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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2507/96
of27December 1996
openinganinvitationtotenderfortherefundfortheexportofoatsproducedin
FinlandandSwedenforexportfromFinlandorSwedentoSwitzerlandand
Liechtenstein
cedure;whereastheperiodofvaliditymustcorrespondto
thecurrentrequirements oftheworldmarket;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcernedare
treatedequally,itisnecessarytolaydownthattheperiod
ofvalidityofthelicencesissuedshouldbeidentical;
Whereas,inordertoensurethesmoothoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure,itisappropriatetoprescribea
minimumquantitytobetenderedforandatimelimit
andformforthecommunication oftenderssubmittedto
thecompetentauthorities ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofAustria,Finland
andSwedentotheEuropeanCommunity ,andinparti­
cularArticle149thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle13
thereof,
HavingregardtoCommission Regulation (EC)No
1501/95of29June1995layingdowncertaindetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1766/92onthegrantingofexportrefundsoncerealsand
themeasurestobetakenintheeventofdisturbance on
themarketforcerealsf),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No95/96(4),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
Whereasthechangeinthesupportregimeinrelationto
cerealsontheaccessionofFinlandandSwedentothe
EuropeanCommunityhasmadenecessarytransitional
measuresallowingexportrefundstobepaidonoats
producedinFinlandandSweden,whichareexported
fromthoseMemberStates,inordertoenableacon­
tinuationofthetraditionalpracticeofexportingoats;
whereasaninvitationtotendershouldbeopenedto
tenderforsuchrefunds,inaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation(EC)No1501/95;
WhereasSwitzerland andLiechtenstein aretraditional
outletsfortheoatsproducedinFinlandandSweden;
whereasexportstothesetwodestinationsareeffected
underconditionsthatdifferfromexportstootherthird
countries;whereas,therefore,adistinctionshouldbe
madebetweenthesetwosetsofdestinationsbyopeninga
specificinvitationtotenderforexportrefundsonoats
destinedforSwitzerlandandLiechtenstein ;
Whereasthedetailedproceduralrulesgoverninginvita­
tionstotenderaresetoutinRegulation(EC)No1501/95;
whereasthecommitments onthepartofthetenderer
includeanobligationtolodgeanapplicationforan
exportlicence;whereascompliancewiththisobligation
maybeensuredbyrequiringtendererstolodgeaten­
deringsecurityofECU12pertonnewhentheysubmit
theirtenders;
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifytheexactdurationof
validityofthelicencesissuedunderthistenderingpro­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedfortheexportrefundas
providedforinArticle4ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallconcernoats
producedinFinlandandSwedenforexportfromFinland
orSwedentoSwitzerlandandLiechtenstein .
3.Theinvitationshallremainopenuntil29May1997.
Duringthisperiodweeklyawardsshallbemade,for
whichthequantitiesandthetimelimitsforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbeasprescribedinthenoticeof
invitationtotender.
Article2
Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)theoatstowhichthetenderreferswereproducedin
FinlandandSweden;
(b)itisaccompaniedbyanundertakingbythetenderer
toexporttheoatsfromFinlandorSwedentoSwitzer­
landorLiechtenstein ;
(c)itrelatestoanamountofnotlessthan1000tonnes;
and
(d)itislodgedwiththeFinnishorSwedishintervention
agency,asthecasemaybe.
Wheretheundertakingreferredtoinsubparagraph (b)is
notfulfilled,thesecurityreferredtoinArticle10of
CommissionRegulation (EC)No1162/95(*)shallbe
forfeitedexceptincasesofforcemajeure. (')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(■')OJNoL147,30.6.1995,p.7.
(4OJNoL18,24.1.1996,p.10. (5)OJNoL117,24.5.1995,p.2.

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Article3
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EC)
No1501/95shallbeECU12pertonne.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88('),exportlicencesissued
underArticle8(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1501/95shall,
forthepurposeofdeterminingtheirperiodofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedayonwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted .
2.Exportlicencesissuedinconnectionwiththeinvita­
tiontotenderpursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalid
fromtheirdateofissue,asdefinedinparagraph 1,until
theendofthefourthmonthfollowingthatofissue.
Article5
1.TheCommissionshalldecide,undertheprocedure
laiddowninArticle23ofRegulation(EEC)No1766/92:
—tofixamaximumexportrefund,takingaccountin
particularofthecriterialaiddowninArticle1of
Regulation (EC)No1501/95,or—tomakenoaward.
2.Whereamaximumexportrefundisfixed,acontract
shallbeawardedtoanytendererwhosetenderindicatesa
rateofrefundequaltoorlessthansuchmaximumexport
refund.
Article6
Tendersshallbecommunicated totheCommissionby
MemberStates,atthelatestoneandahalfhoursafter
expiryoftheperiodfortheweeklysubmissionoftenders
asspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.They
mustbecommunicated intheformindicatedinAnnexI,
tothetelexorfaxnumbersinAnnexII.
Ifnotendersarereceived,MemberStatesshallinformthe
Commission ofthiswithinthetimelimitindicatedinthe
precedingparagraph.
Article7
Thetimelimitsfixedforthesubmissionoftendersshall
correspondtoBelgiantime.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1996.
FortheCommission
KarelVANMIERT
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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ANNEXI
WeeklytenderfortherefundfortheexportofoatstoSwitzerlandandLiechtenstein
(Regulation(EC)No2507/96)
(Closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders(date/time))
1 2 3
Number Quantity Amountofexportrefund
oftender intonnes inecupertonne
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrussels(DGVI-C-1,ExternalMarket)are:
—telex:—22037AGRECB,
—22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters);
—fax: —2952515,
—2964956.