21.5.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL133/39
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1257/83
of20May1983
openinganinvitationtotenderforthelevyand/orrefundfortheexportof
commonwheattocountriesofZonesI,IΙa,III,IVa)andb),V,VI,VII,the
GermanDemocraticRepublicandtheIberianPeninsula
tendererstolodgeatenderingsecurityof12ECUper
tonnewhentheysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcerned
aretreatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthatthe
periodofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbe
identical;whereas,however,aspecialperiodofvalidity
shouldbelaiddownforexportstothePeople's
RepublicofChina;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
thetenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribe
aminimumquantitytobetenderedforandatime
limitandformforthecommunication oftenders
submittedtothecompetentauthorities ;
Whereas,themeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1451/82(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2747/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2560/77(4),andinparticularArticle2(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(*),andinparticular
Article5thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbeopenedin
respectofcommonwheattotenderfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2747/75and/orfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75;whereas,inordertoensuresupply,the
invitationtotenderforexportshouldbelimitedto
ZonesI,IΙa,III,IVa)andb),V,VI,VII,theGerman
DemocraticRepublicandtheIberianPeninsula;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvi­
tationstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
levy,laiddowninCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3130/73(6),asamendedbyRegulations (EEC)No
278/75(7)and(EEC)No771/75(8),and,asregardsthe
fixingoftheexportrefund,inCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No279/75(9),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2944/78(10);whereasthecommitments onthe
partofthetendererincludeanobligationtolodgean
applicationforanexportlicence;whereascompliance
withthisobligationmaybeensuredbyrequiringHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2747/75and/ortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofZonesI,IΙa,III,
IVa)andb),V,VI,VII,theGermanDemocratic
RepublicandtheIberianPeninsula.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil28June
1984.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,
forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73andinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.82.
(«)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
f6)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.
0OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.7.
8)OJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.13.0OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
(,0)OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.

NoL133/40 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.5.83
Article4 —IngevalvanuitvoernaardeVolksrepubliek China,
laatstegeldigheidsdag :,Verordening (EEG)
nr.1257/83.'
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No3183/80('),exportlicencesissuedunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3130/73orunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,for
thepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinpara­
graph1,untiltheendofthefourthmonthfollowing
thatofissue.
However,forexportstothePeoplesRepublicof
China,licencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue
asdefinedinparagraph 1untiltheendofthesixth
monthfollowing.
3.Forthepurposesofapplyingparagraph2,
licencesissuedinconnectionwiththisinvitationto
tendershallbear,inspace19,astatementofthelast
dayofvaliditycalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofthefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph2.They
shallalsobear,inspace18,astatementofthelastday
ofvaliditycalculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisions
ofthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph2;forthis
purpose,oneofthefollowingstatementsshallbe
enteredinspace18:wherethelicenceisusedafterthedategiveninspace
19,itshallcarrytheobligationtoexporttothe
People'sRepublicofChina.
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)
No3130/73andArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommission shalldecide,underthe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(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.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetender
indicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuch
maximumexportrefundandtoanytendererwhohas
tenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­
catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatest
oneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodforthe
weeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenotice
ofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommunicated
intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmission oftenders
shallcorrespondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .—'IncaseofexporttothePeople'sRepublicof
China,lastdayofvalidity:,Regulation
(EEC)No1257/83.'
—"Sidstegyldighedsdag vedudførseltilDenkine­
siskeFolkerepublik :,Forordning(EØF)nr.
1257/83.'
—'LetzterGültigkeitstag beiAusfuhrindieVolksre­
publikChina:,Verordnung (EWG)Nr.
1257/83.'
—'ΣεπερίπτωσηεξαγωγήςπροςτηΛαϊκήΔημο­
κρατίατηςΚίνας,τελευταίαημέραισχύος:
,Κανονισμός (ΕΟΚ)αριθ.1257/83.'
—'Encasd'exportationverslarépubliquepopulaire
deChine,dernierjourdevalidité:,règle­
ment(CEE)n01257/83.'
—'IncasodiesportazioneversolaRepubblicapopo­
larediCina,ultimogiornodivalidità:,rego­
lamento(CEE)n.1257/83.'
(')OJNoL388,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20May1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofcommonwheattocountriesof
ZonesI,Ila,III,IVa)andb),V,VI,VII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheIberian
Peninsula
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
I
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportlevy
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.
II
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.