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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No239/94
of2February1994
authorizingtheItalianinterventionagencytoputupforsalebytender100000
tonnesofdurumwheatforexportfromtheotherMemberStatesintheformof
durumwheatmealtoAlgeria
shouldbestipulatedthatsecuritiesmaybereleasedonly
afterpresentationofproofofarrival;
Whereas,whereremovalofthedurumwheatisdelayed
bymorethanfivedaysorthereleaseofoneofthe
requiredsecuritiesisdelayedforreasonsimputabletothe
interventionagency,Italyshouldpaycompensation ;
WhereastheMemberStatesaretotakealladditional
measurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsinforceto
ensurethatdieschemeoperatessmoothlyandthatthe
Commissioniskeptinformed;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2193/93(2),andinparticularArticle
5thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3)
laysdowntheproceduresandconditionsforthedisposal
ofcerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
PricesfordurumwheatontheCommunity'sinternal
marketareveryhighduetoafallintotalproduction
causedbythedroughtinSpainandareductioninland
downtodurumwheatinFrance;whereastheCommu­
nity'sdurumwheatmealindustrymustcontinuetobe
abletoexportinordertokeepupnormaltradeflowsto
Algeria;whereas,therefore,provisionshouldbemadefor
Italianinterventionstockstobeusedtosupplythe
Communityexportmealindustryduringtheperiod1
Januaryto30April1994atcompetitiveprices;
Whereastheabovesituationrequiresthemeasuretobe
implemented asamatterofurgency;
Whereasaconversionrateshouldbesettodeterminethe
quantityofdurumwheatmealtobeexportedonthebasis
ofthedurumwheatused;
Whereasthespecificnatureoftheoperationrequires
greaterflexibilityinthemechanismsandobligations
governingtheresaleofinterventionstocksandtheexclu­
sionofanyrefundormonthlyincrease;whereasspecial
proceduresmustbelaiddowntoensurethattheopera­
tionsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;whereasto
thatendprovisionshouldbemadeforasystemofsecuri­
tiestoensurethattheaimsofthemeasureareachieved
withoutplacingexcessiveburdensonoperators;whereas
derogationsshouldaccordinglybemadefromcertain
rules,inparticularthoselaiddowninRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93;
Whereas,toensurethattheoperationiscarriedout
smoothlyandtoavoidanydisturbanceofthemarket,itArticle1
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyisherebyauthorized
toissueaninvitationtotenderforthesaleonthe
Communitymarketof100000tonnesofdurumwheatin
accordancewithArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93.
2.Amaximumof68000tonnesofdurumwheatmeal
forhumanconsumptionmustbeexportedtoAlgeria,
equaltothequantityofdurumwheatawardeddividedby
thecoefficientreferredtoinArticle6.Thismaximum
quantitymaynotcomefromItalyorGreece.Thecompe­
tentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesshallensurethatthe
abovementioned quantityofmealisnotexceeded.Tothat
endtheyshallsupplyeachotherwiththenecessaryinfor­
mation.
3.Theregionsinwhichthe100000tonnesofItalian
durumwheatarestoredarelistedinAnnexI.
4.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallpreparea
noticeofinvitationtotenderindicatingforeachlotor,
whereappropriate,eachpartlot:
—thelocation,
—and,atleastthefollowing:
—themaximumpercentageofwhollyorpartially
mitadinegrains,
—thespecificweight,
—themoisturecontent,OOJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.
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5.Tendersmaynotbewithdrawn.
Article5
1.Noexportrefundshallbegrantedforexportscarried
outpursuanttothisRegulation.
2.Customsexportformalitiesfordurumwheatmeal
equivalenttothatwhichwouldbeobtainedfromthe
cerealsawardedmustbecompletedwithin60daysofthe
dateoftheawardandnotlaterthan30April1994.
3.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationtotender
mustbearthefollowingentryinSection22:
'InvitationtotenderopenedbyRegulation(EC)No
239/94—Tenderdated..
4.Notwithstanding Article9ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3719/88('),therightsderivingfromthe
licencereferredtointhisArticleshallnotbetransferable .
Article6
Forthedetermination ofthequantityofdurumwheat
mealtobeexported,thequantityofdurumwheat
awardedshallbedeliveredbyacoefficientof1,48.—theHagbergfallingnumber,
—theimpurity,mottledgrainandsproutedgrain
contents,
—theproteincontent.
5.Itshallpublishthenoticeofinvitationtotenderat
leastthreedaysbeforethedatesetforthefirstpartial
invitationtotender.
Article2
SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation,thesalesof
durumwheatreferredtoinArticle1shalltakeplacein
accordancewiththeprocedureandconditionslaiddown
inRegulation(EEC)No2131/93.
Article3
1.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthefirst
partialinvitationtotendershallbe1p.m.(Brusselstime)
onWednesday,9February1994.
2.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthesubse­
quentpartialinvitationstotendershallbe1p.m.(Brussels
time)eachWednesday.
Thetimelimitforthelastpartialinvitationtotender
shallbe23March1994.
3.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheItalianinterven­
tionagency.
Article4
1.Interestedpartiesshallsubmitatendertothe
competentItalianauthoritieseitherinwritingagainstan
acknowledgment ofreceiptorbytelex,telegramorfax.
2.Thetendershallindicate:
—thereferenceoftheinvitationtotender,
—thename,fulladdressandtelexorfaxnumberofthe
tenderer,
—thequantityofdurumwheattobeexportedinthe
formofmeal,
—theproposedpurchasingpricepertonneineucs.
3.Tendersshallbevalidonlyiftheyareaccompanied
by:
—anapplicationforanexportlicenceforAlgeriafor
durumwheatmealfallingwithinProductcode
11031110200,
—proofthatthetendererhaslodgedasecurityofECU5
pertonne,
—anundertakingfromtheoperatorthathewilltransfer
thedurumwheatawardedtothecountryfromwhich
themealwillbeexported.
4.Tendersnotsubmittedinaccordancewithpara­
graphs1,2and3orwhichcontainconditionsotherthan
thoselaiddownintheinvitationtotendershallbe
invalid.Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallinformthe
Commission ofthetendersreceivedwithintwohoursof
theexpiryofthetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders.
Theinformationmustbesentintheformlaiddownin
AnnexIItooneofthetelexorfaxnumberslistedin
AnnexIII.
Wherenotendersarereceived,theagencyshallinform
theCommission withinthetimelimitlaiddownin
subparagraph 1.
2.ItshallinformtheCommissiononamonthlybasis
ofthequantitiesofdurumwheatremovedpursuantto
thisRegulation.
Article8
Onthebasisofthetenderssubmittedandnotified,the
Commissionshalldecide,inaccordancewiththeproce­
durelaiddownforinArticle23ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1766/92:
—eithertofixaminimumsellingprice,
—ornottoproceedwiththeinvitationtotender.
Whereaminimumsellingpriceisfixed,thecontract
shallbeawardedtothetenderersubmittingoffersator
abovethatminimumprice.
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reasonsimputabletotheinterventionagency,Italyshall
beresponsibleforthepaymentofcompensation .
5.Allrisksandstoragecostsshallbebornebythe
successfultendererfromthetimeofremoval.Totakeaccountofthecostoftransportbetweentheware­
houseinwhichthedurumwheatawardedisstoredand
theportofexportdeclaredbythetenderer,whenfixing
theminimumsellingpriceadifferentialmaybeallowed
betweentendererssubmittedforexportfromItalyand
Greeceandtenderssubmittedfortheexportofdurum
wheatmealfromtheotherMemberStates.
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallinformalltenderers
inwritingoftheresultoftheirtenderassoonasthe
Commissionhasadoptedthedecisionreferredtoinpara­
graph1.Article10
Thesuccessfultenderershallpayforthedurumwheat
beforeremovingitatthepriceindicatedinthetender.
Thepaymentdueforeachofthelotstoberemovedshall
beindivisible.
Article9
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallnotifythestorerand
theItalianinterventionagencyinwritingatleasttendays
inadvanceofhisintentiontoremovethemerchandise .
2.Beforethelotawardedisremoved,theItalianinter­
ventionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleinaccordancewiththemethodlaid
downinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No689/92(').
Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesampleindi­
cateasignificantdifferencebetweenthequalityofthe
durumwheattoberemovedandthequalityasdescribed
inthenoticeofinvitationtotenderreferredtoinArticle
1ofthisRegulation,thesuccessfultenderermayrefuse
themerchandise .Article11
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle4(3)mustbe
releasedforthecorresponding quantitiesofdurumwheat
assoonastheoperatorconcernedhassuppliedproofthat
thedurumwheathasbeentransferredtothecountryin
whichthecustomsformalitiesfortheexportofthemeal
havebeencompletedandforwhichthetenderhasnot
beenaccepted.
2.TheobligationtoexportfromtheCommunityand
importintoAlgeriashallbecoveredbyasecurityamoun­
tingtoECU50pertonneofdurumwheatofwhichECU
25pertonneshallbelodgeduponissueofthelicencefor
theexportofmealforthecorresponding quantityof
durumwheatandthebalanceofECU25pertonne
beforeremovalofthecereals.
Notwithstanding Article15(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3002/92(2),theamountofECU50pertonneof
durumwheatcorresponding totheprocessedmealmust
bereleasedwithin15workingdaysofthedateonwhich
thesuccessfultenderersubmitsproofthatthemealhas
arrivedinAlgeria.
3.Exceptindulysubstantiatedexceptionalcases,in
particulartheopeningofanadministrativeenquiry,any
releaseofthesecuritiesprovidedforinthisArticleafter
thetimelimitsspecifiedhereinshallconferanentitle­
menttocompensation fromItalyamountingtoECU
0,015per10tonnesofmealforeachday'sdelay.Such
compensationshallnotbechargedtotheEuropeanAgri­
culturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund(EAGGF).
4.Theprimaryrequirementwithinthemeaningof
Article20ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2220/85(3)shallbepaymentofthepurchasepriceforthe
durumwheatandexportofthedurumwheatmealwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownundercoveroftheexportlicence
referredtoinArticle4(3).Asignificantdifferenceshallbeaspecificweightofless
than76kg/hi,alevelofbrokengrainsofmorethan9%
andadiscrepancyofonepercentagepointforthemois­
turecontent,tenpointsfortheHagbergfallingindex,one
percentagepointfortheproteincontent,tenpercentage
pointsfortheimpuritiesreferredtounderB.2,B.3and
B.4andahalfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtounderB.5,thepercentageadmissiblefor
noxiousgrains,damagedgrainsandergot,however,
remainingaslaiddownintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No689/92.
3.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchan­
dise,asprovidedforinthesecondsubparagraphofpara­
graph2above,theItalianinterventionagencyshall
supplyhimwithanotherlotofinterventiondurumwheat
oftherequisitequality,atnoextracharge,withineight
days.
4.Ifremovalofthedurumwheatisdelayedbymore
thanfivedayswithrelationtothedateofacceptanceof
thelottoberemovedbythesuccessfultendererfor
(')OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.0OJNoL301,17.10.1992,p.17.0OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

NoL30/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.2.94
—Sêmolasdetrigoduroquenãodadireitoaumaresti­
tuição,destinadoàArgélia—Regulamento (CE)
n?239/94.Article12
1.Notwithstanding Article12ofRegulation(EEC)No
3002/92,theexportlicenceforthedurumwheatmeal
mustbearthewords:
—Sémoladetrigodurodeintervenciónsinderechoa
restitución,destinadaaArgelia—Reglamento (CE)
n°239/94,2.Theuseofoneofthecustomswarehousingorfree
zoneschemesisprohibited.
—Groftmelfrainterventionudenrestitutionsydelse
bestemtforAlgeriet—Forordning(EF)nr.239/94,
—Feinhartweizengrieß ohneAusfuhrerstattung ,Bestim­
mungAlgerien—Verordnung (EG)Nr.239/94,
—Σιμιγδάλισκληρούσίτουπουδενπαρέχειδικα:
ιωμαεπιστροφήςπροοριζόμενογιατηνΑλγερία—
Κανονισμός (ΕΚ)αριθ.239/94,Article13
TheItalianinterventionagencyshalltakeallnecessary
stepstoensurecompliancewiththeprovisionsofthis
Regulation.ItshallinformtheCommissionweekly,
withintheManagementCommitteeforCereals,ofthe
progressoftheinvitationtotender.—Semolinaofdurumwheatnoteligibleforrefund,
boundforAlgeria—Regulation(EC)No239/94,
—Semouledeblédurdinterventionnedonnantpas
droitàrestitution,destinéeàl'Algérie—Règlement
(CE)n0239/94,
—Semolinidifrumentoduronondantedirittoarestitu­
zione,destinatoall'Algeria—Regolamento (CE)
n.239/94,Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .—Griesmeelzonderrechtoprestitutie,bestemdvoor
Algerije—Verordening (EG)nr.239/94,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2February1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
RegionsinwhichdurumwheatisstoredinItaly
(tonnes)
Regionofstorage Quantities
Piemonte 15734
EmiliaRomagna 24000
Liguria 5413
Lombardia 4769
Toscana 17844
Lazio 29130
Sicilia 3110
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationtotenderfor100000tonnesofdurumwheatheldbytheItalian
interventionagencyforexportintheformofdurumwheatmeal
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
LotNoOfferprice
(ECU/tonne)0Increases{+)
and
eductions(—)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Portof
exportRegistration
numberof
thetenderQuantity
intonnesPlaceof
processing
1
2
3
etc.
(')Thispriceincludestheincreasesandreductionsapplicabletothelotforwhichthetenderissubmitted.
ANNEXIII
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGIV/C/1(fortheattentionofMrThibault/MrBrus):
—telex:22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—fax:2952515
2961097
2962005