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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1146/96
of25June1996
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofoatsproducedin
FinlandandSwedenforexportfromFinlandorSwedentoallthirdcountries
whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefundas
providedforinArticle4ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallconcernoats
producedinFinlandandSwedenforexportfromFinland
orSwedentoallthirdcountries.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil29May1997.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofAustria,Finland
andSwedentotheEuropeanCommunity ,andinparti­
cularArticle149thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle13
thereof,
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
1501/95of29June1995layingdowncertaindetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92onthegrantingofexportrefundsoncerealsand
themeasurestobetakenintheeventofdisturbanceon
themarketforcereals(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No95/96(4),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
Whereasthechangeinthesupportregimeinrelationto
cerealsontheaccessionofFinlandandSwedentothe
EuropeanCommunityhasmadenecessarytransitional
measuresallowingexportrefundstobepaidonoats
producedinFinlandandSweden,whichareexported
fromthoseMemberStates,inordertoenableacontinua­
tionofthetraditionalpracticeofexportingoats;whereas
aninvitationtotendershouldbeopenedtotenderfor
suchrefunds,inaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EC)No1501/95;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderaresetoutinRegulation(EC)No1501/95;
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeaten­
deringsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifytheexactdurationof
validityofthelicencesissuedunderthistenderingpro­
cedure;whereastheperiodofvaliditymustcorrespondto
thecurrentrequirements oftheworldmarket;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)theoatstowhichthetenderreferswereproducedin
FinlandandSweden;
(b)itisaccompaniedbyanundertakingbythetenderer
toexporttheoatsfromFinlandorSweden;
(c)itrelatestoanamountofnotlessthan1000tonnes;
and
(d)itislodgedwiththeFinnishorSwedishintervention
agency,asthecasemaybe.
Wheretheundertakingreferredtoinsubparagraph (b)is
notfulfilled,thesecurityreferredtoinArticle12of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No891/89(*)shallbe
forfeitedexceptincasesofforcemajeure.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)
No1501/95shallbeECU12pertonne. (')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
Q)OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.7.
(4)OJNoL18,24.1.1996,p.10. (0OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.

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Article6
Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommissionby
MemberStates,atthelatestoneandahalfhoursafter
expiryoftheperiodfortheweeklysubmissionoftenders
asspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.They
mustbecommunicated intheformindicatedinAnnexI,
tothetelexorfaxnumbersinAnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88('),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle1ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1521/94(2)exportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationtotenderpursuanttothis
Regulationshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,as
definedinparagraph 1,untiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.
Article5
1.TheCommissionshalldecide,undertheprocedure
laiddowninArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle1of
Regulation(EC)No1501/95,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25June1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.198S,p.1.
2OJNoL162,30.6.1994,p.47.

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ANNEXI
Weeklytendertortherefundfortheexportofoatstoallthirdcountries
(Regulation(EC)No1146/96)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number Quantity Amountofexportrefund
oftender intonnes inecupertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1,ExternalMarket)are:
—telex:—22037AGRECB,
—22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters);
—fax: —2952515,
—2964956.