31980R3026

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 export levy laid down in Commission Regulation Having regard to the Treaty establishing the (EEC) No 3130 / 73 (8), as amended by Regulations European Economic Community , (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 Whereas , in order to ensure the smooth operation of 1431 / 80 of 6 June 1980 (6), amended by Regulation the tendering procedure , it is appropriate to prescribe ( EEC) No 2749 / 80 ( ; ), an invitation to tender for the a minimum quantity to be tendered for and a time export of common wheat to countries of Zones I , lib, limit and form for the communication of tenders V, VI and Vila and to the People's Republic of submitted to the competent authorities ; China was opened ; whereas in view of the present 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, Article 1 the invitation to tender for export should be limited 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) ' In case of export to the People's Republic of China, No 2746 / 75 . 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) nr . 3026 / 80 .' Article 3 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 1 . Notwithstanding Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) shall , for the purpose of determining their period of No 3130 / 73 and Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No validity, be deemed to have been issued on the day on 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 .

2 . Where a maximum export refund is fixed , a 3 . For the purposes of applying paragraph 2 , licences issued in connection with this invitation to contract shall be awarded to any tenderer whose tender indicates a rate of refund equal to or less than tender shall bear, in space 19 , a statement of the last such maximum export refund and to any tenderer day of validity calculated in accordance with the who has tendered for an export levy. provisions of the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 . 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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Article6¶

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 Quantity Amount of export levy Number of tenderer 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 .