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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No404/87
of10February1987
onaspecialinterventionmeasureformaizeinFrance
foracceptanceforintervention ,asdefinedinCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1569/77(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2134/86(4);whereasthecompetent
agencymustmakecertainthatmaizeexportedisofthis
standard;
Whereasthenatureandobjectivesofthesaidmeasures
makeitappropriatetoapplyinrespectofitmutatis
mutandisArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75and
theRegulationsadoptedfortheapplicationthereof,in
particularCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75of29
October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(*)andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No279/75of4February1975layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemoftende­
ringforexportrefundsoncereals(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2944/780;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemade
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,undertheabovementioned Regulation(EEC)
No279/75,thecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includetheobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgea
tenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhenthey
submittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmentofall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionforthe
licencesissuedtohaveanidenticalperiodofvalidity;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
exporttenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetime-limitsetbyits
Chairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1579/86(2),andinparticularArticle8(4)thereof,
WhereasproductionofmaizeinFranceexceedsthat
country'srequirements ;
Whereasthepossibilityofthatsurplusbeingabsorbedby
theCommunitymarketisslight;
WhereastheFrenchmarketinthesouth-westcanbe
relievedbytheexportofpartofthissurplusquantityof
maizetonon-member countries;whereas,inviewof
worldmarketpricesformaize,exportispossibleonly
withtheaidofarefund;
Whereas,however,therefundarrangementslaiddownin
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75applyto
exportfromanyMemberState;whereassucharrange­
ments,therefore,arenotonlyunsuitableforsolvingthe
probleminquestionbutmayalsofavourtheexportof
maizefromMemberStateswherethemarketsituationis
differentfromthatinFrance;
Whereas,intheabsenceofadequatemeasures,massive
quantitiesofmaizemaybeexpectedtoenterintervention
storageinthesouthwestofFranceinaccordancewith
Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,theonlypossi­
bilityofdisposalbeinginanycaseexporttonon-member
countries;whereas,toavoidtheabovementioned inter­
vention,aspecialinterventionmeasureintendedtorelieve
theFrenchmarketshouldbetakenunderArticle8ofthe
saidRegulation ;whereas,furthermore ,suchameasure
shouldtaketheformofadirectexportincentive,which
wouldavoidthehighcosttotheCommunitybudgetof
buyinginandstoringproductswhichwouldinanycase
thenhavetobeexported;whereasthegrantingofa
refund,theamountofwhichwouldbedeterminedby
tenderingandwhichwouldapplyonlytoproducts
exportedfromcertainFrenchportswouldbeanappro­
priatemeasureforthispurpose;
Whereasthepurposeofthemeasureissuchthatrefunds
shouldbegrantedonlyonwheatofthequalityrequired (3)OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.15.
(4)OJNoL187,9.7.1986,p.23.
j5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
Is)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
0OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.(<)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.7.
Ì1)OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.29.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aspecialinterventionmeasureintheformofan
exportrefundshallbeappliedinrespectof500000
tonnesofmaizeexportedfromFrancefromportsindi­
catedinAnnexII.
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andtheprovi­
sionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatArticleshall
applymutatismutandistothesaidrefund.
2.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberesponsible
forimplementing themeasurereferredtoinparagraph1.—theundertakingthattheexportwillbemadefrom
portsasinArticle1(1).
Article4
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.
Article5
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3183/80(2),export
licencesissuedinaccordancewithArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No279/75shall,forthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvalidity,bedeemedtohave
beenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
submitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph 1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
Article6
1.TheCommissionshalldecide,undertheprocedure
laiddowninArticle26ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75,
either:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
3.Arefundawardedshallnotbepaidunlessthemaize
exportedisofatleastinterventionqualityasdefinedin
Article2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1569/77.Inaddition
theexporthastobemadefromportsprovidedinArticle
1(1).Thecompetentagencyshallhaveananalysismade,
byanapprovedbodyorcompany,ofthelandedgoods
andshallholdattheCommission'sdisposalanadditional
samplefromeachconsignmenttakenandsealedinthe
presenceofthetendererorhisrepresentative .
Samplingandanalysiscostsshallbemetbythetenderer.
Article7
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryoftheFrenchinterventionagencyatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfor
theweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommuni­
catedintheformindicatedinAnnexI.Article2
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinordertodeterminethe
amountoftherefundreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetothequantity
ofmaizereferredtoinArticle1(1)forexporttothe
countriesinzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VIandVIIlistedin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(').
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil28May1987.
Duringtheperiodofitsvalidityweeklyawardsshallbe
made,forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75,thetimelimitforsubmissionof
tendersunderthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireon19February1987.
4.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheFrenchinterven­
tionagencynamedinthenoticeofinvitation.
5.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinaccor­
dancewiththisRegulationandRegulation(EEC)No
279/75.
,Article3
Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
—itrelatestonotlessthan1000tonnes,
—itisaccompaniedby:
—advancefixingoftheFrenchmonetarycompensa­
toryamountvalidoneachclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders,
—theundertakingprovidedforinArticle2(3)(b)of
Regulation (EEC)No279/75thattheexport
licencewillbeappliedforinFrance,
(')OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53. (2)OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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Ifnotendersarereceived,theFrenchinterventionagency
shallinformtheCommissionofthiswithintheperiod
indicatedinthefirstparagraph.
Thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshallcorres­
pondtoBelgiantime.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10February1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEXI
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofmaizetocountriesinzonesI,II,III,IV,V,
VIandVII
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
—PortsoftheAtlanticOceanfromHendayetoNantes—SaintNazaire,
—PortsoftheMediterranean Sea.