NoL285/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.11.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No3185/93
of19November 1993
ontheopeningofastandinginvitationtotenderfortheresaleontheinternal
marketof40000tonnesofbread-making wheatheldbytheBelgianintervention
agency
Officebeigede1économieetde1agriculture(OBEA)/
BelgischeDienstvoorBedrijfsleven enLandbouw
(BDDL),ruedeTrèves82/Trierstaat82,B-1040
Bruxelles/Brussel(télex:OBEA24076,65567;telefax:
2302533).THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),asamendedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2193/93(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(J)
laysdowntheproceduresandconditionsgoverningthe
offerforsaleofcerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,inthepresentmarketsituation,astandinginvi­
tationtotendershouldbeopenedfortheresaleonthe
internalmarketof40000tonnesofbread-makingwheat
heldbytheBelgianinterventionagency;
Whereasthemarketsituationforbread-makingwheatis
characterizedbyaseverelydiminished1993harvestand,
consequently ,byabnormallyhighpricesbycomparison
withthesupportprices;whereasnoaccountshouldbe
takenthereforeofthemarketpriceintheappraisalof
tenders,andaminimumpriceshouldbefixedinexcess
oftheinterventionprice;
Whereas,giventhelengthystorageperiodforcertainlots
reofferedforsaleonthemarket,potentialbuyersshould
beaffordedadegreeofsecurityasregardsquality;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article/
TheBelgianinterventionagencyshall,pursuanttothe
termsspecifiedinRegulation(EEC)No2131/93,initiate
astandinginvitationtotenderfortheresaleonthe
internalmarketof40000tonnesofbread-makingwheat
heldbyit.
Article2
1.Thedeadlineforthesubmissionoftendersforthe
firstpartialinvitationtotendershallbe30November
1993.
2.Thedeadlineforthesubmissionoftendersforthe
finalpartialinvitationtotendershallbe21December
1993.
3.ThetendersshallbedepositedwiththeBelgian
interventionagency:Article3
Whenthesuccessfultendererremovesthecerealsfrom
intervention ,theinterventionagencyshall,forcross­
checkingpurposes,takeasampleusingthesamemethod
asthatlaiddowninCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No689/92(4).
Iftheanalysisshowsasizeabledifferencebetweenthe
qualityofthecerealsremovedandthequalityas
describedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender,referredto
inArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No2131/93,the
successfultenderermayrefusethegoods.
Adifferenceofmorethanonepercentagepointinrespect
ofoneoftheimpuritiesreferredtointheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,withtheexceptionofbroken
grains,shallbeconsideredasizeabledifference.
Thesuccessfultenderermayalsorefusethegoodsifthey
donotcorrespondtothecriteriasetoutinSectionsA,E
andGoftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No689/92.
Intheeventofdispute,theinterventionagencyshall
submitthesampleinquestionforinspectionandthe
costsincurredshallbebornebythelosingparty.
Article4
Notwithstanding Article5(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2131/93,thehighestbidexceedingtheminimum
priceofECU125pertonneshallbe,accepted.The
minimumpriceshallberaisedbymonthlyincreases,to
beappliedtotheinterventionpriceaslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1542/93Q.
Article5
TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallnotifythe
Commission ,bynolaterthantheTuesdayoftheweek
followingtheexpiryofthedeadlineforthesubmissionof
tenders,ofthequantityandtheaveragepricesofthe
differentlotssold.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19November1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission