NoL299/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.10.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3149/91
of29October1991
issuingastandinginvitationtotenderinordertodeterminerefundsonexports
ofoliveoilfortheperiod1November1991to31October1992
Whereasitisdesirabletoextendtheuseoftheecutothe
largestnumberofcommercialoperationsintheCommu­
nity;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeissuedastandinginvitationtotender
inordertodetermineexportrefundsonoliveoilfalling
withinthefollowingCNcodes:
—15091090
—15099000
—15100090THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EECof
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofacommon
organizationofthemarketinoilsandfats('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1720/91(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1650/86
of26May1986ontherefundsandleviesapplicableto
exportsofoliveoil(3),andinparticularArticles5and7
thereof,
Whereastheexportrefundsforoliveoilcannotbefixed
onlyinaccordancewiththestandardprocedure,since
thereisinsufficientinformation availableontheworld
marketsituation;whereasprovisionshouldthereforebe
madeforissuingastandinginvitationtotendersothat
therefundscan,inthecomingmonths,bedeterminedby
tender;
Whereas,inviewofthedemandforoliveoilontheworld
marketincertainspecialcases,provisionsshouldbe
adoptedwherebycertainconditionsarelaiddowninthe
standinginvitationtotender;
Whereas,inviewofthespecificnatureofthetendering
procedure,detailedrulesshouldbelaiddownwhichwill
enableoperatorsinthevariousMemberStatestotakepart
onequalterms,whileprovidingcertainguarantees
regardingthevalidityofthetenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,thearrangements fordetermining
therefundsandawardingthecontractshouldbespeci­
fied;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(4)
laysdowncommondetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesystemofexportrefundsonagriculturalproducts,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1615/90Q;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3719/88(*),
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1599/900,laysdown
commondetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystem
of(importand)exportlicencesandadvancefixingcertifi­
catesforagriculturalproducts;whereastheseRegulations
applytooliveoil;whereasthesecommonprovisions
shouldbesupplemented bycertainspecificprovisions;2.Thestandinginvitationtotendershallremainopen
until31October1992.Duringitsperiodofvaliditythere
shallbeissuedpartialinvitationstotender.
Article2
PursuanttothistenderingproceduretheCommission
mayinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article38ofRegulationNo136/66/EEC:
(a)issueinvitationstotenderinrespectofspecificdesti­
nations,inresponsetodemandforoliveoilincertain
thirdcountries;
(b)imposerestrictionsonthequantitiesandqualitiesof
oilforwhichoffersmaybesubmitted;
(c)canceloneormorepartialinvitationstotenderbefore
thedeadlineforsubmittingtenders;
(d)excludecertaincountriesofdestinationfromtheinvi­
tationtotenderordifferentiatetherefundaccording
tothecountryofdestination.
Article3
1.Theperiodsduringwhichtendersmaybesubmitted
inresponsetothepartialinvitationstotendershallbeas
follows:
—forNovember,January,February,March,April,May,
June,July,September,andOctober:fromthefifth
daytotheninthdayofeachmonthat1p.m.and
fromthe15thtothe23rddayofeachmonthat1
p.m.,0OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL162,26.6.1991,p.27.
(3)OJNoL145,30.5.1986,p.8.0OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL152,16.6.1990,p.33.0OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.0OJNoL151,15.6.1990,p.29.—forAugust:fromthe15thtothe22nddayofeach
monthat1p.m.,
—forDecember:fromthe5thtothe16thdayat1p.m.

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MemberStatewhosecompetentauthorityreceivedthe
tender.
7.Atenderwhichisnotsubmittedinaccordancewith
theprovisionsofthisRegulationorwhichcontainsterms
otherthanthoseindicatedherein,shallnotbeconsidered.
8.Oncesubmitted,atendermaynotbewithdrawn.
Article4
1.AsecurityofECU10per100kilogramsofoliveoil
tobeexportedmustbelodgedbyeachtenderer.This
securityshallinthecaseofsuccessfultenderersbecome
thesecurityfortheexportlicence.
2.TheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2220/85(')shallapplytothesecuritiesreferredtointhis
Regulation.Theprimaryrequirements withinthe
meaningofArticle20ofRegulation(EEC)No2220/85
shallbetheobligationssetoutinparagraph3(b)and
compliancewiththetimelimitset.
3.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecuritywillbe
released:
(a)totenderersonlyinrespectofthequantityforwhich
noawardwasmade;
(b)tosuccessfultenderers,only
—forthequantityinrespectofwhichtheyhave
fulfilledtheobligationcreatedbythelicence
referredtoinArticle9,theprovisionsofArticle33
ofRegulation (EEC)No3719/88remaining
applicable,
—ifproofisfurnishedthattheoliveoilhasreached
itsdestination,incaseswheretherefundappli­
cablein.respectoftheinvitationtotenderisvalid
forcertainthirdcountriesonly.
Article5
1.Tendersshallbeexaminedinprivatebythecompe­
tentagencyoftheMemberStateconcerned.*Subjectto
paragraph2,personspresentaftheexaminationshallbe
underanobligationnottodiscloseanyparticularsrelating
thereto. *
2.Tendersshallbecommunicated bytelexorby
telefaxtotheCommission forthwithandinsucha
mannerthatthetenderersremainanonymous.
Article6
1.Inthelight,inparticular,ofthecurrentsituation
andforeseeabledevelopmentoftheCommunityand
worldoliveoilmarkets,andthetendersreceived,a
maximumrefundshall,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)No136/
66/EEC,befixedforexportsoftheproductfallingwithin
theCNcodeslistedinArticle1.Refundsshallbefixed
nolaterthantheeighthworkingdayaftertheexpiryof
eachdeadlineforthesubmissionoftenders.ThatdeadlineshallbeinBelgiantime.Wherethedayon
whichthedeadlineexpiresinaMemberStateisapublic
holidayfortheauthorityresponsibleforreceivingthe
tenders,thedeadlineshallexpireat1p.m.onthelast
precedingworkingday.
2.Offersinconnectionwiththisinvitationtotender
mustbeinwriting,andmustbeeitherdeliveredbyhand,
againstareceipt,tothecompetentauthorityinaMember
State,oraddressedtothatauthoritybyregisteredletter,
telex,telefaxortelegram.
Separatetendersmustbesubmittedwheretheyrelateto
severalqualities,presentations or,whereapplicable,
severalcountriesofdestination .
3.Anoffermustindicate:
(a)thereferencenumberoftheRegulationissuingthe
invitationtotender,andthepartialorspecificinvita­
tiontotenderinresponsetowhichtheofferisbeing
made;
(b)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(c)thequantity,qualityandsubheadingsoftheoliveoil
tobeexportedandthepresentationoftheoil,speci­
fyingwhetheritisputupinimmediatecontainersofa
netcapacityoffivelitresorlessorwhetheritisother­
wise"presented;
(d)thecountryofdestination,wheretherefundis
differentiatedaccordingtothecountryofdestination;
(e)theamountoftheexportrefundper100kilogramsof
oliveoil,expressedinecus;
(f)theminimumamountofthesecuritytobelodged
coveringthequantityofoliveoilindicatedin(c),
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthetenderissubmitted.
4.Anoffershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)thequantitytobeexportedisnotlessthanfivetonnes
ofasinglequalityinthecaseofoliveoilputupin
immediatecontainersofanetcapacityoffivelitresor
less,andnotlessthan20tonnesofasinglequalityin
thecaseofoliveoilotherwisepresented;
(b)proofisfurnishedbeforeexpiryofthetimelimitfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthetendererhaslodged
thesecurityindicatedinthetender;
(c)itcontainsalltheinformationrequiredunderpara­
graph3.
5.Tendersshallbevalidinrespectofonlyonepartial
invitationtotenderor,whereapplicable,onespecific
invitationtotender.Atendermaystipulatethatitistobe
regardedashavingbeensubmittedonlyifthequantity
awardedrepresentsalloraspecifiedpartofthetendered
quantity.
6.Thetender,theproofandthedeclarationsreferred
toinparagraphs3and4aboveshallbeexpressedinthe
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2.Itmayalsobedecided,inaccordancewiththat
procedure:
—tofixamaximumquantityinrespectofeachpartial
invitationtotender,
—nottoawardacontractinresponsetoapartialspecific
invitationtotender.
3.Therefundsarebedifferentiated accordingto
whethertheoliveoilisputupinimmediatecontainersof
anetcapacityoffivelitresorlessorisotherwise
presented.
4.Wheretherefundisdifferentiated accordingto
destinationitshallbefixedintheligtyofthespecific
situationofeachcountryofdestination .
5.Exportrefundsshallbeadjustedduringtheperiodof
validityoftheexportlicencesasreferredtoinArticle9,
inthelightofchangesinthethresholdpriceoccuring
betweenthedayonwhichtheexportdeclarationis
accepted.
6.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofthefirst
indentofparagraph2acontractshall,incaseswherea
maximumexportrefundisfixed,beawardedtoevery
tendererwhosetenderquotesarateofrefundequaltoor
lessthansuchmaximumrefundforthequantitystatedin
thetender.
Article7
1.Ifamaximumquantityisfixedinrespectofa
partialinvitationtotender,acontractshallbeawardedto
thetendererwhosetenderquotesthelowestexportrefund
and,.ifnecessary,tothetendererwhosetenderquotesthe
nextlowestrefund,andsoonuntiltheentiremaximum
quantityhasbeenaccountedfor.
2.However,whereanawardtoaparticulartendererin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofparagraph 1wouldotherwiseresultinthemaximumquantitybeing
exceeded,thatawardshallbelimitedtosuchquantityas
isstillavailable.Wheretwoormoretendersquotethe
samerefund,andawardstoallofthemwouldresultin
themaximumquantitybeingexceeded,thequantity
availableshallbeallocatedasfollows:
—bybeingdividedamongthetenderersconcernedin
proportiontothetotalquantitiesineachoftheir
-tenders,or
—bybeingapportionedamongthetenderersconcerned
byreferencetoamaximumtonnagetobefixedfor
eachofthem.
Article8
ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStateconcerned
shallimmediatelynotifytheapplicantsoftheresultof
theirparticipationintheinvitationtotender.Inaddition,
thecompetentauthorityshallissuetosuccessfultenderers
anexportlicenceforthequantityawarded,indicatingin
box18(a)theexportrefundquotedinhistenderandalso
statingthequalityandpresentationoftheoiland,where
appropriate,theusetowhichitistobeput.
Article9
Everysuccessfultenderershallhave:
theobligationtoexport,duringtheperiodofvalidityof
theexportlicenceawardedtohimand,whereapplicable,
tothecountryindicatedinthetender,thetenderedquan­
tityofoliveoilofthequalityandpresentationstatedin
thetender.
Thisrightandtheseobligationsarenottransferable.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29October1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission