Commission Regulation (EC) No 1748/1999 of 5 August 1999 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1707/1999

• Published date: 06 August 1999
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 207, 06 August 1999

EN Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 8. 1999L 207/12

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1748/1999

of 5 August 1999

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender

issued in Regulation (EC) No 1707/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European

Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30

June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in

cereals (

1

), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1253/

1999 (

2

),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of

29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the

application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the

granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be

taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (

3

),

as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2513/98 (

4

), and in

particular Article 4 thereof,

(1) Whereas an invitation to tender for the refund and/or

the tax for the export of common wheat to all third

countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regula-

tion (EC) No 1707/1999 (

5

);

(2) Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95

provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the

tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid

down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92,

decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account

of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC)

No 1501/95; whereas in that case a contract is awarded

to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the

maximum refund, as well as to any tenderer whose bid

relates to an export tax;

(3) Whereas the application of the abovementioned criteria

to the current market situation for the cereal in question

results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the

amount specified in Article 1;

(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation

are in accordance with the opinion of the Management

Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 30 July to 5 August 1999, pursuant

to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1707/

1999, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat

shall be EUR 30,51/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 August 1999.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 August 1999.

For the Commission

Monika WULF-MATHIES

Member of the Commission

(

1

) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.

(

2

) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.

(

3

) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.

(

4

) OJ L 313, 21.11.1998, p. 16.

(

5

) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 27.