19. 10. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 268/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2517/94 of 18 October 1994 issuing a standing invitation to tender in order to determine refunds on exports of olive oil for the 1994/95 marketing year THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats ("), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3179/93 (3, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1650/86 of 26 May 1986 on the refunds and levies applicable to exports of olive oil (%), and in particular Articles 5 and 7 thereof, Whereas the export refunds for olive oil cannot be fixed only in accordance with the standard procedure, since there is insufficient information available on the world market situation ; whereas provision should therefore be made for issuing a standing invitation to tender so that the refunds can, in the coming months, be determined by tender ; Whereas, in view of the demand for olive oil on the world market in certain special cases, provisions should be adopted whereby certain conditions are laid down in the standing invitation to tender ; Whereas, in view of the specific nature of the tendering procedure, detailed rules should be laid down which will enable operators in the various Member States to take part on equal terms, while providing certain guarantees regarding the validity of the tenders; Whereas, in order to ensure the smooth operation of the tendering procedure, the arrangements for determining the refunds and awarding the contract should be speci- fied ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1829/94 (%), lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1897/94 (), lays down common detailed rules for the application of the system of (import and) export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products ; whereas these Regu- lations apply to olive oil ; whereas these common provi- sions should be supplemented by certain specific provi- sions ; (") OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. () OJ No L 285, 20. 11. 1993, p. 9. () O] No L 145, 30. 5. 1986, p. 8. () OJ No L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1. % OJ No L 191, 27. 7. 1994, p. 5. % OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1. () O] No L 194, 25. 7. 1994, p. 4. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1.  There shall be issued a standing invitation to tender in order to determine export refunds on olive oil falling within the following CN codes : — 1509 10 90, — 1509 90 00, — 1510 00 90. 2. The standing invitation to tender shall remain open until 31 October 1995. During its period of validity there shall be issued partial invitations to tender. Article 2 Pursuant to this tendering procedure the Commission may in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 38 of Regulation No 136/66/EEC : (a) issue invitations to tender in respect of specific desti- nations, in response to demand for olive oil in certain third countries ; (b) impose restrictions on the quantities and qualities of oil for which offers may be submitted ; .(c) cancel one or more partial invitation to tender before the deadline for submitting tenders ; (d) exclude certain countries of destination from the invi- tation to tender or differentiate the refund according to the country of destination. Article 3 1. The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the partial invitations to tender shall be as follows : — for January, February, March, April, May, June, July, September, and October: from the fifth day to the ninth day of each month at 1 p.m. and from the 19th to the 23rd day of each month at 1 p.m, — for August and November : from the 19th to the 23th day of each month at 1 p.m, — for December : from the 10th to the 14th day at 1 p.m.