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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No486/95
of1March1995
amendingRegulation (EC)No2458/94relatingtotheopeningofstanding
invitationstotenderfortheexportofbread-making wheatheldbytheFrench
andGermaninterventionagenciestocertainACPStatesduringthe1994/95
marketingyear
themonitoringobjectivesbutinvolveexcessivedelays
thatmaketheconductoftheexportoperationsdifficult;
whereasthefrequencyofsamplingshouldbeadjusted
andthetimelimitfortheanalysesshouldbefixed,while
continuingtoobservethemonitoringobjectives;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,andinparticular
Article5thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(2),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(3),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbytheinterventionagencies;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No2458/94(4),
openedstandinginvitationstotenderfortheexportof
bread-making wheatheldbytheFrenchandGerman
interventionagenciestocertainACPStatesduringthe
1994/95marketingyear;
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;
Whereas,tothatend,theMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplementedbythepossibilityoftakingreference
samples;
Whereas,whilethemethodsetoutinCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2204/94(6),canstillbeusedwhenthecereals
aredeliveredintointervention,itsuseisinappropriate
whentheyarebeingwithdrawnfromintervention,given
currentsamplingtechniques;whereasreferenceshould
nolongerbemadetoit;
WhereasthemeasureslaiddowninArticle6ofRegula­
tion(EC)No2458/94satisfy,inthelightofexperience,Article1
Article6ofRegulation(EC)No2458/94ishereby
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article6
1.Theinterventionagency,thestorerandthe
successfultenderer,ifhesowishes,shall,bycommon
agreement,eitherbeforeoratthemomentofremoval
fromstorage,asthesuccessfultendererchooses,take
referencesamplesattherateofatleastonesamplefor
every500tonnes,andshallanalysethesamples.The
interventionagencymayberepresentedbyaproxy,
providedthisisnotthestorer.
TheCommissionmustbeinformedofthefindingsof
theanalyseswithinthreedays.
Referencesamplesshallbetakenandanalysedwithin
sevenworkingdaysofthedateofthesuccessful
tenderer'srequestorwithinthreeworkingdaysifthe
samplesweretakenonremovalfromstorage.Ifthe
finalresultofthesampleanalysesindicatesaquality:
(a)greaterthanthatspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender,thesuccessfultenderermustaccept
thelotasestablished ;
(b)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequired
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,withthediffe­
renceremainingwithinalimitofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmust
not,however,belessthan72kg/hi,(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
OOJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.
(4)OJNoL262,12.10.1994,p.21
OOJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.
(6)OJNoL236,10.9.1994,p.13.

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—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecurrent,
—20percentagepointsfortheHagbergfalling
index,
—onepercentagepointfortheproteincontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinB.2andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentages
admissiblefornoxiousgrainsandergot,
however,remainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotas
established ;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics required
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderwiththediffe­
rencesurpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),
thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromall
hisobligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheinterven­
tionagencyforthwith,inaccordancewith
AnnexV;however,ifherequeststheinterven­
tionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlotof
interventionbread-making wheatofthe
qualitylaiddown,andthatwithoutadditional
charges,thesecurityshallnotbereleased.The
lotmustbereplacedwithinamaximumof
threedaysfromthedateofthesuccessful
tenderer'srequest.Thesuccessfultenderer
shallimmediatelyinformtheCommission
thereofinaccordancewithAnnexV;(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
intervention,thesuccessfultenderermaynot
removethelotinquestion.Heshallbereleased
fromallhisobligationsrelatingtothelotinques­
tion,includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexV;
however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagency
tosupplyhimwithanotherlotofintervention
bread-making wheatofthequalitylaiddown,
withoutadditionalcharges.Inthiscase,thesecu­
rityshallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbereplaced
withinamaximumofthreedaysfromthedateof
thesuccessfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful
tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexV.
2.However,ifthebread-making wheatisremoved
beforetheresultsoftheanalysisareknown,allrisks
shallbebornebythesuccessfultendererfromthe
timeofremovalofthelot,withoutprejudicetothe
formsofrecoursethesuccessfultenderermayhave
againstthestorer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthe
qualitylaiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhis
requestforreplacement,heshallbereleasedfromall
hisobligations,includingthesecuritiesoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwithinaccordancewithAnnexV.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplytothequantitiesofbread-makingwheatnot
removedundertheinvitationstotenderopenedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No2458/94.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1March1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission