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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1843/94
of27July1994
openingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof200000tonnesof
durumwheatheldbytheItalianinterventionagency
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),asamendedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2193/93(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(4),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas200000tonnesofdurumwheat,heldbythe
Italianinterventionagency,shouldbeputupforsalefor
export;
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored ;
WhereastothatendtheMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplemented bythepossibilityofasamplebeing
takeninthepresenceofbothparties;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,2.Theregionsinwhichthe200000tonnesofdurum
wheatarestoredarestatedinAnnexItothisRegulation.
Article3
Theexportlicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,
withinthemeaningofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93,untiltheendofthethirdmonthfollowing.
Tenderssubmittedinresponsetothisinvitationtotender
maynotbeaccompaniedbyapplicationsforexportcerti­
ficatespursuanttoArticle44ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3719/880­
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93thetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders
underthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
3August1994at12a.m.(Brusselstime).
2.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersunderthe
subsequentpartialinvitationstotendershallexpireeach
Wednesdayat12a.m.(Brusselstime).
3.Thelastpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
28September1994.
4.ThetendersshallbelodgedwiththeGreekinter­
ventionagency.
Article5
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallnotifytheCommis­
sionofthetendersreceivednotlaterthantwohoursafter
expiryofthetimelimitforthesubmissionthereof.Noti­
ficationshallbemadeasspecifiedinthetableinAnnex
IItothisRegulation,tothetelexortelefaxnumbersin
AnnexIII.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagencymay,ontheconditions
laiddowninRegulation (EEC)No2131/93,opena
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof200000
tonnesofdurumwheatheldbyit.
Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallcoveramaximumof
200000tonnesofdurumwheattobeexportedtoallthird
countries .Article6
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallnotifythestorerand
theItalianinterventionagencyinwritingatleastfive
workingdaysinadvanceofhisintentiontoremovethe
merchandise .
2.Beforethelotawardedisremoved,theGreekinter­
ventionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleinaccordancewiththemethodlaid
downinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No689/92(6).
(■)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.
(3)OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(<)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.0OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(6)OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.

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Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesampleindi­
cateasignificantdifferencebetweenthequalityofthe
durumwheattoberemovedandthequalityasdescribed
inthenoticeofinvitationtotenderreferredtoinArticle
1ofthisRegulation,thesuccessfultenderermayrefuse
themerchandise .
Asignificantdifferenceshallbeaspecificweightofless
than76kg/hi,alevelofbrokengrainsofmorethan9%
andadiscrepancyofonepercentagepointforthemois­
turecontent,10pointsfortheHagbergfallingindex,one
percentagepointfortheproteincontent,10percentage
pointsforthegrainswhichhavelosttheirvitreousaspect,
halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferredto
underB.2,B.3andB.4andhalfapercentagepointforthe
impuritiesreferredtounderB.5,thepercentageadmis­
siblefornoxiousgrains,damagedgrainsandergor,
however,remainingaslaiddownintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No689/92.
3.Wheretheanalysisofthereferencesamplereferred
toinparagraph2indicatesthatthequalityisdifferent
fromthequalityrequiredundertheinvitationtotender,
andwherethatqualityisneverthelesswithinthelimits
laiddowninparagraph2:
—theinterventionagencyshallinform,thatsameday,
theCommissiondepartmentsthereofinaccordance
withAnnexIII,aswellasthestorerandthesuccessful
tenderer,
—thesuccessfultenderermay:
(a)eitheraccepttotakeoverthelotwithitscharacte­
risticsasestablished ;
(b)orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.Inthat
casethesuccessfultenderershallinform,thatsameday,theinterventionagencyandthe
Commission thereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV.
Oncetheseformalitieshavebeenfulfilled,heshall
beimmediatelyreleasedfromallhisobligations
relatingtothelotinquestion,includingthesecu­
rities.
Thelotinquestionshallthenbeputupforsaleagain
underafutureinvitationtotenderatthequalityesta­
blished.
4.Wheretheanalysisofthereferencesamplereferred
toinparagraph2indicatesthatthequalityislowerthan
thelimitslaiddowninparagraph2:
—theinterventionagencyshallinform,thatsameday,
theCommissiondepartmentsthereofinaccordance
withAnnexIII,aswellasthestorerandthesuccessful
tenderer,
—thesuccessfultenderershallgiveofficialnotice,that
sameday,totheinterventionagencyoftheimpossibi­
lityoftakingoverthelotinquestionandshallinform
theCommissionthereof,thatsameday,inaccordance
withAnnexIV.Oncetheseformalitieshavebeen
fulfilled,heshallbeimmediatelyreleasedfromallhis
obligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,including
thesecurities .
5.Allrisksandstoragecostsshallbebornebythe
successfultendererfromthetimeofremoval.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Ravenna 6809,509
Ferrara 3770,000
Ancona 20369,110
Macerata 2874,778
LaSpezia 732,580
Siena 1280,000
Grosseto 4080,615
Napoli 15647,468
Potenza 3241,323
Bari 17007,260
Foggia 24838,619
Catanzaro 69314,019
Palermo 2661,159
Siracusa 10273,920
Catania 10871,480
Caltanissetta 4774,180
Agrigento 1453,980
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof200000tonnesofdurumwheatheldbythe
Italianinterventionagency
(Regulation(EC)No1843/94)
1I2J3J4J56I7
Tender
NoConsignment
NoQuantity
(tonnes)Offerprice
(ECU/tonne)
(')Priceincreases
(+)prreductions
(-)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)Destination
(')Thispriceincludestheincreasesorreductionsrelatingtothelottowhichthetenderrefers.
ANNEXIII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrusselsare(DGVI-C-1):
—telex:22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—telefax:—2950132
—2961097
—2952515.

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ANNEXIV
Communication ofrefusaloflotsunderthestandinginvitationtotenderfordieexportof
200000tonnesofdurumwheatheldbytheItalianinterventionagency
Article6(3)or(4)ofRegulation(EC)No1843/94
—Nameofsuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract :
—Dateofrefusaloflotbysuccessfultenderer:
LotQuantity Address
No intonnes ofsiloReasonforrefusaltotakeover
—%mitadinegrains
—Specificweight(kg/hi)
—Hagberg
—%proteins(indrymatter)
—%miscellaneousimpurities(Schwarzbesatz )
—%grainsaffectedwithfusariosisand/ormottled
grains
—%brokengrains
—%ofmatterwhichisnotdurumwheatofunim­
pairedquality
—Other
I