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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No544/95
of10March1995
openinganinvitationtotender(ortherefundfortheexportofryetoallthird
countries
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)
No1533/93.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallconcernryefor
exporttoallthirdcountries.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil18May1995.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeof
invitationtotender.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1533/93
of22June1993layingdowncertaindetailedrulesfor
grantingexportrulesunderCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92onthegrantingofexportsoncerealsandthe
measurestobetakenintheeventofdisturbanceonthe
marketforcereals(2),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No3304/94(3),andinparticularArticle5
(2)thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectofrye
totenderfortheexportrefundprovidedforinArticle5
ofRegulation(EEC)No1533/93;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1533/93;
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeaten­
deringsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifytheexactdurationof
validityofthelicencesissuedunderthistenderingpro­
cedure;whereastheperiodofvaliditymustcorrespondto
thecurrentrequirements oftheworldmarket;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)
No1533/93shallbeECU12pertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88(4),exportlicencesissued
underArticle9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1533/93shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted.
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle1ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1521/94(^exportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationtotenderpursuanttothis
Regulationshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,as
definedinparagraph 1,untiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.
0OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL151,23.6.1993,p.15.0OJNoL341,30.12.1994,p.48.(4)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
Is)OJNoL162,30.6.1994,p.47.

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Article5
1.TheCommissionshalldecide,pursuanttothe
procedurelaiddowninArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)
No1766/92:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle2of
Regulation(EEC)No1533/93,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnexI,tothetelexortelefaxnumbersin
AnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10March1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Weeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofryetoallthirdcountries
(Regulation(EC)No544/95)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1(Attention:MessrsThibaultandBrus))are:
—telex: 22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—telefax:—2950132,
—2952515,
—2961097.