17.2.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL45/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No395/89
of16February1989
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfordieexportofcommonwheat
totheSovietUnion
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No166/890,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds^3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
commonwheattotenderfortheexportrefundprovided
forinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;
whereas,inordertoensuresupply,theinvitationto
tenderforexportshouldbelimitedtotheSovietUnion;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,laiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
279/75(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2788/86(*);whereasthecommitmentsonthepartofthe
tendererincludeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationfor
anexportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobliga­
tionmaybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgea
tenderingsecurityofECU12pertonnewhenthey
submittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemade
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
presenttenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribe
aminimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttotheSovietUnion.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil16March
1989.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75,thetimelimitforsubmissionof
tendersunderthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireon23February1989.
Article2
Tendersshallbevalidonlyif:
—theyrelatetonotlessthan100000tonnes,
—theyareaccompaniedbyanapplicationforadvance
fixingofthemonetarycompensatory amount.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbeECU12pertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3183/80(0,exportlicencesissued
pursuanttoArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75
shall,forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofval­
idity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhich
thetenderwassubmitted.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
3.Forthepurposesofapplyingparagraph2,licences
issuedinconnectionwiththisinvitationtotendershall
bear,inspace19,astatementofthelastdayofvalidity
calculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthefirst
subparagraph ofparagraph2.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OINoL20,25.1.1989,p.16.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.faOJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
(0OJNoL257,10.9.1986,p.32. «OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnex.
\
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,underthepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweeklyArticle7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16February1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
WeeklytenderfordierefundfordieexportofcommonwheattotheSovietUnion
(Regulation(EEC)No395/89)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inecuspertonne
1
2
3
etc.