NoL192/2fENl OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.8.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1549/96
of1August1996
ontheissuingofastandinginvitationtotenderforthesaleofcommonwheatof
breadmaking qualityheldbytheGermaninterventionagencyfortheWorld
FoodProgramme
Whereas,inadditiontotheconditionslaiddownin
Article30ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
3719/88(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2137/95(%itshouldbelaiddownthattheexportlicence
securitymayonlybereleasedwhenproofhasbeen
providedthatthecommonwheathasbeentakenoverby
theWorldFoodProgramme ;
Whereas,whereremovalofthewheatisdelayedbymore
thanfivedays,orthereleaseofoneofthesecurities
requiredisdelayed,forreasonsimputabletotheinterven­
tionagencytheMemberStateconcernedwillhavetopay
compensation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92,
of30June1992,onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(4),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereascertainquantitiesofcommonwheatareneeded
toimplementthefood-aidprogrammesoftheWorld
FoodProgramme;whereas,giventhecurrentdifficult
situationontheworldmarketincommonwheat,andto
ensurethattheWorldFoodProgrammehasareliable
sourceofsupplyforpartofitsneeds,aspecificinvitation
totendershouldbeopenedunderconditionsappropriate
tothecompetitivesituationnowexistingontheworld
market;
WhereastheGermaninterventionagencyholdsstocksof
commonwheatofbreadmakingquality;whereaspartof
thewheatcomingfromtheinterventionstocksheldby
theaforementioned agencyshouldthereforeberesoldto
theWorldFoodProgramme ;whereastomeetitsquanti­
tativeandqualitativeneedsthecommonwheatsuccess­
fullytenderedformustbeexportedby30November
1996atthelatest;
Whereasthespecificnatureoftheoperationandthe
accountingpositionofthecommonwheatinquestion
requiregreaterflexibilityinthemechanismsandobliga­
tionsgoverningtheresaleofinterventionstocksandalso
requireexclusionofanyrefund,taxormonthlyincrease;
whereasspecialproceduresmustbelaiddowntoensure
thattheoperationsandtheirmonitoringareproperly
effected;whereastothatendprovisionshouldbemade
forasecuritylodgmentschemewhichensuresthatthe
aimsaremetwhileavoidingexcessivecostsfortheopera­
tors;whereasderogationsshouldaccordinglybemadeto
certainrules,inparticularthoselaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No2131/93;Article1
1.Astandinginvitationtotenderisherebyissuedfor
theexportof23375tonnesofcommonwheatofbread­
makingquality,heldbytheGermaninterventionagency.
2.Theregionsinwhichthe23375tonnesofGerman
commonwheatofbreadmakingqualityarestoredare
listedinAnnexI.
3.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallpreparea
noticeofinvitationtotenderindicatingforeachlotor,
whereappropriate,eachpartlot:
—thelocation,
—andatleastthefollowingfeatures:
—specificweight,
—moisturecontent,
—Hagbergfallingnumber,
—impuritycontentsandsproutedgrains,
—proteincontent.
4.Itshallpublishthenoticeofinvitationtotenderat
leasttwodaysbeforethedatesetforthefirstpartialinvi­
tationtotender.
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
(3)OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
4OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.0OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
(6)OJNoL214,8.9.1995,p.21.

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Article2
SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation,thesalesof
commonwheatofbreadmakingqualityreferredtoin
Article1shalltakeplaceinaccordancewiththeproce­
dureandconditionslaiddownbyRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93.Article5
1.Noexportrefundorexporttaxormonthlyincrease
shallbeappliedforexportscarriedoutpursuanttothis
Regulation .
2.Thevalidityoftheexportlicencesissuedinaccor­
dancewiththisRegulationshallexpireon30November
1996.
3.Thelicenceobligestheoperatortodelivertothe
WorldFoodProgrammethequantityforwhichthe
licenceapplicationwassubmitted.
4.Theexportlicencesshallbeissuedassoonasthe
successfultenderershavebeenselected.
5.Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88notwith­
standing,therightsderivingfromthelicencereferredto
inthisArticleshallnotbetransferable .Article3
1.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthefirst
partialinvitationstotendershallbe9a.m.(Brusselstime)
onThursday8August1996.
2.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthesecond
partialinvitationtotendershallbe9a.m.(Brusselstime)
onthefollowingThursday.
Thetimelimitforthelastpartialinvitationtotender
shallbe31October1996.Forthesecondandsubsequent
weeklyawards,theperiodforthereceiptoftenderswill
beginonthefirstworkingdayfollowingtheexpiryofthe
precedingperiod.
However,fortheperiod9to15August1996,theinvita­
tiontotenderissuspended.
3.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheGermaninterven­
tionagency.Article6
1.Theinterventionagency,thestorerandthe
successfultenderer,ifhesowishes,shall,bycommon
agreement,eitherbeforeoratthemomentofremoval
fromstorage,asthesuccessfultendererchooses,take
referencesamplesattherateofatleastonesamplefor
every500tonnes,andshallanalyzethesamples.The
interventionagencymayberepresentedbyaproxy,
providedthisisnotthestorer.
TheCommissionmustbeinformedofthefindingsofthe
analysesintheeventofadispute.
Referencesamplesshallbetakenandanalyzedwithin
sevenworkingdaysofthedateofthesuccessfultenderer's
requestorwithinthreeworkingdaysifthesampleswere
takenonremovalfromstorage.Ifthefinalresultofthe
sampleanalysesindicatesaquality:
(a)greaterthanthatspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender,thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelot
asestablished ;
(b)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequiredfor
interventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,withthedifference
remainingwithinalimitofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmustnot,
however,belessthan72kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecurrent,
—20percentagepointsfortheHagbergfalling
index,
—onepercentagepointfortheproteincontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinB.2andB.4oftheAnnextoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No689/92(')Article4
1.Atendershallonlybeacceptedwhere:
—thetendererprovideswrittenprooffromtheWorld
FoodProgrammethathehasconcludedforthequan­
tityinquestionacommercialcontractforthesupply
ofcommonwheatofbreadmakingqualitytothat
organization .Suchproofshallbesubmittedtothe
interventionagencyatleasttwoworkingdaysbefore
thedateofthepartialinvitationtotender,against
whichthetenderistobesubmitted,
—itisaccompaniedbyanapplicationforanexport
licenceindicatingtheWorldFoodProgrammeasthe
destination .
Theproofprovidedforinthefirstindentshallalsoindi­
catethequalityprovidedforinthecontract,thetime
limitfordeliveryandthepriceterms.
TheMemberStateshallsendtheCommission acopyof
thesaidproofforthwith,forinformation .
2.Tendersmaynotexceedthequantitylaiddownin
thecommercial contractsubmitted .
Whentransmittingthetenderssubmitted,theMember
StateshallinformtheCommission oftheabove,
mentioningthenamesofthetenderersinvolved. (')OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.

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replacement ,heshallbereleasedfromallhisobligations ,
includingthesecuritiesoncehehasinformedthe
Commissionandtheinterventionagencyforthwithin
accordancewithAnnexIV.
4.Thecostsofthetakingofsamplesandtheanalyses
referredtoinparagraph 1,exceptthosewherethefinal
resultoftheanalysesproducesaqualityinferiortothe
minimumcharacteristics requiredforintervention ,shall
bebornebytheEAGGFuptoamaximumofone
analysisper500tonneswiththeexceptionofthetrans­
silagecosts.Thecostoftranssilageandofanyadditional
analysesrequestedbythesuccessfultenderershallbe
bornebyhim.
Article7
Thesuccessfultenderershallpayforthecommonwheat
beforeremovingitatthepriceindicatedinthetender.
Thefinaldateforremovalis22November1996.
Thepaymentdueforeachofthelotstoberemovedshall
beindivisible .and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No689/92,thepercentagesadmissiblefornoxious
grainsandergot,however,remainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotasestabli­
shed;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
interventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderwiththedifference
surpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),the
successfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromallhis
obligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,inclu­
dingthesecurities,onlyoncehehasinformedthe
Commissionandtheinterventionagencyforth­
with,inaccordancewithAnnexIV;however,ifhe
requeststheinterventionagencytosupplyhim
withanotherlotofinterventionbread-making
wheatofthequalitylaiddown,andthatwithout
additionalcharges,thesecurityshallnotbe
released.Thelotmustbereplacedwithina
maximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful
tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV;
(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredforinter­
vention,thesuccessfultenderermaynotremovethe
lotinquestion.Heshallbereleasedfromallhisobli­
gationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,includingthe
securities,onlyoncehehasinformedtheCommission
andtheinterventionagencyforthwith,inaccordance
withAnnexIV;however,hemayrequesttheinterven­
tionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlotofinter­
ventionbread-making wheatofthequalitylaiddown,
withoutadditionalcharges.Inthiscase,thesecurity
shallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbereplacedwithin
amaximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessfultenderer
shallimmediatelyinformtheCommissionthereofin
accordancewithAnnexIV.Article8
1.ThesecuritylodgedpursuanttoArticle13(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No2131/93mustbereleasedoncethe
exportlicenceshavebeenissuedtothesuccessfulten­
derers.
2.TheobligationtodelivertotheWorldFood
Programmeshallbecoveredbyasecurityamountingto
ECU45pertonneofwhichECU20pertonneshallbe
lodgeduponissueoftheexportlicence,withthebalance
ofECU25beinglodgedbeforeremovalofthecereals.
Article15(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
3002/92(')notwithstanding theamountofECU45per
tonnemustbereleasedwithin15workingdaysofthe
dateonwhichthesuccessfultenderersuppliesproofthat
thecommonwheathasbeentakenoverbytheWorld
FoodProgramme .Thisproofshallbesuppliedinaccor­
dancewithArticles18and47ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3665/87(2).
3.Exceptindulysubstantiatedexceptionalcases,in
particulartheopeningofanadministrative enquiry,any
releaseofthesecuritiesprovidedforinthisArticleafter
thelimitsspecifiedinthissameArticleshallconferan
entitlementtocompensation fromtheMemberState
amountingto0,015ECU/10tonnesforeachday'sdelay.
Thiscompensation shallnotbechargedtotheEAGGF.2.However,ifthebread-making wheatisremoved
beforetheresultsoftheanalysisareknown,allrisksshall
bebornebythesuccessfultendererfromthetimeof
removalofthelot,withoutprejudicetotheformsof
recoursethesuccessfultenderermayhaveagainstthe
storer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthequality
laiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhisrequestfor(')OJNoL301,17.10.1992,p.17.
(2)OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.

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—Zachtetarwevanbakkwaliteituitinterventie,zonder
toepassingvanrestitutieofbelasting,bestemdvoor
WorldFoodProgramme—Verordening (EG)nr.
1549/96Article9
Article12ofRegulation (EEC)No3002/92notwith­
standing,thedocumentsrelatingtothesaleofcommon
wheatinaccordancewiththisRegulationandinparti­
culartheexportlicence,theremovalorderreferredtoin
Article3(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No3002/92,the
exportdeclarationand,whereappropriate,theT5control
copymustbearthewords:—Trigomolepanificaveldeintervençãosemaplicação
deumarestituição,ouimposiçãodestinadoaoWorld
FoodProgramme—Regulamento (CE)n?1549/96
—Interventioleipävehnää ,jolleeimaksetavientitukea
eikävientimaksua jajonkamääräpaikkaonWorld
FoodProgramme—asetus(EY)N:o1549/96—Trigoblandopanificabledeintervenciónsinaplica­
ciónderestituciónnigravamen,destinadoalWorld
FoodProgramme—Reglamento (CE)n°1549/96—Interventionsvete avbrödkvalitet,ejutanbidrageller
avgiftavsettförWorldFoodProgramme—förord­
ning(EG)nr1549/96.—Bageegnetblødhvedefrainterventionudenrestitu­
tionsydelseeller-afgiftbestemtforWorldFood
Programme—forordning(EF)nr.1549/96
—Interventions-Brotweichweizen ohneAnwendungvon
Ausfuhrerstattungen oderAusfuhrabgaben ,Bestim­
mungWorldFoodProgramme—Verordnung (EG)
Nr.1549/96
—Μαλακόςαρτοποιήσιμος σίτοςπαρέμβασης ,χωρίς
εφαρμογήεπιστροφήςήφόρουπροοριζόμενος για
τοWorldFoodProgramme—κανονισμός (ΕΚ)
αριθ.1549/96Article10
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallinformthe
Commission ofthetendersreceivedwithinthreehoursof
theexpiryofthetimelimitforsubmittingtenders.The
informationmustbesentintheformlaiddowninAnnex
IItooneofthetelexorfaxnumberslistedinAnnexIII.
2.ItshallinformtheCommissiononamonthlybasis
ofthequantitiesofcommonwheatremovedpursuantto
thisRegulation .
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .—Interventioncommonwheatofbreadmakingquality
withoutapplicationofrefundortax,boundforthe
WorldFoodProgramme—Regulation (EC)No
1549/96
—Blétendredinterventionpanifiablenedonnantpas
lieuàrestitutionniàtaxe,destinéau«WorldFood
Programme »—règlement(CE)n01549/96
—Frumentotenerodinterventopanificabilesenzaappli­
cazionedirestituzioneoditassa,destinatoalWorld
FoodProgramme—regolamento (CE)n.1549/96
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1August1996.
FortheCommission
ChristosPAPOUTSIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Regionofstorage Quantities
GERMANY :
Schleswig-Holstein /Hamburg/
Niedersachsen /Bremen/
Nordrhein-Westfalen 20783
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt /
Thüringen 2592
ANNEXII
StandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportofcommonwheatofbreadmakingqualityheldbytheGermanintervention
agencyfortheWorldFoodProgramme
(Regulation (EC)No1549/96)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Registration
numberof
thetendererLot
numberQuantity
intonnesOfferprice
(ECU/tonne)
C)Increases(+)
Reductions(-)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)Destination
1
2
3
etc.
(')Thispriceincludestheincreasesandreductionsrelatingtothelotforwhichthetenderissubmitted.

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ANNEXIII
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGVI/C/1:
—telex:22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters),
—fax:2964956,
2952515,
or2961097.
ANNEXIV
Communication ofrefusaloflotsunderthestandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof
commonwheat ofbread-making qualityheldbytheGermaninterventionagencyforthe
WorldFoodProgramme
(Article6ofRegulation (EC)No1549/96)
—Nameofsuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloflotbysuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
intonnesAddress
ofsiloReasonforrefusaltotakeover
—Specificweight(kg/hi)
—%sproutedgrains
—%miscellaneous impurities(Schwarzbesatz )
—%ofmatterwhichisnotwheatofunimpaired
quality
—Other