11.6.88OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL145/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1624/88
of10June1988
authorizingcertaininterventionagenciestoputupforsalebytender301000
tonnesofcommonwheatforexportintheformofflour
WhereastheManagementCommiteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
Chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheinterventionagenciesoftheMemberStateslisted
belowareherebyauthorizedtoissueaninvitationto
tenderforthesaleontheCommunitymarketof301000
tonnesofcommonwheatinaccordancewithArticle4of
Regulation(EEC)No1836/82,asfollows:
tonnes
1000
100000
200000Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
Netherlands
UnitedKingdom
Luxembourg
IrelandTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1097/88(2),andinparticularArticle7(5)thereof,
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1581/86of23May1986layingdowngeneralrulesfor
interventiononthemarketincereals(3)providesthatthe
saleofcerealsheldbyinterventionagenciesmustbeby
invitationtotender;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1836/82(4),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2418/87(^lays
downtheprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalof
cerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,inthesouthernregionsoftheCommunity,the
commonwheatharvestisavailableasfromthebeginning
ofthemarketingyear;whereas,inthenorthernregions
oftheCommunity,thecommonwheatharvestisnot
availablebeforeAugust;whereas,asaresult,millers
workingforexportinthenorthofEuropedonotenjoy
thesamesupplyconditions;whereas,forthesakeoffair­
ness,provisionshouldbemadeforsuppliestothelatter
inJulyfrominterventionstocksattermscompetitive
withthemarketpricesforthenewharvest;
Whereasaconversionrateshouldbesettodeterminethe
quantityofflourtobeexportedonthebasisofthe
commonwheatused;
Whereas,toensurethattheoperationiscarriedoutsmoo­
thly,itshouldbestipulatedthatsecuritiesmaybereleased
onlyaftercompletionofcustomsexportformalitiesto
avoidanydisturbanceofthemarket;
WhereastheMemberStatesare.totakealladditional
measurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsinforceto
ensurethattheschemeoperatessmoothlyandthatthe
Commission iskeptinformed;Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenfrom1to31
July1988.
2.Thecommonwheatawardedmustbeprocessedinto
flourforhumanconsumptionandexportedtothirdcoun­
tries.
Tendersshallbevalidonlyifthey:
—areaccompaniedbyanapplicationforanexport
licenceforcommonwheatflourhavinganash
contentof0to600mgper100gwithanapplication
foradvancefixingoftherefundsetfortherelevant
quality,
—areaccompaniedbyanapplicationforadvancefixing
ofthemonetarycompensatoryamountforcommon
wheatflourofoneoftheMemberStateslistedin
Article1,
—areaccompanied byevidencethatthetendererhas
lodgedasecurityof5ECUpertonne,
—areaccompaniedbyawrittenundertakingfromthe
tenderertolodge,atthelatestonpaymentofthe
goods,asecuritycoveringanydifferencebetweenthe
priceprovidedforinArticle5(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1836/82andthatindicatedinthetender.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.7.
(3)OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.36.0OJNoL202,9.7.1982,p.23.0OJNoL223,11.8.1987,p.5.

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Article3
tBywayofderogationfromArticle5(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1836/82,theminimumpricetobecomplied
withshallbefixedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle26ofRegulation(EEC)No2727/75,ata
levelensuringequalityofsupplyconditionsthroughout
theCommunitywithrespecttothenewharvest.
Article4
1.BywayofderogationfromArticle21(1)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3183/80('),export
licencesissuedshall,forthedetermination oftheirterm
ofvalidity,bedeemedtohavebeenissuedonthedateof
submission ofthetender.
2.Exportlicencesissuedunderthepresentinvitation
totendershallbevalidfromthedateofissuewithinthe
meaningofparagraph 1untiltheendofthesecond
monththereafter .
3.Exportlicencesissuedunderthisinvitationtotender
mustbearthefollowingentryinsection18:
'InvitationtotenderissuedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1624/88—Tenderfrom
Article5
Forthedetermination ofthequantityofflourtobe
exported,thequantityofcommonwheatawardedshallbe
deliveredbyacoefficientof1,37.
Article6
1.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhethirdindentofthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle2(2)shallbereleased:—forthequantitiesforwhichthetenderhasnotbeen
accepted,or
—inallothercases,inaccordancewithTitleVof
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2220/85(2).
2.Thesecuritiesreferredtointhefourthindentofthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle2(2)shallbereleasedfor
thecorresponding quantitiesofflourforwhichevidence
ofexporthasbeenfurnished.
3.Theprimaryrequirementwithinthemeaningof
Article20ofRegulation (EEC)No2220/85shallbe
paymentofthesellingpriceandexportwithinthetime
limitlaiddownforthecommonwheatflourunderthe
exportlicencereferredtoinArticle4.
Evidencetobefurnishedshallbethatapplicableforthe
securityfortheexportlicenceissuedfollowingawardof
thecontract.
Article7
Theinterventionagenciesconcernedshalltakeallneces­
sarystepstoensurecompliancewiththeprovisionsof
thisRegulation .Theyshallprovideeachotherwithall
necessaryinformationandshallinformtheCommission
weekly,withintheManagementCommitteeforCereals,
ofprogressoftheinvitationtotender.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DonesitBrussels,10June1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
('OJNoL338,13.12.1980,p.1. (2)OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.