NoL158/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.6.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1673/93
of29June1993
authorizingcertaininterventionagenciestoputupforsalebytender150000
tonnesofdurumwheatforexportintheformofdurumwheatmealandgroats
Whereas,toensurethattheoperationiscarriedout
smoothly,itshouldbestipulatedthatsecuritiesmaybe
releasedonlyaftercompletionofcustomsexportformali­
tiestoavoidanydisturbanceofthemarket;
WhereastheMemberStatesaretotakealladditional
measurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsinforceto
ensurethattheschemeoperatessmoothlyandthatthe
Commission iskeptinformed;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingHavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1738/92(2),andinparticularArticle7(6)
thereof,
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1581/86of23May1986layingdowngeneralrulesfor
interventiononthemarketincereals(3),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2203/90(4),providesthatthesale
ofcerealsheldbyinterventionagenciesmustbebyinvita­
tiontotender;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1836/820,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No966/93(6),lays
downtheprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalof
cerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
WhereasintheCommunity,inrespectofthecommence­
mentofthe1993/94cerealsyearon1July1993,internal
marketpricesfordurumwheatareataveryhighlevel
thankstoanoverallproductionlevelreducedbythe
droughtinSpainandareductioninlanddowntodurum
wheatinFrance;whereastheCommunity'sdurumwheat
mealindustrymustcontinuetobeabletoexportinorder
tokeepupnormaltradeflows;whereascalculationofthe
refundonthebasisofinternalpricesduringthefirst
threemonthsofthe1993/94cerealsyearwouldleadtoa
veryhighrefundsumnotsupportedbyknowledgethat
thecurrentlevelofinternalmarketpriceswouldbemain­
tainedbeyondSeptember ;whereas,therefore,provision
shouldbemadeforthelargeinterventionstockstobe
usedtusupplytheexportmealindustryduringtheperiod
1Julyto30September1993atpricetermscompetitive
withnormalmarketpricesforthenewharvestassoonas
actualquantitiesareknownandthemarkethasrecovered
itsstability;
Whereastheabovesituationrequiresthemeasuretobe
implemented asamatterofurgency;
Whereasaconversionrateshouldbesettodeterminethe
quantityofdurumwheatmealandgroatstobeexported
onthebasisofthedurumwheatused;Article1
TheinterventionagenciesoftheMemberStateslisted
belowareherebyauthorizedtoissueaninvitationto
tenderforthesaleontheCommunitymarketof150000
tonnesofdurumwheatinaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No1836/82,asfollows:
(tonnes)
Greece 20000
Spain 40000
France 10000
Italy 80000
Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenfrom1July
to15September1993.
2.Aquantityofdurumwheatmealandgroatsfor
humanconsumption equaltothequantityofdurum
wheatawardeddividedbythecoefficientreferredtoin
Article5mustbeexportedtothirdcountries.
Tendersshallbevalidonlyifthey:
—areaccompanied byanapplicationforanexport
licencefordurumwheatmealandgroatshavingan
ashcontentof0to1300mgper100g(0,16mm
sieve)withanapplicationforadvancefixingofthe
refundsetfortherelevantquality,(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.36.
(4)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.0OJNoL202,9.7.1982,p.23.
(4OJNoL98,24.4.1993,p.25.

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—areaccompanied byevidencethatthetendererhas
lodgedasecurityofECU5pertonne,
—areaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingfromthe
tenderertolodge,atthelatestonpaymentofthe
goods,asecuritycoveringanydifferencebetweenthe
priceprovidedforinArticle5(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1836/82andthatindicatedinthetender.
Article3
TheminimumsalespriceshallbeECU120pertonne.Article6
1.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhesecondindentofthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle2(2)shallbereleased:
—forthequantitiesforwhichthetenderhasnotbeen
accepted,or
—inallothercases,inaccordancewithTitleVof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2220/85(').
2.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhethirdindentofthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle2(2)shallbereleasedfor
thecorresponding quantitiesofdurumwheatmealand
groatsforwhichevidenceofexporthasbeenfurnished.
3.Theprimaryrequirementwithinthemeaningof
Article20ofRegulation(EEC)No2220/85shallbe
paymentofthesellingpriceandexportwithinthetime
limitlaiddownforthedurumwheatmealandgroats
undertheexportlicencereferredtoinArticle4.
Evidencetobefurnishedshallbethatapplicableforthe
securityfortheexportlicenceissuedfollowingawardof
thecontract.
Article7
Theinterventionagenciesconcernedshalltakeallneces­
sarystepstoensurecompliancewiththeprovisionsof
thisRegulation.Theyshallprovideeachotherwithall
necessaryinformationandshallinformtheCommission
weekly,withintheManagementCommitteeforCereals,
oftheprogressoftheinvitationtotender.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .Article4
1.Customsexportformalitiesfordurumwheatmeal
andgroatsequivalenttothatwhichwouldbeobtained
fromcerealsawardedmustbeaccomplishedwithin45
daysfollowingthedateoftheawardandnotlaterthan
15October1993.
2.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationtotender
mustbearthefollowingentryinSection22:
'InvitationtotenderissuedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1673/93—Tenderfrom\
Article5
Forthedetermination ofthequantityofdurumwheat
mealandgroatstobeexported,thequantityofdurum
wheatawardedshallbedividedbyacoefficientof1,50.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1993.
FortheCommission
Ren6STEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.