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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2177/1999
of 14 October 1999
on a tendering procedure for the subsidy on consignments of husked long grain rice to Réunion
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December1995onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinrice(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2072/98(2),and
in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89(3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), lays
down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion.
(2)Examination of the supply situation on the island ofRéunion shows a shortage of rice. In view of the avail-ability of rice on the Community market, Réunionshould be allowed to obtain supplies on that market.Because of the special situation of Réunion, it is appro-priate to limit the quantities to be delivered and, there-fore, to fix the amount of the subsidy by tenderingprocedure.
(3)Pursuant to Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC)No2808/98of22December1998layingdowndetailedrules for the application of the agrimonetary system forthe euro in agriculture(
5), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1410/1999(6), amounts quoted in tenders
submitted in response to invitations to tender organisedunder an instrument forming part of the common agri-culturalpolicymustbeexpressedineuro.Article5(1)ofthatRegulationprovidesthatinsuchcasestheoperativeevent for the agricultural exchange rate is the final dayfor the submission of tenders. Paragraphs 3 and 4 ofthat Article specify the operative events applicable toadvances and securities.
(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. A tendering procedure is hereby opened for the subsidy
for consignments of husked long grain rice falling within CNcode 10062098, referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 3072/95, to Réunion.
2. The tendering procedure referred to in paragraph 1 shall
beopenuntil29June2000.Duringthatperiod,weeklyinvita-tionstotendershallbemadeforwhichthedateforsubmissionoftendersshallbesetoutinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
3. The tendering procedure shall take place in accordance
with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/87 and thisRegulation.
Article 2
A tender shall be admissible only if it covers a quantity of at
least 50 tonnes but not more than 3000 tonnes.
Article 3
The security referred to in Article 7(3)(a) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2692/89 shall be EUR 30 per tonne.
Article 4
The subsidy documents issued in the context of this tendering
procedureshall,forthepurposesofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,beconsideredashavingbeenissuedonthefinaldayofthe period for the submission of tenders.
Article 5
TendersmustreachtheCommissionviatheMemberStatesnot
laterthanoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryofthedeadlineforweekly submission of tenders as laid down in the notice ofinvitation to tender. They must be transmitted in accordancewith the table given in the Annex.
If no tenders are submitted, Member States shall inform the
Commissionaccordinglywithinthesamedeadlineasthatgivenin the proceeding paragraph.
Article 6
The time laid down for submitting tenders shall be Belgian
time.
Article 7
1. On the basis of tenders submitted, the Commission shall
decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95:
— either to fix a maximum subsidy,— or not to take any action on the tenders.
(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 164, 30.6.1999, p. 53.
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2. Where a maximum subsidy is fixed, an award shall be
made to the tenderer or tenderers whose tenders are at orbelow the maximum subsidy level.
Article 8
The deadline for submission of tenders for the first partial
invitation to tender shall expire on 28 October 1999 at 10a.m.Thefinaldateforsubmissionoftendersshallbe29June2000.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 October 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX
Weekly invitation to tender for the subsidy for consignments of husked long grain rice to Réunion
Deadline for the submission of tenders (date/time)
1 2 3
Serial numbers
of tenderersQuantities
(tonnes)Amount of subsidy
(in euro per tonne)
1
2
3
4
5
etc.