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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1773/97
of12September1997
onaspecialinterventionmeasureforcerealsinFinlandandSweden
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle6
thereof,thefixingofrefundsonthebasisofArticle13favours
primarilythoseotherMemberStates;whereasitisanticip­
atedthereforethattheproductionofoatsinthetwo
Nordiccountrieswillgivewayincreasinglytothatof
barley;whereas,consequently ,incomingyears,substantial
quantitiesofbarleymustbeexpectedtoenterinterven­
tionstorageinFinlandandSwedenpursuanttoArticle4
ofRegulation(EEC)No\766/92,theonlypossibilityof
disposalbeingexporttothirdcountries;whereasexports
frominterventionstoragearemorecostlytotheCom­
munitybudgetthandirectexports;
Whereasaspecialinterventionmeasurewithinthe
meaningofArticle6ofthatRegulationcouldprevent
theseadditionalcosts;whereasthisinterventionmeasure
shouldbetakenintheformofameasureintendedto
relievethemarketinoatsinFinlandandSweden;whereas
thegrantofarefundbyatenderingprocedurewhich
wouldapplyonlytooatsproducedandexportedfrom
thosetwocountrieswouldbethemostappropriate
measureinthecircumstances ;Whereasoatsareoneoftheproductscoveredbythe
commonorganizationofthemarketincereals;whereasit
isnot,however,includedamongthebasiccerealsreferred
toinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92forwhich
provisionismadeforinterventionbuying-in;
WhereasoatsisamajortraditionalcropinFinlandand
Swedenwhichiswellsuitedtotheweatherconditions
obtaininginthosecountries;whereasproductionfar
exceedsrequirementsinthosecountrieswiththeresult
thattheyarerequiredtodisposeofsurplusesbyexporting
themtothirdcountries;whereasmembership ofthe
Communityhasnotalteredthepreviouslyexistingsitua­
tion;
Whereasanyreductioninthequantityofoatsgrownin
FinlandandSwedenwouldbebeneficialtoothercereals
qualifyingfortheinterventionarrangements ,especially
barley;whereasproductionofbarleyisinsurplusbothin
thetwoNordiccountriesandacrossthewholeofthe
Community ;whereasaswitchfromoatstobarleywould
onlyworsenthesituationandcreatefurthersurpluses;
whereasitisnecessarythereforetoensurethatexportsof
oatstothirdcountriescancontinue;Whereasthenatureandobjectivesofthesaidmeasure
makeitappropriatetoapplytoit,mutatismutandis,
Article13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andtheRegu­
lationsadoptedforitsimplementation ,inparticular
CommissionRegulation (EC)No1501/95of29June
1995layingdowncertaindetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92onthe
grantingofexportrefundsoncerealsandthemeasuresto
betakenintheeventofdisturbanceonthemarketfor
cereals(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
1259/97(4);
Whereasrefundsmaybegrantedinrespectofoats
pursuanttoArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92;
whereasthegeographicalsituationofFinlandandSweden
placestheminalessfavourablepositionfromthepoint
ofviewofexportingthanotherMemberStates;whereasWhereasRegulation(EC)No1501/95requirestenderers
toapplyforanexportlicenceamongtheirotherunder­
takings;whereascompliancewiththisobligationmaybe
ensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeasecurityofECU
12pertonnewhentheysubmittheirtenders;
(')OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.(3)OJL147,30.6.1995,p.7.
(4)OJL174,2.7.1997,p.10.

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5.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinaccord­
ancewiththisRegulationandRegulation(EC)No
1501/95.Whereasthecerealsinquestionshouldactuallybe
exportedfromtheMemberStatesforwhichaspecial
interventionmeasurewasimplemented ;whereasitis
necessarythereforetolimittheuseofexportlicencesto
exportsfromtheMemberStateinwhichapplicationfor
thelicencewasmadeandtooatsproducedinFinland
andSweden;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmentforall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionthatthe
licencesissuedhaveanidenticalperiodofvalidity;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
exporttenderingprocedure,itisnecessarytoprescribea
minimumquantityandatimelimitandformforthe
submissionoftenderstothecompetentagencies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article3
Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestonotlessthan1000tonnes;
(b)itisaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingfromthe
tendererspecifyingthatitrelatessolelytooatsgrown
inFinlandandSwedenwhicharetobeexportedfrom
thosecountries.
Wheretheundertakingreferredtoinparagraph(b)isnot
fulfilled,thesecurityprovidedforinArticle10of
CommissionRegulation(EC)No1162/95(')shallbe
forfeited,exceptincasesofforcemajeure.
Article4
UnderthetenderingprocedurereferredtoinArticle2,
oneofthefollowingentriesshallbemadeinbox20of
applicationsandexportlicences:
—Asetus(EY)N:o1773/97—Todistusonvoimassa
ainoastaanSuomessaiaRuotsissa',
—Förordning (EG)nr1773/97—Licensengiltigendast
iFinlandochSverige'.
Article5
TherefundshallbevalidonlyforexportsfromFinland
andSweden.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aspecialinterventionmeasureintheformofan
exportrefundshallbeimplementedinrespectof250000
tonnesofoatsproducedinFinlandandSwedenand
intendedforexportfromFinlandandSwedentoallthird
countries.
Article13ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92andtheprovi­
sionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatArticleshall
apply,mutatismutandis,tothesaidrefund.
2.TheFinnishandSwedishinterventionagenciesshall
beresponsibleforimplementing themeasurereferredto
inparagraph 1.
Article2
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinordertodeterminethe
amountoftherefundreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetothequantity
ofoatsreferredtoinArticle1(1)forexporttoallthird
countries.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil25June
1998.Duringitsperiodofvalidityweeklyawardsshallbe
made,forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbespecifiedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
Notwithstanding Article4(4)ofRegulation (EC)No
1501/95,thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersfor
thefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallbe18September
1997.
4.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheFinnishand
Swedishinterventionagenciesnamedinthenoticeof
invitation.Article6
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)
No1501/95shallbeECU12pertonne.
Article7
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88(2),exportlicencesissuedin
accordancewithArticle8(1)ofRegulation (EC)No
1501/95shall,forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiod
ofvalidity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayon
whichthetenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedunderthistenderingproced­
ureshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedin
paragraph 1,untiltheendofthefourthmonthfollowing
thatofissue.
3.Notwithstanding Article11ofRegulation(EEC)No
3719/88,exportlicencesissuedunderthistenderingpro­
cedureshallbevalidinFinlandandSwedenonly.
(')OJL117,24.5.1995,p.2.
(2)OJL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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theweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbecommunic­
atedintheformshowninAnnexItothetelexorfax
numbersgiveninAnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,theFinnishandSwedishinter­
ventionagenciesshallinformtheCommissionthereof
withintheperiodspecifiedinthefirstparagraph.
Thetimesfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshallcorres­
pondtoBelgiantime.Article8
1.Onthebasisoftendersnotified,theCommission
shalldecide,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle23ofRegulation (EEC)No1766/92,either:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingintoaccount
inparticularthecriterialaiddowninArticle1of
Regulation(EC)No1501/95,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderspecifiesa
rateofrefundnotexceedingsuchmaximumexport
refund.
Article9
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission viathe
FinnishandSwedishinterventionagenciesnotlaterthan
oneandahalfhoursfollowingexpiryofthedeadlineforArticle10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollow­
ingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12September1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofoatsfromFinlandandSwedentoallthird
countries
(Regulation(EC)No1773/97)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number Quantity Amountofexportrefund
oftenderer intonnes inecuspertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1,(Attention:MessrsThibaultandBrus))are:
—telex:—22037AGRECB,
—22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters);
—fax: —2952515,
—2964956.