NoL49/46EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.3.95
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No489/95
of1March1995
amendingRegulation (EC)No2668/94relatingtotheopeningofastanding
invitationtotenderfortheexporttoAlgeriaofdurumwheatheldbytheItalian
interventionagencyintheformofdurumwheatmeal
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)No2668/94(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3222/94(*),openeda
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexporttoAlgeriaof
durumwheatheldbytheItalianinterventionagencyin
theformofdurumwheatmeal;
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;
Whereas,tothatend,theMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplemented bythepossibilityoftakingreference
samples;
Whereas,whilethemethodsetoutinCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No2204/94Q,canstillbeusedwhenthecerealsare
deliveredintointervention ,itsuseisinappropriatewhen
theyarebeingwithdrawnfromintervention,givencurrent
samplingtechniques ;whereasreferenceshouldnolonger
bemadetoit;
WhereasthemeasureslaiddowninArticle9ofRegula­
tion(EC)No2668/94satisfy,inthelightofexperience,Article1
Article9ofRegulation (EC)No2668/94ishereby
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article9
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)greaterthanthatspecifiedinthenoticeoftheinvi­
tationtotender,thesuccessfultenderermust
acceptthelotasestablished;
(b)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics required
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,withthediffe­
renceremainingwithinalimitofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmustnot,
however,belessthan76kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—20percentagepointsfortheHagbergfalling
index,(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(3)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.
(4)OJNoL284,1.11.1994,p.45.0OJNoL337,24.12.1994,p.65.
(6)OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.0OJNoL236,10.9.1994,p.13.

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—10percentagepointsformitadine"grains,(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
intervention,thesuccessfultenderermaynot
removethelotinquestion.Heshallbereleased
fromallhisobligationsrelatingtothelotinques­
tion,includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexIV;
however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagency
tosupplyhimwithanotherlotofintervention
durumwheatofthequalitylaiddown,without
additionalcharges.Inthiscase,thesecurityshall
notbereleased.Thelotmustbereplacedwithina
maximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.
Thesuccessfultenderershallimmediatelyinform
theCommission thereofinaccordancewithAnnex
IV.
2.However,ifthedurumwheatisremovedbefore
theresultsoftheanalysisareknown,allrisksshallbe
bornebythesuccessfultendererfromthetimeof
removalofthelot,withoutprejudicetotheformsof
recoursethesuccessfultenderermayhaveagainstthe
storer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthe
qualitylaiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhis
requestforreplacement,heshallbereleasedfromall
hisobligations,includingthesecurities,oncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwithinaccordancewithAnnexIV.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplytothequantitiesofdurumwheatnot
removedundertheinvitationtotenderopenedbyRegu­
lation(EC)No2668/94.—twopercentagepointsforbrokengrains,the
rateforwhichmaynotexceed9%,
—onepercentagepointfortheproteincontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinB.2,B.3andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentages
admissiblefornoxiousgrainsandergot,
however,remainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotasesta­
blished;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics required
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderwiththediffe­
rencesurpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),
thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromall
hisobligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwith,inaccordancewithAnnex
IV;however,ifherequeststheintervention
agencytosupplyhimwithanotherlotofinter­
ventiondurumwheatofthequalitylaiddown,
andthatwithoutadditionalcharges,thesecu­
rityshallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbe
replacedwithinamaximumofthreedaysfrom
thedateofthesuccessfultenderer'srequest.
Thesuccessfultenderershallimmediately
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIV;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1March1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission