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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No147/83
of20January1983
openinganinvitationtotenderforthelevyand/orrefundfortheexportof
commonwheattocountriesofZoneIVc)andd)
partofthetendererincludeanobligationtolodgean
applicationforanexportlicence;whereascompliance
withthisobligationmaybeensuredbyrequiring
tendererstolodgeatenderingsecurityof12ECUper
tonnewhentheysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theperiodsofvalidityoflicencesissuedareidentical;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
thetenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribe
aminimumquantitytobetenderedforandatime
limitandformforthecommunication oftenders
submittedtothecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1451/820,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2747/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarketbeing
disturbed(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2560/77(4),andinparticularArticle2(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds0,andinparticular
Article5thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbeopenedin
respectofcommonwheattotenderfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2747/75and/orfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75;whereasthereisdemandforcommon
wheatoncertainspecificmarkets;whereas,inorderto
ensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderforexport
shouldbelimitedtoZoneIVc)andd);
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvi­
tationstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
levy,laiddowninCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3130/73(6),asamendedbyRegulations (EEC)No
278/750and(EEC)No771/75(8),and,asregardsthe
fixingoftheexportrefund,inCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No279/75(9),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2944/78(10);whereasthecommitments ontheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2747/75and/ortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)
No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofZoneIVc)andd)
asdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No
1124/77.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil30June
1983.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,
forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73andinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.82.
(4)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(6)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.
OOJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.7.
(8)OJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.13.
0OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
(10)OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.

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maximumexportrefundandtoanytendererwhohas
tenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindi­
catesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallcorrespondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollo­
wingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article4
1.Nothwithstanding 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.
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
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20January1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL388,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofcommonwheattocountriesofZoneIV
c)andd)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
I
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportlevy
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2\
3\
4
5\
etc.I
II
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.