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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3421/88
of3November 1988
issuingastandinginvitationtotenderinordertodeterminerefundsonexports
ofoliveoilforthe1988/89marketingyear
sionsshouldbesupplementedbycertainspecificprovi­
sions;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedastandinginvitationtotender
inordertodetermineexportrefundsonoliveoilfalling
withinthefollowingCNcodes:
—15091090
—15099000
—15100090THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
of22September1966ontheestablishmentofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2210/88(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1650/86
of26May1986ontherefundsandleviesapplicableto
exportsofoliveoil(3),andinparticularArticle7thereof,
Whereastheexportrefundsforoliveoilcannotbefixed
onlyinaccordancewiththestandardprocedure,since
thereisinsufficientinformationavailableontheworld
marketsituation;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebe
madeforissuingastandinginvitationtotendersothat
therefundscan,inthecomingmonths,bedeterminedby
tender;
Whereas,inviewofthedemandforoliveoilontheworld
marketincertainspecialcases,provisionsshouldbe
adoptedwherebycertainconditionsarelaiddowninthe
standinginvitationtotender;
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetendering
procedure,detailedrulesshouldbelaiddownwhichwill
enableoperatorsinthevariousMemberStatestotakepart
onequalterms,whileprovidingcertainguarantees
regardingthevalidityofthetenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,thearrangementsfordetermining
therefundsandawardingthecontractshouldbespeci­
fied;
Whereas,giventhattheadministrativeburdenoftaking
partinatenderingproceduretendstoweighmoreheavily
onsmallerundertakings ,provisionshouldbemadefor
allowingoperatorstoobtainexportlicencesforquan­
tities;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(4)
laysdowncommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3183/80(*),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2082/87(*),lays
downcommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemof(importand)exportlicencesandadvancefixing
certificatesforagriculturalproducts;whereastheseRegu­
lationsapplytooliveoil;whereasthesecommonprovi­2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
until31October1989.Duringitsperiodofvaliditythere
shallbeissuedpartialinvitationstotender.
Article2
PursuanttothistenderingproceduretheCommission
mayinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC:
(a)issueinvitationstotenderinrespectofspecificdesti­
nations,inresponsetodemandforoliveoilincertain
thirdcountries;
(b)imposerestrictionsonthequantitiesandqualitiesof
oilforwhichoffersmaybesubmitted;
(c)canceloneormorepartialinvitationstotenderbefore
thedeadlineforsubmittingtenders;
(d)excludecertaincountriesofdestinationfromtheinvi­
tationtotenderordifferentiatetherefundaccording
tothecountryofdestination.
Article3
1.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothepartialinvitationstotendershallbeas
follows:
—forNovember,January,February,March,April,May,
June,September,andOctober:fromthefifthdayto
theninthdayofeachmonthat1p.m.andfromthe
15thtothe23rddayofeachmonthat1p.m,
—forJulyandAugust:fromthe15thtothe23rddayof
eachmonthat1p.m,(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL145,30.5.1986,p.8.
4)OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.
(6)OJNoL195,16.7.1987,p.11.—forDecember :fromthefifthtotheninthdayat1
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8.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn.
Article4
1.Asecurityof10ECUper100kilogramsofoliveoil
tobeexportedmustbelodgedbyeachtenderer.This
securityshallinthecaseofsuccessfultenderersbecome
thesecurityfortheexportlicence.
2.TheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2220/85(')shallapply-tothesecuritiesreferredtointhis
Regulation.Theprimaryrequirementswithinthe
meaningofArticle20ofRegulation(EEC)No2220/85
shallbetheobligationssetoutinparagraph3(b)and
compliancewiththetimelimitset.
3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecuritywillbe
released :
(a)totenderersonlyinrespectofthequantityforwhich
noawardwasmade;
(b)tosuccessfultenderers,only
—forthequantityinrespectofwhichtheyhave
fulfilledtheobligationcreatedbythelicence
referredtoinArticle9,theprovisionsofArticle33
ofRegulation (EEC)No3183/80remaining
applicable,
—ifproofisfurnishedthattheoliveoilhasreached
itsdestination,incaseswheretherefundappli­
cableinrespectoftheinvitationtotenderisvalid
forcertainthirdcountriesonly.
Article5
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythecompe­
tentagencyoftheMemberStateconcerned.Subjectto
paragraph2,personspresentaftheexaminationshallbe
underanobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto.
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated bytelexorby
telefaxtotheCommission forthwithandinsucha
mannerthatthetenderersremainanonymous .
Article6
Theamountoftheexportrefundexpressedinnational
currencyshall,forthepurposesofcomparingthetenders
andawardingthecontract,beconvertedintoECUonthe
basisofthegreenrates.
Article7
1.Inthelight,inparticular,ofthecurrentsituation
andforeseeabledevelopment oftheCommunityand
worldoliveoilmarkets,andthetendersreceived,a
maximumrefundshall,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No136/
66/EEC,befixedforexportsoftheproductfallingwithin
thesubheadingslistedinArticle1.Refundsshallbefixed
nolaterthantheeighthworkingdayaftertheexpiryof
eachdeadlineforthesubmissionoftenders.ThatdeadlineshallbeinBelgiantime.Wherethedayon
whichthedeadlineexpiresinaMemberStateisapublic
holidayfortheauthorityresponsibleforreceivingthe
tenders,thedeadlineshallexpireat1p.m.onthelast
precedingworkingday.
2.Offersinconnectionwiththisinvitationtotender
mustbeinwriting,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,
againstareceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,
telex,telefaxortelegram.
Separatetendersmustbesubmittedwheretheyrelateto
severalqualities,presentationsor,whereapplicable,
severalcountriesofdestination .
3.Anoffermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheRegulationissuingthe
invitationtotender,andthepartialorspecificinvita­
tiontotenderinresponsetowhichtheofferisbeing
made;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantity,qualityandsubheadingsoftheoliveoil
tobeexportedandthepresentationoftheoil,speci­
fyingwhetheritisputupinimmediatecontainersofa
netcapacityoffivelitresorlessorwhetheritisother­
wisepresented;
(d)thecountryofdestination,wheretherefundis
differentiatedaccordingtothecountryofdestination;
(e)theamountoftheexportrefundper100kilogramsof
oliveoil,expressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderissubmitted;
(f)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofoliveoilindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted .
4.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthanfivetonnes
ofasinglequalityinthecaseofoliveoilputupin
immediatecontainersofanetcapacityoffivelitresor
less,andnotlessthan20tonnesofasinglequalityin
thecaseofoliveoilotherwisepresented;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimitfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhaslodged
thesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph3.
5.Tendersshallbevalidinrespectofonlyonepartial
invitationtotenderor,whereapplicable,onespecific
invitationtotender.-Atendermaystipulatethatitistobe
regardedashavingbeensubmittedonlyifthequantity
awardedrepresentsalloraspecifiedpartofthetendered
quantity.
6.Thetender,theproofandthedeclarationsreferred
toinparagraphs3and4aboveshallbeexpressedinthe
officiallanguageoroneoftheofficiallanguagesofthe
MemberStatewhosecompetentauthorityreceivedthe
tender.
7.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofthisRegulationorwhichcontainsterms
otherthanthoseindicatedherein,shallnotbeconsidered .(')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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2.Itmayalsobedecided,inaccordancewiththat
procedure:
—tofixamaximumquantityinrespectofeachpartial
invitationtostender,
—nottoawardacontractinresponsetoapartialspecific
invitationtotender.
3.Therefundsarebedifferentiated accordingto
whethertheoliveoilisputupinimmediatecontainersof
anetcapacityoffivelitresorlessorisotherwise
presented.
4.Wheretherefundisdifferentiated accordingto
destinationitshallbefixedinthelightofthespecific
situationofeachcountryofdestination.
5.Exportrefundsshallbeadjustedduringtheperiodof
validityoftheexportlicencesasreferredtoinArticle9,
inthelightofchangesinthethresholdpriceoccuring
betweenthedayonwhichtheexportdeclarationis
accepted.
6.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofthefirst
indentofparagraph2acontractshall,incaseswhere'a
maximumexportrefundisfixed,beawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequaltoor
lessthansuchmaximumrefundforthequantitystatedin
thetender.
Article8
1.Ifamaximumquantityisfixedinrespectofa
partialinvitationtotender,acontractshallbeawardedto
thetendererwhosetenderquotesthelowestexportrefund
and,ifnecessary,tothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
nextlowestrefund,andsoonuntiltheentiremaximum
quantityhasbeenaccountedfor.
2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartendererin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1would
otherwiseresultinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thatawardshallbelimitedtosuchquantityas
isstillavailable.Wheretwoormoretendersquotethe
samerefund,andawardstoallofthemwouldresultin
themaximumquantitybeingexceeded,thequantity
availableshallbeallocatedasfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcernedin
proportiontothetotalquantitiesineachoftheir
tenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderersconcerned
byreferencetoamaximumtonnagetobefixedfor
eachofthem.Article9
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallimmediatelynotifytheapplicantsofthe
resultoftheirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.In
addition,thecompetentauthorityshallissuetosuccessful
tenderersanexportlicenceforthequantityawarded,indi­
catinginbox18(a)theexportrefundquotedinhis
tenderandalsostatingthequalityandpresentationofthe
oiland,whereappropriate,theusetowhichitistobe
put.
Article10
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
theobligationtoexport,duringtheperiodofvalidityof
theexportlicenceawardedtohimand,whereapplicable,
tothecountryindicatedinthetender,thetenderedquan­
tityofoliveoilofthequalityandpresentationstatedin
thetender.
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable .
Article11
1.Beforeexpiryofthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
tenders,operatorswhoareunabletotakepartintheinvi­
tationtotenderonaccountoftheminimumquantity
referredtoinArticle3mayapplyeachmonthfora
specialexportlicenceforatotalquantityoflessthan20
tonnesinrespectofeachqualityandpresentationofolive
oil.Thesaidlicence,whichshallbesubjecttotheprovi­
sionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2041/75(')as
regardsexportlicenceswithadvancefixingoftherefund,
shallbeissuedbythecompetentauthorityoftheMember
Stateconcerned,andshallindicateinbox18(a)the
maximumrateofrefundacceptedinrespectofthelast
invitationtotenderforthatqualityandpresentation .
Therightsandobligationsarisingfromthesaidlicence
arenottransferable .
2.TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission onthe5thand20thofeachmonth,in
respectofthepreviousfortnight,thenumberoflicences
issuedandthequantitiesinvolved,brokendownby
qualityandpresentation . '
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3November1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
0OJNoL213,11.8.1975,p.1.