19.8.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL232/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2497/87
of18August1987
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheat
tocountriesofzonesI,IIa),III,IV,V,VI,VII,theGermanDemocraticRepublic
andtheCanaryIslands
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1900/87(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofzonesI,IIa),III,IV,
V,VI,VII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandthe
CanaryIslandsasdefinedinAnnexItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1124/77(*).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil31March
1988.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
commonwheattotenderfortheexportrefundprovided
forinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No2746/75;
whereas,inordertoensuresupply,theinvitationto
tenderforexportshouldbelimitedtozonesI,
IIa),III,IV,V,VI,VII,theGermanDemocraticRepublic
andtheCanaryIslands;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2944/78(*);whereas
thecommitments onthepartofthetendererincludean
obligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexportlicence;
whereascompliancewiththisobligationmaybeensured
byrequiringtendererstolodgeatenderingsecurityof12
ECUpertonnewhentheysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
whereas,however,aspecialperiodofvalidityshouldbe
laiddownforexportstothePeople'sRepublicofChina;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemadeArticle2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.40.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.0OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16. (*)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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Article4 —EmcasodeexportaçãoparaaRepublicaPopularda
China,últimodiadevalidade:Regulamento
(CEE)n?2497/87
Wherethelicenceisusedafterthedategiveninspace19,
itshallcarrytheobligationtoexporttothePeople's
RepublicofChina.1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3183/80('),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph 1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
However,forexportstothePeoplesRepublicofChina,
licencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissueasdefined
inparagraph 1untiltheendofthesixthmonth
following.Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.3.Forthepurposesofapplyingparagraph2,licences
issuedinconnectionwiththisinvitationtotendershall
bear,inspace19,astatementofthelastdayofvalidity
calculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthefirst
subparagraph ofparagraph2.Theyshallalsobear,in
space18,astatementofthelastdayofvaliditycalculated
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthesecondsubpara­
graphofparagraph2;forthispurpose,oneofthefol­
lowingstatementsshallbeenteredinspace18:
—EncasodeexportaciónalaRepúblicaPopularde
China,últimodíadevalidez:,Reglamento
(CEE)n°2497/87
—Sidstegyldighedsdag vedudførseltilDenkinesiske
Folkerepublik :,forordning(EØF)nr.2497/87Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedintheAnnexI.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.—LetzterGültigkeitstag beiAusfuhrindieVolksrepu­
blikChina:,Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2497/87
—ΣεπερίπτωσηεξαγωγήςπροςτηΛαϊκήΔημοκρα­
τίατηςΚίνας,τελευταίαημέραισχύος:,
Kavoviano *;(EOK)api-9.2497/87
—IncaseofexporttothePeople'sRepublicofChina,
lastdayofvalidity:.,Regulation(EEC)No
2497/87
—EncasdexportationverslaRépubliquepopulairede
Chine,dernierjourdevalidité:,règlementArticle7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.(CEE)n°2497/87
—IncasodiesportazioneversolaRepubblicapopolare
diCina,ultimogiornodivalidità:,regolamento
(CEE)n.2497/87
—IngevalvanuitvoernaardeVolksrepubliek China,
laatstegeldigheidsdag :,Verordening (EEG)nr.
2497/87Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18August1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheattocountriesofzonesI,IIa),
III,IV,V,VI,VII,dieGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1 I
2I
3I
etc.I