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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1816/97
of19September1997
ontheissuingofastandinginvitationtotenderforthesaleofcommonwheatof
breadmaking qualityheldbytheGermaninterventionagencyforexportto
certainACPcountriesinthe1997/98marketingyear
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No923/96(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,thattheoperationsandtheirmonitoringareproperly
effected;whereastothatendprovisionshouldbemade
forasecuritylodgmentschemewhichensuresthatthe
aimsaremetwhileavoidingexcessivecostsfortheoper­
ators;whereasderogationsshouldaccordinglybemadeto
certainrules,inparticularthoselaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No2131/93;
Whereas,inadditiontotheconditionslaiddownin
Article30ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
3719/880,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
1404/97(6),provisionshouldbemadeforthereleasefor
consumptionintheACPState(s)laiddownintheRegula­
tion;
Whereas,whereremovalofthewheatisdelayedbymore
thanfivedays,orthereleaseofoneofthesecurities
requiredisdelayed,forreasonsimputabletotheinterven­
tionagencytheMemberStateconcernedwillhavetopay
compensation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2193/96(4),lays
downtheprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalof
cerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,withaviewtosupplyingthemarketsofthe
ACPcountries,favouredpartnersoftheCommunity ,
significantquantitiesofcommonwheatarerequired;
whereasthesemarketsareusuallysuppliedonthebasisof
regularcontractstoensurestablepricesfortheACP
countriesoveracertainperiod;whereasitistherefore
necessarytoissueaspecificinvitationtotendertoensure
thatusersinthesecountrieshaveaccesstocommon
wheatofbreadmakingqualityunderconditionsappro­
priatetothehighlycompetitivesituationontheworld
market;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereastheGermaninterventionagencyholdsstocksof
commonwheatofbreadmakingquality;whereaspartof
thewheatcomingfromtheinterventionstocksheldby
theaforementioned agencyshouldthereforeberesoldto
theACPcountriestomeettheirquantitativeandqual­
itativeneeds;whereasthecommonwheatsuccessfully
tenderedformustbeexportedtothecountriesofdestina­
tionby28February1998atthelatest;Article1
1.Astandinginvitationtotenderisherebyissuedfor
theexportof225133tonnesofcommonwheatofbread­
makingquality,heldbytheGermaninterventionagency.
2.ThecommonwheatmustbeexportedtoanACP
StateortoseveralStateswithinoneofthegroupsofACP
StateslistedinAnnexI.
3.Theregionsinwhichthe225133tonnesofGerman
commonwheatofbreadmakingqualityarestoredare
listedinAnnexII.
4.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallpreparea
noticeofinvitationtotenderindicatingforeachlotor,
whereappropriate ,eachpartlot:Whereasthespecificnatureoftheoperationandthe
accountingpositionofthecommonwheatinquestion
requiregreaterflexibilityinthemechanismsandobliga­
tionsgoverningtheresaleofinterventionstocksandalso
requireexclusionofanyrefund,taxormonthlyincrease;
whereasspecialproceduresmustbelaiddowntoensure
(')OJL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJL126,24.5.1996,p.37.
OOJL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
4OJL293,16.11.1996,p.1.(5)OJL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
V)OJL194,23.7.1997,p.5.

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Theproofprovidedforinthefirstindentshallalso
indicatethequalityprovidedforinthecontract,thetime
limitfordeliveryandthepriceterms.
TheMemberStateshallsendtheCommission acopyof
thesaidproofforthwith,forinformation .
2.Tendersmaynotexceedthequantitylaiddownin
thecommercial contractsubmitted .—thelocation,
—andatleastthefollowingfeatures:
—specificweight,
—moisturecontent,
—Hagbergfallingnumber,
—impuritycontentsandsproutedgrains,
—proteincontent.
5.Itshallpublishthenoticeofinvitationtotenderat
leasttwodaysbeforethedatesetforthefirstpartialin­
vitationtotender.
Article2
SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation,thesalesof
commonwheatofbreadmakingqualityreferredtoin
Article1shalltakeplaceinaccordancewiththepro­
cedureandconditionslaiddownbyRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93.Article5
1.Noexportrefundorexporttaxormonthlyincrease
shallbeappliedforexportscarriedoutpursuanttothis
Regulation .
2.Thevalidityoftheexportlicencesissuedinac­
cordancewiththisRegulationshallexpireon28February
1998.
3.Thelicenceobligestheoperatortoexporttothe
ACPStateorStatesforwhichthelicenceapplicationwas
submitted.However,uptoalimitof30%ofthequantity
forwhichthelicencewasissued,theoperatormayeffect
hiscontractatanotherdestinationonconditionthatit
belongstothesamegroupofcountrieslistedinAnnexI.
4.Theexportlicencesshallbeissuedassoonasthe
successfultenderershavebeenselected.
5.Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No3719/88notwith­
standing,therightsderivingfromthelicencereferredto
inthisArticleshallnotbetransferable .Article3
1.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthefirst
partialinvitationtotendershallbe9a.m.(Brusselstime)
onThursday25September1997.
2.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthesecond
partialinvitationtotendershallbe9a.m.(Brusselstime)
onthefollowingThursday.
Thetimelimitforthelastpartialinvitationtotender
shallbe18December1997.
3.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheGermaninterven­
tionagency.
Article4
1.Tendersshallonlybeadmissibleif:
—thetendererprovideswrittenprooffromanofficial
bodyintheACPcountryofdestinationoracompany
havingitsoverseassubsidiaryinthesaidcountry,that
hehasconcludedforthequantityinquestiona
commercialsupplycontractforcommonwheatfor
exporttoanACPStateortoseveralStateswithinone
ofthegroupsofACPStateslistedinAnnexI.That
contractmaycoveronlythosedeliveriestobemade
duringtheperiodOctober1997toFebruary1998for
quantitiestraditionallysupplied;suchproofshallbe
lodgedwiththecompetentauthoritiesatleasttwo
workingdaysbeforethedateofthepartialinvitation
totenderagainstwhichthetenderistobesubmitted,
—theyareaccompaniedbyanapplicationforanexport
licenceforthedestinationinquestion.Article6
1.Theintervention agency,thestorerandthe
successfultenderer,ifhesowishes,shall,bycommon
agreement,eitherbeforeoratthemomentofremoval
fromstorage,asthesuccessfultendererchooses,take
referencesamplesattherateofatleastonesamplefor
every500tonnes,andshallanalysethesamples.The
interventionagencymayberepresentedbyaproxy,
providedthisisnotthestorer.
TheCommissionmustbeinformedofthefindingsofthe
analysesintheeventofadispute.
Referencesamplesshallbetakenandanalysedwithin
sevenworkingdaysofthedateofthesuccessfultenderer's
requestorwithinthreeworkingdaysifthesampleswere
takenonremovalfromstorage.Ifthefinalresultofthe
sampleanalysesindicatesaquality:
(a)greaterthanthatspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitation
totender,thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelot
asestablished ;
(b)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
interventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,withthedifference
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recoursethesuccessfultenderermayhaveagainstthe
storer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthequality
laiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhisrequestfor
replacement ,heshallbereleasedfromallhisobligations ,
includingthesecuritiesoncehehasinformedthe
Commissionandtheinterventionagencyforthwithin
accordancewithAnnexV.
4.Thecostsofthetakingofsamplesandtheanalyses
referredtoinparagraph 1,exceptthosewherethefinal
resultoftheanalysesproducesaqualityinferiortothe
minimumcharacteristics requiredforintervention ,shall
bebornebytheEAGGFuptoamaximumofone
analysisper500tonneswiththeexceptionofthetrans­
silagecosts.
Thecostoftranssilageandofanyadditionalanalyses
requestedbythesuccessfultenderershallbeborneby
him.
Article7
Thesuccessfultenderershallpayforthecommonwheat
beforeremovingitatthepriceindicatedinthetender.
Thefinaldateforremovalis31January1998.The
paymentdueforeachofthelotstoberemovedshallbe
indivisible .—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmustnot,
however,belessthan72kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemositurecontent,
—20percentagepointsfortheHagbergfalling
index,
—onepercentagepointfortheproteincontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinB.2andB.4oftheAnnextoCommission
Regulation(EEC)No689/92('),
and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No689/92,thepercentagesadmissiblefornoxious
grainsandergot,however,remainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotas
established ;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequiredfor
interventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderwiththedifference
surpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),the
successfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromallhis
obligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,in­
cludingthesecurities,onlyoncehehasinformed
theCommission andtheinterventionagency
forthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexV;however,if
herequeststheinterventionagencytosupplyhim
withanotherlotofinterventionbreadmaking
wheatofthequalitylaiddown,andthatwithout
additionalcharges,thesecurityshallnotbe
released.Thelotmustbereplacedwithina
maximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful
tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexV;
(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredforinter­
vention,thesuccessfultenderermaynotremovethe
lotinquestion.Heshallbereleasedfromallhisob­
ligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,includingthe
securities,onlyoncehehasinformedtheCommission
andtheinterventionagencyforthwith,inaccordance
withAnnexV;however,hemayrequesttheinterven­
tionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlotofinter­
ventionbreadmakingwheatofthequalitylaiddown,
withoutadditionalcharges.Inthiscase,thesecurity
shallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbereplacedwithin
amaximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessfultenderer
shallimmediatelyinformtheCommissionthereofin
accordancewithAnnexV.
2.However,ifthebreadmaking wheatisremoved
beforetheresultsoftheanalysisareknown,allrisksshall
bebornebythesuccessfultendererfromthetimeof
removalofthelot,withoutprejudicetotheformsofArticle8
1.ThesecuritylodgedpursuanttoArticle13(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No2131/93mustbereleasedoncethe
exportlicenceshavebeenissuedtothesuccessfulten­
derers.
2.Theobligationtoexportandimportintooneofthe
countriesofdestinationlistedinAnnexIshallbecovered
byasecurityamountingtoECU45pertonneofwhich
ECU15pertonneshallbelodgeduponissueofthe
exportlicence,withthebalanceofECU30beinglodged
beforeremovalofthecereals.
Article15(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
3002/92(2)notwithstanding :
—theamountofECU15pertonnemustbereleased
within20workingdaysofthedateonwhichthe
successfultenderersuppliesproofthatthewheat
removedhasleftthecustomsterritoryoftheCom­
munity,
—theamountofECU30pertonnemustbereleased
within15workingdaysofthedateonwhichthe
successfultenderersuppliesproofofentryfor
consumptionintotheACPStateorStatesreferredto
inArticle5(3).Thisproofshallbesuppliedin
accordancewithArticles18and47ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3665/87(3).
(')OJL74,20.3.1992,p.18.(2)OJL301,17.10.1992,p.17.
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—Blétendredinterventionpanifiablenedonnantpas
lieuàrestitutionniàtaxe,destinéà(nomdel'État
ACPoudesÉtatsACP),règlement(CE)n01816/97
—Frumentotenerodinterventopanificabilesenzaappli­
cazionedirestituzioneoditassa,destinatoal(nome
delpaeseodeipaesiACP),regolamento (CE)n.
1816/973.Exceptindulysubstantiatedexceptionalcases,in
particulartheopeningofanadministrative enquiry,any
releaseofthesecuritiesprovidedforinthisArticleafter
thelimitsspecifiedinthissameArticleshallconferan
entitlementtocompensation fromtheMemberState
amountingtoECU0,015/10tonnesforeachday'sdelay.
Thiscompensation shallnotbechargedtotheEAGGF.
Article9
Article12ofRegulation(EEC)No3002/92notwithstand­
ing,thedocumentsrelatingtothesaleofcommonwheat
inaccordancewiththisRegulationandinparticularthe
exportlicence,theremovalorderreferredtoinArticle3
(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No3002/92,theexportde­
clarationand,whereappropriate ,theT5controlcopy
mustbearthewords:—Zachtetarwevanbakkwaliteituitinterventie,zonder
toepassingvanrestitutieofbelasting,bestemdvoor
(naamvandeACS-StaatofdeACS-Staten),Verorde­
ning(EG)nr.1816/97
—Trigomolepanificáveldeintervençãosemaplicação
deumarestituição,ouimposiçãodestinadoa(nome
doEstadooudosEstadosACP),Regulamento (CE)n?
1816/97
—Interventioleipävehnää ,jolleeimaksetavientitukea
eikävientimaksua jajonkamääräpaikkaon(AKT­
maannimitaiAKT-maidennimet),asetus(EY)N:o
1816/97—Trigoblandopanificabledeintervenciónsinaplica­
ciónderestituciónnigravamen,destinadoa(nombre
delEstadoodelosEstadosACP),Reglamento (CE)n°
1816/97—Interventionsvete avbrödkvalitet ,ejutanbidrageller
avgiftavsettför(AVS-statensellerAVS-staternas
namn),förordning(EG)nr1816/97.
—Bageegnetblødhvedefrainterventionudenrestitu­
tionsydelseeller-afgiftbestemtfor(navnetpådeteller
depågældendeAVS-lande),forordning (EF)nr.
1816/97
—Interventions-Brotweichweizen ohneAnwendungvon
Ausfuhrerstattungen oderAusfuhrabgaben ,Bestim­
mung(NamedesAKP-StaatesoderderAKP-Staaten ),
Verordnung (EG)Nr.1816/97Article10
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallinformthe
Commission ofthetendersreceivedwithinthreehoursof
theexpiryofthetimelimitforsubmittingtenders.The
informationmustbesentintheformlaiddowninAnnex
IIItooneofthetelexorfaxnumberslistedinAnnexIV.
2.ItshallinformtheCommissiononamonthlybasis
ofthequantitiesofcommonwheatremovedpursuantto
thisRegulation .
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .—Μαλακόςαρτοποιήσιμος σίτοςπαρέμβασης ,χωρίς
εφαρμογήεπιστροφήςήφόρουπροοριζόμενος για
(όνοματηςχώραςΑΚΕήτωνχωρώνΑΚΕ),κανο­
νισμός(ΕΚ)αριθ.1816/97
—Interventioncommonwheatofbreadmakingquality
withoutapplicationofrefundortax,boundfor(name
oftheACPStateorStates),Regulation (EC)No
1816/97
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19September1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
GroupsofACPStatessignatoriestotheLoméConvention
GroupI Group11 GroupIII
Mauritania Chad Seychelles
Mali CentralAfricanRepublic Comoros
Niger Benin Madagascar
Senegal Cameroon Mauritius
BurkinaFaso EquatorialGuinea Angola
Gambia SãoToméandPríncipe Zambia
Guinea-Bissau Gabon Malawi
Guinea Congo Mozambique
CapeVerde DemocraticRepublicofCongoNamibia
SierraLeone Rwanda Botswana
Liberia Burundi Zimbabwe
Côted'Ivoire Lesotho
Ghana Swaziland
Togo Djibouti
Ethiopia
IEritrea
ANNEXII
(tonnes)
Regionofstorage Quantities
Schleswig-Holstein /Hamburg/
Niedersachsen /Bremen/
Nordrhein-Westfalen 138156
Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz /
Baden-Württemberg /
Saarland/Bayern67348
Berlin/Brandenburg/
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 705
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt /
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ANNEXIII
Standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof225133tonnesofcommonwheatof
breadmaking qualityheldbytheGermaninterventionagency
(Regulation (EC)No1816/97)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Registration
numberof
thetendererLot
numberQuantity
intonnesOfferprice
(ECU/tonne)
OIncreases(+)
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.

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ANNEXV
Communication ofrefusaloflotsunderthestandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof
225133tonnesofbreadmakingcommonwheatheldbytheGermaninterventionagency
(Article6ofRegulation(EC)No1816/97)
—Nameofsuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloflotbysuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
intonnesAddress
ofsiloReasonforrefusaltotakeover
—Specificweight(kg/hi)
—%sproutedgrains
—%miscellaneous impurities(Schwarzbesatz )
—%ofmatterwhichisnotwheatofunimpaired
quality
—Other