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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2164/83
of29July1983
onaspecialinterventionmeasurefordurumwheatinGreece
non-membercountries;whereas,toavoidtheabove­
mentionedintervention,aspecialintervention
measureintendedtorelievetheGreekmarketshould
betakenunderArticle8ofthesaidRegulation ;
whereas,furthermore ,suchameasureshouldtakethe
formofadirectexportincentive,whichwouldavoid
thehighcosttotheCommunitybudgetofbuyingin
andstoringproductswhichwouldinanycasethen
havetobeexported;whereasthegrantofarefund,
whoseamountwouldbedeterminedbytenderingand
whichwouldapplyonlytoproductsexportedfrom
Greece,wouldbeanappropriatemeasureforthis
purpose;
Whereasthenatureandobjectivesofthesaid
measuresmakeitappropriatetoapplyinrespectofit,
mutatismutandis,Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75andtheRegulationsadoptedfortheapplica­
tionthereof,inparticularCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsandcriteria
forfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),andCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No279/75of4February1975
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportrefundsoncereals(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2944/78(*);
Whereas,undertheabovementioned Regulation(EEC)
No279/75,thecommitments onthepartofthe
tendererincludetheobligationtolodgeanapplication
foranexportlicence;whereascompliancewiththis
obligationmaybeensuredbyrequiringtenderersto
lodgeatenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhen
theysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensureequaltreatmentofall
concerned,itisnecessarytomakeprovisionforthe
licencesissuedtohaveanidenticalperiodofvalidity;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
theexporttenderingprocedure,itisappropriateto
prescribeaminimumquantitytobetenderedforand
atimelimitandformforthecommunication of
tenderssubmittedtothecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1451/82(2),andinparticular
Article8(4)thereof,
WhereastheproductionofdurumwheatinGreece
greatlyexceedsthatcountry'srequirements ;whereas
thishasalreadyledtosubstantialintervention
measuresduringthe1982/83marketingyear;
Whereasthelatestinformationavailableindicatesthat
thedurumwheatharvestinGreecewillbeparticularly
abundantin1983/84,mainlybecauseofabigincrease
intheareadevotedtothatcrop;whereas,inviewof
theGreekmarket'srequirements ,therewillbea
substantialsurplusonthatmarketinthesaid
marketingyear;
Whereasthepossibilityofthatsurplusbeingabsorbed
bytheCommunitymarketisveryslight,mainly
becauseoftheproductionandmarketingstructurefor
durumwheatinGreece;
WhereastheGreekmarketcanberelievedbythe
exportofpartofthissurplusquantityofdurumwheat
tonon-membercountries;whereas,inviewofworld
marketpricesfordurumwheat,exportispossibleonly
withtheaidofarefund;
Whereas,however,therefundarrangementslaiddown
inArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75applyto
exportfromanyMemberState;whereassucharrange­
ments,therefore,arenotonlyunsuitableforsolving
theprobleminquestionbutmayalsofavourthe
exportofdurumwheatfromMemberStateswherethe
marketsituationiscompletelydifferentfromthatin
Greece;
Whereas,intheabsenceofadequatemeasures,massive
quantitiesofdurumwheatmaybeexpectedtoenter
interventionstorageinGreece,inaccordancewith
Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,theonly
possibilityofdisposalbeinginanycaseexportto
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(<)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.0OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.7.
0OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.

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Article5
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3183/80(2),export
licencesissuedinaccordancewithArticle8(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No279/75shall,forthepurposeof
determiningtheirperiodofvalidity,bedeemedto
havebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthetenderwas
submitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinpara­
graph1,untiltheendofthethirdmonthfollowing
thatofissue.
Article6
1.TheCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75,either:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetender
indicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuch
maximumexportrefund.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aspecialinterventionmeasureintheformofan
exportrefundshallbeappliedinrespectof15000
tonnesofdurumwheatexportedfromGreece.
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75andthe
provisionsadoptedfortheapplicationofthatArticle
shallapplymutatismutandistothesaidrefund.
2.TheGreekinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforimplementing themeasurereferredtoin
paragraph 1.
Article2
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinordertodetermine
theamountoftherefundreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetothequan­
tityofdurumwheatreferredtoinArticle1(1)for
exporttothecountriesinzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VIand
VIIlistedinAnnexItoRegulation (EEC)No
1124/77(')andtheGermanDemocraticRepublic.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil21
December1983.Duringtheperiodofitsvalidity
weeklyawardsshallbemade,forwhichthetimelimits
forthesubmissionoftendersshallbeasprescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender.
4.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheGreekinter­
ventionagencynamedinthenoticeofinvitation.
5.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
accordancewiththisRegulationandRegulation(EEC)
No279/75.
Article3
Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
—itrelatestonotlessthan1000tonnes,
—itisaccompaniedby:
—advancefixingoftheGreekmonetarycompen­
satoryamountvalidoneachclosingdatefor
thesubmissionoftenders,
—theundertakingprovidedforinArticle2(3)(b)
ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75thattheexport
licencewillbeappliedforinGreece.
Article4
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.Article7
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediaryoftheGreekintervention
agencyatthelatestoneandahalfhoursafterexpiryof
theperiodfortheweeklysubmissionoftendersas
specifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.They
mustbecommunicated intheformindicatedinthe
Annex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,theGreekintervention
agencyshallinformtheCommissionofthiswithinthe
periodindicatedinthefirstparagraph.
Thetimesfixedforthesubmission oftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
(')OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53. (2)OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Weeklytender(ortherefundfortheexportofdurumwheattocountriesinzonesI,II,III,
IV,V,VIandVIIandtheGermanDemocraticRepublic
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofexportrefund
indrachmaspertonne
1
2I
3
etc.