EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 3. 1999 L 56/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 465/1999
of 3 March 1999
on the sale of 20 200 tonnes of barley held by the Spanish intervention agency for
processing in Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5
thereof,
Whereas Portugal is experiencing particular difficulties
with respect to supplies of feed grain following anextremely poor barley harvest in 1998 as a result ofadverse weather conditions;
Whereas supplies are available in Spain in the form of
intervention barley; whereas this barley does not find itsway to Portugal in view of the long distances and hightransport costs involved;
Whereas, taking into account the supplies of feed grain
available in Spain and their remoteness from areas ofconsumption and export ports, the quantities of grain inquestion would be extremely difficult to dispose of underthe normal conditions of resale of intervention stocks laiddown in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions forthe sale of cereals held by intervention agencies (
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 39/1999 (4); whereas
Article 5(4) of that Regulation expressly provides for aderogation from the normal conditions of resale of inter-vention stocks under certain circumstances; whereas thesecircumstances currently exist; whereas a standing invita-tion to tender should therefore be opened for 20 200tonnes of barley held in the region of Salamanca andZamora for compulsory consumption in Portugal;whereas this invitation to tender should be subject tospecial price conditions;
Whereas, as regards proof of processing in Portugal,
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying theuse and/or destination of products from intervention (
5), aslast amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (6), is applic-
able;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The Portuguese intervention agency, hereinafter
referred to as INGA, shall organise a standing invitationto tender under the conditions laid down in Regulation(EEC) No 2131/93 for the resale of 20 200 tonnes ofbarley held in the region of Salamanca and Zamora bythe Spanish intervention agency, hereinafter referred to asFEGA, for disposal in Portugal. The cereals in questionare stored at Pearanda de Bracamonte (15 850 tonnes),Alba de Tormes (2 350 tonnes) and Barcial del Barco(2 000 tonnes).
2. Without prejudice to Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93,
the following special rules shall apply to this invitation totender:
— for the first invitation to tender, tenderers may not
submit tenders for more than 1 500 tonnes,
— tenders shall be drawn up with reference to the actual
quality of the lot to which they relate,
— tenderers shall undertake to process the quantities of
barley awarded to them in Portugal,
— processing shall be carried out by 30 September 1999
at the latest, except in cases of force majeure ,
— a security of a EUR 20 per tonne shall be lodged with
the Portuguese intervention agency by successfultenderers to ensure compliance with the conditionslaid down in the third and fourth indents. Thissecurity shall be lodged at the latest within twoworking days of receipt of the statement of award ofcontract,
— INGA shall notify FEGA of the tenders which have
been accepted and for which payment has been made.
3. Notwithstanding Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2131/93, the highest tender exceeding the minimumprice of EUR 110 per tonne shall be accepted.
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 191, 31. 7. 1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 5, 9. 1. 1999, p. 64.
(5) OJ L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17. (6) OJ L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13.
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Article 2
1. Securities as referred to in the fifth indent of Article
1(2) shall be released where they cover quantities inrespect of which the tenderers provide proof:
— of processing in Portugal by 30 September 1999 at the
latest, except in cases of force majeure ,
or
— that the product is no longer fit for human or animal
consumption.
2. Proof that the cereals covered by this Regulation
have been processed shall be furnished before 1 January2000 in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92.However, processing shall be deemed to have taken placeonce the barley has been delivered to a store in Portugal.
3. In addition to the endorsements provided for in
Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, box 104 of th e T 5 control
copy must bear one or more of the following:
— Destinados a la transformacin [Reglamento (CE) n
o
465/1999]
— Til forarbejdning (forordning (EF) nr. 465/1999)— Zur Verarbeitung bestimmt (Verordnung (EG) Nr.
465/1999)
—Pqooqfomtai cia letapogsg [Jamomislr (EJ)aqih.
465/1999]
— For processing (Regulation (EC) No 465/1999)— Destines  la transformation [rglement (CE) n
o465/
1999]
— Destinate alla trasformazione [regolamento (CE) n.
465/1999]
— Bestemd om te worden verwerkt (Verordening (EG)
nr. 465/1999)
— Para transformaÑo [Regulamento (CE) nº 465/1999]— Tarkoitettu jalostukseen [Asetus (EY) N:o 465/1999]— Fr bearbetning (frordning (EG) nr 465/1999).
Article 3
1. The final date for the submission of tenders in
response to the first partial invitation to tender shall be 18March 1999.2. The final date for the submission of tenders in
response to the final partial invitation to tender shall be29 April 1999.
3. Tenders must be submitted to the Portuguese inter-
vention agency:
Instituto Nacional de IntervenÑo e Garantia Agrcola
Rua Fernando Curado Ribeiro 4GP-1600 LisboaTel.: (351) 1 751 85 00Fax: (351) 1 751 86 00.
Article 4
The quantities of barley awarded shall be made available
to successful tenderers by FEGA as soon as it receives thenotification referred to in the sixth indent of Article 1(2).
Article 5
The Portuguese intervention agency shall transfer the
amounts received for the tenders awarded under thisRegulation to the Spanish intervention agency within 10days of receipt of those amounts.
Article 6
The Portuguese intervention agency shall inform the
Commission, by the Tuesday of the week following thefinal date for the submission of tenders at the latest, of theaverage prices of the various lots and the quantities sold.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 3 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission