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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2668/94
of31October1994
authorizingtheItalianinterventionagencytoputupforsalebytender148000
tonnesofdurumwheatforexportintheformofdurumwheatmealtoAlgeria
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No1866/94(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,Whereas,toensurethattheoperationiscarriedout
smoothlyandtoavoidanydisturbanceofthemarket,it
shouldbestipulatedthatsecuritiesmaybereleasedonly
afterpresentationofproofofarrival;
Whereas,whereremovalofthedurumwheatisdelayed
bymorethanfivedaysorthereleaseofoneofthe
requiredsecuritiesisdelayedforreasonsimputabletothe
interventionagency,Italyshouldpaycompensation ;
WhereastheMemberStatesaretotakealladditional
measurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsinforceto
ensurethattheschemeoperatessmoothlyandthatthe
Commission iskeptinformed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereal,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(4),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbyinterventionagencies;
WhereaspricesfordurumwheatontheCommunity's
internalmarketandontheworldmarketareveryhigh;
whereastheCommunity'sdurumwheatmealindustry
mustcontinuetobeabletoexportinordertokeepup
normaltradeflowstoAlgeria;whereas,therefore,provi­
sionshouldbemadeforintervention stockstobeusedto
supplytheCommunityexportmealindustryduringthe
period1November1994to31January1995atcompeti­
tiveprices;
Whereastheabovesituationrequiresthemeasuretobe
implemented asamatterofurgency;
Whereasaconversionrateshouldbesettodeterminethe
quantityofdurumwheatmealtobeexportedonthebasis
ofthedurumwheatused;
Whereasthespecificnatureoftheoperationrequires
greaterflexibilityinthemechanismsandobligations
governingtheresaleofinterventionstocksandtheexclu­
sionofanyrefundormonthlyincrease;whereasspecial
proceduresmustbelaiddowntoensurethattheopera­
tionsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;whereasto
thatendprovisionshouldbemadeforasystemofsecuri­
tiestoensurethattheaimsofthemeasureareachieved
withoutplacingexcessiveburdensonoperators;whereas
derogationsshouldaccordinglybemadefromcertain
rules,inparticularthoselaiddowninRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93:Article1
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyisherebyauthorized
toissueaninvitationtotenderforthesaleonthe
Communitymarketof148000tonnesofdurumwheatin
accordancewithArticle4ofRegulation (EEC)No
2131/93.
2.Amaximumof100000tonnesofdurumwheat
mealforhumanconsumption mustbeexportedto
Algeria,equaltothequantityofdurumwheatawarded
dividedbythecoefficientreferredtoinArticle6.The
competentItalianauthoritiesshallensurethatthequan­
tityof100000tonnesofmealisnotexceeded.
3.Theregionsinwhichthe148000tonnesofdurum
wheatarestoredarelistedinAnnexI.
4.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallpreparea
noticeofinvitationtotenderindicatingforeachlotor,
whereappropriate,eachpartlot:
—thelocation,
—and,atleastthefollowing:
—themaximumpercentageofwhollyorpartially
mitadinegrains,
—thespecificweight,
—themoisturecontent,(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.1.
(3)OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(4)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.

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—theHagbergfallingnumber,
—theimpurity,mottledgrainandsproutedgrain
contents,
—theproteincontent.
5.Itshallpublishthenoticeofinvitationtotenderat
leastthreedaysbeforethedatesetforthefirstpartial
invitationtotender.5.Tendersmaynotbewithdrawn.
Article5
1.Noexportrefundshallbegrantedforexportscarried
outpursuanttothisRegulation.
2.Customsexportformalitiesfordurumwheatmeal
equivalenttothatwhichwouldbeobtainedfromthe
cerealsawardedmustbecompletedwithin45daysofthe
dateoftheawardandnotlaterthan31January1995.
3.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationtotender
mustbearthefollowingentryinSection22:
'InvitationtotenderopenedbyRegulation(EC)No
2668/94—Tenderdated...'.
4.Notwithstanding Article9ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3719/88('),therightsderivingfromthe
licencereferredtointhisArticleshallnotbetransferable .Article2
SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation,thesalesof
durumwheatreferredtoinArticle1shalltakeplacein
accordancewiththeprocedureandconditionslaiddown
inRegulation(EEC)No2131/93.
Article3
1.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthefirst
partialinvitationtotendershallbe1p.m.(Brusselstime)
onWednesday,9November1994.
2.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthesubse­
quentpartialinvitationstotendershallbe1p.m.(Brussels
time)eachWednesday .
Thetimelimitforthelastpartialinvitationtotender
shallbe21December1994.
3.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheItalianinterven­
tionagency.
Article4
1.Interestedpartiesshallsubmitatendertothe
competentItalianauthoritieseitherinwritingagainstan
acknowledgment ofreceiptorbytelex,telegramorfax.
2.Thetendershallindicate:
—thereferenceoftheinvitationtotender,
—thename,fulladdressandtelexorfaxnumberofthe
tenderer,
—thequantityofdurumwheattobeexportedinthe
formofmeal,
—theproposedpurchasingpricepertonneofdurum
wheatinecus.
3.Tendersshallbevalidonlyiftheyareaccompanied
by:
—anapplicationforanexportlicenceforAlgeriafor
durumwheatmealfallingwithinProductcode
11031110200,
—proofthatthetendererhaslodgedasecurityofECU5
pertonne.
4.Tendersnotsubmittedinaccordancewithpara­
graphs1,2and3orwhichcontainconditionsotherthan
thoselaiddownintheinvitationtotendershallbe
invalid.Article6
Forthedetermination ofthequantityofdurumwheat
mealtobeexported,thequantityofdurumwheat
awardedshallbedeliveredbyacoefficientof1,48.
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallinformthe
Commission ofthetendersreceivedwithintwohoursof
theexpiryofthetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders.
Theinformationmustbesentintheformlaiddownin
AnnexIItooneofthetelexorfaxnumberslistedin
AnnexIII.
Wherenotendersarereceived,theItalianagencyshall
informtheCommission withinthetimelimitlaiddown
insubparagraph 1.
2.ItshallinformtheCommissiononamonthlybasis
ofthequantitiesofdurumwheatremovedpursuantto
thisRegulation.
Article8
1.Onthebasisofthetenderssubmittedandnotified,
theCommission shalldecide,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddownforinArticle23ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1766/92:
—eithertofixaminimumsellingprice,
—ornottoproceedwiththeinvitationtotender.
2.Whereaminimumsellingpriceisfixed,the
contractshallbeawardedtothetendererortenderers
submittingoffersatorabovethatminimumprice.
0OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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3.ThecompetentItalianauthorityshallinformall
tenderersinwritingoftheresultoftheirtenderassoonas
theCommissionhasadoptedthedecisionreferredtoin
paragraph 1.
Article9
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallnotifythestorerand
theItalianinterventionagencyinwritingatleastfivedays
inadvanceofhisintentiontoremovethemerchandise .
2.Beforethelotawardedisremoved,theintervention
agencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakeareference
sampleinaccordancewiththemethodlaiddownin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No689/92(')andshall
analysethatsample.
(a)Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesample
indicateaagaindifferencebetweenthequalityofthe
durumwheattoberemovedandthequalityas
describedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender,which
neverthelessremainswithinalimitofupto:
—2kh/hlforthespecificweight,whichmustnot
howeverbelessthan76kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—10pointsfortheHagbergfallingindex,
—10percentagepointsforthegrainswhichhave
losttheirvitreousaspect,
—twopercentagepointsforthecontentofbroken
grains,without,however,exceeding9%,
—onepercentagepointfortheproteincontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinpointsB.2,B.3andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No689/92,thepercentagesadmissiblefornoxious
grainsandergothoweverremainingunchanged,
thefollowingprovisionsshallapply:
(i)theinterventionagencyshall,thatsameday,
informtheCommission thereofinaccordancewith
AnnexIII,aswellasthestorerandthesuccessful
tenderer;
(ii)thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheragreetotakeoverthelotwithitscharac­
teristicsasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.In
thatcasethesuccessfultenderershall,that
sameday,informtheinterventionagencyand
theCommission thereofinaccordancewith
AnnexIV.
Oncetheseformalitieshavebeencompleted,he
shallbeimmediatelyreleasedfromallhisobliga­
tionsrelatingtothelotinquestionThelotinquestionshallthenbeputupforsale
againunderafutureinvitationtotenderatthe
qualityestablished.
(b)Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesample
indicatethatthequalityisbelowthelimitslaiddown
in(a):
—theinterventionagencyshall,thatsameday,
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIII,aswellasthestorerandthe
successfultenderer,
—thesuccessfultenderershallgiveofficialnotice,
thatsameday,totheinterventionagencyofthe
impossibilityoftakingoverthelotinquestionand
shallinformtheCommissionthereof,thatsame
day,inaccordancewithAnnexIV.Oncethese
formalitieshavebeencompleted,heshallbe
immediatelyreleasedfromallhisobligationsrela­
tingtothelotinquestion.
3.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchan­
dise,asprovidedforinparagraph2above,theItalian
interventionagencyshallsupplyhimwithanotherlotof
interventiondurumwheatoftherequisitequality,atno
extracharge,withineightdays.
4.Ifremovalofthedurumwheatisdelayedbymore
thanfivedayswithrelationtothedateofacceptanceof
thelottoberemovedbythesuccessfultendererfor
reasonsimputabletotheinterventionagency,the
MemberStateshallberesponsibleforthepaymentof
compensation .
5.Allrisksshallbebornebythesuccessfultenderer
fromthetimeofremoval.
Article10
ThesuccessfultenderershallA»yforthedurumwheat
beforeremovingitatthepriceindicatedinthetender.
Thepaymentdueforeachofthelotstoberemovedshall
beindivisible .
Article11
1.ThesecuritylodgedpursuanttoArticle13(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No2131/93mustbereleasedforthe
corresponding quantitiesofdurumwheatforwhichthe
tenderhasnotbeenaccepted.
2.TheobligationtoexportfromtheCommunityand
importintoAlgeriashallbecoveredbyasecurityamoun­
tingtoECU50pertonneofdurumwheatofwhichECU
25pertonneshallbelodgeduponissueofthelicencefor
theexportofmealforthecorresponding quantityof
durumwheatandthebalanceofECU25pertonne
beforeremovalofthecereals.
Notwithstanding Article15(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3002/92(2),theamountofECU50pertonneof
durumwheatcorresponding totheprocessedmealmust
bereleasedwithin15workingdaysofthedateonwhich
thesuccessfultenderersubmitsproofthatthemealhas
arrivedinAlgeria.
(')OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18. (2)OJNoL301,17.10.1992,p.17.

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—Semouledeblédurdinterventionnedonnantpas
droitàrestitution,destinéeàl'Algérie—Règlement
(CE)n02668/94,
—Semolinidifrumentoduronondantedirittoarestitu­
zione,destinatoall'Algeria—Regolamento (CE)
n.2668/94,
—Griesmeelzonderrechtoprestitutie,bestemdvoor
Algerije—Verordening (EG)nr.2668/94,3.Exceptindulysubstantiatedexceptionalcases,in
particulartheopeningofanadministrative enquiry,any
releaseofthesecuritiesprovidedforinthisArticleafter
thetimelimitsspecifiedhereinshallconferanentitle­
menttocompensation fromItalyamountingtoECU
0.015per10tonnesofmealforeachday'sdelay.Such
compensation shallnotbechargedtotheEuropeanAgri­
culturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund(EAGGF).
4.Theprimaryrequirementwithinthemeaningof
Article20ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2220/85(')shallbepaymentofthepurchasepriceforthe
durumwheatandexportofthedurumwheatmealwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownundercoveroftheexportlicence
referredtoinArticle4(3).
Article12
1.Notwithstanding Article12ofRegulation(EEC)No
3002/92,theexportlicenceforthedurumwheatmeal
mustbearthewords:—Sêmolasdetrigoduroquenãodadireitoaumaresti­
tuição,destinadoàArgélia—Regulamento (CE)
n?2668/94.
2.Theuseofoneofthecustomswarehousingorfree
zoneschemesisprohibited.
—Sémoladetrigodurodeintervenciónsinderechoa
restitución,destinadaaArgelia—Reglamento (CE)
n°2668/94,Article13
TheItalianinterventionagencyshalltakeallnecessary
stepstoensurecompliancewiththeprovisionsofthis
Regulation.ItshallinformtheCommissionweekly,
withintheManagementCommitteeforCereals,ofthe
progressoftheinvitationtotender.—Groftmelfrainterventionudenrestitutionsydelse
bestemtforAlgeriet—Forordning(EF)nr.2668/94,
—Feinhartweizengrieß ohneAusfuhrerstattung ,Bestim­
mungAlgerien—Verordnung (EG)Nr.2668/94,
—Σιμιγδάλισκληρούσίτουπουδενπαρέχειδικαίω­
μαεπιστροφήςπροοριζόμενο γιατηνΑλγερία—
Κανονισμός (ΕΚ)αριθ.2668/94,Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .—Semolinaofdurumwheatnoteligibleforrefund,
boundforAlgeria—Regulation(EC)No2668/94,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
0)OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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ANNEXI
Regionsofstorage
(tonnes)
Regionofstorage Quantities
Verona 7421
Vicenza 1699
Rovigo 4000
Ravenna 1619
Ancona 19
Macerata 9090
LaSpezia 6232
Livorno 1043
Grosseto 1490
Viterbo 4985
Napoli 2997
Potenza 1744
Foggia 30538
Crotone 69088
Catania 4165
Caltanissetta 1870
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationtotenderfor148000tonnesofdurumwheatheldbytheItalian
interventionagencyforexportintheformofdurumwheatmealtoAlgeria
1I~2I^I*I~5I~6I'7
Registration
numberof
thetenderLotNoQuantity
intonnesOfferprice
(ECU/tonne)
C)Increases(+)
and
reductions(—)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Placeof
processingPortof
export
1
2
3
etc.
(')Thispriceincludestheincreasesandreductionsapplicabletothelotforwhichthetenderissubmitted:
ANNEXIII
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGIV/C/1(fortheattentionofMrThibault/MrBrus):
—telex:22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—fax:2952515
2961097
2962005

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ANNEXIV
Communication ofrefusaloflotsunderthestandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof
148000tonnesofdurumwheatintheformofdurumheatmealheldbytheItalianinter­
ventionagency
Article9(2)ofRegulation(EC)No2668/94
—Nameofsuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloflotbysuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
intonnesAddress
ofsiloReasonforrefusaltotakeover
—%mitadinegrains
—Specificweight(kg/hi)
—Hagberg
—%proteins(indrymatter)
—%miscellaneous impurities(Schwarzbesatz )
—%grainsaffectedwithfusariosisand/ormottled
grains
—%brokengrains
—%ofmatterwhichisnotdurumwheatofunim­
pairedquality
—Other