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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3208 /87 of 27 October 1987 opening an invitation to tender for the refund for the export of maize 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, 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 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 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 minimum quantity to be tendered for and a time limit 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 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 Article 1 maize to tender for the export refund provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75 ; whereas, in order to ensure supply, the invitation to tender for export 1 . Tenders shall be invited for the export refund should be limited to zones I , II , III , IV, V, VI , VII and provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75. VIII, the German Democratic Republic and the Canary Islands ; 2. The invitation to tender shall relate to maize for export to the countries of zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII, the German Democratic Republic and the Whereas the detailed procedural rules governing invita Canary Islands as defined in Annex I to Commission tions to tender are, as regards the fixing of the export Regulation (EEC) No 11 24/77 (6). refund, in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 279/75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2788 /86 (*) ; 3 . The invitation shall remain open until 24 March whereas the commitments on the part of the tenderer 1988 . During this period weekly awards shall be made, for include an obligation to lodge an application for an which the quantities and the time limits for the submis export licence ; whereas compliance with this obligation sion of tenders shall be as prescribed in the notice of invi may be ensured by requiring tenderers to lodge a tende tation to tender . ring security of 12 ECU per tonne when they submit their tenders :
Article 2 Whereas , in order to ensure that all those concerned are treated equally, it is necessary to lay down that the period A tender shall be valid only if it related to an amount of of validity of the licences issued should be identical ; 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 Article 3
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . The security referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) (2) 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 . (*) OJ No L 257, 10 . 9 . 1986, p. 32 . (6) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5 . 1977, p. 53 .
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Article4¶
1 . Notwithstanding Article 21 ( 1 ) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 ('), export licences issued Tenders submitted must reach the Commission through under Article 8 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 279/75 shall, the intermediary Member States, at the latest one and a for the purpose of determining their period of validity, be half hours after expiry of the period for the weekly deemed to have been issued on the day on which the submission of tenders as specified in the notice of invita tender was submitted . tion to tender. They must be communicated in the form indicated in the Annex . 2. Export licences issued in connection with the invita tion to tender pursuant to this Regulation shall be valid If no tenders are received, Member States shall inform the from their date of issue, as defined in paragraph 1 , until Commission of this within the time limit indicated in the the end of the fourth month following that of issue. preceding paragraph . Article 5 1 . Notwithstanding Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No Article 7 279/75, the Commission shall decide, under the proce dure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 : The time limits fixed for the submission of tenders shall correspond to Belgian time. — to fix a maximum export refund, taking account in particular of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2746/75, or — to make no award . Article 8 2. Where a maximum export refund is fixed, a contract shall be awarded to any tenderer whose tender indicates a This Regulation shall enter into force on the day rate of refund equal to or less than such maximum export following its publication in the Official Journal of the refund . European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels , 27 October 1987 . For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President
(') OJ No L 338 , 13 . 12 . 1980 , p. 1 .
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ANNEX
Weekly tender for the refund for the export of maize to countries of zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII , the 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
2 I
3 I
etc. I