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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2026/2000
of 26 September 2000
opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by the United Kingdom
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 the market incereals(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays
down the procedure and conditions for the disposal ofcereals held by intervention agencies.
(2)Giventhecurrentmarketsituation,astandinginvitationto tender should be opened for the export of 15444tonnes of rye held by the United Kingdom interventionagency.
(3)Specialproceduresmustbelaiddowntoensurethattheoperations and their monitoring are properly effected;whereas, to that end, provision should be made for asecurity lodgement scheme which ensures that aims aremet while avoiding excessive costs for the operators;whereas derogations should accordingly be made tocertainrules,inparticularthoselaiddowninRegulation(EEC) No 2131/93.
(4)Where removal of the rye is delayed by more than fivedays or the release of one of the securities required isdelayedforreasonsimputabletotheinterventionagencythe Member State concerned must pay compensation.
(5)Measures provided for in this Regulation are in accord-ance with the opinion of the Management Committeefor Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the United
Kingdom intervention agency issues a standing invitation totender for the export of rye held by it in accordance withRegulation (EEC) No 2131/93.
Article 2
1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
15444 tonnes of rye for export to third countries.2. Theregionsinwhichthe15444tonnesofryearestored
are set out in Annex 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 Regulation.
3. Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall not
apply.
Article 4
1. Theexportlicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue
withinthemeaningofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No2131/93 until the end of the fourth month thereafter.
2. Tenderssubmittedinresponsetothisinvitationtotender
may not be accompanied by export licence applicationssubmitted pursuant to Article 44 of Commission Regulation(EEC) No 3719/88(
5).
Article 5
1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2131/93,thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersinrespectofthe first partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m. (Brusselstime) on 5 October 2000.
2. The time limit for submission of tenders in respect of
subsequentpartialinvitationstotendershallbe9a.m.(Brusselstime) each Thursday thereafter.
3. Thelastpartialinvitationtotendershallbe9a.m.(Brus-
sels time) on 17.5.2001.
4. Tenders shall be lodged with the United Kingdom inter-
vention agency.
Article 6
1. The intervention agency, the storer and the successful
tenderer shall, at the request of the latter and by commonagreement,eitherbeforeoratthetimeofremovalfromstorageas the successful tenderer chooses, take reference samples forcounter-analysisattherateofatleastonesampleforevery500tonnes and shall analyse the samples. The intervention agencymayberepresentedbyaproxy,providedthisisnotthestorer.
The analysis results shall be forwarded to the Commission in
the event of a dispute.
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24. (5) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
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Reference samples for counter-analysis shall be taken and
analysed within seven working days of the date of thesuccessfultenderer'srequestorwithinthreeworkingdaysifthesamples are taken on removal from storage. Where the finalresult of sample analyses indicates a quality:
(a) higher than that specified in the notice of invitation to
tender,thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotasestab-lished;
(b) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down for
intervention but below the quality described in the noticeof invitation to tender, providing that the differenceshavingregardtothosecriteriadonotexceedthefollowinglimits:
— one kilogram per hectolitre as regards specific weight,
which must not, however, be less than 68 kg/hl,
— one percentage point as regards moisture content,— half a percentage point as regards impurities as speci-
fiedinpointsB.2andB.4oftheAnnextoCommissionRegulation (EEC) No 689/92(
1),
and
— half a percentage point as regards impurities as speci-
fied in point B.5 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No689/92, the percentages admissible for noxious grainsand ergot, however, remaining unchanged,
the successful tenderer must accept the lot as established;
(c) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down for
intervention but below the quality described in the noticeofinvitationtotender,andadifferenceexceedingthelimitsset out in point (b), the successful tenderer may:
— accept the lot as established, or
— refuse to take over the lot in question. The successful
tenderer shall be discharged of all his obligationsrelatingtothelotinquestionandthesecuritiesshallbereleased only once he has informed the Commissionand the intervention agency forthwith in accordancewith Annex II; however, if he requests the interventionagency to supply him with another lot of interventionryeofthequalitylaiddownatnoadditionalcharge,thesecurity shall not be released. The lot must be replacedwithinthreedaysofthedateofthesuccessfultenderer'srequest. The successful tenderer shall notify theCommission immediately thereof in accordance withAnnex II;
(d) belowtheminimumcharacteristicslaiddownforinterven-
tion, the successful tenderer may not remove the lot inquestion. He shall be discharged of all his obligationsrelating to the lot in question and the securities shall bereleased only once he has informed the Commission andthe intervention agency forthwith in accordance withAnnexII;however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagencyto supply him with another lot of intervention rye of thequality laid down at no additional charge. In that case, thesecurity shall not be released. The lot must be replacedwithin three days of the date of the successful tenderer'srequest. The successful tenderer shall immediately inform
the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II.
2. However, if the rye is removed before the results of the
analyses are known, all risks shall be borne by the successfultendererfromthetimethelotisremoved,withoutprejudicetoanymeansofredressofwhichhemayavailhimselfagainstthestorer.
3. If, as a result of successive replacements, the successful
tenderer has not received a replacement lot of the quality laiddown within one month of the date of his request for areplacement, he shall be discharged of all his obligations andthe securities shall be released once he has informed theCommission and the intervention agency forthwith in accord-ance with Annex II.
4. Except where the final results of analyses indicate a
qualitybelowtheminimumcharacteristicslaiddownforinter-vention, the costs of taking the samples and conducting theanalyses provided for in paragraph 1 but not of inter-bintransfersshallbebornebytheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) in respect of up to one analysisper 500 tonnes. The costs of inter-bin transfers and any addi-tional analyses requested by the successful tenderer shall beborne by him.
Article 7
ByderogationfromArticle12ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No 3002/92(
2), the documents relating to the sale of rye in
accordance with this Regulation, and in particular the exportlicence, the removal order referred to in Article 3(1)(b) ofRegulation (EEC) No 3002/92, the export declaration and,where necessary, the T5 copy shall carry the entry:
— Centeno de intervención sin aplicación de restitución ni
gravamen, Reglamento (CE) n
o2026/2000,
— Rug fra intervention uden restitutionsydelse eller -afgift,
forordning (EF) nr. 2026/2000,
— Interventionsroggen ohne Anwendung von Ausfuhrerstat-
tungen oder Ausfuhrabgaben, Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2026/2000,
—Σίκαλη παρέµβασης χωρίς εφαρµογή επιστροφής ή φόρου ,
κανονισµός(ΕΚ)αριθ. 2026/2000,
— Interventionryewithoutapplicationofrefundortax,Regu-
lation (EC) No 2026/2000,
— Seigle d'intervention ne donnant pas lieu à restitution ni
taxe, règlement (CE) n
o2026/2000,
— Segala d'intervento senza applicazione di restituzione né di
tassa, regolamento (CE) n. 2026/2000,
— Rogge uit interventie, zonder toepassing van restitutie of
belasting, Verordening (EG) nr. 2026/2000,
— Centeiodeintervençãosemaplicaçãodeumarestituiçãoou
imposição, Regulamento (CE) n.o2026/2000,
— Interventioruista, johon ei sovelleta vientitukea eikä vienti-
maksua, asetus (EY) N:o 2026/2000,
— Interventionsråg, utan tillämpning av bidrag eller avgift,
förordning (EG) nr 2026/2000.
(1) OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 18. (2) OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17.
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Article 8
1. The security lodgement pursuant to Article 13(4) of
Regulation(EEC)No2131/93mustbereleasedoncetheexportlicences have been issued to the successful tenderers.
2. The obligation to export to the third countries shall be
covered by a security amounting to EUR 75 per tonne ofwhich EUR 50 per tonne shall be lodged when the exportlicence is issued, with the balance of EUR 25 per tonne beinglodged before removal of the cereals.
Article15(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3002/92notwithstanding:
— the amount of EUR 25 per tonne must be released within
15 working days of the date on which the successfultenderer supplies proof that the rye removed has left thecustoms territory of the Community,
— the amount of EUR 50 per tonne must be released within
15 working days of the date on which the successfultenderer supplies the proof referred to in Article 17(3) ofRegulation (EEC) No 2131/93.3. Except in duly substantiated exceptional cases, in partic-
ular the opening of an administrative enquiry, any release ofthe securities provided for in this Article after the time limitsspecified in this same Article shall confer an entitlement tocompensation from the Member State amounting toEUR 0,015 per 10 tonnes for each day's delay.
This compensation shall not be charged to the EAGGF.
Article 9
Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the
submission of tenders, the United Kingdom interventionagency shall notify the Commission of tenders received. SuchnotificationshallbemadeusingthemodelsetoutinAnnexIIIand the telex or fax numbers set out in Annex IV.
Article 10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublica-
tion in theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 September 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
York 2446
Hemswell 494
Manby 12504
ANNEX II
Communication of refusal of lots under the standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by the
intervention agency
(Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/2000)
— Name of successful tenderer:— Date of award contract:— Date of refusal of lot by successful tenderer:
Lot NoQuantity
in tonnesAddress
of siloReason for refusal to take over
— Specific weight (kg/hl)
— % sprouted grains
— % miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz)
— % of matter which is not basic cereal o f
unimpaired quality
— Other
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ANNEX III
Standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by the intervention agency
(Regulation (EC) No 2026/2000)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tender No Consignment No Quantity (tonnes)Offer price
(EUR/tonne)
(1)Price increases (+)
or reductions (–)
(EUR/tonne) p.m.Commercial costs
(EUR/tonne)Destination
123
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 AGRI (C-1):—telex: 22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters),
—fax: 022964956,
022952515.