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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No945/76
of26April1976
layingdownconditionsforinvitationstotenderforcolzaandrapeseedheldby
theDanishinterventionagency
frombeingofferedforintervention asecondtime;
whereas,therefore,thedepositshouldbeforfeited,in
particular,wherethesuccessfultendererfailsto
furnishproofthattheseedshavebeenplacedunder
controlatanoilmillasprovidedforinArticle2of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2114/71of28
September1971onthesubsidyforoilseeds(5),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2730/71(6),orhave
beenexported;
Whereastheminimumsellingpricewhichcorres­
pondsnearesttotherealmarketsituationshallbe
fixedonthebasisoftendersreceived;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtotheperson
offeringthehighestprice;whereas,moreover,rules
governingtheawardofthecontractintheeventof
severaltendersofthesameamountbeinglodged,
shouldbemade;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),andinparticularArticle26(3)thereof,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle26ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,theDanishinterventionagencybought
certainquantitiesofcolzaandrapeseedduringthe
1975/76marketingyear;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No189/68of
16February1968oncertaindetailedrulesforthe
disposalofoilseedsboughtinbyinterventionagen­
cies(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1594/72(4),laiddowntheconditionsforsalebyinvita­
tiontotenderontheCommunitymarketofseeds
heldbyinterventionagencies;whereasinviewofthe
presentsituationofthemarketforseedsinthe
CommunitythequantitiesheldbytheDanishinter­
ventionagencycannotbeexpectedtobesoldinaccor­
dancewiththepriceconditionslaiddowninArticle5
ofRegulation (EEC)No189/68;whereas,therefore,
specialmeasuresshouldbetakenforthedisposalof
theseoilseeds;
Whereasitisimpossibleatpresenttomarketcolza
andrapeseedintheCommunityonthebasisofa
pricethatismorecloselyrelatedtotherealmarket
situationthanthepricefixedinaccordancewith
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No189/68;
Whereasinordertoensurefavourableconditionsfor
sale,theseedsshouldbeputupforsaleinlots;
Whereasadepositshouldbeprovidedtoensureobser­
vanceoftheobligationsarising,fromthesubmission
ofatender;whereasfurther,thisdepositshould
preventseedsforwhichatenderhasbeenacceptedHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thetotalquantityofabout7000metrictonsof
c<3lzaandrapeseedboughtinduringthe1975/76
marketingyearandheldbytheDanishintervention
agencyshallbeofferedforsalebytenderonthe
Communitymarketinsevenlots.
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulationthe
provisionsofRegulation (EEC)No189/68shallapply.
Article2
TheinvitationtotendershallbepublishedintheOffi­
cialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnotless
than10daysbeforethefinaldateforthesubmission
oftenders.Thisshallbenotlaterthan2p.m.on14
May1976.(■)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.
(3)OJNoL43,17.2.1968,p.7.
(4)OJNoL169,27.7.1972,p.18.(5)OJNoL222,2.10.1971,p.2.
6)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.18.

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Article3
1.Onlytenderslodgedforlotsshallbeaccepted.
Thesaidpriceshallbefordeliveryexwarehouse.
2.Thetendershallbevalidonlyifitisaccompa­
niedbyadepositoftwounitsofaccountper100kg.
Thisdepositshallbeprovidedincashorintheform
ofaguaranteecomplyingwithcriterialaiddownby
Denmark .procedurelaiddowninArticle38ofRegulation(EEC)
No136/66/EEC.
Thepriceshallbefixed,exwarehouse,foroilseedsof
thestandardqualityforwhichinterventionpricesare
fixed.Wheretheoilseedsofferedforsalearenotof
thesaidstandardquality,theirweightshallbedeter­
minedbythemethoddescribedintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1204/72of7June
1972layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesubsidysystemforoilseeds(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No676/76(2)andthesellingprice
shallbeincreasedorreducedasspecifiedinthe
AnnextoCommissionRegulationNo282/67/EECof
11July1967ondetailedrulesforinterventionforoil
seeds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2645/75(4).Article4
Article6ThedepositreferredtoinArticle3(2)shallbe
releasedprovided:
(a)thetendererhasnotwithdrawnhistenderbefore
theawardofthecontractandhistenderhasbeen
unsuccessful ;
(b)thesuccessfultenderer,exceptincaseofforce
majeure,haspaidtheinterventionagencythe
amountcorresponding tohistender,hastaken
overtheoilseedsawardedtohimunderthe
contractandhasfurnishedproofthattheoilseeds
havebeenplacedundercontrolatanoilmill
pursuanttoArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No
2.1M/71orhavebeenexported.SubjecttotheminimumpricereferredtoinArticle5,
thecontractforeachlotshallbeawardedtothe
highestbidder.
Ifseveraltendererstenderthesameamount,the
successfultenderershallbechosenbylot.
Article7
Article5ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .Inthelightofthetenderssubmitted,aminimum
sellingpriceshallbefixedinaccordancewiththe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL133,10.6.1972,p.1.
POJNoL81,27.3.1976,p.22.
(3)OJNo151,13.7.1967,p.1.
C)OJNoL269,18.10.1975,p.28