8.2.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 38/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 231/2002 of 7 February 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/2001 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 176692 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/ 2000 (), 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 176692 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001 (¥, and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas: (1) An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion of Poland was opened pursuant to Commission Regula- tion (EC) No 943/2001 (). (2)  Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti- fied, 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. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund. (3)  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)  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 1 to 7 February 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 943/ 2001, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall be EUR 0,00/t. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 February 2002. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 February 2002. () O] L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. () O] L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1. () O] L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. () O] L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16. () O] L 133, 16.5.2001, p. 3. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission