NoL312/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities18.11.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3575/88
of17November 1988
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofmaizeto
countriesofzonesI,II,excludingtheSovietUnion,III,excludingtheSoviet
Union,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanary
Islands
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/88(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationon.thecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
maizetotenderfortheexportrefundprovidedforin
Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;whereas,in
ordertoensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderforexport
shouldbelimitedtozonesI,II,excludingtheSoviet
Union,III,excludingtheSovietUnion,IV,V,VI,VIIand
VIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanary
Islands;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetomaizefor
exporttothecountriesofzonesI,II,excludingtheSoviet
Union,III,excludingtheSovietUnion,IV,V,VI,VIIand
VIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanary
IslandsasdefinedinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1124/77
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil25May1989.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2788/86(*);
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeatende­
ringsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemadeArticle3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(«)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
MOJNoL257,10.9.1986,p.32.(6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3183/80('),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(l)~ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofmaizetocountriesofzonesI,II,excluding
theSovietUnion,III,excludingtheSovietUnion,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGerman
DemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time)
1 2 .3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2\
3
etc.