NoL124/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.5.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1229/93
of19May1993
authorizingcertaininterventionagenciestoputupforsalebytender500000
tonnesofcommonwheatforexportintheformofflour
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheinterventionagenciesoftheMemberStateslisted
belowareherebyauthorizedtoissueaninvitationto
tenderforthesaleontheCommunitymarketof500000
tonnesofcommonwheatinaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation (EEC)No1836/82,asfollows:
(tonnes)
Belgium 50000
Denmark 5000
Germany 80000
Germany
—(Belgium) 63000
—(TheNetherlands) 32000
France 270000THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(2),andinparticularArticle7(6)thereof,
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1581/86of23May1986layingdowngeneralrulesfor
interventiononthemarketincereals(3),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2203/90(4),providesthatthesale
ofcerealsheldbyinterventionagenciesmustbebyinvita­
tiontotender;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1836/82(^
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No966/93(6),lays
downtheprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalof
cerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
WhereastheCommunitycerealyearbeginson1July;
whereas,however,inthenorthoftheCommunitythe
commonwheatharvestisnotavailableuntilAugust;
whereas,asaresult,millersworkingforexportinthe
Communitysufferfromsupplyproblems;whereas,there­
fore,provisionshouldbemadeforsuppliestothelatterin
theperiodfrom1Julyto15Augustfromintervention
stocksattermscompetitivewiththemarketpricesforthe
newharvest;
Whereasaconversionrateshouldbesettodeterminethe
quantityofflourtobeexportedonthebasisofthe
commonwheatused;
Whereas,toensurethattheoperationiscarriedout
smoothly,itshouldbestipulatedthatsecuritiesmaybe
releasedonlyaftercompletionofcustomsexportformali­
tiestoavoidanydisturbanceofthemarket;
WhereastheMemberStatesaretotakealladditional
measurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsinforceto
ensurethattheschemeoperatessmoothlyandthatthe
Commissioniskeptinformed;Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenfrom14June
to15August1993.
2.Thecerealsmaynotberemovedbefore1July1993.
3.Aquantityofcommonwheatflourforhuman
consumptionequaltothequantityofcommonwheat
awardeddividedbythecoefficientreferredtoinArticle5
mustbeexportedtothirdcountries.
Tendersshallbevalidonlyifthey:
—areaccompanied byanapplicationforanexport
licenceforcommonwheatflourhavinganash
contentof0to600mgper100gwithanapplication
foradvancefixingoftherefundsetfortherelevant
quality,
—areaccompaniedbyevidencethatthetendererhas
lodgedasecurityofECU5pertonne,
—areaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingfromthe
tenderertolodge,atthelatestonpaymentofthe
goods,asecuritycoveringanydifferencebetweenthe
priceprovidedforinArticle5(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1836/82andthatindicatedinthetender.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.
(3)OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.36.
(<)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.
(0OJNoL202,9.7.1982,p.23.(jOJNoL98,24.4.1993,p.25.

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Article3
TheminimumsalespriceshallbeECU116pertonne.
Article4
1.Flourmaybeexportedunderexportlicencesissued
underthepresentinvitationtotenderfrom1July1993.
2.Thequantityofflourequivalenttothatwhichwould
beobtainedfromcerealsawardedbefore1July1993
mustbephysicallyexportedbefore31July1993atthe
latest.
Thequantityofflourequivalenttothatwhichwouldbe
obtainedfromcerealsawardedafter1July1993mustbe
physicallyexportedwithin30daysfollowingthedateof
theawardandnotlaterthan31August1993.
3.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationtotender
mustbearthefollowingentryinSection22:
'InvitationtotenderissuedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1229/93—Tenderfrom\
Article5
Forthedetermination ofthequantityofflourtobe
exported,thequantityofcommonwheatawardedshallbe
dividedbyacoefficientof1,37.
Article6
1.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhesecondindentofthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle2(2)shallbereleased:—forthequantitiesforwhichthetenderhasnotbeen
accepted,or
—inallothercases,inaccordancewithTitleVof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2220/85(').
2.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhethirdindentofthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle2(2)shallbereleasedfor
thecorresponding quantitiesofflourforwhichevidence
ofexporthasbeenfurnished.
3.Theprimaryrequirementwithinthemeaningof
Article20ofRegulation(EEC)No2220/85shallbe
paymentofthesellingpriceandexportwithinthetime
limitlaiddownforthecommonwheatflourunderthe
exportlicencereferredtoinArticle4.
Evidencetobefurnishedshallbethatapplicableforthe
securityfortheexportlicenceissuedfollowingawardof
thecontract.
Article7
Theinterventionagenciesconcernedshalltakeallneces­
sarystepstoensurecompliancewiththeprovisionsof
thisRegulation.Theyshallprovideeachotherwithall
necessaryinformationandshallinformtheCommission
weekly,withintheManagementCommitteeforCereals,
ofprogressoftheinvitationtotender.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheseventhday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19May1993.
FortheCommtssion
Ren6STEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.