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►B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1839/95
of 26 July 1995
laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum
into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal
(OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 1963/95 of 9 August 1995 L189 22 10.8.1995
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1839/95
of 26 July 1995
laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for
importsofmaizeandsorghumintoSpainandimportsofmaizeinto
Portugal
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
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 organization of the market in cereals(1), as last
amendedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No1664/95(2),andinpartic-
ular Article 12 (1) thereof,
Whereas,undertheagreementsconcludedduringtheUruguayRoundof
multilateraltradenegotiations,theCommunityhasundertaken,asfromthe 1995/96 marketing year, to open reduced-tariff quotas for importsintoPortugalof500000tonnesofmaizeandintoSpainoftwomilliontonnesofmaizeand300000tonnesofsorghumrespectively;whereas,inthecaseofthequotaforimportsintoSpain,thequantitiesofcertaingrainsubstitutesimportedintoSpainaretobedeductedinproportiontothe total quantities imported; whereas in the case of the quota openedfor imports of maize into Portugal, the import duty actually paid maynot exceed ECU 50 per tonne;
Whereas, in order to ensure that these quotas are applied, provision
shouldbemadefordirectpurchaseontheworldmarketorapplicationofanimportdutyreductionsystemestablishedpursuanttoCommissionRegulation (EC) No 1502/95(
3);
Whereas the combination of the advantages provided for under the
arrangements established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/91(4),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94(5), applicable to
imports into the Community of sorghum and maize originating in theAfrican, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States or in the overseas coun-tries and territories (OCT) and under this Regulation is liable to createdisturbances on the Spanish market in cereals; whereas that difficultycanbeovercomebysettingaspecialreductionofthelevyonmaizeandsorghum imported under this Regulation;
Whereas,inthecaseofdirectpurchaseontheworldmarket,andwitha
viewtoenablingtheoperationtobecarriedoutunderoptimumcondi-tions and in particular at the lowest purchase and transport costs, aninvitation to tender should be organized for supply and delivery towarehouses designated by the intervention agency concerned; whereasprovisionshouldbemadefortenderstobelodgedforindividuallotsinline with storage capacities available in certain areas of the MemberState concerned and published in the notice of invitation to tender;
Whereas detailed rules should be adopted on the organization of the
invitations to tender for the import duty reduction and for directpurchase on the world market, and conditions should be defined forsubmitting tenders and lodging and releasing securities guaranteeingcompliance with the successful tenderer’s obligations;
Whereas,withaviewtosoundeconomicandfinancialmanagementof
thepurchasingoperationsinquestionandinparticulartoavoiddispro-portionate and excessive risks for operators in view of foreseeableprices on the Spanish and Portuguese markets, provision should bemade for importing onto the market, subject to a reduced duty, cerealswhichdonotmeetthequalityrequirementslaiddownintheinvitation
(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ No L 158, 8. 7. 1995, p. 13.
(3) OJ No L 147, 30. 6. 1995, p. 13.
(4) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(5) OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.
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totender;whereasinthatcase,however,thedutyreductionmaynotbe
greater than the last amount fixed for the reduction in question;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadetocovertheoperationsarisingfrom
this Regulation according to the mechanisms laid down by CouncilRegulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of thecommonagriculturalpolicy(
1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
1287/95(2),andbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1883/78of2August
1978layingdowngeneralrulesforthefinancingofinterventionsbytheEuropean Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, GuaranteeSection(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1571/93(4);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordance
with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Quotas for imports from third countries, for free circulation in
Spain, of a maximum quantity in each marketing year of two milliontonnes of maize and 300000 tonnes of sorghum shall be openedannually.Importsunderthesequotasshallbeeffectedasprovidedforinthe following Articles.
2. A quota for imports from third countries, for free circulation in
Portugal, of a maximum quantity in each marketing year of 500000tonnesofmaizeshallbeopenedannually.Importsunderthisquotashallbe effected as provided for in the following Articles.
3. IntheeventoftechnicaldifficultiesdulynotedbytheCommission
a period of importation exceeding that time limit may be laid down inaccordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation(EEC) No 1766/92.
Article 2
1. The quantities for importation into Spain referred to in Article 1
(1) shall be reduced in each marketing year in proportion to anyquantities of residues of starch manufacture from maize falling withinCNcode 23031019, brewing and distilling dregs and waste fallingwithin CNcode 23033000 and citrus pulp residues falling within CNcode 23089030 imported into Spain from third countries during theyear concerned. Where it is ascertained that the quantities for suchproductsimportedintoSpainunderthecoverofdocumentsestablishingtheir Community status develop abnormally, the necessary action shallbe taken in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 ofRegulation (EEC) No 1766/92.
2. At a frequency to be determined, the Commission shall record in
the accounts:
— thequantitiesofmaizeandsorghumimportedintoSpainfromthird
countries,
— thequantitiesofresiduesofstarchmanufacturefrommaize,brewing
and distilling dregs and waste and residues of citrus pulp importedinto Spain.
For this purpose, the Spanish authorities shall supply the Commission
regularly with all necessary information.
Article 3
1. The quantities of maize and sorghum referred to in Article 1 (1)
shall be allocated to processing or use in Spain.
(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.
(2) OJ No L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1.
(4) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 46.
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2. The quantities of maize referred to in Article 1 (2) shall beallocated to processing or use in Portugal.
Article 4
Importsshallbeeffected,aspartofthesequotasandwithinthequantit-
ative limits set out in Article 1, to Spain and Portugal by applying animportdutyreductionsystemorbydirectpurchaseontheworldmarket.
CHAPTER I
Importation with import duty reduction
Article 5
1. WithoutprejudicetoArticle14,forimportsofmaizeandsorghum
into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal, within the quantitativelimits set in Article 1, a reduction shall be applied to the import dutyfixed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1502/95.
2. The amount of the reduction shall be fixed on a flat-rate basis or
by tendering procedure, at a level enabling, firstly, disturbance of theSpanishandPortuguesemarketsasaresultofimportsintothosecoun-triestobeavoidedand,secondly,thequantitiesreferredtoinArticle1actually to be imported.
3. Theamountoftheflat-ratereductionand,ifthereductionisfixed
inaccordancewiththetenderingprocedurereferredtoinArticle7(1),theamountofthelatterreduction,shallbefixedinaccordancewiththeprocedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92.
In the case of imports into Portugal, the amount of the reduction
referred to in paragraph 2 shall be fixed in such a way that the dutyactually paid does not exceed ECU 50 per tonne.
The reduction may be differentiated for imports of maize and/or
sorghum under Regulation (EEC) No 715/90.
The duty actually paid shall be converted into national currency by
applying the conversion rate applicable for the currency concerned onthe date of completion of the customs import formalities.
4. The import duty reduction provided for in paragraph 1 shall be
applied on importation into Spain of maize falling within CNcode10059000 and sorghum falling within CNcode 10070090 and onimportation into Portugal of maize falling within CNcode 10059000,coveredbylicencesissuedbytheSpanishandPortugueseauthoritiesasprovidedforinthisRegulationandwiththeconsentoftheCommission.These licences shall be valid only in the Member State in which theyare issued.
Article 6
1. Where a tendering procedure is organized for the import duty
reduction,interestedpartiesshallreplytotheinvitationtotendereitherby lodging a written tender in exchange for an acknowledgement ofreceiptwiththeSpanishinterventionagencyortheGeneralDirectoratefor Trade in Portugal or by forwarding the same to the latter byregistered letter, telex, telefax or telegram.
2. Tenders must give:
— the reference of the invitation to tender,
— the tenderer’s name and exact addresses, together with the telex or
telefax number,
— the nature and quantity of the product to be imported,— theamountpertonneoftheimportdutyreductionproposedinecus,— the country of origin of the cereals to be imported.
3. Tenders must be accompanied:
(a) by evidence that the tenderer has lodged a security of ECU 20 per
tonne; and
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(b) by a written undertaking by the tenderer that, within two days of
receipt of notification of the award of contract, he will lodge withthecompetentbodyconcernedanapplicationforanimportlicencefor the quantity awarded, and that he will import from the countryof origin specified in the tender.
4. Tenders must specify only one country of origin; they may not
exceed the maximum quantity available for each tendering deadline.
5. Tendersnotsubmittedinaccordancewithparagraphs1,2,3and4
orcontainingconditionsotherthanthoselaiddownintheinvitationtotender shall not be considered.
6. Tenders may not be withdrawn.7. Tenders must be forwarded to the Commission by the competent
body not later than two hours after the deadline for the lodging oftendersasspecifiedintheinvitationtotender.Theymustbeforwardedin the form shown in Annex 1.
Where no tenders are submitted, the Member State concerned shall
inform the Commission within the same time limit.
Article 7
1. On the basis of the tenders lodged and forwarded under a
tenderingprocedurefortheimportdutyreductiontheCommissionshalldecide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 ofRegulation (EEC) No 1766/92:
— to fix a maximum import duty reduction, or
— not to pursue the tendering procedure.
Where it is decided to fix a maximum import duty reduction, any
tender(s) for an amount equal to or less than the maximum reductionshallbeaccepted.However,wherethemaximumreductionfixedunderthe tendering procedure for a given week leads to the acceptance ofquantities exceeding the quantities remaining for importation, thetenderer having lodged the tender corresponding to the acceptedmaximumreductionshallbeawardedaquantityequaltothedifferencebetweenthequantitiesappliedforintheotheracceptedtendersandthequantityavailable.Wherethemaximumreductionfixedcorrespondstoseveraltenders,thequantitytobeawardedshallbesharedbetweenthetenderersinproportiontotherespectivequantitiesforwhichtheyhavetendered.
2. The competent authorities of Spain or Portugal shall notify all
tenderers in writing of the outcome of their tenders as soon as theCommission has taken the decision referred to in paragraph 1.
Article 8
1. Licence applications shall be submitted on forms printed and/or
drawn up in accordance with Article 16 of Commission Regulation(EEC) No 3719/88(
1). Where a flat-rate reduction is adopted by the
Commission,applicationsshallbelodgedonthefirsttwoworkingdaysof each week. Where the duty reduction is awarded under a tenderingprocedure,applicationsshallbelodged,fortheawardedquantity,withintwo days of receipt of the notice of award showing the reductionproposed in the tender.
2. Licenceapplicationsandthelicencesthemselvesshallcarryoneof
the following entries in section 24:
— Reducción del derecho: certificado válido únicamente en España
[Reglamento (CE) n
o1839/95]
— Reducción del derecho: certificado válido únicamente en Portugal
[Reglamento (CE) no1839/95]
(1) OJ No L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
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— Nedsættelseaftolden:licensenerkungyldigiSpanien(Forordning
(EF) nr. 1839/95)
— Nedsættelseaftolden:licensenerkungyldigiPortugal(Forordning
(EF) nr. 1839/95)
— ErmäßigteAbgabe:LizenznurinSpaniengültig(Verordnung(EG)
Nr. 1839/95)
— ErmäßigteAbgabe:LizenznurinPortugalgültig(Verordnung(EG)
Nr. 1839/95)
—Μείωση του δασµού :πιστοποιητικό που ισχύει µόνο στην
Ισπανία[κανονισµός (ΕΚ)αριθ. 1839/95]
—Μείωση του δασµού :πιστοποιητικό που ισχύει µόνο στην
Πορτογαλία [κανονισµός (ΕΚ)αριθ. 1839/95]
— Duty reduction: licence valid only in Spain [Regulation (EC) No
1839/95]
— Dutyreduction:licencevalidonlyinPortugal[Regulation(EC)No
1839/95]
— Abattement du droit: certificat valable uniquement en Espagne
[règlement (CE) no1839/95]
— Abattement du droit: certificat valable uniquement au Portugal
[règlement (CE) no1839/95]
— Riduzione del dazio: titolo valido unicamente in Spagna [regola-
mento (CE) n. 1839/95]
— Riduzionedeldazio:titolovalidounicamenteinPortogallo[regola-
mento (CE) n. 1839/95]
— Korting op het invoerrecht: certificaat uitsluitend geldig in Spanje
(Verordening (EG) nr. 1839/95)
— Kortingophetinvoerrecht:certificaatuitsluitendgeldiginPortugal
(Verordening (EG) nr. 1839/95)
— Reduçãododireito:certificadoválidoapenasemEspanha[Regula-
mento (CE) n.o1839/95]
— Reduçãododireito:certificadoválidoapenasemPortugal[Regula-
mento (CE) n.o1839/95]
— Tullinalennus: todistus voimassa ainoastaan Espanjassa [Asetus
(EY) N:o 1839/95]
— Tullinalennus: todistus voimassa ainoastaan Portugalissa [Asetus
(EY) N:o 1839/95]
— Nedsättning av tull: intyg endast gällande i Spanien (Förordning
(EG) nr 1839/95)
— Nedsättning av tull: intyg endast gällande i Portugal (Förordning
(EG) nr 1839/95).
3. Whereaflat-ratereductionisapplied,licenceapplicationsshallbe
takenintoconsiderationonlywhereevidenceisprovidedthatasecurityof ECU 20 per tonne has been lodged in favour of the competentauthority concerned.
Article 9
1. Licence applications shall be accompanied by a written under-
takingfromtheapplicanttolodge,bythedateofissueofthelicenceatthelatest,aperformanceguaranteeofanamountpertonneequaltotheflat-rate duty reduction granted or to that of the reduction proposed inthe tender.
2. ThelevelofsecurityprovidedforinArticle10(a)ofCommission
Regulation (EC) No 1162/95(
1) shall apply to import licences issued
under this Regulation.
3. Whereaflat-ratereductionisadoptedbytheCommission,therate
ofreductionandimportdutyrateappliedshallbethoseinforceonthedayonwhichthecertificateofreleaseforfreecirculationisacceptedbythe customs office.
(1) OJ No L 117, 24. 5. 1995, p. 2.
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4. Wherethereductionisfixedunderatenderingprocedure,therate
ofdutyappliedshallbethatinforceonthedayonwhichthecertificateof release for free circulation is accepted by the customs office. Inaddition,theamountofthereductiongrantedshallbeshowninsection24 of the licence.
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However, in the case of imports effected after the end of the month inwhichtheimportlicenceisissued,ifthemonthinwhichthelicenceisissuedisbetweenOctoberandMayinclusivetheamountofthereduc-tion granted shall be increased by an amount equal to the differencebetween the intervention price in force in the month in which thelicence was issued plus 55% and the price in force in the month inwhich the certificate of release for free circulation is accepted plus thesame percentage. In the case of licences issued prior to 1 October andused from that date, the amount of the reduction granted shall bereduced by an amount calculated in the same way.
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5. Applications shall be valid only if:
— they do not exceed the maximum quantity available for each dead-
line for lodging applications, and
— they are accompanied by evidence that the applicant’s business
activity includes international cereals trading in the importingMemberState.ForthepurposeofthisArticletheprovisionofsuchevidence shall consist in presentation to the competent authority ofeither a copy of a certificate of payment of value added tax in theMember State concerned or a copy of either a customs clearancecertificate issued by the Member State concerned in respect of animport or export licence or an invoice relating to intra-Communitytrade in the applicant’s name for an operation conducted in any ofthe three preceding years.
Article 10
1. Where a flat-rate reduction is adopted by the Commission,
licencesshallbeissued,withinthequantitiesavailable,nolaterthantheFriday following the last day for submission as specified in Article 8(1).IftheFridayisnotaworkingday,theyshallbeissuedonthefirstworking day thereafter.
Should the applications made in respect of a week be for quantities
exceeding those for maize and sorghum still available for import intoSpain,thequantitiesforwhichlicencesareissuedshallbethequantitiesindicated in the applications, reduced by a uniform percentage.
2. Where a duty reduction is fixed under a tendering procedure,
licences shall be issued, on condition that the tenderer has lodged anapplication for an import licence as referred to in Article 6 (3) (b)before the specified deadline, for the quantities awarded not later thanthe third working day following the final date for submitting licenceapplications as set out in Article 8 (1).
3. The competent authorities shall notify the Commission of the
quantitiesforwhichlicenceshavebeenissuedeachweeknolaterthanthe third working day of the following week.
4. Notwithstanding Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88
import licences shall, for the purpose of determining their period ofvalidity, be deemed to have been issued on the day of expiry of thedeadline for lodging tenders or applications.
Article 11
1. The period of validity of licences shall be:
— theperiodspecifiedinArticle6ofRegulation(EC)No1162/95in
caseswhereaflat-ratereductionhasbeenadoptedbytheCommis-sion,
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— the period specified in the Regulation opening the invitation to
tender,inthecaseoflicencesissuedunderatenderingprocedureforthe duty reduction.
2. Insection8oftheimportlicence,acrossmustbemarkedagainst
the word ‘yes'.Notwithstanding Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No3719/88, the quantity released for free circulation shall not exceed amaximumof5%ofthequantityspecifiedinsections17and18oftheimport licence. The figure ‘0'must be entered in section 19 of thelicence.
3. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, the
rights arising from import licences under this Regulation shall not betransferable.
Article 12
1. Without prejudice to the surveillance measures adopted pursuant
to Article 13, the security referred to in Article 6 (3) (a) shall bereleased:
(a) forthwith, where the tender is not accepted;
(b) wherethetendersubmittedforthetenderingprocedureisaccepted,
ontheissueoftheimportlicence.However,wheretheundertakingreferred to in Article 6 (3) (b) is not fulfilled, the security shall beforfeit.
2. Without prejudice to the surveillance measures adopted pursuant
toArticle13,thesecurityreferredtoinArticle8(3)shallbereleased:
(a) forthwith, in respect of quantities for which no licence has been
issued; and
(b) ontheissueoftheimportlicence,inrespectofquantitiesforwhich
a licence has been issued.
3. Without prejudice to the surveillance measures adopted pursuant
to Article 13, the security referred to in Article 9 (1) shall be releasedwhere the tenderer provides evidence:
— that the imported product has been processed or used in the
importing Member States; such evidence may consist in a salesinvoice to a processor or consumer with headquarters in theimporting Member State, or
— that the product could not be imported, processed or utilized for
reasons offorce majeure ,o r
— that the product has become unsuitable for any use whatsoever.
For quantities in respect of which the abovementioned evidence is not
producedwithin18monthsofthedateofacceptanceofthedeclarationof release for free circulation the security shall be forfeit as duty.
For the purposes of this Article, the processing or utilization of the
imported product shall be considered to have been effected if 95% ofthe quantity released for free circulation has been processed or used.
4. Securities shall be subject to the provisions of Article 33 of
Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, except for the provision on the six-month time limit referred to in paragraph 3 (a) of the said Article.
Article 13
1. Maize and sorghum released for free circulation with a reduced
duty shall remain under the customs surveillance or under adminis-trative control of equivalent effect until such time as it is used orprocessed.
2. The Member State concerned shall, if need be, take all necessary
measures to ensure that the surveillance referred to in paragraph 1 iscarriedout.Thesemeasuresshallincluderequiringimporterstosubmitto any check considered necessary by the competent authorities and tokeep specific records enabling the authorities to make such checks.
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3. The Member State concerned shall immediately notify the
Commission of the measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 2.
CHAPTER II
Direct purchase on the world market
Article 14
1. With a view to effecting the imports referred to in Article 1, it
maybedecided,undertheprocedurelaiddowninArticle23ofRegula-tion (EEC) No 1766/92, that the Spanish or Portuguese interventionagency shall purchase on the world market quantities of maize and/orsorghum to be determined, and shall place in the Member Stateconcerned under customs warehousing procedure as provided for inArticles98to113ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2913/92(
1)estab-
lishing the Community Customs Code and Commission Regulation(EEC) No 2454/93(
2) laying down provisions for the implementation
of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
2. Quantities purchased pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be put up for
saleonthedomesticmarketoftheMemberStateconcerned,inaccord-ance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC)No1766/92,ontermsenablingmarketdisturbancetobeavoidedandinaccordance with Article 13.
When the goods are put up for sale on the domestic market, the buyer
shalllodgewiththeinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedonpaymentofthegoodsasecurityofECU15pertonne.Thesecurityshall be released when the evidence referred to in Article 12 (3) isproduced.Forthepurposesofthereleaseofthesecurity,theprovisionsof the second and third subparagraphs of Article 12 (3) and those ofArticle 12 (4) shall apply.
3. Whenthegoodsareplacedinfreecirculation,animportdutyshall
becharged,equaltotheaverageofthedutiesfixedpursuanttoRegula-tion (EC) No 1502/95 for the cereals concerned during the monthpreceding the date of acceptance of the declaration of release for freecirculation,minusanamountequalto55%oftheinterventionpriceforthe same month.
Entry into free circulation shall be effected by the intervention agency
of the Member State concerned.
When the purchasers of the goods make payment to the intervention
agency, the selling prices, minus the duty referred to in the firstsubparagraph, shall correspond to revenue from sales within themeaning of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3492/90(
3).
4. Thepurchasingoperationprovidedforinparagraph1shallrankas
intervention for the purpose of stabilizing the agricultural marketswithinthemeaningofArticle1(2)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No729/70.
5. Paymentsbytheinterventionagencyforpurchasesasprovidedfor
inparagraph1shallbebornebytheCommunityastheyariseandshallbetreatedinthesamewayastheexpenditurereferredtoinArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No1883/78.TheinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedshallrecordthevalueofthegoodspurchasedatapriceof‘zero'intheaccountreferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No1883/78.
Article 15
1. The Spanish or Portuguese intervention agency shall arrange for
theproducttobeboughtontheworldmarketbytheawardofasupplycontract under a tendering procedure. The supply shall consist in thepurchase of the product on the world market and the delivery, not
(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.
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unloaded,towarehousesdesignatedbytheabovementionedintervention
agency for placing under the customs warehousing procedure providedfor in Articles 98 to 113 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
ThedecisiontopurchaseontheworldmarketreferredtoinArticle14
(1) shall specify in particular the quantity and quality of cereals to beimported, the dates of opening and closing of the tendering procedureand the final date for delivery of the goods.
2. A notice of invitation to tender drawn up in accordance with
AnnexIIshallinadditionbepublishedinthe‘C'seriesofthe Official
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .Theinvitationshallrelatetoone
or more lots. ‘Lot'shall be understood as meaning the quantities to bedelivered as specified in the invitation.
3. The intervention agency of the Member State concerned shall
adopt,asrequired,additionalmeasuresforimplementingthepurchasingoperations on the world market in question.
TheagencyshallnotifytheCommissionimmediatelyofsuchmeasures
and shall inform operators thereof.
Article 16
1. Interested parties shall reply to the invitation to tender either by
lodgingawrittentenderinexchangeforanacknowledgmentofreceiptwith the intervention agency indicated in the notice of invitation totender,orbyforwardingthesametothelatterbyregisteredletter,telex,telefax or telegram.
Tenders must reach the intervention agency before 12 noon (Brussels
time) on the day on which the deadline for the submission of tendersindicated in the notice of invitation to tender expires.
2. Tenders may only be submitted in respect of whole lots. They
shall give:
— the reference of the invitation to tender,
— the tenderer’s name and exact address, together with the telex or
telefax number,
— details of the lot concerned,— the tender price proposed, per tonne of product, in the currency of
the Member State concerned,
— the country of origin of the cereals to be imported,— separately,thecifprice,pertonneofproduct,inthecurrencyofthe
Member State concerned, corresponding to the tender.
3. Tenders must be accompanied by evidence that the security
referred to in Article 17 (1) has been lodged before expiry of thedeadline for the submission of tenders.
4. Tenders not submitted in accordance with the provisions of this
Article or containing conditions other than those laid down in theinvitation to tender shall not be considered.
5. Tenders may not be withdrawn.
Article 17
1. Tenders submitted shall be considered only where there is
evidence that a security of ECU 20 per tonne has been lodged.
2. Securities shall be lodged in accordance with the criteria laid
down in the invitation to tender referred to in Article 15 (2) by theMember State concerned, in accordance with Commission Regulation(EEC) No 2220/85(
1).
(1) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
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3. Securities shall be released immediately in the following cases:
(a) where the tender is not accepted;
(b) where the tenderer provides evidence that the supply contract has
been performed in accordance with the conditions laid down inArticle 15 for the accepted tender;
(c) where the tenderer provides evidence that the goods could not be
imported for reasons of force majeure .
Article 18
Tenders shall be opened and read in public. This shall be done by the
interventionagencyimmediatelyaftertheexpiryofthedeadlineforthesubmission of tenders.
Article 19
1. Without prejudice to the application of paragraphs 2 and 3, the
decision to award the contract to the tenderer submitting the mostfavourable tender shall be notified in writing to all the tenderers notlater than the second working day following the day on which thetenders are opened and read.
2. Where the tender judged most favourable is submitted simultane-
ouslybymorethanonetenderer,theinterventionagencyshalldrawlotsto decide which tenderer is to be selected.
3. If the tenders submitted seem not to reflect the conditions
normally applying on the markets, the intervention agency may decideto make no award. Invitations to tender shall be renewed within oneweek until all the lots are awarded.
Article 20
1. At the time of supply the intervention agency shall check the
quantity and quality of the goods.
Subject to the application of the price reductions provided for in the
noticeofinvitationtotender,thegoodsshallberejectedifthequalityisbelow the minimum quality laid down. However the goods may beimportedwithareducedduty,obtainedbyapplyingaflat-ratereductionin accordance with Chapter I.
2. Where,pursuanttoparagraph1,deliverydoesnottakeplace,the
security referred to in Article 17 shall be forfeit without prejudice toany other financial consequences for breach of the supply contract.
CHAPTER III
Final provisions
Article 21
Commission Regulation (EC) No 675/94(1) is hereby repealed.
However,CommissionRegulation(EC)No517/95(2)shallcontinueto
applyforthesecondinstalmentforthesaleonthePortuguesemarketof250000tonnesofmaizepurchasedinaccordancewiththeCommissionDecision of February 1995.
Article 22
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.
(1) OJ No L 83, 26. 3. 1994, p. 26.
(2) OJ No L 53, 9. 3. 1995, p. 12.
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