29.6.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL168/47
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1863/91
of28June1991
authorizingcertaininterventionagenciestoputupforsalebytender246000
tonnesofcommonwheatforexportintheformofflour
ensurethattheschemeoperatessmoothlyandthatthe
Commission iskeptinformed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle7(6)thereof,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1581/86of23May1986layingdowngeneralrulesfor
interventiononthemarketincereals(3),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2203/90(4),providesthatthesale
ofcerealsheldbyinterventionagenciesmustbebyinvita­
tiontotender;Article1
TheinterventionagenciesoftheMemberStateslisted
belowareherebyauthorizedtoissueaninvitationto
tenderforthesaleontheCommunitymarketof246000
tonnesofcommonwheatinaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No1836/82,asfollows:
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1836/82(5),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2619/90(6),lays
downtheprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalof
cerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
Germany(Musselkanaal )
France(Ghent)tonties
10000
2000
100000
100000
14000
20000WhereastheCommunitycerealyearbeginson1July;
whereas,however,inthenorthoftheCommunitythe
commonwheatharvestisnotavailableuntilAugust;
whereas,asaresult,millersworkingforexportinthe
northoftheCommunitysufferfromsupplyproblems;
whereas,therefore,provisionshouldbemadeforsupplies
tothelatterinJulyfrominterventionstocksatterms
competitivewiththemarketpricesforthenewharvest;
Whereasaconversionrateshouldbesettodeterminethe
quantityofflourtobeexportedonthebasisofthe
commonwheatused:Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenfrom1to31
July1991.
2.Aquantityofcommonwheatflourforhuman
consumption equaltothequantityofcommonwheat
awardeddividedbythecoefficientreferredtoinArticle5
mustbeexportedtothirdcountries.
Tendersshallbevalidonlyifthey:
—areaccompanied byanapplicationforanexport
licenceforcommonwheatflourhavinganash
contentof0to600mgper100gwithanapplication
foradvancefixingoftherefundsetfortherelevant
quality,
—areaccompanied byevidencethatthetendererhas
lodgedasecurityofECU5pertonne,
—areaccompanied byawrittenundertakingfromthe
tenderertolodge,atthelatestonpaymentofthe
goods,asecuritycoveringanydifferencebetweenthe
priceprovidedforinArticle5(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1836/82andthatindicatedinthetender.,Whereas,toensurethattheoperationiscarriedout
smoothly,itshouldbestipulatedthatsecuritiesmaybe
releasedonlyaftercompletionofcustomsexportformali­
tiestoavoidanydisturbanceofthemarket;
WhereastheMemberStatesaretotakealladditional
measurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsinforceto
oOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.36.
(4)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.0OJNoL202,9.7.1982,p.23.
(6)OJNoL249,12.9.1990,p.8.

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Article3
Notwithstanding Article5(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1836/82,theminimumpricetobecompliedwithshall
befixedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article26ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,atalevel
ensuringequalityofsupplyconditionsthroughoutthe
Communitywithrespecttothenewharvest.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article21(1)ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88('),exportlicencesissued
shall,forthedetermination oftheirtermofvalidity,be
deemedtohavebeenissuedonthedateofsubmissionof
thetender.
2.Exportlicencesissuedunderthepresentinvitation
totendershallbevalidfromthedateofissuewithinthe
meaningofparagraph 1untiltheendofthesecond
monththereafter.
3.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationtotender
mustbearthefollowingentryinsection22:
'InvitationtotenderissuedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1863/91—Tenderfrom
Article5
Forthedetermination ofthequantityofflourtobe
exported,thequantityofcommonwheatawardedshallbe
deliveredbyacoefficientof1,37.
Article6
1.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhesecondindentofthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle2(2)shallbereleased:—forthequantitiesforwhichthetenderhasnotbeen
accepted,or
—inallothercases,inaccordancewithTitleVof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2220/85(2).
2.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhethirdindentofthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle2(2)shallbereleasedfor
thecorresponding quantitiesofflourforwhichevidence
ofexporthasbeenfurnished.
3.Theprimaryrequirementwithinthemeaningof
Article20ofRegulation(EEC)No2220/85shallbe
paymentofthesellingpriceandexportwithinthetime
limitlaiddownforthecommonwheatflourunderthe
exportlicencereferredtoinArticle4.
Evidencetobefurnishedshallbethatapplicableforthe
securityfortheexportlicenceissuedfollowingawardof
thecontract.
Article7
Theinterventionagenciesconcernedshalltakeallneces­
sarystepstoensurecompliancewiththeprovisionsof
thisRegulation .Theyshallprovideeachotherwithall
necessaryinformationandshallinformtheCommission
weekly,withintheManagementCommitteeforCereals,
ofprogressoftheinvitationtotender.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28.June1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(■)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1. 0OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.