CELEX: 31980R3026
Language: en
Date: 1980-11-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3026/80 of 24 November 1980 opening an invitation to tender for the levy and/or refund for the export of common wheat to countries in Zones I, IIb, V, VI, VIIa and VIIc with the exception of the Soviet Union, and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1431/80

No L 317 / 18                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             25 . 11 . 80
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3026/ 80
                                                           of 24 November 1980
               opening an invitation to tender for the levy and/or refund for the export of common
               wheat to countries in Zones I, lib, V, VI, Vila and VIIc with the exception of the Soviet
                                            Union, and amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1431 / 80
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                         Whereas the detailed procedural rules governing
COMMUNITIES ,                                                            invitations to tender are as regards the fixing of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                             export levy laid down in Commission Regulation
European Economic Community ,                                            (EEC) No 3130 / 73 (8), as amended by Regulations
                                                                         (EEC) No 278 / 75 (") and (EEC) No 771 / 75 ( ,0), and ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             as regards the fixing of the export refund , in
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                         Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 279 / 75 ( n ), as
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                  amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2944 / 78 ( 1J );
Regulation (EEC) No 1870 / 80 (2),                                       whereas the commitments on the part of the tenderer
                                                                         include an obligation to lodge an application for an
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No                            export licence ; whereas compliance with this
2747 /75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general                          obligation may be ensured by requiring tenderers to
rules to be applied in the event of the cereals market                   lodge a tendering security of 12 ECU per tonne when
being disturbed (3), as last amended by Regulation                       they submit their tenders ;
(EEC) No 2560 / 77 (4), and in particular Article 2(1 )
thereof,
                                                                         Whereas , in order to ensure that all those concerned
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                            are treated equally, it is necessary to lay down that
2746/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general                           the period of validity of the licences issued should be
rules for granting export refunds on cereals and                         identical ; whereas , however, a special period of
criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (5 ), and                 validity should be laid down for exports to the
in particular Article 5 thereof,                                         People's Republic of China ;
Whereas by Commission Regulation (EEC ) No
1431 / 80 of 6 June 1980 (6), amended by Regulation                      Whereas , in order to ensure the smooth operation of
(EEC) No 2749 / 80 ( ;), an invitation to tender for the                 the tendering procedure , it is appropriate to prescribe
export of common wheat to countries of Zones I , lib,                    a minimum quantity to be tendered for and a time
                                                                         limit and form for the communication of tenders
V, VI and Vila and to the People's Republic of
China was opened ; whereas in view of the present                        submitted to the competent authorities ;
situation the invitation to tender should be closed ;
                                                                         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Whereas , in view of the current situation on the                        are in accordance with the opinon of the
cereals market, an invitation should be opened in                        Management Committee for Cereals ,
respect of common wheat to tender for the export
levy provided for in the first indent of Article 2(1 ) of
Regulation ( EEC) No 2747 /75 and / or for the export
refund provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC)                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
No 2746 / 75 ; whereas there is a demand on certain
specific markets ; whereas in order to ensure supply,
the invitation to tender for export should be limited                                                  Article 1
to Zones , I , lib , V, VI , Vila and VIIc with the
exception of the Soviet Union ;                                           1 . The date specified in Article 1 ( 3) of Regulation
                                                                         ( EEC) No 1431 / 80 shall be replaced by '4 December
                                                                          1980 '.
  ') OJ No L 281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 1 .
 2)  OJ No L  184 , 17 . 7. 1980 , p . 1 .
 >)  OJ No L 281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 82 .                              (•)  OJ No L 319 , 20 . 11 . 1973 , p . 10 .
 ')  OJ No L 303 ,  28 . 11 . 1977, p . 1 .                               O    OJ No L 31 , 5 . 2 . 1975 , p . 7.
 5)  OJ No L 281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 78 .                             H     OJ No L 77 , 26 . 3 . 1975 , p . 13 .
 ')  OJ No L 143 ,  7 . 6 . 1980, p . 13 .                               (u)   OJ No L 31 , 5 . 2 . 1975 , p . 8 .
 7)  OJ No L 284 ,  29 . 10 . 1980 , p. 20 .                             ( ,2) OJ No L 351 , 15 . 12 . 1978 , p . 16 .
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2 . Tenders shall be invited for the export levy                     provisions of the second subparagraph of paragraph
provided for in the first indent of Article 2 (1 ) of                2 ; for this purpose , one of the following statements
Regulation ( EEC) No 2747 / 75 and / or the export                   shall be entered in space 18 :
refund provided for in Article 5 of Regulation ( EEC)
No 2746 / 75 .                                                       ' In case of export to the People's Republic of China,
                                                                     last day of validity :           — Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     3026 / 80 .'
3.     The invitation to tender shall relate to common
wheat for export to the countries of Zones I, lib , V,               ' Sidste gyldighedsdag ved udførsel til Den kinesiske
VI , Vila and VIIc with the exception of the Soviet                  Folkerepublik :           — Forordning (EØF) nr. 3026/
Union .                                                              80 .'
                                                                     ' En cas d'exportation vers la République populaire de
4 . The invitation shall remain open until 30 June                   Chine , dernier jour de validité :           — Règlement
 1981 . During this period weekly awards shall be                    ( CEE) n° 3026 / 80 .'
made , for which the time limits for the submission of
tenders shall be as prescribed in the notice of                      ' Letzter Gültigkeitstag bei Ausfuhr in die Volks­
invitation to tender.                                                republik China :                — Verordnung (EWG)
                                                                     Nr . 3026 / 80 .'
                             Article 2                               ' In caso di esportazione verso la Repubblica popolare
                                                                     di Cina , ultimo giorno di validità :                    —
A tender shall be valid only if it relates to an amount              Regolamento (CEE) n . 3026 / 80 .'
of not less than 1 000 tonnes .
                                                                     ' In geval van uitvoer naar de Volksrepublik China
                                                                     laatste geldigheidsdag :            — Verordening ( EEG)
                             Article 3                                nr . 3026 / 80 .'
                                                                     Σέ περίπτωση εξαγωγής προς τή Λαϊκή
The security referred to in Article 3 of Regulation                  Δημοκρατία της Κίνας τελευταία ήμέρα της
( EEC ) No 3130 /73 and in Article 3 of Regulation                    iϭχύος :           — Kαvoviϭμός ( EOK) AptO. 3026/
(EEC ) No 279 / 75 shall be 12 ECU per tonne .                        80 /
                                                                     Where the licence is used after the date given in space
                             Article 4                                 19 , it shall carry the obligation to export to the
                                                                      People's Republic of China .
 1.     Notwithstanding Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation
 ( EEC ) No 193 / 75 ('), export licences issued under                                          Article 5
Article . 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3130 / 73 or
 under Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 279 / 75
shall , for the purpose of determining their period of                1 . Notwithstanding Article 5 of Regulation (EEC)
validity, be deemed to have been issued on the day on                 No 3130 / 73 and Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
which the tender was submitted .                                      279 / 75 , the Commission shall decide , under the
                                                                      procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation
                                                                      ( EEC ) No 2727 / 75 :
 2.     Export licences isssued in connection with the
 invitation to tender pursuant to this Regulation shall              — to fix a maximum export refund , taking account
 be valid from their date of issue, as defined in                           in particular of the criteria laid down in Articles 2
 paragraph 1 , until the end of the fourth month                            and 3 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2746 / 75 , or
 following that of issue .
                                                                      — to fix a minimum export levy , taking account in
 However, for exports to the People's Republic of                           particular of the criteria laid down in Article 3 ( 1 )
 China , licences shall be valid from their date of issue                   (b) and (d) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2747 / 75 , or
 as defined in paragraph 1 until the end of the sixth
                                                                      — to make no award .
 month following .
 3.     For the purposes of applying paragraph 2 ,                     2 . Where a maximum export refund is fixed , a
 licences issued in connection with this invitation to                 contract shall be awarded to any tenderer whose
 tender shall bear, in space 19 , a statement of the last              tender indicates a rate of refund equal to or less than
 day of validity calculated in accordance with the                     such maximum export refund and to any tenderer
 provisions of the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 .                 who has tendered for an export levy.
 They shall also bear, in space 18 , a statement of the               Where a minimum export levy is fixed , a contract
 last day of validity calculated in accordance with the                shall be awarded to any tenderer whose tender
                                                                       indicates a rate of levy equal to or greater than such
 (') Of No L 25 , 31 . 1 . 1975 , p. 10 .                              minimum export levy.
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                       Article 6                                                      Article 7
Tenders    submitted   must   reach   the   Commission        The time limits fixed for the submission of tenders
through the intermediary Member States at the latest          shall correspond to Belgian time.
one and a half hours after expiry of the period for the
weekly submission of tenders as specified in the
notice of invitation to tender. They must be
communicated in the form indicated in the Annex .                                     Article 8
If no tenders are received , Member States shall              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
inform the Commission of this within the time limit           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
indicated in the preceding paragraph.                         European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels , 24 November 1980 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                  Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                     Vice-President
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                                                           ANNEX
             Weekly tender for the levy/refund (or the export of common wheat to the countries of Zones I, lib,
             V, VI, Vila and VIIc with the exception of the Soviet Union, and amending Regulation (EEC)
                                                         No 1431 / 80
                                   (Closing date for the submission of tenders (date/time))
                                                               I
                       1                      2                                        3
                                    i
               Number of tenderer        Quantity                           Amount of export levy
                                         in tonnes                      in national currency per tonne
                       1
                      2
                      3
                      4
                      5
                     etc.
                                                              II
                       1                      2                                        3
                                         Quantity                              Amount of refund
               Number of tenderer
                                         in tonnes                     in national currency per tonne
                       1
                      2
                      3
                      4
                      5
                     etc .