NoL213/76.8.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2470/88
of5August1988
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheat
tocountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocratic
RepublicandtheCanaryIslands
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Economic ,Community ,theperiodthatmustelapsebetweenthedateofpublica­
tionandthefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetendeiedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2221/88(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2746/75
of29October1975layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncerealsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle5
thereof, HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthecereals
market,aninvitationshouldbeopenedinrespectof
commonwheattotenderfortheexportrefundprovided
forinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75;
whereas,inordertoensuresupply,theinvitationto
tenderforexportshouldbelimitedtozonesI,
II,III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocratic
RepublicandtheCanaryIslands;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefund
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75.
2.Th,einvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofzonesI,II,III,IV,V,
VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicand
theCanaryIslandsasdefinedinAnnexItoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1124/77(6).
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil25May1989.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
BywayofderogationfromArticle1(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75,thetimelimitforsubmissionof
tendersunderthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireon11August1988.Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderare,asregardsthefixingoftheexport
refund,laiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
279/75(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2788/860;whereasthecommitmentsonthepartofthe
tendererincludeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationfor
anexportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobliga­
tionmaybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgea
tenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhenthey
submittheirtenders:
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamountof
notlessthan1000tonnes.Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
whereas,however,aspecialperiodofvalidityshouldbe
laiddownforexportstothePeople'sRepublicofChina;
Whereas,sincetheinterestedpartiesarealreadyawareof
thetermsoftheinvitation,aderogationmaybemade
fromtheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No279/75on Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL197,26.7.1988,p.16.
(J)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
(4)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.0OJNoL257,9.9.1986,p.32. (6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.

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Article4—EmcasodeexportaçãoparaaRepublicaPopularda
China,últimodiadevalidade:Regulamento
(CEE)n?2470/88.
Wherethelicenceisusedafterthedategiveninspace19,
itshallcarrytheobligationtoexporttothePeople's
RepublicofChina.1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3183/80('),exportlicencesissued
pursuanttoArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75
shall,forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofval­
idity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhich
thetenderwassubmitted .
Article5
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
However,forexportstothePeoplesRepublicofChina,
licencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissueasdefined
inparagraph 1untiltheendofthesixthmonth
following.1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommissionshalldecide,undertheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3
ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.3.Forthepurposesofapplyingparagraph2,licences
issuedinconnectionwiththisinvitationtotendershall
bear,inspace19,astatementofthelastdayofvalidity
calculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthefirst
subparagraphofparagraph2.Theyshallalsobear,in
space18,astatementofthelastdayofvaliditycalculated
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthesecondsubpara­
graphofparagraph2;forthispurpose,oneofthefol­
lowingstatementsshallbeenteredinspace18:
Article6
—EncasodeexportaciónalaRepúblicaPopularde
China,últimodíadevalidez:Reglamento
(CEE)n°2470/88
—Sidstegyldighedsdag vedudførseltilDenkinesiske
Folkerepublik :forordning(EØF)nr.2470/88TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theintermediaryMemberStates,atthelatestoneanda
halfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodfortheweekly
submissionoftendersasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender.Theymustbecommunicated intheform
indicatedinAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commissionofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.—LetzterGültigkeitstagbeiAusfuhrindieVolksrepu­
blikChina:,Verordnung(EWG)Nr.2470/88
—ΣεπερίπτωσηεξαγωγήςπροςτηΛαϊκήΔημοκρα­
τίατηςΚίνας,τελευταίαημέραισχύος:,
KavoviCTnOg (EOK)2470/88
—IncaseofexporttothePeople'sRepublicofChina,
lastdayofvalidity:Regulation(EEC)No
2470/88
—EncasdexportationverslaRépubliquepopulairede
Chine,dernierjourdevalidité:,règlementArticle7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.(CEE)n°2470/88
—IncasodiesportazioneversolaRepubblicapopolare
diCina,ultimogiornodivalidità:regolamento
(CEE)n.2470/88
—IngevalvanuitvoernaardeVolksrepubliek China,
laatstegeldigheidsdag :Verordening (EEG)nr.
2470/88Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities . (')OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5August1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofcommonwheattocountriesofzonesI,II,
III,IV,V,VI,VIIandVIII,theGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheCanaryIslands
(Regulation(EEC)No2470/88)
(Closing,dateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number
oftendererQuantity
intonnes
\Amountofexportrefund
inECUpertonne
1
2
3
etc.