CELEX: 31997R2304
Language: en
Date: 1997-11-20 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2304/97 of 20 November 1997 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97

21 . 11 . 97             EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 L 319 / 13
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2304/97
                                                        of 20 November 1997
                      fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the
                                   invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1339/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            1501 /95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded to any
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the
Community,
                                                                      maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid
                                                                      relates to an export tax;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the                     Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria to
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)             the current market situation for the cereal in question
No 923/96 (2),                                                        results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the
                                                                      amount specified in Article 1 ;
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No
 1501 /95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No              in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                      Committee for Cereals,
 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and
the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on
the market for cereals (3), as last amended by Regulation             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(EC) No 2052/97 (4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or the                                      Article 1
tax for the export of common wheat to all third countries
                                                                      For tenders notified from 14 November to 20 November
except Ceuta, Melilla and certain ACP States was opened
pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1339/97 0,                  1997, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in
as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1884/97 (6);                         amended Regulation (EC) No 1339/97, the maximum
                                                                      refund on exportation of common wheat shall be ECU
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501 /95                      13,48 per tonne .
provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the
tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid                                        Article 2
down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,
decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of               This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 November
the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No           1997 .
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                     States .
                     Done at Brussels, 20 November 1997 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
 ') OJ  L  181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 .
2)  OJ  L  126,  24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
3)  OJ  L  147,  30. 6. 1995, p. 7.
4)  OJ  L  287,  21 . 10 . 1997, p. 14.
5)  OJ  L  184,  12. 7. 1997, p. 7.
6)  OJ  L  265,  27. 9. 1997, p. 73.