3.1.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL1/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3/91
of28December 1990
onaninvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledroundgrain
ricetocertainthirdcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/89(2),andinparticularArticle17thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
of21June1976layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingtheamount
ofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
Whereasexamination ofthebalancesheetshowsthat
exportableamountsofricearecurrentlyheldbyprodu­
cers;whereasthissituationcouldaffectthenormal
development ofproducerpricesduringthe1990/91
marketingyear;
Whereas,inordertoremedythissituation,itisappro­
priatetomakeuseofexportrefundstozoneswhichmay
besuppliedbytheCommunity ;whereasthespecialsitu­
ationofthericemarketmakesitnecessarytolimitthe
quantitiesofricebenefitingfromtherefunds,andthere­
foretoapplyArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
enablingtheamountofrefundtobefixedbytendering
procedure;
Whereasitshouldbestatedthattheprovisionsof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No584/75of6March
1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportrefundsonrice(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No409/90(*),applytothis
invitationtotender;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopened,forthe
exportrefundreferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)
No1431/76,forZonesItoVIandZoneVIIIexcluding
Guyana,MadagascarandSurinam,ofAnnexItoRegula­
tion(EEC)No1124/77.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil20June
1991.Duringthatperiodweeklyinvitationstotender
shallbeissuedandthedateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbedeterminedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
3.Theinvitationtotendershalltakeplaceinaccord­
ancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No584/75
andwiththefollowingprovisions.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitcoversaquantityfor
exportofatleast500tonnesbutnotmorethan5000
tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No584/75shallbeECU20pertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3719/88(8),export
licencesissuedwithinthisinvitationtotendershall,for
thepurposesofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
consideredashavingbeenissuedonthedaythetender
wassubmitted .
2.Thelicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,
withinthemeaningofparagraph 1,untiltheendofthe
thirdmonthfollowing.
Article5
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theMemberStatesnotlaterthanoneandahalfhours
afterexpiryofthetimelimitforweeklysubmissionof
tendersaslaiddowninthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
Theymustbetransmittedinaccordancewiththetable
givenintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersaresubmitted,theMemberStatesshall
informtheCommissionaccordinglywithinthesametime
limitasthatgivenintheabovesubparagraph .Whereas,inordertoavoiddisturbancesonthemarketsof
theproducingcountries,themarketsofdestination
shouldbelimitedtoZonesItoVIandZoneVIII,
excludingGuyana,MadagascarandSurinam,notedin
AnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No1124/77(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3049/89Q;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
(')OJNoL166,25.6.15*76,p.1.
(2)OJNoL177,24.6.1989,p.1.
(3)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.
(4)OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25.
OOJNoL43,17.2.1990,p.21.
(6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.oOJNoL292,11.10.1989,p.10. (8)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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Article6
ThetimesetforsubmittingtendersshallbeBelgiantime.2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,anaward
shallbemadetothetendererortendererswhosetenders
areatorbelowthemaximumexportrefundlevel.
Article8
Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersforthefirst
partialinvitationtotendershallexpireon17January
1991at10a.m.(Belgiantime).
Thefinaldateforsubmissionoftendersisherebyfixedat
20June1991.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article7
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmitted,theCommission
shalldecideinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle27ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76:
—eithertofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccount
ofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1431/76,
—ornottotakeanyactiononthetenders.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledroundgrainriceto
certainthirdcountries
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Serialnumber
oftendersQuantities
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inecupertonne
1
2l
3
4
5
etc.