NoL247/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.10.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2729/93
of4October1993
authorizingcertaininterventionagenciestoputupforsalebytender110000
tonnesofdurumwheatforexportintheformofdurumwheatmealandgroats
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,ensurethattheschemeoperatessmoothlyandthatthe
Commission iskeptinformed;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity , WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2193/93(2),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2131/93(3)HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
laysdowntheprocedureandconditionsforthedisposal
ofcerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
Article1WhereasintheCommunity ,forthe1993/94cerealsyear,
internalmarketpricesfordurumwheatareataveryhigh
levelthankstoanoverallproductionlevelreducedbythe
droughtinSpainandareductioninlanddowntodurum
wheatinFrance;whereastheCommunity'sdurumwheat
mealindustrymustcontinuetobeabletoexportinorder
tokeepupnormaltradeflows;whereascalculationofthe
refundonthebasisofinternalpricesofthe1993/94
cerealsyearwouldleadtoaveryhighrefundsum;
whereas,therefore,provisionshouldbemadeforthelarge
interventionstockstobeusedtosupplytheexportmeal
industryduringtheperiod1Octoberto31October1993
atpricetermscompetitivewithnormalmarketprices;TheinterventionagenciesoftheMemberStateslisted
belowareherebyauthorizedtoissueaninvitationto
tenderforthesaleontheCommunitymarketof110000
tonnesofdurumwheatinaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation (EEC)No2131/93,asfollows:
(tonnes)
Italy 100000
France 10000
Whereastheabovesituationrequiresthemeasuretobe
implemented asamatterofurgency;Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenfrom
7Octoberto12November1993.Whereasaconversionrateshouldbesettodeterminethe
quantityofdurumwheatmealandgroatstobeexported
onthebasisofthedurumwheatused:
2.Aquantityofdurumwheatmealandgroatsfor
humanconsumptionequaltothequantityofdurum
wheatawardeddividedbythecoefficientreferredtoin
Article5mustbeexportedtothirdcountries.Whereas,toensurethattheoperationiscarriedout
smoothly,itshouldbestipulatedthatsecuritiesmaybe
releasedonlyaftercompletionofcustomsexportformali­
tiestoavoidanydisturbanceofthemarket;
WhereastheMemberStatesaretotakealladditional
measurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsinforcetoTendersshallbevalidonlyifthey:
—areaccompanied byanapplicationforanexport
licencefordurumwheatmealandgroatshavingan
ashcontentof0to1300mgper100g(0,160mm
sieve)withanapplicationforadvancefixingofthe
refundsetfortherelevantquality,(■)OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.

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—inallothercases,inaccordancewithTitleVof
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2220/85(').
2.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhethirdindentofthe
secondsubparagraphofArticle2(2)shallbereleasedfor
thecorresponding quantitiesofdurumwheatmealand
groatsforwhichevidenceofexporthasbeenfurnished.
3.Theprimaryrequirementwithinthemeaningof
Article20ofRegulation (EEC)No2220/85shallbe
paymentofthesellingpriceandexportwithinthetime
limitlaiddownforthedurumwheatmealandgroats
undertheexportlicencereferredtoinArticle4.
Evidencetobefurnishedshallbethatapplicableforthe
securityfortheexportlicenceissuedfollowingawardof
thecontract.—areaccompaniedbyevidencethatthetendererhas
lodgedasecurityofECU30pertonne,
—areaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingfromthe
tenderertolodge,atthelatestonpaymentofthe
goods,asecuritycoveringanydifferencebetweenthe
priceprovidedforinArticle5(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93andthatindicatedinthetender.
Article3
TheminimumsalespriceshallbeECU120pertonne.
Article4
1.Customsexportformalitiesfordurumwheatmeal
andgroatsequivalenttothatwhichwouldbeobtained
fromcerealsawardedmustbeaccomplishednotlaterthan
31December1993.
2.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationtotender
mustbearthefollowingentryinSection22:
'InvitationtotenderissuedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2729/93—Tenderfrom
Article5
Forthedetermination ofthequantityofdurumwheat
mealandgroatstobeexported,thequantityofdurum
wheatawardedshallbedividedbyacoefficientof1,50.
Article6
1.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhesecondindentofthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle2(2)shallbereleased:
—forthequantitiesforwhichthetenderhasnotbeen
accepted,orArticle7
Theinterventionagenciesconcernedshalltakeallneces­
sarystepstoensurecompliancewiththeprovisionsof
thisRegulation.Theyshallprovideeachotherwithall
necessaryinformationandshallinformtheCommission
weekly,withintheManagementCommitteeforCereals,
oftheprogressoftheinvitationtotender.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4October1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.