31987R2497

19 . 8 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 232/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2497/87 of 18 August 1987 opening an invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to countries of zones I, II a), III, IV, V, VI, VII, the German Democratic Republic and the Canary Islands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, from the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 279/75 on the period that must elapse between the date of publica­ tion and the first closing date for the submission of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tenders ; Economic Community, Whereas, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the tendering procedure, it is appropriate to prescribe a Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 minimum quantity to be tendered for and a time limit of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the and form for the communication of tenders submitted to market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) the competent authorities ; No 1900/87 (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 market, an invitation should be opened in respect of common wheat to tender for the export refund provided Article 1 for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 ; whereas, in order to ensure supply, the invitation to 1 . Tenders shall be invited for the export refund tender for export should be limited to zones I, provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75. II a), III, IV, V, VI, VII, the German Democratic Republic and the Canary Islands ; 2. The invitation to tender shall relate to common wheat for export to the countries of zones I, II a), III, IV, Whereas the detailed procedural rules governing invita­ V, VI, VII, the German Democratic Republic and the tions to tender are, as regards the fixing of the export Canary Islands as defined in Annex I to Commission refund, in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 279/75 (4), as Regulation (EEC) No 11 24/77 (*). amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2944/78 (*) ; whereas the commitments on the part of the tenderer include an 3. The invitation shall remain open until 31 March obligation to lodge an application for an export licence ; 1988 . During this period weekly awards shall be made, for whereas compliance with this obligation may be ensured which the quantities and the time limits for the submis­ by requiring tenderers to lodge a tendering security of 12 sion of tenders shall be as prescribed in the notice of invi­ ECU per tonne when they submit their tenders ; tation to tender.

Whereas, in order to ensure that all those concerned are Article 2 treated equally, it is necessary to lay down that the period of validity of the licences issued should be identical ; whereas, however, a special period of validity should be A tender shall be valid only if it related to an amount of laid down for exports to the People's Republic of China ; not less than 1 000 tonnes .

Whereas, since the interested parties are already aware of Article 3 the terms of the invitation, a derogation may be made

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . The security referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) 0 OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 40. No 279/75 shall be 12 ECU per tonne. (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 78 . (4) OJ No L 31 , 5. 2. 1975, p. 8 . 0 OJ No L 351 , 15. 12. 1978 , p. 16. (*) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977, p. 53.

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Article 4 — Em caso de exportação para a Republica Popular da China, último dia de validade : Regulamento (CEE) n? 2497/87 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, under Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 279/75 shall, it shall carry the obligation to export to the People's for the purpose of determining their period of validity, be Republic of China. 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 People s 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 refund . space 18 , a statement of the last day of validity calculated 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 18 : Article 6 — En caso de exportación a la República Popular de China, último día de validez : , Reglamento Tenders submitted must reach the Commission through (CEE) n° 2497/87 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. 2497/87 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 the Annex I. blik China : , Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 2497/87

— 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 Kavoviano*; (EOK) api-9. 2497/87 preceding paragraph.

— In case of export to the People's Republic of China, last day of validity : ., Regulation (EEC) No 2497/87 Article 7 — En cas d exportation vers la République populaire de Chine, dernier jour de validité : , règlement The time limits fixed for the submission of tenders shall (CEE) n° 2497/87 correspond to Belgian time. — In caso di esportazione verso la Repubblica popolare di Cina, ultimo giorno di validità : , regolamento (CEE) n. 2497/87 Article 8 — In geval van uitvoer naar de Volksrepubliek China, laatste geldigheidsdag : , Verordening (EEG) nr. 2497/87 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, 18 August 1987.

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 a), III, IV, V, VI , VII, die German Democratic Republic and the Canary Islands

(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 I

2 I

3 I

etc. I