31.10.95EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL260/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2540/95
of30October1995
ontheopeningofastandinginvitationtotenderfor10600tonnesofcommon
wheatfodderheldbytheGermaninterventionagencyforprocessinginSpain
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Notwithstanding CommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93of28July1993layingdowntheprocedureand
conditionsforthesaleofcerealsheldbyintervention
agencies(5),theGermaninterventionagencyshall
organizeastandinginvitationtotenderunderthecondi­
tionslaiddownhereunderfor10600tonnesofcommon
wheatfodderitholdswithaviewtoprocessinginSpain.
2.Theregionswherethe10600tonnesofcommon
wheatfodderarestoredaresetoutinAnnexI.
Article2
1.Inthenoticeofinvitationtotenderprovidedforin
Article5,theinterventionagencyshallspecifyforeach
lottheportorplaceofexitwhichmaybeaccessedatthe
lowesttransportcostsandwhichhasadequatetechnical
facilitiesfordispatchingthecerealsputupfortender.
2.Thelowesttransportcostsbetweentheplaceof
storageandtheplaceofloadingattheportorplaceof
exitreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbereimbursedtothe
successfultendererbytheinterventionagencyinrespect
ofthequantitiesdelivered.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1863/95(2),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
WhereasthedroughtaffectingSpaininrecentmonths
hasresultedinashortageoffodder,whichmayinduce
stockfarmerstoselltheirlivestockearly,therebyadversely
affectingtheirincomes;
Whereasthatshortagemaybemadegoodbymaking
10600tonnesofcommonwheatfodderavailableto
Spanishstockfarmers ;whereas,foritspart,theSpanish
interventionagencydoesnothavefoddergrainavailable;
whereassuchCommunitygrainisavailableatthe
Germaninterventionagency;
Whereas,giventhecurrentmarketsituation,astanding
invitationtotendershouldbeopenedfor106000tonnes
ofcommonwheatfodderheldbytheGermaninterven­
tionagencyforcompulsorydispatchtoSpain;
Whereastheaimofthemeasurescanonlybeachievedif
theminimumpricelaiddownundertheinvitationto
tendertakesaccountoftheforwardingcostsbetween
GermanyandSpainbutdoesnotdisturbtheSpanish
domesticmarket;whereas,underthesecircumstances ,the
mostappropriateprocedureisthatfollowedforexportsof
cerealstothirdcountries;whereasaspecialsystem,
combiningcertainrulesonresaleontheinternalmarket
andthoseonexports,shouldthereforebelaiddown;
Whereas,asregardsproofofprocessinginSpain,
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3002/92of16'October
1992layingdowncommondetailedrulesforverifyingthe
useand/ordestinationofproductsfromintervention (3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1938/93(4),should
apply;
Whereas,inviewoftheearlyharvestinSpainandifthe
provisionsofthisRegulationaretoproduceaneffect,the
measuresadoptedmustbeappliedassoonaspossible;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article3
Tendersshallbedeemedtorelatetocerealsdeliveredto,
butnotunloadedat,theportsorplacesofexitreferredto
inArticle2.
Article4
Wheneachclosingdateforthesubmissionoftendershas
expired,theMemberStateconcernedshallforwardtothe
Commission alistoftenders,withoutnames,showingin
eachcaseinparticularthequantity,thepriceandthe
priceincreasesorreductionsapplyingthereto.In
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle23of
Regulation(EEC)No1766/92,theCommissionshallfix
theminimumsellingpriceorshalldecidetotakeno
actioninrespectoftendersreceived. (')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL179,29.7.1995,p.1.
(3)OJNoL301,17.10.1992,p.17.
(♦)OJNoL176,20.7.1993,p.12. 0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.

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2.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetosubsequentpartialinvitationstotendershall
expireat9a.m.(Brusselstime)eachThursday.
3.Theclosingdateforthelastpartialinvitationto
tendershallexpireat9a.m.(Brusselstime)on21
December1995.
4.TendersmustbesubmittedtotheGermaninterven­
tionagencyatthefollowingaddress:
Bundesanstalt fürLandwirtschaft undErnährung(BLE),
Adickesallee 40,
D-60322Frankfurt/Main,Theminimumsellingpriceshallbesetatalevelwhich
doesnotdisturbtheSpanishmarket.
Article5
Atleastfivedaysbeforethefirstclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders,theGermaninterventionagency
shallpublishanoticeofinvitationtotendersettingout:
—supplementary termsandconditionsofsalein
accordancewiththisRegulation,
—themainphysicalandtechnicalcharacteristics ofthe
variouslotsasascertainedatthetimeofbuying-inby
theinterventionagencyorduringchecksconducted
thereafter,
—theplacesofstorageandthenamesandaddressesof
thestorers.
Thenoticeandanyamendments theretoshallbe
forwardedtotheCommissionbeforethefirstclosingdate
forthesubmissionoftenders.
TheGermaninterventionagencyshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoenableinterestedpartiestoassessthequality
ofthecerealsputupforsalebeforesubmittingtheir
tenders.(Telex:4-11475,4-16044).
Article8
Notlaterthantwohoursaftertheexpiryofthetimelimit
forthesubmissionoftenders,theGermanintervention
agencyshallnotifytheCommissionoftendersreceived.
Suchnotifications shallbesenttothetelexortelefax
numberssetoutinAnnexIII,usingthemodelsetoutin
AnnexII.
Article9
Theinterventionagencyshallimmediatelyinformall
tenderersoftheoutcomeoftheirtenders.Withinthree
workingdaysofsuchnotification,itshallforwardstate­
mentsofawardtothesuccessfultenderersbyregistered
letterorwrittentelecommunication .
Article10
Successfultenderersshallpayforthecerealsbeforethey
areremovedandatthelatestwithinonemonthofthe
dateofforwardingofthestatementsreferredtoinArticle
9.Theyshallbearallrisksandstoragecostsinrespectof
cerealsnotremovedwithinthetermofpayment.
Cerealscoveredbycontractsawardedandnotremoved
withinthetermofpaymentshallbedeemedtoalleffects
tohavebeenremovedonexpiryofthatterm.Insuch
cases,thetenderpriceshallbeadjustedbyreferenceto
thequalityspecificationslaiddowninthenoticeofinvi­
tationtotender.
Wherethesuccessfultendererhasnotpaidforthecereals
withinthetermlaiddowninthefirstparagraph,the
contractshallbecancelledbytheinterventionagencyin
respectofthequantitiesnotpaidfor.
Article11
SecuritiesasreferredtoinArticle6(2)shallbereleased
wheretheycoverquantitiesinrespectofwhich:
—thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted,
—thesellingpriceispaidwithinthetermlaiddown
andasecuritycoveringthedifferencebetweenthe
priceacceptedandtheinterventionpriceapplyingon
theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders,plus
ECU30/tonne,hasbeenlodged.Article6
1.Tendersshallrefertothestandardqualitydefinedin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2731/75of29October
1975fixingstandardqualitiesforcommonwheat,rye,
barley,maizeanddurumwheat(').
Wherethequalityofthecerealsdoesnotcomplywith
thestandardquality,thepriceofthetenderacceptedshall
beadjustedbyapplyingpriceincreasesorreductions
pursuanttoArticles4and5ofRegulation(EEC)No
1766/92.
2.Tenderssubmittedmaynotbeadjustedorwith­
drawn.
Tendersshallonlybevalidiftheyareaccompaniedby:
—proofthatthetendererhaslodgedasecurityofECU
20pertonne,
—proofthatacontractofsalefordeliveryinSpainhas
beenconcluded,subjecttoawardtothecontract,
—awrittenundertakingbythetendererthatthecereals
coveredbytheawardwillbeprocessedinSpainby30
June1996atthelatest.
Article7
1.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetothefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireat9a.m.(Brusselstime)on9November1995.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.

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—Destinadosalatransformación [Reglamento (CE)n°
2540/951
—Tilforarbejdning (forordning(EF)nr.2540/95)
—ZurVerarbeitungbestimmt(Verordnung (EG)Nr.
2540/95)
—Προορίζονταιγιαμεταποίηση [Κανονισμός(ΕΚ)
αριθ.2540/95]
—Forprocessing(Regulation(EC)No2540/95)
—Destineesàlatransformation [règlement(CE)n0
2540/951Article12
1.Securitiesasreferredtointhesecondindentof
Article11shallbereleasedwheretheycoverquantitiesin
respectofwhichthetenderersprovideproofthatthe
product:
—hasbeenprocessedinSpainby30June1996atthe
latest,exceptincasesofforcemajeure,or
—isnolongerfitforhumanoranimalconsumption .
2.ProofthatthecerealscoveredbythisRegulation
havebeenprocessedinSpainshallbefurnishedin
accordancewithRegulation (EEC)No3002/92.
However,processingshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace
oncethecommonwheatfodderhasbeendeliveredtoa
storeinSpain.
Article13
Inadditiontotheendorsements providedforinRegula­
tion(EEC)No3002/92,box104oftheT5controlcopy
mustbearoneormoreofthefollowing :—Destinateallatrasformazione [regolamento (CE)n.
2540/951
—Bestemdomtewordenverwerkt(Verordening (EG)nr.
2540/95)
—Paratransformação [Regulamento (CE)n?2540/95]
—Tarkoitettujalostukseen [Asetus(EY)N:o2540/95]
—Förbearbetning (förordning (EG)nr2540/95).
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30October1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/ 2385
Niedersachsen/Bremen/
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz / 4046
Baden-Württemberg /Saarland/Bayern
Berlin/Brandenburg/ 2755
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen 1420
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationfortheresaleof10600tonnesofcommonwheatfodderheldbythe
GermaninterventionagencyfordispatchtoSpain
(Regulation (EC)No2540/95)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Numberof
tendererNumber
oflotQuantity
(tonnes)Tenderprice
(ECU/tonne)Priceincrease
(+)
orreduction
(-)
(ECU/tonne)
(P-m.)Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)
1
2
3
etc.
ANNEXIII
OnlythefollowingnumbersinBrusselsshouldbeused(DGVI.(C.1)Attention:MessrsThibaultand
Brus):
—telex:—22037AGRECB,
—22070AGRECB(Greekalphabet);
—telefax:—2950132,
—2961097,
—2952515.