L33/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 2.2.2002 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 207/2002 of 1 February 2002 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001 (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof, Whereas: (1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2007/ 2001 (%) (2)  Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/ 75 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 (%), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award. (3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 307295 a maximum refund should not be fixed. (4)  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 No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 25 to 31 January 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled round grain A rice to certain third countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 February 2002. () O] L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. () O] L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 5. () O] L 272, 13.10.2001, p. 13. (% O] L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. () O] L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission