountries;
(«)OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.nOJNoL364,23.12.1986,p.31.
(■)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL183,3.7.1987,p.7.
(3)OJNoL145,30.5.1986,p.8.(8)Thenumbersappearinginthecolumn'Combinednomencla­
turecode'willreplacethoseappearinginthecolumn'CCT
headingNo'asfromthedateofentryintoforceoftheInter­
nationalConventiononaharmonizedsystemofdesignation
andcodificationofgoods.(4)OJNoL317,12.12.1979,p.1.0OJNoL113,30.4.1987,p.27.

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(c)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph3.
5.Tendersshallbevalidinrespectofonlyonepartial
invitationtotenderor,whereapplicable,onespecific
invitationtotender.Atendermaystipulatethatitistobe
regardedashavingbeensubmittedonlyifthequantity
awardedrepresentsalloraspecifiedpartofthetendered
quantity.
6.Thetender,theproofandthedeclarationsreferred
toinparagraphs3and4aboveshallbeexpressedinthe
officiallanguageoroneoftheofficiallanguagesofthe
MemberStatewhosecompetentauthorityreceivedthe
tender.
7.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofthisRegulationorwhichcontainsterms
otherthanthoseindicatedherein,shallnotbeconsidered .
8.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Asecurityof10ECUper100kilogramsofoliveoil
tobeexportedmustbelodgedbyeachtenderer.This
securityshallinthecaseofsuccessfultenderersbecome
thesecurityfortheexportlicence.
2.TheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2220/85(')shallapplytothesecuritiesreferredtointhis
Regulation .Theprimaryrequirements withinthe
meaningofArticle20ofRegulation(EEC)No2220/85
shallbetheobligationssetoutinparagraph3(b)and
compliancewiththetimelimitset.
3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecuritywillbe
released:
(a)totenderersonlyinrespectofthequantityforwhich
noawardwasmade;
(b)tosuccessfultenderers,only
—forthequantityinrespectofwhichtheyhave
fulfilledtheobligationcreatedbythelicence
referredtoinArticle9,theprovisionsofArticle33
ofRegulation (EEC)No3183/80remaining
applicable,
—ifproofisfurnished -thattheoliveoilhasreached
itsdestination,incaseswheretherefundappli­
cableinrespectoftheinvitationtotenderisvalid
forcertainthirdcountriesonly.
Article5
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythecompe­
tentagencyoftheMemberStateconcerned.Subjectto
paragraph2,personspresentaftheexaminationshallbe
underanobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated bytelexorby
telefaxtotheCommission forthwithandinsucha
mannerthatthetenderersremainanonymous .(b)imposerestrictionsonthequantitiesandqualitiesof
oilforwhichoffersmaybesubmitted;
(c)canceloneormorepartialinvitationstotenderbefore
thedeadlineforsubmittingtenders;
(d)excljidecertaincountriesofdestinationfromtheinvi­
tationtotenderordifferentiatetherefundaccording
tothecountryofdestination.
Article3
1.Theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothepartialinvitationstotendershallbegin
onthe15thdayofeachmonthandshallendonthe23rd
dayofeachmonthat1p.m.(Belgiantime).Wherethe
saidperiodwouldotherwiseendonaholidayforthe
authorityresponsibleforreceivingthetendersitshall,in
theMemberStateconcerned,expireonthepreceding
workingdayat1p.m.
However,theperiodduringwhichtendersmaybe
submittedinresponsetothepartialinvitationtotender
forDecembershallbeginon11Decemberandexpireon
17Decemberat1p.m.(Belgiantime).
2.Offersinconnectionwiththisinvitationtotender
mustbeinwriting,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,
againstareceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,
telex,telefaxortelegram.
Separatetendersmustbesubmittedwheretheyrelateto
severalqualities,presentations or,whereapplicable,
severalcountriesofdestination .
3.Anoffermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheRegulationissuingthe
invitationtotender,andthepartialorspecificinvita­
tiontotenderinresponsetowhichtheofferisbeing
made;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantity,qualityandsubheadingsoftheoliveoil
tobeexportedandthepresentationoftheoil,speci­
fyingwhetheritisputupinimmediatecontainersofa
netcapacityoffivelitresorlessorwhetheritisother­
wisepresented;
(d)thecountryofdestination,where.therefundis
differentiatedaccordingtothecountryofdestination ;
(e)theamountoftheexportrefundper100kilogramsof
oliveoil,expressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderissubmitted ;
(f)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofoliveoilindicatedin.(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .
4.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthanfivetonnes
ofasinglequalityinthecaseofoliveoilput,upin
immediatecontainersofanetcapacityoffivelitresor
less,andnotlessthan20tonnesofasinglequalityin
thecaseofoliveoilotherwisepresented;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimitfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhaslodged
thesecurityindicatedinthetender; (')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcernedin
proportiontothetotalquantitiesineachoftheir
tenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderersconcerned
byreferencetoamaximumtonnagetobefixedfor
eachofthem.
Article9
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifytheapplicantsofthe
resultpftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.In
addition,thecompetentauthorityshallissuetosuccessful
tenderersanexportlicenceforthequantityawarded,indi­
catinginbox18(a)theexportrefundquotedinhis
tenderandalsostatingthequalityandpresentationofthe
oiland,whereappropriate ,theusetowhichitistobe
put.
Article10
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
theobligationtoexport,duringtheperiodofvalidityof
theexportlicenceawardedtohimand,whereapplicable,
tothecountryindicatedinthetender,thetenderedquan­
tityofoliveoilofthequalityandpresentationstatedin
thetender.
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .
Article11
1.Beforeexpiryofthetime-limitforthesubmissionof
tenders,operatorswhoareunabletotakepartintheinvi­
tationtotenderonaccountoftheminimumquantity
referredtoinArticle3mayapplyeachmonthfora
specialexportlicenceforatotalquantityoflessthan20
tonnesinrespectofeachqualityandpresentationofolive
oil.Thesaidlicence,whichshallbesubjecttotheprovi­
sionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2041/75(')as
regardsexportlicenceswithadvance-fixing oftherefund,
shallbeissuedbythecompetentauthorityoftheMember
Stateconcerned,andshallindicateinbox18(a)the
maximumrateofrefundacceptedinrespectoftheprece­
dingmonth'sinvitationtotenderforthatqualityand
presentation .
Therightsandobligationsarisingfromthesaidlicence
arenottransferable .
2.TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission onthe5thand20thofeachmonth,in
respectofthepreviousfortnight,thenumberoflicences
issuedandthequantitiesinvolved,brokendownby
qualityandpresentation .
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Thefirstpartialinvitationtotendershalltakeplacein
November1987.Article6
Theamountoftheexportrefundexpressedinnational
currencyshall,forthepurposesofcomparingthetenders
andawardingthecontract,beconvertedintoECUonthe
basisofthegreenrates.
Article7
1.Inthelight,inparticular,ofthecurrentsituation
andforeseeabledevelopment oftheCommunityand
worldoliveoilmarkets,andthetendersreceived,a
maximumrefundshall,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC,be
fixedmonthly,notlaterthanthelastworkingday,in
respectofthesubheadingsgiveninArticle1.
2.Itmayalsobedecided,inaccordancewiththat
procedure :
—tofixamaximumquantityinrespectofeachpartial
invitationtotender,
—nottoawardacontractinresponsetoapartialspecific
invitationtotender.
3.Therefundsmaybedifferentiated accordingto
whethertheoliveoilisputupinimmediatecontainersof
anetcapacityoffivelitresorlessorisotherwise
presented.
4.Wheretherefundisdifferentiated accordingto
destinationitshallbefixedinthelightofthespecific
situationofeachcountryofdestination .
5.Theamountoftheexportrefundshallbevalidin
respectofexportstakingplacenotlaterthanonemonth
afterthecontractisawarded;itshallbeadjustedduring
theperiodofvalidityoftheexportlicencereferredtoin
Article9inthelightofchangesinthethresholdprice
occurringbetweenthefirstdayofthemonthfollowing
thatinwhichthecontractisawardedandthedayon
whichtheproductisexported.
6.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofthefirst
indentofparagraph2acontractshall,incaseswherea
maximumexportrefundisfixed,beawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequaltoor
lessthansuchmaximumrefundforthequantitystatedin
thetender.
Article8
1.Ifamaximumquantityisfixedinrespectofa
partialinvitationtotender,acontractshallbeawardedto
thetendererwhosetenderquotesthelowestexportrefund
and,ifnecessary,tothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
nextlowestrefund,andsoonuntiltheentiremaximum
quantityhasbeenaccountedfor.
2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartendererin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1would
otherwiseresultinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thatawardshallbelimitedtosuchquantityas
isstillavailable.Wheretwoormoretendersquotethe
samerefund,andawardstoallofthemwouldresultin
themaximumquantitybeingexceeded,thequantity
availableshallbeallocatedasfollows: (')OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.

21.10.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities N°L296!1.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20October1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President