NoL272/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.9.87
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2846/87
of24September1987
onaninvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledlonggrain
ricetocertainthirdcountries
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1418/76
of21June1976onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1907/87(2),andinparticularArticle17thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
of21June1976layingdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsonriceandcriteriaforfixingtheamount
ofsuchrefunds(3),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
Whereasexamination ofthebalancesheetshowsthat
substantialamountsofricearecurrentlyheldbyprodu­
cers;whereasthissituationmayaffectthenormaldeve­
lopmentofproducerpricesduringthe1987/88marketing
year;
Whereas,inordertoremedythissituation,itisappro­
priatetomakeuseofexportrefundstozoneswhichmay
besuppliedbytheCommunity ;whereasthespecialsitu­
ationofthericemarketmakesitnecessarytolimitthe
quantitiesofricebenefitingfromtherefunds,andthere­
foretoapplyArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1431/76
enablingtheamountofrefundtobefixedbytendering
procedure;
Whereasitshouldbestatedthattheprovisionsof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No584/75of6March
1975layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
systemoftenderingforexportrefundsonrice(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3491/80Q,applyto
thisinvitationtotender:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotenderisherebyopened,forthe
exportrefundreferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)
No1431/76,forZonesItoVIandZoneVIIIexcluding
Guyana,MadagascarandSurinam,ofAnnexItoRegula­
tion(EEC)No1124/77.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenuntil23June
1988.Duringthatperiodweeklyinvitationstotender
shallbeissuedandthedateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbedeterminedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
3.Theinvitationtotendershalltakeplaceinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No584/75
andwiththefollowingprovisions.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitcoversaquantityfor
exportofatleast50tonnesbutnotmorethan5000
tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No584/75shallbe50ECUpertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3183/80(8),export
licencesissuedwithinthisinvitationtotendershall,for
thepurposesofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
consideredashavingbeenissuedonthedaythetender
wassubmitted .
2.Thelicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,
withinthemeaningofparagraph1,untiltheendofthe
thirdmonthfollowing.
Article5
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommissionthrough
theMemberStatesnotlaterthanoneandahalfhours
afterexpiryofthetimelimitforweeklysubmissionof
tendersaslaiddowninthenoticeofinvitationtotender.
Theymustbetransmittedinaccordancewiththetable
givenintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersaresubmitted,theMemberStatesshall
informtheCommissionaccordinglywithinthesametime
limitasthatgivenintheabovesubparagraph .Whereas,inorderdoavoiddisturbancesonthemarkets
oftheproducingcountries,themarketsofdestination
shouldbelimitedtoZonesItoVIandZoneVIII,exclu­
dingGuyana,MadagascarandSurinam,notedinAnnexI
toRegulation(EEC)No1124/77(*)aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1548/870;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL182,3.7.1987,p.51.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.36.0OJNoL61,7.3.1975,p.25.0OJNoL365,31.12.1980,p.15.
(«)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.53.0OJNoL144,4.6.1987,p.14. (8)OJNoL338,13.12.1985,p.1.

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Article6
ThetimesetforsubmittingtendersshallbeBelgiantime.
Article7
1.Onthebasisoftenderssubmitted,theCommission
shalldecideinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle27ofRegulation(EEC)No1418/76:
—eithertofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccount
ofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2and3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1431/76,
—ornottotakeanyactiononthetenders.2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,anaward
shallbemadetothetendererortendererswhosetenders
areatorbelowthemaximumexportrefundlevel.
Article8
Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersforthefirst
partialinvitationtotendershallexpireon15October
1987at10a.m.(Belgiantime).
Thefinaldateforsubmissionoftendersisherebyfixedat
23June.1988.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24September1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
Weeklyinvitationtotenderfortherefundonexportofwhollymilledlonggrainriceto
certainthirdcountries
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Serialnumber Quantities Amountofexportrefund
oftenders intonnes innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2||
3
4
5
etc.