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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1386/94
of17June1994
onaspecialinterventionmeasureformaizeinGreece
foracceptanceforintervention,asdefinedinCommission
Regulation(EEC)No689/92(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No3134/93(4);whereasthecompetent
agencymustmakecertainmaizeexportedisofthisstan­
dard;
Whereasthenatureandobjectivesofthesaidmeasures
makeitappropriatetoapplyinrespectofitmutatis
mutandisArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92and
theRegulationsadoptedfortheapplicationthereof,in
particularCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1533/93of
22June1993layingdowncertaindetailedrulesunder
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92onthegrantingof
exportrefundsoncerealsandthemeasurestobetakenin
theeventofdisturbanceonthemarketforcereals^,as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(*);
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemade
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1533/93on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,pursuanttotheabovementioned Regulation
(EEC)No1533/93,thecommitmentsonthepartofthe
tendererincludetheobligationtolodgeanapplictionfor
anexportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobliga­
tionmaybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgea
tenderingsecurityofECU12pertonnewhenthey
submittheirtenders;
Whereasthecerealsinquestionshouldbeactually
exportedfromtheMemberStateforwhichaparticular
interventionmeasurewasimplemented ;whereasitis,
therefore,necessarytorestricttheuseofexportlicences
toexportsfromtheMemberStateinwhichthelicence
wasappliedfor;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmentofall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionforthe
licencesissuedtohaveanidenticalperiodofvalidity;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
exporttenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),asamendedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2193/93(2),andinparticularArticle6(2)
thereof,
WhereasproductionofmaizeinGreeceexceedsthat
country'srequirements ;
Whereasthepossibilityofthatsurplusbeingabsorbedby
theCommunitymarketisslight;
WhereastheGreekmarketcanberelievedbytheexport
ofpartofthissurplusquantityofmaizetothecountries
ofzonesI,II(a)(b)(c),III(a)(b),V,VI,VIIIandtoCuba;
whereas,inviewofworldmarketpricesformaize,export
ispossibleonlywiththeaidofarefund;
Whereas,however,therefundarrangementslaiddownin
Article13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92applyto
exportfromanyMemberState;whereassucharrange­
ments,therefore,arenotonlyunsuitableforsolvingthe
probleminquestionbutmayalsofavourtheexportof
maizefromMemberStateswherethemarketsituationis
differentfromthatinGreece;
Whereas,intheabsenceofadequatemeasures,significant
quantitiesofmaizemaybeexpectedtoenterintervention
storageinGreeceduringthemarketingyearin
accordancewithArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92,theonlypossibilityofdisposalbeinginanycase
exporttothecountriesofzonesI,II(a)(b)(c),III(a)(b),
V,VI,VIIIandtoCuba;whereas,toavoidtheabovemen­
tionedintervention,aspecialinterventionmeasure
intendedtorelievetheGreekmarketshouldbetaken
urgentlypursuanttoArticle6ofthesaidRegulation;
whereas,furthermore ,suchameasureshouldtakethe
formofadirectexportincentive,whichwouldavoidthe
highcosttotheCommunitybudgetofbuyinginand
storingproductswhichwouldinanycasethenhavetobe
exported;whereasthegrantingofarefund,theamountof
whichwouldbedeterminedbytenderingandwhich
wouldapplyonlytoproductsexportedfromGreeece,
wouldbeanappropriatemeasureforthispurpose;
Whereasthepurposeofthemeasureissuchthatrefunds
shouldbegrantedonlyonmaizeofthequalityrequired
(')OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.
(4)OJNoL280,13.11.1993,p.15.
(■)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.0OJNoL151,23.6.1993,p.15.
(6)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.

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Article "> WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals, ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)
No1533/93shallbeECU12pertonne.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Article6
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3719/88('),export
licencesissuedinaccordancewithArticle9(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1533/93shall,forthepurposeofdetermi­
ningtheirperiodofvalidity,bedeemedtohavebeen
issuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph1,until
30September1994.
However,licencesissuedbefore1July1994maybeused
onlyfromthatdate.
3.Notwithstanding Article11ofRegulation(EEC)No
3719/88,exportlicencesunderthistenderingprocedure
shallbevalidinGreeceonly.Article1
1.Aspecialinterventionmeasureintheformofan
exportrefundshallbeappliedinrespectof100000
tonnesofmaizeproducedinGreece.
Article13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andtheprovi­
sionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatArticleshall
applymutatismutandistothesaidrefund.
2.TheGreekinterventionagencyshallberesponsible
forimplementingthemeasurereferredtoinparagraph1.
Article2
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinordertodeterminethe
amountoftherefundreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetothequantity
ofmaizereferredtoinArticle1(1)forexporttoallthe
countriesofzonesI,II(a)(b)(c),III(a)(b),V,VI,VIIIand
toCuba.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil27July1994.
Duringtheperiodofitsvalidityweeklyawardsshallbe
made,forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle5(4)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1533/93,thetimelimitforsubmissionof
tendersunderthefirstpartialinvitatintotendershall
expireon22June1994.
4.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheGreekinterven­
tionagencynamedinthenoticeofinvitation.
5.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
accordancewiththisRegulationandRegulation(EEC)No
1533/93.Article7
1.TheCommissionshalldecide,undertheprocedure
laiddowninArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92,
either:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle2of
Regulation(EEC)No1533/93,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
3.Arefundawardedshallnotbepaidunlessthe
maizeyexportedisofatleastinterventionqualityin
GreeceasdefinedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
689/92.
Thecompetentagencyshallhaveananalysismade,byan
approvedbodyorcompany,ofthelandedgoodsandshall
holdattheCommission'sdisposalanadditionalsample
fromeachconsignmenttakenandsealedinthepresence
ofthetendererorhisrepresentative .
Samplingandanalysiscostsshallbemetbythetenderer.
4.Wherethequalitydoesnotcorrespondtothat
definedinparagraph3,therefundshallbereducedby
ECU15pertonne.Article3
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestonotlessthan
1000tonnes.
Article4
UnderthetenderingprocedurereferredtoinArticle2,
box20ofapplicationsandtheexportlicencesshallindi­
catethefollowing:
'Κανονισμός (ΕΚ)αριθ.1386/94,πιστοποιητικό
ισχύοναποκλειστικά στηνΕλλάδα'. (')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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Thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.Article8
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theinterventionoftheGreekinterventionagencyatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfor
theweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommuni­
catedintheformindicatedinAnnexI,tothetelexor
telefaxnumbersinAnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,theGreekshintervention
agencyshallinformtheCommissionofthiswithinthe
periodindicatedinthefirstparagraph.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17June1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofGreekmaizetothecountriesofzonesI,II
(a)(b)(c),III(a)(b),V,VIVIIIandtoCuba
(Regulation(EC)No1386/94)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number Quantity Amountofexportrefund
oftender intonnes inecupertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1(Attention:MessrsThibaultandBrus))are:
—telex:22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—telefax:—2950132,2961097,2952515.