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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No840/86
of21March1986
onthesaleontheinternalmarketof300000tonnesofcommonwheatheldby
theItalianinterventionagencyfordisposalinanimalfeed
cerealsinquestiontobetreatedinsuchawaythatthey
canbeidentified;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3793/85(*),andinparticularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No231/86of
27January1986onthetransferof300000tonnesof
commonwheatheldbytheUnitedKingdominterven­
tionagencytoItalyfordisposalinanimalfeed(3),andin
particularArticle1(6)thereof,
WhereasfoddergrainsinItalyareinshortsupplyind
thishascausedpricestorisetoparticularlyhighlevels;
whereasthissituationisplacingstockfarmingunderta­
kingsinaneconomicallyprecariousposition;
Whereasthesaleofcertainquantitiesofcommonwheat
intendedforuseinanimalfeedandtransferredpursuant
toRegulation(EEC)No231/86wouldimprovetheposi­
tionoftheseundertakings ;whereas,however,inviewof
thespecialdifficultiesofthestockfarmingsector,provi­
sionsshouldbelaiddowntoensurethataproportionof
thequantitiessoldgodirectlytothissectorforimmediate
useinanimalfeed;
Whereasitisappropriatethatthissaleshouldbe
governedbytheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1836/82of7July1982layingdowntheproce­
dureandconditionsforthedisposalofcerealsheldby
interventionagencies(4),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1806/85Q,subjecttocertainspecialprovisions
designedtoensurethattheobjectiveoftheoperationis
attained;
Whereas,moreover,asregardssurveillance ,theprovisions
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1687/76of30June
1976layingdowncommondetailedrulesforverifyingthe
useand/ordestinationofproductsfromintervention (*),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3206/85Q,are
applicable;whereasprovisionshouldalsobemadefortheArticle1
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallsell,ontheinternal
marketbyinvitationtotender,300000tonnesof
commonwheattransferredpursuanttoRegulation(EEC)
No231/86withaviewtoitsuseinanimalfeed.
Thesaleshallbesubjecttothepriceconditionslaiddown
inArticle1(4)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No231/86
andinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation .
TheprovisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1836/82and
(EEC)No1687/76shallbeapplicablewithoutprejudice
totheprovisionsofthisRegulation .
Article2
1.ThesaleofcommonwheatreferredtoinArticle1
shallbeeffectedbymeansoftwoindividualinvitationsto
tender:
(a)oneinvitationtotenderfor100000tonnes,opento
stockfarmers ;
(b)oneinvitationtotenderfor200000tonnes,opento
allinterestedparties.
Thequantitiesofcommonwheatofferedforsaleunder
theinvitationtotenderspecifiedin(a)andstillunsoldon
15May1986shallbeaddedtothequantitiesofferedfor
saleundertheinvitationtotenderspecifiedin(b).
2.Theinvitationstotenderreferredtoinparagraph1
shallbesubjecttothefollowingconditions :
(a)tenderingproceduresshallbeheldweekly;thecereals
shallbesoldinlotsoncethelatterhavebeenplaced
instorageattheports;
(b)bywayofderogationfromArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No1836/82,tenderssubmittedinresponseto
theinvitationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)shallbe
eligibleforconsiderationonlyiftheyareforaquan­
tityofnotlessthan25tonnes,andtenderssubmitted
inresponsetotheinvitationspecifiedinparagraph 1
(b)shallbeeligibleforconsiderationonlyiftheyare
foraquantityofnotlessthan100tonnes;('OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
2)OJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.19.
(3)OJNoL29,4.2.1986,p.1.
OOJNoL202,9.7.1982,p.23.
OOJL169,29.6.1985,p.73.
(ÓOJNoL190,14.7.1976,p.1.
0OJNoL303,16.11.1985,p.8.

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stuffsandsuchfeedingstuffssoldtotheenduserbefore
30June1986.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifnosuchevidencehasbeen
providedby30September1986.
However,ifevidenceisprovidedbefore31December
1986,anamountequalto80%ofthesecurityshallbe
released.
2.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle2(4)shallbe
equaltothepricetobepaidforthecerealssoldtothe
successfultendererunderthisRegulation .
Thesecurityshallbereleasedoncethecerealshavebeen
paidfor.
Article4
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshalltakethe
measuresnecessarytoguaranteeproperimplementation
ofthisRegulationasregardsthesalebyinvitationto
tenderandshallcommunicate thesemeasurestothe
Commission .
2.Tofacilitateverificationofuseinanimalfeed,the
interventionagencyconcernedshallcolourtheproductso
thatitcanbeidentified .
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .(c)thesuccessfultenderermustundertaketodisposeof
thecommonwheatinanimalfeedbefore30June
1986andmustlodgeasecuritytoguaranteefulfil­
mentofthisobligation.
3.Bywayofderogationfromthefirstparagraphof
Article16ofRegulation(EEC)No1836/82,thesuccessful
tenderershallpayforthecerealswithinthreemonthsof
thedayofforwardingthedeclarationreferredtoinArticle
15ofthesaidRegulation;however,inthecaseofcereals
notremovedwithinonemonthofthedateofforwarding
thesaiddeclaration,thesuccessfultenderershallbe
responsibleforthestoragerisksandstoragecosts.
4.Shouldthecerealsberemovedbeforepayment,a
securitymustbelodgedtoguaranteethattheywillbe
paidforwithinthetimelimitspecifiedinparagraph3.
Article3
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle2(2)(c)shallbe8
ECUpertonne.Thissecurityshallbereleasedonlyif
evidenceisprovided,tothesatisfactionofthecompetent
authority,thatthecommonwheathasbeenincorporated
intocompoundfeedingstuffsbefore30June1986.
Wherethebuyerishimselfastockfarmerandtheend
userofthecommonwheat,evidencethatthewheat
purchasedhasbeenincorporatedintocompoundfeeding­
stuffsshallbeconsideredsufficient.Inallothercases
evidenceshallbeprovidedthatthecommonwheat
purchasedhasbeenincorporatedintocompoundfeeding­
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21March1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President