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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1515/93
of21June1993
openingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000tonnesofbarley
heldbytheBelgianinterventionagency
tionwithoutprejudicetothepossibilityoffixingtheagri­
culturalconversionrateinadvanceinaccordancewith
Articles13to17ofRegulation(EEC)No1068/93;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheBelgianinterventionagencymay,ontheconditions
laiddowninRegulation (EEC)No1836/82,opena
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000
tonnesofbarleyheldbyit.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1738/92(2),andinparticularArticle7(6)thereof,
WhereasArticle3ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1581/86of23May1986layingdowngeneralrulesfor
interventiononthemarketincereals(3),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2203/90(4),laysdownthat
cerealsheldbytheinterventionagenciesaretobe
disposedofbyinvitationtotender;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1836/82Q,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No966/93(6),lays
downtheprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalof
cerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
Whereas,giventhecurrentmarketsituation,astanding
invitationtotendershouldbeopenedfortheexportat
thebeginningofthe1993/94cerealsmarketingyearof
100000tonnesofbarleyheldbytheBelgianintervention
agency;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotenderfortheexport
ofinterventionstocksisspecialinthatitwillbeopened
attheendofthemarketingyear,fromMay1993,butfor
deliverieswhichwillnotbepossibleuntilthenew
1993/94marketingyearbetween 1Julyand30
September1993;whereasthereshouldthereforebea
derogationfromthefirstparagraphofArticle16ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1836/82,whichprovidesforamaximum
delayofonemonthbetweenacceptanceofthetenderand
paymentandalsoaderogationfromthesecondparagraph
ofArticle16ofthesaidRegulation,applicationofwhich
wouldhaveledtothepriceacceptedalreadybeing
increasedbymonthlyincrementsfortheremovalofthe
cerealsfromtheinterventionstoreinJuly,whereasexport
wasnotscheduledpreviously ;
Whereasfrom1July1993theoperativeeventforthe
conversionoftenderssubmittedforintervention stocksis
thedateofpaymentforcerealsasfixedbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1068/93;whereasthisrule
shouldbeappliedtothesalesprovidedforinthisRegulaArticle2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallcoveramaximumof
100000tonnesofbarleytobeexportedtoallthirdcoun­
tries.Customsexportformalitiesmustbecompleted
duringtheperiod1Julyto30September1993.
2.Theregionsinwhichthe100000tonnesofbarley
arestoredarestatedinAnnexItothisRegulation .
Article3
1.Theexportlicencesshallbevalidfromtheirdateof
issue,withinthemeaningofArticle9ofRegulation
(EEC)No1836/82,until30September1993.
2.Tenderssubmittedinresponsetothisinvitationto
tendershallbeadmissibleonlyiftheyareaccompanied
byawrittenundertakingtoexportduringtheperiod1
Julyto30September1993.Theymaynotbeaccompa­
niedbyapplicationsforexportlicencespursuantto
Article44ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
3719/88(8).
Article4
1.Notwithstanding Article7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1836/82,thetimelimitforsubmissionoftenders
underthefirstpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
30June1993at1p.m.(Brusselstime).(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL180,1.7.1992,p.1.0OJNoL139,24.5.1986,p.36.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.5.0OJNoL202,9.7.1982,p.23.
(6)OJNoL98,24.4.1993,p.25.
0OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106. (*)OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.

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2.Thetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersunderthe
subsequentpartialinvitationstotendershallexpireeach
Wednesdayat1p.m.(Brusselstime).
3.Thelastpartialinvitationtotendershallexpireon
25August1993at1p.m.(Brusselstime).
4.ThetendersshallbelodgedwiththeBelgianinter­
ventionagency.
Article5
Thefollowingprovisionsshallapplytotenderssubmitted
before1July1993:
—notwithstanding thefirstsubparagraphofArticle16of
Regulation(EEC)No1836/82,theproductsmustbe
removednotlaterthan31July1993,
—notwithstanding thesecondsubparagraphofArticle
16ofRegulation(EEC)No1836/82,thepricetobe
paidforproductsforexportshallbethatindicatedin
thetender,
—withoutprejudicetothepossibilityoffixingtheagri­
culturalconversionrateinadvance,tendersshallbeconvertedusingtheagriculturalconversionrateappli­
cableonthedateonwhichthecerealsarepaidfor.
Article6
Notwithstanding Article17(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1836/82,thesecurityreferredtointhesecondindentof
Article17(2)ofthesaidRegulationshallnotbereleased
untilproofisfurnishedthatthecustomsexportformali­
tieshavetakenplaceduringtheperiod1Julyto30
September1993.
Article7
TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallnotifythe
Commission ofthetendersreceivednotlaterthantwo
hoursafterexpiryofthetimelimitforthesubmission
thereof.Notificationshallbegivenasspecifiedinthe
tableinAnnexIItothisRegulation,tothetelexor
telefaxnumbersinAnnexIII.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21June1993.
FortheCommission
RenéSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Oost-Vlaanderen 71943
West-Vlaanderen 5000
Liege 8365
Hainaut 12692
Vlaams-Brabant 2000
ANNEXII
Standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000tonnesofbarleyheldbytheBelgian
interventionagency
(Regulation(EEC)No1515/93)
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.