NoL233/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities23.8.88
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2610/88
of22August1988
openingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheresaleontheCommunitymarket
of217000tonnesofsorghumheldbytheSpanishinterventionagency
Spainfrom1987to1990(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No198/88Q;whereasmoreoverthe
provisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No569/88
of16February1988layingdowncommondetailedrules
forverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationofproductsfrom
intervention(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2415/88(9),shouldapplytoverificationofsatisfactory
utilizationofthecereals;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1799/87
of25June1987onspecialarrangementsforimportsof
maizeandsorghumintoSpainfrom1987to1990('),and
inparticularArticle4(2)thereof,
WhereaspursuanttoArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No
1799/87theSpanishinterventionagencyhaspurchased
300000tonnesofsorghumontheworldmarket;
whereas33000tonnesofsorghumwassoldonthe
internalmarketbywayofthestandinginvitationto
tenderwhichwasopenedbyCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1559/88(2);whereastheentirequantityputup
forsalepursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2305/88of26July1988openingastandinginvitationto
tenderfortheresale,ontheinternalmarket,of50000
tonnesofsorghumheldbytheSpanishintervention
agency(3)wassoldbywayofthefirstpartialinvitationto
tenderheldunderthesaidRegulation;whereasitis
advisable,inthelightofthesituationonthemarketin
fodderinSpain,toputupforsaleontheinternalmarket
theremainingquantitiesofsorghumheldbytheSpanish
interventionagencyandtolaydowntheconditions
applicabletothatsale;
WhereastheprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1836/82of7July1982layingdowntheprocedure
andconditionsforthedisposalofcerealsheldby
interventionagencies(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2418/870,willensurethattherequirementsof
Article4(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1799/87aremetand
constituteasuitableframeworkforoperationofthe
tenderingprocedure;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1799/87thecerealsinquestionmustbeusedor
processedinSpain;whereasinordertoensurethatthis
requirementismetsuccessfultenderersshouldbeobliged
tolodgeasecuritytobereleasedonpresentationofthe
proofspecifiedincertainprovisionsofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3105/87of16October1987laying
downdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthespecial
arrangementsforimportsofmaizeandsorghumintoArticle1
TheSpanishinterventionagencyshallsellbytenderon
theSpanishmarket217000tonnesofsorghumpurchased
pursuanttoArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1799/87.
Thesaleshallbeoperatedinaccordancewiththeterms
ofthisRegulationandwiththoseofTitlesIandIIIof
Regulation(EEC)No1836/82.
Article2
1.TenderersshallundertaketoprocessoruseinSpain
notlaterthan31December1988anyproductsthatthey
areawarded,unlesspreventedfromdoingsobyforce
majeure.
2.Successfultenderersshalllodgesecurityof20ECU
pertonnewiththeSpanishinterventionagencyagainst
dischargeoftheobligationmentionedinparagraph1.
Securityshallbelodgedwithintwoworkingdaysatthe
latestofthatonwhichthenoticeofawardisreceived.
Article3
1.TheobligationmentionedinArticle2(1)shallbe
consideredaprimaryrequirementasdefinedinArticle20
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2220/85(10).Itshall
notbeconsideredtohavebeendischargedfulfilleduntil
thetendererprovidestheproofspecifiedinthefirstand
secondparagraphsofArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No
3105/87.
(')OJNoL170,30.6.1987,p.1.
(2)OJNoL140,7.6.1988,p.9.
(3)OJNoL201,27.7.1988,p.63.
(4)OJNoL202,9.7.1982,p.23.
MOJNoL223,11.8.1987,p.5.(«)OJNoL294,17.10.1987,p.15.
QOJNoL20,26.1.1988,p.8.
(8)OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.1.0OJNoL208,2.8.1988,p.11.
(10)OJNoL205,3.8.1985,p.5.

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Article5
TheSpanishintervention agencyshallnotifythe
Commission ,atthelatestbyTuesdayoftheweek
followingthetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders,ofthe
quantitiesandaveragepricesofthevariouslotssold.
Article6
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2305/88isherebyrepealed.2.Regulation(EEC)No569/88shallapplyinthefield
coveredbythisRegulation.
Article4
1.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersinresponse
tothefirstindividualinvitationtotendershallbe25
August1988.
2.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersinresponse
tothefinalindividualinvitationtotendershallbe27
October1988.
3.TendersmustbelodgedwiththeSpanish
interventionagency:
ServicioNacionaldeProductosAgrarios(SENPA),
Beneficencia 8,Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .E-28004Madrid,
(Telex:23427SENPAE—Tel.2323488).
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22August1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President