6.3.96 IEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL55/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No404/96
of5March1996
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundorthetaxfortheexportof
commonwheattoAlgeriaandMorocco
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefundortax
providedforinArticle4ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallconcerncommon
wheatforexporttoAlgeriaandMorocco.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil28March
1996.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1863/95(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EC)No
1501/95of29June1995layingdowncertaindetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92onthegrantingofexportrefundsoncerealsand
themeasurestobetakenintheeventofdisturbanceon
themarketforcereals(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No95/96(4),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
WhereassupplyingAlgeriaandMoroccowithcommon
wheathasbeenmadedifficultbythecurrentsituationon
theworldmarket;whereasthosecountriesaretraditional
marketsfortheEuropeanCommunity ;whereas,inorder
toguaranteepartoftheirsupplies,aspecialinvitationto
tenderfortherefundorforthetaxfortheexportof
commonwheattothosecountriesshouldbeopenedin
accordancewithArticle4ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refundortaxinRegulation(EC)No1501/95;whereasthe
commitments onthepartofthetendererincludeanobli­
gationtolodgeanapplicationforanexportlicence;
whereascompliancewiththisobligationmaybeensured
byrequiringtendererstolodgeatenderingsecurityof
ECU12pertonnewhentheysubmittheirtenders;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforaspecificperiodof
validityforlicencesissuedunderthatinvitationtotender;
whereasthatperiodofvaliditymustmeettheneedsof
AlgeriaandMoroccoforthecurrentmarketingyear;
whereasthevalidityoftheexportlicencesshouldthere­
forebelimitedto30June1996;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle5(3a)ofRegulation
(EC)No1501/95shallbeECU12pertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88(5),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle1ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1521/94(6)exportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationtotenderpursuanttothis
Regulationshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,as
definedinparagraph 1,until30June1996.
Article5
1.TheCommission shalldecide,pursuanttothe
procedurelaiddowninArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)
No1766/92:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle1of
Regulation(EC)No1501/95,or
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
I1)OJNoL179,29.7.1995,p.1.
(3)OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.7.h)OJNoL18,24.1.1996,p.10.0OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
6OJNoL162,30.6.1994,p.47.

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—tofixaminimumexporttax,takingintoaccountin
particularthecriterialaiddowninArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EC)No1501/95,or
—tomakenoaward.halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnexI,tothetelexortelefaxnumbersin
AnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
3.Whereaminimumexporttaxisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateoftaxequaltoormorethansuchminimumexport
tax.Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5March1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
WeeklytenderfortherefundorthetaxfortheexportofcommonwheattoAlgeriaand
Morocco
(Regulation (EC)No404/96)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesA B
Amount
ofexporttax
inECUpertonneAmount
ofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1)are:
—telex: 22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters);
—telefax:—2952515,
—2964956.