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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1761/98
of 7 August 1998
opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of sorghum held by the
French intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of themarket in cereals (
1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5
thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2193/96 (4), lays
down the procedure and conditions for the disposal ofcereals held by intervention agencies;
Whereas, given the current market situation, a standing
invitation to tender should be opened for the export of64 000 tonnes of sorghum held by the French interven-tion agency;
Whereas special procedures must be laid down to ensure
that the operations and their monitoring are properlyeffected; whereas, to that end, provision should be madefor a security lodgement scheme which ensures that aimsare met while avoiding excessive costs for the operators;whereas derogations should accordingly be made tocertain rules, in particular those laid down in Regulation(EEC) No 2131/93;
Whereas, where removal of the sorghum is delayed by
more than five days or the release of one of the securitiesrequired is delayed for reasons imputable to the interven-tion agency the Member State concerned must paycompensation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the French
intervention agency issues a standing invitation to tenderfor the export of sorghum held by it in accordance withRegulation (EEC) No 2131/93.Article 2
1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
64 000 tonnes of sorghum for export to third countries.
2. The regions in which the 64 000 tonnes of sorghum
are stored are set out in Annex I.
Article 3
1. Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for theexport shall be that quoted in the tender.
2. No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall
be granted on exports carried out pursuant to this Regula-tion.
3. Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall
not apply.
Article 4
1. The export licences shall be valid from their date of
issue within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC)No 2131/93 until the end of the fourth month thereafter.
2. Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to
tender may not be accompanied by export licence ap-plications submitted pursuant to Article 44 of Commis-sion Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (
5).
Article 5
1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2131/93, the time limit for submission of tenders inrespect of the first partial invitation to tender shall be 9a.m. (Brussels time) on 13 August 1998.
2. The time limit for submission of tenders in respect
of subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 9 a.m.(Brussels time) each Thursday thereafter.
3. The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m.
(Brussels time) on 27 May 1999.
4. Tenders shall be lodged with the French interven-
tion agency.
Article 6
1. The intervention agency, the storer and the
successful tenderer shall, at the request of the latter andby common agreement, either before or at the time of
(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 191, 31. 7. 1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 293, 16. 11. 1996, p. 1. (5) OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.
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removal from storage as the successful tenderer chooses,
take reference samples for counter-analysis at the rate ofat least one sample for every 500 tonnes and shall analysethe samples. The intervention agency may be representedby a proxy, provided this is not the storer.
The analysis results shall be forwarded to the Commission
in the event of a dispute.
Reference samples for counter-analysis shall be taken and
analysed within seven working days of the date of thesuccessful tenderer’s request or within three working daysif the samples are taken on removal from storage. Wherethe final result of sample analyses indicates a quality:
(a) higher than that specified in the notice of invitation to
tender, the successful tenderer must accept the lot asestablished;
(b) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down
for intervention but below the quality described in thenotice of invitation to tender, providing that the dif-ferences having regard to those criteria do not exceedthe following limits:
— one percentage point as regards moisture content,— 0,1 percentage point for the tannin content,— half a percentage point as regards impurities as
specified in points B.2 and B.4 of the Annex toCommission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (
1), and
— half a percentage point as regards impurities as
specified in point B.5 of the Annex to Regulation(EEC) No 689/92, the percentages admissible fornoxious grains, however, remaining unchanged,
the successful tenderer must accept the lot as estab-
lished;
(c) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down
for intervention but below the quality described in thenotice of invitation to tender, and a difference ex-ceeding the limits set out in point (b), the successfultenderer may:
— accept the lot as established, or— refuse to take over the lot in question. The
successful tenderer shall be discharged of all hisobligations relating to the lot in question and thesecurities shall be released only once he hasinformed the Commission and the interventionagency forthwith in accordance with Annex II;however, if he requests the intervention agency tosupply him with another lot of interventionsorghum of the quality laid down at no additionalcharge, the security shall not be released. The lotmust be replaced within three days of the date of
the successful tenderer’s request. The successfultenderer shall notify the Commission immediatelythereof in accordance with Annex II;
(d) below the minimum characteristics laid down for
intervention, the successful tenderer may not removethe lot in question. He shall be discharged of all hisobligations relating to the lot in question and thesecurities shall be released only once he has informedthe Commission and the intervention agency forth-with in accordance with Annex II; however, he mayrequest the intervention agency to supply him withanother lot of intervention sorghum of the quality laiddown at no additional charge. In that case, the securityshall not be released. The lot must be replaced withinthree days of the date of the successful tenderer’srequest. The successful tenderer shall immediatelyinform the Commission thereof in accordance withAnnex II.
2. However, if the sorghum is removed before the
results of the analyses are known, all risks shall be borneby the successful tenderer from the time the lot isremoved, without prejudice to any means of redress ofwhich he may avail himself against the storer.
3. If, as a result of successive replacements, the
successful tenderer has not received a replacement lot ofthe quality laid down within one month of the date of hisrequest for a replacement, he shall be discharged of all hisobligations and the securities shall be released once hehas informed the Commission and the interventionagency forthwith in accordance with Annex II.
4. Except where the final results of analyses indicate a
quality below the minimum characteristics laid down forintervention, the costs of taking the samples and con-ducting the analyses provided for in paragraph 1 but notof inter-bin transfers shall be borne by the EuropeanAgricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) inrespect of up to one analysis per 500 tonnes. The costs ofinter-bin transfers and any additional analyses requestedby the successful tenderer shall be borne by him.
Article 7
By derogation from Article 12 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3002/92 (
2), the documents relating to the sale
of sorghum in accordance with this Regulation, and inparticular the export licence, the removal order referred toin Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, theexport declaration and, where necessary, the T5 copy shallcarry the entry:
(1) OJ L 74, 20. 3. 1992, p. 18. (2) OJ L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17.
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— Sorgo de intervención sin aplicación de restitución ni
gravamen, Reglamento (CE) no1761/98
— Sorghum fra intervention uden restitutionsydelse eller
-afgift, forordning (EF) nr. 1761/98
— Interventionssorghum ohne Anwendung von Ausfuh-
rerstattungen oder Ausfuhrabgaben, Verordnung (EG)Nr. 1761/98
—S ˜oqcor paq˜ elbasgr wyq˜ ir evaqloc ˜ g epistqov ˜ gr
˜gv ˜oqou, jamomisl ˜ or (EJ) aqih. 1761/98
— Intervention sorghum without application of refund or
tax, Regulation (EC) No 1761/98
— Sorgho d’intervention ne donnant pas lieu à restitu-
tion ni taxe, règlement (CE) n
o1761/98
— Sorgo d’intervento senza applicazione di restituzione
né di tassa, regolamento (CE) n. 1761/98
— Sorghum uit interventie, zonder toepassing van resti-
tutie of belasting, Verordening (EG) nr. 1761/98
— Sorgo de intervenç˜ ao sem aplicaç˜ ao de uma restituiç˜ ao
ou imposiç˜ ao, Regulamento (CE) nº 1761/98
— Interventiodurraa, johon ei sovelleta vientitukea eikä
vientimaksua, asetus (EY) N:o 1761/98
— Interventionssockerhirs, utan tillämpning av bidrag
eller avgift, förordning (EG) nr 1761/98.
Article 8
1. The security lodgement pursuant to Article 13(4) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 must be released once theexport licences have been issued to the successful ten-derers.
2. The obligation to export to the third countries shall
be covered by a security amounting to ECU 50 per tonneof which ECU 30 per tonne shall be lodged when theexport licence is issued, with the balance of ECU 20 per
tonne being lodged before removal of the cereals.
Article 15(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 notwith-
standing:
— the amount of ECU 30 per tonne must be released
within 20 working days of the date on which thesuccessful tenderer supplies proof that the sorghumremoved has left the customs territory of the Com-munity,
— the amount of ECU 20 per tonne must be released
within 15 working days of the date on which thesuccessful tenderer supplies the proof referred to inArticle 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.
3. Except in duly substantiated exceptional cases, in
particular the opening of an administrative enquiry, anyrelease of the securities provided for in this Article afterthe time limits specified in this same Article shall conferan entitlement to compensation from the Member Stateamounting to ECU 0,015 per 10 tonnes for each day’sdelay.
This compensation shall not be charged to the EAGGF.
Article 9
Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the
submission of tenders, the French intervention agencyshall notify the Commission of tenders received. Suchnotification shall be made using the model set out inAnnex III and the telex or fax numbers set out in AnnexIV.
Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 7 August 1998.
For the Commission
Monika WULF-MATHIES
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Région Sud-Ouest
(Bordeaux-Toulouse) 46 000
Région Sud-Est
(Lyon-Montpellier) 18 000
ANNEX II
Communication of refusal of lots under the standing invitation to tender for the export of
sorghum held by the French intervention agency
(Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1761/98)
— Name of successful tenderer:
— Date of award of contract:— Date of refusal of lot by successful tenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
in tonnesAddress
of siloReason for refusal to take over
— % of tannins
— % sprouted grains
— % miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz)
— % of matter which is not basic cereal of unimpaired
quality
— Other
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ANNEX III
Standing invitation to tender for the export of sorghum held by the French intervention
agency
(Regulation (EC) No 1761/98)
1234567
Tender
NoConsignment
NoQuantity
(tonnes)Offer price
(ECU/tonne)
(1)Price increases
(+) or
reductions
(–)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)Destination
1
2
3
etc.
(1) This price includes the increases or reductions relating to the lot to which the tender refers.
ANNEX IV
The only numbers to use to call Brussels are (DG VI-C-1):
— fax: 296 49 56,
295 25 15,
— telex: 22037 AGREC B,
22070 AGREC B (Greek characters).