NoL95/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.4.94
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No823/94
of13April1994
openingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000tonnesof
durumwheatheldbytheItalianinterventionagency
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),asamendedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2193/93(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(4),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas100000tonnesofdurumwheat,heldbythe
Italianinterventionagency,shouldbeputupforsalefor
export;
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;
WhereastothatendtheMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplemented bythepossibilityofasamplebeing
takeninthepresenceofbothparties;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,2.Theregionsinwhichthe100000tonnesofdurum
wheatarestoredarestatedinAnnexItothisRegulation .
Article3
Theexportlicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateofissue,
withinthemeaningofArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No
2131/93,untiltheendofthethirdmonthfollowing.
Tenderssubmittedinresponsetothisinvitationtotender
maynotbeaccompaniedbyapplicationsforexportcerti­
ficatespursuanttoArticle44ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No3719/880.
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93thetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders
underthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
20April1994at13a.m.(Brusselstime).
2.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersunderthe
subsequentpartialinvitationstotendershallexpireeach
Wednesdayat13a.m.(Brusselstime).
3.Thelastpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
25May1994.
4.ThetendersshallbelodgedwiththeItalianinter­
ventionagency.
Article5
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallnotifytheCommis­
sionofthetendersreceivednotlaterthantwohoursafter
expiryofthetimelimitforthesubmissionthereof.Noti­
ficationshallbemadeasspecifiedinthetableinAnnex
IItothisRegulation,tothetelexortelefaxnumbersin
AnnexIII.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagencymay,ontheconditions
laiddowninRegulation (EEC)No2131/93,opena
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000
tonnesofdurumwheatheldbyit.
Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallcoveramaximumof
100000tonnesofdurumwheattobeexportedtoallthird
countries.Article6
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallnotifythestorerand
theItalianinterventionagencyinwritingatleastfivedays
inadvanceofhisintentiontoremovethemerchandise .
2.Beforethelotawardedisremoved,theItalianinter­
ventionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleinaccordancewiththemethodlaid
downinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No689/92(6).
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
OOJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(4)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.OOJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.h)OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.

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graph2above,theItalianinterventionagencyshall
supplyhimwithanotherlotofinterventiondurumwheat
oftherequisitequality,atnoextracharge,withineight
days.
4.Ifremovalofthedurumwheatisdelayedbymore
thanfivedayswithrelationtothedateofacceptanceof
thelottoberemovedbythesuccessfultendererfor
reasonsimputabletotheItalianinterventionagency,Italy
shallberesponsibleforthepaymentofcompensation .
5.Allrisksandstoragecostsshallbebornebythe
successfultendererfromthetimeofremoval.Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthesampleindi­
cateasignificantdifferencebetweenthequalityofthe
durumwheattoberemovedandthequalityasdescribed
inthenoticeofinvitationtotenderreferredtoinArticle
1ofthisRegulation,thesuccessfultenderermayrefuse
themerchandise .
Asignificantdifferenceshallbeaspecificweightofless
than76kg/hi,alevelofbrokengrainsofmorethan9%
andadiscrepancyofonepercentagepointforthemois­
turecontent,10pointsfortheHagbergfallingindex,one
percentagepointfortheproteincontent,10percentage
pointsforthegrainswhichhavelosttheirvitreousaspect,
halfapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferredto
underB.2,B.3andB.4andhalfapercentagepointforthe
impuritiesreferredtounderB.5,thepercentageadmis­
siblefornoxiousgrains,damagedgrainsandergor,
however,remainingaslaiddownintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No689/92.
3.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchan­
dise,asprovidedforinthesecondsubparagraph ofpara­Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13April1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Verona
Parma
Rovigo
Ravenna
Siena
Latina
Grosseto
Ancona
Napoli
Potenza
Catanzaro7687
5864
4941
1289
2851
992
1105
11700
1070
12000
50501
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000tonnesofdurumwheatheldbythe
Italianinterventionagency
(Regulation(EC)No823/94)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tender
NoConsignment
NoQuantity
(tonnes)Offerprice
(ECU/tonne)
(")Priceincreases
(+)or
reductions
(-)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)Destination
1
2
3
etc.
(')Thispriceincludestheincreasesorreductionsrelatingtothelottowhichthetenderrefers.
ANNEXIII
TheonlynumberstousetocallBrusselsare[DGVI-C-1(Attention:MessrsThibaultandBrus)]:
—telex: 22037AGRECB
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters)
—telefax:—2950132
—2961097
—2952515.