17.12.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL325/13
REGULATION (EEC)No3276/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of16December 1975
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyand/ortherefundfortheexportofdurum
wheattothecountriesofZonesI,V,VIandoftheIberianPeninsula
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 ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75(J)of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2747/75(2)of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
beingdisturbed,andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationRegulation
(EEC)No2746/75(3)of29October1975layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncereals
andcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,and
inparticularArticle5thereof;
Whereashavingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,thereshouldbeopenedinrespectof
durumwheataninvitationtotenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2747/75andfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)
No2746/75;whereas,inordertosafeguardCommu­
nitysupplieswhilstatthesametimeparticipatingin
thesupplyofcertainmarkets,theinvitationtotender
forexportshouldbelimitedtothemarkets
concerned ,whicharesituatedinZonesI,V,VIandin
thecountriesoftheIberianPeninsulaasdefinedin
theAnnextoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
941/72(4)of5May1972redefiningthedestination
zonesforexportrefundsoncerealsandrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderareasregardstheexportlevycontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3130/73(5)of16
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesoncereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No771/75(6),andasregardstheexportrefundin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No279/75(7)of4
February1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesystemoftenderingforexportrefunds
oncereals;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfilfilsallHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2747/75and/orthe
exportrefundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetodurum
wheatforexporttocountriesofZonesI,V,VIandof
theIberianPeninsulaasdefinedintheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No941/72.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil20May
1976.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbe
made,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftendersto
beasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.82.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL107,6.5.1972,p.10.
(5)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10,Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan400metrictons.(6)OJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.13.
(7)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.

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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(').
Article4
ThezoneofdestinationasspecifiedinArticle1(2)
shallbeindicatedinsection13ofthelicenceapplica­
tionandofthelicenceitself.Theissueofalicence
shallcarrywithittheobligationtoexporttothatdesti­
nation.
Article5
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75,no
exportlicenceshallbeissuedandthesecuritylodged
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
securitymentionedinArticle3ofRegulations (EEC)
No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween
93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licenceandthenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalmentsinproportiontothequantitiesofproductforwhich
proofofexportationasreferredtoinArticle7(1)of
Regulations (EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75
hasbeenfurnished,providedthatsuchproofesta­
blishesthataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenet
quantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeenexported.
Article8
ThetenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
tfyenoticeofinvitationtotender.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
downinArticle26ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2747/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixeda
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixedacontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­
catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(')OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(*)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16December1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofdurumwheattothecountriesofZones
I,V,VIandoftheIberianPeninsula
Expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
I
1 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3\
4
5lll
etc.
II
1 2 3
Numberof
tenderQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportrefundinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.