4.3.95 1ENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL49/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No485/95
of1March1995
amendingRegulation (EC)No1080/94relatingtotheopeningofastanding
invitationtotenderfortheexportofryeheldbytheGermaninterventionagency
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,WhereasthemeasureslaiddowninArticle5ofRegula­
tion(EC)No1080/94satisfy,inthelightofexperience,
themonitoringobjectivesbutinvolveexcessivedelays
thatmaketheconductoftheexportoperationsdifficult;
whereasthefrequencyofsamplingshouldbeadjusted
andthetimelimitfortheanalysesshouldbefixed,while
continuingtoobservethemonitoringobjectives;
Whereascommercialtransactionswithaviewtoexpor­
tingryehavebeenorarebeingconcluded;whereasitis
necessarytoensurethatsuchtransactionsproceed
smoothlyinordertotakeadvantageofthegoodtrading
conditionscurrentlyprevailingontheworldmarket;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,andinparticular
Articles5and13thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(2),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(3),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbytheinterventionagencies;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1080/94(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3154/94(*),openeda
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportofryeheldby
theGermaninterventionagency;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;
Whereas,tothatend,theMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplemented bythepossibilityoftakingreference
samples;Article1
Article5ofRegulation(EC)No1080/94ishereby
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article5
1.Theinterventionagency,thestorerandthe
successfultenderer,ifhesowishes,shall,bycommon
agreement,eitherbeforeoratthemomentofremoval
fromstorage,asthesuccessfultendererchooses,take
referencesamplesattherateofatleastonesamplefor
every500tonnes,andshallanalysethesamples.The
interventionagencymayberepresentedbyaproxy,
providedthisisnotthestorer.
TheCommissionmustbeinformedofthefindingsof
theanalyseswithinthreedays.
Referencesamplesshallbetakenandanalysedwithin
sevenworkingdaysofthedateofthesuccessful
tenderer'srequestorwithinthreeworkingdaysifthe
samplesweretakenonremovalfromstorage.Ifthe
finalresultofthesampleanalysesindicatesaquality:Whereas,whilethemethodsetoutinCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92(%aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No2204/94Q,canstillbeusedwhenthecerealsare
deliveredintointervention ,itsuseisinappropriatewhen
theyarebeingwithdrawnfromintervention ,givencurrent
samplingtechniques;whereasreferenceshouldnolonger
bemadetoit;
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
OOJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.
(4)OJNoL120,11.5.1994,p.18.
(ÓOJNoL332,22.12.1994,p.38.
(6)OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.0OJNoL236,10.9.1994,p.13.(a)greaterthanthatspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender,thesuccessfultenderermustaccept
thelotasestablished ;

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(b)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequired
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,withthedif­
ferenceremainingwithinalimitofupto:
—1kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmust
not,however,belessthan68kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinB.2andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentages
admissiblefornoxiousgrainsandergot,
however,remainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotas
established ;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequired
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderwiththedif­
ferencesurpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint
(b),thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromall
hisobligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheinterven­
tionagencyforthwith,inaccordancewith
AnnexIV;however,ifherequeststheinter­
ventionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlot
ofinterventionryeofthequalitylaiddown,
andthatwithoutadditionalcharges,thesecu­
rityshallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbe
replacedwithinamaximumofthreedaysfrom
thedateofthesuccessfultenderer'srequest.
ThesuccessfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIV;
(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
intervention,thesuccessfultenderermaynot
removethelotinquestion.Heshallbereleased
fromallhisobligationsrelatingtothelotinques­
tion,inlcudingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexIV;
however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagency
tosupplyhimwithanotherlotofinterventionrye
ofthequalitylaiddown,withoutadditional
charges.Inthiscase,thesecurityshallnotbe
released.Thelotmustbereplacedwithina
maximumofthreedaysfromthedateofthe
successfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful
tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV.
2.However,iftheryeisremovedbeforetheresults
oftheanalysisareknown,allrisksshallbeborneby
thesuccessfultendererfromthetimeofremovalof
thelot,withoutprejudicetotheformsofrecoursethe
successfultenderermayhaveagainstdiestorer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthe
qualitylaiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhis
requestforreplacement,heshallbereleasedfromall
hisobligations,includingthesecuritiesoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwithinaccordancewithAnnexIV.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplytothequantitiesofryenotremovedunder
theinvitationtotenderopenedbyRegulation(EC)No
1080/94.
anddirectlyapplicableinallMember ThisRegulationshallbebindinginits
States.
DoneatBrussels,1March1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission/