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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2477/94
of13October1994
openingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof300000tonnesofbarley
heldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
Article2
Theregionsinwhichthe300000tonnesofbarleyare
storedarestatedinAnnexItothisRegulation .
Article3
Theexportlicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,
withinthemeaningofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93,untiltheendofthethirdmonthfollowing.
Tenderssubmittedinresponsetothisinvitationtotender
maynotbeaccompaniedbyapplicationsforexportcerti­
ficatespursuanttoArticle44ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3719/88(*).THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No1866/94(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(4),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas300000tonnesofbarley,heldbytheFrench
interventionagency,shouldbeputupforsaleforexport;
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;
WhereastothatendtheMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplemented bythepossibilityofasamplebeing
takeninthepresenceofbothparties;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93thetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders
underthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
20October1994at9a.m.(Brusselstime).
2.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersunderthe
subsequentpartialinvitationstotendershallexpireeach
Thursdayat9a.m.(Brusselstime).
3.Thelastpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
22December1994at9a.m.(Brusselstime).
4.ThetendersshallbelodgedwiththeFrenchinter­
ventionagency.
Article5
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallnotifytheCommis­
sionofthetendersreceivednotlaterthantwohoursafter
expiryofthetimelimitforthesubmissionthereof.Noti­
ficationshallbegivenasspecifiedinthetableinAnnex
IItothisRegulation,tothetelexortelefaxnumbersin
AnnexIII.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheFrenchinterventionagencymay,ontheconditions
laiddowninRegulation(EEC)No2131/93,opena
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof300000
tonnesofbarleyheldbyit,tobeexportedtoallthird
countries.Article6
1.Beforethelotawardedisremoved,theintervention
agencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakeareference
sampleinaccordancewiththemethodlaiddownin
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No689/92(*)andshall
analysethatsample.
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.1.0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(4)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.oOJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.
6)OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.

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(a)Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesample
indicateadifferencebetweenthequalityofthebarley
toberemovedandthequalityasdescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotender,whichnevertheless
remainswithinalimitofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmustnot
howeverbelessthan60kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—halfapourcentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointsB.2andB.4oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
toinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No689/92,thepercentagesadmissiblefornoxious
grainshoweverremainingunchanged,thefol­
lowingprovisionsshallapply:
(i)theinterventionagencyshall,thatsameday,
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIII,aswellasthestorerandthe
successfultenderer;
(ii)thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheragreetotakeoverthelotwithitscharac­
teristicsasestablished,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.In
thatcasethesuccessfultenderershall,that
sameday,informtheinterventionagencyand
theCommission thereofinaccordancewith
AnnexIV.Oncetheseformalitieshavebeencompleted,
heshallbeimmediatelyreleasedfromallhis
obligationsrelatingtothelotinquestion,
includingthesecurities.
Thelotinquestionshallthenbeputupfor
saleagainunderafutureinvitationtotenderat
thequalityestablished.
(b)Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesample
indicatethatthequalityisbelowthelimitslaiddown
in(a)above:
—theinterventionagencyshall,thatsameday,
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIII,aswellasthestorerandthe
successfultenderer,
—thesuccessfultenderershallgiveofficialnotice,
thatsameday,totheinterventionagencyofthe
impossibilityoftakingoverthelotinquestionand
shallinformtheCommissionthereof,thatsame
day,inaccordancewithAnnexIV.Oncethese
formalitieshavebeencompleted,heshallbe
immediatelyreleasedfromallhisobligationsre­
latingtothelotinquestion,includingthesecuri­
ties.
2.Allrisksshallbebornebythesuccessfultenderer
fromthetimeofremoval.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13October1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Amiens 45000
Châlons-sur-Marne 61000
Dijon 12000
Lille 13000
Nancy 34000
Orleans 50000
Paris 22000
Poitiers 8000
Rouen 55000
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof300000tonnesofbarleyheldbytheFrench
interventionagency
(Regulation(EC)No2477/94)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tender
NoConsignment
NoQuantity
(tonnes)Offerprice
(ECU/tonne)
C)Priceincreases
(+)or
reductions
(-)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)Destination
1
2
3
etc.
(')Thispriceincludestheincreasesorreductionsrelatingtothelottowhichthetenderrefers.
ANNEXIII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrusselsare(DGVI-C-1):
—telex:22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—telefax:—2950132
—2961097
—2952515.

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ANNEXIV
Communication ofrefusaloflotsunderthestandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof
300000tonnesofbarleyheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
Article6ofRegulation(EC)No2477/94
—Nameofsuccessfultenderer:
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloflotbysuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
intonnesAddress
ofsiloReasonforrefusaltotakeover
—Specificweight(kg/hi)
—%sproutedgrains
—%miscellaneous impurities(Schwarzbesatz )
—%ofmatterwhichisnotbarleyofunimpaired
quality
—Other