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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No488/95
of1March1995
amendingRegulations (EC)No953/94,(EC)No2162/94and(EC)No2477/94
relatingtotheopeningofstandinginvitationstotenderfortheexportofbarley
heldbytheGerman,UnitedKingdomandFrenchinterventionagencies
respectively
WhereasthemeasureslaiddowninArticle5ofRegula­
tion(EC)No953/94andArticle6ofRegulations (EC)
No2162/94and(EC)No2477/94wereneededtoensure
deliveriesofbarleytoSaudiArabiainveryshorttime
before31December1994;whereasthesedeliverieshave
nowbeencompleted;whereas,however,otherdeliveries
tootherdestinationsarestillunderway;whereasitis
thereforenecessarytoharmonizethemethodsforthe
analysisofreferencesamplesunderthedifferentten­
deringprocedures;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,andinparticular
Articles5and13thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(2),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(3),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbytheinterventionagencies;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No953/94(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No96/95(*),openeda
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportofbarleyheld
bytheGermaninterventionagency;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No2162/94(6),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3153/94Q,openeda
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportofbarleyheld
bytheUnitedKingdominterventionagency;
WhereasCommission (EC)No2477/94(8),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2981/94(9),openeda
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportofbarleyheld
bytheFrenchinterventionagency;
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;
Whereas,tothatend,theMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplemented bythepossibilityoftakingreference
samples;Article1
Article5ofRegulation(EC)No953/94isherebyreplaced
bythefollowing:
'Article5
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,withthe
differenceremainingwithinalimitofupto:(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(s)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.
(4)OJNoL108,29.4.1994,p.4.0OJNoL16,24.1.1995,p.1.
(6)OJNoL230,3.9.1994,p.3.0OJNoL332,22.12.1994,p.36.
(8)OJNoL264,14.10.1994,p.11.0OJNoL315,8.12.1994,p.4.

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tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV.
2.However,ifthebarleyisremovedbeforethe
resultsoftheanalysisareknown,allrisksshallbe
bornebythesuccessfultendererfromthetimeof
removalofthelot,withoutprejudicetotheformsof
recoursethesuccessfultenderermayhaveagainstthe
storer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthe
qualitylaiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhis
requestforreplacement ,heshallbereleasedfromall
hisobligations,includingthesecurities,oncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwithinaccordancewithAnnexIV.'—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmust
not,however,belessthan60kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinB.2andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentages
admissiblefornoxiousgrains,however,re­
mainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotas
established :
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequired
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderwiththediffer­
encesurpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),
thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromall
hisobligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheinterven­
tionagencyforthwith,inaccordancewith
AnnexIV;however,ifherequeststheinter­
ventionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlot
ofinterventionbarleyofthequalitylaiddown,
andthatwithoutadditionalcharges,thesecu­
rityshallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbe
replacedwithinamaximumofthreedaysfrom
thedateofthesuccessfultenderer'srequest.
Thesuccessfultenderershallimmediately
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIV;Article2
Article6ofRegulation(EC)No2162/94ishereby
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,withthe
differenceremainingwithinalimitofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmust
not,however,belessthan60kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinB.2andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
and(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
intervention,thesuccessfultenderermaynot
removethelotinquestion.Heshallbereleased
fromallhisobligationsrelatingtothelotinques­
tion,includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexIV;
however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagency
tosupplyhimwithanotherlotofintervention
barleyofthequalitylaiddown,withoutadditional
charges.Inthiscase,thesecurityshallnotbe
released.Thelotmustbereplacedwithina
maximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful

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qualitylaiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhis
requestforreplacement ,heshallbereleasedfromall
hisobligations,includingthesecurities,oncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwithinaccordancewithAnnexIV.'—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentages
admissiblefornoxiousgrains,however,re­
mainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotas
established ;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics required
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderwiththediffe­
rencesurpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),
thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromall
hisobligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheinterven­
tionagencyforthwith,inaccordancewith
AnnexIV;however,ifherequeststheinter­
ventionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlot
ofinterventionbarleyofthequalitylaiddown,
andthatwithoutadditionalcharges,thesecu­
rityshallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbe
replacedwithinamaximumofthreedaysfrom
thedateofthesuccessfultenderer'srequest.
Thesuccessfultenderershallimmediately
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIV;
(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
intervention,thesuccessfultenderermaynot
removethelotinquestion.Heshallbereleased
fromallhisobligationsrelatingtothelotinques­
tion,includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexIV;
however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagency
tosupplyhimwithanotherlotofintervention
barleyofthequalitylaiddown,withoutadditional
charges.Inthiscase,thesecurityshallnotbe
released.Thelotmustbereplacedwithina
maximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful
tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV.Article3
Article6ofRegulation (EC)No2477/94ishereby
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)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics required
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,withthe
differenceremainingwithinalimitofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmust
not,however,belessthan60kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinB.2andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentages
admissiblefornoxiousgrains,however,re­
mainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotas
established ;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics required
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderwiththediffer­
encesurpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),
thesuccessfultenderermay:2.However,ifthebarleyisremovedbeforethe
resultsoftheanalysisareknown,allrisksshallbe
bornebythesuccessfultendererfromthetimeof
removalofthelot,withoutprejudicetotheformsof
recoursethesuccessfultenderermayhaveagainstthe
storer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthe

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—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromall
hisobligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheinterven­
tionagencyforthwith,inaccordancewith
AnnexIV;however,ifherequeststheinter­
ventionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlot
ofinterventionbarleyofthequalitylaiddown,
andthatwithoutadditionalcharges,thesecu­
rityshallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbe
replacedwithinamaximumofthreedaysfrom
thedateofthesuccessfultenderersrequest.
Thesuccessfultenderershallimmediately
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIV;
(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
intervention ,thesuccessfultenderermaynot
removethelotinquestion.Heshallbereleased
fromallhisobligationsrelatingtothelotinques­
tion,includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexIV;
however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagency
tosupplyhimwithanotherlotofintervention
barleyofthequalitylaiddown,withoutadditional
charges.Inthiscase,thesecurityshallnotbe
released.Thelotmustbereplacedwithinamaximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful
tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV.
2.However,ifthebarleyisremovedbeforethe
resultsoftheanalysisareknown,allrisksshallbe
bornebythesuccessfultendererfromthetimeof
removalofthelot,withoutprejudicetotheformsof
recoursethesuccessfultenderermayhaveagainstthe
storer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthe
qualitylaiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhis
requestforreplacement,heshallbereleasedfromall
hisobligations,includingthesecurities,oncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwithinaccordancewithAnnexIV.'
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplytothequantitiesofbarleynotrecorded
undertheinvitationstotenderopenedbyRegulations
(EC)No953/94,(EC)No2162/94and(EC)No2477/94.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1March1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission