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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2108/83
of27July1983
openingastandinginvitationtotenderforthesaleofdriedgrapesanddriedfigs
fromthe1981harvestintendedforspecificuses
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforProductsProcessedfromFruitand
Vegetables,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Driedgrapesanddriedfigsboughtinbystorage
agenciespriorto1September1982shallbesoldfor
purposeotherthanhumanconsumptionanddistilla­
tion.
2.Productsshallbesoldinaccordancewiththe
standinginvitationtotenderprocedure,eachofthe
storageagenciesbeingresponsiblefortheproductsit
holds.
3.Articles6to9,11to15,16(1),17(1)and18to
21ofRegulation(EEC)No3263/81shallbeappli­
cabletothesalesprovidedforinparagraph 1.
4.Aprocessingsecurityshallberequiredinorder
toguaranteecompliancewiththeobligationsentered
intobythetenderer.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1603/83of14June1983layingdownspecial
measuresforthedisposalofdriedgrapesanddriedfigs
fromthe1981harvestheldbystorageagencies('),and
inparticularArticle1(5)thereof,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1603/83providesfor
salesofdriedfigsanddriedgrapesfromthe1981
harvesttoprocessorsusingthemforpurposesother
thanhumanconsumption ;whereasthatisanewuse
fortheproductsinquestion;whereasthestanding
invitationtotenderprocedureisthemostsuitableone
forsuchsales;
Whereasaprocessingsecurityshouldberequiredin
ordertoguaranteethattheproductsareusedforthe
purposespecified;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3263/81
of16November1981layingdownrulescoveringsales
bytenderoratpricesfixedinadvanceofdriedfigs
anddriedgrapesheldbystorageagencies(2)laysdown
provisionsforsalesbytenderofproductsforhuman
consumption ;whereassomeoftheseprovisions
shouldalsobeappliedtoproductssoldunderthis
Regulation;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1687/76
of30June1976layingdowncommondetailedrules
forverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationofproducts
fromintervention (3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1657/83(4),specifiesparticularmeasures
applicabletoproductsfrominterventionintendedfor
aspecificuseand/ordestination;whereasproducts
fromstorageagenciesareinasimilarsituationto
productscoveredbytheabovementioned Regulation ;
whereastheprovisionsofthatRegulationshouldalso
beapplicabletoproductssoldpursuanttothisRegula­
tion;Article2
1.Thestorageagencyshall,duringtheperiodof
validityofthestandinginvitationtotender,issue
partialinvitationstotender.Eachpartialinvitationto
tendershallrelatetotheproductsreferredtoinArticle
1whicharestillavailable.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
forthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallbe12
August1983at1p.m.and,forthesecondpartialinvi­
tationtotender,5September1983at1p.m.The
closingdateforthesubmissionoftendersforeach
subsequentpartialinvitationtotendershallbethe
fifthofeachmonthat1p.m.Ifthefifthisapublic
holiday,theclosingdateshallbethefirstworkingday
thereafterat1p.m.
3.Informationconcerningthequantitiesavailable
andtheplaceswheretheproductsarestoredmaybe
obtainedbythoseconcernedfromtheaddresseslisted
inAnnexI.(')OJNoL159,17.6.1983,p.5.0OJNoL329,17.11.1981,p.8.0OJNoL190,14.7.1976,p.1.
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Article3
Thestorageagencyshallmakethenecessaryarrange­
mentstoenablethoseconcernedtoexamine,attheir
expense,samplesoftheproductsforsale,before
submittingatender.
Article4
1.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessitcontainsthe
detailsreferredtoinArticle8(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No3263/81andisaccompaniedbyawrittenunder­
takingbythetenderertotheeffectthathewillhave
theproductsprocessedsolelyintoproductsfalling
withinheadingNo23.07oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffordenaturedinsuchawaythattheycannotbe
usedsubsequentlyforhumanconsumptionorincor­
poratedintoproductsforhumanconsumption .
2.Itmaybeindicatedinatenderthatitistobe
regardedashavingbeensubmittedonlyif:
(a)theawardrelatestotheentirequantityspecifiedin
thetender;
(b)theawardrelatestothequantityspecifiedinthe
tender.
3.Thetendermaynotbewithdrawnafterthe
closingdatereferredtoinArticle2(2)forthesubmis­
sionoftendersforthepartialinvitationtotenderin
question.
4.Tendersmustbesubmittedinwriting:
—inthecaseofproductsheldbytheGreekstorage
agency,totherelevantstorageagency,atthehead
officeofIDAGEP,5,AcharnonStreet,Athens,
—inthecaseofproductsheldbyanItalianstorage
agency,totherelevantstorageagency,atthehead
officeofAIMA,viaPalestro,81,Rome.marketpricefortheproductsandtheminimumprice
fixed.
3.Theexchangerateusedtoconverttheminimum
sellingpricereferredtoinparagraph1andtheprice
payablebythesuccessfultenderersshallbetherepre­
sentativerateinforceontheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftendersfortherelevantpartialinvitation
totender.
Article6
1.Wherethequantityspecifiedinatenderexceeds
thequantityofproductsstillavailablefromtheware­
houseconcerned,anawardshallbemadetothe
tendererinquestionforthequantityavailableonly.
2.Therightsandobligationsarisingfromtheinvi­
tationtotendershallnotbetransferrable .
Article7
1.WherethepaymentreferredtoinArticle20of
Regulation(EEC)No3263/81hasbeenmade,andthe
securityreferredtoinArticle5(2)provided,the
storageagencyshallissuearemovalvoucherindicat­
ing:
(a)thequantityinrespectofwhichtheconditions
referredtoabovehavebeensatisfied;
(b)thewarehousewheretheproductsarebeing
stored;
(c)thetimelimitfortakingdeliveryoftheproducts;
(d)theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
relatingtothepartialinvitationtotenderunder
whichtheproductsweresold.
2.WherethepaymentreferredtoinArticle20of
Regulation(EEC)No3263/81hasbeenmadebutthe
productshavenotbeenremovedwithintheperiod
referredtoinArticle19(1)ofthatRegulation,the
storagecostsshallbebornebythesuccessfultenderer
fromthedayafterthedayreferredtoinparagraph 1
(c)-
Article8
1.TheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1687/76
shallapplytoproductssoldpursuanttothisRegula­
tion.
2.Productsshallberegardedashavingsatisfiedthe
conditionsrelatingtotheiruseifitisestablishedthat:
—theyhavebeenusedinthemanufactureof
productsfallingwithinheadingNo23.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,or
—theyhavebeendenaturedinsuchawaythatthey
cannotbeusedsubsequentlyforhumanconsump­
tionorincorporatedintoproductsforhuman
consumption .Article5
1.Inthelightofthetendersreceivedforeach
partialinvitationtotenderaminimumsellingprice
shallbefixedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle20ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
516/77(■).
Itmaybedecidednottomakeanaward.
2.Atthesametimeastheminimumsellingprice,
andinaccordancewiththesameprocedure,the
amountoftheprocessingsecurityreferredtoinArticle
1(4)shallbefixedper100kilograms,accountbeing
taken,inparticular,ofthedifferencebetweenthe
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providedtheprocessingsecurityreferredtoin
Article5(2)ofthisRegulation .
2.Whereatenderisnotaccepted,thesecurity
providedinrespectofthattendershallbereleased
immediately .
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,theprocessing
securityreferredtoinArticle5(2)shallbeforfeitin
proportiontothequantitiesforwhichtheevidence
referredtoinRegulation (EEC)No1687/76hasnot
beenfurnishedwithin18monthsfromtheclosing
dateforthesubmission oftendersreferredtoin
Article2(2).
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .3.Thespecialendorsements tobeenteredin
sections104and106ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
thosesetoutinAnnexII.
Article9
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
referredtoinArticle16(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3263/81shallbeforfeitinrespectofthequantityfor
whichthetenderer:
(a)haswithdrawnhistenderaftertheclosingdatefor
thesubmissionoftendersreferredtoinArticle2
(2);or
(b)hasnot,withinthetimelimitspecified,paidthe
amountspecifiedinthetenderasreferredtoin
Article17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3263/81or
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
ListofstorageagenciesreferredtoinArticle2(3)
A.Driedgrapes
1.K.SOS,KanarisStreet24,Athina,Greece.
2.EnosisGeorgiconSineterismon IracliouCritis,IraclioCritis,Greece.
3.EnosisGeorgiconSineterismon Messaras,MiresIracliouCritis,Greece.
4.EnosisGeorgiconSineterismonMonofatsiou ,AssimiIracliouCritis,Greece.
5.Eleourgicos,OinopiiticoskePistoticosSineterismosArchanonCritis,ArchanesCritis,Greece.
6.EleourgicoskeOinopiiticosSineterismosCasteliouPediadosCritis,CasteliPediadosCritis,
Greece.
7.EleourgicosSineterismosKroussonosIracliouCritis,IraclioCritis,Greece.
8.EnosisParagogiconSineterismonPezon,KalloniIracliouCritis,Greece.
9.EnosisParagogiconSineterismon ,Melopotamos Critis,Greece.
10.EnosisParagogiconSineterismon ,SitiaCritis,Greece.
B.Figs
1.Sykiki,KritisStreet13,Kalanjata,Greece.
2.Giat,MonfrassanoScalo,87010Cosenza,Italy.
ANNEXII
Specialendorsements tobeenteredinsections104and106ofthecontrolcopy
Section104:'Forprocessing(Regulation(EEC)No2108/83)'.
'Tilforarbejdning (forordning(EØF)nr.2108/83).
'ZurVerarbeitung (Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2108/83).
'Γιαμεταποίηση (κανονισμός (ΕΟΚ.)αριθ.2108/83).
'Destinéàlatransformation (règlement(CEE)n02108/83).
'Destinatoallatrasformazione (regolamento (CEE)n.2108/83).
'Voorverwerking(Verordening (EEG)nr.2108/83).
Section106:'Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftendersforthepartialinvitationtotender.