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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No420/96
of7March1996
onthesaleonthePortuguesedomesticmarketof150000tonnesofmaizeheld
bythePortugueseinterventionagency
isnottobereleaseduntilproofhasbeenfurnishedthat
themaizeinquestionhasbeenprocessedorusedin
Portugal;
WhereasitisessentialthatPortugaltakeallthenecessary
measureswhicharecompatiblewithCommunityrules,
ontheonehandtoensurethatthisRegulationisproperly
appliedand,ontheotherhand,toensure,byintroducing
effectivecontrolarrangements ,thattheCommunity
marketisnotdisturbed;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No1863/95(2),andinparticularArticle
12(1)thereof,
Whereasthedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthetariff
quotaforimportsofmaizeintoPortugalarelaiddownby
CommissionRegulation(EC)No1839/95(3),asamended
byRegulation(EC)No1963/95(4);
WhereasthePortugueseinterventionagency(INGA)isto
buy150000tonnesofmaizeontheworldmarketin
accordance withtheCommission Decisiononthe
purchaseofthesaidmaize;whereasINGAshouldsellthe
maizeonthePortuguesedomesticmarket;whereas,given
thesituationonthePortuguesemarket,itshouldbelaid
downthatthesalesaretotakeplaceinAprilandMay
1996;whereasanymaizestillremainingat30June1996
shouldbesoldinthefollowingmonths;
WhereasRegulation(EC)No1839/95providesthatthe
purchaseofthismaizeistorankasinterventiontostabi­
lizetheagriculturalmarkets;whereasCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No2131/93(*),asamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No120/94(*),laysdowntheprocedureandcondi­
tionsforthesaleofcerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
whereasthesalesofmaizeshould,however,becarriedout
atafixedprice,increasedwhereappropriatebymonthly
increasesfromtheentryintoforceofthisRegulation;
whereasitisthereforenecessarytoderogatefromRegula­
tion(EEC)No2131/93;whereasadditionalrulesare
neededforthesaleoftheimportedmaize;
Whereas,inviewofthepriceadvantageenjoyedby
purchasersofthemaizeheldbyINGA,provisionshould
bemadeforstrictcontrolmeasuresanditshouldbe
stipulated,inparticular,whoisauthorizedtopurchase
suchimportedmaize;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthesaleofmaize
importedintoPortugaldoesnotcreatedifficultiesonthe
Communitymarket,asystemoftenderingsecuritiesand
performanceguaranteesshouldbeintroducedandprovi­
sionshouldbemadewherebytheperformanceguaranteeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Notwithstanding Regulation (EEC)No2131/93,the
Portugueseinterventionagency(INGA)shallputupfor
saleonthePortuguesemarket150000tonnesofmaize
purchasedpursuanttotheCommissionDecisionof5
March1996.
ThesaleshalltakeplaceduringAprilandMay1996and,
wherenecessary,duringthefollowingmonths,inaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionslaiddownbyINGA.
Article2
INGAshalldrawupanoticeindicating,foreachlotor,
whereapplicable,partofalot:
(a)thelocation;and
(b)atleastthefollowinginformation :
—thespecificweight,
—themoisturecontent,
—thepercentageofbrokengrainsandextraneous
matter.
INGAshallpublishthesaidnoticeatleastthreedays
beforethedatefixedforthefirstsubmissionofapplica­
tions.
Article3
1.Thetimelimitforthefirstsubmissionofapplica­
tionsshallexpireat11a.m.,(Brusselstime)on12April
1996andthetimelimitforthelastsubmissionofappli­
cationsshallexpireon10May1996.
Ifmaizeremainsunsoldat30June1996,thefollowing
datesforsubmissionshallbesetbyINGAuntilthequan­
titiesavailablehavebeensold.(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL179,29.7.1995,p.1.0OJNoL177,28.7.1995,p.4.
(<)OJNoL189,10.8.1995,p.22.0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(6)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.

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2.Thedecisiontoawardthequantitiesappliedfor
shallbetakenbyINGAbynotlaterthan5p.m.,(Brussels
time)ontheseventhdayafterthetimelimitsfixedin
paragraph 1.
3.ApplicationsmustbesubmittedtoINGA:
INGA—InstitutoNacionaldeGarantiaAgricola,
RuaCastilhoNo36r/c,
P-1250Lisboa;
tel.:3558812:
telex:66209:
fax:3533251.corresponding tothenumberofmonthswhichhave
elapsedbetweenthemonthofentryintoforceofthis
Regulationandthemonthofsaleinclusive.
2.Purchasersshallpayforthemaizebeforeremoving
itandnotlaterthanonemonthafterthedateonwhich
thecontracthasbeenawarded.
3.Ifthepurchaserfailstopayforthemaizeawardedto
himwithinthedeadlinelaiddowninparagraph2,the
contractshallbecancelledbyINGA.
Article7
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbereleasedforquanti­
tiesinrespectofwhich:
—theapplicationwasnotaccepted,
—aperformanceguaranteeofECU30pertonnehas
beenlodged.
2.Theperformanceguaranteeshallbereleasedfor
quantitiesinrespectofwhichthepurchaserhasfurnished
proofthatthemaizehasbeenprocessedorusedin
Portugal.Suchproofshallbefurnishednotlaterthan18
monthsafterthedateofaward.
Theperformanceguaranteeshallalsobereleasedfor
quantitiesinrespectofwhichproofhasbeenfurnished
thatthemaizehasbecomeunfitforhumanoranimal
consumption .
Article8
1.Portugal:
—shalladopt,wherenecessary,additionalconditions
compatiblewithCommunityrules,particularlythose
tobemetbyapplicantsinordertobeabletopartici­
pateinthesalesinquestion,includingtheminimum
andmaximumquantitiesforeachinstalmentandthe
salesschedule,
—shalltakeallthenecessarymeasurestoensurethe
monitoringofallmarketingoperationsuptofinal
consumptioninordertopreventpossibledisturbances
ontheCommunitymarket.
2.INGAshallinformtheCommissionoftheprogress
ofthesale.InadditionitshallforwardtotheCommission
withoutdelaythedataonthequantitiessoldand
marketed,uptofinalconsumption .
ItshallcloselymonitorandkeeptheCommission
informedoftheimpactofthemaizesalesonthepricesof
othercerealsinPortugal.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article4
1.Interestedpartiesshallparticipateinthesaleeither
bylodgingawrittenapplicationagainstproofofreceipt
withINGAorbysendinganapplicationtotheagencyby
telex,telegramorfax.
2.Applicationsshallindicatethenameandexact
addressofthepurchaser,andhistelephone,telexorfax
number.
ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,'purchaser'means
onenaturalorlegalpersonperholdingorperunder­
takingwhosebusinessispurchasinginthecerealssector.
Purchasersmayberepresentedbyanauthorizedrepresen­
tative.
3.Applicationsshallbeaccompaniedby:
—proofthatatenderingsecurityofECU5pertonne
hasbeenlodged,
—thepurchaser'swrittenundertakingtolodgeaperfor­
manceguaranteeofECU30pertonnenotlaterthan
thetimeofremovalofthepurchasedlot,
—proofthatthepurchaserisengagedinabusiness
involvingpurchasinginthecerealssector,
—thepurchaser'swrittenundertakingtoprocessoruse
inPortugalthequantitiesofmaizepurchased.
4.Applicationsnotsubmittedinaccordancewithpara­
graphs1,2and3orwhichcontainconditionsotherthan
thoseprovidedforinthenoticeshallnotbevalid.
5.Applicationsmaynotbewithdrawn.
Article5
Wherethequantityavailableisexceeded,thequantity
appliedforinthecontextofthesaleinquestionshallbe
reducedbyapplyingareductioncoefficientfixedby
INGA.
Wherethefullquantityisnotsold,theremainingquan­
tityavailableshallbecarriedovertothefollowingsale.
Article6
1.ThesellingpriceshallbeECU157pertonnefor
goodsex-siloloadedontoameansoftransport,plusthe
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7March1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission