NoL351/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.12.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3110/76
of20December 1976
authorizingthesupplytotheprocessingindustriesoforangeswithdrawnfrom
themarket,layingdowntheconditionsforsuchsupplyandamendingRegula­
tion(EEC)No1687/76
Whereasthenoticeofinvitationtotenderorofpublic
auctionmuststatethebasictermsofeachsuchopera­
tion;whereas,inordertoensurethattheinvitationto
tenderisconductedinapropermanner,provision
shouldbemadewherebycertainparticularsmust
appearinthetender,inparticularasregardstheprices
andquantitiesinrespectofwhichthetenderismade;
Whereasthetenderssubmittedmustbeassessedon
thebasicofthepriceoffered;whereasquantities
shouldbeallocatedastheybecomeavailableandin
theorderinwhichthetenderersareranked,begin­
ningwiththoseofferingthehighestprices;
Whereasitisnecessarytoadoptmeasuresensuring
thattheproductsallocatedareactuallyprocessed;
whereas,tothisend,aprocessingsecuritymustbe
lodged,theamountofwhichshouldbecalculatedso
astoensureobservationofthisobligation;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1687/76of30June
1976(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2054/76(4)laysdowndetailedrulesforverifyingthe
useand/ordestinationofproductsfromintervention ;
whereasitisthereforenecessarytoadapttheAnnexto
thatRegulation ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforFruitand
Vegetableshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1035/72of18May1972onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinfruitandvegetables('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No796/76(2),andin
particularArticle21(1)and(4)thereof,
Whereas,inviewofthesizeoftheharvest,itistobe
expectedthatconsiderablequantitiesoforangesof
pigmentedvarietieswillbewithdrawnfromthe
market;whereas,byreasonoftechnicaldifficultiesin
processingandpreserving,theseproductscannotbe
processedwithaviewtotheirfreedistributiontothe
personsreferredtoinArticle21(1)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1035/72;
Whereas,inordertolimittheriskofdestructionof
theseproducts,itappearsnecessary,giventheavail­
ablefacilitiesforprocessingandthedistributionof
theproductsofsuchprocessing,toauthorizethe
supplytotheprocessingindustriesofpigmented
orangeswithdrawnfromthemarketuptotheendof
April1977;whereasitappearsnecessary,moreover,to
limitthequantitywhichmaybesosuppliedtothat
whichitisanticipatedwillbewithdrawninthecourse
ofthepresentmarketingyear;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Whereasthesupplytotheprocessingindustriesof
productswhichhavebeenthesubjectofintervention
shouldbeeffectedinsuchamannerastoavoiddistor­
tionofcompetition betweentheindustries
concerned ;whereasasalebytenderorbypublic
auctionappearsappropriatetothatend;
Whereas,tothissameend,aminimumsaleprice
shouldbefixed,regardbeinghadtothenormalprice
ofsuppliestotheindustry;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatallthoseconcerned
haveanopportunitytotenderorbid,itisnecessaryto
giveappropriatepublicitytothenoticetoprocessors ;Article1
OrangesofthevarietiesoftheSanguinellogroup,and
oftheSanguignogroup,withdrawnfromthemarket
underArticle18ofRegulation (EEC)No1035/72on
orbefore30April1977,orboughtinonorbefore
thatdateunderArticle19oftheRegulation,maybe
supplied,subjecttoanoveralllimitof25000metric
tons,totheprocessingindustries.
(')OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL93,8.4.1976,p.6.(3)OJNoL190,14.7.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL228,20.8.1976,p.17.

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shallrankthetenderersonthebasisoftheprice
offered.
Wherethehighestpriceisofferedbymorethanone
tenderer,firstplaceshallgotothatoneofthemwho
hasbidforthelargestquantity,orifthequantitybid
forisequal,thentoonechosenbylot.
Productsshallbeallocated,inaccordancewiththe
rankingorder,asquantitiesbecomeavailable.
2.Ontheclosingdateforeachsubsequentseriesof
tenderstheaforesaidagencyshallranktenderersand
allocatequantitiesofproductsinaccordancewiththe
criterialaiddowninparagraph 1.
Article6
Wheneveratenderisnotaccepted,thetenderershall
beinformedofthefactimmediatelybytheagency
appointedbytheMemberStateconcerned .
Attheendoftheperiodforwhichtheinvitationto
tenderisvalid,thatagencyshallnotifyeachprocessor
whosetenderhasnotbeensatisfiedowingtolackof
products.Article2
1.Supplytotheprocessingindustriesshallbe
effectedbymeansofastandinginvitationtotenderor
apublicauction,bytheagencyappointedbythe
MemberStateconcernedandunderconditionssuch
thatequalityofaccesstotheproducttobeprocessed
andequalityoftreatmentasbetweenprocessorsare
ssured.
2.Theminimumsalepriceshallbe31-40unitsof
accountpermetrictonnet,exstoragedepot.
Article3
1.Eachstandinginvitationtotendermaycomprise
severalseriesoftenders.
Publicnoticemustbegivenofinvitationstotender
underthisprocedure.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallgiveall
relevantinformationconcerning,inparticular :
(a)theperiodduringwhichproductsarelikelytobe
available;
(b)thenatureoftheproductstobesold;
(c)theareasinwhichtheproductswillbestored;
(d)theclosingdateforeachseriestotenders;
(e)theagencytowhichtendersmustbesubmitted .
Article4
1.Tenderersshallsubmittheirtendersbyregis­
teredpostwithrecordeddelivery,bytelexorbytele­
gram,totheagencyappointedbytheMemberState
concerned .
2.Everytendershallspecify:
(a)thenameandaddressofthepartyconcerned ;
(b)thequantityofproducttowhichthetender
relates,expressedinmetrictons;
(c)thepriceoffered,permetrictonnetex-storage
depot,expressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Statewheretheawardofcontractsistotakeplace;
(d)anyadditionalinformationrequiredbythenotice
toprocessors . "
3.Atendershallbevalidunlessitis:
—inrespectofatleastonemetricton,and
—madeatleastattheminimumpricelaiddownin
Article2.
Article5
1.Ontheclosingdateforthefirstseriesoftenders,
theagencyappointedbytheMemberStateconcernedArticle7
1.Whereproductsaresoldbypublicauction,the
agencymust,inanoticeofsalebyauction,giveall
informationconcerning :
—theperiodduringwhichtheproductsarelikelyto
beavailable,
—thenatureoftheproductstobesold,
—theareasinwhichtheproductswillbestored,
—thedate,timeandplaceofeachauction.
2.Anyotherinformation ,inparticularconcerning
thequantitiesandcharacteristics oftheproductsfor
sale,shallforthwithbecommunicated toanyinte­
restedpartyonrequest.
Article8
Productssoldbypublicauctionshallbeallocatedto
thepersonorpersonsofferingthebestprices.
Article9
Everysucessfultendererorpurchaseratauctionshall
lodgeaprocessingsecurityinanamountof53units
ofaccountpermetrictonnet.

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Article13
IntheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No1687/76,inthe
partheaded'II.Productssubjecttoauseand/ordesti­
nationotherthanthatmentionedunderI',thereis
addedafterparagraph12,afurtherparagraphas
follows,togetherwiththeappropriatefootnoterefer­
ence:
'13.CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3110/76
authorizingthesupplytotheprocessing
industriesoforangeswithdrawnfromthe
market,layingdowntheconditionsforsuch
supplyandamendingRegulation (EEC)No
1687/76(4);
—Section104:'forprocessing(Regulation
(EEC)No3110/76)'
destinealatransformation
(Règlement (CEE)n0
3110/76)'Article10
Processingoftheproductsallocatedshallbesuper­
visedonthespotbythecompetentauthorityofthe
MemberStatewhereittakesplace.
Article11
1.WhenaMemberStateintendstohaverecourse
totheprovisionsofthisRegulationtheagency
appointedshallforthwithcommunicate totheagen­
ciesoftheotherMemberStatesandtotheCommis­
sionthenoticeofinvitationtotenderprovidedforin
Article3orthenoticeofsalebyauctionprovidedfor
inArticle7.
Thiscommunication mustbemade:
—inrespectofaninvitationtotender,notlessthan
sevendaysbeforetheclosingdateforthefirst
seriesoftenders,
—inrespectofsalebyauction,notlessthanseven
daysbeforethedateofthefirstsale.
Theagencyappointedshallcommunicate asprovided
inthefirstsubparagraph hereofallamendmentsto
thenoticeofinvitationtotenderornoticeofpublic
auction.
Suchamendmentsshalltakeeffectonlyontheexpiry
ofsevendaysfromthedateoftheircommunication .
2.Assoonasthecommunication providedforin
thefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph 1hasbeenmade,
thereshallbepublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities anoticepublicizingtheinten­
tionoftheMemberStateconcernedtohaverecourse
totheprovisionsofthisRegulation .
Article12
TheagencyappointedbytheMemberStateshall,
immediatelyuponthecompletionofeachsaleby
tenderorbyauction,informtheCommissionofthe
quantitiesofproductssuppliedandthepricesat
whichtheyweresupplied.zurVerarbeitungbestimmt
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr
3110/76)'
destinatoallatrasforma­
zione(Regolamento (CEE)
n.3110/76)'
bestemdomteworden
verwerkt (Verordening
(EEG)nr.3110/76)'
tilforarbejdning
(Forordning (EØF)nr
3110/76)'.
(4)OJNoL351,21.12.1976,p.24.'
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission