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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1198/93
of17May1993
openingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof1000000tonnesof
bread-making wheatheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
tionwithoutprejudicetothepossibilityoffixingtheagri­
culturalconversionrateinadvanceinaccordancewith
Articles13to17ofRegulation(EEC)No1068/93;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheFrenchinterventionagencymay,ontheconditions
laiddowninRegulation(EEC)No1836/82,opena
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof1000000
tonnesofbread-making wheatheldbyit.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(2),andinparticularArticle7(6)thereof,
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1581/86of23May1986layingdowngeneralrulesfor
interventiononthemarketincereals(3),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2203/90(4),laysdownthat
cerealsheldbytheinterventionagenciesaretobe
disposedofbyinvitationtotender;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1836/82(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No966/93(%lays
downtheprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalof
cerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,giventhecurrentmarketsituation,astanding
invitationtotendershouldbeopenedfortheexportat
thebeginningofthe1993/94cerealsmarketingyearof
1000000tonnesofbread-making wheatheldbythe
Frenchinterventionagency;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotenderfortheexport
ofinterventionstocksisspecialinthatitwillbeopened
attheendofthemarketingyear,fromMay1993,butfor
deliverieswhichwillnotbepossibleuntilthenew
1993/94marketingyearbetween 1Julyand30
September1993;whereasthereshouldthereforebea
derogationfromthefirstparagraphofArticle16ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1836/82,whichprovidesforamaximum
delayofonemonthbetweenacceptanceofthetenderand
paymentandalsoaderogationfromthesecondparagraph
ofArticle16ofthesaidRegulation,applicationofwhich
wouldhaveledtothepriceacceptedalreadybeing
increasedbymonthlyincrementsfortheremovalofthe
cerealsfromtheinterventionstoreinJuly,whereasexport
wasnotscheduledpreviously;
Whereasfrom1July1993theoperativeeventforthe
conversionoftenderssubmittedforintervention stocksis
thedateofpaymentforcerealsasfixedbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93Q;whereasthisrule
shouldbeappliedtothesalesprovidedforinthisRegula­Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallcoveramaximumof
1000000tonnesofbread-makingwheattobeexported
toallthirdcountries.Customsexportformalitiesmustbe
completedduringtheperiod1July30September1993.
2.Theregionsinwhichthe1000000tonnesof
bread-making wheatarestoredarestatedinAnnexIto
thisRegulation.
Article3
1.Theexportlicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateof
issue,withinthemeaningofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No1836/82,until30September1993.
2.Tenderssubmittedinresponsetothisinvitationto
tendershallbeadmissibleonlyiftheyareaccompanied
byawrittenundertakingtoexportduringtheperiod1
Julyto30September1993.Theymaynotbeaccompa­
niedbyapplicationsforexportlicencespursuantto
Article44ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
3719/88(8).
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1836/82,thetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders
underthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
26May1993at1p.m.(Brusselstime).(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.36.
(4)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.0OJNoL202,9.7.1982,p.23.
(«)OJNoL98,24.4.1993,p.25.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106. (8)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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2.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersunderthe
subsequentpartialinvitationstotendershallexpireeach
Wednesdayat1p.m.(Brusselstime).
3.Thelastpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
25August1993at1p.m.(Brusselstime).
4.ThetendersshallbelodgedwiththeFrenchinter­
ventionagency.
Article5
Thefollowingprovisionsshallapplytotenderssubmitted
before1July1993:
—notwithstanding thefirstsubparagraphofArticle16of
Regulation(EEC)No1836/82,theproductsmustbe
removednotlaterthan31July1993,
—notwithstanding thesecondsubparagraphofArticle
16ofRegulation(EEC)No1836/82,thepricetobe
paidforproductsforexportshallbethatindicatedin
thetender,
—withoutprejudicetothepossibilityoffixingtheagri­
culturalconversionrateinadvance,tendersshallbeconvertedusingtheagriculturalconversionrateappli­
cableonthedateonwhichthecerealsarepaidfor.
Article6
Notwithstanding Article17(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1836/82,thesecurityreferredtointhesecondindentof
Article17(2)ofthesaidRegulationshallnotbereleased
untilproofisfurnishedthatthecustomsexportformali­
tieshavetakenplaceduringtheperiod1Julyto30
September1993.
Article7
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallnotifytheCommis­
sionofthetendersreceivednotlaterthantwohoursafter
expiryofthetimelimitforthesubmissionthereof.Noti­
ficationshallbegivenasspecifiedinthetableinAnnex
IItothisRegulation,tothetelexortelefaxnumbersin
AnnexIII.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17May1993.
FortheCommission
RenéSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Amiens 80000
Bordeaux 30000
Chalons-sur-Marne 104000
Dijon 8000
Lille 170000
Lyon 17000
Nancy 5000
Nantes 20000
Orleans 360000
Paris 40000
Poitiers 100000
Rouen 40000
Toulouse 26000
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof1000000tonnesofbread-making wheat
heldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
(Regulation(EEC)No1198/93)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tender
NoConsignment
NoQuantity
(tonnes)Offerprice
(ECU/tonne)
(')Priceincreases
(+)or
reductions
(")
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)Destination
1
2
3
etc.
(')Thispriceincludestheincreasesorreductionsrelatingtothelottowhichthetenderrefers.
ANNEXIII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrusselsare[DGVI-C-1(Attention:MessrsThibaultandBrus)]:
—telex: 22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—telefax:—2950132
—2961097
—2952515.