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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1559/88
of6June1988
openingftstandinginvitationtotenderfortheresaleontheCommunitymarket
of50000tonnesofsorghumheldbytheSpanishinterventionagency
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity , Article1
TheSpanishinterventionagencyshallsellbytenderon
theSpanishmarket50000tonnesofsorghumpurchased
pursuanttoArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1798/87.
Thesale"shallbeoperatedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofthisRegulationandwiththoseofTitlesIandIIIof
Regulation(EEC)No1836/82.
Article2
1.TenderersshallundertaketoprocessoruseinSpain
notlaterthan31December1988anyproductsthatthey
areawarded,unlesspreventedfromdoingsobyforce
majeure.
2.Successfultenderersshalllodgesecurityof20ECU
pertonnewiththeSpanishinterventionagencyagainst
dischargeoftheobligationmentionedinparagraph1.
Securityshallbelodgedwithintwoworkingdaysatthe
latestofthatonwhichthenoticeofawardisreceived.HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1799/87
of25June1987onspecialarrangementsforimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1990('),and
inparticularArticle4(2)thereof,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No
1799/87theSpanishinterventionagencyhaspurchased
300000tonnesofsorghumontheworldmarket;whereas
arrangementsshouldbemadeforthesaleofpartofthat
quantityontheSpanishmarket;
WhereastheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1836/82of7July1982layingdowntheprocedure
andconditions *forthedisposalofcerealsheldby
interventionagencies(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2418/87(3),willensurethattherequirementsof
Article4(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1799/87aremetand
constituteasuitableframeworkforoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure;
WhereasunderArticle2(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1799/87thecerealsinquestionmustbeusedor
processedinSpain;whereasinordertoensurethatthis
requirementismetsuccessfultenderersshouldbeobliged
tolodgesecuritytobereleasedonpresentationofthe
proofspecifiedincertainprovisionsofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3105/87of16October1987laying
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthespecial
arrangementsforimportsofmaizeandsorghuminto
Spainfrom1987to1990(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No198/88(^);whereasmoreoverthe
provisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No569/88
of16February1988layingdowncommondetailedrules
forverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationofproductsfrom
intervention (6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1480/880,shouldapplytoverificationofsatisfactory
utilizationofthecereals;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article3
1.TheobligationmentionedinArticle2(1)shallbe
consideredaprimaryrequirementasdefinedinArticle20
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2220/85(8).Itshall
notbeconsideredtohavebeendischargedfulfilleduntil
thetendererprovidestheproofspecifiedinthefirstand
secondparagraphsofArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No
3105/87.
2.Regulation(EEC)No569/88shallapplyinthefield
coveredbythisRegulation.
Article4
1.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersinresponse
tothefirstindividualinvitationtotendershallbe9June
1988.(')OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.1.0OJNoL202,9.7.1982,p.23.
OOJNoL223,11.8.1987,p.5.0OJNoL294,17.10.1987,p.15.0OJNoL20,26.1.1988,p.8.
(<)OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.1.0OJNoL134,31.5.1988,p.29. (8)OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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followingthetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders,ofthe
quantities-and averagepricesofthevariouslotssold.2.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersinresponse
tothefinalindividualinvitationtotendershallbe30
June1988.
3.TendersmustbelodgedwiththeSpanish
interventionagency:
ServicioNacionaldeProductosAgrarios(SENPA),
Beneficencia 8,
Article6 E-28004Madrid,
(Telex:23427SENPAE—Tel.2323488).
Article5
TheSpanishinterventionagencyshallnotifythe
Commission ,atthelatestbyTuesdayoftheweekThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publication ,intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6June1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President