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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1066/1999
of 25 May 1999
opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat of
breadmaking quality held by the Belgian intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1) as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5
thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (
3) as last amended by Regulation (EC)No 39/
1999 (4) lays down the procedure and conditions for
the disposal of cereals held by intervention agen-cies;
(2) Whereas, given the current market situation, astanding invitation to tender should be opened forthe export of 48 156 tonnes of common wheat ofbreadmaking quality held by the Belgian interven-tion agency;
(3) Whereas special procedures must be laid down toensure that the operations and their monitoring areproperly effected; whereas, to that end, provisionshould be made for a security lodgement schemewhich ensures that aims are met while avoidingexcessive costs for the operators; whereas deroga-tions should accordingly be made to certain rules,in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC)No 2131/93;
(4) Whereas, where removal of the common wheat ofbreadmaking quality is delayed by more than fivedays or the release of one of the securities requiredis delayed for reasons imputable to the interventionagency the Member State concerned must paycompensation;
(5) Whereas this invitation to tender for the export ofintervention stocks is unusual in that it will alsooperate at the end of the marketing year, i.e. inJune 1999; whereas, therefore, in the case oftenders made between 3 and 30 June 1999, deliv-eries will be possible only from 1 July 1999;whereas provision must accordingly be made toderogate from the first paragraph of Article 16 ofRegulation (EEC) No 2131/93, which stipulates
that payment must be made no later than onemonth after acceptance of the tender;
(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula-tion are in accordance with the opinion of theManagement Committee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the Belgian
intervention agency issues a standing invitation to tenderfor the export of common wheat of breadmaking qualityheld by it in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.
Article 2
1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
48 156 tonnes of common wheat of breadmaking qualityto be exported to all third countries. However, thecustoms export formalities for tenders submitted on orafter 3 June 1999 may be completed only on or after 1July 1999.
2. The regions in which the 48 156 tonnes of common
wheat of breadmaking quality are stored are set out inAnnex I.
Article 3
1. Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for theexport shall be that quoted in the tender.
2. No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall
be granted on exports carried out pursuant to this Regula-tion.
3. Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall
not apply.
Article 4
1. The export licences shall be valid from their date of
issue within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC)No 2131/93 until the end of the fourth month thereafter.
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24.5.1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 64.
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2. Between 3 and 30 June 1999, tenders submitted
under this invitation to tender shall not be admissibleunless they are accompanied by a written undertaking toexport only on or after 1 July 1999. The tenders may notbe accompanied by applications for export licencessubmitted under Article 44 of Commission Regulation(EEC) No 3719/88 (
1).
Article 5
1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2131/93, the time limit for submission of tenders inrespect of the first partial invitation to tender shall be 9a.m. (Brussels time) on 27 May 1999.
2. The time limit for submission of tenders in respect
of subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 9 a.m.(Brussels time) each Thursday thereafter.
3. The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m.
(Brussels time) on 30 September 1999.
4. Tenders shall be lodged with the Belgian interven-
tion agency.
Article 5a
In the case of tenders submitted between 3 and 30 June
1999, the following conditions shall apply:
¾notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article 16 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the cereals must bepaid for by 31 July 1999, at the latest.
¾notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid forthe export shall be that indicated in the tender:
Article 5b
In the case of licences applied for between 3 and 30 June
1999, without prejudice to Article 17(3) of Regulation(EEC) No 2131/93, the security referred to in the secondindent of Article 17(2) of that Regulation shall be releasedonly when proof is provided that the customs exportformalities were completed on or after 1 July 1999.
Article 6
1. The intervention agency, the storer and the
successful tenderer shall, at the request of the latter andby common agreement, either before or at the time ofremoval from storage as the successful tenderer chooses,take reference samples for counter-analysis at the rate ofat least one sample for every 500 tonnes and shall analysethe samples. The intervention agency may be representedby a proxy, provided this is not the storer.
The analysis results shall be forwarded to the Commission
in the event of a dispute.
Reference samples for counter-analysis shall be taken and
analysed within seven working days of the date of thesuccessful tenderer’s request or within three working daysif the samples are taken on removal from storage. Wherethe final result of sample analyses indicates a quality:
(a) higher than that specified in the notice of invitation
to tender, the successful tenderer must accept the lotas established;(b) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down
for intervention but below the quality described in thenotice of invitation to tender, providing that thedifferences having regard to those criteria do notexceed the following limits:
¾two kilograms per hectolitre as regards specific
weight, which must not, however, be less than 72kg/hl,
¾one percentage point as regards moisture content,
¾20 percentage points for the Hagberg falling
index,
¾half a percentage point as regards impurities as
specified in points B.2 and B.4 of the Annex toCommission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (
2)and
¾half a percentage point as regards impurities as
specified in point B.5 of the Annex to Regulation(EEC) No 689/92, the percentages admissible fornoxious grains and ergot, however, remainingunchanged,
the successful tenderer must accept the lot as estab-
lished;
(c) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down
for intervention but below the quality described in thenotice of invitation to tender, and a differenceexceeding the limits set out in point (b), the successfultenderer may:
¾accept the lot as established, or
¾refuse to take over the lot in question. The
successful tenderer shall be discharged of all hisobligations relating to the lot in question and thesecurities shall be released only once he hasinformed the Commission and the interventionagency forthwith in accordance with Annex II;however, if he requests the intervention agency tosupply him with another lot of interventioncommon wheat of breadmaking quality of thequality laid down at no additional charge, thesecurity shall not be released. The lot must bereplaced within three days of the date of thesuccessful tenderer’s request. The successfultenderer shall notify the Commission immediatelythereof in accordance with Annex II;
(d) below the minimum characteristics laid down for
intervention, the successful tenderer may not removethe lot in question. He shall be discharged of all hisobligations relating to the lot in question and thesecurities shall be released only once he has informedthe Commission and the intervention agency forth-with in accordance with Annex II; however, he mayrequest the intervention agency to supply him withanother lot of intervention common wheat of bread-making quality of the quality laid down at no addi-tional charge. In that case, the security shall not bereleased. The lot must be replaced within three daysof the date of the successful tenderer’s request. Thesuccessful tenderer shall immediately inform theCommission thereof in accordance with Annex II.
(1) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1. (2) OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 18.
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2. However, if the common wheat of breadmaking
quality is removed before the results of the analyses areknown, all risks shall be borne by the successful tendererfrom the time the lot is removed, without prejudice to anymeans of redress of which he may avail himself againstthe storer.
3. If, as a result of successive replacements, the
successful tenderer has not received a replacement lot ofthe quality laid down within one month of the date of hisrequest for a replacement, he shall be discharged of all hisobligations and the securities shall be released once hehas informed the Commission and the interventionagency forthwith in accordance with Annex II.
4. Except where the final results of analyses indicate a
quality below the minimum characteristics laid down forintervention, the costs of taking the samples andconducting the analyses provided for in paragraph 1 butnot of inter-bin transfers shall be borne by the EuropeanAgricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) inrespect of up to one analysis per 500 tonnes. The costs ofinter-bin transfers and any additional analyses requestedby the successful tenderer shall be borne by him.
Article 7
By derogation from Article 12 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3002/92 (
1) the documents relating to the sale
of wheat of breadmaking quality in accordance with thisRegulation, and in particular the export licence, theremoval order referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation(EEC) No 3002/92, the export declaration and, wherenecessary, the T5 copy shall carry the entry:
¾Trigo blando panificable de intervencin sin aplica-
cin de restitucin ni gravamen, Reglamento (CE) n
o
1066/1999
¾Bageegnet blød hvede fra intervention uden restitu-
tionsydelse eller -afgift, forordning (EF) nr. 1066/1999
¾Interventions-Brotweichweizen ohne Anwendung von
Ausfuhrerstattungen oder Ausfuhrabgaben, Verord-nung (EG) Nr. 1066/1999
¾Lakajr aqtopoisilor stor paqlbasgr wyqr evaq -
loc epistqovr  vqou ,jamomislr (EJ)aqih. 1066/
1999
¾Intervention common wheat of breadmaking quality
without application of refund or tax, Regulation (EC)No 1066/1999
¾Bl tendre d’intervention panifiable ne donnant pas
lieu  restitution ni taxe, rglement (CE) n
o1066/1999¾Frumento tenero d’intervento panificabile senza appli-
cazione di restituzione n di tassa, regolamento (CE) n.1066/1999
¾Zachte tarwe van bakkwaliteit uit interventie, zonder
toepassing van restitutie of belasting, Verordening(EG) nr. 1066/1999
¾Trigo mole panificvel de intervenÑo sem aplicaÑo
de uma restituiÑo ou imposiÑo, Regulamento (CE)n.
o1066/1999
¾Interventioleipvehn, johon ei sovelleta vientitukea
eik vientimaksua, asetus (EY) n:o 10661999
¾Interventionsvete, av brdkvalitet, utan tillmpning av
bidrag eller avgift, frordning (EG) nr 1066/1999
Article 8
1. The security lodgement pursuant to Article 13(4) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 must be released once theexport licences have been issued to the successfultenderers.
2. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
2131/93, the obligation to export shall be covered by asecurity equal to the difference between the interventionprice applying on the day of the award and the priceawarded but not less than EUR 10 per tonne. Half of thesecurity shall be lodged when the licence is issued andthe balance shall be lodged before the cereals areremoved.
Notwithstanding Article 15(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
3002/92:
¾the part of the security lodged when the licence is
issued must be released within 20 working days of thedate on which the successful tenderer provides proofthat the cereals removed have left the customs terri-tory of the Community,
¾the remainder must be released within 15 working
days of the date on which the successful tendererprovides the proof referred to in Article 17(3) of Regu-lation (EEC) No 2131/93.
3. Except in duly substantiated exceptional cases, in
particular the opening of an administrative enquiry, anyrelease of the securities provided for in this Article afterthe time limits specified in this same Article shall conferan entitlement to compensation from the Member Stateamounting to EUR 0,015 per 10 tonnes for each day’sdelay.
This compensation shall not be charged to the EAGGF.
(1) OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17.
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Article 9
Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders, the Belgian
intervention agency shall notify the Commission of tenders received. Such notificationshall be made using the model set out in Annex III and the telex or fax numbers set out inAnnex IV.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 25 May 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Silos de la Meuse, Lige 4 955
SMEG, Gent 16 159
Silos de Floreffe, Floreffe 16 029
Borlix, Zeebrugge 2 234
Escaut Silos, Tournai 1 038
Borlix, Brugge 7 741
ANNEX II
Communication of refusal of lots under the standing invitation to tender for the export of
common wheat of breadmaking quality held by the Belgian intervention agency
(Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1066/1999)
¾Name of successful tenderer:
¾Date of award of contract:
¾Date of refusal of lot by successful tenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
in tonnesAddress
of siloReason for refusal to take over
¾Specific weight (kg/hl)
¾% sprouted grains
¾% miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz)
¾% of matter which is not basic cereal of
unimpaired quality
¾Other
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ANNEX III
Standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat of breadmaking quality held
by the Belgian intervention agency
(Regulation (EC) No 1066/1999)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tender NoConsignment
NoQuantity
(tonnes)Offer price
(EUR/tonne)
(1)Price increases
(+) or
reductions
(–)
(EUR/tonne)
p.m.Commercial
costs
(EUR/tonne)Destination
1
2
3
etc.
(1) This price includes the increases or reductions relating to the lot to which the tender refers.
ANNEX IV
The only numbers to use to call Brussels are (DG VI-C-1):
¾fax: 296 49 56,
295 25 15,
¾telex: 22037 AGREC B,
22070 AGREC B (Greek characters).