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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1278/93
of27May1993
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheat
toallthirdcountries
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on
theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensuretheSmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
commonwheattotenderfortheexportrefundprovided
forinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No279/75(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2788/86
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeaten­
deringsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifytheexactdurationof
validityofthelicencesissuedunderthistenderingpro­
cedure;whereastheperiodofvaliditymustcorrespondto
thecurrentrequirementsoftheworldmarket;
Whereason1July1993anewregulationwillenterinto
forcelayingdowndetailedrulesofapplicationforthe
grantofexportrefundsandmeasurestobetakeninthe
eventofdisturbances inthecerealssector;whereas
successfultenderersmust,whencarryingoutexport
operationsfrom1Julyonwards,complywiththenew
measuresconcerningproofofarrivalatdestinationwhich
willenterintoforceonthatdate;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemadeArticle1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation -(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallconcerncommon
wheatforexporttoallthirdcountries,providedsuccessful
tendererscomplywiththemeasuresprovidedforinthe
regulationlayingdowndetailedrulesofapplicationfor
thegrantofexportrefunds,whichwillenterintoforceon
1July1993.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil26May1994.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75,thetimelimitforsubmissionof
tendersunderthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireon3June1993.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatedtoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbeECU12pertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.0OJNoL257,10.9.1986,p.32.

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rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88('),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted.
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph 1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
Licencesissuedbefore1July1993,however,mayonlybe
usedfromthatdate.
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,underthepro­
cedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesaArticle6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnexI,tothetelexortelefaxnumbersin
.AnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27May1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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ANNEXI
Weeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheattoallthirdcountries
(Regulation(EEC)No1278/93)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number Quantity Amountofexportrefund
oftenderer intonnes inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1(Attention:MessrsThibaultandBrus))are:
—telex: 22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—telefax:—2950132,
—2952515,
—2961097.