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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1393/85
of28May1985
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheat
tocountriesofzoneIVc)andd)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1018/84(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticular
Article5thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbeopenedin
respectofcommonwheattotenderfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)
No2746/75;whereasthereisdemandforcommon
wheatoncertainspecificmarkets;whereas,inorderto
ensuresupply,theinvitationtotenderforexport
shouldbelimitedtozoneIVc)andd);
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverning
invitationstotenderare,asregardsthefixingofthe
exportrefund,inCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
279/75(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2944/78(*);whereasthecommitments onthepartof
thetendererincludeanobligationtolodgeanapplica­
tionforanexportlicence;whereascompliancewith
thisobligationmaybeensuredbyrequiringtenderers
tolodgeatenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonne
whentheysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmenttoall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionsuchthat
theperiodsofvalidityoflicencesissuedareidentical;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
thetenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribe
aminimumquantitytobetenderedforandatime
limitandformforthecommunication oftenders
submittedtothecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofzoneIVc)andd)
asdefinedinAnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No
1124/77(%
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil26June
1986.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,
forwhichthequantityandthetimelimitsforthe
submissionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No3183/80Q,exportlicencesissuedunder
Article8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,for
thepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinpara­
graph1,untiltheendofthefourthmonthfollowing
thatofissue.
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,underthe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)
No2727/75: (')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8. (6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.0OJNoL388,13.12.1980,p.1. 0OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.

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—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetender
indicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuch
maximumexportrefund.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediary ofMemberStatesatthe
latest,oneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiod
fortheweeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinform
theCommission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindi­
catedintheprecedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallcorrespondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28May1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheattocountriesofzoneIVc)
andd)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3I
4\
5\
etc.