22.4.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 103/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 614/2005 of 21 April 2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Lithuanian intervention agency THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 () lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies. (2)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 (%) lays down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or desti- nation of products from intervention. (3)  Given the current market situation, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the export of 65000 tonnes of common wheat held by the Lithuanian inter- vention agency. (4)  Special rules must be laid down to ensure that the operations are properly carried out and monitored. To that end, securities should be lodged to ensure that the goals of the operation are achieved without excessive cost to the operators. Derogations should accordingly be made to certain rules, in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93. (5)  To forestall reimportation, refunds should be awarded only for exportation to certain third countries. (6)  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 As provided for in this Regulation, the Lithuanian intervention agency shall issue a standing invitation to tender in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 for the export of common wheat held by it. () OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. (®» OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 2045/2004 (O] L 354, 30.11.2004, p. 17). () OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 770/96 (O] L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13). Article 2 1.  The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 65 000 tonnes of common wheat for export to third countries with the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (*) and Switzerland. 2. The quantity of common wheat referred to in paragraph 1 is stored in the regions mentioned in Annex I Article 3 1.  No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall be granted on exports carried out under this Regulation. 2. Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall not apply. 3. Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for the export shall be that quoted in the tender, without a monthly increase. Article 4 1. Export licences shall be valid from their date of issue within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 until the end of the fourth month thereafter. 2. Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to tender may not be accompanied by export licence applications submitted under Article 49 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 12912000 (%). Article 5 1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the time limit for the submission of tenders under the first partial invitation to tender shall be 9.00 (Brussels time) on 28 April 2005. The time limit for submitting tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 9.00 (Brussels time) each Thursday thereafter, with the exception of 5 May 2005. (* Including Kosovo, as defined in UN Security Council Resolution No 1244 of 10 June 1999. () O] L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.