6.10.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL273/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2416/76
of5October1976
onaninvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofwhollymilledlong
grainricetocertainthirdcountries
exportrefunds;whereastothisenditisappropriate
toprescribeaminimumquantitytobetenderedfor
andatimelimitandformforthesubmission of
tenderstothecompetentauthorities ;
Whereasthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle1(1)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No584/75provides
thatinvitationstotenderfortheexportrefundshall
beopenonequaltermstoallpersonsestablished
withintheCommunity ;whereas,byreasonofthe
differingmonetarycircumstances inthevarious
MemberStates,satisfactionofthisconditioncannot
beensuredbytheapplicationoftheexchangerates
applicableforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy,sincemonetarycompensatory amounts
donotapplyinthericesector;whereasitistherefore
advisabletomakeprovisionforeachtendertobe
dealtwithaccordingtothesituationofthecurrency
inwhichitissubmitted ;
Whereasthemeasures ,providedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncil(EEC)No1418/76of21
June1976onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inrice('),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1431/76of21June1976layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonriceandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(2),
Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
ricemarket,thereshouldbeopenedinrespectof
whollymilledlonggrainriceaninvitationtotender
fortheexportrefundprovidedforinArticle4ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1431/76;
Whereascertaincountriesclosetotherice-growing
regionsoftheCommunity ,namelyAustria,Liechten­
steinandSwitzerland ,areexpectedtosupplythem­
selveswithCommunityricewithintheframeworkof
generalrefundsspecificallyfixedforthosecountries;
whereastheyshouldthereforebeexcludedfromthe
presenttender;
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderareasregardstheexportrefundcontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No584/75of6March
1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemoftenderingforexportrefundsonrice(3);
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringthetenderertogivesecurity
whensubmittinghistender;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheprocedurefortenderingforHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No
1431/76.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetowholly
milledlonggrainriceforexporttoallthirdcountries
exceptAustria,Liechtenstein andSwitzerland .
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil23
December1976.Duringthisperiodweeklyawards
shallbemade,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tenderstobeprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.(•)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(3)OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25.

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Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan20metrictons.
Article3
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No584/75shallbe10unitsofaccountper
metricton.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle7(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No584/75,thesecurityprovidedforin
paragraph 1shall,subjecttoforcemajeure,bereleased
onlyinrespectofanyquantityforwhichthetender
wasnotacceptedorforwhichthetendererfurnishes
proofofarrivalatitsdestination,suchprooftobe
furnishedasprovidedinthesecond,thirdandfifth
subparagraphs ofArticle11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No192/75(').
Article4
Section 12ofthelicenceapplicationandofthe
licenceitselfshallbearoneofthefollowingendorse­
ments,precededbyanasteriskcorresponding tothe
asteriskenteredinsection13:
'validforcountriesotherthanAustria,Liechtenstein
andSwitzerland';
gaeldendeforallelandeundtagen0strig,Liechten­
steinogSchweitz';
'gültigfüralleLänderaußerÖsterreich,Liechtenstein
undderSchweiz';Article7
1.Iftheobligationtoexportisnotfulfilled,the
securitymentionedinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No584/75shallbeforfeitinrespectofaquantity
equaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licence,and
(b)thenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalments
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductforwhich
proofofexportationasreferredtoinArticle7(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No584/75hasbeenfurnished,
providedthatsuchproofestablishesthataquantity
equaltoatleast7%ofthenetquantityindicatedon
thelicencehasbeenexported.
Article8
ThetenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
forweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommuni­
catedintheformindicatedintheAnnexhereto.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.
Article9
Thetimesfixedforthesubmission oftendersshall
be:
—onehourearlierinIrelandandtheUnited
Kingdomoutsidetheperiodofsummertimein
thoseMemberStates,
—onehourlaterinthecaseofotherMemberStates
whentheyadoptaperiodofsummertime.
Article10
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle5ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No584/75,theCommissionshalldecide,
undertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle27ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1418/76:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation (EEC)No1431/76;or
—tomakenoaward.'valablepourlespaysautresque1Autriche,leLiech­
tensteinetlaSuisse';
'validaperipaesiterzitranne1Austria,ilLiechten­
steinelaSvizzera';
geldigvoorallelandenbehalveOostenrijk,Liechten­
steinenenZwitserland'.
Theissueofalicenceshallcarrywithittheobligation
toexporttocountriesconcerned .
Article5
Ifatendererfailstocomplywiththeundertaking
givenbyhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No584/75,noexportlicenceshallbe
issuedandthesecuritylodgedpursuanttoArticle3of
thatRegulationshallaccordinglybeforfeit.
Article6
BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofArticle9
(1)and(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No193/75(2),export
licencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No584/75shallforthepurposeofdeterminingtheir
periodofvaliditybedeemedtohavebeenissuedon
thedayonwhichthetenderwassubmitted .
(>)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixeda
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefund.
Article11
Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsofaccount
thoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesandfor
convertingintonationalcurrenciesthemaximum
refundasfixedinunitsofaccountshallbe:—inthecaseofcurrenciesheldatanygiven
momentwithinabandof2-25%,thecentralrate,
—inallothercasestheaveragespotexchangerate
duringaweekendingontheTuesdayimmediately
precedingthefinaldateforthesubmissionof
tenders.
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Weeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofwhollymilledlonggrainricetocertain
thirdcountries
Expiryoftheperiodforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
I 2
Numberof Quantity Amountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
tender inmetrictons permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.