CELEX: 31988R2470
Language: en
Date: 1988-08-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2470/88 of 5 August 1988 opening an invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to countries of zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, the German Democratic Republic and the Canary Islands

6. 8 . 88                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 213/7
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2470/88
                                                          of 5 August 1988
                   opening an invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat
                   to countries of zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, the German Democratic
                                                 Republic and the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          the period that must elapse between the date of publica­
                                                                     tion and the first closing date for the submission of
                                                                     tenders ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic , Community,                                                Whereas, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the
                                                                      tendering procedure, it is appropriate to prescribe a
                                                                      minimum quantity to be tendeied for and a time limit
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                  and form for the communication of tenders submitted to
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            the competent authorities ;
No 2221 /88 (2),
                                                                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                      in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75                  Committee for Cereals,
of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting
export refunds on cereals and criteria for fixing the
amount of such refunds (3), and in particular Article 5
thereof,                                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Whereas, in view of the current situation on the cereals
                                                                                                Article 1
market, an invitation should be opened in respect of
common wheat to tender for the export refund provided
for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 ;                      1 . Tenders shall be invited for the export refund
whereas, in order to ensure supply, the invitation to                 provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75.
tender for export should be limited to zones I,
II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, the German Democratic               2. Th,e invitation to tender shall relate to common
Republic and the Canary Islands ;                                     wheat for export to the countries of zones I, II, III, IV, V,
                                                                      VI, VII and VIII, the German Democratic Republic and
                                                                      the Canary Islands as defined in Annex I to Commission
Whereas the detailed procedural rules governing invita­               Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 24/77 (6).
tions to tender are, as regards the fixing of the export
refund, laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No                   3.    The invitation shall remain open until 25 May 1989.
279/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     During this period weekly awards shall be made, for
2788/86 0 ; whereas the commitments on the part of the                which the quantities and the time limits for the submis­
tenderer include an obligation to lodge an application for            sion of tenders shall be as prescribed in the notice of invi­
an export licence ; whereas compliance with this obliga­              tation to tender.
tion may be ensured by requiring tenderers to lodge a
tendering security of 12 ECU per tonne when they                       By way of derogation from Article 1 (2) of Regulation
submit their tenders :                                                (EEC) No 279/75, the time limit for submission of
                                                                      tenders under the first partial invitation to tender shall
                                                                      expire on 11 August 1988 .
Whereas, in order to ensure that all those concerned are
treated equally, it is necessary to lay down that the period
of validity of the licences issued should be identical ;                                        Article 2
whereas, however, a special period of validity should be
laid down for exports to the People's Republic of China ;
                                                                      A tender shall be valid only if it relates to an amount of
                                                                       not less than 1 000 tonnes.
Whereas, since the interested parties are already aware of
the terms of the invitation, a derogation may be made
from the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 279/75 on                                            Article 3
(') OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                             The security referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
0   OJ  No  L 197, 26. 7. 1988, p. 16.                                 No 279/75 shall be 12 ECU per tonne.
(J) OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 .
(4) OJ  No  L 31 , 5. 2. 1975, p. 8 .
0   OJ  No  L 257, 9. 9. 1986, p. 32.                                 (6) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977, p. 53 .
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No L 213/8                             Official Journal of the European Communities
                          Article 4                              — Em caso de exportação para a Republica Popular da
                                                                      China, último dia de validade :            Regulamento
                                                                      (CEE) n? 2470/88.
 1 . Notwithstanding Article 21 (1) of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 ('), export licences issued          Where the licence is used after the date given in space 19,
pursuant to Article 8 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 279/75         it shall carry the obligation to export to the People's
shall, for the purpose of determining their period of val­       Republic of China.
idity, be deemed to have been issued on the day on which
the tender was submitted .
                                                                                             Article 5
 2. Export licences issued in connection with the invita­
 tion to tender pursuant to this Regulation shall be valid
 from their date of issue, as defined in paragraph 1 , until      1 . Notwithstanding Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
 the end of the fourth month following that of issue.             279/75, the Commission shall decide, under the proce­
                                                                  dure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  2727/75 :
 However, for exports to the Peoples Republic of China,
 licences shall be valid from their date of issue as defined      — to fix a maximum export refund, taking account in
 in paragraph 1 until the end of the sixth month                       particular of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3
 following.                                                            of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75, or
                                                                  — to make no award.
 3.     For the purposes of applying paragraph 2, licences
 issued in connection with this invitation to tender shall
 bear, in space 19, a statement of the last day of validity       2.     Where a maximum export refund is fixed, a contract
 calculated in accordance with the provisions of the first         shall be awarded to any tenderer whose tender indicates a
 subparagraph of paragraph 2. They shall also bear, in             rate of refund equal to or less than such maximum export
 space 18, a statement of the last day of validity calculated      refund.
 in accordance with the provisions of the second subpara­
 graph of paragraph 2 ; for this purpose, one of the fol­
 lowing statements shall be entered in space 1 8 :
                                                                                              Article 6
 — En caso de exportación a la República Popular de
      China, último día de validez :              Reglamento
      (CEE) n° 2470/88                                            Tenders submitted must reach the Commission through
                                                                   the intermediary Member States, at the latest one and a
 — Sidste gyldighedsdag ved udførsel til Den kinesiske             half hours after expiry of the period for the weekly
      Folkerepublik :         forordning (EØF) nr. 2470/88         submission of tenders as specified in the notice of invita­
                                                                   tion to tender. They must be communicated in the form
 — Letzter Gültigkeitstag bei Ausfuhr in die Volksrepu­           indicated in Annex.
      blik China :      , Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2470/88
 — Σε περίπτωση εξαγωγής προς τη Λαϊκή Δημοκρα­                   If no tenders are received, Member States shall inform the
     τία της Κίνας, τελευταία ημέρα ισχύος :                 ,    Commission of this within the time limit indicated in the
      KavoviCTnOg ( EOK) 2470/88                                  preceding paragraph.
— In case of export to the People's Republic of China,
     last day of validity :           Regulation (EEC) No
     2470/88
                                                                                             Article 7
— En cas d exportation vers la République populaire de
     Chine, dernier jour de validité :           , règlement
     (CEE) n° 2470/88                                             The time limits fixed for the submission of tenders shall
                                                                  correspond to Belgian time.
— In caso di esportazione verso la Repubblica popolare
     di Cina, ultimo giorno di validità :        regolamento
     (CEE) n. 2470/88
                                                                                             Article 8
— In geval van uitvoer naar de Volksrepubliek China,
     laatste geldigheidsdag :         Verordening (EEG) nr.
     2470/88
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                                                                  following its publication in the Official Journal of the
(') OJ No L 338, 13. 12. 1980, p. 1 .                             European Communities.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 5 August 1988 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                        Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                           Vice-President
                                                       ANNEX
          Weekly tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to countries of zones I, II,
          III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, the German Democratic Republic and the Canary Islands
                                            (Regulation (EEC) No 2470/88)
                              (Closing, date for the submission of tenders (date/time))
                     1                  2                                    3
                  Number            Quantity                      Amount of export refund
                of tenderer        in tonnes
                                      \
                                                                     in ECU per tonne
                     1
                     2
                     3
                    etc.