NoL302/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.11.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2677/76
of3November 1976
layingdownconditionsforinvitationstotenderforcolzaandrapeseedheldby
theGerman,DanishandBritishinterventionagencies
beforfeitedunlessthesuccessfultendererprovides
proofthattheseedshavebeenplacedundercontrolat
anoilmillpursuanttoArticle2ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2114/71of28September1971onthe
subsidyforoilseeds(5),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2730/71(6),orhavebeenexported;
Whereastheminimumsellingpricethatmostnearly
correspondsto.theactualmarketsituationmaybe
determinedonthebasisofthetendersreceived;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthehighestprice;whereas,more­
over,thereshouldberulesconcerningtheawardof
thecontractintheeventofseveraltendersbeing
madeatthesameprice;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganization ofthemarketinoilsand
fats('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1707/73(2),andinparticularArticle26(3)thereof,
Whereasduringthe1975/76and1976/77marketing
yearsthe;German,DanishandBritishintervention
agencieseachboughtincertainquantitiesofcolza
andrapeseedpursuanttoArticle26ofRegulationNo
136/66/EEC,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No189/68of
16February1968oncertaindetailedrulesforthe
disposalofoilseedsboughtinbyinterventionagen­
cies(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1687/76(4),laiddowntheconditionsforsaleby
tenderontheCommunitymarketofseedsheldby
interventionagencies;whereas,inviewofthepresent
situationofthemarketforseedsintheCommunity ,it
isunlikelythatthequantitiesheldbytheGerman,
DanishandBritishinterventionagenciescanbesold
inaccordancewiththepriceconditionslaiddownin
Article5ofRegulation (EEC)No189/68;whereas,
therefore,specialmeasuresmustbetakentodispose
oftheseoilseeds;
Whereascolzaandrapeseedcanatpresentbe
marketedintheCommunityatapricewhichaccords
morecloselywiththeactualmarketsituationthanthe
pricefixedinaccordancewiththesaidArticle5;
Whereas,inordertoensurefavourablesellingcondi­
tions,theseedsshouldbeputupforsaleinlots;
Whereasasecurityshouldbeprovidedtoensurethe
observanceoftheobligationsinvolvedinthesubmis­
sionofatender;whereas,moreover,thatsecurity
shouldbesuchastopreventtheseedsforwhicha
tenderisacceptedfrombeingofferedforintervention
asecondtime;whereasthesecurityshouldthereforeArticle1
1..There,shallbeputupforsalebytenderonthe
Community *market:
—onelotofatotalquantityofapproximately 1280
metrictonsofcolzaandrapeseedheldbythe
Germaninterventionagency,andsixlotsofatotal
quantityofapproximately 3550metrictonsof
colzaandrapeseedheldbytheDanishinterven­
tionagency,allofwhichwereboughtinduring
the1975/76marketingyear;
—eightlotsofatotalquantityofapproximately
4970metrictonsofcolzaandrapeseedheldby
theGermaninterventionagencyandtwolotsofa
totalquantityofapproximately 110metrictonsof
colzaandrapeseedheldbytheBritishinterven­
tionagency,allofwhichwereboughtinduring
the1976/77marketingyear.
2.TheprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No189/68
shallapply,subjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegula­
tion.(')OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL175,29.6.1973,p.5.
(3)OJNoL43,17.2.1968,p.7.
(4)OJNoL190,14.7.1976,p.1.(5)OJNoL222,2.10.1971,p.2.
(6)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.18.

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Article2
Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepublished
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
notlessthan10daysbeforethefinaldateforthe
submission oftenders.Thisdateshallbe16
November1976,notlaterthan2p.m.
Article3procedurelaiddowninArticle38ofRegulationNo
136/66/EECfor,respectively,theseedsheldbythe
Germaninterventionagency,theseedsheldbythe
Danishinterventionagency,andtheseedsheldbythe
Britishinterventionagency.
Thepricesshallbefixed,exstoragedepot,foroil
seedsofthestandardqualityforwhichintervention
pricesarefixed.Wheretheoilseedsofferedforsale
arenotofthesaidstandardquality,theirweightshall
bedeterminedbythemethoddescribedintheAnnex
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1204/72of7
June1972layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplica­
tionofthesubsidysystemforoilseeds('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No676/76(2),andthe
sellingpriceshallbeincreasedorreducedasspecified
intheAnnextoCommissionRegulationNo282/
67/EECof11July1967ondetailedrulesforinterven­
tionforoilseeds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1702/76(4).1.Notendershallbeacceptedunlessitstatesa
priceperlot,deliveryexstoragedepot.
2.Tendersshallbevalidonlyifaccompaniedbya
securityoftwounitsofaccountper100kg.
Thesecuritymaybeprovidedincashorintheform
ofaguaranteesatisfyingthecriterialaiddownin
respectively ,theFederalRepublicofGermany,
DenmarkandtheUnitedKingdom.
Article4
Article6ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3(2)shallbe
releasedwhere:
(a)thetendererhasnotwithdrawnhistenderbefore
theawardofthecontractandthetenderhasbeen
unsuccessful ;
(b)thesuccessfultenderer,saveincasesofforce
majeure,haspaidtotheinterventionagencythe
amountcorresponding tohistender,hastaken
overtheoilseedsawardedtohimunderthe
tenderandhasgivenproofthattheoilseedshave
beenplacedundercontrolatanoilmillpursuant
toArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No2114/71or
havebeenexported.SubjecttotheminimumpricesreferredtoinArticle
5,thecontractshallineachcasebeawardedtothe
highestbidder.
Iftwoormoretendererstenderatthesameprice,the
successfultenderershallbechosenbylot.
Article7
Article5
Inthelightofthetenderssubmitted,minimum
sellingpricesshallbefixedinaccordancewiththeThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3November1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNoL133,10.6.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL81,27.3.1976,p.22.
(3)OJNo151,13.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL191,15.7.1976,p.14.