28.2.95 (ENl OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL44/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No408/95
of27February1995
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofoatsproducedin
FinlandandS^^edenforexportfromFinlandorS^^edentoallthirdcountries
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefundas
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1533/93.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallconcernoats
producedinFinlandandSwedenforexportfromFinland
orSwedentoallthirdcountries.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil18May1995.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofNorway,Austria,
FinlandandSwedentotheEuropeanUnion,andinparti­
cularArticle149thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,andinparticular
Article13thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1533/93(2),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3304/94(3)lays
downcertaindetailedrulesforgrantingexportrefunds
underRegulation(EEC)No1766/92;whereasArticle5
providesthatexportrefundsontheproductslistedin
Article1(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
maybefixedbyinvitationtotender;
Whereasthechangeinthesupportregimeinrelationto
cerealsontheaccessionofFinlandandSwedentothe
EuropeanUnionhasmadenecessarytransitional
measuresallowingexportrefundstobepaidonoats
producedinFinlandandSweden,whichareexported
fromthoseMemberStates,inordertoenableacontinua­
tionofthetraditionalpracticeofexportingoats;whereas
aninvitationtotendershouldbeopenedtotenderfor
suchrefunds,inaccordancewithArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No1533/93;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderaresetoutinRegulation (EEC)No
1533/93;whereasthecommitments onthepartofthe
tendererincludeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationfor
anexportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobliga­
tionmaybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgea
tenderingsecurityofECU12pertonnewhenthey
submittheirtenders;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifytheexactdurationof
validityofthelicencesissuedunderthistenderingproce­
dure;whereastheperiodofvaliditymustcorrespondto
thecurrentrequirements oftheworldmarket;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)theoatstowhichthetenderreferswereproducedin
FinlandandSweden;
(b)itisaccompaniedbyanundertakingbythetenderer
toexporttheoatsfromFinlandorSweden;
(c)itrelatestoanamountofnotlessthan1000tonnes;
and
(d)itislodgedwiththeFinnishorSwedishintervention
agency,asthecasemaybe.
Wheretheundertakingreferredtoinsubparagraph (b)is
notfulfilled,thesecurityreferredtoinArticle12of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No891/89(4)shallbe
forfeitedexceptincasesofforcemajeure.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)
No1533/93shallbeECU12pertonne.
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL151,23.6.1993,p.15.
(3)OJNoL341,30.12.1994,p.48. (4)OJNoL94,7.4.1989,p.13.

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Article6
Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommissionby
MemberStates,atthelatestoneandahalfhoursafter
expiryoftheperiodfortheweeklysubmissionoftenders
asspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.They
mustbecommunicated intheformindicatedinAnnexI,
tothetelexortelefaxnumbersinAnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88('),exportlicencesissued
underArticle9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1533/93shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted.
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle1ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1521/94(2)exportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationtotenderpursuanttothis
Regulationshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,as
definedinparagraph1,untiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.
Article5Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.1.TheCommissionshalldecide,undertheprocedure
laiddowninArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2of
Regulation(EEC)No1533/93,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(2)OJNoL162,30.6.1994,p.47.

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ANNEXI
Weeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofoatstoallthirdcountries
(Regulation(EC)No408/95)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number Quantity Amountofexportrefund
oftender intonnes inecupertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1,ExternalMarket)are:
—telex:22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—telefax:2950132
2961097
2362515