EN Official Journal of the European Union L 152/6

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 836/2006

of 6 June 2006

opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of common wheat held by the German intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies (2) provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.

(2) Germany has intervention stocks of common wheat, which should be used up.

(3) In view of market conditions, in particular the pressure on prices, the stocks of common wheat held by the German intervention agency should be made available on the internal market.

(4) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender. In addition, provision must be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum selling price.

(5) It is also important for the German intervention agency’s notification to the Commission to maintain the anonymity of the tenderers.

(6) With a view to modernising the management of the system, provision should be made for the electronic transmission of the information required by the Commission.

(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The German intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the Community market of 100 000 tonnes of common wheat held by it.

Article 2

The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.

However, notwithstanding that Regulation:

(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;

(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market; it may not in any event be lower than the intervention price in force for the month in question, including any monthly increases.

Article 3

Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security is set at EUR 10 per tonne.

Article 4

1. The first partial invitation to tender shall expire at 15.00 (Brussels time) on 7 June 2006.

The subsequent partial invitations to tender shall expire each Wednesday at 15.00 (Brussels time).

The last partial invitation to tender shall expire at 15.00 (Brussels time) on 28 June 2006.

2. Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency:

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE), Deichmannsaue 29 D-53179 Bonn Fax 1 (49-228) 6845 3985 Fax 2 (49-228) 6845 3276

Article 5

Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders, the German intervention agency shall notify the Commission of tenders received. This notification shall be made by e-mail, using the form in the Annex.

Article 6

Under the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the Commission shall set the minimum selling price or decide not to award any quantities. In the event that tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a quantity larger than that available, the Commission may fix this price separately for each lot.

Where tenders are offering the minimum sale price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it fixes the minimum sale price.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 June 2006. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 749/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10).