NoL58/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.3.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No553/93
of10March1993
openingastandinginvitationtotenderforthesupplytoLithuaniaof27500
tonnesofbread-making commonwheatheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
OnthetermslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No2388/92,
theFrenchinterventionagencyshallopenastanding
invitationtotenderforthesupplytoLithuaniaofbread­
makingcommonwheatheldbythesaidagency.
Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallcover27500tonnesof
bread-makingcommonwheatinbulktobesuppliedcif
(ex-ship),totheLithuanianportofKlaipeda.
2.Theregionsinwhichthe27500tonnesofbread­
makingcommonwheatarestoredarestatedinAnnexI
tothisRegulation.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2335/92
of7August1992onanemergencymeasuretosupply
foodproductstothepopulationsofEstonia,Latviaand
Lithuania('),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(3),andinparticularArticle7(6)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2388/92(4),
providesthatcontractsforthesupplyofcerealsunder
Regulation(EEC)No2335/92aretobeallocatedby
invitationtotender;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1570/770,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No606/920,lays
downinparticularqualitycriteriaforbread-making
commonwheatacceptedforintervention ;
Whereasastandinginvitationtotendershouldbeopened
forthesupplyofaninstalmentofbread-makingcommon
wheatheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency;
Whereasexperiencehasshowntheneedtobesurethat
theschedulingofdeliveriesisrespected;thatthereforean
amountshouldbedeductedfromtheperformance
guaranteeincertaincasesofdelayeddeliveries;
Whereasstaggereddeliveryoflotsimposesadditional
burdensontherecipientsandisahindranceasregards
otherdeliveries;whereasaspecificpenaltyofECU2per
tonneshouldbeimposed,withoutprejudicetothe
provisionsonsecurityofArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)
No2388/92;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article3
1.Tendersmayrelateonlytotheentirelotof27500
tonnesspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender
providedforinArticle14ofRegulation(EEC)No
2388/92inaccordancewiththedeliveryspecificationsin
AnnexIVhereto.
2.Notwithstanding Article11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2388/92whendeliverydelaysoccur,foreachdayof
delay0,05%ofthesecurityspecifiedinArticle8ofthat
Regulationshallbeforfeitinrespectofthequantities
deliveredlate.Ifsuchdelaysexceedaperiodoffivedays,
thepercentageforfeitshallamountto0,1%foreachday
ofdelay.
3.Thepartofthesecurity,referredtoinArticle8of
Regulation(EEC)No2388/92,corresponding toany
additionalcostsincurredbytheCommunity,pursuantto
Article9(2)ofthatRegulationortothecorresponding
Articlesrelatingtotheothersectors,shallalsobeforfeit.
4.Theprovisionsoftheprecedingparagraphsshall
applywheredeliverydelayisattributabletotheoperator.
Article4
1.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersin
responsetothefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallbe
11a.m.,Brusselstime,on18March1993.
2.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetothelastpartialinvitationtotendershallbe
11a.m.,Brusselstime,on1April1993.(')OJNoL227,11.8.1992,p.2.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
3)OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.
(4)OJNoL233,15.8.1992,p.6.0OJNoL174,14.7.1977,p.18.
(6)OJNoL65,11.3.1992,p.25.

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3.Notwithstanding Article14ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2388/92,theinterventionagency
concernedshallpublishaninvitationtotenderatleast
threedaysbeforethedatelaiddownforthefirstpartial
invitationtotender.
Article5
TendersmustbesubmittedtotheFrenchintervention
agency.
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallforwardtendersto
theCommission inaccordancewiththemodelinAnnex
IIhereto.
Article6
Thetaking-overcertificatereferredtoinArticle9(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2388/92shalltaketheformshown
inAnnexIII.
Certificatesshallbeissuedafterunloadingofthegoods.
Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallundertaketoprovide
theLithuanianauthoritieswiththedocumentsrequiredforsupplypurposesasspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitation
totenderdrawnupbytheFrenchinterventionagency.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallregularlyinformthe
Lithuanianauthorities,theinterventionagencyholding
theproductsinvolvedandtheCommission ofthe
progressofthesupplyoperationasfarasthetakeover
stage.
Article8
TheMemberStatesconcernedshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatnorefundisappliedwithinthe
frameworkofthesupply,inparticularbyspecifyingthis
ontheexportlicence.
Article9
ForthepurposesofenteringEAGGFexpenditureinthe
accounts,thebookvalueoftheproductreferredtoin
Article1isherebyfixedatECU52pertonne.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10March1993.
FortheCommission
RenéSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Rouen 27500
ANNEXII
StandinginvitationtotenderforthesupplytoLithuaniaof27500tonnesofbread-making
wheatheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
(Regulation(EEC)No553/93)
Tenderer
number Quantity(tonnes)Supplycost
appliedfor
(ECU/tonne)12 3
1
2
3
4
etc.

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ANNEXIII
SUPPLYBYSEA
TAKING-OVER CERTIFICATE
I,theundersigned :
(surnameandfirstname,orbusinessname)
actingonbehalfoftheLithuanianGovernment ,herebycertifythatthegoodsmentionedbelowhavebeen
takenover:
—Nameofvessel:
—Placeanddateoftaking-over :
—Product:
—Tonnagetakenover:
Remarksorreservations:
ANNEXIV
Deliveryspecifications
Deliveryinbulk,cif(ex-ship)totheLithuanianportofKlaipeda.
Onelotof27500tonneswhich,atthesuccessfultenderer'schoice,maybe:
—eitheroneshipmentof27500tonnes:toarrivebetween19and21April1993,
—oramaximumoftwoshipments :
—13750tonnes:toarrivebetweeh19and21April1993,
—13750tonnes:toarrivebetween26and28April1993.
Anindividuallotmustbedeliveredasasingleconsignmentattheportofdestination.Ifthisrequirementis
notmettheinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedshallimposeapenaltyofECU2pertonne.
Thedeliveriesmaytakeplacebeforethedatelaiddownontheinitiativeofthesuccessfultendererandunder
hisresponsibilityifthenecessaryconditionsaremetforunloadingandremovalintheportofKlaipeda.