31.10.95EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL260/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2539/95
of30October1995
ontheopeningofastandinginvitationtotenderfor250000tonnesofbarley
heldbytheGermaninterventionagencyforprocessinginSpain
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Notwithstanding CommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93of28July1993layingdowntheprocedureand
conditionsforthesaleofcerealsheldbyintervention
agencies(*),theGermaninterventionagencyshall
organizeastandinginvitationtotenderunderthecondi­
tionslaiddownhereunderfor250000tonnesofbarleyit
holdswithaviewtoprocessinginSpain.
2.Theregionswherethe250000tonnesofbarleyare
storedaresetoutinAnnexI.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1863/95(2),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
WhereasthedroughtaffectingSpaininrecentmonths
hasresultedinashortageoffodder,whichmayinduce
stockfarmerstoselltheirlivestockearly,therebyadversely
affectingtheirincomes;
Whereasthatshortagemaybemadegoodbymaking
250000tonnesofbarleyavailabletoSpanishstock­
farmers;whereas,foritspart,theSpanishintervention
agencydoesnothavefoddergrainavailable;whereassuch
CommunitygrainisavailableattheGermanintervention
agency;
Whereas,giventhecurrentmarketsituation,astanding
invitationtotendershouldbeopenedfor250000tonnes
ofbarleyheldbytheGermaninterventionagencyfor
compulsorydispatchtoSpain;
Whereastheaimofthemeasurescanonlybeachievedif
theminimumpricelaiddownundertheinvitationto
tendertakesaccountoftheforwardingcostsbetween
GermanyandSpainbutdoesnotdisturbtheSpanish
domesticmarket;whereas,underthesecircumstances ,the
mostappropriateprocedureisthatfollowedforexportsof
cerealstothirdcountries;whereasaspecialsystem,
combiningcertainrulesonresaleontheinternalmarket
andthoseonexports,shouldthereforebelaiddown;
Whereas,asregardsproofofprocessinginSpain,
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3002/92of16October
1992layingdowncommondetailedrulesforverifyingthe
useand/ordestinationofproductsfromintervention (3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1938/93(4),should
apply;
Whereas,inviewoftheearlyharvestinSpainandifthe
provisionsofthisRegulationaretoproduceaneffect,the
measuresadoptedmustbeappliedassoonaspossible;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article2
1.Inthenoticeofinvitationtotenderprovidedforin
Article5,theinterventionagencyshallspecifyforeach
lottheportorplaceofexitwhichmaybeaccessedatthe
lowesttransportcostsandwhichhasadequatetechnical
facilitiesfordispatchingthecerealsputupfortender.
2.Thelowesttransportcostsbetweentheplaceof
storageandtheplaceofloadingattheportorplaceof
exitreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbereimbursedtothe
successfultendererbytheinterventionagencyinrespect
ofthequantitiesdelivered.
Article3
Tendersshallbedeemedtorelatetocerealsdeliveredto,
butnotunloadedat,theportsorplacesofexitreferredto
inArticle2.
Article4
Wheneachclosingdateforthesubmissionoftendershas
expired,theMemberStateconcernedshallforwardtothe
Commissionalistoftenders,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.
3OJNoL301,17.10.1992,p.17.
(<)OJNoL176,20.7.1993,p.12. 0OJNoL191,31.1.1993,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-60322FrankfurtamMain,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
coveredbytheawardwillbeprocessedinSpainby
30June1996atthelatest.
Article7
1.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetothefirstpartialinvitationtotendershall
expireat9a.m.(Brusselstime)on9November1995.
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.22.

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—Destinadosalatransformación [Reglamento(CE)n°
2539/951
—Tilforarbejdning (forordning(EF)nr.2539/95)
—ZurVerarbeitungbestimmt(Verordnung (EG)Nr.
2539/95)
—Προορίζονται γιαμεταποίηση [Κανονισμός (ΕΚ)
αριS.2539/95]Article12
1.Securitiesasreferredtointhesecondindentof
Article11shallbereleasedwheretheycoverquantitiesin
respectofwhichthetenderersprovideproofthatthe
product:
—hasbeenprocessedinSpainby30June1996atthe
latest,exceptincasesofforcemajeure,or
—isnolongerfitforhumanoranimalconsumption .
2.ProofthatthecerealscoveredbythisRegulation
havebeenprocessedinSpainshallbefurnishedin
accordancewithRegulation(EEC)No3002/92.
However,processingshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace
oncethebarleyhasbeendeliveredtoastoreinSpain.—Forprocessing(Regulation(EC)No2539/95)
—Destinéesalatransformation [règlement(CE)n0
2539/951
—Destinateallatrasformazione [regolamento (CE)n.
2539/95]
—Bestemdomtewordenverwerkt(Verordening(EG)nr.
2539/95)
—Paratransformação [Regulamento (CE)n?2539/95]
—Tarkoitettujalostukseen [Asetus(EY)N:o2539/95]
—Förbearbetning (förordning(EG)nr2539/95).
Article13
Inadditiontotheendorsements providedforinRegula­
tion(EEC)No3002/92,box104oftheT5controlcopy
mustbearoneormoreofthefollowing:Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30October1995.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/ 50578
Niedersachsen/Bremen/
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Berlin/Brandenburg/ 122516
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Sachsen/Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen 76887
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationfortheresaleof250000tonnesofbarleyheldbytheGermaninterven­
tionagencyfordispatchtoSpain
(Regulation(EC)No2539/95)
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.