24.1.96 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL18/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No96/96
of23January1996
ontheopeningofastandinginvitationtotenderfor50000tonnesofbarleyheld
bytheGermaninterventionagencyforprocessinginGreece
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Notwithstanding CommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93(%theGermaninterventionagencyshall
organizeastandinginvitationtotenderunderthecondi­
tionslaiddownhereunderfor50000tonnesofbarleyit
holdswithaviewtoprocessinginGreece.
2.Theregionswherethe50000tonnesofbarleyare
storedaresetoutinAnnexI.
Article2
1.Inthenoticeofinvitationtotenderprovidedforin
Article5,theinterventionagencyshallspecifyforeach
lottheportorplaceofexitwhichmaybeaccessedatthe
lowesttransportcostsandwhichhasadequatetechnical
facilitiesfordispatchingthecerealsputupfortender.
2.Thelowesttransportcostsbetweentheplaceof
storageandtheplaceofloadingattheportorplaceof
exitreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbereimbursedtothe
successfultendererbytheinterventionagencyinrespect
ofthequantitiesdelivered.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1863/95(2),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
WhereasthedroughtaffectingGreeceinrecentmonths
hasresultedinashortageoffodder,whichmayinduce
stockfarmerstoselltheirlivestockearly,therebyadversely
affectingtheirincomes;
Whereasthatshortagemaybemadegoodbymaking
50000tonnesofbarleyavailabletoGreekstockfarmers ;
whereas,foritspart,theGreekinterventionagencydoes
nothavefoddergrainavailable;whereassuchCommu­
nitygrainisavailableattheGermaninterventionagency;
Whereas,giventhecurrentmarketsituation,astanding
invitationtotendershouldbeopenedfor50000tonnes
ofbarleyheldbytheGermaninterventionagencyfor
compulsorydispatchtoGreece;
Whereastheaimofthemeasurescanonlybeachievedif
theminimumpricelaiddownundertheinvitationto
tendertakesaccountoftheforwardingcostsbetween
GermanyandGreecebutdoesnotdisturbtheGreek
domesticmarket;whereas,underthesecircumstances ,the
mostappropriateprocedureisthatfollowedforexportsof
cerealstothirdcountries;whereasaspecialsystem,
combiningcertainrulesonresaleontheinternalmarket
andthoseonexports,shouldthereforebelaiddown;
Whereas,asregardsproofofprocessinginGreece,
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3002/92of16October
1992layingdowncommondetailedrulesforverifyingthe
useand/ordestinationofproductsfromintervention(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1938/93(4),should
apply;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,Article3
Tendersshallbedeemedtorelatetocerealsdeliveredto,
butnotunloadedat,theportsorplacesofexitreferredto
inArticle2.
Article4
Wheneachclosingdateforthesubmissionoftendershas
expired,theMemberStateconcernedshallforwardtothe
Commissionalistoftenders,withoutnames,showingin
eachcaseinparticularthequantity,thepriceandthe
priceincreasesorreductionsapplyingthereto.In
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle23of
Regulation(EEC)No1766/92,theCommissionshallfix
theminimumsellingpriceorshalldecidetotakeno
actioninrespectoftendersreceived. (')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
MOJNoL179,29.7.1995,p.1.
(3)OJNoL301,17.10.1992,p.17.
(«)OJNoL176,20.7.1993,p.12. 0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.

NoL18/12lENl OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.1.96
Theminimumsellingpriceshallbesetatalevelwhich
doesnotdisturbtheGreekmarket.2.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersin
responsetosubsequentpartialinvitationstotendershall
expireat9a.m.(Brusselstime)eachThursday.
3.Theclosingdateforthelastpartialinvitationto
tendershallexpireat9a.m.(Brusselstime)on28March
1996.
4.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheGermaninterven­
tionagencyatthefollowingaddress:
Bundesanstalt fürLandwirtschaft undErnährung(BLE),
Adickesallee 40,
D-60322FrankfurtamMain.
(Telex:4-11475,4-16044).Article5
Atleastfivedaysbeforethefirstclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders,theGermaninterventionagency
shallpublishanoticeofinvitationtotendersettingout:
—supplementary termsandconditionsofsalein
accordancewiththisRegulation,
—themainphysicalandtechnicalcharacteristics ofthe
variouslotsasascertainedatthetimeofbuying-inby
theinterventionagencyorduringchecksconducted
thereafter,
—theplacesofstorageandthenamesandaddressesof
thestorers.
Thenoticeandanyamendments theretoshallbe
forwardedtotheCommissionbeforethefirstclosingdate
forthesubmissionoftenders.
TheGermaninterventionagencyshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenableinterestedpartiestoassessthequality
ofthecerealsputupforsalebeforesubmittingtheir
tenders.Article8
Notlaterthantwohoursaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftenders,theGermanintervention
agencyshallnotifytheCommissionoftendersreceived.
Suchnotifications shallbesenttothetelexortelefax
numberssetoutinAnnexIII,usingthemodelsetoutin
AnnexII.
Article9
Theinterventionagencyshallimmediatelyinformall
tenderersoftheoutcomeoftheirtenders.Withinthree
workingdaysofsuchnotification,itshallforwardstate­
mentsofawardtothesuccessfultenderersbyregistered
letterorwrittentelecommunication .
Article10
Successfultenderersshallpayforthecerealsbeforethey
areremovedandatthelatestwithinonemonthofthe
dateofforwardingofthestatementsreferredtoinArticle
9.Theyshallbearallrisksandstoragecostsinrespectof
cerealsnotremovedwithinthetermofpayment.
Cerealscoveredbycontractsawardedandnotremoved
withinthetermofpaymentshallbedeemedtoalleffects
tohavebeenremovedonexpiryofthatterm.Insuch
cases,thetenderpriceshallbeadjustedbyreferenceto
thequalityspecificationslaiddowninthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
Wherethesuccessfultendererhasnotpaidforthecereals
withinthetermlaiddowninthefirstparagraph,the
contractshallbecancelledbytheinterventionagencyin
respectofthequantitiesnotpaidfor.
Article11
SecuritiesasreferredtoinArticle6(2)shallbereleased
wheretheycoverquantitiesinrespectofwhich:
—thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted,
—thesellingpriceispaidwithinthetermlaiddown
andasecuritycoveringthedifferencebetweenthe
priceacceptedandtheinterventionpriceapplyingon
theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders,plus
ECU30/tonne,hasbeenlodged.Article6
1.Tendersshallrefertothestandardqualitydefinedin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2731/75(').
Wherethequalityofthecerealsdoesnotcomplywith
thestandardquality,thepriceofthetenderacceptedshall
beadjustedbyapplyingpriceincreasesorreductions
pursuanttoArticles4and5ofRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92.
2.Tenderssubmittedmaynotbeadjustedorwith­
drawn.
Tendersshallonlybevalidiftheyareaccompaniedby:
—proofthatthetendererhaslodgedasecurityofECU
20pertonne,
—proofthatacontractofsalefordeliveryinGreecehas
beenconcluded,subjectto,awardtothecontract,
—awrittenundertakingbythetendererthatthecereals
coveredbytheawardwillbeprocessedinGreeceby
30June1996atthelatest.
Article7
1.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetothefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireat9a.m.(Brusselstime)on1February1996.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.

24.1.96 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL18/13
—Destinadosalatransformación [Reglamento(CE)n°
96/961
—Tilforarbejdning (forordning(EF)nr.96/96)
—ZurVerarbeitungbestimmt(Verordnung (EG)Nr.
96/96)
—Προορίζονταιγιαμεταποίηση [Κανονισμός (ΕΚ)
αριθ.96/96]Article12
1.Securitiesasreferredtointhesecondindentof
Article11shallbereleasedwheretheycoverquantitiesin
respectofwhichthetenderersprovideproofthatthe
product:
—hasbeenprocessedinGreeceby30June1996atthe
latest,exceptincasesofforcemajeure,or
—isnolongerfitforhumanoranimalconsumption .
2.ProofthatthecerealscoveredbythisRegulation
havebeenprocessedinGreeceshallbefurnishedin
accordancewithRegulation(EEC)No3002/92.
However,processingshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace
oncethebarleyhasbeendeliveredtoastoreinGreece.—Forprocessing(Regulation (EC)No96/96)
—Destineesàlatransformation [règlement(CE)n0
96/961
—Destinateallatrasformazione [regolamento (CE)n.
96/96]
—Bestemdomtewordenverwerkt(Verordening (EG)nr.
96/96)
—Paratransformação [Regulamento (CE)n?96/96]
—Tarkoitettujalostukseen [Asetus(EY)N:o96/96]
—Förbearbetning (förordning(EG)nr96/96).
Article13
Inadditiontotheendorsements providedforinRegula­
tion(EEC)No3002/92,box104oftheT5controlcopy
mustbearoneormoreofthefollowing:Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23January1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

NoL18/14EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.1.96
ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/ 15177
Niedersachsen /Bremen/
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz /Baden­ 25105
Württemberg/Saarland/Bayern
Berlin/Brandenburg/Mecklenburg­ 464
Vorpommern
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen 9270
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationfortheresaleof50000tonnesofbarleyheldbytheGermaninterven­
tionagencyfordispatchtoGreece
(Regulation(EC)No96/96)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Numberof
tendererNumber
oflotQuantity
(tonnes)Tenderprice
(ECU/tonne)Priceincrease
(+)
orreduction
(-)
(ECU/tonne)
(p.m.)Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXIII
OnlythefollowingnumbersinBrusselsshouldbeused(DGVI(C.1)Attention:MessrsThibaultand
Brus):
—telex:—22037AGRECB,
—22070AGRECB(Greekalphabet);
—telefax:—2950132,
—2952515,
—2961097.