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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1338/97
of11July1997
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundorthetaxfortheexportofryeto
allthirdcountries
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallconcernryefor
exporttoallthirdcountries.
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil28May1998.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesub­
missionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeof
invitationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle5(3a)ofRegulation
(EC)No1501/95shallbeECU12pertonne.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
1501/95of29June1995layingdowncertaindetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92onthegrantingofexportrefundsoncerealsand
themeasurestobetakenintheeventofdisturbanceon
themarketforcereals(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No1259/97(4),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopened,inrespectofrye
totenderfortheexportrefundortaxprovidedforin
Article4ofRegulation (EC)No1501/95;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderareasregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,orexporttaxinRegulation (EC)No1501/95;
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeaten­
deringsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforaspecificperiodof
validityforlicencesissuedunderthatinvitationtotender;
whereasthatperiodofvaliditymustmeettheneedsofthe
worldmarketforthe1997/1998marketingyear;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
exporttenderingprocedureitisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefundand/or
exporttaxprovidedforinArticle4ofRegulation(EC)No
1501/95.Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No3719/88(5),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle1ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1521/94(6)exportlicencesissuedin
connectionwiththeinvitationstotenderpursuanttothis
Regulationshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,as
definedinparagraph 1,untiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.
Article5
1.TheCommission shalldecide,pursuanttothe
procedurelaiddowninArticle23ofRegulation (EEC)
No1766/92:
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.0OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.7.h)OJNoL174,2.7.1997,p.10.(5)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
6OJNoL162,30.6.1994,p.47.

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halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnexI,tothetelexorfaxnumbersin
AnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph .—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle1of
Regulation (EC)No1501/95,or
—tofixaminimumexporttax,takingintoaccountin
particularthecriterialaiddowninArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EC)No1501/95,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,the
contractshallbeawardedtothetendererortenderers
whosebidsareequaltoorlowerthanthemaximum
refund,aswellastothetendererortendererswhosebid
relatestoanexporttax.
3.Whereaminimumexporttaxisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateoftaxequaltoormorethansuchminimumexport
tax.
Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneandaArticle7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfol­
lowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Weeklytenderfortherefundorthetaxfortheexportofryetoallthirdcountries
(Regulation (EC)No1338/97)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnesA B
Amount
ofexporttax
inECUpertonneAmount
ofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3l
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1)are:
—telex:—22037AGRECB,
—22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters);
—fax: —2952515,
—2964956.