13.2.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL39/15
REGULATION (EEC)No342/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of12February1975
onaninvitationtotenderforthelevyand/ortherefundfortheexportof
commonwheattothecountriesofZoneVII(a)
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No279/75(9)of4
February1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheappli­
cationofthesystemoftenderingforexportrefunds
oncereals;
Whereastheobjectiveofthetenderingprocedurecan
beattainedonlyifeverysuccessfultendererfulfilsall
thecommitments enteredintobyhimwhensubmit­
tinghistender;whereasthesecommitments include
anobligationtolodgeanapplicationforanexport
licence;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmay
beensuredbyrequiringthetenderertogivesecurity
whensubmittinghistender;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theeffectiveperiodofvalidityoflicencesissuedto
successfultenderersinconnectionwiththeinvitation
totenderisidentical;
Whereasprovisionmustbemadetoensurethe
smoothoperationoftheprocedurefortenderingfor
exportleviesandrefunds;whereastothisenditis
apporopriatetoprescribeaminimumquantitytobe
tenderedforandatimelimitandformforthe
communication oftenderssubmittedtothecompe­
tentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No85/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1968/73(3)of19July1973layingdowngeneralrules
tobeappliedintheeventcerealsmarketbeing
disturbed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
86/75(4),andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo139/
67/EEC(5)of21June1967layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No87/75(b),andinparticular
Article4athereof;
Whereas,havingregardtothecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,thereshouldbeopenedinrespectof
commonwheataninvitationtotenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No1968/73andfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle4aofRegulationNo
139/67/EEC;whereasthereisarequirement for
wheatincertainmarketsandinordertoensuretheir
supplytheinvitationtotenderforexportshouldbe
limitedtothemarketsconcerned ,whicharesituated
inZoneVII(a)asdefinedintheAnnextoCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No941/72(7)of5May1972
redefiningthedestinationzonesforexportrefundson
cerealsandrice;
Whereasthedetailedrulesgoverninginvitationsto
tenderareasregardstheexportlevycontainedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3130/73(s)of16
November1973establishingtheconditionsforthe
applicationofthesystemoftenderingforexport
leviesoncerealsandasregardstheexportrefundinHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1968/73and/orthe
exportrefundprovidedforinArticle4aofRegulation
No139/67/EEC.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttocountriesofZoneVII(a)as
definedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No941/72.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil24April
1975.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbe
made,thetimelimitsforthesubmissionoftendersto
beasprescribedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL11,16.1.197.5,p.1.
(3)OJNoL201,21.7.197.3,p.10.
(4)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.2.
(5)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2453/67.
(6)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.3.
(7)OJNoL107,6.S.1972,p.10.
(8)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10. OOJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.

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Article2 No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75shallbeforfeitin
respectofaquantityequaltothedifferencebetween
93%ofthenetquantityindicatedontheexport
licenceandthenetquantityactuallyexported.
2.However,ifthequantityexportedislessthan
7%ofthenetquantityindicatedonthelicence,the
securityshallbeforfeitinitsentirety.
3.Onrequestbythetitularholderofthelicence,
MemberStatesmayreleasethesecuritybyinstalments
inproportiontothequantitiesofproductforwhich
proofofexportationasreferredtoinArticle7(1)of
Regulations (EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75
hasbeenfurnished,providedthatsuchproofesta­
blishesthataquantityequaltoatleast7%ofthenet
quantityindicatedonthelicencehasbeenexported.
Article8
ThetenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph .Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan5000metrictons.
Article3
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3130/73andofRegulation (EEC)No
279/75shallbe15unitsofaccountpermetricton.
2.BywayofderogationfromArticle7(1)ofRegu­
lations(EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75,the
securityprovidedforinparagraph 1shallsubjectto
forcemajeurebereleasedonlyinrespectofanyquan­
tityforwhichthetenderwasnotacceptedorfor
whichthetendererfurnishesproofofarrivalatits
destination ,suchprooftobefurnishedasprovidedin
thesecond,thirdandfourthsubparagraphs ofArticle
8(1)ofRegulationNo1041/67/EEC(•).
Article4
ThezoneofdestinationasspecifedinArticle1(2)
shallbeindicatedinsection13ofthelicenceapplica­
tionandofthelicenceitself.Theissueofalicence
shallcarrywithittheobligationtoexporttothatdesti­
nation.
Article5
Iftendererfailstocomplywiththeundertakinggiven
byhimpursuanttoArticle2(3)(b)ofRegulations
(EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75,noexport
licenceshallbeissuedandthesecuritylodged
pursuanttoArticle3ofthoseRegulationsshallaccord­
inglybeforfeit.
Article6
1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1373/70(2),
exportlicencesissuedunderArticle8(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3130/73orunderthelikeprovisionof
Regulation (EEC)No279/75shallforthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvaliditybedeemedto
havebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
submitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinthe
previousparagraphuntiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.
Article7
1.Iftheobligationtoexportisnotfilfilled,the
securitymentionedinArticle3ofRegulations (EEC)Article9
DuringtheperiodinwhichSummerTimeapplies
Italy,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthatMemberStateasextendedby
onehour.DuringtheperiodduringwhichSummer
TimedoesnotapplyintheUnitedKingdomandin
Ireland,thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallberegardedinthoseMemberStatesasbrought
forwardbyonehour.
Article10
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle5ofRegula­
tions(EEC)No3130/73and(EEC)No279/75,the
Commissionshalldecide,undertheprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulationNo120/67/EEC:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulationNo139/67/EEC,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No1968/73,or
—tomakenoaward.(')OfNo314,23.12.1967,p.9.
(-)OJNoL158,20.7.1970,p.1.

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2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixeda
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixedacontract
shallbeawardedtoanytenderer -whosetenderindi­catesarateoflevye^ualtoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12February1975
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refundfortheexportofcommonwheattothecountriesof
ZoneVII(a)
Expiryoftheperiodforlodgingtenders(date/time)
I
1 2 3
Numberingof
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportlevyinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.
II
l 2 3
Numberingof
tendersQuantity
inmetrictonsAmountofexportrefundinnationalcurrency
permetricton
1
2
3
4
5
etc.