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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No487/95
of1March1995
amendingRegulations (EC)No1077/94and(EC)No1078/94relatingtothe
openingofstandinginvitationstotenderfortheexportofbread-making wheat
heldbytheFrenchandGermaninterventionagenciesrespectively
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbytheActofAcces­
sionofAustria,FinlandandSweden,andinparticular
Articles5and13thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(2),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(3),lays
downtheprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalof
cerealsheldbytheinterventionagencies;theyarebeingwithdrawnfromintervention ,givencurrent
samplingtechniques;whereasreferenceshouldnolonger
bemadetoit;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinArticle5ofRegu­
lations(EC)No1077/94and(EC)No1078/94satisfy,in
thelightofexperience,themonitoringobjectivesbut
involveexcessivedelaysthatmaketheconductofthe
exportoperationsdifficult;whereasthefrequencyof
samplingshouldbeadjustedandthetimelimitforthe
analysesshouldbefixed,whilecontinuingtoobservethe
monitoringobjectives;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1077/94(4),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2981/94(*),openeda
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportofbread­
makingwheatheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1078/94(6),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3013/94Q,openeda
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportofbread­
makingwheatheldbytheGermaninterventionagency;
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;
Whereastothatend,theMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplemented bythepossibilityoftakingreference
samples;
Whereas,whilethemethodsetoutinCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No2204/94(9),canstillbeusedwhenthecerealsare
deliveredintointervention,itsuseisinappropriatewhenArticle1
Article5ofRegulation(EC)No1077/94ishereby
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:
(a)greaterthanthatspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender,thesuccessfultenderermustaccept
thelotasestablished ;
(b)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequired
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationto'tender,withthediffe­
renceremainingwithinalimitofupto:(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(3)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.
(4)OJNoL120,11.5.1994,p.9.0OJNoL315,8.12.1994,p.4.
(6)OJNoL120,11.5.1994,p.12.
OOJNoL320,13.12.1994,p.10.
(8)OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.
~0OJNoL236,10.9.1994,p.13.

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withinamaximumofthreedaysfromthedateof
thesuccessfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful
tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV.
2.However,ifthebread-makingwheatisremoved
beforetheresultsoftheanalysisareknown,allrisks
shallbebornebythesuccessfultendererfromthe
timeofremovalofthelot,withoutprejudicetothe
formsofrecoursethesuccessfultenderermayhave
againstthestorer.
3.If,aftersuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthe
qualitylaiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhis
requestforreplacement,heshallbereleasedfromall
hisobligations,includingthesecurities,oncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwithinaccordancewithAnnexIV.'—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmust
not,however,belessthan72kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—20percentagepointsfortheHagbergfalling
index,
—onepercentagepointfortheproteincontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinB.2andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentages
admissiblefornoxiousgrainsandergot,
however,remainingunchanged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotasesta­
blished;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequired
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderwiththediffe­
rencesurpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),
thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromall
hisobligationsrelatiangtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheinterven­
tionagencyforthwith,inaccordancewith
AnnexIV;however,ifherequeststheinter­
ventionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlot
ofinterventionbread-making wheatofthe
qualitylaiddown,andthatwithoutadditional
charges,thesecurityshallnotbereleased.The
lotmustbereplacedwithinamaximumof
threedaysfromthedateofthesuccessful
tenderer'srequest.Thesuccessfultenderer
shallimmediatelyinformtheCommission
thereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV:Article2
Article5ofRegulation(EC)No1078/94ishereby
replacedbythefollowing:
'Article5
1.Theinterventionagency,thestorerandthe
successfultenderer,ifhesowishes,shallbycommon
agreement,eitherbeforeoratthemomentofremoval
fromstorage,asthesuccessfultendererchooses,take
referencesamplesattherateofatleastonesamplefor
every500tonnes,andshallanalysethesamples.The
interventionagencymayberepresentedbyaproxy,
providedthisisnotthestorer.
TheCommissonmustbeinformedofthefindingsof
theanalyseswithinthreedays.
Referencesamplesshallbetakenandanalysedwithin
sevenworkingdaysofthedateofthesuccessful
tenderer'srequestorwithinthreeworkingdaysifthe
samplesweretakenonremovalfromstorage.Ifthe
finalresultofthesampleanalysesindicatesaquality:
(a)greaterthanthatspecifiedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender,thesuccessfultenderermustaccept
thelotasestablished ;
(b)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristics for
interventionbutbelowthequalitydecribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,withthedifference
remainingwithinalimitofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmust
not,however,belessthan72kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—20percentagepointsfortheHagbergfalling
index,(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
intervention,thesuccessfultenderermaynot
removethelotinquestion.Heshallbereleased
fromallhisogligationsrelatingtothelotinques­
tion,includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexIV;
however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagency
tosupplyhimwithanotherlotofintervention
bread-making wheatofthequalitylaiddown,
withoutadditionalcharges.Inthiscase,thesecu­
rityshallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbereplaced

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fromallhisobligationsrelatingtothelotinques­
tion,includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwith,inaccordancewithAnnexIV;
however,hemayrequesttheinterventionagency
tosupplyhimwithanotherlotofintervention
bread-making wheatofthequalitylaiddown,
withoutadditionalcharges.Inthiscase,thesecu­
rityshallnotbereleased.Thelotmustbereplaced
withinamaximumofthreedaysfromthedateof
thesuccessfultenderer'srequest.Thesuccessful
tenderershallimmediatelyinformtheCommis­
sionthereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV.
2.However,ifthebread-making wheatisremoved
beforetheresultoftheanalysisareknown,allrisks
shallbebornebythesuccessfultendererfromthe
timeofremovalofthelot,withoutprejudicetothe
formsofrecoursethesuccessfultenderermayhave
againstthestorer.
3.If,thesuccessivereplacements ,thesuccessful
tendererhasnotreceivedareplacementlotofthe
qualitylaiddownwithinonemonthofthedateofhis
requestforreplacement ,heshallbereleasedfromall
hisobligations,includingthesecurities,oncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheintervention
agencyforthwithinaccordancewithAnnexIV.'—onepercentagepointfortheproteincontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinB.2andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
and
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentageadmis­
siblefornoxiousgrainsandergot,however,
remaininguncharged,
thesuccessfultenderermustacceptthelotasesta­
blished;
(c)greaterthantheminimumcharacteristicsrequired
forinterventionbutbelowthequalitydescribedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderwiththediffe­
rencesurpassingthelimitreferredtoinpoint(b),
thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheracceptthelotasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.The
successfultenderershallbereleasedfromall
hisobligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities,onlyoncehehas
informedtheCommission andtheinterven­
tionagencyforthwith,inaccordancewith
AnnexIV;however,ifherequeststheinter­
ventionagencytosupplyhimwithanotherlot
ofinterventionbread-making wheatofthe
qualitylaiddown,andthatwithoutadditional
charges,thesecurityshallnotbereleased.The
lotmustbereplacedwithinamaximumof
threedaysfromthedateofthesuccessful
tenderer'srequest.Thesuccessfultenderer
shallimmediatelyinformtheCommission
thereofinaccordancewithAnnexIV;
(d)belowtheminimumcharacteristics requiredfor
intervention ,thesuccessfultenderermaynot
removethelotinquestion.HeshallbereleasedArticle3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplytothequantitiesofbread-makingwheatnot
removedundertheinvitationstotenderopenedbyRegu­
lations(EC)No1077/94and(EC)No1078/94.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1March1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission