NoL317/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.11.80
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3026/80
of24November1980
openinganinvitationtotenderforthelevyand/orrefundfortheexportofcommon
wheattocountriesinZonesI,lib,V,VI,VilaandVIIcwiththeexceptionoftheSoviet
Union,andamendingRegulation (EEC)No1431/80
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverning
invitationstotenderareasregardsthefixingofthe
exportlevylaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73(8),asamendedbyRegulations
(EEC)No278/75(")and(EEC)No771/75(,0),and,
asregardsthefixingoftheexportrefund,in
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No279/75(n),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2944/78(1J);
whereasthecommitmentsonthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththis
obligationmaybeensuredbyrequiringtenderersto
lodgeatenderingsecurityof12ECUpertonnewhen
theysubmittheirtenders;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcerned
aretreatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthat
theperiodofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbe
identical;whereas,however,aspecialperiodof
validityshouldbelaiddownforexportstothe
People'sRepublicofChina;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationof
thetenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribe
aminimumquantitytobetenderedforandatime
limitandformforthecommunication oftenders
submittedtothecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinonofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1870/80(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2747/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulestobeappliedintheeventofthecerealsmarket
beingdisturbed(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2560/77(4),andinparticularArticle2(1)
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2746/75of29October1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncerealsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(5),and
inparticularArticle5thereof,
WhereasbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1431/80of6June1980(6),amendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2749/80(;),aninvitationtotenderforthe
exportofcommonwheattocountriesofZonesI,lib,
V,VIandVilaandtothePeople'sRepublicof
Chinawasopened;whereasinviewofthepresent
situationtheinvitationtotendershouldbeclosed;
Whereas,inviewofthecurrentsituationonthe
cerealsmarket,aninvitationshouldbeopenedin
respectofcommonwheattotenderfortheexport
levyprovidedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2747/75and/orfortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75;whereasthereisademandoncertain
specificmarkets;whereasinordertoensuresupply,
theinvitationtotenderforexportshouldbelimited
toZones,I,lib,V,VI,VilaandVIIcwiththe
exceptionoftheSovietUnion;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ThedatespecifiedinArticle1(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1431/80shallbereplacedby'4December
1980'.
')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL184,17.7.1980,p.1.
>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.82.
')OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.78.
')OJNoL143,7.6.1980,p.13.
7)OJNoL284,29.10.1980,p.20.(•)OJNoL319,20.11.1973,p.10.
OOJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.7.
HOJNoL77,26.3.1975,p.13.
(u)OJNoL31,5.2.1975,p.8.
(,2)OJNoL351,15.12.1978,p.16.

25.11.80 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL317/19
provisionsofthesecondsubparagraphofparagraph
2;forthispurpose,oneofthefollowingstatements
shallbeenteredinspace18:
'IncaseofexporttothePeople'sRepublicofChina,
lastdayofvalidity:—Regulation(EEC)No
3026/80.'
'Sidstegyldighedsdag vedudførseltilDenkinesiske
Folkerepublik :—Forordning(EØF)nr.3026/
80.'
'Encasd'exportationverslaRépubliquepopulairede
Chine,dernierjourdevalidité:—Règlement
(CEE)n°3026/80.'
'LetzterGültigkeitstag beiAusfuhrindieVolks­
republikChina:—Verordnung (EWG)
Nr.3026/80.'
'IncasodiesportazioneversolaRepubblicapopolare
diCina,ultimogiornodivalidità:—
Regolamento (CEE)n.3026/80.'
'IngevalvanuitvoernaardeVolksrepublik China
laatstegeldigheidsdag :—Verordening (EEG)
nr.3026/80.'
ΣέπερίπτωσηεξαγωγήςπροςτήΛαϊκή
Δημοκρατία τηςΚίναςτελευταίαήμέρατης
iϭχύος:—Kαvoviϭμός (EOK)AptO.3026/
80/2.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportlevy
providedforinthefirstindentofArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2747/75and/ortheexport
refundprovidedforinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)
No2746/75.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallrelatetocommon
wheatforexporttothecountriesofZonesI,lib,V,
VI,VilaandVIIcwiththeexceptionoftheSoviet
Union.
4.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil30June
1981.Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbe
made,forwhichthetimelimitsforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeof
invitationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoanamount
ofnotlessthan1000tonnes.
Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No3130/73andinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No279/75shallbe12ECUpertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article9(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No193/75('),exportlicencesissuedunder
Article.8(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No3130/73or
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No279/75
shall,forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodof
validity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayon
whichthetenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesisssuedinconnectionwiththe
invitationtotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidfromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedin
paragraph 1,untiltheendofthefourthmonth
followingthatofissue.
However,forexportstothePeople'sRepublicof
China,licencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue
asdefinedinparagraph 1untiltheendofthesixth
monthfollowing .
3.Forthepurposesofapplyingparagraph2,
licencesissuedinconnectionwiththisinvitationto
tendershallbear,inspace19,astatementofthelast
dayofvaliditycalculatedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthefirstsubparagraphofparagraph2.
Theyshallalsobear,inspace18,astatementofthe
lastdayofvaliditycalculatedinaccordancewiththeWherethelicenceisusedafterthedategiveninspace
19,itshallcarrytheobligationtoexporttothe
People'sRepublicofChina.
Article5
1.Notwithstanding Article5ofRegulation(EEC)
No3130/73andArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
279/75,theCommission shalldecide,underthe
procedurelaiddowninArticle26ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccount
inparticularofthecriterialaiddowninArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No2746/75,or
—tofixaminimumexportlevy,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(1)
(b)and(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2747/75,or
—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,a
contractshallbeawardedtoanytendererwhose
tenderindicatesarateofrefundequaltoorlessthan
suchmaximumexportrefundandtoanytenderer
whohastenderedforanexportlevy.
Whereaminimumexportlevyisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetender
indicatesarateoflevyequaltoorgreaterthansuch
minimumexportlevy. (')OfNoL25,31.1.1975,p.10.

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Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftenders
shallcorrespondtoBelgiantime.Article6
TenderssubmittedmustreachtheCommission
throughtheintermediaryMemberStatesatthelatest
oneandahalfhoursafterexpiryoftheperiodforthe
weeklysubmissionoftendersasspecifiedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender.Theymustbe
communicated intheformindicatedintheAnnex.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshall
informtheCommissionofthiswithinthetimelimit
indicatedintheprecedingparagraph .Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Weeklytenderforthelevy/refund(ortheexportofcommonwheattothecountriesofZonesI,lib,
V,VI,VilaandVIIcwiththeexceptionoftheSovietUnion,andamendingRegulation(EEC)
No1431/80
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
I
1 2 3
Numberoftendereri
Quantity
intonnesAmountofexportlevy
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.
II
1 2 3
NumberoftendererQuantity
intonnesAmountofrefund
innationalcurrencypertonne
1
2
3
4
5
etc.