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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1070/95
of12May1995
openingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof200000tonnesofbarley
heldbytheUnitedKingdominterventionagency
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdominterventionagencymay,onthe
conditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No2131/93,
openastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof
200000tonnesofbarleyheldbyit.
Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallcoveramaximumof
200000tonnesofbarleytobeexportedtoallthirdcoun­
tries.Customsexportformalitiesmaynotbecompleted
before1July1995.
2.Theregionsinwhichthe200000tonnesofbarley
arestoredarestatedinAnnexItothisRegulation.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSwedenandRegulation(EC)
No3290/94(2),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(4),laysdown
theproceduresandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,giventhecurrentmarketsituation,astanding
invitationtotendershouldbeopenedfortheexportat
thebeginningofthe1995/96cerealsmarketingyearof
200000tonnesofbarleyheldbytheUnitedKingdom
interventionagency;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotenderfortheexport
ofinterventionstocksisspecialinthatitwillbeopened
attheendofthemarketingyear,fromMay1995,butfor
deliverieswhichwillnotbepossibleuntil1July1995;
whereasthereshouldthereforebeaderogationfromthe
firstparagraphofArticle16ofRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93,whichprovidesforamaximumdelayofone
monthbetweenacceptanceofthetenderandpayment
andalsoaderogationfromthethirdparagraphofArticle
16ofthesaidRegulation,applicationofwhichwould
haveledtothepriceacceptedalreadybeingincreasedby
monthlyincrementsfortheremovalofthecerealsfrom
theinterventionstoreinJuly,whereasexportwasnot
scheduledpreviously;
Whereastheoperativeeventfortheconversionoftenders
submittedforinterventionstocksisthedateofpayment
forcerealsasfixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1068/93f),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
157/95(6);whereasthisruleshouldbeappliedtothe
salesprovidedforinthisRegulationwithoutprejudiceto
thepossibilityoffixingtheagriculturalconversionratein
advanceinaccordancewithArticles13to17ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1068/93;Article3
1.Theexportlicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateof
issue,withinthemeaningofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No2131/93,untiltheendofthefollowingfourth
month.
2.Tenderssubmittedinresponsetothisinvitationto
tendershallbeadmissibleonlyiftheyareaccompanied
byawrittenundertakingtoexportbeginningon1July
1995.Theymaynotbeaccompaniedbyapplicationsfor
exportlicencespursuanttoArticle44ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3719/88P).
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93,thetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders
underthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
18May1995at9a.m.(Brusselstime).
2.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersunderthe
subsequentpartialinvitationstotendershallexpireeach
Thursdayat9a.m.(Brusselstime).(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL349,31.12.1994,p.105.f)OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(4)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.hOJNoL24,1.2.1995,p.1. 0OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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3.Thelastpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
30May1996at9a.m.(Brusselstime).
4.ThetendersshallbelodgedwiththeUnited
Kingdominterventionagency.
Article5
Thefollowingprovisionsshallapplytotenderssubmitted
before1July1995:
—notwithstanding thefirstsubparagraphofArticle16of
Regulation(EEC)No2131/93,thepaymentmustbe
madenotlaterthan31July1995,
—notwithstanding thethirdsubparagraphofArticle16
ofRegulation(EEC)No2131/93,thepricetobepaid
forproductsforexportshallbethatindicatedinthe
tender,
—withoutprejudicetothepossibilityoffixingtheagri­
culturalconversionrateinadvance,tendersshallbe
convertedusingtheagriculturalconversionrateappli­
cableonthedateofthepaymentofcerealsofthe
batchconcerned .invitationtotender,withthedifferenceremaining
withinalimitofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmustnot,
however,belessthan60kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinB.2andB.4oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No689/920,
and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinpointB.5oftheAnnextoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentage
admissiblefornoxiousgrainsandergot,however
remainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotasestab­
lished;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequiredfor
interventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderwiththedifference
surpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),the
successfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromallhis
obligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,in­
cludingthesecurities,onlyoncehehasinformed
theCommissionandtheinterventionagency
forthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexII;however,
ifherequeststheinterventionagencytosupply
himwithanotherlotofinterventionbarleyofthe
qualitylaiddown,andthatwithoutadditional
charges,thesecurityshallnotbereleased.Thelot
mustbereplacedwithinamaximumofthreedays
fromthedateofthesuccessfultenderer'srequest.
Thesuccessfultenderershallimmediatelyinform
theCommission thereofinaccordance with
AnnexII;
(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredforinter­
vention,thesuccessfultenderermaynotremovethe
lotinquestion.Heshallbereleasedfromallhisobli­
gationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,includingthe
securities,onlyoncehehasinformedtheCommission
andtheinterventionagencyforthwith,inaccordance
withAnnexII;however,hemayrequesttheinterven­
tionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlotofinter­
ventionbarleyofthequalitylaiddown,withoutaddi­
tionalcharges.Inthiscase,thesecurityshallnotbe
released.Thelotmustbereplacedwithinamaximum
ofthreedaysfromthedateofthesuccessfultenderer's
request.Thesuccessfultenderershallimmediately
informtheCommission thereofinaccordancewith
AnnexII.Article6
Notwithstanding Article17(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93,thesecurityreferredtointhesecondindentof
Article17(2)ofthesaidRegulationshallnotbereleased
untilproofisfurnishedthatthecustomsexportformal­
itieshavetakenplacefrom1July1995.
Article7
1.Theinterventionagency,thestorerandthe
successfultenderer,ifhesowishes,shallbycommon
agreement,eitherbeforeoratthemomentofremoval
fromstorage,asthesuccessfultendererchooses,take
referencesamplesattherateofatleastonesamplefor
every500tonnes,andshallanalysethesamples.The
interventionagencymayberepresentedbyaproxy,
providedthisisnotthestorer.
TheCommissionmustbeinformedofthefindingsofthe
analyseswithinthreedays.
Referencesamplesshallbetakenandanalysedwithin
sevenworkingdaysofthedateofthesuccessfultenderers
requestorwithinthreeworkingdaysifthesampleswere
takenonremovalfromstorage.Ifthefinalresultofthe
sampleanalysesindicatesaquality:
(a)greaterthanthatspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender,thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelot
asestablished;
(b)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics forinterven­
tionbutbelowthequalitydescribedinthenoticeof(!)OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.

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silagecosts.Thecostofanyadditionalanalysesrequested
bythesuccessfultenderershallbebornebyhim.
Article8
TheUnitedKingdominterventionagencyshallnotifythe
Commission ofthetendersreceivednotlaterthantwo
hoursafterexpiryofthetimelimitforthesubmission
thereof.Notificationshallbegivenasspecifiedinthe
tableinAnnexIIItothisRegulation,tothetelexor
telefaxnumbersinAnnexIV.2.However,ifthebarleyisremovedbeforetheresults
oftheanalysisareknown,allrisksshallbebornebythe
successfultendererfromthetimeofremovalofthelot,
withoutprejudicetotheformsofrecoursethesuccessful
tenderermayhaveagainstthestorer.
3.If,thesuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthequality
laiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhisrequestfor
replacement ,heshallbereleasedfromallhisobligations,
includingthesecurities,oncehehasinformedthe
Commissionandtheinterventionagencyforthwithin
accordancewithAnnexII.
4.Thecostsofthetakingofsamplesandtheanalyses
referredtoinparagraph 1,exceptthosewherethefinal
resultoftheanalysesproducesaqualityinferiortothe
minimumcharacteristics requiredforintervention ,shall
bebornebytheEAGGFuptoamaximumofone
analysisper500tonneswiththeexceptionofthetrans­itrticle9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12May1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
England 133000
Scotland 61000
ANNEXII
Communication ofrefusaloflotsunderthestandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof
200000tonnesofbarleyheldbytheUnitedKingdominterventionagency
(Article7(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1070/95)
—Nameofsuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloflotbysuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
intonnesAddress
ofsiloReasonforrefusaltotakeover.
—Specificweight(kg/hi)
—%sproutedgrains
—%miscellaneous impurities(Schwarzbesatz )
—%ofmatterwhichisnotbasiccerealofunimpaired
quality
—Other

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ANNEXIII
Standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof200000tonnesofbarleyheldbytheUnited
Kingdominterventionagency
(Regulation .(EC)No1070/95)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tender
NoConsignment
NoQuantity
(tonnes)Offerprice
(ECU/tonne)
0)Priceincreases
(+)or
reductions
(-)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)Destination
1
2
3
etc.
(')Thispnceincludestheincreasesorreductionsrelatingtothelottowhichthetenderrefers.
ANNEXIV
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrusselsare(DGVI-C-1)
—telex:22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters);
—telefax:2964956,
2952515.