NoL285/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.11.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No3182/93
of19November 1993
ontheopeningofastandinginvitationtotenderfortheresaleontheinternal
marketof14000tonnesofdurumwheatheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
Officenationalinterprofessionnel descéréales(ONIC),
21,avenueBosquet,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),asamendedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2193/93(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3)
laysdowntheproceduresandconditionsgoverningthe
offerforsaleofcerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,inthepresentmarketsituation,astandinginvi­
tationtotendershouldbeopenedfortheresaleonthe
internalmarketof14000tonnesofdurumwheatheldby
theFrenchinterventionagency;
Whereasthemarketsituationfordurumwheatischarac­
terizedbyaseverelydiminished1993harvestand,conse­
quently,byabnormallyhighpricesbycomparisonwith
thesupportprices;whereasnoaccountshouldbetaken
thereforeofthemarketpriceintheappraisaloftenders,
andaminimumpriceshouldbefixedinexcessofthe
interventionprice;
Whereas,giventhelengthystorageperiodforcertainlots
reofferedforsaleonthemarket,potentialbuyersshould
beaffordedadegreeofsecurityasregardsquality;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshall,pursuanttothe
termsspecifiedinRegulation(EEC)No2131/93,initiate
astandinginvitationtotenderfortheresaleonthe
internalmarketof14000tonnesofdurumwheatheldby
it.
Article2
1.Thedeadlineforthesubmissionoftendersforthe
firstpartialinvitationtotendershallbe30November
1993.
2.Thedeadlineforthesubmissionoftendersforthe
finalpartialinvitationtotendershallbe21December
1993.
3.ThetendersshallbedepositedwiththeFrench
interventionagency:F-75326ParixCedex07,
(telexOFIBLEA27807F).
Article3
Whenthesuccessfultendererremovesthecerealsfrom
intervention ,theinterventionagencyshall,forcross­
checkingpurposes,takeasampleusingthesamemethod
asthatlaiddowninCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No689/92(4).
Iftheanalysisshowsasizeabledifferencebetweenthe
qualityofthecerealsremovedandthequalityas
describedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender,referredto
inArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2131/93,the
successfultenderermayrefusethegoods.
Adifferenceofmorethanonepercentagepointinrespect
ofoneoftheimpuritiesreferredtointheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,withtheexceptionofbroken
grainsormottledgrains,shallbeconsideredasizeable
difference.
Thesuccessfultenderermayalsorefusethegoodsifthey
donotcorrespondtothecriteriasetoutinSectionsA,C,
E,FandGoftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No689/92.
Intheeventofdispute,theinterventionagencyshall
submitthesampleinquestionforinspectionandthe
costsincurredshallbebornebythelosingparty.
Article4
Notwithstanding Article5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2131/93,thehighestbidexceedingtheminimum
priceofECU130pertonneshallbeaccepted.The
minimumpriceshallberaisedbymonthlyincreases,to
beappliedtotheinterventionpriceaslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1542/930.
Article5
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallnotifytheCommis­
sion,bynolaterthantheTuesdayoftheweekfollowing
theexpiryofthedeadlineforthesubmissionoftenders,
ofthequantityandtheaveragepricesofthedifferentlots
sold.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.
(3)OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.(4)OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.0OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.3.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19November1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission