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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 441/2000
of 25 February 2000
opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the Irish intervention
agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92of30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market incereals(
1),aslastamendedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1253/1999(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No39/1999(4),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcerealsheld by intervention agencies.
(2)Giventhecurrentmarketsituation,astandinginvitationto tender should be opened for the export of 29977tonnes of barley held by the Irish intervention agency.
(3)Specialproceduresmustbelaiddowntoensurethattheoperations and their monitoring are properly effected.To that end, provision should be made for a securitylodgement scheme which ensures that aims are metwhileavoidingexcessivecostsfortheoperators.Deroga-tions should accordingly be made to certain rules, inparticularthoselaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No2131/93.
(4)Where removal of the barley is delayed by more thanfivedaysorthereleaseofoneofthesecuritiesrequiredis delayed for reasons imputable to the interventionagency the Member State concerned must paycompensation.
(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulationtheIrishinterven-
tionagencyissuesastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof barley held by it in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No2131/93.
Article 2
1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
29977tonnesofbarleyforexporttothirdcountries,withtheexception of the United States, Canada and Mexico.2. The regions in which the 29977 tonnes of barley are
stored are set out in Annex I.
Article 3
1. Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for theexport shall be that quoted in the tender.
2. No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall be
granted on exports carried out pursuant to this Regulation.
3. Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall not
apply.
Article 4
1. Theexportlicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue
withinthemeaningofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No2131/93 until the end of the fourth month thereafter.
2. Tenderssubmittedinresponsetothisinvitationtotender
may not be accompanied by export licence applicationssubmitted pursuant to Article 44 of Commission Regulation(EEC) No 3719/88(
5).
Article 5
1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No
2131/93,thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersinrespectofthe first partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m. (Brusselstime) on 2 March 2000.
2. The time limit for submission of tenders in respect of
subsequentpartialinvitationstotendershallbe9a.m.(Brusselstime) each Thursday thereafter.
3. Thelastpartialinvitationtotendershallbe9a.m.(Brus-
sels time) on 25 May 2000.
4. Tenders shall be lodged with the Irish intervention
agency.
Article 6
1. The intervention agency, the storer and the successful
tenderer shall, at the request of the latter and by commonagreement,eitherbeforeoratthetimeofremovalfromstorageas the successful tenderer chooses, take reference samples forcounter-analysisattherateofatleastonesampleforevery500tonnesandshallanalysethesamples.Theinterventionagencymayberepresentedbyaproxy,providedthisisnotthestorer.
(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 5, 9.1.1999, p. 64. (5) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.
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The analysis results shall be forwarded to the Commission in
the event of a dispute.
Reference samples for counter-analysis shall be taken and
analysed within seven working days of the date of thesuccessfultenderer'srequestorwithinthreeworkingdaysifthesamples are taken on removal from storage. Where the finalresult of sample analyses indicates a quality:
(a) higher than that specified in the notice of invitation to
tender,thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotasestab-lished;
(b) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down for
intervention but below the quality described in the noticeof invitation to tender, providing that the differenceshavingregardtothosecriteriadonotexceedthefollowinglimits:
— twokilogramsperhectolitreasregardsspecificweight,
which must not, however, be less than 60 kg/hl,
— one percentage point as regards moisture content,— half a percentage point as regards impurities as speci-
fiedinpointsB.2andB.4oftheAnnextoCommissionRegulation (EEC) No 689/92(
1), and
— half a percentage point as regards impurities as speci-
fiedinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No689/92, the percentages admissible for noxious grainsand ergot, however, remaining unchanged,
the successful tenderer must accept the lot as established;
(c) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down for
intervention but below the quality described in the noticeofinvitationtotender,andadifferenceexceedingthelimitsset out in point (b), the successful tenderer may:
— accept the lot as established, or— refuse to take over the lot in question. The successful
tenderer shall be discharged of all his obligationsrelatingtothelotinquestionandthesecuritiesshallbereleased only once he has informed the Commissionand the intervention agency forthwith in accordancewithAnnexII;however,ifherequeststheinterventionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlotofinterventionbarleyofthequalitylaiddownatnoadditionalcharge,the security shall not be released. The lot must bereplacedwithinthreedaysofthedateofthesuccessfultenderer's request. The successful tenderer shall notifythe Commission immediately thereof in accordancewith Annex II;
(d) belowtheminimumcharacteristicslaiddownforinterven-
tion, the successful tenderer may not remove the lot inquestion. He shall be discharged of all his obligationsrelating to the lot in question and the securities shall bereleased only once he has informed the Commission andthe intervention agency forthwith in accordance withAnnexII;however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlotofinterventionbarleyofthequalitylaiddownatnoadditionalcharge.Inthatcase,thesecurity shall not be released. The lot must be replacedwithin three days of the date of the successful tenderer'srequest. The successful tenderer shall immediately inform
the Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II.
2. However, if the barley is removed before the results of
the analyses are known, all risks shall be borne by thesuccessful tenderer from the time the lot is removed, withoutprejudice to any means of redress of which he may availhimself against the storer.
3. If, as a result of successive replacements, the successful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthequalitylaiddown within one month of the date of his request for areplacement, he shall be discharged of all his obligations andthe securities shall be released once he has informed theCommissionandtheinterventionagencyforthwithinaccord-ance with Annex II.
4. Except where the final results of analyses indicate a
qualitybelowtheminimumcharacteristicslaiddownforinter-vention, the costs of taking the samples and conducting theanalyses provided for in paragraph 1 but not of inter-bintransfersshallbebornebytheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund(EAGGF)inrespectofuptooneanalysisper500tonnes.Thecostsofinter-bintransfersandanyaddi-tional analyses requested by the successful tenderer shall beborne by him.
Article 7
ByderogationfromArticle12ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3002/92(
2),thedocumentsrelatingtothesaleofbarleyin
accordance with this Regulation, and in particular the exportlicence, the removal order referred to in Article 3(1)(b) ofRegulation (EEC) No 3002/92, the export declaration and,where necessary, the T5 copy shall carry the entry:
— Cebada de intervención sin aplicación de restitución ni
gravamen, Reglamento (CE) n
o441/2000
— Byg fra intervention uden restitutionsydelse eller -afgift,
forordning (EF) nr. 441/2000
— Interventionsgerste ohne Anwendung von Ausfuhrerstat-
tungen oder Ausfuhrabgaben, Verordnung (EG) Nr. 441/2000
—Κριθή παρέµβασης χωρίς εφαρµογή επιστροφής ή φόρου ,κανο-
νισµός(ΕΚ)αριθ. 441/2000
— Intervention barley without application of refund or tax,
Regulation (EC) No 441/2000
— Orge d'intervention ne donnant pas lieu à restitution ni
taxe, règlement (CE) n
o441/2000
— Orzo d'intervento senza applicazione di restituzione né di
tassa, regolamento (CE) n. 441/2000
— Gerst uit interventie, zonder toepassing van restitutie of
belasting, Verordening (EG) nr. 441/2000
— Cevadadeintervençãosemaplicaçãodeumarestituiçãoou
imposição, Regulamento (CE) n.o441/2000
— Interventio-ohraa,johoneisovelletavientitukeaeikävienti-
maksua, asetus (EY) N:o 441/2000
— Interventionskorn, utan tillämpning av bidrag eller avgift,
förordning (EG) nr 441/2000.
(1) OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 18. (2) OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17.
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Article 8
1. The security lodgement pursuant to Article 13(4) ofRegulation(EEC)No2131/93mustbereleasedoncetheexportlicences have been issued to the successful tenderers.2. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No2131/93, the obligation to export shall be covered by asecurityequaltothedifferencebetweentheinterventionpriceapplying on the day of the award and the price awarded butnotlessthanEUR 10pertonne.Halfofthesecurityshallbelodged when the licence is issued and the balance shall belodged before the cereals are removed.Notwithstanding Article 15(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92:— the part of the security lodged when the licence is issued
must be released within 20 working days of the date onwhich the successful tenderer provides proof that thecereals removed have left the customs territory of theCommunity.
Notwithstanding Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93:— theremaindermustbereleasedwithin15workingdaysof
the date on which the successful tenderer provides theproof referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No3665/87.
3. Except in duly substantiated exceptional cases, in partic-ular the opening of an administrative enquiry, any release ofthe securities provided for in this Article after the time limitsspecified in this same Article shall confer an entitlement tocompensation from the Member State amounting toEUR 0,015 per 10 tonnes for each day's delay.This compensation shall not be charged to the EAGGF.
Article 9
Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for thesubmissionoftenders,theIrishinterventionagencyshallnotifytheCommissionoftendersreceived.SuchnotificationshallbemadeusingthemodelsetoutinAnnexIIIandthetelexorfaxnumbers set out in Annex IV.
Article 10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublica-tion in theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.Done at Brussels, 25 February 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
Naas/Co.Kildare 2167
FreshfordRoad/KilkennyANNEX I
(tonnes)
3309Placeofstorage
Baltinglass/Co.Wicklow 15000Gorey/Co.Wexford 9501Quantity
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ANNEX II
Communication of refusal of lots under the standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the
Irish intervention agency
(Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 441/2000)
— Name of successful tenderer:— Date of award of contract:— Date of refusal of lot by successful tenderer:
Lot NoQuantity
in tonnesAddress
of siloReason for refusal to take over
— Specific weight (kg/hl)
— % sprouted grains
— % miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz)
— %ofmatterwhichisnotbasiccerealofunimpaired
quality
— Other
2 7
etc.Consignment
No3
11
Destination
(1) This price includes the increases or reductions relating to the lot to which the tender refers.Offer price
(EUR/tonne)
(1)
2Commercial costs
(EUR/tonne)4ANNEX III
Standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the Irish intervention agency
(Regulation (EC) No 441/2000)
36 5
Tender NoQuantity
(tonnes)Price increases
(+) or
reductions
(–)
(EUR/tonne)
p.m.
ANNEX IV
The only numbers to use to call Brussels are (DG AGRI-C-1):—fax 2964956,
2952515;
—telex 22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters).