NoL262/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.10.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2870/93
of20October1993
ontheopeningofastandinginvitationtotenderfortheresaleontheinternal
marketof200000tonnesofbread-making wheatheldbytheFrenchintervention
agency
Officenationalinterprofessionnel descéréales(ONIC),
21,avenueBosquet,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),asamendedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2193/93(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3)
laysdowntheproceduresandconditionsgoverningthe
offerforsaleofcerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,inthepresentmarketsituation,astandinginvi­
tationtotendershouldbeopenedfortheresaleonthe
internalmarketof200000tonnesofbread-makingwheat
heldbytheFrenchinterventionagency;
Whereasthemarketsituationforbread-making wheatis
characterizedbyaseverelydiminished1993harvestand,
consequently ,byabnormallyhighpricesbycomparison
withthesupportprices;whereasnoaccountshouldbe
takenthereforeofthemarketpriceintheappraisalof
tenders,andaminimumpriceshouldbefixedinexcess
oftheinterventionprice;
Whereas,giventhelengthystorageperiodforcertainlots
reofferedforsaleonthemarket,potentialbuyersshould
beaffordedadegreeofsecurityasregardsquality;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforCerealshasnot
deliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetbyits
chairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshall,pursuanttothe
termsspecifiedinRegulation(EEC)No2131/93,initiate
astandinginvitationtotenderfortheresaleonthe
internalmarketof200000tonnesofbread-making wheat
heldbyit.
Article2
1.Thedeadlineforthesubmissionoftendersforthe
firstpartialinvitationtotendershallbe26October1993.
2.Thedeadlineforthesubmissionoftendersforthe
finalpartialinvitationtotendershallbe21December
1993.
3.ThetendersshallbedepositedwiththeFrench
interventionagency:F-75326PanxCedex07,
(telexOFIBLEA27807F).
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
grainsormottledgrains,shallbeconsideredasizeable
difference .
Thesuccessfultenderermayalsorefusethegoodsifthey
donotcorrespondtothecriteriasetoutinSectionsA,C,
E,FandGoftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No689/92.
Intheeventofdispute,theinterventionagencyshall
submitthesampleinquestionforinspectionandthe
costsincurredshallbebornebythelosingparty.
Article4
Notwithstanding Article5(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93,thehighestbidexceedingtheminimum
priceofECU125pertonneshallbeaccepted.The
minimumpriceshallberaisedbymonthlyincreases,to
beappliedtotheinterventionpriceaslaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1542/93(5).
Article5
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallnotifytheCommis­
sion,bynolaterthantheTuesdayoftheweekfollowing
theexpiryofthedeadlineforthesubmissionoftenders,
ofthequantityandtheaveragepricesofthedifferentlots
sold.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
(2)OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.(4)OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.0OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.3.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20October1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission