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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No261/96
of12February1996
ontheissuingofstandinginvitationstotenderforthesaleofcommonwheatof
breadmaking qualityheldbytheFrenchandGermaninterventionagenciesfor
exporttocertainACPcountriesinthe1995/96marketingyear
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1863/95(2),andinparticularArticle5thereof,thattheoperationsandtheirmonitoringareproperly
effected;whereastothatendprovisionshouldbemade
forasecuritylodgmentschemewhichensuresthatthe
aimsaremetwhileavoidingexcessivecostsfortheopera­
tors;whereasderogationsshouldaccordinglybemadeto
certainrules,inparticularthoselaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No2131/93;
Whereas,inadditiontotheconditionslaiddownin
Article30ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
3719/88(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2137/95(^provisionshouldbemadeforthereleasefor
consumptionintheACPState(s)laiddownintheRegula­
tion;
Whereas,whereremovalofthewheatisdelayedbymore
thanfivedays,orthereleaseofoneofthesecurities
requiredisdelayed,forreasonsimputabletotheinterven­
tionagencytheMemberStateconcernedwillhavetopay
compensation ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(4),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,withaviewtosupplyingthemarketsofthe
ACPcountries,favouredpartnersoftheCommunity ,
significantquantitiesofcommonwheatarerequired;
whereasthesemarketsareusuallysuppliedonthebasisof
regularcontractstoensurestablepricesfortheACP
countriesoveracertainperiod;whereasitistherefore
necessarytoissueaspecificinvitationtotendertoensure
thatusersinthesecountrieshaveaccesstocommon
wheatofbreadmakingqualityunderconditionsappro­
priatetothehighlycompetitivesituationontheworld
market;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereastheFrenchandGermaninterventionagencies
holdsignificantstocksofcommonwheatofhighbread­
makingquality;whereaspartofthewheatcomingfrom
theinterventionstocksheldbytheaforementioned agen­
ciesshouldthereforeberesoldtotheACPcountriesto
meettheirquantitativeandqualitativeneeds;whereasthe
commonwheatsuccessfullytenderedformustbe
exportedtothecountriesofdestinationby31July1996
atthelatest;Article1
1.Twostandinginvitationstotenderareherebyissued
fortheexportof:
—30000tonnesofcommonwheatofbreadmaking
quality,heldbytheFrenchinterventionagency,
—400000tonnesofcommonwheatofbreadmaking
quality,heldbytheGermaninterventionagency.
2.ThecommonwheatmustbeexportedtoanACP
StateortoseveralStateswithinoneofthegroupsofACP
StateslistedinAnnexI.
3.Theregionsinwhichthe30000tonnesofFrench
and400000tonnesofGermancommonwheatofbread­
makingqualityarestoredarelistedinAnnexII.Whereasthespecificnatureoftheoperationandthe
accountingpositionofthecommonwheatinquestion
requiregreaterflexibilityinthemechanismsandobliga­
tionsgoverningtheresaleofinterventionstocksandalso
requireexclusionofanyrefund,taxormonthlyincrease;
whereasspecialproceduresmustbelaiddowntoensure
(>)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
P)OJNoL179,29.7.1995,p.1.
(3)OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
b)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.(*)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.¥)OJNoL214,8.9.1995,p.21.

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4.Theinterventionagenciesconcernedshallpreparea
noticeofinvitationtotenderindicatingforeachlotor,
whereappropriate ,eachpartlot:
—thelocation,
—andatleastthefollowingfeatures:
—specificweight,
—moisturecontent,
—Hagbergfallingnumber,
—impuritycontentsandsproutedgrains,
—proteincontent.
5.Theyshallpublishthenoticeofinvitationtotender
atleasttwodaysbeforethedatesetforthefirstpartial
invitationtotender.ventionagencyatleasttwoworkingdaysbeforethe
dateofthefirstinvitationtotender,
—theyareaccompaniedbyanapplicationforanexport
licenceforthedestinationinquestion.
Theproofprovidedforinthefirstindentshallalsoindi­
catethequalityprovidedforinthecontract,thetime
limitfordeliveryandthepriceterms.
TheMemberStateshallsendtheCommission acopyof
thesaidproofforthwith,forinformation .
2.Tendersmaynotexceedthequantitylaiddownin
thecommercialcontractsubmitted .Whereonthebasisof
thesaidcontractthetenderersimultaneously participates
ininvitationstotenderinthetwoMemberStates
concerned,heshallberequiredtomentionthisinhis
bid.
Whentransmittingthetenderssubmitted,theMember
StatesshallinformtheCommission oftheabove,
mentioningifnecessarythenamesofthetenderers
involved.Article2
SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation,thesalesof
commonwheatofbreadmakingqualityreferredtoin
Article1shalltakeplaceinaccordancewiththeproce­
dureandconditionslaiddownbyRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93.Article5
1.Noexportrefundorexporttaxormonthlyincrease
shallbeappliedforexportscarriedoutpursuanttothis
Regulation .
2.Thevalidityoftheexportlicencesissuedinaccor­
dancewiththisRegulationshallexpireon31July1996.
3.Thelicenceobligestheoperatortoexporttothe
ACPStateorStatesforwhichthelicenceapplicationwas
submitted.However,uptoalimitof20%ofthequantity
forwhichthelicencewasissued,theoperatormayeffect
hiscontractatanotherdestinationonconditionthatit
belongstothesamegroupofcountrieslistedinAnnexI.
4.Theexportlicencesshallbeissuedassoonasthe
successfultenderershavebeenselected.
5.Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88notwith­
standing,therightsderivingfromthelicencereferredto
inthisArticleshallnotbetransferable .Article3
1.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthefirst
partialinvitationstotendershallbe9a.m.(Brusselstime)
onThursday15February1996.
2.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthesecond
partialinvitationtotendershallbe9a.m.(Brusselstime)
onthefollowingThursday.
Thetimelimitforthelastpartialinvitationtotender
shallbe28March1996.
3.Tendersmustbesubmittedtotheintervention
agencyinquestion.
Article4
1.Tendersshallonlybeadmissibleif:
—thetendererprovideswrittenprooffromanofficial
bodyinthecountryofdestinationoracompany
havingitsoverseassubsidiaryinthesaidcountry,that
hehasconcludedforthequantityinquestiona
commercialsupplycontractforcommonwheatof
breadmakingqualityforexporttoanACPStateorto
severalStateswithinoneofthegroupsofACPstates
listedinAnnexI.Thatcontractmaycoveronlythose
deliveriestobemadeduringtheperiodFebruary1996
toSeptember1996forquantitiestraditionally
supplied,suchproofshallbelodgedwiththeinter­Article6
1.Theinterventionagency,thestorerandthe
successfultenderer,ifhesowishes,shall,bycommon
agreement,eitherbeforeoratthemomentofremoval
fromstorage,asthesuccessfultendererchooses,take
referencesamplesattherateofatleastonesamplefor
every500tonnes,andshallanalysethesamples.The
interventionagencymayberepresentedbyaproxy,
providedthisisnotthestorer.
TheCommissionmustbeinformedofthefindingsofthe
analysesintheeventofadispute.

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lotinquestion.Heshallbereleasedfromallhisobli­
gationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,includingthe
securities,onlyoncehehasinformedtheCommission
andtheinterventionagencyforthwith,inaccordance
withAnnexV;however,hemayrequesttheinterven­
tionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlotofinter­
ventionbread-makingwheatofthequalitylaiddown,
withoutadditionalcharges.Inthiscase,thesecurity
shallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbereplacedwithin
amaximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessfultenderer
shallimmediatelyinformtheCommissionthereofin
accordancewithAnnexV.
2.However,ifthebread-making wheatisremoved
beforetheresultsoftheanalysisareknown,allrisksshall
bebornebythesuccessfultendererfromthetimeof
removalofthelot,withoutprejudicetotheformsof
recoursethesuccessfultenderermayhaveagainstthe
storer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthequality
laiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhisrequestfor
replacement ,heshallbereleasedfromallhisobligations,
includingthesecuritiesoncehehasinformedthe
Commissionandtheinterventionagencyforthwithin
accordancewithAnnexV.Referencesamplesshallbetakenandanalysedwithin
sevenworkingdaysofthedateofthesuccessfultenderer's
requestorwithinthreeworkingdaysifthesampleswere
takenonremovalfromstorage.Ifthefinalresultofthe
sampleanalysesindicatesaquality:
(a)greaterthanthatspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender,thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelot
asestablished ;
(b)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
interventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,withthedifference
remainingwithinalimitofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmustnot,
however,belessthan72kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemositurecurrent,
—20percentagepointsfortheHagbergfalling
index,
—onepercentagepointfortheproteincontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinB.2andB.4oftheAnnextoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No689/920
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,inaccordancewithAnnexV;however,ifhe
requeststheinterventionagencytosupplyhim
withanotherlotofinterventionbread-making
wheatofthequalitylaiddown,andthatwithout
additionalcharges,thesecurityshallnotbe
released.Thelotmustbereplacedwithina
maximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful
tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexV;
(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristicsrequiredforinter­
vention,thesuccessfultenderermaynotremovethe4.Thecostsofthetakingofsamplesandtheanalyses
referredtoinparagraph 1,exceptthosewherethefinal
resultoftheanalysesproducesaqualityinferiortothe
minimumcharacteristics requiredforintervention ,shall
bebornebytheEAGGFuptoamaximumofone
analysisper500tonneswiththeexceptionofthetrans­
silagecosts.
Thecostoftranssilageandofanyadditionalanalyses
requestedbythesuccessfultenderershallbeborneby
him.
Article7
Thesuccessfultenderershallpayforthecommonwheat
beforeremovingitatthepriceindicatedinthetender.
Thefinaldateforremovalis24July1996.Thepayment
dueforeachofthelotstoberemovedshallbeindivisible .
Article8
1.ThesecuritylodgedpursuanttoArticle13(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No2131/93mustbereleasedoncethe
exportlicenceshavebeenissuedtothesuccessfultende­
rers. (')OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.

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—Interventions-Brotweichweizen ohneAnwendungvon
Ausfuhrerstattungen oderAusfuhrabgaben ,Bestim­
mung(NamedesAKP-StaatesoderderAKP-Staaten ),
Verordnung (EG)Nr.261/962.Theobligationtoexportandimportintooneofthe
countriesofdestinationlistedinAnnexIshallbecovered
byasecurityamountingtoECU60pertonneofwhich
ECU20pertonneshallbelodgeduponissueofthe
exportlicence,withthebalanceofECU40beinglodged
beforeremovalofthecereals. —Μαλακόςαρτοποιήσιμος σίτοςπαρέμβασης ,χωρίς
εφαρμογήεπιστροφήςήφόρουπροοριζόμενος για
(όνοματηςχώραςΑΚΕήτωνχωρώνAKE),κανο­
νισμός(ΕΚ)αριθ.261/96
—Interventioncommonwheatofbreadmakingquality
withoutapplicationofrefundortax,boundfor(name
oftheACPStateorStates),Regulation(EC)No
261/96
—Blétendredinterventionpanifiablenedonnantpas
lieuàrestitutionniàtaxe,destinéà(nomdel'Etat
ACPoudesÉtatsACP),règlement(CE)n0261/96Article15(2)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3002/92(')nothwithstanding :
—theamountofECU20pertonnemustbereleased
within20workingdaysofthedateonwhichthe
successfultenderersuppliesproofthatthewheat
removedhasleftthecustomsterritoryoftheCommu­
nity,
—theamountofECU40pertonnemustbereleased
within15workingdaysofthedateonwhichthe
successfultenderersuppliesproofofentryfor
consumptionintotheACPStateorStatesreferredto
inArticle5(3).Thisproofshallbesuppliedinaccor­
dancewithArticles18and47ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3665/87(2).—Frumentotenerodinterventopanificabilesenzaappli­
cazionedirestituzioneditassa,destinatoal(nomedel
paeseodeipaesiACP),regolamento (CE)n.261/96
—Zachtetarwevanbakkwaliteituitinterventie ,zonder
toepassingvanrestitutieofbelasting,bestemdvoor
(naamvandeACS-StaatofdeACS-Staten),Verorde­
ning(EG)nr.261/96
—Trigomolepanificaveldeintervençãosemaplicação
deumarestituição,ouimposiçãodestinadoa(nome
doEstadooudosEstadosACP),Regulamento (CE)n?
261/963.Exceptindulysubstantiatedexceptionalcases,in
particulartheopeningofanadministrative enquiry,any
releaseofthesecuritiesprovidedforinthisArticleafter
thelimitsspecifiedinthissameArticleshallconferan
entitlementtocompensation fromtheMemberState
amountingto0,015ECU/10tonnesforeachday'sdelay.—Interventioleipävehnää ,jolleeimaksetavientitukea
eikävientimaksua jajonkamääräpaikkaon(AKT­
maannimitaiAKT-maidennimet),asetus(EY)N:o
261/96
Thiscompensation shallnotbechargedtotheEAGGF.—Interventionsvete avbrödkvalitet ,ejutanbidrageller
avgiftavsettför(AVS-statensellerAVS-staternas
namn),förordning(EG)nr261/96.
Article9
Article12ofRegulation(EEC)No3002/92notwithstan­
ding,thedocumentsrelatingtothesaleofcommon
wheatinaccordancewiththisRegulationandinparti­
culartheexportlicence,theremovalorderreferredtoin
Article3(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No3002/92,the
exportdeclarationand,whereappropriate,theT5control
copymustbearthewords:Article10
1.TheFrenchandGermaninterventionagenciesshall
informtheCommission ofthetendersreceivedwithin
threehoursoftheexpiryofthetimelimitforsubmitting
tenders.Theinformationmustbesentintheformlaid
downinAnnexIIItooneofthetelexorfaxnumbers
listedinAnnexIV.
2.TheyshallinformtheCommissiononamonthly
basisofthequantitiesofcommonwheatremoved
pursuanttothisRegulation .—Trigoblandopanificabledeintervenciónsinaplica­
ciónderestituciónnigravamen,destinadoa(nombre
delEstadoodelosEstadosACP),Reglamento (CE)n°
261/96
—Bageegnetblødhvedefrainterventionudenrestitu­
tionsydelseeller-afgiftbestemtfor(navnetpådeteller
depågældendeAVS-lande),forordning(EF)nr.261/96Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .(')OJNoL301,17.10.1992,p.17.
2OJNoL351,14.12.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12February1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
GroupsofACPStatessignatoriestotheLomeConvention
GroupI GroupII GroupIII
Mauritania Chad Seychelles
Mali CentralAfricanRepublic Comoros
Niger Benin Madagascar
Senegal Cameroon Mauritius
BurkinaFaso EquatorialGuinea Angola
Gambia SãoToméandPrincipe Zambia
Guinea-Bissau Gabon Malawi
Guinea Congo Mozambique
CapeVerde Zaire Namibia
SierraLeone Rwanda Botswana
Liberia Burundi Zimbabwe
Côted'Ivoire Lesotho
Ghana Swaziland
Togo
I
ANNEXII
(tonnes)
Regionofstorage Quantities
FRANCE :
Châlons-sur-Marne 4000
Rouen
I26000
GERMANY :
Schleswig-Holstein /Hamburg/
Niedersachsen/Bremen/
Nordrhein-Westfalen 234993
Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz /
Baden-Württemberg /
37413Saarland/Bayern
Berlin/Brandenburg/
12824Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt /
Thüringen114770

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ANNEXIII
Standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof30000tonnesofcommonwheatof
breadmaking qualityheldbytheFrenchinterventionagencyand400000tonnesof
commonwheatofbreadmaking qualityheldbytheGermaninterventionagency
(Regulation (EC)No261/96)
Registration
numberof
thetendererLot
numberQuantity
intonnesOfferprice
(ECU/tonne)Increases(+)
Reductions (—)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)Destination
')
1
2
3
etc.
(')Thispriceincludestheincreasesandreductionsrelatingtothelotforwhichthetenderissubmitted.
ANNEXIV
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGVI/C/1:
—telex:22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters),
—fax:2964956,
2952515,
or2961097.
ANNEXV
Communication ofrefusaloflotsunderthestandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof
430000tonnesofbread-making wheatheldbytheFrenchandGermaninterventionagency
(Article6ofRegulation(EC)No261/96)
—Nameofsuccessfultenderer :
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloflotbysuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
intonnesAddress
ofsiloReasonforrefusaltotakeover
—Specificweight(kg/hi)
—%sproutedgrains
—%miscellaneous impurities(Schwarzbesatz )
—%ofmatterwhichisnotwheatofunimpaired
quality
—Other